StealthFan Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I bet they also will improve loading time, since there are no seat belts I have never tried timberliner trains, but how do the lapbars compare to Rockit at Universal? Honestly even though the lap bars are pretty big and heavy I have never really noticed them or had an issue with them. I think they are very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 ^Same here, I rode Twister back in 2011 and all my memories from that ride is that it was awesome! I guess the second train will be red, keeping with the original color scheme of one red and one green train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 It's been 10 years since I have been on the ride, and it was REALLY fun back then...Timberliners seem like a great way to keep the ride fresh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Tusenfryd has posted a video (POV) of the first test run with Timberliners on their facebook page. For a first test run the speed looks very good all the way to the end. (Edit) Tusenfryd actually writes in the comments section that during testing it runs a little bit faster with the new trains. Sounds great! Also worth noting that the trains have 12 rows, the same number as the old Vekoma trains. Since the timberliners doesnt have seat belt, it should be possible to increase capacity a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The new trains do sound amazing and I have noticed that they continued with some more track work around the ride. These trains really could breath a whole new life into to the ride which will be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Wow! It was running like a bat out of hell with those Timberliners. Good to see, as I've always liked ThunderCoaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per2012 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Yesterday I got to carry 165 lb test dummies into the seats of the new Timberliner trains at Thunder Coaster Red train was parked in the lift so they could take the green one into maintenence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 The test dummies look a lot more "professional" than their cousins in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 How is thundercoaster? It always looked pretty awesome, and I've heard the Vekoma woodens are actually not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 It was awesome, then it got terrible. Then they started re-tracking and taking care of it and it was awesome again. Then it started to get rough again, and now they are re-tracking the worst parts and getting these trains so it probably gonna haul ass from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 It was awesome, then it got terrible. Then they started re-tracking and taking care of it and it was awesome again. Then it started to get rough again, and now they are re-tracking the worst parts and getting these trains so it probably gonna haul A$$ from now! Well I guess that's not too out of the ordinary for a wooden. I remember seeing it on some coaster show ages ago and was surprised since, especially for back then, you didn't expect to see a coaster in Scandinavia, and also thought it looked really damn awesome. I happen to have a love for all things Scandinavian, (my name isn't some corruption of Jared Leto but a Finnish Race Car driver) so guess not too shocking I wanna ride it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 How is thundercoaster? It always looked pretty awesome, and I've heard the Vekoma woodens are actually not bad. Honestly I didn't think the Vekoma trains were that bad but you could definitely tell where the ride had and hadn't been re tracked. I would think by the looks of it these new trains are lighter than the old Vekoma ones so that will help the track out a lot and the ride should run a hell of a lot better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per2012 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I finally got to ride Thunder Coaster 2.0 with the new Timberliner trains today. The ride opened for the public at the same time as the park closed, so TusenFryd did let us get to ride it for a few laps before making us exit the park. I did try it both in the very front and in the very back. It was to my surprise more intense in the front than in the back. The ride is insane now with the new trains. It runs like crazy. Here you have some offride footage of the testing from earlier today and some few clips with guests riding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Great to hear that the ride is running well! I will definately stop by Tusenfryd this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 It looks really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per2012 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 TusenFryd just started a partnership with GoPro. Several attractions have gotten mounts for GoPro, so that you can mount your GoPro and making memories The park will also let you borrow GoPro cameras for free. Tusenfryd released a new webpage FamilieFryd, where you can upload pictures and videos of your day at TusenFryd for a chance to win a GoPro 4. You can also use the #familiefryd on Instagram and YouTube to participate. #familiefryd translate to FamilyJoy. This video was made to promote GoPro use in the park(including POVs of Sky Coaster, Super Splash and the Log Flume, also including Offride shots of several other attractions): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well, it's either Thunder Coaster and/or Speed Monster, for myself. Then, I am content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Not been the best spring for Tusenfryd so far. Thundercoaster is still awaiting final completion with the new trains, SpinSpider has yet to open for the season as well due to the park having to wait for parts from supplier. Tusenfryd have not given any dates for when these two rides will be up and running. In additon Speed Monster has also been suffering from some downtime. Plenty of frustrating posts on their facebook page for the last month, which is understandable when you pay 400 NOK (50 USD) to get into the park and all three major headliners are down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 ^Im surprised to hear about Thunder Coaster not being signed over with the new trains yet. Did Gravity Group do more work to the ride other than just the trains, for example a new control system? Speed Monster suffering downtime from my experience is no surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I have no idea, the sources are what Tusenfryd writes on facebook and on their website. I have not seen any details about Thundercoaster except what they're saying about "awaiting final completion from the supplier of the new trains". Edit: Looking a bit more on facebook I see that Tusenfryd writes on May 6th that Thundercoaster is up and running. Don't know why it now has been closed for several weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Cars from Italy have arrived. Picture from Tusenfryd's facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Just seen the post in this thread about the park installing Go Pro mounts on their coasters... GENIUS! Love this idea and how the park are encouraging people to film on rides by giving them a safe way to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Just seen the post in this thread about the park installing Go Pro mounts on their coasters... GENIUS! Love this idea and how the park are encouraging people to film on rides by giving them a safe way to do so. While this is a great thing, Norway is a country where this would work because people seem to have common sense out there. Here in the UK for example I couldnt see this working at all due to peoples immense stupidity at parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per2012 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Burnout Stunt Show had it's debute in the park today, the park was really crowded today and the arena that takes 500 guests was packed to capasity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Today there was a serious accident at Tusenfryd. An 18 year old ride-op on SuperSplash, the parks Mack watercoaster, received serious injuries to one leg when he got his foot trapped between the platform and ride vehicle as the ride was dispatched. The ride was stopped, and he was helped by emergency personnel who was in the park as visitors. Source (Norwegian only) http://dagbladet.no/2015/07/30/nyheter/innenriks/tusenfryd/40397865/ The ride is currently closed, but the park remains open. Hopefully the unfortunate ride-op will make a full recovery. Edited July 30, 2015 by viking86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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