Colossos - Kampf der Giganten
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Colossos - Kampf der Giganten
Heide Park · DE · Intamin Prefabricated Wooden Coaster (Plug & Play)
“Soltau raised a timber giant in the heath, and let it thunder.”
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Fast facts
- Opened at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany on 13 April 2001. coasterpedia.net
- Manufactured by Intamin as a prefabricated wooden coaster. coasterpedia.net
- The ride stands fifty metres tall. coasterpedia.net
- Its listed top speed is 110 km/h. coasterpedia.net
- Colossos has no inversions. en.wikipedia.org
- Coasterpedia lists its capacity at 1,030 riders per hour. coasterpedia.net
- Its reported build cost was US$20.5 million. blooloop.com
The story of Colossos - Kampf der Giganten
In 2000, the work began in the Lüneburg Heath: heavy machinery, cut timber, and months of careful building prepared the ground for Heide Park’s great wooden undertaking. By 13 April 2001, Colossos had made its first journey, and Soltau had a new landmark of engineered timber. heide-park.de· coasterpedia.net
The achievement was not merely its size. Colossos was the first wooden roller coaster to use prefabricated track, with factory-cut sections and bonded layers of wood bringing uncommon precision to a traditional material. coasterpedia.net· blooloop.com
After fifteen seasons, the great structure fell silent in July 2016. Inspections and rail condition led to a long closure, and the park later chose the more honourable course: a full renovation rather than an ending. coasterpedia.net· heide-park.de
On 19 April 2019, Colossos returned as Colossos - Kampf der Giganten. Intamin supplied a completely new track and new trains, and Heide Park presented the reborn ride once more as a northern German giant of wood and speed. blooloop.com· heide-park.de
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- blooloop.com Acceptable source
- heide-park.de Acceptable source
- heide-park.de Acceptable source