ISpeed

iSpeed is a steel roller coaster at Mirabilandia in Italy. It opened on May 20, 2009, and is the second blitz coaster to be made by Intamin following Maverick at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.

iSpeed
Mirabilandia
Location	Mirabilandia
Coordinates	44°20′12″N 12°15′42″E
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20)
Cost	€15,000,000
Replaced	Sierra Tonante
General statistics
Type	Steel – Launched
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Blitz Coaster
Track layout	Twister
Lift/launch system	Linear synchronous motor Launch
Height	180 ft (55 m)
Drop	180.5 ft (55.0 m)
Speed	74.6 mph (120.1 km/h)
Inversions	2 (Corkscrew, Inline Twist)
Duration	approx. 1 minute
Max vertical angle	90°
Acceleration	0 to 68 mph (0 to 109 km/h) in 2.2 seconds
Height restriction	55 in (140 cm)
iSpeed at RCDB

The ride

The coaster starts with a 68 MPH launch in 2.2 seconds into a top hat where it climbs to 180 feet and then plummets to the ground. Following this is a barrage of airtime hills, tight turns, and inversions.

Maintenance

In certain spots around the ride, copper alloy fins have been placed to create a magnetic field that regulates the coaster's speed.^{[citation needed]}