simon8899 Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) As the Bremen Freimarkt ended yesterday coming friday starts the last major carnival for this year in germany in my hometown Hamburg. To wet the appetite some construction pics from the official Hamburg website including some pictures of the Schwarzkopf Double-Loop Teststrecke. Edited November 25, 2012 by simon8899
simon8899 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Posted November 25, 2012 It was a foggy day to visit the city but the gloomy atmosphere made the carnivals lights stand out even more. foggy day at the harbour - after a quick bite and drink at the local brewery it's only one subway station to St. Pauli and here we are... Once a year I have to do the 1952 Siemens Rotor! From the elevated Rotor platform the view over the Schwarzkopf Tilt-A-Whirl and 55 meter ferris wheel "poeple sticking like flies to the wall" - the Rotor was one of the first new rides built after WWII we kidnapped this guy from Munich! Frisbee by showmen Robrahn is a frequent visitor Bumper Cars - as they should be without seatbelts, lapbars, etc happy riders getting shaked Loops in the fog Frisbee in the fog Why am I mostly the only rider with the arms high in air going through the loops? Inverting Afterburner by Technical Park is up next! Sky Rocker runs on a great manual program offering great upside-down hangtime
simon8899 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Posted November 25, 2012 Somehow hit the wrong button - instead of posting another picture I posted the message.... After some years a HUSS Flipper was here again there can't be enough bumper cars on German carnivals And every few meters the cause and solution for all problems is calling: BEER
simon8899 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Posted November 25, 2012 Did it again... What kind of amusement one might get inside this establishment??? Don't know what you guessed but here the answer: Karts! This year we also had a standard Afterburner This is found on top of a small shack selling fresh made Crepes Big Dancer No.2 was also here this year Foggy mouse This ends my 2012 coaster season - with 2013 starting early with Orlando in January!
Voxelmatic Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 Nice to see that Lazer lives on! Looks like fun, thanks for the trip report!
australianalex Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 Germany gets the best traveling coasters. Traveling Schwarzkopfs... mmmm.... Here the best traveling coaster we get is a Zamperla Spinner.
Brassinthegrass Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 I know want pictures of every park in the world in the fog. Amazing photos!
simon8899 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Posted November 25, 2012 Traveling Schwarzkopfs Many Schwarzkopf coasters were designed to be portable as they were first ordered by showmen like Barth or Bruch: Looping Star, Silverarrow, Double-Loop, Triple-Loop, Thriller, Oympia, Katapult. Not to mention all the older portable models like Wildcat and Jet Star. Don't really know why US portable rides are mostly small - if it wouldn't be profitable German showmen won't haul all the big rides.
alexinla Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Don't really know why US portable rides are mostly small - if it wouldn't be profitable German showmen won't haul all the big rides. It probably has to do with transportation costs as the U.S. is slightly(lol) bigger when compared to Germany
Jew Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 We charge a ridiculous amount of money for oversize trailers in the U.S.---it's not feasible for a show to haul a big ride here. Plus, instead of independent midways like the rest of world, most of the large fairs in the U.S. are contracted to certain showmen to do the entire midway. No competition!
Toasty82 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Great pictures! From the elevated Rotor platform the view over the Schwarzkopf Tilt-A-Whirl and ... "Viva Mexico" is made by MACK, not Schwarzkopf.
simon8899 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Posted November 26, 2012 ^^ The larger rides here are also moved over longer distances by train. The country size is of course a valid point - even from Hamburg to Munich you can go by train/truck during one night.
peptoabysmal Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 I'm going in two weeks. The website says Olympia Looping is there, but from these pictures that doesn't seem to be the case. Can you confirm?
simon8899 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Posted November 26, 2012 Only the Double-Loop is here. Oly was in Bremen till two weeks ago.
Trevannosaurus Rex Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 I had no idea the Rotor was that old. You'd never get that impression actually riding the thing! So well maintained. Great pictures!
Jew Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 We have one show that goes by train: Strates Shows in the midwest. They have the only HUSS Top Spin in the U.S. Some of the fairgrounds they go to have built railroad spurs for them, but that is not common.
peptoabysmal Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 Went on Teststrecke on Saturday, it was awesome! I was surprised that it was only €4 to ride it, when most other rides cost €4.50.
p0tat0 Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 I cant believe I went to Hamburg, and didnt visit this place
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