snowboard83 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Yes but where is the ride pictured in that photo?Because I can't find anything else with that messed up 'doesn't look like track' track going on... http://www.rcdb.com/4218.htm There you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dslite804 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Huh...looks almost exactly like a design I made in RCT3 a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 So after for 4 years of waiting and building time, and the growing costs from 1,5 million to 3,8 million swiss francs, it seems that this PAX-coaster will finally open the next weeks. The Park announces that the german TÜV has made his first test runs the last weeks and they had to do some minor technical changes... but they feel confident that the TÜV will allow the opening this year (eventually the next weeks or months). Here is the original post from their official homepage: Hallo, liebe CONNY-LAND- und Cobra-Freunde! Bald ist es soweit! Es gibt gute Neuigkeiten zu unserer neuen sensationellen Looping-Achterbahn „Cobra“: Die ersten Testläufe sind absolviert und die erste TÜV-Abnahme ist bereits vor zwei Wochen erfolgt. Zur Zeit werden noch kleinere technische Anpassungen vorgenommen bis zur zweiten TÜV-Abnahme. Es steht noch nicht genau fest, wann der TÜV unsere Bahn freigeben wird, aber wir sind uns sicher, dass es in dieser Saison 2010 losgeht! Und für die Eröffnung plant Connyland eine grosse Überraschung… „Cobra“ wird die grösste Linear-Achterbahn Europas und gleichzeitig die erste Looping-Achterbahn der Schweiz sein. Seien Sie gespannt! Viele liebe Grüße Bodensee-Freizeitpark CONNY-LAND, Familie Gasser & Crew and there are some new pics on their homepage: and some from 2009: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) News News 29. Juli 2010 Die Wahnsinnsbahn fährt los ! Halten Sie sich fest: Ab 29. Juli 2010 nimmt unsere neue Wahnsinnbahn „Cobra“ die Fahrt auf. Die erste Loopingachterbahn der Schweiz und zugleich Europas größte Linear-Achterbahn wird ab sofort für Action und Nervenkitzel sorgen. Täglich ab 12 Uhr ist die „Cobra“ geöffnet. Kommen Sie, staunen Sie – und erleben Sie unsere „COBRA“ ! So it took a little longer but looks like the coaster will be open to the public starting july 29th. Cobra News Link from the website Edited July 23, 2010 by Hhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Anyone want to take bets on how long it stays open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisal771 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) ^^ Oh dear god that think looks like quite the dangerous PAX ride... I wouldn't feel very safe if I rode it... Its a cobra 2 model? Is it any improvement over this deadly-looking cobra-1? (Although I must admit its a cute ride. The little Cobra head and tail makes me wanna love this ride ) Edited July 30, 2010 by davisal771 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivi707 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hi there! If somebody is still interested, after almost 4 years of work the coaster finally opened yesterday. Here you can find some news published in a swiss newspaper: http://www.20min.ch/news/ostschweiz/story/Erste-Schweizer-Achterbahn-mit-Looping-13730206 No videos so far posted on youtube, maybe I'm going to check it out next weekend.. Cheers Ivi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisal771 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 If you come back alive, please share pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Ivan - think of the Park Index and takes lots of pictures for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboard83 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 PLEASE check it out Ivi. I've been dying to hear more and see more! So far I've only gotten bad translations from google traslator on peoples opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hey Ivan! Please go ride this and let us know how it is. Oh and please don't die on it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsislandfreak Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 ^^ I am saying 3 years max, but it still looks like it kicks A$$ to all those other shuttle coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I'll take "Demented thrill rides for 100, Please Alex." I've seen some pretty ludicrous rides before... but this one DEFINITELY takes the cake. The 'spike' end looks painful... and THAT is from a distance. Can you imagine a 'slow' starting day... and how much one's bruises are going to hurt at the top of that thing??? R.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) there is a german report of the opening (http://www.20min.ch/news/ostschweiz/story/Erste-Schweizer-Achterbahn-mit-Looping-13730206) which shows the new train! source: http://www.20min.ch/dyim/17f46d/B.M600,1000/images/content/1/3/7/13730206/4/topelement.jpg Edited July 31, 2010 by Kooky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillgeek Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Dang....... Spiffy looking train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esvadj Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Dang....... Spiffy looking train. I agree, the train looks great. The coaster on the other hand - wow, my spine broke just looking at the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboard83 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Did they have to get a completely new train, and why? I have been following this ride VERY closely, and the train definitely looks very different now...and it definitely looks better now. Kooky, can you tell us why? I would appreciate it if you know. I can gather very little definitive information from poorly translated reports from Google translate. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 ^ Sorry there is no information about this, as much as i know. Maybe they changed the train because of the German-TÜV or maybe the first trains were just for testing or something like this... But found something new, a youtube video with the opening show from cobra with a ride on fire (fireworks on the whole track during the first ride)!! Really awesome, i wish i was in that train at this time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groteslurf Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Wow ! If only that fireworks could have been permanent theming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaMiTsPaT Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 ^^That was really cool! Has anyone ridden it who can comment on the smoothness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 ^I've heard reports from people that have been on it that it's pretty much as rough as we would expect a PAX ride that's been having issues for years to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 ^^ i also just heard reports, that said that it is intense and fun, but like said it has good portion of roughness in all directions, even though it is linear coaster where you don`t exspect bumps to left and right sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Holy crap. Now THAT is how you open a coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 and another new offride video is now aviable, but it seems that it is really rough. Most people said it is much rougher than the most SLCs in the german forums... very sad to hear this, beacuse it seems to give nice g´s and airtime on the hills: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 ^ You can clearly see what causes some of the roughness in that video. In the last segment of the video it's clearly visible that the top of the first/last hill have a small flat section, that is seriously not good. Still can't wait until I get the chance to ride it though, I really wonder if this could be worse than Cobra at Friheden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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