
_koppen
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Plopsaland De Panne Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to verticalzero's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
That theme is awesome, and since it's Plopsa it will be the way it looks! A quick comparison on Bing Satellite shows it to be a 100% clone -
Ferrari World Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Captain Jack's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
That support is standing on it's own, it's not connected to the hill. -
Ferrari World Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Captain Jack's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
That looks absolutely spectacular! I wonder if it will have just the one loop, or more inversions. Also funny, now Intamin have been using three different structures for their lift hills, if this get the I305 style lift with just two supports. -
Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Nah, forget about those! These are what you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0TFFeS_J7s -
Canada's Wonderland Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to BDG's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Spectacular addition! The Sky Rollers are great rides, an with the added height it will be awesome! -
Liseberg Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to viking86's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Great photo! -
Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Great news, I have really been waiting for another on of those, it's been like what, 10 years now since the last one? -
Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Nor a fan of the colors. Usually I don't say this because it always look better once erected, but that blue is just to sharp! Hopefully I'm wrong again. Source -
Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
There's more, Moser just built their first one in turkey, it look almost as big as the Zamperla one: Also Intmin have there own. They even opened it a few years before Huss: Although this could technically be a new a smaller version from Huss, Zamperla etc.. everything points to the Mondial Ride: It's not unheard of that new rides have big reliability issues. What matters is how the manufacturer handles them, and if the customer feels taken care of in a good way. -
Djurs Sommerland Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Nosferatu's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
That made my day! -
Djurs Sommerland Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Nosferatu's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Great news from Djurs! They recently broke their old record for attendance on a single day, they had above 20 000 guests. Also they are up 10% from last year, and they predict that they could, yet again, have their best season ever. The new family land is acclaimed as the star in the numbers, and more families than ever is visiting. On a more serious not the park have been in a media storm lately being accused of racism. It's about two attractions in their Africa-themed sections. The Cannibal Pots and the Hottentot-Karrusselen. While I personally don't really care, I can see why some find Hottentot-Karrusselen a bit racist, the name Hottentot isn't really a flattering name for people with African decent in Denmark. I can see them renaming it and replacing the man in the middle for next year if it keeps going. As for the Cannibal Pots I don't see anything weird with it. -
Lewa Happy World Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to gerstlaueringvar's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Lift and first drop looks great, not nearly as weird as I imagined them to look! Source -
Eurofighter for Adventure World, Perth
_koppen replied to australianalex's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Adventure World is opening a new slide in a couple of weeks for the upcoming summer season. It will be the world's tallest and longest Proslide Tornado! Source -
Lewa Happy World Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to gerstlaueringvar's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
That sure is huge! -
Tusenfryd Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Shadowforce's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
^ Yeah, it makes sense for it to be in front of the ride. One of the most interesting stuff I've seen is the guy landing in the toddler run at Rauland ski resort. Before putting the heli down the last meters he opened the door and put his head out backwards, just like he was pocket parking a car! -
Proslides two new waterslide concepts
_koppen replied to VelikiBrat's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
That looks so cool! If I owned a water park and was buying a coaster I would have a seriously hard choice to make! Yup, and it looks pretty awesome. They have taken an approach to have lot's of water sprayers on the side, and along all the uphill section, unlike regular blasters who only have one or two blasters in the middle of the slide. It gives it a lot more speed and should make them be able to have steeper and much longer uphill sections. Also I saw that they have this new cool block system who keeps and eye on the rafts so that the ride can switch of the jets when a raft is not approaching, saving lot's of money in operations cost. While I'm sure it's cheaper, it probably not as much cheaper as one would think. It's looks like a pretty complicated ride system compared to a regular blaster. It would be really cool to see how it compares to a Rocket economically! I would guess that the main selling point is lower operation costs and that a lot of parks prefer blaster slides due to a bit more water slide like experience. -
Tusenfryd Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Shadowforce's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
^^ I have seen quite a bit of the norwegian air ambulance showing of during all my ski trip's and vacations, but I will say that that right there is just plain stupid. It would literally take nothing to throw him of just a little bit and into the ride. -
Tusenfryd Discussion Thread
_koppen replied to Shadowforce's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Holy crap that is sad news! -
Photo TR: Marcel's JAPAN adventure!
_koppen replied to FreeFaller's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Oh, this will be interesting! -
Photo TR: Mini Malaysia Trip!
_koppen replied to rctneil's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Awesome!! This is by far the best report from this park I have seen, I had no idea about much of the rides you shoed here. -
New theme park for Turkey, Ankapark.
_koppen replied to _koppen's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
From the info I have been able to find it's only the zoo, which is yet unbuilt, that have been cancelled. This is due to the land for it being of some historical value from the 1400s. -
Siam Park - Waterpark in the Canary Islands
_koppen replied to Lincow's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Awesome! I've been wondering when we would see a water driven coaster from Proslide