Before iSpeed, this corner of Mirabilandia belonged to Sierra Tonante. The new Intamin steel launch coaster took the place of that earlier wooden ride, giving the Ravenna park a very different sort of landmark for the 2009 season. coasterpedia.net

By February 2009, Italian park press was already presenting iSpeed as Mirabilandia’s principal new attraction for the year, a launch coaster by Intamin then under construction and planned for a June public debut. parksmania.it

During the spring construction visit, Parksmania described the completed track and the 55-metre top hat rising over the trees, while noting that station work, launch systems, and electronics were still being finished. The same report gave the 120 km/h top speed and 900-rider hourly capacity. parksmania.it

When the gates finally welcomed passengers, iSpeed opened as a compact modern showpiece: LSM propulsion, a 2.2-second rush to 100 km/h, a top hat, and two inversions, all set within Mirabilandia’s broad resort grounds near the Adriatic coast. ultimaterollercoaster.com· mirabilandia.it