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El Toro is a wooden roller coaster at Freizeitpark Plohn in Germany. It is the third roller coaster built by Great Coasters International in Europe, after Thunderbird at PowerPark in Finland and Troy at Toverland in the Netherlands. It cost 5.1 million EUR and was by the European Regional Development Fund.
| El Toro | |
|---|---|
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| Freizeitpark Plohn | |
| Location | Freizeitpark Plohn |
| Coordinates | 50°33′57″N 12°24′04″E / 50.565953°N 12.400985°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 10 April 2009 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Height | 24.5 m (80 ft) |
| Drop | 21.5 m (71 ft) |
| Length | 725.1 m (2,379 ft) |
| Speed | 73.4 km/h (45.6 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Trains | Single train with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| El Toro at RCDB | |
Ride edit
The ride has a length of 725.1 metres (2,379 ft) and a height of 24.5 metres (80 ft). The trains have a top speed of 73.4 kilometres per hour (45.6 mph).[1] They pass through two tunnels under a Log flume.
Train edit
El Toro has one train with twelve cars. Passengers are placed two in a row for a total of twenty-four passengers per train.[1] It features GCI's Millennium Flyer trains.
Rankings edit
| Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2019 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 35[2] | 34[3] | 23[4] | 29[5] | 37[6] | 47[7] | 40[8] |
References edit
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "El Toro (Freizeitpark Plohn (Lengenfeld, Saxony, Germany))". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 15 (6.2): 46–47. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 46–47. September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "2013 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 17 (6.2): 40–41. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "2014 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 18 (6.2): 38–39. September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 45–46. September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 Top 50 Wood Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "2021 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2021. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2019.