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Noo! The biggest part of the new area has the splashdown as the main element!

New pics from Pa-community! Dragon Khan is now open!! Here you can see the splash area, it's longer than expected!

Due to de location of the ONLY trim in the layout (before the speed hill) and of course the splashdown, pictures of all the cammelbacks without trims!!!

I know this pictures have been posted before... but I need to remember if anyone need a new background image... here you have!

The helix is called "double helix" in Shambhala official drawings form B&M.

The drop is complete! (veronika @ pa-community)

Just look at this picture. Dragon Khan is almost 50m and you can't even see it. It's AMAZING.

The cammelback is 60m tall. Here are more pics (from different angles) from PAComunity

Thanks so much for the pictures of this exiting moment. Now PortAventura is home of another European record (the last one was Furius Baco in 2007, which is still the fastest roller coaster in Europe) It's very sad to see that nobody cares about Shambhala because is not in the EEUU...

Take a look at this beautiful picture

Here is my recreation from the official planes that the park revealed in the public presentation. As you can see, the ride will be AWSOME. All the rumours about the theming are actually that, rumours. The only official mention that the park has done is that the new mini area will have 14000m^2 and that it will be themed like "Buthan". I personally think that they are going to do a great job, as always in this park in matters of theming. Let's wait for more info. The other rumour about the snow-painting effect in Dragon Khan... It's another rumour. The highest points of the ride have been already painted, so there is no reason to think that the lower parts will have two paintings.

I don't think that's the top support. If you follow the layout of the helix, there are still other taller supports to be raised!

Well... you were all wrong! Thanks Oriolat for the pic!

^^Oh! You're right! I didn't saw that! Well... may be could be now the time to update this poll with all the models! (or not re-alive the old posts!)

And what about Furius Baco? Is the fastest coaster in Europe!! There are lots of Intamin Accelerators that you didn't mentioned! Like the one in Italy!

This was the longest line queue I've ever seen. Maybe the last people in the queue were 5h or more, but the park officialy said 4:30h... This was at the European biggest outside terror maze in portAventura in 2011... la Selva del Miedo.

I think it's clear that Intamin improved A LOT the Furius Baco trains, without the outside seats, new comfortable seats and lapbar only. You don't even imagine what kind of ride they're constructing in Hersheypark. You'll RUSH!!

Nice colours! Very unique Hyper!

I also photographed others year's rides. Here there are some of the most cool ones. This was the last year's new ride, the world first "Inversion Booster" from Fabbri The ride was OK. This was a ride kinda like the top scan, not like the fast booster. Guess what is that? The TWILIGHT ZONE TOWER OF TERROR FAIR VERSION!!!!!! The ride was a drop tower with a 3D video projection! Of course, nothing in comparison of TOT but was funny. At the top there was a door and you could see the outside before the drop. Also this curious detail.... this was the fourth roller coaster last year... and the tickets box was really RCT3 inspired!

Hello! This is my first review in Themeparkreview, and this time it will be about one of the amazing fairs I've seen. This is a HUGE fair full of attractions for all ages and also has the special great charm because it’s located in the middle of the Devesa, a forest filled with banana trees reaching 60m high! (the tallest) Totally spectacular because there are all the attractions between the trees, including three roller coasters and a giant booster witch are VERY CLOSE to them. In this review I only talk about the main adult rides, but there are also A LOT of family and children rides, and of course thousands of food and games houses (paraditas). I tried to photograph the coolest rides. For those who are in Spain and want to visit the fair, remember you have time until this Sunday! (6 of november 2011). You can find in the Devesa forest, in Girona (Catalonia – Spain) Once we walk into the forest, we can see some lights. Let’s take a look. This is the first ride we can find. It’s a Giant XXL Booster from Fabbri, a spectacular ride between the trees!! Think that the tower is 45m tall, and once in the top you can see all the forest beneath you. It’s a very fast ride that goes VERY CLOSE to the trees. Also, at the top, you can have a beautiful views of Girona cathedral. It’s very nice! More booster pics. I love this ride! Through the trees!!! Giant XXL Booster for 16 people This is the most expensive ride of the fair (4€!). But personally I think it worth it Next we find the first hang jump of the fair (there are actually 2). In spain we call that kind of rides "The grasshopper". So, in this fair there are 2 normal grasshoppers, 2 more inverted grasshoppers and finally 2 more child grasshoppers.... 6 GRASSHOPPER CRAZYNESS!! There are some rapids ride... I think that this is not a very good idea, because some years it's very cold and this ride is always closed There is also the first "special effects house"... yes, this is the first because there are TWO! (in fact, there are three, the third one is specially for children) Now it's time for the first roller coaster. This is a spinning wild mouse called "El ratón Vacilón"... The ride is just OK, it has an indoor section with special effects. Notice the close of this ride to the trees! More Ratón Vacilón Next to the Ratón Vacilón, we find an inverted wild mouse called Ala Delta. This is a very funny ride, with several drops and a water section. There is a button that gives you the opportunity of getting wet in that section. Funny ride, of course, between the trees! Once we can find this kind of ride, witch I don't know the name... again there are two of them, but this one has shoulder restrains and the other one only lapbars! There is no spanish fair without the Buffalo ride!! This is the first "normal" grasshopper! As a new ride this year there is a Flat Spin! With water effects and everything This is a haunted house! A walking walk trough. I didn't enter into the ride, but all the people I saw at the exit were screaming, running and most of them falling to the ground! This is not for begginers! We take a look in one of the sections of this fair. At the distance we can see the giant ferrys wheel. Also notice all the "paraditas" with food, gifts and games! Robb is gonna love this...there is the famous "V roller coaster"! And this time, insanity through the trees! There is also this ride witch I don't remember the name.... anyway, I'm not going to ride it! It looks very dizzy! Yes...I know... I'm a very sensitive person... but flat rides like this can make me have a very bad time.... People screaming! More screams! Then we find an area without trees... and there are 4 rides... the first is this hybrid roller coaster!! Is a very fun ride, half wild mouse (with ssome good airtimes) and half water ride! There is also a special effects tunnel, with water effects and lights! Very fun ride!! This is the wild mouse part It's called "la Jungla Encantada" There is also an "Inverted"! Also looking very dizzy! More inverted There is a star flyer!!! Remember the ride that I didn't remember the name but it has shoulder restrains? well, this is the second one with only lapbars!! We enter again in the tree area and we find the second typical spanish fair ride... "La Olla"! There is also a haunted house with vehicles. Very simple ride. This is the second inverted grasshopper!! Be patient, we have not finished yet with them! There is a Top Scan!! I'm sorry but I just can't ride them... the last time I did was in Thorpe Park and I ended in the ground one hour and a half unable to get up.... Top Scan from the ferrys wheel More Top Scan In this ride evrything goes round... they want to kill me! People suffering from above This is the giant Ferrys Wheel you can find!! It's very spectacular! This time, as you know, it goes through the trees, and you can see a very nice views. Not so nice ride if it's rainig and there is electrical storm like yesterday ! More Ferrys Wheel There is also the famous whip ride! This is the second "house of effects" ...and we can't finish this review without the second NORMAL GRASHOPPER!! There were also the children ones, don't forget... This is one of the nice views you can have in this charming fair, with the giant ferrys wheel and the top scan in the back... also all the paraditas everywhere! Hope you liked it!

If you can understand the technical plane you'll see that the helix is NOT like the SFOG. Is very similar to the one in the draw. It beggins from the floor and suddelny goes up. @Egiptologo: before talking, try to understand the plane.

The coaster layout!!!

According to PA-Community, the official announcement of the new ride will be this friday 21 october! It'll be done during the Costa Daurada Rally that it's taking place in PortAventura this weekend