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Formula
Energylandia · PL · Vekoma Space Warp Launch Coaster
“At Zator, the old chain gives way to a most modern magnet.”
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Fast facts
- Formula is a steel launched coaster at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. coasterpedia.net
- Vekoma built the ride as a Space Warp Launch Coaster. vekoma.com
- Formula opened in 2016 and is listed as operating. en.wikipedia.org
- The ride stands 24.7 metres tall. en.wikipedia.org
- Formula reaches 79 km/h and includes three inversions. en.wikipedia.org
- Energylandia lists the ride at 1,000 passengers per hour. energylandia.pl
- The build cost is listed at US$10 million. kierunekzator.pl
The story of Formula
Energylandia was still a young Polish park when Formula arrived in 2016, giving Zator a modern launched coaster instead of the familiar chain lift. For the traveller approaching the Extreme Zone, it marked a confident step into faster steel. kierunekzator.pl· en.wikipedia.org
The machinery came from Vekoma of the Netherlands, whose Space Warp Launch Coaster used linear-synchronous motors and a compact course. The train leaves the station, pauses in its tunnel, and is sent briskly onward by electromagnets. vekoma.com· kierunekzator.pl
Formula also served as an early public showing of Vekoma’s new-generation thrill work. InPark later recorded Vekoma describing the Energylandia Space Warp as the first debut of a whole new generation of its sit-down thrill coasters. inparkmagazine.com
Energylandia’s own account places Formula among the European Star Award standings in its opening season and again the following year. Its distinction is modest but clear: a neat Polish launch coaster, built with continental assurance. energylandia.pl
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- vekoma.com Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- energylandia.pl Acceptable source
- kierunekzator.pl Acceptable source
- kierunekzator.pl Acceptable source
- inparkmagazine.com Acceptable source