Halloween is the time of the year to enjoy spooky thrills and chilling freights. But there is a visitor attraction which delivers just this type of fun all around the year: the DUNGEONS. After London, Edingurgh, York and Hamburg last October the fith of these new creepy city centre attractions has opend in the heart of the old town of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ontop of a real grave jard and inside old city buildings a true little "Horror Themepark".

Highlight of the 1.5hrs tour through the heavily themed Amsterdam Dungeon is the ride finale inside a real church building. The new and unique ride experience was created in only 6 months by MACK Rides and installed inside this unique venue.

On more than 100m of track 400 visitors per hour can live-through the horror trip which guides them through the old site passing a full range of half-alive creatures and other inhabitants. Around every corner of "Reaper - Drop Ride to doom" there is something new. A World's first with this type of coaster is the vertical lift right at the beginning. Upon reaching the top there is no return and there is nowhere to go but down!

Official Homepage: http://www.thedungeons.com/

More about the e-motion coaster here.


Interesting Facts:

The station of the ride is simultaneously the vertical lift. The exit is situated one level UNDER the actual station. While boarding the vehicle track is neither visible in front of nor behind the car! 
A first for the e-Motion Coaster is the "Effects Track". On this track segment elements are integrated which make the car wobble as it passes through. 
New for this type of coaster is the vertical lift and magnetic brakes. Its the very first coaster of this type which is built indoors - and only the second installation worldwide. 
During investigation a huge grave yard was found underneath the church which made foundations for the coaster impossible. MACK Rides built up a steal frame to stabilize the ride without the need to dig into the ground. This must be the most realistic backdrop for any of the Dungeon attractions!  
The church features a high centre room which still features all true elements of a church creating an outstandingly different ride environment.
The colourful church windows were darkened to add to the mystic atmosphere inside the chruch. 
The track is only 100m long but the ride time is 2,5 min due to several ride effects which don't need high velocity. Through this the space inside the church could be used in an ideal way.  
The entire coaster had to be delivered through the existing church doors creating a big task for the MACK Rides team. 
A gigantic, real church organ was integrated into the ride and offers a truly unusual effect: an Animatronic plays the organ and is up for a surprise! In front of the organ there is to be found a turntable which moves the coaster vehicle in all directions.  
The custom designed 6-seater ride car features real wood to make the cars look like a coffen. 
definitively the most unusual coaster ever created by MACK Rides! 
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