Voltron Nevera is Europa-Park’s electrifying showpiece: a Mack Rides “Stryker Coaster” that opened on 26 April 2024 in the German park’s new Croatian-themed area. Its party trick is a beyond-vertical launch angled at 105 degrees — the train accelerates up and over backwards-leaning track, an element no coaster had attempted at this scale before.
Across 4,544 feet of track, riders hit seven inversions, multiple LSM launches (including a reverse launch and a swing launch), a turntable, a top hat and a zero-g stall. The inversion count lands Voltron Nevera on our list of the roller coasters with the most inversions in the world, and Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards named it Best New Roller Coaster of 2024.
Key Stats
| Height | 106.6 ft (32.5 m) |
| Speed | 62 mph (100 km/h) |
| Length | 4,544 ft (1,385 m) |
| Inversions | 7 |
| Launch | Multiple LSM launches, incl. a 105° beyond-vertical launch |
| Capacity | 1,600 riders per hour |
| Trains | 7 trains, 16 riders each |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Model | Stryker Coaster |
| Opened | 26 April 2024 |
| Location | Europa-Park, Rust, Germany |
The 105-Degree Launch
The ride begins as a dark ride: trains board on a moving conveyor, roll through a themed inventor’s workshop, and pause beneath a crackling tower as the track itself vibrates and bounces. Then the LSMs fire and the train rockets forward and up into the 105-degree, beyond-vertical launch — widely cited as the steepest coaster launch in the world.
What follows is one of the most element-dense layouts Mack has ever built: a dive loop, top hat, Immelmann, scorpion tail, zero-g stall, two corkscrews, a turntable, a reverse launch and a multi-pass swing launch, with pockets of ejector airtime between the seven inversions. Despite a modest 106.6-foot height, the ride never stops throwing surprises across its 1,385 meters of track.
Tesla, Rimac and a Croatian Village
The theme centers on Nikola Tesla’s experiments with electricity — Wardenclyffe-style towers “transport” energized riders from one point to another. The name comes from the ride’s sponsor: Croatian electric-hypercar maker Rimac Automobili, whose flagship EV is the Nevera. Fittingly, the coaster anchors Europa-Park’s Croatia area, which opened with the ride as its first phase in 2024.
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Mack Rides — which owns Europa-Park and builds its coasters at the family factory in nearby Waldkirch — used Voltron Nevera to debut its new Stryker Coaster model, and the industry took notice: the ride won Best New Roller Coaster at the 2024 Golden Ticket Awards and promptly entered the top 10 of the steel coaster rankings.
Riding Voltron Nevera
Seven compact 16-seat trains and a moving-conveyor station push capacity to roughly 1,600 riders per hour, and a single-rider line helps shave waits. The minimum rider height is 130 cm.
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Visiting tip: Voltron Nevera is Europa-Park’s biggest draw since its 2024 debut, so queues build quickly after opening. The single-rider line is often dramatically shorter, and because so much of the ride’s theming plays out at ground level — the tower, the village, the launch lip — it’s worth watching a few trains run even before you board.
FAQ
What makes Voltron Nevera’s launch special?
The main launch is angled at 105 degrees — beyond vertical — so the train accelerates up and over a lip of track that leans backwards. It’s widely cited as the steepest coaster launch in the world.
How many inversions and launches does it have?
Seven inversions and multiple LSM launches, including a booster launch, a reverse launch and a multi-pass swing launch.
Why is it named after the Rimac Nevera?
The ride is sponsored by Rimac Automobili, the Croatian maker of the Nevera electric hypercar — a fitting partner for a Tesla-and-electricity-themed coaster in the park’s Croatian area.
Photo: Europa-Park PR via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)