Van Helsing's Factory
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Van Helsing 's Factory is an indoor roller coaster type Bobsled Coaster manufacturer Gerstlauer at Movie Park Germany. The railway was opened in a hall that formerly housed the subjects journey Gremlins invasion, on June 18, 2011.
The roller coaster, like other railways of the type both elements of a Wild Mouse, with untilted curves as well as helices and reversals. These come with the free leaning against the figure of the vampire hunter Van Helsing the film of the same name from 2004 theming, even elements of a ghost train.
After the sale of the park from Six Flags to Palamon in 2004 because of a lack license no longer be operated, all designed by the Gremlins movies theme ride. Just for Halloween Horror Fest driving system was still used. Then a conversion of the hall with a themed roller coaster was announced by the park management in the summer of 2010.
The waiting area of the roller coaster is located largely within the building, in two of the formerly used as a cinema for the preshow of the Gremlins Invasion rooms. In another of these spaces can be found in the output section a contract for the sale and the Onridefotos movies made during the trip, as well as thematically appropriate articles. Inside and out, the building was designed as a run-down gas station. The queue leads past various auto parts and machinery. In the second room does a projection of the car repaired Van Helsing at the history of a journey: The rider should arm and support the protagonists in the fight against vampires.
Driving history
The station left the car for 4 people in two rows of two people in a left turn, before the first of the two lifts the ride goes through a flat route, passing a further projection of Van Helsing. The 7.7 meter high chain lift opens into a leading down to the right helix. After a reversal over a crest followed by a left turn excessive, because the first block brake closes at. In complete darkness followed by three 180 ° - " mouse curves " and then another block brake before the cars are transported up after a 90 ° right turn with the second friction wheels 7.5 meters high lift hill. The lift hill is lined with dilapidated cars in which animatronics of a monster and a werewolf can be seen. A special feature of the car to accelerate more and more with increasing height on the lift. This is followed by a double helix to the left and a right-left combination of curves, in the car driving through a so-called Fogscreen to which a vampire is projected. After a final left turn the car drive through a straight line with final brakes and come to a halt at the station.
With a total of nine cars, the track offers a theoretical capacity of 850 people per hour.
Awards
2012, the park and the manufacturer Gerstlauer for the roller coaster with the New Price " FKF Award 2011" Friends of the Fairground and amusement parks eV was excellent. It was highlighted as a treat for the whole family in the grounds of the combination of spirits and roller coaster.