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Roller Coaster: Tornado
Amusement Park: Walibi Belgium (Wavre, Walloon Brabant Belgium)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operated from 1979 to 2002
SBNO from 2003 to 1/2006
Make / Model: Vekoma / Corkscrew with Bayerncurve
 
Length: 2400' 
Height: 75' 
Drop: 68' 
Inversions: 2 
Speed: 40 mph 
Elements: Double Corkscrew
 
 
Trains: 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
 
History:

After standing but not operating for three seasons, the Tornado was torn down and cut apart for scrap metal. Walibi Belgium had tried to sell the ride, but clearly this was not successful.

Of historical significance, this may be the first Vekoma roller coaster to be scrapped. Two unknowns keep this from being fact:

  1. the Chaos that formerly operated at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. After Opryland closed, the ride was relocated to the former site of Old Indiana Fun Park in Thorntown, Indiana. In July 2002 Six Flags sold the Old Indiana property and many of the rides were scrapped, but not the Chaos. As of 7/27/2003, the Chaos remained on site. Presumably, Six Flags made a deal with the buyer to keep it there until they had another home for it. Whether or not the Chaos remains there as of this writing and the scrapping of the Tornado isn't known.
  2. the Londonderry Express that operated at Lotte World in Seoul, South Korea. It has not been seen since being removed from the park in 2002. Rumors say it was sold by a Korean ride broker to a client in the Middle East and there it remains in storage. If this is still the situation, isn't known at this time.
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