Kärnan (roller coaster)
Description
Kärnan is a steel roller coaster currently under construction at Hansa Park, located in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Manufactured by Gerstlauer, the roller coaster will become both the only full-circuit hypercoaster with inversions in the world and second tallest roller coaster in Europe upon its opening in 2015.HistoryKärnan was first announced by Hansa Park in November 2013, following an extensive planning and development stage. Gerstlauer were chosen to manufacture the coaster, Kärnan being their first installation over in height. It will also be the third consecutive Gerstlauer coaster to feature in the park, following Fluch von Novgorod and Die Schlange von Midgard.Construction began on the tower element that will house the vertical lift hill in April 2014, with the tower itself being topped off in September 2014. Hansa Park confirmed that the coaster will feature a dark ride section with an inversion, making Kärnan the world's only full-circuit hypercoaster featuring an inversion.CharacteristicsTrainsKärnan will operate with 16 seat trains, laid out in 4 rows of 4, with lapbar restraints. These will likely be the same trains and restraints as found on Gerstlauer's Infinity Coasters, such as Karacho at Tripsdrill.
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