Francois Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 (edited) Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything that goes on at Bellewaerde, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. For pictures and videos of the park as well as past updates, see TPR's Park Index Page. Official Park Website Below are some links to past updates from the park, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2005 February 24th, 2005 - Park to get world's first Huss Topple Tower, El Volador (SEE BELOW) April 24th, 2005 - El Volador opens 2012 September 14th, 2012 - Park closes classoc dark ride Los Piratas September 14th, 2012 - Zierer indoor family coaster announced for 2013 _____________________________________________________ Original Post: Hi there ! Here are some news from Belgium ! As you maybe know, Bellewaerde Park (not far from the borderline with France), a typical european familly amusement park (50 years in 2004), with a Dark Ride, a Vekoma Boomerang, a Shoot the Chute, a Space Shot, River Rapids, Flume Rides, various flatrides, shows...), under the management of Six Flags between 2000 and 2004 and of Star Parks since mid-2004, has decided to open a new ride in 2005. And this new ride will be a World First, the new Huss Topple Tower (which will be build also in Walibi Lorraine -France- this year too), his name is El Volador ; he will open in the Mexico Area just in front of the Dark Ride "Los Piratas" (and behind Boomerang). The design, you saw it during last IAAPA Convention. It's a typical "exotic" thema with a giant bird on the top of the ride. Today (February 24th) was organized a first press meeting ! Here are no some pictures and informations about El Volador: you can see the press presentation, the building site, piece of rides, etc. Building Site Construction Pictures Concept Arts / Simulation Video Press Release (in french) Technical datas (in french) Technical informations (in resume): Budget: € 2.5 millions (about $ 3 millions) Capacity: 40 passengers - 800/hours - Time Length: 1.30 min Height: 20 meters Diameter gondola: 8 meters Speed Gondola: 9 rotations / min Speed Pole: 0.5 rotation / min Weight: 210 tons The ride will open next March 26th Construction Picture Construction Picture Construction Picture Construction Picture Concept Art El Volador Concept Art El Volador Concept Art El Volador Edited September 12, 2016 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Do you know...isn't there supposed to be another one of these opening up at a Walibi Park? I was hoping we'd get on one, but we won't be making it to Bellewaerde. Elissa "It looks Scary!!!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 ^ Yeah, I heard a rumor a while back saying something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 That bird head just looks creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 ^Dude! I was totally going to post that!!! Can you imagine walking around that park at night, in the cold, turning a corner and seeing that bird head staring at you!! :? Elissa "I'm scared" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 It looks like the Fruit Loops Bird's evil twin brother or something!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Just watched the animated video. Has to be the most bizarre rides I've ever seen. For some reason, I thought the car was going to free fall, like a tilted Gyro Drop. Guess not. Awesome! Weird, but awesome. -kip- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 the new Huss Topple Tower (which will be build also in Walibi Lorraine -France- this year too), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambydupuis Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 gisco's right, the new flat ride will rightfully replace 'sismic panic'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Yes, in Walibi Lorraine (old Walibi Smurf), under the name of Tang'Or, but it will open some weeks after El Volador, because according to the Huss Topple Tower Manager, he has to be on construction site (it's the only guy in Huss that can supervised the building site of the Topple Tower). So after the opening of El Volador, he will go to Walibi Lorraine to build Tang'Or. Tang'Or will be exactly the same ride as El Volador (with the scary head of the bird ) Oh yes... the head is 6 meters length, and is equiped with a system of lights (just imagine his eyes become lights during your night walk Elissa ) and there is a system which automatically direct the bird head to the soil (depends on the speed of the pole), so he will always looking at you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 ^Awesome!!! Elissa "going to have nightmares about that bird while in Europe!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 That was the most deeply disturbing thing I've ever seen. (last picture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas -TRZ- Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Hi I'm the webmaster of this Website,i'm 17 and my mother language is the french, so i'm sorry for my english . How you can see, i have visited the building site of El Volador, and this is really impressive :shock: .. I Hast to see this future Huss Machine on the 24 of march 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricktracker Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Amazing how Huss still finds new innovative ride ideas, but their standard theming stays awful, just like sledgehammer with those big flat ugly support ends :shock:. Bit of a shame that the new investors didn't choose custom theming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Ack! That bird looks like a massive Toucan Sam slut! -kip- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas -TRZ- Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 There is pictures from 9th of march: These pictures are from Bellewaerde V3 and his partner Theme park @ home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bô Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 It seems to be a very fun ride! I'll be visiting the park 27th of March and I'm really looking forward to ride it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugged One Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Looks like a very fun ride! So are those water jets that shoot up at the riders going to be standard or is that part of some custom theming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Quinte Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 It seems to be a very fun ride!I'll be visiting the park 27th of March and I'm really looking forward to ride it ! I think I know you Well, I'll probably ride it during summer holidays. Looks like a neat bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeirdo Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I really don't think this ride will be good. As a matter of fact, it looks boring as hell. Bellewaerde is a beautifull park, which has been getting no money or support. The last new ride they got was in 1998, a S&S Power Tower. This park keeps getting ignored, while this has so much potential. It's a really, really sad thing. It needs a major investment, and it needs it now. I'm talking rita-clone, nice twister-woodie, first b&m in belgium kind of things. NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas -TRZ- Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 (edited) Well, isn't totaly just.. the last new of Bellewaerde park was Kids park in 2002: a complete renovation of the old "Pepinoland" with 7 new kiddies rides. Befort that, there was three new major rides in 1999: a mad house, a Space shot from Huss(and not from S&S) and a flying chairs ride Edited March 15, 2005 by Nicolas -TRZ- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMarcus Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 According to a letter from Huss, Topple Towers are coming to China and a different European park, but not America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas -TRZ- Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 You can see Here the promotion video 2005 of Bellewaerde park(in Dutch only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 The concept of the ride is excellent but it seems like it will be boring. My home park (Pki) has Delirium and that ride puts me to sleep, it is hard to be thrilled when you have the enormous Huss restraints keeping you safe. I have a more thrilling time of Huss's Trokias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bô Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 My home park (Pki) has Delirium and that ride puts me to sleep, it is hard to be thrilled when you have the enormous Huss restraints keeping you safe. I have a more thrilling time of Huss's Trokias In Belgium we've got a Delrium too (only it's called Sledgehammer (Bobbejaanland))! It is a very fun ride, but indeed not very thrilling... I expect the same for El Volador, but hey... I sure want to give it a try ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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