Mirabilandia Forever Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 The maintenance work extraordinary katun were completed in record time, since yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) Katun has reopened to the public. To resolve the problem so quickly technicians have worked until late at night so that the inconvenience to the public all things considered acceptable. Original News on Mirabilandia Forever Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymvideo Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 The new coaster is set to be announced in monsday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msep003 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I hope this one will have the nez seating like Behemot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Here's the official announcement; no B&M after all as the lates rumors have said. It's going to be an INTAMIN rocket coaster called "iSpeed". The investment for the park will be about 15 millions of euros and they confirm that it's going to be a big thrill ride. The MAGNETIC launch will take riders from zero to about 60mph in 2.2 seconds wich is like Desert Race or Rita. The length of the track will be about 3280 feet long with the highest point located 164 feet above the ground. The location of the ride is going to be where Sierra Tonante used to be and it's going to be themed around the Formula 1 world. They don't say anything about inversions so we'll have to wait for that. If you can speak italian, here's the original message. Si chiamerà "iSpeed" la novità 2009 di Mirabilandia. Comporterà un investimento di 15 milioni di euro per il parco di Ravenna e sarà un'attrazione decisamente adrenalinica dedicata principalmente ai più giovani e a chi ama le forti accelerazioni. Si tratterà infatti di un LAUNCHED COASTER di produzione Intamin - azienda svizzera famosa per la qualità delle proprie attrazioni - il cui percorso si svilupperà per circa 1000 metri all'interno di parte dell'area occupata fino alla fine del 2007 dal coaster in legno "Sierra Tonante". La partenza sarà particolarmente eccitante e innovativa per il mercato europeo, dal momento che sarà di tipo magnetico e svilupperà un'accelerazione che lancerà i passeggeri del treno da 0 a 100 km/h in 2,2 secondi. Il Layout del tracciato, che si innalza fino ad oltre 50 metri, è stato realizzato dal famoso studio di progettazione tedesco Stengel. Il tema scelto dal parco è quello del mondo della Formula 1, che ben si adatta sia all'accelerazione della partenza che alla velocità del tracciato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 They named it iSpeed? Come on. This is iBoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 There seem to be a lot of Intamin rockets in Europe. Too bad it's not an Intamin mega, although I don't know when I'd be able to get to Italy anyway. With 3200+ feet, this would make it the longest Intamin rocket though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 According to http://rcdb.com/id4147.htm, it will be LSM. So, Aquatrax, no Rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I wonder if this coaster will be like Maverick. I want to hear more about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Wow, I thought this coaster was all but confirmed months ago to be a B&M? Remember all that discussion about the track at the B&M plant and everyone saying, without any kind of doubt, that it was "for the new Dive Machine at Mirabilandia?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I've always thought that the B&M was going to be for Mirabilandia too but from some news I've seen on Screamscape a couple of days ago I think that it's going to go to China to the new Happy Valley. I'm really excited about this coaster because Mirabilandia never got enough attention from the GP. I can't wait to see the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnooSnoo Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 They named it iSpeed? Come on. This is iBoring. Worst joke ever. ps: Fremont sucks.. Tiffin is better.. I can't wait to see the similarities to Maverick.. because it will obviously have them. Lets hope it isn't an epic fail like Fahrenheit was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Actually, it says on Miraforever.com, and some other sites, that it's going to have 4 inversions... http://www.miraforever.com/index.php There's a pic in that link, which shows sierra tonante in top view, and the places, where the new coaster will have inversions are marked with pink dots. The red dot shows where the tophat (highest point) is going to be... Wanna bet that the double inversion nearest to the tophat is a Norwegian loop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Those 4 inversions are still a rumor. The layout hasn't been released yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Ya think? lol That google maps image pretty much convinced me, but I guess you are right. I really hope they don't stay a rumour for much longer. A pretzel/norwegian loop would really be awesome. BTW, I was thinking... Intamin hasn't made a tophat ride since 2005, I think... And they've been pretty obsessed with the past vertical drops lately... What if they make a past vertical tophat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Upsidedown Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Anybody come across any officail graphics or layout or anything else about the coaster. I have seen nothing graphic wise and only limited information on the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 The only graphic thing there is to find is here: miraforever.com/index.php You have a couple construction pics if you scroll down a bit, and the last picture is a google maps image of Sierra Tonante, and it has the highest point, the station and the inversions drawn in... But, yeah, I don't really think that's official... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I'm not expecting to see any graphic of the layout. We'll have to figure it out from the construction which hasn't really started yet. They still have to finish to clear the area and start with the footers. Last year I followed the construction of Mammut and the track layout was released by Vekoma on their website after the track was completed. I hope this one will be different. The rumors says that they are waiting for the official season to end to start the ground work and they already have planned a late opening during the season. One more thing: I'm still wondering how it's going to go through a 164 feet "top hat" (or whatever it's going to be) with a speed of only 60mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harsaphes Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 The ride will have three inversions, not four... The layout is some kind of cross over between a Looping and a Mega-Lite Coaster (à la Piraten) with, in addition to the inversions, a top hat and several airtime hills and EGF Turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 ^Where did you get that info? Did you see a drawing of the layout or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 One more thing: I'm still wondering how it's going to go through a 164 feet "top hat" (or whatever it's going to be) with a speed of only 60mph. I am still wondering if it's going to be similar to Maverick. It might have a 164 foot "launched lift hill" and then feature a 60 mph launch at some point afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 That would be pretty cool but I can't see that happen with only 3280 feet of track. The only way I can think of would be a non horizontal launch. Something like Hulk. That would definitely make this coaster pretty unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 ^^Hmmm, sounds possible, but I doubt that... It could actually be a Furius Baco type ride... Well, it could be almost anything at this stage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm pretty sure it will be something other than a 164-ft top hat, considering Storm Runner has a 150' top hat and a 75 mph launch. It will certainly be entertaining to see this thing take shape. Much like Manta, the mystery behind the layout of this ride is adding a lot of intrigue for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 A friend of mine is going to be at the park this weekend so hopefully I'll post an update next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid_w Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 ^lol, mine is too! ^^I really hope it is a tophat... I heard they produce massive airtime... Mirabilandia so needs an airtime machine... Correction... This part of Europe so needs an airtime machine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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