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6 AMUSEMENT TODAY October 2010

Ride/Park

Joris en de Draak/

Efteling

Kaatsheuvel,

The Netherlands

Type

Wooden Racing Roller

Coaster

Height/Length/Speed

72.5 feet

2,585 feet (each track)

46 mph

Trains/Capacity

Four Millennium Flyers/

24 passengers per train

Designer/Builder

Great Coasters

International, Inc./

Sunbury, Pa.

Opened

July 1, 2010

FAST FACTS

EFTELING

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PHOTO COURTESY ROBB ALVEY

Two 12-car Millennium Flyer trains crest the lifts on Joris en de Draak, Efteling's new

wooden racing roller coaster supplied by Great Coasters International, Inc.

as physically entertaining the

body. Joris en de Draak carries

on that tradition with plenty of

medieval attributes sprinkled

about the station and queues

as well as the aforementioned

embellishments to the trains'

side panels. Particularly im-

pressive also are the monstrous

animatronic dragon whose tail

slaps the water barely missing

a speeding train as well as the

nighttime illumination that

transforms the coaster's struc-

ture into a colorful, intricate

light show. Such is the magic

of Efteling.

Though Joris en de Draak

is aimed squarely at families,

GCII's Clair Hain, Jr., Jeff Pike

and their competent crew de-

livered a ride that appeals to

Efteling's demographic as well

as seasoned thrillseekers. The

ride is characterized by con-

sistent speed, rapid changes

of direction and equal doses

of lateral Gs on the turns and

the all-important airtime that

many riders crave.

GCII's Manager of Pro-

curement and Assembly Di-

rector Chris M. Gray spoke

to Amusement Today about the

company's newest thriller and

what it was like to work with

Efteling. "Joris en de Draak

was a great project to be a part

of, and Efteling had to be one

of the friendliest parks to work

with from a vendors point of

view," said Gray. "Their entire

staff understands what it takes

to get a job done all the way

down to the tiniest detail. If

you think about it, details are

what makes Efteling a very

special place and Joris en de

Draak one of the greatest rac-

ing coasters in the world."

Congratulations to Eft-

eling for commissioning a

world-class ride, and to GCII

for producing yet another

amazing work of wooden

coaster art.

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