Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

As rock ' n ' Roller Coaster are two of the rail guide her, identical steel roller coasters at the theme parks Disneyland Resort Paris - Walt Disney Studios Park and Disney 's Hollywood Studios, Florida called.

In 1999, the plant in Orlando with the subtitle Starring: Aerosmith, which opened in Paris in 2002 with the addition avec Aerosmith.

History

Idea

The name of the web invented Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and made by a Disney soundtrack the idea to reality.

Planning and construction

The plans were at first very difficult, as it is the first roller coaster that was built in this style. In the roller coaster that was built in a short time in a relatively small building, the parts had to be adjusted to the millimeter. Inside, numerous cables running across the building, where more than 500 lights are distributed in space. The railway was built first, then the building.

Ready to train

After successfully working with Aerosmith, they went along with the new Walt Disney Studios Park and in today's Hollywood Studios Florida in operation.

Characteristics and run procedure

At the beginning, the visitor is shown a preshow with respect to the band and the first confrontation with the prototype. The station represents a makeshift storage room, which was equipped with numerous light sources. In this area there is the control room where the trains and the end of the ride to be precisely controlled. By dividing the station in a one- off zone in all four trains can be used simultaneously on the roller coaster. In order to guarantee operation of the plant without complications, a fifth train of the manufacturer Vekoma has been provided which can be serviced on a separate siding. The roller coaster ride starts with a so-called " catapult launch ," in which the car with a maximum of 24 people in less than three seconds is accelerated to almost 100 km / h. With the help of so-called LSM ( linear synchronous motors) the ton roller coaster car is accelerated to an approximately 50 -meter-long, horizontal distance from a standing position on the principle of electromagnetic induction. The spectacular launch is backed with a previously displayed countdown. Since the cars are going to specifically rehearsed by the band Aerosmith music, every journey is individual. The Rock ' n ' Roller Coaster is one of the indoor or dark roller coasters.

Soundtrack

In honor of Aerosmith were built into each seat is a two speakers and let the visitors hear the Aerosmith songs:

  • Car 1: Nine Lives,
  • Car 2: Sweet Emotion,
  • Cart 3: Back in the Saddle and Dude ( looks like a lady )
  • Cart 4: Young Lust, Love and Fine elevator in on,
  • Cart 5: Love in an elevator and Walk this Way.

Timeline

  • July 29, 1999 in Orlando: The Rock ' n ' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith was opened in the then so-called "MGM STUDIOS ".
  • 16 March 2002 Paris: Rock ' n ' Roller Coaster avec Aerosmith was also at Disneyland Resort Paris opened (but not nearly as busy as today).
  • 29 June, 2006 Orlando: A 12- year-old child was unconscious while driving and later died. Technical defects in the roller coaster were not determined, so it was re-opened the next day.
  • July 1, 2007 in Paris: A 13- year-old girl died in the train in Paris; she was also unconscious and died of heart failure.
  • April 2, 2009 in Paris: The Rock ' n ' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith begins by grinding work on the roof fire. 120 people had to be brought to safety. The unloading process has lasted more than four hours.
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