New roller coaster Namazu at Vulcania in 2021

Details: 05 February 2021

French theme park Vulcania will open its first roller coaster in 2021, with the family launch coaster Namazu.

Manufactured by Intamin Amusement Rides, the new attraction will be based on a mission to discover an active seismic zone. During a pre-ride experience, visitors will firstly enter the monitoring and research laboratory of a team of seismologists, called the ‘Namazu’ team, based on an unstable seismic fault.

The roller coaster will include both indoor and outdoor sections, two launch elements and one free fall element.

Join the Namazu expedition!

"You will discover an environment very evocative of earthquakes and will be immediately immersed in the atmosphere: the area seems to have been shaped by an earthquake that affected both the landscape and the buildings.

The ground seems to be rising in layers, faults and cracks appear on the roads and constructions.

The Namazu scientific team has established its seismology monitoring and research laboratory on a particularly unstable fault. Its seismic activity allows numerous surveys and facilitates research. Despite everything, the area remains dangerous, although the buildings are of earthquake-resistant design, the area is often evacuated as a safety measure.

Before taking off-road vehicles specially designed to access the hilly areas to join the Namazu team in the field, you will be invited to enter the base in groups to find the scientific chief of the Namazu team."