Temple of the Night Hawk
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Temple of the Night Hawk is a enclosed roller coaster
located at Phantasialand
. Founded in 1988 after 18 months of construction, the ride was originally called ‘'Space Centre'’. The ride led passengers past models of rockets and emulated asteroids and the darkened hall was dimly lit with thousands of tiny spots of light to resemble stars. Due to the construction of the neighbouring Wurze Town in 2001, the roller coaster was redeveloped with a fantasy jungle theme and was renamed as the Temple of the Night Hawk. The rollercoaster is now completely dark except for a green laser projection with the outlines of a flying hawk. The ride has 4 trains
each with 7 cars. Each car has two rows of seats each holding two people. During the 4 minute ride time the trains are lifted by three lift hill
chains over 1,280 metres of track, the roller coaster is therefore the longest indoor roller coaster in the World. The hall where the track is located is around 120,000m³ in size and rests on 180 concrete
pillars which are 12 metres deep in the ground. In the basement of the hall is the ‘'Hollywood Tour’' ride. The total investment for the ride was around 15 million DM.
Enclosed roller coaster
An enclosed roller coaster is a roller coaster built inside a structure intended solely for the ride. This structure often imparts a theme or houses special effects...
located at Phantasialand
Phantasialand
Phantasialand is an amusement park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides,...
. Founded in 1988 after 18 months of construction, the ride was originally called ‘'Space Centre'’. The ride led passengers past models of rockets and emulated asteroids and the darkened hall was dimly lit with thousands of tiny spots of light to resemble stars. Due to the construction of the neighbouring Wurze Town in 2001, the roller coaster was redeveloped with a fantasy jungle theme and was renamed as the Temple of the Night Hawk. The rollercoaster is now completely dark except for a green laser projection with the outlines of a flying hawk. The ride has 4 trains
Train (roller coaster)
A roller coaster train or car describes the vehicle which transports passengers around a roller coaster's circuit. More specifically, a roller coaster train is made up of two or more "cars" which are connected by some sort of specialized joint. It is called a "train" because the cars follow one...
each with 7 cars. Each car has two rows of seats each holding two people. During the 4 minute ride time the trains are lifted by three lift hill
Lift hill
A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride...
chains over 1,280 metres of track, the roller coaster is therefore the longest indoor roller coaster in the World. The hall where the track is located is around 120,000m³ in size and rests on 180 concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
pillars which are 12 metres deep in the ground. In the basement of the hall is the ‘'Hollywood Tour’' ride. The total investment for the ride was around 15 million DM.