Silver Star

The Silver Star at Europa-Park in Rust near Freiburg im Breisgau is a steel roller coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and, together with the Oath of Kärnan in Hansa-Park, the highest and fastest roller coaster in Germany and behind Red Force and Shambhala (both in PortAventura) and Hyperion in Energylandia, Poland, the fourth-highest European roller coaster. In the ranking of the fastest roller coasters in Europe, it is in seventh place. It is 73 m high, 127 km/h fast and thus falls into the manufacturer's own Hyper Coaster category. During the journey on the 1620 m long track, the passenger experiences a maximum acceleration of 4 g. The passenger also experiences an acceleration of −0.2 g in total over 20 seconds; such a slight acceleration comes very close to the feeling of weightlessness. The Silver Star has three trains with 36 seats each, reaching a theoretical capacity of 1750 people per hour. Passengers must be at least 11 years old and 140 ce