Posted Thursday, August 2, 2001 8:56 AM | Contributed by RagingBull
German theme park visitors will have more cause for celebration in 2002. Hot on the heels of Holiday Park's Expedition GeForce and Heide Park's Colossos, Europa Park has announced Silver Star, a B&M speed coaster. Towering 240 feet above the ground, the ride will feature a 230 foot, 70º drop, speeds of 80 mph, a total length of 5315 feet, and, of course, plenty of airtime.
Read the press release, in German, at Europa Park's website.
Taipan
Thursday, August 2, 2001 9:20 AM
In German? That doesn't help! ;) Head here for more stats, drawings & photos;
www.coaster-network.com/bm/bm/europa.htm Once again Germany does it, not only do they have the biggest Intamin woodie in the world, Colossos @ Heide Park, in a few months they will have the biggest Beemer ever. That's not the end of it, HP has asked Intamin to build them a Gigacoaster rumored to be 340ft tall for 2003!
Antuan
Thursday, August 2, 2001 10:17 AM
Hmm, looks more like Apollo to me. They have a lot of drops though
NitroExplodes
Thursday, August 2, 2001 10:27 AM
Wow, shorter than Nitro...
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Coasterman J
Thursday, August 2, 2001 12:30 PM
Looks awesome, unfortunately it's in Germany, someplace that I can't get to in the next, say, 10 years. ;) Oh well, at least it's another Beemer hyper.
Compressed Airhead
Thursday, August 2, 2001 12:41 PM
It's nice to see B&M getting progressively taller. I salivate at the thought of B&M gigas.
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SFMM 04
Thursday, August 2, 2001 12:44 PM
well, at least now B&M r building hyper's , and taller 1's, i think they should try to build 1 taller and faster than millenium force.
PCW-2002
Thursday, August 2, 2001 12:49 PM
wooo. wish wonderland could get A B&M hyper. that looks pretty sick
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CPgenius
Thursday, August 2, 2001 12:59 PM
Please spell full words out, SFMM 04...the webmasters frown upon that, and if you start a thread with that type of "English" you can almost guarantee it will be nuked.
Those lift supports look wicked! They look like X's lift supports...freaky.
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*** This post was edited by CPgenius on 8/2/2001. ***
StealthmF5m3
Thursday, August 2, 2001 12:59 PM
This B&M is going to be "tight."
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Craig the Coaster Freak
Thursday, August 2, 2001 1:28 PM
Look at that support structure! Wicked.
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TMTCC
Thursday, August 2, 2001 2:10 PM
i hope that WoA gets a B&M hyper next year to, but man what i would give to go to Europe next year.
SFGA_Maniac
Thursday, August 2, 2001 2:12 PM
That structure really rocks!!
ioaddict33
Thursday, August 2, 2001 3:06 PM
Am I the only person who sees that layout as being the Apollo layout BGW released, but modified?
-Steve
SFMM 04
Thursday, August 2, 2001 4:51 PM
Hey, CPgenius, don't tell me how to write, i can spell it however i want. i can write it however i want. if i wanna write "are", i can just write "r", theres no rule for that i can't write dat way, k?????? lots o people write like dat. were just teenagers!!!!!! we dont always write like dis. so, stop telling me how to write(sorry if i sound rude). and as for X, im goin on that. by the way, have u rode millenium force?????
Coaster Xtreme
Thursday, August 2, 2001 5:04 PM
Actually, SFMM 04, you can read the FAQ about proper English and spelling.
http://www.coasterbuzz.com/forums/faq.asp As for the coaster, it looks like those Germans are getting lucky...
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I'm afraid this gets my lowest rating ever. Seven thumbs up.
RailsBum
Thursday, August 2, 2001 5:53 PM
Very Apollo-like, with a few more curves. I think it unfair that Germany be blessed with so much. Selfish Deutsch people. By the way SFMM 04, bad practices become bad habits.
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Ticket price: $39.00, Wait Time: 2 hours, ride at night on Millenium Force: Priceless
The SFMM Salvi
Thursday, August 2, 2001 6:28 PM
I thought Dutch were from the Netherlands not from Germany?
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TITAN_FAN_13
Thursday, August 2, 2001 7:50 PM
Cool !
Sheik al Squeak
Thursday, August 2, 2001 8:48 PM
I tell you this now... the germans WILL take over the world!!! With their superior cars, sauerkraut, and awesome coasters, Germany is on the rebound. Just think, a lil over 10 yrs ago half of Germany was under Communist control. I might be making a trip to see the foriegn exchange student very soon!!! ;)
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