The RAREST Inverted Roller Coaster in the WORLD?! | Meet Gold Reef City’s Anaconda!

What's going on guys and welcome back to the channel! Recently, I was reached out to via Instagram, with a request to make a video on an Inverted Roller Coaster. Traditionally, you might think of rides like Alpengeist, the Batman clones, maybe like Silver Bullet, but I wanted to push it a little further. Because of this, I got curious and did some more research into inverts, and came across one in South Africa that appeared to be just another common coaster, though I quickly learned, I was definitely wrong. With a height of over a hundred feet, 5 inversions, and a length of just under 2 minutes, this EXTREMELY rare coaster is one of 3 ever built by its manufacturer, and has some pretty cool features about it. In fact, this might just be the rarest operating invert of all time. So what is it? And where did it come from? This is the story, of Gold Reef City's, Anaconda! 🐍🎢
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[@coasterinc1987]

Giovanola also made drayton manors shockwave...

[@NationalCoasters]

It’s arguable, however most sources go with Giovanola being a subcontractor of it

[@kevrichmond9981]

​@@NationalCoasters Wasn't it designed by intamin and Werner Stengel and built by giovanola

[@ZM37W]

I thought it was an intamin, with permission for B&M’s track 😐

[@kevrichmond9981]

@@ZM37W I'm pretty sure B&M were ex giovanola employees that's why they shared the same track design just like how arrow and vekoma worked together

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

this is literally the textbook example of the "you can copy but dont make it too obvious" meme

[@MrLittle1904]

😂

[@JewishMusicToronto]

I IMMEDIATELY thought it was a B&M, seeing the box spine track, and not having known B&M's history that far back. Have you heard if those rides are as smooth as B&M's own coasters?

[@shadow.arceus]

Does anyone else think it's a weird coincidence that every roller coaster built by Giovanola is/was Orange?

[@someoneout-there2165]

Maybe but at least it's good color. I'm sure it saves them money too.

[@coasterguy]

in its opening few seasons, Anaconda had teal supports and hot pink track.

[@singlerailindustries1763]

Funfact : Giovanola Proposed A Launched Lift For Anaconda , But The Idea Was Later Scrapped And Therefore A Traditional Chain Lift Was Chosen.

[@askjeevescosby2928]

Don't care. Euro Star is the rarest.

[@Furyman325]

​@@askjeevescosby2928literally what part of this comment needed urs

[@askjeevescosby2928]

@@Furyman325 people need the truth

[@coasterswithjosh]

@@askjeevescosby2928stfu nobody cares

[@coasterswithjosh]

@@askjeevescosby2928shut the hell up

[@IAmAnonymyz]

The ULTIMATE INVERT Credit. Anaconda - Giovanola Invert

[@michael7054]

Great video! Very interesting coaster! I really enjoyed watching this!

[@NationalCoasters]

Thanks Michael! Really appreciate you!

[@michael7054]

@@NationalCoasters You're very welcome! Thanks!

[@SHAKNBOBBYSINDRM]

5:13 some giant dragging there shoes in the dirt?

[@DJWezzyK]

Giovanola build more rides for Intamin. Intamin doesn't do much on their own so they hired Bolliger and Mabilard under the Giovanola flag to design rides for them. Look at where B&M is now, since they left...

[@mikeyg9958]

It's in Planet Coaster

[@CacklinKamala]

I've ridden this back in 2011. Don't remember it very well apart from it was good.

[@ross123540]

I've ridden this :)

[@rockingtr1]

Quite a ton

[@just-dashin]

dang.

[@askjeevescosby2928]

Euro Star is the rarest inverted coaster ever built. I expect you to make a public retraction video.

[@CubbyTech]

Depends on your perspective - don't be a troll. There's no 'Euro Star' in RCDB - and I guess you are thinking about the 'portable' invert.

[@NationalCoasters]

It’s not personal 😂

[@askjeevescosby2928]

@NationalCoasters just fact. It had like 6 coaster companies work on creating it. It can be dismantled and moved, it's the tallest traveling coaster, I win 🏆

[@askjeevescosby2928]

@CubbyTech well their should be. It's the only one of its kind. Not a troll it's fact. If it isn't on rcdb they have a problem. It's a coaster, it's inverted, it can be broken down and moved, it is the most rare.

[@coasterswithjosh]

Shut up

[@caitlinmcclare1271]

Nope. The RAREST invert is the Queen Bee at Bottons in Skegness UK. Only 1 in the world!!!

[@brittnaesimmons5170]

Rarest

[@NationalCoasters]

A rare coaster indeed! Potentially worth a video. However, I would still argue Anaconda given its manufacturer only ever produced 3 coasters. Pinfari (Queen Bee’s manufacturer) produced nearly 200 coasters in its lifetime!

[@caitlinmcclare1271]

Yes but it's still the only 1 in the world of this design!

[@iliketrains3546]

An inverted whacky worm is pretty odd tbf

[@askjeevescosby2928]

NOPE! EURO STAR IS THE MOST RARE! Had like 6 coaster manufacturers that worked on it. Track train ticked booth station were all made by different companies.

[@michaelt3885]

There is only one way out of hell. If you read Romans 10:9-13, it clearly explains how you will not spend eternity in hell by confessing with your mouth and believing in your heart