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Colossos - Kampf der Giganten
Previously known as Colossos (2001–2016)
Heide Park
Location	Heide Park
Park section	Land der Vergessenen
Coordinates	53°01′23″N 9°53′00″E / 53.02306°N 9.88333°E / 53.02306; 9.88333
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13); reopened April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
General statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Wooden Coaster (prefabricated track)
Track layout	Out and back
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	50.0 m (164.0 ft)
Drop	48.5 m (159 ft)
Length	1,344 m (4,409 ft)
Speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Inversions	0
Duration	2:25
Max vertical angle	61°
Capacity	1,030 riders per hour
G-force	-1.5 and 4.5
Height restriction	55 in (140 cm)
Colossos - Kampf der Giganten at RCDB

Colossos - Kampf der Giganten, German for Colossos: Battle of the Giants, is a wooden roller coaster located at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. Manufactured by Intamin, the roller coaster opened as simply Colossos in 2001. Unlike traditional wooden coasters, its track was prefabricated, laser-cut in a factory to a high degree of precision, with sections designed to snap together like Lego pieces. Some of its planks were tightly bonded in multiple layers instead of traditionally nailed together by hand. The roller coaster closed in 2016 due to deteriorating track conditions and reopened in 2019 after refurbishment.

Construction

The coaster's "plug and play" design sped up construction and reduced labor costs. Three other prefabricated wooden roller coasters have since been built: Balder at Liseberg, El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, and T Express at Everland in South Korea.

Colossos was the first wooden coaster with magnetic brakes just before the return to station, making its final braking very smooth and comfortable compared to that of coasters with friction claw brakes.

2016 closing

On July 28, 2016, Colossos was shut down and all paths to it were blocked. Heide Park announced that inspections had revealed significant problems with the coaster's track, and that repairs would cost over €10 million.

In early January 2018, Heide Park announced that the entire track surface of Colossos would be replaced and that the ride would reopen for the 2019 summer season. The renovation is expected to cost around €12 million. In late 2018, the ride's new name, logo and backstory were confirmed. Colossos would become Colossos: Kampf der Giganten in 2019. Within the new theme, Colossus is under attack by a large fire monster and needs the rider‘s energy to vanquish it.

Awards

References

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External links

• Colossos at the Roller Coaster DataBase
• Media related to Colossos at Wikimedia Commons

• Operating roller coasters
• Roller coasters introduced in 2001
• Roller coasters manufactured by Intamin
• Heide Park
• Roller coasters in Germany
• Roller coasters operated by Merlin Entertainments