Poseidon, Water coaster in Rust, Germany
Poseidon is a water coaster in Europa-Park's Greek section, with boats on wheels that run on steel track and float through an artificial lake. Its station is a temple with 26 columns; the layout has two lift hills of 23 m and 20 m, steep turns, a drop into a tunnel and two splashdowns. The boats pass a Trojan Horse replica and a rebuilt fishing village named after Mykonos.
Poseidon opened on 12 July 2000, the 25th anniversary of Europa-Park, as the first water roller coaster in Europe and the second built by Mack Rides. Its design followed Journey to Atlantis at SeaWorld Orlando (1998), the prototype for Mack's water coaster model. A near-identical, unthemed copy later opened at AquaShow Park in Portugal.
The name Poseidon refers to the Greek sea god, and the ride sits in Europa-Park's Greek section, opened in 2000 for the park's 25th anniversary. The station is a temple with 26 massive columns; the queue winds past a broken stone disk of Medusa's head and a statue of Atlas holding the earth. A Trojan Horse replica marks the entrance to the queue, and the lake village references Mykonos in a restaurant's name.
Each boat holds eight passengers and the journey takes about five minutes from start to finish. Children from six years old can ride provided they meet safety requirements.
The queue winds through the temple walls past a broken stone disk of Medusa's head and a statue of Atlas holding the earth. The Trojan Horse above the first turn doubles as the queue entrance. Boats carry eight riders in four rows of two, and the ride lasts about 5 minutes 50 seconds.
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