Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya
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Shambhala (white) and Dragon Khan (red)
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| PortAventura | |
| Park section | China |
| Coordinates | 41°05′05″N 1°09′23″E / 41.08472°N 1.15639°ECoordinates: 41°05′05″N 1°09′23″E / 41.08472°N 1.15639°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 12, 2012 |
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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Hyper Coaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Drop | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Length | 1,564 m (5,131 ft) |
| Speed | 134 km/h (83 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 77.4° |
| Capacity | 1,680 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.8 |
| Height restriction | 55 in (140 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 32 riders per train. |
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Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya (simply known as Shambhala) is a steel Hyper Coaster roller coaster located at PortAventura in Salou, Spain. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is one of the tallest (78 metres (256 ft)) and fastest hypercoasters (134 kilometres per hour (83 mph)) in Europe. It also has the longest drop of any roller coaster in the continent (78 metres (256 ft)). The height record was beaten in April 2017 by Red Force which was also opened in PortAventura's new theme park Ferrari Land, this coaster reaches a height of 367 feet (112m). Shambhala is named and themed after the inaccessible land in the Himalayas; Shambhala. It was announced to the public on October 24, 2011, and opened to the public on May 12, 2012.
Rumors that PortAventura would be investing in a new Bolliger & Mabillard Flying Coaster or Dive Coaster roller coaster emerged in late 2010. In May 2011, speculation that the park was planning to build a hypercoaster that would pass over Dragon Khan arose. Land clearing also began in the summer of 2011.Shambhala was announced to the public on October 24, 2011; the layout of the roller coaster was leaked 2 days earlier. The last piece of track was installed in mid-April 2012 following a signing event and the placement of the several country flags on the track. Testing of the ride began in the same month. Following the completion of testing, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on May 12, 2012 before opening to the public the same day. Over 300 workers from countries such as Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and United States of America took part in the construction of Shambhala.
The roller coaster currently holds three records; tallest, longest drop, and fastest hypercoaster in Europe. All three records were held by Silver Star at Europa-Park prior to Shambhala's opening.
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