Ap0ptosis Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 That helix before the second launch looks amazing. Very aesthetically pleasing. Super stoked to see this ride in action. Speaking of which Source: The unofficial fb-page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Wow that looks really nice. The lower portions of this thing look much better than the higher ones, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Things are shaping up nicely. Can't wait to se pictures of the trains on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardyloo! Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I wonder how this coaster will compare to an Intamin launch coaster, because the park last 2 coasters were both manufactered by Intamin. And because both of that coasters were succesfull, so why didn't Liseberg asked intamin for this project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I want to see some photos of this once spring rolls around, and the trees get some leaves. It seems like winter in Sweden is one long, dreadful, overcast day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribar Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I wonder how this coaster will compare to an Intamin launch coaster, because the park last 2 coasters were both manufactered by Intamin. And because both of that coasters were succesfull, so why didn't Liseberg asked intamin for this project? They probably wanted something that would actually work in a consistent basis. I don't get why more parks don't do business with Mack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ap0ptosis Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I want to see some photos of this once spring rolls around, and the trees get some leaves. It seems like winter in Sweden is one long, dreadful, overcast day! Can confirm, especially in Gothenburg and this winter was exceptionally depressing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 About the music CD, I'm 80% sure Liseberg would sell it if people keep saying that Talked with Lisa and got some more info on this. There will be no CD with the sound-track, the CD format is sort of dead anyway so why even make one? I wonder how this coaster will compare to an Intamin launch coaster, because the park last 2 coasters were both manufactered by Intamin. And because both of that coasters were succesfull, so why didn't Liseberg asked intamin for this project? It's a massive difference between the Mack Mega coaster and the Intamin accelerator coaster design, just because they look similar in broad terms doesn't mean that they offer a completely different ride experience. And why Mack, because they felt like Mack had a product that they liked, so why have to stick with Intamin? And to really anal about this, the the last two coasters at Liseberg (before Helix that is) was made by Zierer and Preston & Barbieri. Looking through my images from today, so expect an update later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Helix behind the scenes visit and TRAINS!! Today marked another big point in the Helix time-line, the first cars arrived at the park!! There are some images of them on the Helix blog, http://projekthelix.se/forsta-vagnarna-har-kommit/ , or you can just scroll down a bit Today we had another visit to the park, this time with great weather, instead of the chilly and windy with rain mixed that we have had in the past weeks, wo yeah a great visit in all. Got a full view of the massive pretzel loop. Massive is the right word for it, that sucker is huge!! A big thank you to Lisa that helped us once again to get these images!! So without further wait, here are the images from today. Enjoy, and don't forget the massive panorama at the top to do some exploring on your own Panorama.zip Another massive panorama, this time with great weather and a completed Helix!! Download, unzip and explore!! We start at the mountain on the other side of the motorway next to the park, to get the Panorama which is posted above this image, but also this nice view of the mess of track that is Helix Great weather and light today Liseberg from the other side of said motorway A complete mess of nice green track <3 Today we got in through the main entrance for a change And Helix greets us from right inside the park But it's this bad-boy that we were waiting to see Massive thing Completed dive It's a lot taller than I first thought it would be Yay, the zero-g is tall enough so that the Lisebergbanan station can't hide it The last of the three airtime hills Helix, completely dominates this area This dive under the Lisebergbanan lift looks really great, I thought that it will pass the lift when you were at the bottom, but you are already climbing into the airtime hill after when you get to the lift. Going to be a great head-chopper It's a bit of a shame that the tree is there, since it will hide a lot of the Pretzel from view, reducing it's impact a lot and also makes it harder to take pictures of Can't wait to dive down Here From this angle the top-hat looks really tall I do love this bit Yay, zero-g!! Dive and Helix Some great forces here But it still looks extremely tight on the down part of the Helix, they might have to bring out the drill and dynamite again And this thing as well This part will really chop your arm of, I guess that they waited to blast away until now, to be able to remove as little as possible I almost though that Liseberg have gotten another new attraction when I saw this, but it's just the chair swing with only it's underwear on A completely new view of Kanonen YAY, RCS trucks/cranes and Mack van Oooo, nice entry mat But what is through this door you might wonder?? Cars!! 4 of them Lovely green wheels Still under wrap and will be so until the maintenance bay is ready to accept them Special wheels for the cars to ride on while in the maintenance bay, much like the B&M inverts have Almost looks like a massive pair of butterfly wings from this view Lovely piece of track magic right there Another view of the pretzel X marks the spot!! Airtime and Zero-g all in one image The lovely path that I followed on the web-cam instead of the fastening of the last piece Station getting it's wavy crown piece Dive into Pretzel Some really great views here once the trains start running So that's almost it Good by Liseberg for this time, until the next update, hopefully with some delicious train action and a more finished station Until then, enjoy this great view of Liseberg!! Edited March 24, 2014 by Loefet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ap0ptosis Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Those pictures are incredible! Once again, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Love these shots. Pretty steep incline for a launch. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoH Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thank you for the Pictures! Helix looks so awesome! Like I said a couple of Days ago, that pretzel loop is a monster! Same height as the cobra loop on The Hulk, Orlando! Thank you Liseberg for blessing us with this magnificient ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per2012 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 So Liseberg is gonna have EMH (Extra Magical Hour) for Helix. So Helix is opening one hour prior to park opening for people staying at one of Lisebergs Hotels. Saturdays 3/5 - 21/6, Everyday 23/6 - 16/8 Saturdays 23/8 - 4/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Nice shots! I quite like the look of that pretzel loop. Can't wait for some testing action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks for the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Love these shots. Pretty steep incline for a launch. Which makes it all the more awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 ^Absolutely. Testing can't come soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelated85 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 That helix before the second launch looks amazing. Very aesthetically pleasing. Super stoked to see this ride in action. Speaking of which Source: The unofficial fb-page See! Look at all that sexiness. I wonder if Helix has a girlfriend yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Really cool shot. Looks very swooping and sexy! Also like how three rides meet there. How long will it be until someone catches all of those in the same picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olov Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 First car is moving in to their new home. Lifting the first car up onto the transfer track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapesLie Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 See! Look at all that sexiness. I wonder if Helix has a girlfriend yet... You're obviously barking up the wrong tree! Helix is Definitely gay! How could helix be so fabulous and sexy and not be gay! And yes it's official, were dating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Helix is way too macho to be gay. But then... What's the difference between a gay coaster and a straight coaster? A 6 pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Liseberg just uploaded the video that have been rolling on the big-screen above the main entrance, but with an extra bit of soundtrack attached [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] EDIT!! First train on the track!! A few images of the first train to be attached to the track, from the Helix blog: http://projekthelix.se/forsta-vagnen-pa-plats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapesLie Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Why do I feel so GIDDY!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 And now there is video of the first car as well [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Here is a web-cam shot from the first completed train Also note the lack of scaffolding on the side of the station, and that the other wavy beam is in place at the bottom, not much left to do to the station now on the exterior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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