Why Beto Carrero's oldest roller coaster will be deactivated after 3 decades and 33 million visitors

Beto Carrero World's oldest roller coaster, Star Mountain, will be deactivated Beto Carrero World's oldest roller coaster, Star Mountain, will be deactivated. It will give way to another attraction in the park, which has not yet been announced. The last lap of Star Mountain is scheduled for September 13th. The deactivation of the structure, which opened in 1994, is part of the park's expansion and innovation project, which includes the revitalization of another attraction, Fire Whip, considered the most radical roller coaster in the Penha park, on the North Coast of Santa Catarina. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Why will Beto Carrero's most radical roller coaster be closed for 3 months? 'Star Mountain', roller coaster at Beto Carrero World, will be deactivated Beto Carrero World/Disclosure Star Mountain operated for more than 30 years. See the characteristics of the roller coaster: ?it opened in 1994. Beto Carrero World opened in 1991; ?manufactured by Vekoma, a specialized Dutch company; ??height: 22 meters; ?maximum speed: 60 km/h; ??route: 730 meters; ?two loopings; ?around 360 passengers per hour; ?average of more than 1 million visitors per year; ?in operation for 32 years; ?received more than 33 million visitors; ??last lap is scheduled for September 13th; The farewell takes place amid the park's new expansion cycle, which foresees R$2 billion in investments, including the renovation of Fire Whip. Star Mountain, from Beto Carrero World, which will be deactivated in September Reproduction/Beto Carrero World Fire Whip should return in September ?The most radical roller coaster at Beto Carrero World, called Fire Whip, will be closed for three months. The renovation of the attraction, launched 18 years ago, involves the complete replacement of the tracks and more technology — a complex process, which mobilizes around 140 professionals in three shifts and will cost R$24 million. The administration expects Fire Whip to reopen in early September, with no date set yet. After the so-called retrofit — process of modernizing old structures — more than 160 hours of tests and simulations will be carried out, including operations without passengers and with loads equivalent to the carts' maximum occupancy. Other renovations have been carried out at Fire Whip over the years, but this is the largest and most modern. The trains have already been replaced, painted and the chain replaced, the park said.