The CĂș Chulainn Coaster is located at Tayto Park in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland. The ÂŁ8.5m ride manufactured by The Gravity Group opened on 6 June 2015. The wooden roller coaster was part of a âŹ26 million investment at Tayto Park, which also included 7 other new attractions for the 2015 season.
The CĂș Chulainn Coaster at Tayto Park
The CĂș Chulainn Coaster is themed on the mythological lore surrounding Irish hero CĂș Chulainn, whom the ride is named after. The figure of Irelandâs greatest mythological warrior is emblazoned across the front of the rollercoaster, CĂș Chulainn leads his passengers through an epic and thrilling experience like no other. It is Irelandâs first roller coaster and Europeâs largest wooden rollercoaster to feature an inversion.
The CĂș Chulainn Coaster Statistics
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Top Speed – 90km/h 56mph
Cost – ÂŁ8m
Length – 3583ft 1092m
Height – 105ft 32m
Manufacturer â The Gravity Group
Type – Wooden
Lift/Launch â Chain Lift
Inversions – 0
G-Force – Unknown
Trains – 2
Passengers per Train – 24
Ride Duration – 2m 45s
Theme Park – Tayto Park
Year Opened – 2015
Ride Elements: Chain Lift Hill, 2 Tunnels, 115.0° Over-Banked Curve
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Does CĂș Chulainn Feature an Inversion?
On Tayto Parks official website they state that CĂș Chulainn is Europeâs largest wooden roller coaster with an inversion. This contradicts many other roller coaster websites whose statistics state that the ride has zero inversions as we have above. In order to clarify this, it is due to one of the outstanding features of the ride being a banked turn which reaches an angle of 115 degrees. As the roller coaster train passes through this section of track, the riders will technically be upside down. This is a first for a wooden roller-coaster in Europe.
Construction of CĂș Chulainn
A team of 70 engineers and builders from the Globally renowned roller coaster manufacturer The Gravity Group worked on the ride. The manufacturing company from Cincinnati, Ohio have created over 50 wooden rollercoasters around the world.
CĂș Chulainn is constructed from over 800,000 kgs of yellow pine wood transported from Southern USA. The impressive structure also incorporates more than 100 tonnes of steel and collectively over 700,000 nails and bolts.
Rollercoaster builder Jeff Mason and engineer Korey T. Kiepert from The Gravity Group have over 40 years collective experience both designing and constructing some of the worlds most adrenaline-fuelled rollercoasters. Between them, they have worked on over 73 rollercoasters around the world. Korey said âWe always try to make each ride the best ride possible for its size. When we have the chance to break a record â we go for it! When this ride opens to the public, its overbanked turn will give people a taste of going upside down â a first for a wooden coaster in Europe, so we are pretty excited about this.â
The Legend of CĂș Chulainn
CĂș Chulainn is named after one of the great eternal heroes of Irish history, with the figure of the great Irish warrior CĂș Chulainn emblazoned across the front of the roller coaster train. The Irish warrior who defended the province of Ulster against the great army, mustered by Queen Medb of Connacht. Great was his rage as he went into battle, that the âwarrior lightâ rose from his brow. All feared to engage in single combat with CĂș Chulainn as his javelin would tear you apart.
A âŹ26 million Investment
In addition to the âŹ8.5m rollercoaster (ÂŁ8m), 2015 also saw the addition of seven extra heart-racing attractions to Tayto Park. Taking its cue from world-renowned theme parks, the âAir Raceâ will set your heart pounding. The new ride is the perfect way for adrenaline junkies to ease their way into the park clocking up some pulse-racing speeds. Another thrilling addition was âRotatorâ, one of only 4 rides of this type in the world, it offers thrill-seekers an incredible high-speed spinning sensation.
Little ones also benefitted with the addition of âSuper Hero Training Wallâ, a 10-metre vertical climbing wall. Other new attractions included a three carriage road train which transports visitors from one end of the park to the other, a steam train ride which circles around Tayto Park and the only 5D cinema in Ireland.
In addition to the new rides, a âDinosaurs Aliveâ attraction was also added. This awe-inspiring, life-like animatronic dinosaur spectacular features the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Dilophosaurous, and Baryonyx.
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