Fønix ("Phoenix" in English) is a steel roller coaster at Fårup Sommerland in Blokhus, North Jutland, Denmark. The coaster was announced on June 23, 2021, and opened to become Denmark's tallest and fastest.[1] Fønix represents a DKK 100 million investment, the largest in the park's 46-year history with the second largest only being DKK 44 million on Orkanen in 2013.[2] Fønix was designed and manufactured by Vekoma, and features 3 inversions - including the world's first "stall loop" element - as well as 14 airtime moments.
Development of roller coaster from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma began as early as mid-to-late 2019, around the same time that the park was preparing to install Saven - another Vekoma project - for the 2020 season. The then-unpublicized Wildcat coaster layout was offered as an option, but was leaked online in December 2019 by another prospective client, the proposed (and failed) Magic Land park in Bosnia.[3] Officials from Magic Land were alleged to have broken a non-disclosure agreement for marketing purposes, resulting in a significant amount of attention being drawn to the concept, although it was not connected to Fårup Sommerland until its formal announcement.
In March 2021, Fårup Sommerland received approval from the Jammerbugt Municipality to build a coaster under the working titleWoodland, which would stand 37 meters tall and occupy a surface area of 9700 m2.[4] Three years earlier, the park had already received approval to build structures standing up to 40 meters tall within their perimeter.[5] Land preparation began in April, where the park began clearing out trees on the eastern side of the property.[6] Speculation quickly centered around Vekoma, who in recent months had begun teasing a major 2020 coaster project in Europe with "award winning potential".[7] Using park teasers, fans eventually determined the name of the new coaster to be Fønix (Danish for "Phoenix").[8]
Fønix was formally announced on June 23, 2021, an attraction set to shatter domestic records and become Denmark's tallest and fastest coaster, surpassing Piraten at Djurs Sommerland.[1][9] An animated rendering was also released by Vekoma.[10] In July 2021, the first track pieces began to arrive at the park.[11] The lift hill was topped off in October 2021.[12] That same month, the track layout was completed.[13] Fønix officially opened to the public on April 9, 2022.[14][15]
Ride experienceedit
The train exits the station and dips to the left into a trench before hitting the lift hill. After climbing to a peak height of 131.2-foot (40.0 m), the coaster plunges down an 80° drop into its signature "stall loop" inversion. The train exits through an S-bend and first airtime hill of many, leading into a right hand turnaround and heartline roll. Turning to the right, riders continue through a series of twisted airtime hills into a station-fly-through corkscrew. Turning around into the coaster finale, the train navigates a series of bunny hills before making a final counterclockwise turnaround and twist into the brake run. Another left-hand turn leads back into the station, where riders unload. A full ride on the coaster from station dispatch to brakes lasts about 1 minute 20 seconds.
Characteristicsedit
Statisticsedit
Fønix is 2,969.2 feet (905.0 m) long, stands 131.2 feet (40.0 m) tall, and reach a top speed of 59 mph (95 km/h). The attraction runs a pair of 16-passenger trains, each of which have 4 cars that can seat 2 rows of 2 riders. As a result, capacity is estimated to be 900 people per hour. Throughout the ride, riders are subject to g-forces as high as +4.1 Gs and as low as -1.1 Gs. The coaster itself is built upon 170 foundations.[9]
Featuresedit
Fønix features three inversions; a world-first "stall loop" (cross between a vertical loop and inverted top hat), a heartline roll, and a corkscrew directly through the station building (similar to that of Lech Coaster at Legendia). In addition, Fønix contains 14 airtime moments throughout the ride - making up 9.2 seconds of ride time - and two below-ground trench dives.[16]
Referencesedit
^ abcSmidt, Henrik (June 23, 2021). "Danmarks største: Tag med i Fårup Sommerlands 40 meter høje rutsjebane". TV2/Nord (in Danish). Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"Fårup Sommerland & Vekoma partner for Denmark's thrilling new coaster". InParkMagazine. June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^Polemans, Tim (December 16, 2019). "Spectaculaire Vekoma achtbaan voor nieuw Bosnisch pretpark". themeparkfreaks.eu (in Dutch). Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"Screeningsskema bilag 6" (PDF) (in Danish). Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"Fårup Sommerland". Facebook (in Danish). April 7, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V." Instagram. February 11, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"Fårup Sommerland". Facebook (in Danish). June 20, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ ab"NEW VEKOMA COASTER FOR FÅRUP SOMMERLAND". Vekoma. June 23, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"NEW 2022 FØNIX – FÅRUP SOMMERLAND". YouTube. Vekoma. June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"Eerste baandelen Fønix komen aan in Fårup Sommerland". 29 July 2021.
^"Højeste punkt er nu placeret: Danmarks vildeste rutsjebane bliver klar til tiden". 7 October 2021.
^"Track van nieuwe achtbaan Fønix is compleet in Fårup Sommerland". October 21, 2021.
^"Højeste punkt er nu placeret: Danmarks vildeste rutsjebane bliver klar til tiden". 7 October 2021.
^"Danmarks ubetinget største rutsjebane åbner endelig i Fårup Sommerland". NordsøPosten (in Danish). April 9, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^John (June 27, 2021). "Fårup Sommerland Announces Fønix Coaster for 2022". Coaster101. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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Fonix Phoenix in English is a steel roller coaster at Farup Sommerland in Blokhus North Jutland Denmark The coaster was announced on June 23 2021 and opened to become Denmark s tallest and fastest 1 Fonix represents a DKK 100 million investment the largest in the park s 46 year history with the second largest only being DKK 44 million on Orkanen in 2013 2 Fonix was designed and manufactured by Vekoma and features 3 inversions including the world s first stall loop element as well as 14 airtime moments FonixFarup SommerlandLocationFarup SommerlandStatusOperatingOpening dateApril 9 2022 2022 04 09 Cost 100 000 000 DKK 1 General statisticsTypeSteelManufacturerVekomaDesignerBenjamin BloemendaalModelWildcatLift launch systemChain lift hillHeight131 2 ft 40 0 m Length2 969 2 ft 905 0 m Speed59 mph 95 km h Inversions3Duration1 20Max vertical angle80 Capacity900 riders per hourG force4 1Height restriction120 cm 3 ft 11 in Trains2 trains with 4 cars Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train WebsiteOfficial websiteFonix at RCDB Contents 1 History 2 Ride experience 3 Characteristics 3 1 Statistics 3 2 Features 4 References 5 External linksHistory editDevelopment of roller coaster from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma began as early as mid to late 2019 around the same time that the park was preparing to install Saven another Vekoma project for the 2020 season The then unpublicized Wildcat coaster layout was offered as an option but was leaked online in December 2019 by another prospective client the proposed and failed Magic Land park in Bosnia 3 Officials from Magic Land were alleged to have broken a non disclosure agreement for marketing purposes resulting in a significant amount of attention being drawn to the concept although it was not connected to Farup Sommerland until its formal announcement In March 2021 Farup Sommerland received approval from the Jammerbugt Municipality to build a coaster under the working title Woodland which would stand 37 meters tall and occupy a surface area of 9700 m2 4 Three years earlier the park had already received approval to build structures standing up to 40 meters tall within their perimeter 5 Land preparation began in April where the park began clearing out trees on the eastern side of the property 6 Speculation quickly centered around Vekoma who in recent months had begun teasing a major 2020 coaster project in Europe with award winning potential 7 Using park teasers fans eventually determined the name of the new coaster to be Fonix Danish for Phoenix 8 Fonix was formally announced on June 23 2021 an attraction set to shatter domestic records and become Denmark s tallest and fastest coaster surpassing Piraten at Djurs Sommerland 1 9 An animated rendering was also released by Vekoma 10 In July 2021 the first track pieces began to arrive at the park 11 The lift hill was topped off in October 2021 12 That same month the track layout was completed 13 Fonix officially opened to the public on April 9 2022 14 15 Ride experience editThe train exits the station and dips to the left into a trench before hitting the lift hill After climbing to a peak height of 131 2 foot 40 0 m the coaster plunges down an 80 drop into its signature stall loop inversion The train exits through an S bend and first airtime hill of many leading into a right hand turnaround and heartline roll Turning to the right riders continue through a series of twisted airtime hills into a station fly through corkscrew Turning around into the coaster finale the train navigates a series of bunny hills before making a final counterclockwise turnaround and twist into the brake run Another left hand turn leads back into the station where riders unload A full ride on the coaster from station dispatch to brakes lasts about 1 minute 20 seconds Characteristics editStatistics edit Fonix is 2 969 2 feet 905 0 m long stands 131 2 feet 40 0 m tall and reach a top speed of 59 mph 95 km h The attraction runs a pair of 16 passenger trains each of which have 4 cars that can seat 2 rows of 2 riders As a result capacity is estimated to be 900 people per hour Throughout the ride riders are subject to g forces as high as 4 1 Gs and as low as 1 1 Gs The coaster itself is built upon 170 foundations 9 Features edit Fonix features three inversions a world first stall loop cross between a vertical loop and inverted top hat a heartline roll and a corkscrew directly through the station building similar to that of Lech Coaster at Legendia In addition Fonix contains 14 airtime moments throughout the ride making up 9 2 seconds of ride time and two below ground trench dives 16 References edit a b c Smidt Henrik June 23 2021 Danmarks storste Tag med i Farup Sommerlands 40 meter hoje rutsjebane TV2 Nord in Danish Retrieved July 5 2021 Farup Sommerland amp Vekoma partner for Denmark s thrilling new coaster InParkMagazine June 24 2021 Retrieved July 5 2021 Polemans Tim December 16 2019 Spectaculaire Vekoma achtbaan voor nieuw Bosnisch pretpark themeparkfreaks eu in Dutch Retrieved July 5 2021 Screeningsskema bilag 6 PDF in Danish Retrieved July 5 2021 https dma mst dk vis sag download 52704d80 3b93 4d98 8daf 97584ec3a97b bare URL PDF Farup Sommerland Facebook in Danish April 7 2021 Retrieved July 5 2021 Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B V Instagram February 11 2021 Archived from the original on 2021 12 26 Retrieved July 5 2021 Farup Sommerland Facebook in Danish June 20 2021 Retrieved July 5 2021 a b NEW VEKOMA COASTER FOR FARUP SOMMERLAND Vekoma June 23 2021 Retrieved July 5 2021 NEW 2022 FONIX FARUP SOMMERLAND YouTube Vekoma June 24 2021 Retrieved July 5 2021 Eerste baandelen Fonix komen aan in Farup Sommerland 29 July 2021 Hojeste punkt er nu placeret Danmarks vildeste rutsjebane bliver klar til tiden 7 October 2021 Track van nieuwe achtbaan Fonix is compleet in Farup Sommerland October 21 2021 Hojeste punkt er nu placeret Danmarks vildeste rutsjebane bliver klar til tiden 7 October 2021 Danmarks ubetinget storste rutsjebane abner endelig i Farup Sommerland NordsoPosten in Danish April 9 2022 Retrieved July 26 2022 John June 27 2021 Farup Sommerland Announces Fonix Coaster for 2022 Coaster101 Retrieved July 5 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fonix roller coaster amp oldid 1154197199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
