Silver Star (roller Coaster)
Silver Star is a roller coaster located at Europa-Park, a theme park in Rust, Germany. With a height of 239 ft (73 m), placing it in the hyper coaster category. Although is one of Bolliger & Mabillard's tallest coasters, it was surpassed as the tallest in Europe by Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya at PortAventura in 2012 (shortly afterward, both were surpassed by Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, which is the tallest coaster Bolliger and Mabillard has ever built to date). Signs in the queuing area claim a maximum speed of 130 km/h with a maximum of 4G vertical forces. Silver Star has 3 trains which seat 36 people each, giving an hourly capacity of 1,750 passengers. This hypercoaster is situated in the French quarter of Europa Park and is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz.
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