Krake | |
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Heide Park | |
Location | Heide Park |
Coordinates | 53°01′29″N 9°52′45″E / 53.024703°N 9.879049°E |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | April 16, 2011 |
Cost | €12,000,000 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Dive Coaster |
Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
Model | Dive Coaster |
Track layout | Out and back |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 41 m (135 ft) |
Length | 476 m (1,562 ft) |
Speed | 103 km/h (64 mph) |
Inversions | 1 |
Duration | Under two minutes |
Max vertical angle | 87° |
Height restriction | 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) |
Trains | 3 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 6 across in 3 rows for a total of 18 riders per train. |
Krake at RCDB |
Krake (German for "kraken") is a steel Dive Coaster roller coaster at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. It is the first roller coaster of its kind in Germany. At a cost of 12 million euros, the roller coaster features floorless trains, 476 m (1,562 ft) of track, and a maximum height of 41 m (135 ft). The attraction officially opened to the public on April 16, 2011.