deathbydinn Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 ^ If it is a Fiesta Express it uses tires to get up the hill. It does have drops but they are very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkologist Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 ^But it does have a booster set of tires at midpoint. In the pic, it's on the right, halfway up. So semi-powered...sort of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcHg5265 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 ^But it does have a booster set of tires at midpoint. In the pic, it's on the right, halfway up. So semi-powered...sort of No no, you have it all wrong. That is the launch, like on The Incredible Hulk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apanbl92 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 new picture of the proposed star flyer @ Grona Lund supposed to be tha tallest in the world(sorry for the picture being so small ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olov Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) So I was thinking of creating a thread to have all the news about old and future rides and expansion and other Gröna Lund related topics. So first news, one of Gröna Lund's classic rides, the ghost train named Blå Tåget (The Blue Train) will close down on 9th of august. The ride will re-open in 2011 with the old name but with a total new building and ride. Featuring a new ride system capable of 4 riders/cart doubling capacity and running on a coaster track it'll be possible to lean the carts for added effects. The ghost train will feature new scare stunts designed by Gröna Lund's artists and engineers together with international professionals. There will also be another ride premiere next year but the official press release isn't until 9th of august. However Peter Osbeck, the park's head engineer promises it's one of the most exciting projects he has been working on. Consider he has been involved with the Insane and the Fritt Fall in the past it sounds promising Official press release (Swedish): http://www.gronalund.com/Global/Pressreleaser/Ny%20skr%c3%a4cktur%20p%c3%a5%20Gr%c3%b6nan%202011.pdf?epslanguage=sv Ride manufacturer: http://www.gosetto.com Blå Tåget, the new ghost train for 2011 Future expansion plans: So the park is looking for a new area to expand the park on and has for several years had it's eye on the parking lot next to the park. The area will feature at least two major rides. One inverted roller coaster (presumably B&M) and a 90+ m high Starflyer. The plans for the expansion has been approved in the first stages so far and is currently being worked on to finalize details. Of course the project has met complaints from the neighbors complaining about sound levels and restricted views over the water area. The park is working on reducing noise levels by adding tunnels, walls and with sand-filled track. However the city of Stockholm is a supporter of the project. If everything goes well it'll open in time for 2013 or 2014 season. Artist rendering of the expanded area The view across the pond Overview Another overview showing most of the inverted coaster layout The Starflyer which Whingård won an architecture competition to design the look of the tower Layout Swedish PDF from the city planning office: http://planer.sbk.stockholm.se/SBKPlanTemplates/DocumentDownload.aspx?FileId=1386010&FileName=Gestaltningsprogram.PDF&DataSource=2 Gröna Lund TPR Park Index page: http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/page.php?pageid=315 Gröna Lund from above: http://www.gronalund.com/sv/Infor-besoket/panoramabild/ ADMIN EDIT: I have gone ahead and made a few modifications to this thread to convert it into the Gröna Lund Discussion Thread. Feel free to add any news to this thread you have, and this will be the place where anything regarding the park can be discussed. Edited December 16, 2011 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) Olov - thank you I am turning this into an Official Discussion Page for Gröna Lund (or maybe Adam will beat me to it). Edited June 22, 2010 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Grona Lund was great--one of the biggest surprises of TPR's Scandi trip last year (to me, anyway, because I knew almost nothing about the place). Bla Taget was a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to the upgraded version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcxs Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Great post, I was hoping for a some airtime filled Intamin but oh well. Anyways where did you find that layout picture? Is it available in high res? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) Mattias - I see you reading this. If you have anything to add that is not confidential, please let us know. Edited June 22, 2010 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Great post, I was hoping for a some airtime filled Intamin but oh well. Anyways where did you find that layout picture? Is it available in high res? I'm not sure that it's confirmed to be a B&M, I thought the picture was just a rendering to give an idea of what the area will be like, I could be wrong though. Either way I can't wait for the new area, I'd love to head back over when it's built (or possibly before!) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olov Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Great post, I was hoping for a some airtime filled Intamin but oh well. Anyways where did you find that layout picture? Is it available in high res? You can find most of the renderings and reading material here: http://planer.sbk.stockholm.se/SBKPlanTemplates/SBKPlanDocuments____2929.aspx#bookmarkB12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiasB Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olov Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Nice teasing Could mean a 7th roller coaster but where the hell can you shoehorn a coaster inside this park? Oh well makes the announcement even more exciting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcxs Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 ^^ Oh god you just made my day! . The park is quite packed with attractions as it is so the only thing I can think of is some high-flying-inverted-family-thingy, but then again they already have that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiasB Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 From gronalund.com /M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) Ha! Way too cryptic for me! Do we have a vague idea of when "soon" is? Oh, I like how that was your 7th post too Dave Edited July 7, 2010 by TPDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Seven days until their new fence? Looking forward to seeing what Grona Lund has up its sleeve next--it's a great park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I think that's a pretty good shout Jon. I also actually read the website (it's amazing how useful that is) and it says the announcement will be on the 9th August. So on 9/8 we'll find out about 7! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 7th post on the 7th day of the 7th month. Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) ^^ Just so Dave doesn't look like a complete fool (at least in this case) He was referring to a post I made that I subsequently deleted noticing someone mention the same thing on the previous page. Grona Lund currently has 6 coasters. My guess (as well as Olov's) is that "7" is referring to a possible 7th coaster. I'd love to see how they plan on shoehorning another coaster in! Edited July 7, 2010 by Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiasB Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 No... But you will find out in 7 days. /M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Mattias - we are looking forward to your park's announcement in 7 days. The changes to Bla Taget sound very interesting, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompa Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Hi everyone! i am new here and my english is not soo good but: Today i get my invitation to Gröna Lunds pressinfo about the new "7" thing..i hope i can give you some photos and something too you,its start 10 o clock..Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcxs Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Alright betting time! Tomorrow is the big day and I just thought we could share what we think its going to be, I personally cant really imagine where they would put this new "coaster" maybe they will place some part of it in between the two sections (http://www.gronalund.com/Infor-besoket/Tivolikarta/) of the park but still that seems highly unlikely. My bet is that its some new type of coaster like the Insane ZacSpin was (ok there were two built before Insane) because where would a traditional coaster fit? Also they might just build it on top of existing structures and attractions. Anyway really excited for tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olov Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Well, I'm guessing since they're renovating the Blå Tåget they might put something on top of the roof on the same structure. But I doubt it'll be anything big since it's pretty late to start building anything major now and as have already been mentioned the space is pretty small, anywhere in the park. Also trying to keep my expectations low, might get surprised tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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