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{{Short description|Steel roller coaster}}
{{unreferenced|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox roller coaster
{{Infobox roller coaster
|name=Teststrecke
|name=Teststrecke
|image=Teststrecke Karlsruhe.JPG
|image=Teststrecke Karlsruhe.JPG
|caption= Teststrecke at [[Karlsruhe]]
|caption= Teststrecke at [[Karlsruhe]]
|location=Germany <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|location=Germany <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
|type=Steel <!--Must be "Steel" or "Wood", nothing else. Must not be linked.-->
|type=Steel <!--Must be "Steel" or "Wood", nothing else. Must not be linked.-->
|status=Operating
|status=Operating
|opened=Started 2009
|opened={{Start date|2009}}
|closed=
|closed=
|manufacturer=Anton Schwarzkopf <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|manufacturer=Anton Schwarzkopf <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|designer=[[Werner Stengel]]
|designer=[[Werner Stengel]]
|model=Double Looping
|model=Double Looping
|track=Custom
|track=Custom
|lift=Chain [[lift hill]] <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|lift=Chain [[lift hill]] <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|height_ft=93 <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|height_ft=93 <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|drop_ft=93
|drop_ft=
|length_ft=2200 <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|length_ft=2200 <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|speed_mph=52 <!--Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|speed_mph=52 <!--Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|inversions=2
|inversions=2
|duration=2:00
|duration=2:00
|angle= 46 <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
|angle= <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
|capacity=
|capacity=
|cost=
|cost=
|acceleration=
|acceleration=
|gforce=
|gforce=
|restriction_in=48 <!--Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|restriction_in=48 <!--Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|rcdb_number=240 <!--The number in the URL of the coaster's RCDB page-->
|location_rcdb_number= <!--The number in the URL of the coaster's RCDB page-->
|extend={{Infobox roller coaster extend
|extend={{Infobox roller coaster extend
|name=Laser
|location= Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom<!--Must not be linked.-->
|location= Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom<!--Must not be linked.-->
|locationarticle= <!--Must not be linked.-->
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|coordinates= <!--Use {{Coord|display=inline}}-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
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|coordinates= {{Coord|40.578|-75.532|display=inline}}
|subsection= <!--Should be linked.-->
|status= Relocated to Germany/Netherlands
|status=Relocated to Germany
|opened= 1986 <!--Use {{Start date}} -->
|opened = {{Start date|1986|05|}}
|closed = {{End date|2008|11|01}}
|year= 1986
|year= 1986
|closed= 2008
|cost=
|cost=
|rcdb_number=240
|replacement= [[Stinger (roller coaster)|Stinger]]
}}{{Infobox roller coaster extend
}}{{Infobox roller coaster extend
|location= Playcenter São Paulo <!--Must not be linked.-->
|location= Playcenter São Paulo <!--Must not be linked.-->
|locationarticle= <!--Must not be linked.-->
|locationarticle= <!--Must not be linked.-->
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|coordinates= <!--Use {{Coord|display=inline}}-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
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|coordinates= {{coord|-21.867|-48.175|display=inline}}
|subsection= <!--Should be linked.-->
|status= Relocated to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
|status=Relocated
|rcdb_number=1508
|opened= 1982 <!--Use {{Start date}} -->
|opened= Unknown <!--Use {{Start date}} -->
|year= 1982
|closed= 1985
|closed = {{End date|1986}}
|cost=
|cost=
|name= Colossus
}}
}}
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|coordinates={{coord|51|N|9|E|display=inline}}
{{Infobox roller coaster extend
|location= Interama, Argentina<!--Must not be linked.-->
|locationarticle= <!--Must not be linked.-->
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|coordinates= <!--Use {{Coord|display=inline}}-->
|section= <!--Must not be linked.-->
|subsection= <!--Should be linked.-->
|status= Relocated to Playcenter São Paulo
|opened= 1979 <!--Use {{Start date}} -->
|year= 1979
|closed= 1982
|cost=
}}
}}
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'''Teststrecke''', meaning '''Test Track''' in German, is a portable [[steel roller coaster]] owned by the German showman partnership Meyer & Rosenzweig. It was imported from [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] in 2008 and mostly tours in [[Germany]], with occasional visits to the [[Netherlands]].
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'''''Teststrecke''''', meaning '''Test Track''' in German, is a portable steel roller coaster owned by the German showman partnership Meyer & Rosenzweig. It was imported from [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] in 2008, and now generally tours in [[Germany]], with occasional visits to the [[Netherlands]]. It was designed by the renowned ride engineer, [[Anton Schwarzkopf]].


Designed by renowned ride engineer [[Anton Schwarzkopf]], the ride was previously named '''Laser''' and '''Colossus'''.<ref>Hildebeitel, Valerie. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/276473405/?terms=Colossus%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22&match=1 Dorney awaits arrival of new colossal coaster]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', March 19, 1986, p. B3 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Hildebeitel, Valerie. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/276637084/?terms=Colossus%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22&match=1 Dorney Park project gets early approval]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', February 20, 1986, p. B6 (subscription required).</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/276740898/?terms=Colossus%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22&match=1 Dorney Park opens season this weekend]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', April 18, 1986, p. D2 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Hildebeitel, Valerie. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/276761478/?terms=Colossus%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22&match=1 Double-loop coaster almost completed at Dorney Park]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', April 23, 1986, p. B3 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/278684733/?terms=%22Laser%22%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22%20and%20coaster 10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', May 1, 2009, pp. D1 and D8-D9 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/273370971/?terms=%22Laser%22%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22%20and%20coaster 5 historic Dorney coasters]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).</ref>
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The trains on ''Teststrecke'' are themed to resemble racing cars, designed by [[Zierer]], and have single lap bars to secure riders in their seats. It can operate three trains at peak times, usually when queues are long, but it runs with one when there are no queues.


==The ride==
==Characteristics==
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The trains on Teststrecke are themed to resemble racing cars and were designed by SAT Consulting. Each train has a single lap bar to secure riders in their seats. It can operate three trains at peak times, but runs with one when there are short queues. The coaster is portable in that it is not attached to the ground.
The ride starts with a slow 93-foot chain lift hill, leading to a right hand near vertical curved first drop, and two consecutive vertical loops. The ride then turns into left-hand helix, up and through the centre of second loop. Another left turn helix, goes down and goes nearly straight between the vertical loops, go down a 360-degree helix, starting from right. A large helix into a brake run and go slowly into two right turns and back into the station.

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[[File:Dorney Park Laser.jpg|thumb|left|An image of ''Teststrecke'' when it was ''Laser'' (originally ''Colossus'') at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] when it was open. (1986-2008).]]
==Layout==
The ride starts with a slow 93-foot chain lift hill, leading to a right hand near-vertical curved first drop, followed by two consecutive vertical loops. The ride then turns into a left-hand helix, up and through the center of the second loop.<ref>Lauer-Williams, "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment," ''The Morning Call'', May 1, 2009.</ref><ref>Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).</ref> Another left turn helix leads down and straight upward diagonally between the vertical loops, followed by a 360-degree helix, starting from the right, leading into a brake run that leads into two right turns and back into the station.<ref>Lauer-Williams, "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment," ''The Morning Call'', May 1, 2009.</ref><ref>Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: ''The Morning Call'', May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Honeyford, Brooke. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/199665389/?terms=%22Laser%22%20and%20%22Dorney%20Park%22%20and%20coaster&match=1 A Taste of Family Fun]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', July 6, 2007, p. (subscription required).</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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File:Dorney Park Laser.jpg|Teststrecke when it was Laser (previously Colossus) at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] in Allentown, Pennsylvania
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{DP Coasters}}
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[[Category:Defunct roller coasters]]
[[Category:Portable roller coasters]]
[[Category:Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair]]
[[Category:Roller coasters in Pennsylvania]]

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Latest revision as of 01:35, 14 April 2024

Teststrecke
Teststrecke at Karlsruhe
Germany
Coordinates51°N 9°E / 51°N 9°E / 51; 9
StatusOperating
Opening date2009 (2009)
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
NameLaser
Coordinates40°34′41″N 75°31′55″W / 40.578°N 75.532°W / 40.578; -75.532
StatusRemoved
Opening dateMay 1986 (1986-05)
Closing dateNovember 1, 2008 (2008-11-01)
Replaced byStinger
Laser at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom at RCDB
Playcenter São Paulo
NameColossus
Coordinates21°52′01″S 48°10′30″W / 21.867°S 48.175°W / -21.867; -48.175
StatusRemoved
Opening dateUnknown
Closing date1986 (1986)
Colossus at Playcenter São Paulo at RCDB
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerAnton Schwarzkopf
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelDouble Looping
Track layoutCustom
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height93 ft (28 m)
Length2,200 ft (670 m)
Speed52 mph (84 km/h)
Inversions2
Duration2:00
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)

Teststrecke, meaning Test Track in German, is a portable steel roller coaster owned by the German showman partnership Meyer & Rosenzweig. It was imported from Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in 2008 and mostly tours in Germany, with occasional visits to the Netherlands.

Designed by renowned ride engineer Anton Schwarzkopf, the ride was previously named Laser and Colossus.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Characteristics

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The trains on Teststrecke are themed to resemble racing cars and were designed by SAT Consulting. Each train has a single lap bar to secure riders in their seats. It can operate three trains at peak times, but runs with one when there are short queues. The coaster is portable in that it is not attached to the ground.

Layout

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The ride starts with a slow 93-foot chain lift hill, leading to a right hand near-vertical curved first drop, followed by two consecutive vertical loops. The ride then turns into a left-hand helix, up and through the center of the second loop.[7][8] Another left turn helix leads down and straight upward diagonally between the vertical loops, followed by a 360-degree helix, starting from the right, leading into a brake run that leads into two right turns and back into the station.[9][10][11]

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References

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  1. ^ Hildebeitel, Valerie. "Dorney awaits arrival of new colossal coaster." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, March 19, 1986, p. B3 (subscription required).
  2. ^ Hildebeitel, Valerie. "Dorney Park project gets early approval." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, February 20, 1986, p. B6 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Dorney Park opens season this weekend." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, April 18, 1986, p. D2 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Hildebeitel, Valerie. "Double-loop coaster almost completed at Dorney Park." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, April 23, 1986, p. B3 (subscription required).
  5. ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 1, 2009, pp. D1 and D8-D9 (subscription required).
  6. ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).
  7. ^ Lauer-Williams, "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment," The Morning Call, May 1, 2009.
  8. ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).
  9. ^ Lauer-Williams, "10 fun facts about Dorney Park: Looking back on 125 years of family entertainment," The Morning Call, May 1, 2009.
  10. ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "5 historic Dorney coasters." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 23, 2106, pp. D1-D2 (subscription required).
  11. ^ Honeyford, Brooke. "A Taste of Family Fun." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 2007, p. (subscription required).
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