Anac0nda Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 So I went twice to Särkänniemi, which is about 100 km away from my house. We went by train, only taking about an hour. On the first day, all the queues were full, and we barely had time to do every ride we wanted. But the second day was very quiet. Dunno why, but I don't care. I don't have any pics of it, but I ate the best possible snack; a soft ice on soda! Yep, basically it's a cup filled halfway with soda of your choice, and then a soft ice is poured on top of it. It's better than one would think! On with the pics: But so was this too. And with this I end my TR. I had loads of fun on both days! Till next time! Ok, this was totally random. Random view 4. Random view 3. Random view 2. This time with flats. Random view 1. Oh yes, there's also a tall sightseeing tower in the park area. There's also a dolphinarium, a planetarium, an aquarium, an art museum and a petting zoo. A gentle boat ride with a happily painted station. It says Hurricane, but you couldn't figure that, could you? A flat ride, but it sucked! It didn't swing at all. Lift hill nerd shot: part 2 The very strange logo... Stands for Speedy Snake. There's also a small kiddie coaster, oval shaped layout of course. Here's the logo. The ride would be ok without the barrel rolls, since they hurt a lot! But the lying down -part is cool. You can almost hear them screaming in pain... It's a Zamperla Volare, called Trombi. Dunno if it's a word in English, but it stands for a small hurricane. Now this is something even I find uncomfortable... And through the trees! Lift hill nerd shot. Logo. Basically it's a Corkscrew, but in Finnish. Beautiful colors in this pic IMO. And the ride isn't that bad either. It's a Vekoma! But for those who find Vekoma products sucky, there's some Intamin in the background. Can you guess the company of this one? Here it is again, with a HUSS TakeOff. Time for Schwartzkopf hotness! Personally, I find this one of the most aesthetically pleasing coasters ever. Overview. Isn't it just the perfect place for the ride. BTW, the ride is called Tyrsky, which in English would be something like Stormwave. Here's the ridiculously long queue partly shown. This is the new ride for this season. It's good, but not worth queueing 45 mins as we did... Must not forget the logo shot. Here's the rest of Tornado. Sorry, no better picture of it this time... There's also a log flume. When we rode it, we were so heavy (we were 7 people), that the boat sunk into the water once! It was hilarious. Notice the track going through the loop. Here's my current wallpaper. Oh wait, NOW it's perfect! I wonder how this could get any better? Intamin greatness (in both yellow and day-glow orange) But wait, what's that? An artsy shot... or a feeble attempt. You decide. Through the trees! By the way, this one's located on a hillside, so the other end is double as high as the other one! Which is very cool IMO. Here's the logo (with an annoying branch!) First ride of both days; Intamin Half Pipe Ok, so here's the map... in Finnish! Enjoy
matteocrepaldi Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Nice report. Tornado looks really good! I'm planning to be at the park on the 8th of August How's crowd going to be? It's a Monday.
Anac0nda Posted July 25, 2009 Author Posted July 25, 2009 I'm planning to be at the park on the 8th of August How's crowd going to be? It's a Monday. I think it'll be pretty much a walk-on. It's very late season here in Finland then. BTW, 8th of August isn't Monday...
willh51 Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Those trains on Tornado are awesome! If it's anything like Volcano, I bet it's a blast. Maybe someone in the US will build one, though it's unlikely as most parks who could afford one already have a B&M or Vekoma. Nice to see the Vekoma Whirlwind in action, this same model at Knoebels was one of my first coasters. As for the Volare, those things just look evil.
CorkscrewFoley Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 I have to say i really like where the Disk O is at. The first thing I said was 'oooh, right by the water.' Oh now that Ihave that out of the way, Tornado! Mmmmm, Intamin goodness.
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