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Psyke Underground is a shuttle coaster,located in Walibi Belgium.the coaster was build in 1982 by Schwarzkopf and was the first launched roller coaster in all of Europe.The coaster had undergone many changes in its lifetime and was renovated completely in 2013.
History[]
The coaster was originally opened under the name Sirroco.It was suppose to be build in a Japanese park but was never delivered.That made the founder of the park,Eddy Meeus,to buy the small coaster with the claim that it will being them many visitors.This coaster was known as the first shuttle looping coaser in Europe and attracted many guests in the opening date to see the unique attraction.
Incident[]
In 1997,the train got upside down for 1 hour and 40 minutes.Thsi was beacuse the flywheel launch did not gained enough speed.As a result,the train moved forward through the loop,but not backwards.Visitors were half an hour were hanging upside down.This incident immediatly went on the news,luckily no people were injures.
Alterations[]
In 1999,following noise complaints from local nearby residents,a building was build around Sirroco.The attraction was given an industrial theme and was even renamed to Turbine.The reopening took place in 2000.
On 2011,it was announced the Turbine will be reopend in 2012,the coaster would be completely covered to reduce noise for the neighboors.It will transform into a new area as well,but the theme and train types will not be known.The coaster was remained close even during the 2012 season.The old building were it stood served as the location for the haunted house Zoo Terror.The trains will be build by Gerstlauer and the flywheel was replaced with a new,LIM Launch,the flywheel can be still seen in the ride's queue.The coaster was finally reopened in July 13,2013 as Psyke Underground.
Theme and story[]
The story is that the riders are invited to a fabulous,colorfull city on the plant Shimmeria from the Music Battle.they are invited by Vita Drakovitz to take a guuided tour through the city,were they can find,among other things,a hotel,a ticket window and more.Instead of walking,Vita sends the visitors into an old metro station.A speicel machine has been installed there that takes you through the city.
The older trains which were used until 2008.
The ride[]
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The train launched through the LIM launch,after that,they are going through a small loop and stands on a slope which propells them backwards.After navigating the course backwards,the trains travels through the station and goes through a differenet slope,which sends them forward again.A brake stops the train when it comes halting through the station.
Trivia[]
- The coaster recived its own soundtrack by Franco-Swiss DJ Quentin Mosimann.
- When it was still called Turbine,music was often used in the station with speciel effects which were applied regularly before and during the launch,such as a countdown and smoke effects.Nowdays,a countdown has been incorporated into the attraction.