- Sierra Tonante
Infobox roller coaster
name=Sierra Tonante
caption=
location=Mirabilandia
section=
type=Wood
type2=
opened=1992
closed=2007
status=Demolished
manufacturer=S.D.C.
model=Double Loop Corkscrew
designer=William Cobb
Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbHTechnopark
track=
lift=Chainlift hill
colors=white, red
cost=
capacity=1200
length=3280.10
height=114.10
drop=
inversions=0
speed=62.1
duration=1:30 min
angle=
acceleration=4
restriction=
rcdb_number=766Sierra Tonante, (Italian for "Thundering Mountain Range"), was a
wooden roller coaster atMirabilandia ,Savio inEmilia-Romagna ,Italy whih operated between 1992 and 2007. It was design byWilliam Cobb & Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH. It was Europe's tallest, fastest and longest duration roller coaster when it first opened in 1992.Closure
The ride was shut down in 2007 and demolished in 2008. A new Italian government regulation was introduced in 2007 which requires stricter building specification on amusement park rides, including roller coasters. Mirabilandia's administration, after careful consultation with their engineers came to the conclusion that modifying the ride to meet these new regulation guidelines was too costly and that replacing it with a new ride would cost the same and have a greater financial return to the park.cite web |url=http://www.parksmania.it/parco_news.php?pid=2&nid=3226 |title=Mirabilandia - 12-02-2008: Mirabilandia: farewell to Sierra Tonante; the reasons of the choice|accessdate=2008-06-22 |last=Canovi |first=Roberto |publisher=parksmania.it] Sierra Tonante will be replaced with an important launched
steel roller coaster manufactured by Intamin AG, it will have a maximun heigh of 164.1 ft (50 m) and will open in 2009.External links
* http://www.mirabilandia.it/attrazioni_sierra_en.htm
References
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