cfc Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 ^"Holy Blair Witch Project, Batman!" Or should that be . . . "Hellige Blair Witch Project, Batman!"
ernierocker Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Reminds of a promotional ad for HHN a few years ago where Bill and Ted snuck into one of the mazes and ended up becoming "victims". This ride is looking awesome.
_koppen Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 So I went to Tusenfryd today to check out Thor's Hammer. (I never go on a weekend, but I really wanted to try the new ride). I have not done any of the world's most impressive dark rides at Universal or Disney, and my favortie one to date is Maus au chocolat at Phantasialand. The story is basically that the evil god Loke steals the hammer from Thor, and you will help him get it back. It's a pretty big investment for the park, and the result is kind of impressive. For being Tusenfryd the theming is exceptional, and the theme song was very cool as well. The only thing to complain about is the roof in the queuing area, it could be much nicer if they had decided to go with some themed wooden planks, instead of the black steel roof it has now. Other than that it is very well done. The ride itself was kind of a let down, as it's more for children and families, and it was over way to quickly. It probably should have been twice the length for me to be satisfied with it, but the space was very limited, since they used the old cave. Overall it's a very good addition to the park, and I think it will be very popular for years to come, but it's just not what I was excepting from all the art work. It was very difficult to get good photos from inside the cave, since it was very popular and full all day, but I did my best. And also gotta give the usual shout out to Tusenfryd's staff, GET MORE EFFECTIVE! Brad new ride that can accommodate 6 persons per vehicle and they were leaving with only 3-4 persons. The big ass walk down to the Super splash and Thor's Hammer area. Ta-da, the dragon head is gone. It looks rather good, even though I preferred the dragon head. Thor's Hammer. The ride sign. Big ass sword, right inside. Entrance to the right, exit and gift shop to the left. It leads straight into the big queue chamber. It was hard to get a good photo from in here, finally caught a moment were the queue emptied out for a few minutes. Some of the old Nordic characters Let's have a look at the area on the right of Supersplash. Up here is the Viking village. It's a pretty big area. And it's closed this year. Could it be to make way for a new attraction? It would make sense for them to keep expanding this area, so that the walk down here would be more worth it. They could easily fit a pretty big family roller coaster here. As you can see, they have enough room to the left of the Super splash (where the Viking Village is now) to build a roller coaster. A viking themed Gerstlauer spinning would be and awesome addition to the area and the park.
per2012 Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Tusenfryd just uploaded a new comercial on theire youtube channel. Source: TusenFryd Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtbx7CTTOLPwcV1VhYojrag
Norwegian coasterfan Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 What's up with only allowing people on the first two cars on Thundercoaster "because of the rain"? (It was running GREAT tho
per2012 Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 The CEO of TusenFryd and some people of the administration did the ALS Icebucket Challenge at the Splash Zone in front of SuperSplash. TusenFryd ALS Icebucket Challenge
per2012 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 What's up with only allowing people on the first two cars on Thundercoaster "because of the rain"? (It was running GREAT tho It has something to do with the speed on the ride. If the train is going to fast when the track is wet, then they will have to send it half full.
cfc Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Thunder Coaster does run at a pretty insane clip when it rains.
per2012 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Thunder Coaster does run at a pretty insane clip when it rains. It does, normally the ride time is 52 sec (without lifthill), when it rains I have seen the ride time as low as 49 sec.
Nrthwnd Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 The commercial didn't have Teeny Weeny in it. Some nice coaster and park shots, though.
Moose Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 Bill, I'm not sure how marketable teeny weenie (sp?) is for the park.
gisco Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Bill, I'm not sure how marketable teeny weenie (sp?) is for the park. For coaster nerds like us it is a big deal!
Hhappy Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 This was just posted to the parks facebook page.
viking86 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Very interesting, wonder what it could be.... new trains perhaps?? GCI has done quite a bit of retracking on Thundercoaster over the years so I wouldnt be surprised to see GCI trains installed.
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 GCI trains would be a great improvement!
SharkTums Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 ^I'm not so sure. The ride ran just fine this past summer, and pretty much every time we've ridden it. As we've seen from past disasters (Gwazi) GCI isn't always some magical fix. Now if they want to RMC it, that's fine with me!
viking86 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 While I would not mind a RMC makeover, I do not consider it necessary for Thundercoaster as it has been for some of the other coasters. Its one of only two major rollercoasters in Norway and its still popular. I would prefer if they put such an investment into a new rollercoaster. Besides Tusenfryd writes on Facebook "coming in 2015" so anything spectacular should not be expected.
SharkTums Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 ^It was more a joke. I agree with you and don't think it needs much other than their normal maintenance. Let's just hope they're not turning it backwards or anything crazy!
_koppen Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Let's just hope they're not turning it backwards This is actually what I'm thinking. Or millennium flyers.
gisco Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I thought the ride was great this Summer. Not sure how they could improve it. I think the money would be better spent else where in the park. Have to wait and see what they have in mind.
per2012 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) . Edited February 20, 2015 by per2012
Barge84 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 GCI trains would be a great improvement! The trains are actually really comfy. Lots of padding.
viking86 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Its good to hear that Thundercoaster has been running well, I havent been on it in over a year and a half. By the way, Busch Gardens have a couple of trains they wont need in a couple of weeks... It's not gonna go backwards, but the change is amazing, can't tell more. You are definately making it sound like its going to be more than just new trains/retracking. Could we perhaps be seeing an inversion of some sort??
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Maybe GCI's Millennium Flyers is easier to maintain than the Vekoma trains, 2x3 cars put more stress on the track so they might be thinking about a permanent solution. They could also be turning the last two cars backwards, or add on-board audio to the train can't wait to see how it turns out!
_koppen Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 It's not gonna go backwards, but the change is amazing, can't tell more. Oh, interesting! The trains are actually really comfy. Lots of padding. Yes, there's nothing wrong with the upper part of the trains, it's the technical bottom part who is the problem!
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