Santa test drives Mardi Gras' BOLT roller-coaster
Santa Claus took a test run on BOLT, the first roller-coaster at sea, aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras.
December 15, 2020
The ship is nearing completion at Meyer Turku for delivery later this week.
Speeds up to 40 mph
With hearty 'ho-ho-ho’s' echoing throughout the shipyard, Santa zipped along the 800-foot track featuring a hairpin curve around Mardi Gras' funnel, while achieving speeds of up to 40 miles per hour. The all-electric coaster can accommodate two riders — or one Santa Claus and his bag of toys, perhaps — in motorcycle-like vehicles that race 187 feet above the water line.
'Never in my wildest dreams would I think a roller-coaster could be on a cruise ship. It’s something we’ll be talking about at the North Pole for a long time,' St. Nick reportedly said.
BOLT was built in partnership with Munich-based Mauer Rides.
Mardi Gras is scheduled to debut April 24 at Florida's Port Canaveral.
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