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Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon is a pair of steel, dueling roller coasters at Universal Studios Singapore. One of the coasters is an inverted roller coaster track in blue, and the other half is a traditional seated roller coaster in red. It is the tallest dueling coaster in the world at . The roller coaster trains are launched from their stations at high speed instead of the traditional chain lift. Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM) are used for high-acceleration speed during launching. Similar to the Dragon Challenge at Universal's Islands of Adventure, these coasters feature several near collisions mere inches apart. Part of the ride took place over the park's central lagoon. The coasters were the first Vekoma coasters after the Flying Dutchman to feature four-abreast seating, similar to coasters by Bolliger & Mabillard and Premier Rides. The ride was closed down in 2013 for an attraction review and reopened officially on 27 May 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Battlestar Galactica: HUMAN vs. CYLON takes to the skies again at Universal Studios Singapore )〕 Necessary changes have been made to make the coaster safe after repeated problems arising after opening. ==Timeline of events== * ''18 March 2010'' – Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon is one of 16 attractions that opened during Universal Studios Singapore's soft opening. * ''25 March 2010'' – The ride was closed due to a technical problem in one of the trains, barely a week after it opened. Both rides remained closed for about 11 months thereafter. * ''20 August 2010'' – It was announced that the closure was due to cracks found in the welded joints of the seat-post supports of the "Human" coaster car. * ''21 December 2010'' – Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon entered the final testing stage with newly reinforced cars for both the "Human" and "Cylon" coasters. The ride was scheduled to re-open in the first half of 2011. * ''4 February 2011'' – The ride was opened unofficially for "technical rehearsals". * ''21 February 2011'' – The scheduled official re-opening of the ride. * ''21 July 2013'' – The ride was closed again for review. * ''28 November 2014'' – Resorts World Sentosa has officially announced that Battlestar Galactica: Human vs Cylon will reopen in early 2015 with new trains. * ''25 May 2015'' – Universal Studios Singapore announced that the ride will return with all-new ride vehicles on 27 May 2015. * '' 27 May 2015'' -The ride is reopened officially. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battlestar Galactica (roller coaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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