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{{Short description|Roller coaster at Walibi Belgium}}
{{Infobox roller coaster
|name =Pulsar
|image =Pulsar Walibi Belgium overzicht.jpg
|caption =
|location =Walibi Belgium
|coordinates={{coord|50.6988|N|4.5903|E|region:Belgium_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
|type =Steel
|type2=Launched
|type3=Shuttle
|status =Operating
|soft_opened =
|opened =4 June 2016
|previousattraction =
|manufacturer =Mack Rides
|designer =
|model =PowerSplash
|track =
|lift =[[Linear motor|LSM]] launch
|height_m =45
|drop_m =
|length_m = 217
|speed_km/h =101
|inversions =0
|duration =1:18
|angle =90
|capacity =950
|cost =€8,500,000
|acceleration =
|gforce =
|restriction_cm=
|trains=2
|carspertrain=1
|rowspercar=5
|ridersperrow=4
|rcdb_number=12409
}}
'''Pulsar''' is a [[steel roller coaster|steel]] [[launched roller coaster|launched]] [[shuttle roller coaster]] at [[Walibi Belgium]] in [[Wavre, Belgium]]. It opened on 4 June 2016 as the first PowerSplash model by German manufacturer [[Mack Rides]].<ref name=":1">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Search results|location=PowerSplash|url=https://rcdb.com/13567.htm|accessdate=21 March 2019}}</ref>
==Characteristics==
[[File:Pulsar2.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A view of Pulsar's turntable station. While one side of the turntable is lined up with the rest of the track, a vehicle can load riders on the other side.]]
Pulsar is {{convert|45|m|ft}} in height, reaches a maximum speed of {{convert|101|km/h|mph}}, and has a track length of {{convert|217|m|ft}}. The ride has two cars, each of which seats 20 riders in 5 rows of 4 riders each. The ride can accommodate a maximum of 950 riders per hour.<ref name="RCDB">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Pulsar|location=Walibi Belgium|rcdb_number=12409|accessdate=21 March 2019}}</ref> The ride uses a turntable that enables one vehicle to be loaded while the other is running the course.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.coaster101.com/2016/06/11/walibi-belgium-opens-pulsar-insane-launched-water-ride|title=Walibi Belgium Opens Pulsar Insane Launched Water Ride|publisher=Coaster101|date=11 June 2016|accessdate=21 March 2019}}</ref>
===Ride experience===
Once riders are loaded, the turntable [[Station (roller coaster)|station]] rotates to align the car with the rest of the track.<ref name=":2" /> The car then accelerates backward over a small hill before traveling through a straight section of track. This straight section of the track goes through the ride's splashdown pool, which at this point in the ride is low enough to allow the vehicle to pass over it. The car then travels part of the way up a vertical spike of the track before traveling forward over the hill. The car then launches forward into a second vertical spike and comes back down before entering a third backward launch. While the car is on the vertical spike at the back end of the ride's layout, the water flows into the splashdown pool in approximately six seconds raising the level. The car then travels down the spike and enters the splashdown pool, which is now filled with water. This serves to slow the car down before it re-enters the turntable to unload riders.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="POV">{{cite web|title=Walibi Belgium - Pulsar (onride POV)|publisher=ParcPlaza.net|website=YouTube|date=3 June 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyvFAQtsuAw|accessdate=21 March 2019}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.walibi.be/en/attractions/thrills/pulsar Official website]
*[https://www.coaster-net.com/pulsar.html Pulsar] at Coaster-Net
* {{RCDB|12409}}
[[Category:Roller coasters introduced in 2016]]
[[Category:Roller coasters in Belgium]]
[[Category:Roller coasters operated by Compagnie des Alpes]]