Vampire
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Vampire
La Ronde · CA · Bolliger & Mabillard Inverted Coaster
UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED
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Fast facts
- A steel inverted coaster designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard. coasterpedia.net
- Vampire opened at La Ronde on May 18, 2002. coasterpedia.net
- The track rises thirty-two metres above the park. coasterpedia.net
- Its trains reach 80.5 kilometres per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The course carries riders through five inversions. coasterpedia.net
- Vampire can carry 1,400 riders in an hour. coasterpedia.net
- The new-attraction programme associated with Vampire was valued at $16.7 million. coasterpedia.net
The story of Vampire
In February 2002, La Ronde announced a $16.7 million programme of new attractions, with Vampire among its principal additions. The project was entrusted to the Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard. coasterpedia.net
Constructed on site by Martin & Vleminckx, the steel inverted coaster opened on May 18, 2002. It formed part of La Ronde’s early-2000s programme of renewal and expansion. coasterpedia.net· tvanouvelles.ca
Contemporary coverage of the 2002 season recorded Vampire as a new attraction reaching thirty-two metres and 80.5 kilometres per hour. The ride remains in operation at La Ronde. tvanouvelles.ca· laronde.com· coasterpedia.net
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- tvanouvelles.ca Acceptable source
- laronde.com Acceptable source