Goudurix is a steel

Steel roller coaster

A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...

 roller coaster

Roller coaster

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

 located Parc Astérix

Parc Astérix

Parc Astérix is a theme amusement park in France, based on the stories of Asterix . Situated approximately north of Paris and from Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the département of Oise, it opened in 1989...

 in France

France

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. The Vekoma

Vekoma

Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" and had first manufactured agricultural machinery and mining equipment...

 built ride jointly held the world record for the greatest number of inversions upon its opening in 1989. The record was lost in 1995 to Dragon Khan

Dragon Khan

Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster located in the PortAventura theme park in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Dragon Khan boasts eight inversions; which was a world record until the opening of the ten-loop Colossus in Thorpe Park, United Kingdom in 2002...

 in Spain

Spain

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. It is one of only two coasters in the world (the other being Ninja

Ninja (Six Flags Over Georgia)

Ninja is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia. Designed by Vekoma, Ninja was originally built for Conko's Party Pier in New Jersey, where it was known as Kamikaze...

 at Six Flags over Georgia) to feature a butterfly element. In 2007, theming was added to the station in the form of a wooden Viking boat. Goudurix is located at the bottom of the park, facing Tonnerre de Zeus

Tonnerre de Zeus

Tonnerre de Zeus is a roller coaster at Parc Astérix in Plailly, France. Opened in 1997 and built by Custom Coasters International, it is the 3rd longest wooden coaster in Europe after Coaster express and Colossos, with a track length of 1230m...

. It was also repainted from its previous white track with blue supports to yellow and red track with grey supports. The ride is one of the parks main attractions along with the Tonnerre de Zeus.

Ride elements

Goudurix has seven inversions in total such as:

• Butterfly
• Sideswinger
• Loop
• Double Corkscrew