Valkyria (roller coaster)

Valkyria
View of the station and lift hill of Valkyria
Liseberg
LocationLiseberg
Coordinates57°41′36″N 11°59′43″E / 57.6932°N 11.9953°E / 57.6932; 11.9953
StatusOperating
Opening date10 August 2018
ReplacedKanonen
General statistics
TypeSteel – Dive Coaster
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelDive Coaster
Height154.2 ft (47.0 m)
Drop164 ft (50 m)
Length2,296.6 ft (700.0 m)
Speed65.2 mph (104.9 km/h)
Inversions3
Capacity1,100 riders per hour
Height restriction132 cm (4 ft 4 in)
Trains3 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 6 across in a single row for a total of 18 riders per train.
ThemeValkyrie
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Valkyria at RCDB

Valkyria is a steel Dive Coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard operating at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden. Opened on 10 August 2018, it is Europe's longest and tallest Dive Coaster.[1] The name Valkyria is derived from the Norse mythology creature Valkyrie, a mythological creature that brought fallen warriors to the afterlife.[2][3]

  1. ^ Mark, Nathalie (27 September 2016). "Goda nyheter: Här är Lisebergs nya hisnande attraktioner". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ Thomas (27 September 2016). "Liseberg präsentiert "Valkyria": Neuheit 2018 wird Europas längster Dive-Coaster". Parkerlebnis – Freizeitpark-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Legendariska satsningar på Liseberg 2017-2018". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.