Van Helsing's Factory, Steel roller coaster at Movie Park Germany, Bottrop.
Van Helsing's Factory is an enclosed steel roller coaster at Movie Park Germany in Bottrop. Its 400-metre track sits on a 51 by 54 metre base frame inside a 3,000-square-metre show building. The exterior is themed as a 1950s American garage, while the interior is Van Helsing's factory, where he prepares cars for vampire hunting.
The ride opened in June 2011 at Movie Park Germany, taking over the space previously occupied by the Gremlins Invasion attraction. The entire indoor space was rethemed and rebuilt for the new installation.
The theme draws on Abraham Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, chosen because the work carries no intellectual property restrictions. The queue and pre-shows cast visitors as guests touring the factory, and at the station they are recruited to arm themselves and help Van Helsing fight vampires. A projection shows him repairing his car.
Because the ride is entirely indoors, it is a good option on rainy or very hot days when outdoor queues feel uncomfortable. Arriving early in the day tends to mean shorter waits, as lines tend to build up as the morning goes on.
The building's exterior is themed as a 1950s American garage, while the story inside is set in the 1960s. The track sits on a 51 by 54 metre base frame with two anchor points instead of conventional foundations, and the rails are filled with sand, which makes the ride comparatively quiet.
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