Junker is a steel roller coaster located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Western Finland. When opened in 2015 it was Gerstlauer's third Infinity Coaster installation after The Smiler at Alton Towers and Karacho at Tripsdrill.
| Junker | |
|---|---|
 Junker in operation at PowerPark. | |
| PowerPark | |
| Location | PowerPark |
| Coordinates | 63°13′51.29″N 22°51′19.8″E / 63.2309139°N 22.855500°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 30 May 2015 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Model | Infinity Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Linear synchronous motor Launch |
| Height | 131.3 ft (40.0 m) |
| Length | 2,821.5 ft (860.0 m) |
| Speed | 64.9 mph (104.4 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 1:00[1] |
| Acceleration | 0 to 104.4 km/h (0 to 65 mph) in 1.9 seconds |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
| Junker at RCDB | |
History
editIn early 2015 Powerpark announced via a press release that it would be opening "the most thrilling coaster in Northern Europe" which would also feature an underwater tunnel.[2] The coaster was confirmed to have been designed by the German manufacturer Gerstlauer and would feature 3 inversions as well as an LSM launch. Construction was completed in April 2015, and testing was underway in early May.[3]
Ride experience
editAfter dispatching from the station, the train navigates a short left-hand turn before rolling into the first and only LSM launch, accelerating riders from 0 to 64.9 miles per hour (104.4 km/h) in 1.9 seconds. The train ascends a 131.3 feet (40.0 m) top hat, before pulling up into a large airtime hill followed by the Junker's signature Finnish loop.[4] A mid-course brake run follows, after which a series of left and right-handed bends lead into the second inversion, a dive loop. The coaster then dips into an underground trench before rising back up into the last inversion, a corkscrew. A right turn subsequently takes the train into the brake run, and back to the station.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Junker Roller Coaster POV Powerpark Finland 2015 Awesome New Ride". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "PowerPark 2015: Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, Junker". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ ""Junker" Test ride #1 @ Powerpark, Finland". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Infinity-Coaster: Junker". Retrieved 29 June 2020.