Shambhala (roller coaster)
Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya is a steel hypercoaster roller coaster located at PortAventura Park in Salou and Vilaseca, Spain. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, it was the tallest (76 metres (249 ft)) and fastest (134 kilometres per hour (83 mph)) coaster in Europe at the time of its opening. The height and speed records were beaten in April 2017 by Red Force (with a height of 112 metres (367 ft)), which was also opened in PortAventura World in its new theme park Ferrari Land. Among coasters with a lift hill, the height and speed records were beaten in July 2018, when Hyperion opened at Energylandia in Poland. Shambhala is named and themed after the inaccessible land in the Himalayas: Shambhala. The coaster was announced on 24 October 2011, and opened to the public on 12 May 2012.
| Shambhala | |
|---|---|
Shambhala (white) and Dragon Khan (red) | |
| PortAventura Park | |
| Location | PortAventura Park |
| Park section | China |
| Coordinates | 41°05′05″N 1°09′23″E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 12 May 2012 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Twister |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Hyper Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Drop | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Length | 1,564 m (5,131 ft) |
| Speed | 134 km/h (83 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 77.4° |
| Capacity | 1,680 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.8 |
| Height restriction | 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 32 riders per train. |
| Shambhala at RCDB | |