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ISpeed

iSpeed
Ispeed (Mirabilandia) 01.jpg
Mirabilandia
Coordinates 44°20′12″N 12°15′42″E / 44.33667°N 12.26167°E / 44.33667; 12.26167
Status Operating
Opening date May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20)
Cost €15,000,000
General statistics
Type Steel – Launched
Manufacturer Intamin
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Blitz Coaster
Track layout Twister
Lift/launch system Linear synchronous motor Launch
Height 180 ft (55 m)
Drop 180.5 ft (55.0 m)
Speed 74.6 mph (120.1 km/h)
Inversions 2 (Corkscrew, Inline Twist)
Duration approx. 1 minute
Max vertical angle 90°
Acceleration 0 - 74.6 mph in 2.2 seconds
Height restriction 55 in (140 cm)
iSpeed at RCDB
Pictures of iSpeed at RCDB

iSpeed is a steel roller coaster at Mirabilandia in Italy. It opened on May 20, 2009 and is the second blitz coaster to be made by Intamin following Maverick at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.

The coaster starts with a 74.6 MPH launch into a top hat where it climbs to 180 feet and then plummets to the ground. Following this is a barrage of airtime hills, tight turns, and inversions.

Throughout the ride in certain spots copper alloy fins are placed to create a magnetic field and regulate the coasters speed.


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