New for 2002

A list of all new roller coasters for 2002

Note: More coasters will be added as they are announced
*relocated

Name Park Type Inversions Height Length

Arrow Dynamics

Big Bad John* Magic Springs and Crystal Falls (Hot Springs, Arkansas) Steel, Mine Train 0 9.8m (32') 716m (2349')

B&M

Air Alton Towers (Staffordshire, England) Steel - - -
Batman Warner Brothers Movie World (San Martín de la Vega, Spain) Steel, Inverted 5 32m (105') 823m (2700')
Silver Star† Europa Park (Rust, Germany) Steel, Hyper 0 70m (229') 1620m (5314')
Superman Warner Brothers Movie World (San Martín de la Vega, Spain) Steel, Inverted 7 50m (164') -
[Unnamed] Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts) Steel, Floorless - 35.9m (118') -

Caripro

Batflyer‡ Duinrell (Wassenaar, The Netherlands) Steel, Flyer 0 - -

Custom Coasters International

[Unknown] [Unknown] Wood 0 - -
[Unknown] [Unknown] Wood 0 - -
[Unknown] [Unknown] Wood 0 - -
[Unknown] [Unknown] Wood 0 - -

Gerstlauer

Dragon Coaster Legoland Deutdchland (Gunzberg, Germany) Steel 0 - -
[Unnamed] Djurs Sommerland (Dimtofte, Denmark) Steel 0 16m (52') 480m (1574')

Intamin

Colossus Thorpe Park (Chertsey, England) Steel, Looping 10 - -
Goliath Six Flags Holland (Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands) Steel 0 46.8m (154') 1214m (3983')
Wild Wild West Warner Brothers Movie World (San Martín de la Vega, Spain) Wood 0 - 1000m (3281')

Mack

Dragon Coaster Legoland (Günzburg, Germany) Steel, Wild Mouse 0 - -
Ricochet Paramount Carowinds (Charlotte, North Carolina) Steel, Wild Mouse 0 - -
Silver Star† Europa Park (Rust, Germany) Steel, Hyper 0 70m (229') 1620m (5314')

Pinfari

Bat Coaster Nigloland (Dolancourt, France) Steel, Inverted (Xpress Model) 2 - 350m (1148')

S&S Power

Dodonpa Fujikyu Highlands (Kawaguci Lake, Japan) Thrust Air 2000 0 52m (170') 1189m (3900')

Setpoint

Roller Soaker Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania) Steel, Flyer 0 21m (70') 396m (1300')

Vekoma

Jubilee Odyssey Fantasy Island (Ingoldmells, England) Steel, Inverted - 81m (265') 1280m (4200')
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Disney Paris (Paris, France) Steel, Launched 3 24m (80') 1037m (3403')
Twister Warner Brothers Movie World (San Martín de la Vega, Spain) Steel, Giant Boomerang 3 59.7m (196') -
(Unnamed) Jazzland (New Orleans, Louisiana) Steel, SLC 5 31.1m (102') 662m (2172')
(Unnamed) Spreewald Resort (Lübben, Germany) Steel, Roller Skater 0 - -
[Unknown] [Unknown] Steel, Flying Dutchman
(Two-seater version)
- - -

Zierer

Castle Coaster Legoland (Günzburg, Germany) Steel 0 - -

[Unannounced]

Tom and Jetty Warner Brothers Movie World (San Martín de la Vega, Spain) Steel, Family 0 - -
Primeval Whirl Disney Animal Kingdom (Orlando, Florida) Steel, Spinning 0 - -
[Unknown] Fantasia Park (Sintra, Portugal) Steel, Inverted ? - -
[Unknown] Fantasia Park (Sintra, Portugal) Steel, Mine Train 0 - -

Europa Park's 2002 Hypercoaster
is a joint effort of Mack GMBH and
Bolliger & Mabillard.

‡This Coaster was built in the late
90s but was never opened due to
technical problems. The coaster is
scheduled to open in 2002.


Compiled by James Kay
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