Specific Type: Floorless Coaster
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Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark has always been known for its beauty and rich history, but unfortunately it has never been known for thrill ride. The park does boast a large collect of children and family rides, which are nothing to complain about, but they are nothing to compete with the competition. During the winter of 2003/2004 Tivoli Gardens made the announcement that absolutely no one was expecting to hear. The park decided to remove the family roller coaster, Slangen, and replace it with a new Bolliger and Mabillard creation. Everyone in the coaster world was floored by this decision. On September 21st,Slangen gave its last ride and very soon after deconstruction and site prep started for the new B&M machine. As construction fared along, the park released the name. At first Golden Lionwas the name that circled around the coaster community, but Dæmonen, which is dutch for demon, was confirmed by the park as the new ride’s name. Demon is not a giant coaster, but its small stature still packs a mighty punch. The coaster stands at 92-feet, with a length of 1,850-feet. The rides red and white structure stands packed into the old footprint of Slangen, which makes for an even better ride.
Thrill seekers trek their way through the beautiful Tivoli Gardens and encounter a demon over the horizon. They enter the start of the queue line and make their way to the station to be secured into the Bolliger and Mabillard floorless coaches. Once the standard over the shoulder harness is closed and locked in place, the all clear signal is given and the train makes its way out of the station. The train rolls immediately to the lift hill and locks onto the steel chain. The chain carries the train to the top of the lift, where riders get one more chance to take a deep breath. The train disengages and starts down the ingenious helix first drop. The train whips around once and then rockets down a 65-foot drop. Once the drop levels, it immediately whips upward into a vertical loop. Riders scream head over heels and then before they can think they are whipped into the second inversion, the Immelman. The floorless cars rip out of the Immelman and race along a banked section of track. The third and final inversion waits ahead. The train shoots upward and into a zero-g roll in the middle of a camelback hill. Once the final inversion is finished, the train blasts through a 360-degree turn into the final brake run. The brakes slow the train to a stop and then release it for its final trip back to the station. The barely moving train rounds a 180-degree turn and comes to a complete stop within the station. The restraints open and riders exit the small, but power packed coaster. |
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