Galaxi (also Galaxy) is the common name of a series of mass-produced manufactured primarily by Italian company S.D.C, which went bankrupt in 1993.
Layout
The Galaxi has a track length of , with a ride time of 122 seconds and a maximum speed just over .
The track is steel.
Trains consist of two four-seat cars, making 8 passengers per train.
The ride is designed to be transportable, and disassembles onto seven trailers.
In pop culture
In the season 4
episode "Turn of the Screws", the subject of the main investigation is a Galaxi coaster. A sabotaged train with five passengers derailed and landed in a nearby parking lot, killing the riders and revealing the body of a park employee hidden in the trunk of a car.
[ CSI Files - 'Turning of the Screws'] The Galaxi used for filming was
Screaming Mummy at Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom.
[ CSI Files – CSIs Go To The Amusement Park And The Beach][ Screaming Mummy (Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom)]
Appearances
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Adventureland as "Super Screamer" in Altoona, Iowa (1976–1999)
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Adventureland as "Galaxy" in Farmingdale, NY (1973–1990)
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The Pike as "Cyclone" in Long Beach, California (1969–1979)
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Fantasilandia as "Galaxy" in Santiago, Chile (1978–2013)
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Indiana Beach as "Galaxi" in Monticello, Indiana (1971–2013)
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Clarence Pier as "Skyways" in Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. (1980–2018)
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Kings Island as Bavarian Beetle in Mason, OH (1972–1979)
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Sea World as Thrillseeker on the Gold Coast, Australia (1981–2002)
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Luna Park Melbourne as Metropolis (1990–2012).
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Canobie Lake Park as "Galaxi", later renamed "Rockin' Rider" in Salem, New Hampshire. (1970–2004)
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Europark as "Grand Huit" in Vias, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park and Kokomos Family Fun Center as "The Serpent" in Middletown, Ohio (LeSourdsville) (1989–2002) and Saginaw, Michigan (Kokomos) (2009–2019). In storage Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World (2022–present)
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Palace Playland as "Galaxi" in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. (1994–2017). (Was located at Peony Park As "Galaxy Orbit" from (1972–1994)
[ Listing for Galaxi at Palace Playland - This includes its past location.(Was located at Peony Park As "Galaxy Orbit" from (1972–1994)]
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Miracle Strip at Pier Park as "1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster" in Panama City Beach, Florida. (2014–2015)
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Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' as Gilbeau's Galaxi in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2001–present)
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Sylvan Beach Amusement Park as Galaxi in Sylvan Beach, New York (1994–Present)
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Joyland Amusement Park as "Galaxi" in Lubbock, Texas (1989–2022)
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Frontier City as "Nightmare Mine" in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1989–1999; another ride of the same name was added to the park in 1999 but closed in 2000)
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Cliff's Amusement Park as "Galaxi" in Albuquerque, New Mexico (1976–present)
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Kings Dominion as "Galaxi" in Doswell, Virginia (1975–1983)
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Hydro Adventures as "Galaxy 500" in Poplar Bluff, Missouri (2016–present)
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Daytona Beach Boardwalk as "Sandblaster" in Daytona Beach, Florida (2013–2018)
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Funtown Splashtown USA as "Galaxi" in Saco, Maine (1978–2009)
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White Swan Park as "Galaxi" in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (unknown–1989)
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Myrtle Beach Pavilion as "Galaxi" in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1984–1997)
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Italo Americano Park as "Galaxy", in Caracas, Venezuela (unknown–2011)
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Footrot Flats Leisure Park as "Cannonball Run " in Auckland, New Zealand from 1985 to circa 1990. Now owned by Mahon Amusements but unsure if still operable.
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Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza as "Moncayo" in Zaragoza, Spain (1974–present)
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Paragon Park as "Galaxi" in Hull, MA (1974–1984)
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Gençlik Parkı as "Galaxi" in Ankara, Turkey (unknown (before 1985)–present)
