AlpenFury officially launches to thrill guests at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
The steel launched roller coaster, manufactured by Premier Rides, opened on 12 July to jubilant scenes.
Record-breaking ride
AlpenFury becomes the tallest, fastest, and longest launch coaster in Canada, Packing a punch, AlpenFury is a dual-launch roller coaster featuring a thrilling launch inside Wonder Mountain that will propels guests vertically out its summit, 50 metres into the sky before hurtling through the twists and turns of nine breath taking inversions – the most inversions for a launch coaster in the world.
“When fire and ice meet inside the mysterious Wonder Mountain, the force will propel you into a thrilling journey beginning with a launch that blasts your train vertical through the mountain summit, 50 metres into the sky,” states a spokesperson for the Canadian park.
“You’ll race across tracks that span the park, reaching speeds of 115 km/h, flipping and twisting through nine breathtaking inversions – the most in the world for a launch coaster. This is AlpenFury, Canada’s longest, tallest and fastest launch coaster. Are you brave enough to face nature’s wrath?”
It features nine inversions and three unique elements only found at Canada’s Wonderland. The Fire Serpent Roll is a distant relation to the Sea Serpent Roll, twisting and inverting riders through weightlessness and two unparallelled train-to-track near-miss interactions in a single element.
Meanwhile, The Skyflyer Loop pays homage to the park’s former attraction and features an ascending helix that crests into a zero-G stall before diving into an inverting, descending roll.
And the Ice Winder Roll twists and then untwists riders in two inversions as they ascend and descend through an overbanked hill.
The Backstory to AlpenFury
A creative backstory has been curated for AlpenFury to heighten sentations and further immerse you into the story. The park tells the tale that “the villagers at the base of Wonder Mountain closed the climbing trails decades ago, after tales began to spread that it had become home to beasts and mystical forces.
“One legend holds that at the mountain’s core, fire and ice come together in their most raw, elemental states to create a powerful natural force that is both terrifying and awe-inspiring. The story has become so engrained in local culture that the Alpen village now celebrates this mythical union with its own fire and ice festival every year.
“As a visitor, you’re fortunate to find yourself in the village during the height of the festival. It’s a jubilant and colourful celebration. Those brave enough are invited to visit the sled haus where a sleek, modern sled awaits, outfitted for a journey through the very heart of Wonder Mountain and beyond. The temptation for adventure overcomes any trepidation you feel about facing the forces within. You board the sled and buckle in before being launched into the journey of a lifetime.”
AlpenFury is the park’s 18th roller coaster and is already a standout attraction due to its visual aspect, creative storytelling and ride excitement.
Image: Canada’s Wonderland
