| Katun | |
|---|---|
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| Mirabilandia | |
| Location | Mirabilandia |
| Coordinates | 44°20′18″N 12°16′01″E / 44.338288°N 12.266815°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 1, 2000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Inverted |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Inverted Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 164.1 ft (50.0 m) |
| Drop | 147.8 ft (45.0 m) |
| Length | 3,937 ft (1,200 m) |
| Speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 6 |
| Duration | 2:22 |
| Capacity | 1700 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4 |
| Height restriction | 55 in (140 cm) |
| Katun at RCDB | |
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Katun is an inverted roller coaster at the Mirabilandia amusement park, Savio, outside Ravenna, Italy. It is the longest inverted roller coaster in Europe. The coaster has six inversions, a track length of 3,937 feet (1,200 meters), a top speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), and a height of 164 feet (50 meters), making it the fourth tallest complete circuit inverted coaster in the world.
Ride experience
[edit]The arrangement of the track is comparable to Raptor at Cedar Point, but with larger elements. After departing the station, the train turns left on a carousel onto the 164-foot (50-meter) lift hill. The train swings to the left after rising the top of the lift hill and descends 147 feet (45 meters) into a vertical loop. The train continues to travel upwards and downwards into a highly banked speed curve to the right, which is followed by a zero-g roll. Immediately as the train exits the bend, it passes through a cobra roll, then an immense upward helix to the right, and finally the mid-course brake run. Following that, the train plunges into a corkscrew that travels into a tunnel after completing the mid-course brake run. After traversing a low to the ground helix and another corkscrew, the train leaves the tunnel and comes to a halt on its final brake run.
Ride elements
[edit]- Vertical loop
- Zero G roll
- Cobra roll
- Two corkscrews after the block brake
Theme
[edit]Katun has an ancient Mayan ruin theme. The two "Stargates" that riders travel through are immediately after they exit the station and right before they approach their final brake run.
A "Katun" is 7200 days, which is slightly less than 20 years in the Maya calendar.
Accident and incidents
[edit]On August 18, 2007, a 28-year-old male from Morocco was killed when another passengers' legs struck him in the head. The man intended to retrieve his hat after he had lost it during a roller coaster ride, but he had passed a restricted area which was over two meters tall. He was struck at about 64 mph, oblivious that a train was approaching. The ride was shut down for a full day, and the girl whose leg impacted the man was injured. Upon investigation, it was determined that Mirabilandia's director was not guilty.
Awards
[edit]| Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best steel-Tracked Roller Coaster[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking | 28 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | No poll | 9 (tie) | |||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Hawker, Mitch. "Steel Roller Coaster Poll 13 Year Results Table (1999–2013)". Best Roller Coaster Poll. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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