Cobra (Tivoli Friheden)

Cobra was a steel inverted roller coaster at the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Denmark.

This article is about the roller coaster at Tivoli Friheden. For other roller coasters named "Cobra", see cobra (disambiguation).
Cobra
Tivoli Friheden
LocationTivoli Friheden
Coordinates56.135835°N 10.197871°E / 56.135835; 10.197871
StatusRemoved
Opening dateJune 28, 2008
Closing dateJuly 14, 2022
General statistics
TypeSteel – Inverted
ManufacturerSartori Rides
DesignerRide Tek
Modelcompact Inverted Coaster
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height82 ft (25 m)
Length1,312 ft (400 m)
Speed43.5 mph (70.0 km/h)
Inversions3
Capacity720 riders per hour
G-force4.5
Cobra at RCDB

Incidents
Main article: Incidents at European amusement parks

On July 4, 2008, 6 days after the official opening of the ride, the front cart fell off the rails and fell to the ground, hurting 4 people. After repairs and testing following the incident, the ride was closed until late May 2009.[1]

On July 14, 2022, fourteen years after the first incident, a 14-year old girl was killed while riding the Cobra, after the hindmost cart of the ride broke off and was hanging from the rest of the roller coaster. A 13-year-old boy was also injured.[2][3] This incident resulted in the closure of the park for two days, and a police investigation is, as of July 2022, ongoing to determine the cause.[4] The ride has also permanently ceased operation due to the incident.

Notes
  1. "Cobraen i gang igen - og stoppet igen". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. "14-årig pige er afgået ved døden efter ulykke i Tivoli Friheden". DR (in Danish). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. "Girl, 14, killed in Cobra rollercoaster ride accident in Denmark". BBC News. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  4. "Politiet foretager en dybdegående undersøgelse, og Tivoli Friheden er derfor også lukket i morgen | Seneste nyt". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-14.


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