Huracan, Steel roller coaster in Belantis, Germany
Huracan is a steel roller coaster at Belantis amusement park featuring five inversions along a 560-meter track. The ride lasts about 90 seconds and reaches speeds of 85 kilometers per hour.
Huracan was built for the F1-X Dubai park, but the 2008 financial crisis cancelled that project. Belantis bought the Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter for €5,000,000 and opened it on 26 June 2010. CEO Nikolaus Job expected the ride to raise visitor numbers by 10 to 15 percent, and in 2014 the park added the 23-metre kiddie coaster Huracanito to match its theme.
The name Huracan refers to the Maya deity of wind and storms, and the ride's Mayan theme ties it to Belantis's surrounding themed area. The red track colour is a leftover from the coaster's original destination, a Formula One-themed park in Dubai. In 2014 a kiddie coaster named Huracanito, only 23 metres long, was built nearby to match the theme.
Visitors must be between 130 and 195 centimeters tall to ride this attraction. The ride moves about 800 guests per hour, so peak times can mean longer waits.
Huracan's cars seat riders three rows of two rather than the usual Euro-Fighter layout of two rows of four, a configuration shared with few other installations. The red track was painted for its intended Formula One park in Dubai, so the colour predates the Mayan theme added at Belantis.
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