Katun (roller coaster)

Infobox roller coaster
name=Katun

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caption=
location=Mirabilandia
section=
type=Steel
type2=Inverted
opened=April 1, 2000
status=Open
manufacturer=Bolliger & Mabillard
model=Inverted Coaster
designer=Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
track=
lift=Chain lift hill
colors=blue
cost=
capacity=1700
length=3937
height=164.1
drop=147.8
inversions=6
speed=64.6
duration=2:22
angle=
acceleration=4
restriction= 54
rcdb_number=764

Katun is a steel inverted roller coaster at the Mirabilandia Amusement Park, Savio, outside Ravenna, Italy. It is the longest inverted roller coaster in Europe, and it is considered by many enthusiasts to be one of Bolliger & Mabillard finest. The coaster stands 164 feet tall and has a track length of 3937 feet, a top speed of 64.6 mph and six inversions:

Ride elements

*Vertical loop
*Zero G roll
*Cobra roll
*Two corkscrews after the block brake

Theme

Katun has an ancient Mayan ruin theme. Riders pass through two circular structures called "Stargates" - one just after leaving the station and another just before entering the final brake run.

A "Katun" is a period of 7200 days (just under 20 years) in the Maya calendar.

Accident and incidents

On August 18, 2007, a 28 year old man from Morocco was killed after he was struck in the head by the leg of a passenger on the ride. The man had passed a restricted area fence taller than 2 meters, where he wanted to retrieve his hat, lost moments before during a ride on the roller coaster. He didn't realize the coming of the train when he was struck at around 64 mph. The girl whose leg struck the man was injured and the ride was shut down for 24 hours An investigation ensued, concluding that Mirabilandia's direction was not considered guilty.

External links

* http://www.mirabilandia.it/attrazioni_katun_en.htm