Silver Star (roller coaster)
Silver Star is a steel roller coaster located at Europa-Park, a theme park in Rust, Germany. The coaster has a height of and a drop of 67 meters (220’), placing it in the hyper coaster category. At the time of its opening, Silver Star was one of Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)'s tallest coasters constructed; in 2012, they surpassed themselves with Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya, at Barcelona’s PortAventura Park, with a height of 76m/249’. B&M would then go on to further beat their own records, with the 93m/306’ tall Leviathan (at Canada's Wonderland), and the aptly-named, 325’ high Fury 325 (at North Carolina’s Carowinds) in 2015. These two became the tallest coasters B&M has ever built, to date. Silver Star has 3 trains, which seat 36 people each, giving an hourly capacity of 1,750 passengers. This hypercoaster is situated in the “France” area of Europa Park, and is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. The ride Silver Star features no inversions, but many camelback hills: After the first drop, the train travels to the left and up onto the first camelback, before making a smaller drop, and then a second camelback. The train performs a 180° return in the horseshoe element. The train then