chemical_echo Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Is it just me, or is that a Canadian Flag on top of the lift?
figment1986 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Is it just me, or is that a Canadian Flag on top of the lift? martin & vleminckx was founded in Canada... it makes sence to me.
The Alex Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Sorry to revive a dead thread, but does anybody have any construction updates with Fireball? They must have made significant progress since this time last month... Kthanksbye! Alex
miscreant Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 There are two more pretty cool shots just posted on Gravitycast.
robbalvey Posted December 21, 2008 Posted December 21, 2008 Here are a few new Fireball photos just in from China! Mmm....very pretty! Dense...very dense! Looks like this may someday be that "El Toro" shot. Great view of the first drop. That's a bit better! The top of the first drop kind of looks "naked" at the moment!
The Alex Posted December 21, 2008 Posted December 21, 2008 Thanks Robb! This is looking nice, but I hope that drop isn't going to get rough at the bottom like MegaZeph's did. These two drops look the same. I mean, it doesn't have Gerstlauer trains so I'm sure it'll be FAR much better than anything MZ could be. But thanks!
schotj Posted December 21, 2008 Posted December 21, 2008 Why is there a Canadian flag on a coaster built in China?
Loefet Posted December 21, 2008 Posted December 21, 2008 Martin & Vleminckx Group that is building the ride is based in Canada. I have to say that this coaster looks better for each time we get some images.
FilmoreISnAZN Posted December 21, 2008 Posted December 21, 2008 Woah! I saw the old concept pics of this coaster and thought it was kinda cool. But now I think this is gonna be a pretty awesome coaster!
Gutterflower Posted December 21, 2008 Posted December 21, 2008 http://sh.happyvalley.com.cn/flash/index.shtml A quick update. The Shanghai parks website has now gone live. A quick browse around shows the elusive dive machine and the rest of the expected coaster line up. Fireball is certainly being pused as the parks main attraction. And as the first woodie in China its not suprising. Not had time to browse around much as i'm on a rather slow satellite link but will report anything else i find
SharkTums Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 VerticalZero - Your post was deleted because it has absolutely NOTHING to do with Happy Valley or Fireball. If you want to post off-topic links or discussions please do it in our Random forum.
zakkster Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 Looks like The Gravity Group has developed another winner. Gosh it sucks that it is winter (neg 1 degree wind chill right now in Ohio). I am jonesing for the Ravine Flyer or The Voyage. May can not come fast enough! Looks like China is on the trip list in the next couple of years. Is there a virtual POV of this coaster yet?
Gutterflower Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 hey all Theres been a few updates on this ride around but though we should add them to the topic. Gravity Cast has added plenty of new pics See here for more http://thegravitygroup.com/gravitycast/ they have also added a nice little explanation of the changes made to fireball such as the new ending and the removal of the double down off the turnaround. One reader asked about what has changed on Happy Valley’s Fireball. After reviewing the rendering, quite a bit has indeed changed. As he noticed the drop of the first turnaround no longer is a double down drop but now goes down all the way to the ground. Making this change allowed us to optimize this area dynamically and structurally. Another modification occurred on the home stretch from the bridge over the path to the brake run. as you can see in the following photos, the hills and curves have been tweaked for a variety of reasons. The ride now drops off the crossover and enters a curving hill followed by a little bunny hop and then a climb into the final turn. Again pictures are on the above link Last but not least is a picture taken of the parks new Dive Machine from the new Happy Valley Calendar downloadable from the official site looks familer hey?
hyyyper Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 ^lol, they could've at least changed the color scheme.
gotdane Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Aw, I wish they were getting an original Dive Machine layout. Oh well. Fireball is looking good, though.
Ziggy Stardust Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I don't mind the Dive Machine, but then again, I'm a sucker for coasters over water.
robbalvey Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Martin & Vleminckx have just sent us an update to their new coaster at Happy Valley Shanghai. As you guys can see, it's going up very quickly! Enjoy! --Robb
Scream162 Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 WOW! It looks great! Hopefully I'll make it to China in my lifetime.
Shockwave Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Looking nice and ever more earthquake proof there!
SharkTums Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Can we please not talk about Chinese Earthquakes, especially since we'll be visiting Chengdu!!!!??? Thank you, that is all!
Speeddeamon128 Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 This looks like it will be a fun woodie
Jew Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Looking nice and ever more earthquake proof there! I agree. I think Elissa will love it!
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