Galaxi

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Series of mass-produced roller coasters

title: "Galaxi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["steel-roller-coasters", "mass-produced-roller-coasters", "roller-coasters-opened-in-1970", "roller-coasters-in-texas"] description: "Series of mass-produced roller coasters" topic_path: "general/steel-roller-coasters" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Series of mass-produced roller coasters ::

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Layout

The Galaxi has a track length of 335 m, with a ride time of 122 seconds and a maximum speed just over 50 km/h. 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 CSI 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. The Galaxi used for filming was Screaming Mummy at Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom.

Appearances

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Galaxi_Coaster_(33514421022).jpg" caption="Galaxi at [[Palace Playland]], Old Orchard Beach, Maine. (2017)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Galaxy_Joyland_1.jpg" caption="Galaxi at [[Joyland Amusement Park]], [[Lubbock, Texas]]. (2011)"] ::

References

References

  1. Burton, David. "Amusement Ride Extravaganza - Galaxy Coaster".
  2. "Roller Coaster Search Results - Model=Galaxi". [[Roller Coaster Database]].
  3. [https://www.csifiles.com/reviews/csi/turning_of_the_screws_review.shtml CSI Files - 'Turning of the Screws']
  4. [https://www.csifiles.com/news/230304_01.shtml CSI Files – CSIs Go To The Amusement Park And The Beach]
  5. [https://www.rcdb.com/id708.htm Screaming Mummy (Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom)]
  6. "Rockin' Rider - Canobie Lake Park (Salem, New Hampshire, United States)".
  7. [https://rcdb.com/386.htm Listing for Galaxi at Palace Playland - This includes its past location.](Was located at [[Peony Park]] As "Galaxy Orbit" from (1972-1994)
  8. (2013-01-01). "Miracle Strip @ Pier Park".
  9. "Remembering the Pavilion".

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