Galaxi

Galaxi

Galaxi (also Galaxy) is the common name of a series of mass-produced roller coasters manufactured primarily by Italian company S.D.C, which went bankrupt in 1993.cite web |url=http://www.ride-extravaganza.com/rides/galaxy_coaster/ |title=Amusement Ride Extravaganza - Galaxy Coaster|accessdate=2007-03-15 |last=Burton |first=David] The roller coaster design was first used in the 1970s, and as of 2007, seventeen Galaxi coasters are still in park-based operation, across the North American, European, and Australian continents, with another two Standing But Not Operating.cite web |url=http://www.rcdb.com/ir.htm?order=5&model=165&page=1 |title=Roller Coaster Search Results - Model=Galaxi |accessdate=2007-03-20 |work=Roller Coaster Database] At least 37 amusement parks are or have previously operated Galaxi coasters; this does not include those owned by funfairs and traveling ride companies.

Layout

The Galaxi has a track length of 335 metres, with a ride time of 120 seconds and a maximum speed just over 50 kilometres per hour. The track is steel. Trains consist of two four-seat cars, making 8 passengers per train. The ride is designed to be transportable, and disassembles onto seven trailers.

In Pop Culture

* In season 4 "" episode "Turn of the Screws", the subject of the main investigation is a Galaxi coaster. A sabotaged train with five passengers derailed and landed in a nearby carpark, killing the riders and revealing the body of a park employee hidden in the trunk of a car. [ [http://www.csifiles.com/reviews/csi/turning_of_the_screws_review.shtml CSI Files - 'Turning of the Screws' ] ] The Galaxi used for filming was "Screaming Mummy" at Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom. [ [http://www.csifiles.com/news/230304_01.shtml CSI Files - CSIs Go To The Amusement Park And The Beach ] ] [ [http://www.rcdb.com/id708.htm Screaming Mummy (Pharaohs Lost Kingdom) ] ]

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