Teststrecke

Teststrecke
Teststrecke
	Teststrecke at Karlsruhe
Germany
Coordinates	51°N 9°E / 51°N 9°E
Status	Operating
Opening date	2009
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Name	Laser
Coordinates	40°34′41″N 75°31′55″W / 40.578°N 75.532°W
Status	Removed
Opening date	May 1986
Closing date	November 1, 2008
Replaced by	Stinger
	Laser at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom at RCDB
Playcenter São Paulo
Name	Colossus
Coordinates	21°52′01″S 48°10′30″W / 21.867°S 48.175°W
Status	Removed
Opening date	Unknown
Closing date	1986
	Colossus at Playcenter São Paulo at RCDB
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Anton Schwarzkopf
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Double Looping
Track layout	Custom
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	93 ft (28 m)
Length	2,200 ft (670 m)
Speed	52 mph (84 km/h)
Inversions	2
Duration	2:00
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)

Teststrecke, meaning Test Track in German, is a portable steel roller coaster owned by the German showman partnership Meyer & Rosenzweig. It was imported from Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in 2008 and mostly tours in Germany, with occasional visits to the Netherlands.

Designed by renowned ride engineer Anton Schwarzkopf, the ride was previously named Laser and Colossus.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Characteristics

The trains on Teststrecke are themed to resemble racing cars and were designed by SAT Consulting. Each train has a single lap bar to secure riders in their seats. It can operate three trains at peak times, but runs with one when there are short queues. The coaster is portable in that it is not attached to the ground.

Layout

The ride starts with a slow 93-foot chain lift hill, leading to a right hand near-vertical curved first drop, followed by two consecutive vertical loops. The ride then turns into a left-hand helix, up and through the center of the second loop.^[7]^[8] Another left turn helix leads down and straight upward diagonally between the vertical loops, followed by a 360-degree helix, starting from the right, leading into a brake run that leads into two right turns and back into the station.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Gallery

Teststrecke when it was Laser (previously Colossus) at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania

References

^ Hildebeitel, Valerie. "Dorney awaits arrival of new colossal coaster." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, March 19, 1986, p. B3 (subscription required).
^ Hildebeitel, Valerie. "Dorney Park project gets early approval." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, February 20, 1986, p. B6 (subscription required).
^ "Dorney Park opens season this weekend." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, April 18, 1986, p. D2 (subscription required).
^ Hildebeitel, Valerie. "Double-loop coaster almost completed at Dorney Park." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, April 23, 1986, p. B3 (subscription required).
^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 1, 2009, pp. D1 and D8-D9 (subscription required).
^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).
^ Lauer-Williams, "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment," The Morning Call, May 1, 2009.
^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).
^ Lauer-Williams, "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment," The Morning Call, May 1, 2009.
^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).
^ Honeyford, Brooke. "A Taste of Family Fun." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 2007, p. (subscription required).