Abyssus

Description

Abyssus is the centerpiece of Energylandia's Aqualantis zone, a themed area built around the narrative of a sunken city. Opened on 14 July 2021, the ride was designed and built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma as an extended version of the Shockwave model, incorporating a second launch track. The thematic concept, developed by Jora Vision, presents the ride as a pump station constructed over the ruins of an ancient undersea kingdom. Trains are styled as motorboats, the track is finished in blue, and the supporting structure runs in ocean tones. The entire infrastructure sits over water, surrounded by waterfalls, lakes, and fountains integrated into the scenery. The sequence begins as the train leaves the station and is accelerated by the first LSM launch. It then reverses through a 180-degree turn, navigates a 270-degree spiral to the left, a slalom section, another 180-degree turn, and a low rise before the second LSM launch brings the train to 100 km/h. From there, the train climbs the top hat element, reaching 38.5 m before dropping approximately 40 m into a tunnel. It then enters a vertical loop, sweeps 90 degrees left, and passes through the batwing, a double-inversion element consisting of a sidewinder followed immediately by a reverse sidewinder. The layout continues with an S-shaped hill, a straight airtime hill, a 180-degree right-hand turnaround, a corkscrew, and a banked airtime hill before a 270-degree left turn and a final 90-degree right sweep bring the train into the brake run. The total track length is 1,316 m and the ride duration is 2 minutes. Four inversions are delivered across the full layout, with a measured peak force of 4.5 G. The propulsion system uses a patented active control mechanism across both LSM launch sections. The first set of drive units measures the incoming train speed; subsequent units then accelerate the train to the target velocity while maintaining the measured initial speed through the first phase of the launch. This graduated control of both positive and negative acceleration is designed to deliver a smooth transition into each high-speed sequence. Three trains, each made up of four cars with 16 seats per cycle, operate on the circuit. Riders must be at least 140 cm tall to ride unaccompanied, or between 120 cm and 140 cm when accompanied by a guardian.