Van Helsing's Factory
| Van Helsing's Factory | |
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The exterior of Van Helsing's Factory is themed as an abandoned 1950s American garage.
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| Movie Park Germany | |
| Park section | Streets of New York |
| Coordinates | 51°37′20″N 6°58′31″E / 51.622099°N 6.975234°ECoordinates: 51°37′20″N 6°58′31″E / 51.622099°N 6.975234°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 18 June 2011 |
| Cost | €5 million |
| Replaced | Gremlins Invasion |
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| Type | Steel – Enclosed |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Model | Bobsled Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | 1 chain lift hill and 1 drive tire lift hill |
| Height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Length | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Speed | 36 km/h (22 mph) |
| Site Area | 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:50 |
| Capacity | 848 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4 |
| Height restriction | 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) |
| Trains | 9 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
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Van Helsing's Factory at RCDB Pictures of Van Helsing's Factory at RCDB |
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Van Helsing's Factory is a steel enclosed roller coaster at the Movie Park Germany amusement park in Bottrop, Germany. The Gerstlauer dark ride opened in June 2011 as a replacement for the defunct Gremlins Invasion ride.
In June 1996, Warner Bros. Movie World Germany opened with a dark ride named Gremlins Invasion, modelled after the Australian Warner Bros. Movie World's Warner Bros. Classics & Great Gremlins Adventure. In 2004, Warner Bros. Movie World Germany was acquired by StarParks. This acquisition resulted in various Warner Bros.-licensed properties being removed from the park including DC Comics, Gremlins and Looney Tunes. The following year, Movie Park Germany opened with Gremlins Invasion remaining closed.
In May 2010, the park was acquired by Parques Reunidos. The former Gremlins show building and surrounding area was recognised by the park and its new owners as a negative part of Movie Park Germany. Due to the popularity of the park's Halloween events, Wouter Dekkers, Movie Park Germany's general manager, pitched the idea of a roller coaster with a horror theme to the new owners just one month after the acquisition. Parques Reunidos ultimately approved the ride, investing €5 million to design and build the ride. Within the month, a contract with German-based roller coaster firm Gerstlauer was signed. Movie Park Germany also worked with P&P Projects, Threshold Animation Studios and TAA Industries to develop the ride's storyline and theming. After just under a year construction Van Helsing's Factory officially opened to the public on 18 June 2011.
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