The new Eurosat - CanCan Coaster, with VR experience Coastiality, is now open at Europa-Park in Germany, Europe's second most visited theme park.
The combined dark ride and roller coaster Eurosat, a landmark of Europa-Park’s French themed area, as well as the square around the giant sphere founded in 1989, have been extensively modified and shine in a new light.
The rails and cables of the Eurosat ‒ CanCan Coaster have been completely renewed, and the technology and theming has also undergone a generous overhaul.
Visitors will now experience a special dark ride roller coaster taking them through illuminated Paris. The entire façade has likewise been given a vivid new look and, in line with the well-known sight Moulin Rouge ‒ a Parisian bastion of fun and entertainment since 1889 ‒ it has been attractively designed displaying the rich culture and history of France, making it an unforgettable experience for visitors. At the back of the iconic silver globe Eurosat Coastiality offers a worldwide unique virtual reality experience.
Europa-Park is world-famous for its detailed and realistic design. The redesigned façade, in front of the French themed area’s landmark, is greeting passengers now with a true-to-life replica of the Parisian variety theatre Moulin Rouge. The attractive redesign references the well-known sight and invites visitors to dive into Paris of the 19th century. A ride on the Eurosat - CanCan Coaster evokes the times of the Belle Epoque and allows visitors to experience a night roller coaster ride of a very special kind. Germany's largest theme park honours the vaudeville theatre with, alongside other iconic Parisian symbols, a faithful replica of the red mill which is run today by the third generation of the Clerico family and is already supported by the fourth generation. Cancan is a French style of dance that was created around the year 1830 and is still performed by dancers at the Moulin Rouge in the Montmartre district. Europa-Park is the first theme park worldwide to cooperate with the world-famous variety theatre.
Since the end of the 2017 summer season, the French themed area of Europa-Park has undergone extensive construction, with a focus on the 45-metre-high dark roller coaster Eurosat which, since 1989, has safely transported more than 80 million people through its characteristic sphere. The rails, alongside all other technical aspects, as well as the theming are completely revised. The ride, created by Mack Rides, provides a significantly improved riding experience thanks to innovations and advancements in rail manufacturing by the Waldkirch company. In memory of the inventor Franz Mack, and at the request of the owner family Mack, the track layout is very close to the original in the futuristic silver ball, and therefore continues to be around 900 meters long. Reconstruction of the ride took ten months to be completed.
As part of the redesign, MackMedia has created yet another new virtual reality experience, Eurosat Coastiality, which starts at the back of the iconic silver globe. In order to create the innovative ride experience, a second station with shift track and separate trains was integrated into the dark ride roller coaster. There are now two attractions in one ride, using the same route – a world first!
The second novelty can be experienced before the actual VR roller coaster ride as visitors will be able to put on their VR headset in a pre-show room. What follows is completely new: with the VR headset on, and within virtual reality, visitors not only walk to the train via the train station, but also get into Eurosat Coastiality without having to remove the VR headset in between. What then seamlessly follows is the innovative VR ride on the roller coaster.
