Built by Gerstlauer, the installation of Eurofighter was delayed several years because of conflict between Zoosafari Fasanolandia and the city of Fasano. The coaster was purchased in 2007 for a total of €2,187,000, but when construction was about to begin, the local police intervened and blocked construction on 5 March 2007, claiming that there were issues with the building permits. Permits were eventually granted on 28 September 2009, and construction began on 15 December 2010.[3][4] The coaster finally opened on 6 August 2011.[5]
The delay in the construction led the park owners to seek compensation for the revenue that they claimed was lost as a result of the delay in coaster installation. The park owners demanded €3,000,000 from the city of Fasano, and threatened to remove the entire park and move its operations to Ravenna if its demands were not met.[6] In addition, the park terminated more favorable admission rates for residents of Fasano.[7]
The sign at the entrance of the attraction is misspelled, being written as 'Eurofigther' rather than the correct 'Eurofighter' from the Gerstlauer model the attraction derives its name from. [5]
Layout
Eurofighter has a similar layout to Rage, another Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster at Adventure Island in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK, and has the steeper-than-vertical 97-degree drop characteristic of all Gerstlauer Euro-Fighters.[8] The coaster is reported in some sources as having 2 inversions[5][8] and in other sources as having 3 inversions.[9][10] All sources describe the coaster as having a vertical loop and a roll (alternatively described as the often misidentified heartline roll[10] or an inline twist[5]), but some sources report that an overbanked curve in the coaster qualifies as an "inline loop".[10]
