Black Mamba (Phantasialand)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Black Mamba
Amusement Park:			Phantasialand (Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Steel - Inverted
Status:			Operating since 5/24/2006
Make / Model:			Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster / Custom
Capacity:			1500 riders per hour

Height:			26 m
Drop:			27 m
Inversions:			4
Speed:			80 kph
G-Force:			4
Elements:			20 m tall Loop Zero-G Roll Jr. Immelmann Corkscrew Corkscrew

Trains:			2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Restrictions:			Riders must be 1.4 m or taller to ride.
Notes:			Riders must also be a minimum of 10 years old to ride the Black Mamba.

Cost:			Hardware cost of nearly 11,000,000 Euro and the themed area cost another 11,000,000 Euro.
Facts:			About 2/3 of the Black Mamba is below ground and the track is filled with sand to reduce noise.
			Marcus Löfstrand, a roller coaster enthusiast from Sweden, has made a homebuilt g-force logger. One of his more interesting tests while on vacation was the Black Mamba. If you're interested in the results, use this link.

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