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Toverland expansion 2013 ...... Magical Valley !!! The expansion plans of Attractiepark Toverland are now unveiled. The plans that will be realized in 2012 and 2013 are given to the local authorities in order to obtain permissions. It concerns the construction of four new mechanical rides. Besides that, there will be room for a new restaurant, two smaller counters and a playground. Looking at the drawings, it all seems like a pretty good expansion for Toverland. In this way, the park will become more and more an all-day destination. Although the theming of the new area is unknown for the moment, it looks like there it will be some sort of natural environment with rocks and small lakes. This might be just the most spectacular novelty in a Dutch amusement park that we can expect to become reality in the next couple of years. We will revisit Toverland as soon as construction is finished with very high expectations! Spinning Coaster The roller coaster will get the same lay-out as the version in the French Le Pal. The ride will be 492 meters long, 19.8 meters high and will feature a 20.4 meters first drop, which means that there will be a drench at the bottom of the drop. The maximum train velocity will be 19 m/s (68 km/h). The maximum drop angle is 57 degrees and by means of a horse shoe, the maximum banking will be 90 degrees. In terms of g-forces, the maximum acceleration will be 3.6 g. The Spinning Coaster will be equipped with two trains, seating up to 16 persons each. Manufacturer Mack specified that the theoretical hourly capacity will be 790 persons per hour at a station time of 34 seconds. In order to realize this, a train has to be dispatched from the station every 73 seconds. The ride will feature a 35 degrees chain lift (velocity 2.1 m/s) and a vertical switch to the transfer track underneath the station, similar to the Pegasus in Europa-Park. The train will be slowed down by means of contactless magnetic brakes. Surprisingly good news is that the ride will be available for children of 1m and up. Rapid River The largest ride in the new thematic area will be a Rapid River of the German manufacturer Hafema. This ride will open together with all remaining novelties in 2013. Previous projects of Hafema are for instance El Rio in Bobbejaanland and River Quest in Phantasialand. This rafting river will be 450 meters long, featuring rapids and waterfalls. The ride will be equipped with 10 boats seating up to 9 passengers each (918 persons per hour) and this may be expanded in the future to 15 boats (1388 persons per hour). In contrast to many Rapid Rivers by Intamin, the Hafema ones use a conveyor belt in the station instead of a rotating platform. In normal operation the belt will have a velocity of 0.25 m/s. Once in the canal, the boats will speed up to approximately 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The ride will last 4 minutes plus a 2 minute transport time on the station lift. On both sides of the first tunnel, there will be three waterfalls of 3 meters high. At the end of the first tunnel there will be a 3 meters high water curtain that will be switched off in time by sensors. A second and third waterfall are to be realized in a turn later on in the track and also the station building will feature a waterfall. Misscelaneaous Aside from the above mentioned main rides, the new area will also house a duck carrousel (8 ducks of 4 persons each, 640 pph), a Heege tower, a restaurant and two kiosks. Looking at the drawings, we notice that the waiting area of Vekoma’s Booster Bike will be changed such that the entrance will be in the new area. Moreover there seems to be space reserved for a water balloon play area. This new zone can be reached through a passage in the Magic Forest.

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges ...... That's my number one !!!

Very cool .....

Movie Park Germany also posted this photo on the web ..... Foto Montage Neuer Achterbahn Movie Park Germany .....Movie Park Germany is planning a 45 meter tall roller coaster near the park’s entrance to open in 2014 and has submitted plans to the city to obtain the zoning permission. The news article also talks about possibly using a catapult / launch system coaster design, but this has not been finalized. The cost of the proposed coaster will be over 10 million Euros.

Another reason 2 fly back this year .....

Watching now .... WowWowWow !!!!!

( From Facebook ) Cedar Fair stands ready to spend big money on a new roller coaster for 2013 at Cedar Point that will change the park landscape. Code-named “CP Alt.Winged,” the coaster will have the “longest drop, run the fastest and be the longest ride” of its kind, Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet wrote in Feb. 15 memo to Cedar Fair’s board of directors. The total projected cost of the project is $25 million, a price that includes removing the park’s Space Spiral and Disaster Transport rides and restructuring the park entrance. Ouimet was unavailable for comment Tuesday. Lee Alexakos, corporate vice president of marketing, declined to confirm the information in the memo. “We have not announced any plans for 2013 but we did announce a $25 million investment,” Alexakos said. “This will be one of the largest capital expenditures ever.” Alexakos said that with any ride or attraction Cedar Point undertakes, the company is always looking to set records. The Swiss-based Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers is set to design the new ride, which was described in the memo as having a “Front Gate Statement— a roller coaster that flies overhead, rolls and flies back— highly visible above guests entering the park.” The firm designed Cedar Point’s Raptor. A winged coaster is designed to suspend riders on wings to the sides of the rails so there is no track above or below the guest. Engineering schematics show a proposed coaster with gravity defying twists, curves and rolls. “Rob Decker (Cedar Fair VP of planning and design) and others have done a great job of creating a compelling, economically attractive new coaster for Cedar Point,” Ouimet wrote. “We believe this particular ride design with this particular manufacturer balances the desire for marketable innovation and risk associated with early adaptations of prototypes.” Bolliger & Mabillard designed the first winged coaster for installation in Italy at a park known as Gardaland. The Six Flags Great American park outside of Chicago also has one of the company’s winged coasters, called X-Flight. The new ride at Cedar Point could promise to be a work horse available to guests at almost any time they are in the park. “Rob talked to operators of the first one in Italy and found no unanticipated negatives and very high ride reliability (less than 1 percent operational downtime). Design plans show the new ride with a 170-foot tall lift that will fly overhead of park guests entering the park. It will have the longest track and longest ride time of any coaster of its style as it flies overhead, rolls and then fly back. The huge roller coaster will dominate the front gate and the track will travel over a large parking area at the park. “We have several coasters that cover parking lots,” Ouimet wrote. “Not necessarily ideal, but certainly acceptable given tight site constraints and the amount of land such attractions require.” Disaster Transport and the Space Spiral both would have to come down if the site plan currently under consideration is chosen. Part of the $25 million investment will also include renovations and upgrades at the park entrance from the parking lot. Cedar Point general manger John Hildebrandt was not available for comment on Tuesday.

Random stuff ..... Gondoletta @ De Efteling Busch Garden Tampa De Vliegende Hollander @ De Efteling Koln Zoo Raptor @ Gardaland GaiaZoo Superman & Batman @ WBMW Madrid

Very cool picture ...

random stuff ........ Kumba Animal Kingdom Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges Blizzard Beach Disney's Hollywood Studios

More random stuff ..... Blue Tornado @ Gardaland Scream @ SFMM Katun @ Mirablandia

@ biker7766 ..... only use your own made pictures please .....

Love those fisheyed pictures Mike ...... Sprookjesboom @ De Efteling

Just some random stuff ...... Halloween @ Magic Kingdom Jaws @ Universal Studios Jaws @ Universal Studios Manta @ Seaworld Mickey's Garden @ Magic Kingdom RipRideRockit @ Universal Studios Turkey Legs @ Universal Studios Black Mamba @ Phantasialand Silver Bullet @ Knott's Berry Farm Expedition GeForce @ HolidayPark Talon @ Dorney Fahrenheit @ Hersheypark Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's Animal Kingdom Epcot Joris en de Draak @ De Efteling Nitro @ Six Flags Great Adventure Thunderhawk @ Dorney .......................... Terminator @ Universal Studios Hydra the Revenge @ Dorney Steelforce @ Dorney

biker7766 did you shoot those pictures by yourself !!!

those tiltshift pics looks great Biker ... with or without photoshop ... keep posting m8 ...

Amazing pictures Hockeyman55 .... what camera did you use !!! Can't wait 2 see more my friend .Here are some new ones I've made 4 weeks ago in Parc Asterix .... Parc Asterix Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix OzIris Parc Asterix Goudurix Parc Asterix Goudurix Parc Asterix Goudurix Parc Asterix Goudurix

1. Montu ... BGT 2. OzIris ... Parc Asterix 3. Alpengeist ... BGW 4. Black Mamba ... Phantasialand 5. Talon ... Dorney

Great pictures Hanno .....

Someone post it on my mailbox SharkTums, so for me it's 99% ........... Damned 1% ( this time ) ...... Indeed a very old picture .....

Sorry ..... wrong info this time !!!

Steel .... Expedition G-Force @ Holidaypark Wood .... El Toro @ SFGA First Drop Expedition G-Force @ Holidaypark

OzIris @ Parc Asterix 2 days ago ....... WHAT A GREAT RIDE THIS IS !!!!!

Love your pictures Hanno ....

For those who love "Control Panels" ...... Control Panel "Katun" @ Mirabilandia Control Panel "Raptor" @ Gardaland Control Panel "Raptor" @ Gardaland Control Panel "Raptor" @ Gardaland