Silver Star (roller coaster)

Silver Star is a steel roller coaster located at Europa-Park, a theme park in Rust, Germany. The coaster has a height of 73 metres (240 ft)[1] and a drop of 67 meters (220’), placing it in the hyper coaster category. At the time of its opening, Silver Star was one of Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)'s tallest coasters constructed; in 2012, they surpassed themselves with Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya, at Barcelona’s PortAventura Park, with a height of 76m/249’. B&M would then go on to further beat their own records, with the 93m/306’ tall Leviathan (at Canada's Wonderland), and the aptly-named, 325’ high Fury 325 (at North Carolina’s Carowinds) in 2015. These two became the tallest coasters B&M has ever built, to date.

Silver Star
Silver Star's first drop
Europa-Park
LocationEuropa-Park
Park sectionFrance
Coordinates48.268°N 7.72004°E / 48.268; 7.72004
StatusOperating
Opening date23 March 2002
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelHyper Coaster
Track layoutOut and Back
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height73 m (240 ft)
Drop67 m (220 ft)
Length1,620 m (5,310 ft)
Speed127 km/h (79 mph)
Inversions0
Max vertical angle68.5°
Capacity1,750 riders per hour
G-force4
Height restriction140 cm (4 ft 7 in)
WebsiteOfficial website
Silver Star at RCDB

Silver Star has 3 trains, which seat 36 people each, giving an hourly capacity of 1,750 passengers.[1] This hypercoaster is situated in the “France” area of Europa Park, and is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. A YouTube video titled "Silver Star off-ride HD Europa Park", by the channel CoasterForce, has over 162 million views.[2]

The ride

Silver Star features no inversions, but many camelback hills:[3]

  1. After the first drop, the train travels to the left and up onto the first camelback, before making a smaller drop, and then a second camelback.
  2. The train performs a 180° return in the horseshoe element.
  3. The train then continues onto another camelback before a mid-course brake-run.
  4. A 270° upwards turn brings the train back under the lift hill, and onto one last camelback.
  5. An S-bend (“bunny-hops”) has the train passing by the camera for candid on-ride photos, before the final brake run.

Nearly every camelback is fitted with brake trims to regulate the trains’ speed. The original friction-brake trims made the ride uncomfortable for some riders; these were refitted with magnetic trims.

  • The train climbs to a height of 73 metres (240 ft)
    The train climbs to a height of 73 metres (240 ft)
  • Lifthill
    Lifthill
  • Panoramic view
    Panoramic view
  • Silver Star in the evening
    Silver Star in the evening

References
  1. Marden, Duane. "Silver Star  (Europa Park (Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany))". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. "Silver Star off-ride HD Europa Park". YouTube.
  3. "Silver Star Roller Coaster Front Seat POV Onride Europa Park Germany". Theme Park Review. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 September 2019 – via YouTube.
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