Odyssey
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Odyssey
Fantasy Island (Ingoldmells) · GB · Vekoma SLC (tallest ever built)
“At Ingoldmells, Vekoma raised a seaside giant for the Jubilee.”
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Fast facts
- Odyssey is a steel inverted roller coaster at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. coasterpedia.net
- Vekoma built the ride as a custom Suspended Looping Coaster, the tallest example of the type ever built. en.wikipedia.org
- The ride opened in 2002 under the name Jubilee Odyssey. fantasyislandresort.co.uk
- Odyssey stands 51 metres, or 167 feet, high. en.wikipedia.org
- Its top speed is 101 km/h, or 63 mph. en.wikipedia.org
- The course turns riders upside down five times. en.wikipedia.org
- Its reported construction cost was £28 million, approximately $42 million at the stated 2002 conversion. joylandbooks.com
The story of Odyssey
The first public word of Odyssey came in 2000, when work began on what was announced as the world’s biggest suspended looping coaster for the Ingoldmells park. For the Lincolnshire coast, it was no ordinary fairground addition, but a £28 million undertaking by Blue Anchor Leisure, with Vekoma named as builder. joylandbooks.com
The finished ride arrived in 2002 as Jubilee Odyssey, honouring Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. Fantasy Island later recalled that the coaster was first opened by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, giving the tall seaside structure a ceremonial beginning as well as an engineering one. fantasyislandresort.co.uk
Its early scheme had been grander still, with plans reduced before completion; the final coaster stood 51 metres high. Even so, Odyssey remained an exceptional Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster, with a custom layout and five inversions set over the holiday village roofs of Ingoldmells. coasterpedia.net· en.wikipedia.org
The ride’s seaside life has required steady care. Before Fantasy Island’s 2017 relaunch, rope-access crews spent four months cleaning the 167-foot structure and working around the coastal weather, a reminder that such a high machine beside the sea is both spectacle and responsibility. accessnorth.co.uk
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- fantasyislandresort.co.uk Acceptable source
- joylandbooks.com Acceptable source
- accessnorth.co.uk Acceptable source