DoinItForTheFame Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Here you can find some more pics of whats happening on site. https://www.coasterfriends.de/forum/14381-2019-neuheit-wiedereroeffnung-colossos-komplettes-retracking-heide-park-4.html I came across this photo in the link you posted... And holy crap!! The track on the lift hill though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.sugar Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Here you can find some more pics of whats happening on site. https://www.coasterfriends.de/forum/14381-2019-neuheit-wiedereroeffnung-colossos-komplettes-retracking-heide-park-4.html I came across this photo in the link you posted... And holy crap!! The track on the lift hill though... I was there shortly before they closed it. Will try to look after some pictures to see if the lift hill was that bad back in 2016. I think it wasn't, but the ride itself was very rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordyC Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Renovation of spectacular wooden roller coaster Colossos has started The German theme park Heide Park has started with the renovation of the giant wooden coaster Colossos. The rollercoaster has been SBNO for two years. It will cost 12 million euros to get the 50 meter tall attraction operational again. At this moment, the old track is being dismantled. Heide Park works with two specialized companies, RCS and Fa Cordes, for this job. In April 2019, the spectacular renovation must be completed. Colossos, built by the Swiss company Intamin, opened in 2001. The original ride was good for a top speed of 110 kilometers per hour. It is not yet clear whether the wooden roller coaster will go equally fast. [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Yeeeesh they really let it go. Hoping they can get it back to the shape it was originally in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 A crane has arrived on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 ^^It does seem odd that they're promoting the fact that they let their coaster get to such an awful condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I didn't realize the "original" prefab was not able to be repaired by replugging and replaying. I didn't realize the rehab was being done by someone other than Intamin. These facts make me less confident regarding the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I'm not too worried that RCS and Cordes won't do well on their end. Question is without Intamin what are they going to do to make sure it doesn't get to that condition again? Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I didn't realize the "original" prefab was not able to be repaired by replugging and replaying. I didn't realize the rehab was being done by someone other than Intamin. These facts make me less confident regarding the outcome. Intamin didn't make the track last time. Cordes did. Cordes made all the track for those wood coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I didn't realize the "original" prefab was not able to be repaired by replugging and replaying. Is that just the case for Colossos, being the "prototype"? Or will the other three have to basically be gutted and reconstructed as well? (Open question) Furthermore, are parks able to just replace the running / upstop / sidestop rails if necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrinho Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 After reading the thread and trying to get some serious information on german web site I'm a bit confused.. At first they told us to give detailed information about the working progress, but the last two entries in their blog from October were a teaser for the "new" Colossos and a tv documentary. The last "real" update is from half a year ago the "fabrication of the new ledgers". Sice then, there's no real news. My confusion is about their enthusiasm in the beginning with the plan to share every detail of the renovation - and now they are quiet as a mouse about the project with only three to four real blog entries in 14 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrinho Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 As Parkerlebnis (a german amusement park website) wrote here yesterday: https://www.parkerlebnis.de/heide-park-huracan-abriss-geschlossen-2019_75092.html?onpage_ref=home_topnews_pos1 Heide Park will close "Huracan" before the season, bringing the "Maya-Tal" down to three rides (Breakdance, Magic and the Wave Swinger) and one food station. The closure happens because of the increasing maintenance costs and the rare spare parts. Long term plans for the "Maya Tal" are not determined yet, as a park's press release is quoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I'm really trying not to blame Merlin here, but I just see so many closures and money saving since they took over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordyC Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Heide Park puts finishing touches to the wooden roller coaster Colossos The German theme park Heide Park is finalizing the renovated wooden roller coaster Colossos. The spectacular rollercoaster has been out of use since July 2016. A mega renovation started last summer and is now almost complete. The new name is Colossos - Kampf der Giganten. A total of 320 track sections have been replaced. 2 million euros were also invested in new decorations and a new background story. During a ride, passengers must compete with a gigantic ominous creature, 25 meters tall. The track seems to be derailed by an ingenious construction. The last track section has now been assembled. The next phase will be the testing of the trains. The reopening will take place in the spring. There is not yet an exact date. With a height of fifty meters and a length of almost 1400 meters, Colossos - Kampf der Giganten is the second highest and longest wooden roller coaster in Europe. Up to now, the top speed has been 110 kilometers per hour. It is not yet clear whether the renovation will affect the maximum speed. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 That track theming will not be convincing at all for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I'm just glad to see this ride getting the love and attention it deserves. Really hope whatever they've done to it works and keeps it awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 That track theming will not be convincing at all for a few years. There are pictures of it looking way more convincing then this one. But I agree on that one it looks not at all convincing. I'm just very curious if that effect even works I'm going to try to make my way down there this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I was just hoping they'd get this reopened so seeing a pseudo Wicker Man thing is a nice bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 The original Intamin prefabricated wooden coaster lives! Colossos is testing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 WOW! It looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Wait, what was that metal thing on the first drop? I hope it's not a small trim, because Colossos, if running smoothly, was easily one of the best wooden coasters in Europe. If those were not trims, why would they place sensors there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Wait, what was that metal thing on the first drop? I hope it's not a small trim, because Colossos, if running smoothly, was easily one of the best wooden coasters in Europe. If those were not trims, why would they place sensors there? I think it was a trim. If you look closely you can see one coming out of the next airtime hill, and one leading into the second airtime hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Wait, what was that metal thing on the first drop? I hope it's not a small trim, because Colossos, if running smoothly, was easily one of the best wooden coasters in Europe. If those were not trims, why would they place sensors there? At least it lives. So far I haven't found any RMC to be better than Toro and I would be distraught if something happened to Colossus before I got a chance to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian coasterfan Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Those trims where there before they closed it, you could not feel them at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Those trims where there before they closed it, you could not feel them at all That's good to hear! I saw people complaining Colossos was being trimmed to death elsewhere because of how slowly it was running. I was figuring it was just acting like El Toro on cooler mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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