_koppen Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Great pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukey20 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I am trying to win a chance to be the first to ride this new $12 Million Abyss Coaster at Adventure World Perth, By clicking the link below you get to see a cool new video of the ride and help my chances of winning! abyss-the-ride.com.au/the-quest/523ba237482768.46840663 I appreciate if you take the time to click would mean a lot to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 ^ there, I clicked your link, only cause your more patient than me for entering this competition, I found it to be pretty painful myself. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Trains has arrived, and they look rather good. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Look nice, but kinda like Fluch von Novgorod's train I think… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 ^^They put faces on the water dummies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I went to Adventure World today to purchase my season pass, they only just opened up for the season last week. Â Abyss is coming along nicely and it was nice to see it from a different perspective. Â Part 1 Park signage has been updated Kahuna Falls was last years new addition, impressive View across the pool New park map View of Abyss from the waterslide hill Wow, love it Entrance archway in place 2 of the 3 vehicles still wrapped up Photos from the chairlift coming in the next post Love this pic Adventure World CEO Mark Shaw (white hardhat) giving some advice on the entrance theming He's even lending a hand... This is where the smaller bits of theming are being stored Themed bins!!! Abyss entrance sign looks ready to be installed on the archway Edited October 1, 2013 by deano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Part 2 Â Thanks for reading. View of the park from the top of the hill ...where I caught the chairlift of death for a better look at Abyss A few years ago, Freefall replaced Turbo Mountain, the old Jet Star coaster that has been Adventure World since '91 New angles!..... There are still heaps of hooded figures to be put in place Cant wait to ride this airtime hill Just as I passed on the chairlift, they rolled out this vehicle, no sign of testing yet though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Cow Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Knowing how awesome the final dive loop on Karacho at Tripsdrill is, I can only hope that this one lives up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 So it's definitely a modified Saw - should be good, I loved Saw when I rode it over the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 I'm getting stupidly excited over this, especially considering Perth is over 2000 miles from where I live and I probably won't end up visiting until mid next year at the earliest. Oh well. Trains look great. Can't help but think they'd look a whole lot better with lapbars though - but we can't have it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdude101 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Fun fact: Perth, Australia is the most isolated major city in the world (there are big cities in Indonesia that are closer to it than the other big cities in Australia). This very well could mean that Abyss will be the most isolated large roller coaster in the world when it opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 ^Hope they stockpile enough spare parts  Quite different from when the Huss Ranger broke down at Hansa-Park around 10am - Huss on site at 2pm - ride operational again around 4pm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Looks like a fun little Eurofighter! Great to see parks even as remote as Adventure World getting major additions like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Looks like a great new coaster. Hopefully it doesn't get the train rattle that seems to be common on eurofighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Just heard Abyss is testing, will swing by tomorrow and try to film it in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 ^^this normally only starts after about 3-4 years - so the first years should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMMYD778 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Test run video of the ride below. I have to say, that airtime hill looks very strong and also seems to provide a very close headchopper with the catwalk of the MCBR. However, the twisted drop off of the MCBR does look like a very sharp transition. I hope it doesn't ride badly with the OTSR's. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctneil Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It actually looks like a really nice coaster and i'm glad Perth now has a good substantial coaster to call their own. Looking forward to hearing the first rider reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Nice to see it testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 The pacing looks perfect! Â Unlike some other companies out there, Gerstlauer actually knows how to produce ejector airtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknottsville Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Wow that makes me think of didn't someone just recently post a topic about being able to see airtime in a pic or just by looking at a hill? Well after watching this video and seeing the train take that hill you can not only see the airtime I felt it through my computer screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Sheezus it sure takes that airtime hill fast, even more so than Saw which already delivers some pretty strong airtime. I never thought I'd say this but I hope the MCBR comes on a little stronger than the test video, because the transitions of the elements following it will probably be brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 After almost a week of visiting Adventure World in the hope of seeing it testing, I managed to time it right today.  Watching it do test runs, the main things that stood out for me were...  1. It's so quiet, it's almost silent. I've ridden new coasters before (no Eurofighters yet) and have never heard such little noise from a ride. 2. Airtime hill looks more intense in person, wow! 3. I could barely hear or see the MCBR engage, let's hope they leave it like this when it opens.  Another minor thing I noticed is that the hooded figures look to be installed in a way they ever so slightly rock and sway in the wind, don't know if it's just because the theming and landscaping isn't finished yet but it kinda looks even more creepy with them moving about.  The end of the month cannot come quick enough.  http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Abyss_1_mzug   Abyss from across the pool Abyss behind Kahuna Falls Entrance sign still not installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Article from today's West Australian. Â http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/19395857/edge-of-abyss-for-thrill-of-a-ride/ Â Â German service technician Martin Daxle makes the final checks on Adventureworld's new roller coaster. Picture: Mogens Johansen/The West Australian A ride on the Abyss will challenge the bravest of thrillseekers. Adventure World gave the roller-coaster a test run this week ahead of its official opening on November 1. Â The cart was surrounded by darkness as it began to wind up and down and around corners. Â Â Riders spent much of the journey upside down, with countless twists and turns around the track. Â Anticipation built on the 30m climb to the roller-coaster's peak as the vertical incline left riders feeling as though they would fall out of their seats. Â The inverted track on the drop that followed set the exhilarating pace for the rest of the ride, which sent the coaster on a series of bends and loops. Â For Gerstlauer service technician Martin Daxle, the experience made all his hard work worth it. "I have worked on roller-coasters for the past 26 years and I love my job," he said. Â Mr Daxle and his team have worked on the Abyss seven days a week for seven weeks. Â Adventure World chief executive Mark Shaw was one of the first to ride the Abyss. Â He felt scared but not of the ride itself. "My only fear was whether it was going to live up to expectations, and it did," he said. Â Mr Shaw said once the finishing touches were completed, the track would be encased in complete blackness for the first part of the ride, adding to the thrill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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