Silver Star is a 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 at Europa-Park

Europa-Park

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, a theme park in Rust

Rust, Germany

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, Germany

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. It is currently the tallest roller coaster in Europe

Europe

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 with a height of 239 ft (73 m), placing it in the hyper coaster category (although one of B&M's tallest coasters, it will be surpassed by Leviathan

Leviathan (roller coaster)

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 in 2012). Signs in the queuing area claim a maximum speed of 130 km/h with a maximum of 4G vertical forces. Silver Star has 3 trains which seat 36 people each, giving an hourly capacity of 1,750 passengers. This hypercoaster is situated in the French quarter of Europa Park and is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

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The ride

Silver Star features no inversions but many hills and helixes.
After the first drop, the train travels leftwards and up onto the first camel back⁽¹⁾, and then a second.
The train performs a 180 degree return in a hammerhead element⁽²⁾, then continues onto another camel back followed by a mid-run brake segment⁽³⁾.
A 270 degree upwards helix⁽⁴⁾ brings the train back under the lifthill and onto one last camel back.
A banked S-bend brings the train to the on-ride photo and final brake run.⁽⁵⁾

Nearly every camel back is fitted with a speed 'trim' device to regulate the train's speed. The original friction-brake trims made the ride uncomfortable for some riders, however these have been refitted with magnetic trims.