Speed of Sound (roller coaster)

Speed of Sound is a steel Boomerang roller coaster in Walibi Holland. It was manufactured by Vekoma and opened in 2000 as La Via Volta. It was open until 2007 when the park announced it would be shut down. That year, the train was sold to Pleasurewood Hills in England and now operates on Wipeout and the track remained in place at Walibi World. On 30 January, Walibi Holland announced that the La Via Volta will reopen in 2011, with a new style train from Vekoma under the name of Speed of Sound. P&P Projects was responsible for the design and build of this new attraction.[1] Walibi Holland announced that it held a competition to win tickets for the opening of the roller coaster on April 6, 2011 [2]

Speed of Sound
Previously known as La Via Volta
Walibi Holland
LocationWalibi Holland
Park sectionW.A.B Plaza
Coordinates52.440630°N 5.768123°E / 52.440630; 5.768123
StatusOperating
Opening date2014 (2014)
General statistics
TypeSteel – Shuttle – Boomerang
ManufacturerVekoma
DesignerVekoma
ModelBoomerang
Lift/launch systemChain Lift Hill
Height116.5 ft (35.5 m)
Length935 ft (285 m)
Speed47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions3 inversions. Each completed both forwards and backwards.
Duration1:48
Max vertical angle56°
Capacity760 riders per hour
G-force5.2
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
TrainsSingle train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Speed of Sound at RCDB
Pictures of Speed of Sound at RCDB

References
  1. "Our Projects". P&P Projects. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. (in Dutch) Competition to win tickets for the first ride, Walibi.com, 2011
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