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Blue Tornado

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Park section
  
Energy

Opening date
  
1998

Manufacturer
  
Vekoma

Height
  
45 m

Height restriction
  
1.55 m

Status
  
Operating

Type
  
Steel – Inverted

Designer
  
Vekoma

Max speed
  
80 km/h

Blue Tornado

Address
  
Gardland Park, Via Derna, 4, 37014 Castelnuovo del Garda VR, Italy

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–11PMSunday10AM–11PMMonday10AM–11PMTuesday10AM–11PMWednesday10AM–11PMThursday10AM–11PMFriday10AM–11PMSaturday10AM–11PM

Similar
  
Raptor, Magic Mountain, Mammut, Sequoia Adventure, Oblivion: The Black Hole

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Blue Tornado is a steel inverted roller coaster at Gardaland, Castelnuovo del Garda, outside Verona, Italy. It is an extended standard model, with additional helix, of the Suspended Looping Coaster manufactured by Vekoma. The ride's highest force is at 4.5G's during the sidewinder inversion. A model Panavia Tornado fighter jet is seen on top of the station for decorative purposes.

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Accidents and incidents

In August 1999, a 17-year-old boy from Treviso, Italy died of a heart attack while riding the roller coaster. It was later proven that the boy suffered a life heart disease.

On May 10, 2001, a 15-year-old boy from Germany also died of a heart attack while on the ride. The 15-year-old suffered from a lifelong heart condition and according to reports, ignored advice from friends and signs not to board the ride if suffering from a heart condition.

References

Blue Tornado Wikipedia