Hhappy Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) Today was the opening day for the new coaster Karacho at Tripsdrill Some specs: 4 trains for 2x4 passengers gives it a capacity of 960 persons/hour The ride has a launch, darkride bit, airtime hill and 4 inversions Launch accelerates you to 60 miles/hour in 1.6 seconds Length of the entire coaster is 713 meters No shoulder restraints but lapbar/clamshell's This coaster is the first one with inversions for the park, extending the available range of attractions (and thrill factor) to include teenagers and people that are young of heart (with strong stomach as they said) Theming for the ride and area is not finished yet but knowing the park and seeing what they've done so far regarding theming at their other attractions I can't wait to see what the area will look like next year (when theming is done) Regarding the ride itself.. fun ride and a great addition to the parks attraction line-up. No headbanging (due to no shoulder restaints) plenty of inversions and a couple of pops of airtime all in all, nice fun ride. Looking forward to riding it again in the future. Here's a few pictures of today's opening event (and the coaster itself) so today we are visiting Tripsdrill hmm, loud sound warning?? this could be interesting opening hours first thing you see inside the park but this is where we are heading to yummie it does change the skyline a bit at certain spots I guess we're there stomp like music setup? nice looking name follow the arrow's to the entrance yeah, there's still plenty of dirt laying around.. but at least the ride is open. Theming will follow. twisty plenty of crossings here and the last bit (and station "bunker") This view will change with the to be installed theming test run? hmm minimum ride height.. 125 cm put your hands up if you can hit the drum but are not planning on riding the coaster almost opening time interesting vehicle lots and lots of people were invited and showed up. Something like 300 guests ribbon cutting let's ride first riders, is it fear? is it joy? Are these real "suits"? woooooow (there goes a nametag (almost)) inversion time a flying tie fly eating time everybody is trying to get that one shot plenty of photographers around red train love the hair more riders and I guess there's an interview in the back row? wheee almost back at the station plenty of steel lovely photo op (location) only in Europe would it be ok to take pictures this close to a ride without ropes/fences shielding it from access for the press.. silhouette like here they come happy faces the back of the red train just rollin love the colors on the trains (they also have a green one but that was not running while we were there) joy? fear? you tell me gravity is fun (and for some reason the back row reminds me of Italy) inversions can require dressing requirements... up-side-down up-side-down bottom after the launch midcourse brake (with "guys" still working on the station building) lovely sky today 2 thumbs up? thanks close up for all the tech "junkies" more big smiles that last inversion is fun (and easy to get pictures of) train theming inside the station happy riders returning and yes.. there is something to loo at (below) while waiting in line station impression let's have a beer before riding don't you just love Tripsdrill's theming department? just chillin.. with my beer more blue train riders going down.. it's twisty I guess? it's also pretty tall and there are plenty of spots (at this time) to get some fun pictures of trains and people having a great time so many small details on a train (and I think i'm spying some aitime) going down happy riders awesome neighbours "take the tunnel" highest point of the ride dive dive dive Edited July 11, 2013 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) Karacho looks great! Plenty of inversions, without going too crazy about it. Edited July 10, 2013 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 ^Agreed. Love the train design too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I simply love the trains. Thanks for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great-looking coaster and ride POV. Thanks for sharing it, Hanno! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great report, Hanno! I love the little drop before the launch, don't think I have seen that before on a launched coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great report, Hanno! I love the little drop before the launch, don't think I have seen that before on a launched coaster. Takabisha has it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angle O. Descent Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Looks like we have a new bucket list coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I305KD Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great Report! The coaster looks perfect in that park. Great size coaster for a park like Tripsdrill. I love the trains and I can't wait until the ride's theming is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinschroder Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great pictures as usual Hanno! Can't wait to ride this in September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max0815 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 And the best for "netherlands residents" during the opening cermeonie: Amazing Food & Beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Looks great fun! Will be there in September - already booked my hotel in Heilbronn. Fluch also has the small drop before the launch. 300 guests for opening sounded very reasonable for a weekday during the holidays and the great weather. I guess the free beer isn't mandatory before the ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 the 300 guests was the number of invited guests for the opening ceremony. There were way way way more people in the park (as it should be) Lunch food was great and drinks/beer always help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPfan1 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Awesome update Hanno! Was there yesterday, saw you at the station of Karacho By the way, you caught me on some of your photos The white shirt with the dark blue stripes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great report, Hanno! I love the little drop before the launch, don't think I have seen that before on a launched coaster. Takabisha has it too. Did it add anything to the ride experience? Seems like it would give that extra little oomph going into the launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperShawn Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great coverage Hanno. I love that not only do the trains look cool, but the swirl/engines on the back of the trains light up also. Still interested to see what the rest of the theming will look like for the ride and station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 That looks like one fun ride! The shot of the suits drinking a beer on the ride made my day! If only we could do that everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great report, Hanno! I love the little drop before the launch, don't think I have seen that before on a launched coaster. Takabisha has it too. Did it add anything to the ride experience? Seems like it would give that extra little oomph going into the launch. On Karacho that little drop gave a nice pop of air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great report, Hanno! I love the little drop before the launch, don't think I have seen that before on a launched coaster. Takabisha has it too. Did it add anything to the ride experience? Seems like it would give that extra little oomph going into the launch. These little indoor drops and inversions seem to be the big "thing" this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Cool cars...let's just hope they get some landscaping and theming around the coaster...it looks like SFMM level right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Awesome photos. The ride looks like lots of fun! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Cool cars...let's just hope they get some landscaping and theming around the coaster...it looks like SFMM level right now! Washing machine. Seriously though, this thing looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Fantastic report. Thanks for sharing. Favorite shot of the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Westate Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great pics, and I love the cute little trains. I'd love to have one of those at Carowinds one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GravityFlyersInc Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 If I'm not mistaken all Gerstlauer launched coasters have that little drop before the launch, I believe they call it a "rolling launch" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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