Pégase Express

Pégase Express is a steel, family launched roller coaster at Parc Astérix in Plailly, France.

Early word of the project first began in December 2014 when park director Pascal Fliche told French television during an interview that they were looking into installing a large-scale roller coaster for the 2017 season.

A year later, in December 2015, a public survey was launched by park operator Compagnie des Alpes on the website Loisirs Lab.

The three projects listed were: Crocos, an Egyptian-themed Zamperla top spin; Le Vol de Thor, a Norse-themed Bolliger & Mabillard Flying roller coaster and Pégase Express, a large Ancient Greece-themed Gerstlauer family coaster with similarities to the smash hit FireChaser Express at Dollywood.

[3] Site preparation began in March 2016 in the Grèce Antique (Ancient Greece) section of the park, all but confirming that the Pégase Express concept was moving forwards.

Headlines and ticket booths refer to real life situations such as common commuter struggles, a railway worker's strike and an upcoming tunnel to Londinium.

A sharp left hand turn leads to the transfer track area and the coaster's main 68.8-foot (21.0 m) tall chain lift hill.

A projection mapping sequence appears where Medusa is evidently displeased at trespassers in her temple and prepares to turn the riders to stone.

It then descends a curved drop and speed along a series of low-ground twists over the Romus et Rapidus before hitting the final brake run.

FireChaser Express was cited by the park as a major reference point for the coaster