gerstlauer headquarters m nsterhausen bavaria germany area served worldwide key people siegfried gerstlauer managing director 1 products amusement rides and roller coasters website www.gerstlauer rides.de home gerstlauer amusement rides gmbh is a german manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters located in m nsterhausen germany . contents 1 history 2 list of roller coasters manufactured by gerstlauer 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1982 hubert gerstlauer a former employee of the schwarzkopf gmbh founded gerstlauer elektro gmbh . with this company he delivered electric and pneumatic equipment for schwarzkopf s facilities . after final bankruptcy of schwarzkopf in 1992 gerstlauer acquired part of their production halls and continued the manufacture of amusement rides and roller coasters . the company was renamed gerstlauer amusement rides gmbh in march 2007 . gerstlauer s first individual roller coaster g sengte sau a bobsled roller coaster was built in erlebnispark tripsdrill an amusement park in baden w rttemberg . since 2003 gerstlauer became popular with their euro fighter coaster which is present in different styles all over europe and the united states . a specialty of all euro fighter coasters is a drop with a beyond vertical angle of more than 90 degrees . another model is their spinning roller coaster in which riders are seated facing each other . gerstlauer also built trains for several wooden roller coasters several of which are no longer operating . examples of these include the boss at six flags st. louis . the smiler located at alton towers has been known to have had a number of significant structural and technical difficulties before and after the rides opening in 2013 . the most serious incident to occur happened in june 2015 when a train loaded with 16 people collided with an empty train . this caused serious injuries to a number of its riders . two front row passengers sustained serious leg injuries each had one leg partially amputated . this is the biggest incident in alton towers history . the smiler reopened on march 19th 2016 . 2 lift and 97 degree first drop of gerstlauer euro fighter typhoon at bobbejaanland bobsled roller coaster hei e fahrt at wild und freizeitpark klotten gerstlauer designed wooden roller coaster train on son of beast at kings island the galaxy orbiter . list of roller coasters manufactured by gerstlauer edit name model park opened status ref s g sengte sau de bobsled roller coaster erlebnispark tripsdrill 1998 operating oachkatzl bavarian slang for squirrel family coaster m rchenwald im isartal 1999 operating thor s hammer bobsled roller coaster djurs sommerland 2002 operating drachenjagd junior coaster legoland deutschland 2003 operating drachenritt bobsled roller coaster belantis de 2003 operating vild svinet euro fighter bonbon land 2003 operating vilda musen bobsled roller coaster gr na lund 2003 operating aqua wind bobsled roller coaster lagunasia 2004 operating coastersaurus junior coaster legoland california 2004 operating fairly odd coaster spinning roller coaster nickelodeon universe 2004 operating hei e fahrt bobsled roller coaster wild und freizeitpark klotten cochem de 2004 operating spinning dragons spinning roller coaster worlds of fun 2004 operating typhoon euro fighter bobbejaanland 2004 operating pandemonium spinning roller coaster six flags new england 2005 operating cobra bobsled roller coaster paultons park 2006 operating speed no limits euro fighter oakwood theme park 2006 operating galaxy orbiter spinning roller coaster galaxyland 2007 operating 3 hankatten spinning roller coaster bonbon land 2007 operating 4 mystery mine euro fighter dollywood 2007 operating rage euro fighter adventure island 2007 operating pandemonium spinning roller coaster six flags fiesta texas 2007 operating pandemonium spinning roller coaster six flags st. louis 2007 operating lynet launched lsm coaster f rup sommerland 2008 operating spongebob squarepants rock bottom plunge euro fighter nickelodeon universe 2008 operating pandemonium spinning roller coaster six flags over texas 2008 operating troublesome trucks junior coaster drayton manor 2008 operating anubis the ride launched lsm coaster plopsaland de panne 2009 operating falcon euro fighter duinrell 2009 operating saw the ride euro fighter thorpe park 2009 operating 5 huracan euro fighter belantis 2010 operating dare devil dive euro fighter six flags over georgia 2011 operating untamed euro fighter canobie lake park 2011 operating van helsing s factory bobsled coaster movie park germany 2011 operating takabisha euro fighter fuji q highland 2011 operating die schlange von midgard family coaster hansa park 2011 operating eurofighter euro fighter zoosafari fasanolandia 2011 operating iron shark euro fighter galveston island historic pleasure pier 2012 operating dragonfly steel roller coaster duinrell 2012 operating tren de la mina family coaster parque de atracciones de madrid 2012 operating gold rush family shuttle coaster ok corral 2012 operating 6 the smiler infinity coaster custom alton towers 2013 operating 7 karacho infinity coaster custom erlebnispark tripsdrill 2013 operating the joker formerly pandemonium spinning roller coaster six flags m xico six flags discovery kingdom 2013 2008 to 2012 operating 8 abyss euro fighter adventure world 2013 operating 9 10 unknown kiddy coaster tierpark essehof 2014 operating 11 firechaser express launched family coaster dollywood 2014 operating seifenkiste kiddy coaster trampolino familien 2014 operating 12 eril s seifenkiste kiddy coaster erlebnispark steinau 2014 operating 13 krater euro fighter colombian national coffee park 2014 operating huracanito kiddy coaster belantis 2014 operating 14 rewind racers family shuttle coaster adventure city 2015 operating 15 k rnan hypercoaster hansa park 2015 operating junker infinity coaster custom powerland 2015 operating herkules kiddy coaster familypark 2015 operating 16 serpent euro fighter parc sindibad 2015 operating cobra des amun ra family coaster belantis 2015 operating 17 the monster infinity coaster custom adventureland 2016 operating predator euro fighter img worlds of adventure 2016 under construction madagascar mad pursuit infinity coaster custom motiongate dubai 2016 under construction smurfs village express junior coaster motiongate dubai 2016 under construction the green hornet high speed chase bobsled coaster motiongate dubai 2016 under construction gold rush infinity coaster custom slagharen 2017 under construction unknown infinity coaster custom casino pier 2017 under construction references edit http www.ultimaterollercoaster.com news stories 20080729 02 . shtml http www.mirror.co.uk news uk news date set alton towers smiler 7466889 spinning coaster west edmonton mall spinning coaster bonbon land http www.telegraph.co.uk travel destinations europe uk 11654241 rides at alton towers and thorpe park closed for foreseeable future.html . missing or empty title help http www.gerstlauer rides.de referenzen referenzliste laender europa frankreich gold rush smiler alton towers . rcdb.com . retrieved 5 june 2015 . six flags mexico september 6 2012 . six flags mexico is ready ... . facebook . retrieved september 6 2012 . marden duane . unknown adventure world . roller coaster database . retrieved 24 july 2013 . wilson richard 12 september 2013 . adventure world coaster named abyss . parkz . retrieved 12 september 2013 . http rcdb.com 12280.htm http rcdb.com 12013.htm http rcdb.com 12012.htm http rcdb.com 12008.htm http www.amusementtoday.com adventure city announces new rewind racers roller coaster http rcdb.com 12281.htm http rcdb.com 12736.htm external links edit official website media related to gerstlauer at wikimedia commons coordinates 48 18 36 n 10 26 59 e 48.31000 n 10.44972 e 48.31000 ; 10.44972 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gerstlauer & oldid 742253108 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