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Kirnu

Coordinates: 60°11′18″N 24°56′24″E / 60.18833°N 24.94000°E / 60.18833; 24.94000
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Kirnu
Linnanmäki
LocationLinnanmäki
Coordinates60°11′18″N 24°56′24″E / 60.18833°N 24.94000°E / 60.18833; 24.94000
StatusOperating
Opening date27 April 2007
CostAbout 3 million euros.
General statistics
TypeSteel – Fourth-dimension
ManufacturerIntamin
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelZacSpin
Height83.4 ft (25.4 m)
Length465.11 ft (141.77 m)
Speed37 mph (60 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration1:00
Capacity640 riders per hour
G-force2.6
Height restriction55 in (140 cm)
Kirnu at RCDB

Kirnu (lit.'Churn') is a steel roller coaster located at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. Kirnu is Intamin's first ball coaster.

Layout

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The ride starts as riders climb the curved lift hill, followed by a quick pre-drop and immediately go into a sharp half loop, then through another half loop and finally another half loop before being slowed back down by near-vertical magnetic brakes; the coaster ends with a quarter loop before returning to the station.

Notability

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As Intamin's first ball coaster, it changed the way Finnish roller coasters were viewed. The ride has since inspired new ZacSpin roller coasters.

Incidents

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On 16 May 2007, a man injured his leg on Kirnu and its brakes were renewed.[1]

After the deadly incident on Inferno at Terra Mítica in Benidorm, Spain on 7 July 2014,[2][3] and because the two rides have an identical layout, Linnanmäki ceased running Kirnu for several days before reopening the coaster.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kirnun jarrut vaihtoon" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  2. ^ Couzens, Gerard (7 July 2014). "Teenager killed after being thrown from roller-coaster called Hell at Benidorm theme park". Mirror.com. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ Gander, Kashmira (7 July 2014). "'British' teenager dies after 'falling from rollercoaster' at the Terra Mitica in Benidorm". Independent.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Linnanmäki Park closes ride after death in Spain". yle.fi. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.