Le Vampire

Le Vampire (English: The Vampire) is an inverted roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by the Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M). It is a mirror image of Batman: The Ride, but the roller coaster has no association to the Batman media franchise and was given an unrelated name and a slightly different cosmetic appearance. The track is 823 metres in length and reaches a height of nearly 32 metres. Riders sit with their legs dangling such as on a ski chairlift and reach speeds of up to 80.5 km/hour and loop head-over-heels five times. The Vampire can carry up to 1,400 riders per hour.

Le Vampire
Le Vampire (yellow) with the Cobra (green) in the background.
La Ronde
LocationLa Ronde
Coordinates45.522521°N 73.538080°W / 45.522521; -73.538080
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 18, 2002
General statistics
TypeSteel Inverted
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelInverted Coaster / Batman
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height105 ft (32 m)
Length2,700.2 ft (823.0 m)
Speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Inversions5
Duration1:13 minutes
Capacity1400 riders per hour
G-force4
Height restriction54 in (137 cm)
Trains2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train.
Flash Pass Available
Le Vampire at RCDB
Pictures of Le Vampire at RCDB

The ride was closed due to an accident on July 6, 2012. It opened for the first time since the incident on August 13, 2012.[1] On September 3, 2015, the park announced that the ride would run backwards for a limited time during the 2016 season and become part of a new section of the park.[2]

Le Vampire was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.[3]

See also

References

  1. https://montrealgazette.com//news/worker+dies+ronde+accident+montreal/6895065/story.html
  2. "New for 2016 at La Ronde |". www.sixflags.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. "Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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