Matterhorn Blitz
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Matterhorn Blitz
Europa-Park · DE · Mack Rides Custom wild mouse with tilting elevator lift
“A vertical lift hoists you into a brisk Swiss thunderbolt.”
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Fast facts
- Matterhorn Blitz is a steel custom wild mouse roller coaster at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. coasterpedia.net
- Mack Rides built the coaster, which opened in 1999. europapark.de
- The ride uses a vertical elevator lift rather than a conventional chain lift hill. coasterpedia.net
- Its listed height is 16 metres. de.wikipedia.org
- Its maximum speed is listed at 56.3 km/h. de.wikipedia.org
- The ride has zero inversions and a theoretical capacity of 960 riders per hour. de.wikipedia.org
- Matterhorn Blitz runs with twelve cars, each seating four riders. de.wikipedia.org
The story of Matterhorn Blitz
In 1999, Europa-Park gave its Swiss quarter a brisk new mountain railway in miniature. Matterhorn Blitz was made by Mack Rides as a steel custom wild mouse for the park at Rust. coasterpedia.net· blog.europapark.de
The engineering flourish is at the beginning. Instead of the familiar chain hill, the little cars enter a vertical lift, where two lift gondolas can work in alternation and carry the cars up to sixteen metres. de.wikipedia.org
The park’s own guide points the visitor toward an unusual threshold: an original Swiss chalet, built in 1785 and brought to Europa-Park. From there the ride changes from rural calm to a quick mountain chase. europapark.de
Europa-Park’s coaster history describes Matterhorn Blitz as a Mack wild mouse designed especially for the park. German park coverage likewise singles out the lift system as the surprise that sets it apart before the zig-zag course begins. blog.europapark.de· freizeitpark-welt.de
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- europapark.de Preferred source
- de.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- blog.europapark.de Preferred source
- freizeitpark-welt.de Acceptable source
This background is AI-drafted from public sources and human-reviewed before publishing — approved 20 August 2026.