The Galaxi (Sometimes called "Galaxy") is a mass-produced portable roller coaster model primarily manufactured by Italian company S.D.C, who went bust in 1993. The design was first produced in the 1970s, and over fifty copies have been produced since[1].
Sixteen Galaxi roller coasters are currently in park-based operation across North America, Europe and Australia, with another standing but not operating. Over 36 amusement parks have operated, or are operating a Galaxi ride, excluding travelling funfairs.
Design
The Galaxi is a steel roller coaster made of steel. It is designed to be transportable, and disassembles onto seven trailers.
The ride is similar in design to the Zyklon model, manufactured by the now defunct Pinfari, also Italian.
Trains
In popular culture
In the Season 4 CSI episode "Turn of the Screws",a Galaxi coaster is the main subject of the investigation. A sabotaged train with five riders derailed and landed in a nearby carpark, killing the passengers and revealing the body of a park employee hidden in the trunk of a car[2]. The roller coaster used for filming was Screaming Mummy at Pharao's Lost Kingdom[3].
Installations
Due to the sheer amount of Galaxi coasters produced, and how difficult it is to track them, this list may be inaccurate.
Name | Park | Location | Opened | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bavarian Beetle
Formerly Galaxi |
Kings Island | Kings Mills, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
1972
1970 |
Closed 1979
Closed 1971 |
Cyclone | Queens Park | Long Beach, California, USA | 1969 | Closed 1979 |
Galaxi | Indiana Beach | (Monticello, Indiana, USA | 1971 | Operating |
Galaxi
Formerly Galaxie |
Myrtle Beach Pavillion | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Doswell, Virginia, USA |
1975 |
Closed 1997
Closed 1983 |
Galaxi
Formerly Galaxi |
Joyland Amusement Park
White Swan Park |
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA |
Operating
Closed 1989 | |
Galaxi | Pirate's Fun Park | Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA | Closed | |
Galaxi | Funtown Splashtown U.S.A. | Saco, Maine, USA | 1978 | Closed 2008 |
Galaxi
Formerly Galaxy Orbit |
Palace Playland
Peony Park |
Old Orchard Beach, Maine, USA
Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
1994
1972 |
Operating
Closed 1993 |
Galaxi | Cliff's Amusement Park | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | 1976 | Operating |
Galaxi
Formerly Galaxi |
Sylvan Beach Amusement Park | Sylvan Beach, New York, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA |
1993
1974 |
Operating
Closed 1992 |
Galaxi | Riverview Park & Waterworld | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA | Cloaed 2007 | |
Galaxi | Santa's Village AZoosment Park | Dundee, Illinois, USA | 1987 | Closed 1996 |
Galaxi
Formerly Galaxi |
Dixie Landin' Family Theme Park
Fun Fair Park |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
2001
1978 |
Operating
Closed 1999 |
Galaxi | Sauzer's Kiddieland | Schererville, Indiana, USA | 1970 | Closed 1995 |
Galaxi
Formerly Galaxi |
Paragon ParK
HemisFair '68 |
Hull, Massachusetts, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA |
1969
1968 |
Closed 1985
Closed 1968 |
Galaxi | Crystal Beach | Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada | 1984 | Closed 1984 |
Galaxi | Luna Park | Ankara, Ankara, Turkey | 1980s | Operating |
Galaxi 2000 | Hassans Nöjesfältet | Åhus, Skåne, Sweden | 1985 | Closed 2006 |
Galaxy | Adventureland | Farmingdale, New York, USA | 1973 | Closed 1990 |
Galaxy | Fantasilandia | Santiago, Santiago, Chile | 1978 | Operating |
Grand Huit | Europark | Vias, Languedoc-Roussillon, France | 2005 | Closed 2006 |
Himalaya | Parc d'Attractions d'Alger | Algeria, Alger, Algeria | 2006 | Operating |
Horská Dráha | Lunapark | Prague, Czech Republic | 1973 | Operating |
Metropolis | Luna Park | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Operating | |
Moncayo | Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza | Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain | 2002 | Operating |
Montagna | Magic Park | Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece | 2001 | Operating |
Montagne Russe | Parc Sindibad | File:Morocco.png Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco | SBNO | |
Montana Rusa | Parque Rodó | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | 2006 | Operating |
Mont Blank | Edenlandia | Naples, Campania, Italy | Closed 2001 | |
Nightmare Mine | Frontier City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | 1980 | Closed 2000 |
Nightmare Mine
Formerly Galaxi |
Frontier City
Fun Junction |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA |
2000 |
Closed 2000
Closed 1999 |
Rockin' Rider | Canobie Lake Park | Salem, New Hampshire, USA | 1970 | Closed 2004 |
Screaming Mummy
Formerly Super Screamer |
Pharo's Adventure Park
Adventureland |
Redlands, California, USA
Altoona, Iowa, USA |
2000
1976 |
Closed 2006
Closed 1999 |
Serpent
Formerly Sperpent |
Kokomo's Family Fun Center
LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park |
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Middletown, Ohio, USA |
2009
1989 |
Operating
Closed 2002 |
Skyways | Clarence Pier | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK | 1980 | Operating |
unknown | Mirapolis | Cergy-Pointoise, Ile-de-France, France | 1989 | Closed 1991 |