Sierra Tonante
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Sierra Tonante
Mirabilandia · IT · William Cobb & Associates Wooden coaster
“Near Ravenna, timber thunder gave Mirabilandia its proud first voice.”
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Fast facts
- Sierra Tonante was a wooden roller coaster at Mirabilandia, near Ravenna, Italy. it.wikipedia.org
- It opened in 1992, the same year Mirabilandia opened its doors. mirabilandia.it
- The ride stood 35 metres tall and reached 100 km/h. it.wikipedia.org
- It had 0 inversions. de.wikipedia.org
- Its listed capacity was 1,200 riders per hour. de.wikipedia.org
- William Cobb and Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH were credited with its design. coasterpedia.net
- It closed in 2007 and was replaced by iSpeed, which opened in the same area in 2009. parksmania.it
The story of Sierra Tonante
When Mirabilandia opened on 4 July 1992 beside the Classe pine grove and the Adriatica road, Sierra Tonante stood among its early great works. The park later remembered it as an unforgettable wooden roller coaster and a symbol of those first years. mirabilandia.it
The structure rose 35 metres and ran for about 1,000 metres, carrying visitors at up to 100 km/h without an inversion. Contemporary summaries credit William Cobb and Stengel, giving the young Ravenna park a broad timber signature rather than a copy of some older European machine. it.wikipedia.org· coasterpedia.net
For sixteen seasons it served as Italy’s lone wooden roller coaster. Italian histories describe it as, until 2001, the tallest wooden coaster in Europe, and as a landmark that helped define Mirabilandia’s early profile before larger neighbours arrived. mirabilandiaforever.it· it.wikipedia.org
Its end came after the 2007 season. In a 2008 Parksmania interview, park management said engineers had found the required repair and compliance work so costly and lengthy that the ride could not open for 2008; demolition followed, and iSpeed took over the site for 2009. parksmania.it· parksmania.it
Sources
- it.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- mirabilandia.it Acceptable source
- de.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- parksmania.it Acceptable source
- mirabilandiaforever.it Acceptable source
- parksmania.it Acceptable source