Can you escape from the Kraken monster and its powerful tentacles?
| Theme Park | Heide Park |
|---|---|
| Park Area | Bucht der Piraten |
| Type | Rollercoaster |
| Audience | Thrillseekers |
| Opened | 16 April 2011 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Dive Coaster |
| Height | 135 ft |
| Length | 1562 ft |
| Inversions | 1 |
| Max Speed | 64 mph |
| Duration | 1¼ minutes |
Emerging from the Kraken
Krake is a nautical themed Dive Coaster at Heide Park, named after the infamous sea monster and the German word for Octopus.
The ride was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and features the firm's floorless trains which give riders an increased feeling of openness.
Undoubtedly the photo-spot moment of Krake is the spectacular 40 metre drop at a 87-degree angle straight into the mouth of a giant octopus which is midway through consuming a huge pirate ship. The train emerges from the bottom of the ship throwing a huge cloud of water into the air from behind it, then races upwards straight into an Immelmann loop.
In common with many Dive Coasters, Krake is quite short. It does, however, manage to squeeze in an airtime hill and banked turn after the inversion before it hits the final brakes.
Krake doesn't quite reach the impressive heights of Griffon, but the floorless trains and inversion are welcome additions over the prototype Oblivion at Merlin's Alton Towers (although it still doesn't beat the dive into the hole in the ground). It is though king of the coasters at Heide Park, and worth a ride. If only it was a bit longer!
Krake entrance sign
Climbing the lift hill
Top of the lift
Turn around
Hanging over the edge
Looking down
Top of the drop
Released from the hold
Floating out of their seats
Dropping downwards
Nearing the bottom
Entering the jaws of the kraken
Leaving the ship
Jets of water projected behind
Parting with the water
Onlookers watch the wave
The wave hits the inversion
Immelmann loop
Upside down
Exiting the inversion
Floorless train
Passing the monster again
Raising up
Airtime hill
Into the brakes
Brake run
Returning to the station
Aerial view
The viewing area is a popular place to watch the ride
Krake from across the lake
