cookiex Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) A newsletter from Hansa Park says that two new family rides are coming next year along with Kärnan's upgrade, but it comes at the expense of two rides leaving. El Paso Express (the Schwarzkopf Superbob in the back of the Mexico area) is getting torn down due to lack of spare parts, while Torre Del Mar (the Starflyer) is leaving the park due to Kärnan's tower apparently causing issues with changing wind conditions. Speculation has it that Torre Del Mar is heading to Terra Mitica in Spain as that park has put up advertisement for an 80m tall ride coming next year. Details for the two new additions aren't known yet. Edited October 4, 2015 by cookiex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 ^Interesting that they have decided to remove the starflyer rather than just re locate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Its a shame that the Starflyer is leaving as I always enjoy riding them. As for El Paso with the way it was being operated during our last visit I have no issues with it leaving at all. There can't be many of those ride left now can there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyroob Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 It's quite disappointing to see El Paso leave, it looked like a very unique attraction at the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 El Paso's demise has been a long time coming methinks. I think it was even supposed to be removed last year going by early versions of the 2015 park map where the ride was clearly missing. As for Torre Del Mar, most of the available space to relocate it is already too close to Kärnan. The only other spot I could think of would be the grass field to the northwest beside Barracuda Slide, but it seems to be used as outdoor storage for now (they placed most of the pieces for Kärnan and Fluch there during construction). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian coasterfan Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Remember the lanterns on the back of Kärnans train? Well they light up at night There is some lights at the front of the train aswell wich means that I was lucky enough to get a front row lights on ride I was geeking out so bad By the way do anyone know the lift speed of Kärnan? it's hauling up that lift! Kärnan looking good Here you see the lights on the train (sorry for the crappy photo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Two new rides for 2016: Der Kleine Zar ("The Little Tsar") - a kiddie coaster, but adults will also be allowed to ride - themed just like the big coasters of the park - with a unique soundtrack - located in the middle of the park, near Novgorod Hansa-Flieger ("Hansa Flyer") - a wave swinger - in the entrance area of the park No further details unfortunately. source: Hansa-Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 First bits of progress on Kärnan's themening: Also found an image of how the main building will look when completed: Sources: Kärnan Baublog / Coasterfriends.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 ^Its going to look great with full themeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 First artwork of the new coaster: source: Hansa-Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 ^ First artwork looks great! I love what Hansa does with all it's theming, especially to the coaster buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 First artwork of the new coaster: [attachment=0]image.png[/attachment] source: Hansa-Park Seems to be the same model as Stampbanan at Liseberg. Should serve well as an entry-level coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Kärnan.de has finally been updated with a look of what they've been doing during the holiday break. Also a recent article about the 2016 developments (Kleine Zar, the new chair swing ride and Kärnan) stated that Kärnan's theming likely won't be completed in time for the park's opening on March 24th due to the massive work still needed to be done. Apparently the tower alone will need over 200,000 bricks. For reference, here's how the whole thing will look when completed. Note the rock work in the outer section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 First artwork on the "Hanse-Fleiger" chair swing ride: The park map has also been updated to show where the two new rides will be placed. It appears that the "Russische Schaukel" ferris wheel will be removed to make way for Kleine Zar: Preparations are being made for Torre Del Mar's removal: And finally, a quick update on Kärnan's interior theming: Sources: Hansapark.de Coasterfriends.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1000 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Looks great! I can't wait to see how the tower will look. As of now, it's a bit of an eyesore, but I'm sure Hansa-Park will pull it off nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Looks like the park have yet again made a good decision by waiting a year to finish the theming. It worked fantastically for Novgorod and this looks just as good if not better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 This ride was amazing even without theming I can only assume it's better with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Looks like the park have yet again made a good decision by waiting a year to finish the theming. It worked fantastically for Novgorod and this looks just as good if not better. Seems to be a recurring theme with all of the European parks. I kind of like that approach, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Didn't Tripsdrill do the same with Karacho? This ride is going to look great once the theming is complete. I really wish I could ride it sometime in the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Didn't Tripsdrill do the same with Karacho? A better question might be, did Klotten ever finish that mountain / castle / whatever they were building around Heiße Fahrt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 So far not much has happened on the construction of the new rides outside of some digging near Nessie, although since they're smaller attractions they should go up quick once they go vertical. Torre Del Mar is still standing untouched, which is a bit odd since apparently El Paso Express was torn apart months ago (I saw pictures of the cars in the back lot back in November) Most of Kärnan's theming work is being done internally, so the exterior is not looking to be finished before the season starts. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 ^ Exterior of the building is something I don't think is necessary for them to finish anytime soon. Last summer when I rode it the interior was far from what it should be and really took some of the ride experience away, so if they finish that first I'm happy. But I hope the park also worked on the boarding of the train, last year this was really bad with guest not knowing what to do and that made the dispatch time between the trains rise. But I can't wait to ride this when theming is more finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Didn't Tripsdrill do the same with Karacho? A better question might be, did Klotten ever finish that mountain / castle / whatever they were building around Heiße Fahrt? They finished the water ride. Baby Steps, Baby Steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The main entryway is finished and it looks incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 That's some really nice stone work, indeed! About Fluch Von Novgorod, does anybody have an explanation about why this bit of track is grey/white? It bugs me since its opening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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