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Speed Snake - Fort Fun Abenteuerland (Wasserfall, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

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Roller Coaster: Speed Snake (2010 to present)
Wirbelwind (1982 to 2009)
Amusement Park: Fort Fun Abenteuerland (Wasserfall, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operating since 1982
Make / Model: Vekoma / MK-1200 / Whirlwind
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Capacity: 1,350 riders per hour
 
Length: 1,148.3 ft 
Height: 64 ft 
Inversions: 2 
Speed: 37.3 mph 
Duration: 1:00 
Elements: Corkscrew
Corkscrew
 
 
Trains: Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders.
Built by: Vekoma
 
Notes: The Speed Snake originally had a train build by Arrow.  Starting in 2010, the Speed Snake uses the Vekoma built train that formerly operated on the Boomerang at Wiener Prater in Vienna, Austria.
Facts: This Whirlwind model was shown at Interschau 82 (trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany) along with a Paratower.  Both rides were operating in January 1982.
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