# Space Shuttle (roller coaster)

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{{short description|Roller coaster at Enchanted Kingdom, Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines}}
{{Infobox roller coaster
|name=Space Shuttle
|logo=Space Shuttle logo.png
|image=Space Shuttle Enchanted Kingdom Coke Zero.jpg
|imagedimensions=300px
|caption=Space Shuttle in 2015
|previousnames=Cobra at [West Midland Safari and Leisure Park](/source/West_Midlands_Safari_Park) (1985-1991)
|location=Enchanted Kingdom 
|section=Spaceport
|type=Steel
|type2=Shuttle
|type3=Boomerang
|status=Operating
|opened=October 19, 1995
|manufacturer=Vekoma
|model=''Boomerang''
|lift=Chain [lift hill](/source/lift_hill)
|height_ft=116.6
|length_ft=935
|speed_mph=47
|inversions=3
|duration=1:48
|capacity=760 
|gforce= 5.2
|rcdb_number=1228
|coordinates={{coord|14.281947|121.095394|type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
}}
The '''Space Shuttle''' is a [steel roller coaster](/source/steel_roller_coaster) situated at [Enchanted Kingdom](/source/Enchanted_Kingdom) in [Santa Rosa](/source/Santa_Rosa%2C_Laguna), [Laguna](/source/Laguna_province) in the [Philippines](/source/Philippines).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Space Shuttle - Enchanted Kingdom |url=https://www.enchantedkingdom.ph/space-shuttle/}}</ref> It is a [Vekoma Boomerang](/source/Boomerang_(roller_coaster)) coaster. It has a single train with seven cars, with 2 rows per car and 2 seats per row. The train is capable of carrying a maximum of 28 passengers. It is inspired by sci-fi films and the [NASA](/source/NASA) space program of the 1960s. This 11-story roller coaster inverts riders six times - three times forward and three times backward. This is the first coaster ride of its kind in the country. This ride was originally called the 'Cobra' and it was located at [West Midland Safari and Leisure Park](/source/West_Midlands_Safari_Park) in [Bewdley](/source/Bewdley), England from 1985 to 1991.

==Ride elements==
*[Lift hill](/source/Lift_hill)
*[Cobra roll](/source/Cobra_roll)
*[Loop](/source/Loop_(roller_coaster))

==Ride layout==
The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up a {{convert|116.5|ft|adj=on}} lift spike, before being released. After being released, the train passes through the station, enters a Cobra roll element (referred to as a boomerang by the designers), then travels through a vertical loop. Upon exiting the loop, the train runs up a second spike, which is angled so that the two spikes meet at the top in a "V"-like formation. Once the train runs out of momentum, it is lifted to the top of the second spike via chain lift, and is held for several seconds before being released; travelling through the layout in reverse before returning being finally coming to a complete stop in the station.

== Incidents ==
In December 2007, Space Shuttle had an incident when the train stalled on the [Cobra Roll](/source/Cobra_Roll) element of the ride. There were 25 riders during the incident which were mostly students on an educational tour.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shuttle ride breaks down at Enchanted Kingdom|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/72595/news/regions/shuttle-ride-breaks-down-at-enchanted-kingdom|accessdate=October 4, 2016|work=GMA News|date=December 12, 2007|first=Amita|last=Legaspi}}</ref> There were no serious injuries among the students. After that, Space Shuttle was temporarily suspended for technical renovation. Since then, the ride re-opened to the public and was renamed as Space Shuttle Max sponsored by [Pepsi-Cola Philippines](/source/PepsiCo).<ref>{{cite web|title=Space Shuttle reopens at Enchanted Kingdom|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/15949/saksi/saksi-space-shuttle-reopens-at-enchanted-kingdom|work=GMA News|accessdate= November 3, 2012}}</ref> The park would later seal a partnership with [Coca-Cola](/source/Coca-Cola) in 2012,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.letsgosago.net/2012/02/enchanted-kingdom-coca-cola/|title=Enchanted Kingdom Opens More Happiness with Coca-Cola|author=Sago|website=Let's Go Sago|date=February 14, 2012|accessdate=January 6, 2023}}</ref> apparently replacing the Pepsi-Cola sponsorship on the ride.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.enchantedkingdom.com.ph/ Official website of Enchanted Kingdom]

{{Santa Rosa City}}

Category:Enchanted Kingdom
Category:Buildings and structures in Santa Rosa, Laguna
Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1995
Category:Roller coasters opened in 1995
Category:Roller coasters in the Philippines
Category:1995 establishments in the Philippines
Category:20th-century architecture in the Philippines

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