Vild-Svinet | |
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BonBon-Land | |
Location | BonBon-Land |
Coordinates | 55°15′40″N 11°51′48″E / 55.2611°N 11.8634°E |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 16 May 2003 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Euro-Fighter |
Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Height | 22 m (72 ft) |
Length | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
Speed | 72.4 km/h (45.0 mph) |
Inversions | 1 |
Duration | 1:00 |
Max vertical angle | 97° |
Height restriction | 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) |
Trains | 4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
Vild-Svinet at RCDB |
Vild-Svinet (Danish for The Wild Boar) is a steel roller coaster at BonBon-Land in southern Zealand, Denmark, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Copenhagen. Vild-Svinet is the prototype for the Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster model. At 97 degrees, the coaster is the steepest roller coaster in Denmark.[1]
Opening on 16 May 2003,[2] Vild-Svinet was the first ever Euro-Fighter model coaster to be built.[3][4] When it opened, Vild-Svinet was the steepest roller coaster in the world (other Euro-Fighters would later tie its record) until its record was surpassed by Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach.[5] Vild-Svinet was also the first roller coaster in the world to have an initial drop steeper than 90 degrees.[6] The coaster has one inversion, a single vertical loop.[2] There are also overbanked turns in the coaster's course.[6] As with other Euro-Fighters, guests ride the coaster in single-car trains. Riders on Vild-Svinet are arranged in two rows of four.[2] Vild-Svinet has generally been the most popular coaster at BonBon-Land since its opening.[3]
BonBon-Land and Gerstlauer were awarded the "FKF-Award 2003" by Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. (Friends of Fairground and Amusement Association) for the construction of Vild-Svinet.[7] The coaster was also ranked as the 3rd most innovative coaster of 2003 by COASTER-net.[8] Frommer's included the coaster in their book, Frommer's 500 Adrenaline Adventures.[9] Each award cited the coaster's steeper than vertical drop as being one of the primary justifications for Vild-Svinet's inclusion.[7][8][9] Lonely Planet describes the coaster as "bonkers-looking" and notes that it is the most extreme amusement ride at BonBon-Land.[10]