According to Hartwig, due to the differences between ship and steel construction tolerances, it is necessary to assemble the complete roller coaster on land beforehand. In this way, the assembly method can be tested. The effort is reflected in the price: the interactive roller coaster on the ship costs “a single-digit million amount,” says Hartwig. The Maurer Rides project manager does not want to give any more details. But for comparison: the fastest and highest ohGermany’s terbahn, the “Silver Star” in Europapark, cost 14 million euros.
UOriginally, the world’s first roller coaster to be installed on a ship, with a length of 220 meters, was to celebrate its premiere on the new “Mardi Gras” from Carnival Cruise Line – the shipping company’s newest and largest ship – in autumn 2020. And the second lift from the Maurer Rides forge is also in the starting blocks: On the mainland in Güstrow, “Global Dream” has already successfully passed its 300-meter test drives and now only needs to be built on the ship of the Dream Cruises shipping company. Then the rides could begin. Theoretically. If it weren’t for Corona.
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