vekoma_fan Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 WOW!, this is just amazing how fast it has gone up... not long until opening day now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Rodder Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 ^^ Kirnu and Inferno both runs 3 trains, so it would be highly unlikely that this one will have less. I think I have heard as many as 5 trains. And seeing that it's possible to have 3 cars on the layout all the time, then 5 is pretty plausible.And since each car (train) fit's 8 people then it's more likely that Insane will have better throughput then a standard mouse. As long as they keep cranking those trains through. Gröna Lund lists a throughput of around 800 pph. But then again Gröna Lund is a tiny park so they don't really need a big capacity monster. Wow, I thought they only held four people per car. I also didn't think there'd be more than one 'train'. That does make sense, about the wild mouse. Thanks for clearing that up for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 ^Two people sit forward and two people sit backward giving a total of four on each side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Update time!! Since the last update they have added a lot of smaller stuff to finish of the installation and preparing it for testing. They completed the pull-through a few days after they added the final piece, there is still just 2 car chassis on the track, I'm pretty sure that it will stay that way until they start to add the station building and get a floor under the station track. Yesterday they added the first of the 2 lift chains, and they are adding the second one as I write this. No sign of any station/control booth yet, so it won't start testing for a while... Adding the second chain: www.gronalund.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 This is looking great Peter and thanks for the updates. Can't wait to ride this coaster on the Scandi trip this summer. See you there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Kirnu and Inferno really pop a nice punch on their last little "hill" right before the brake run. I am hoping that because this ride has multiple hills like the ones on the aforementioned coasters, they will have a lot more spinning of the trains. Does anyone know if it spins dependent on weight placement in the train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 ^^ I'm hoping that I will be able to get there when you are in the neighborhood, but I could also be caught up in my degree project. ^ Like any other spinning coaster then weight distribution is key to get a good spin. It's like what the Attraction Manager said during an interview, "Every ride will be different, it depends on number of riders, weights, etc.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Weight is very dependant, No Single Riders on these rides, I had to wait in an almost Empty Terra Mitica for another single rider to appear so I could enjoy Inferno, and what a ride!!! I have to say, the first drop when you suddenly reverse position if you are facing away from the ride certainly gives you a shock, and that last hill is great fun.....not a particularily scary ride, but so much fun, you just cannot help but laugh all the way round! Please build more of these, great fun! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Why can't you ride single? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 the reason I was given from the ride op's was that it is a balance thing. If you are in a pair, you cannot ride next to each other, you ride back to back from each other, thus if you are on your own, you need someone else to sit back to back with you to balance the car. Anyone got anymore information on this? Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 On Kirnu they wouldnt dispatch with any empty seats. There was a short line for it all day (well, before it broke down) so there werent any problems filling the seats, but it meant that quite alot of people had to ride with a stranger. No one seemed to mind though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Gröna Lund is very keen to fill up all seats on all rides at all time. So single rider isn't really a problem, however they should really have a single rider queue to speed up the loading. I have for instance skipped a 30+ minute line on the free-fall tower (tilt side) just because there were 3 in that car (I just got in that line as they called it out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Please check out my model of Insane that I am making here. It is in progress and is made of 30 feet of copper wiring, 20 feet of dowel and numerous bottles of glue! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Pardon the double post. But in the process of looking at pictures for my model, I stumbled across some new ones at rcdb. Please enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vekoma_fan Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apanbl92 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Trains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochtroid Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 ^^^ I want some Intamin tape! And we have cars, awesome! Anyone know how many? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 ^ There is 2 on the track at the moment, and in that picture there are 3 so a total of 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apanbl92 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 new photos at screamscape! www.screamscape.com/html/grona_lund.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 New images on RCDB. I have to say that it looks really delicious Mmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Looks awesome! I have to say, these zacspin rides look like one of the best ride designs ever: huge thrill in a very small space! Imagine what the ball coaster would be like! (the difference between a ball coaster and a zacspin is, that the ball coaster uses a LSM launch (maybe even lift) system...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I LOVE how they built it right at the edge of the water. It should be a very nice view from the seats facing forwards as all you will see is water and the track dissappearing. And with the ride being twice as long as Kirnu, which totally rocks, it should be a fantastic experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 ^It really adds a nice atmoshpere, doesn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFrombaugh Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Looks awesome! I have to say, these zacspin rides look like one of the best ride designs ever: huge thrill in a very small space! Imagine what the ball coaster would be like! (the difference between a ball coaster and a zacspin is, that the ball coaster uses a LSM launch (maybe even lift) system...) Technically they're both considered "Ball Coasters". But so far every park that's bought one has bought the model with the chain lift, which Intamin calls a "ZacSpin". The LSM variety doesn't have a nickname yet, but it uses the LSMs for slow propulsion around the track, like Maverick's lift hill. It'll be interesting to see who gets the first LSM Ball Coaster...hopefully it'll be a park I can get to relatively easily, because I really really want to ride one of these things! But with the economy and limited money for spending and such, I'm afraid I couldn't make the Scandi trip this year... Patience Joseph...the US will get one of these rides someday, I can just feel it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Looks like they have started testing now!! Car in lower left corner. They have also done a lot of work on the station since last update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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