cal1br3tto Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 For some reason this made me think of the Wild Arctic motion simulator at SeaWorld. Sounds like this will be a fun ride and a good draw for the park. Looking forward to seeing how the theming turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Right now there is a live press meeting going on in Legoland Billund and they are updating live with concept arts an pictures on their official facebook page. Source: http://www.facebook.com/#!/LEGOLANDBillund Here is the concept arts that has been revealed so far: Concept art for what i believe will be the entry plaza for the new coaster. Layout for the Polar X-Plorer coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Judging from the artwork it'll most likely be a Zierer Force Three or Five - maybe similar to the Feuerdrache at Legoland Germany. On the track layout artwork I somehow miss the announced drop element.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vekoma_fan Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 i would guess it would be riiiight here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Nice, I just hope the ride lives up to the concept art! If it goes down well it would be awesome to see a few more of these at the other Legoland parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 The roller coaster is now registered on RCDB! http://rcdb.com/10214.htm As for the drop segment, i think it's going to be inside that iceberg right after the brake-run that you can see if you look closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 That concept art looks ALOT like Zierer's new ESC coasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 ^I agree Though, I think this coaster fits in the Billund park since the Dragon over there isn't a Vekoma junior coaster, but a Mack powered coaster making this coaster not similar to any coasters in Legoland Billund with its track layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Ok, another reason to keep saving and get back to Scandi. Would love to check out Legoland again, hopefully when it's not pouring rain What a great park! This plus the robo coaster = amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKr Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 According to the press material the manufactorer is Zierer, and the drop will be inside the mountain. It looks like there will be some interesting near-misses as well. Interesting element with real penguins that can be seen from the ride. After the integration of an aquarium and a ride in LEGOLAND Windsor; the next real animal and ride integration in a LEGOLAND park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 ^ Source?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 According to the press material the manufactorer is Zierer, and the drop will be inside the mountain. It looks like there will be some interesting near-misses as well. Interesting element with real penguins that can be seen from the ride. After the integration of an aquarium and a ride in LEGOLAND Windsor; the next real animal and ride integration in a LEGOLAND park. Sorry dude, I don't find anything about a manufacter in the press release. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Here is a little draft from the press release. You'll find the full press release here: http://www.legoland.dk/en/About-LEGOLAND/Press/Press/New-in-2012/ "Press Release Polar Land is the name of the completely new area in LEGOLAND® Billund. The main attraction will be the first roller coaster in the world to combine a 5-metre-drop with an outing among live penguins. The poles meet in LEGOLAND, in the new 12,500 square metre Polar Land area. Here guests can take a ride in the Polar X-plorer, which is the first roller coaster to combine a 5-metre-drop with a visit into the world of penguins. Moreover, the area holds a penguin display, a restaurant and the existing Power Builder, which will be transformed into a flight simulator. The expansion is the largest expansion in the history of LEGOLAND Billund and needs a 75 mill. DKK investment. A crazy ride The new area has been developed by the LEGOLAND Park’s own designer Tom Christiansen: - New young polar researchers can expect quite a ride in the Polar X-plorer. The coaster has a top speed of 65 km/h and leads guests through an ice-waterfall, past impressive polar animals built of LEGO® bricks, into a giant mountain, just to crash through the ice in a 5-metre-drop. Then speed decreases, allowing guests to enjoy the view of live penguins, Tom Christiansen tells. He is looking very much forward to testing the ride himself. Only two roller coasters with drops already exist in the world, but this is the first to combine the experience with a zoological element. Polar X-plorer will be the fastest roller coaster in LEGOLAND Billund and will take guests 20 metres up in the air." So we have some specifications! - 65 km/h and a 20 meters of height. Here's a picture that is also taken from the press page on their official website, giving a much better overview of the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian coasterfan Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 It still don`t say anything about the manufacturer. It only say that there are two more coasters with a freefall in the world, and one of them is Intamin and one is Zierer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 A picture of some awesome looking trains from a danish news station, pretty much confirms that it's an Zierer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdoggy1678 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 That seats on the train are totally Zeirer but you know the other guys are still going to want a source/ link. Thanks for the updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Called it. This ride looks like it's going to be themed quite well! I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydra Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) Anyone else think this would be an awesome replacement for Wild Arctic at Sea World Orlando? Edited October 13, 2011 by hydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ^Was thinking the SAME thing. Or as part of these upcoming expansions (pipe dream). But most definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKr Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 According to the press material the manufactorer is Zierer, and the drop will be inside the mountain. It looks like there will be some interesting near-misses as well. Interesting element with real penguins that can be seen from the ride. After the integration of an aquarium and a ride in LEGOLAND Windsor; the next real animal and ride integration in a LEGOLAND park. Sorry dude, I don't find anything about a manufacter in the press release. Link? LEGOLAND Billund today confirmed on their facebook page that the supplier is Zierer. http://www.facebook.com/LEGOLANDBillund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 The concept artwork makes it look like a pretty cool addition to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 The fact they went with a Zierer over Intamin. I am wondering if this has something to do with the cost as im sure the complexity of the Intamin drop section over the Zierer one will add significant cost. Either way lets hope this one comes out well and allows for other Legoland parks to receive new coasters in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ^By looking at the two systems...Intamin's system was far more complex, with hydraulics pulling the ride down, whereas this looks to be just a freefall, with no interruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerCoasterSmi Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I thought Thi13teen's drop was a gimmick and wouldn't be repeated, I have been proved wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammmmmy Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I thought Thi13teen's drop was a gimmick and wouldn't be repeated, I have been proved wrong... I think the drops are still a gimmick...I mean without the drop section on this specific coaster, there wouldn't be much to fuss over. They're just using this as a way to advertise the coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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