Eurosat (original)
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Eurosat (original)
Europa-Park · DE · Mack Rides Indoor coaster in geodesic sphere
“The silver sphere of Rust once sent its trains among the stars.”
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Fast facts
- Opened in 1989 at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. coasterpedia.net
- Built by Mack Rides, it was a steel enclosed roller coaster. coasterpedia.net
- The ride stood 25.5 metres high and reached 60 km/h. en.wikipedia.org
- Eurosat had no inversions. en.wikipedia.org
- Its listed capacity was 1,280 riders per hour. en.wikipedia.org
- The original Eurosat closed to visitors on November 5, 2017. coaster.cloud
- One retired Eurosat train was later donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum. mack.group
The story of Eurosat (original)
Eurosat arrived at Europa-Park in 1989, when the French themed area gained a great geodesic sphere for the Rust skyline. Franz Mack conceived and developed the ride, and Roland Mack helped shape the surrounding area, so the visitor found a family park’s engineering pride set inside a very visible new landmark. europapark.de
Inside the globe, Mack Rides’ steel track made an enclosed journey through darkness and light. The train climbed by spiral lift, then ran through drops, turns, lasers, and effects, reaching 60 km/h without a single inversion. coasterpedia.net· en.wikipedia.org
For the busy park day, it was a capable machine as well as a romantic one. Its listed capacity was 1,280 riders per hour, and the great sphere gathered its summer queue before sending one party after another into the dark. en.wikipedia.org
The original Eurosat closed on November 5, 2017, not for abandonment but for a thorough renewal. In the following work, the ride was completely revised with a new track system, technical updates, and new Mack Rides trains, while the later layout was kept close to Franz Mack’s original idea. mack.group· europapark.de
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- coaster.cloud Acceptable source
- mack.group Preferred source
- europapark.de Preferred source