PortAventura Discussion Thread

[egiptologo]

See this cool reverse POV:

 

[Trevor]

Here's an official preview from the park, with the official BSO.

 

[davisuke94]

Cool video, I hope I can visit the park in this summer

[rubysparkles]

 

There's a single rider queue.

 

Big update with more pictures of theming around the ride here...

[oriolat]

Shambhala has closed early today because two metal bars have fallen from the top of the lift hill structure (next to the splash) during operation.

 

 

 

Source: Jivo from Bloggercoaster (uploaded to PA-C)

 

Considering it's been open for just two weeks, I don't think PA will allow Shambhala to operate until they find what caused this.

 

On a side note Baco has also been closed today because of technical difficulties (aka: Intamin curse )

[coastercrazy 9]

Problems, with a new B & M? Say what now?

[Jivo]

As my dear friend Oriolat says, I was taking some pictures from Shambhala's splash when this piece has fallen just 3 meters (10 feets) away from me with a very loud clang. I warned a park worker immediately and she alerts an operator that took the part out of the place.

 

10 minutes later, the ride was closed for all the day and a few operators and managers from park were reviewing the lift's structure and base. Then, apparently it fell a second piece similar but slightly curved.

 

Here you have another photo taken by my mobile phone:

[Moose]

The pieces look too slender to be a part of the main structure, maybe part of the stairs or some secondary machinery strapping.

 

Glad no one was injured.

[Olov]

Looks to be pretty greasy so perhaps some part of chain channel? (no idea what's it's actually called)

[oriolat]

I can't figure what those pieces are. Perhaps they belong to the netting system under the lift hill?

[Ed Farmer]

Perhaps they belong to the netting system under the lift hill?

 

Should have put in a netting system to catch the netting system.

[oriolat]

Perhaps they belong to the netting system under the lift hill?

 

Should have put in a netting system to catch the netting system.

 

Somebody is thinking like CF there

[Dragon Khan]

Perhaps they belong to the netting system under the lift hill?

 

Should have put in a netting system to catch the netting system.

 

AWESOME !

[spinning man]

I'm not sure how long that thing is. But it looks like the part of the train where the wheels are based, where there is a connection to the other wheels. I pressume this piece would belong to that.

[_koppen]

What is it with things flying off of coasters lately? Eejanaika just a few days ago.

[Trevor]

Here's a video of the movements in the structure during a windy day...

 

[spinning man]

A world's first! Dancing supports.

[Legoguy1395]

Something tells me that's ether photoshop or a fast forwarded video..

[Real]

Even if its fast forwarded, that kind of movement is still insane. A few inches here and there - that seems normal. This just seems really excessive.

[SharkTums]

So did the ride reopen? Did they figure out where those pieces of metal came from?

[Ed Farmer]

Wow, that doesn't look like something that's edited to me, but I'm not an expert in editing film. I know the Impulse coasters do quite a bit of shaking, and sometimes it's really noticeable on wooden coasters (Rattler) but I haven't noticed it on a B&M hyper.

 

That's not to say they don't. To an extent, they probably need to, and this is probably normal. I guess I just haven't stared at one long enough to notice.

[Trevor]

So did the ride reopen? Did they figure out where those pieces of metal came from?

 

Today the ride has been opened few hours in the afternoon. They are still doing tests and reparing that pieces in the lift. The video is 100% real. There was yerterday the real version without the funny music, but the user removed it.

[dubbis]

Here's a video of the movements in the structure during a windy day...

 

Stormy weather or something...??!

[sammmmmy]

Gonna be honest, that video gave me a good laugh.

 

But even though not as much as other coasters, B&M's do shake and bend a lot. Its the track thats bending in the first couple shots of this video, but its a good example of how far some do bend.

 

[Real]

Thats nothing, thats normal. Seeing the supports reverberate like that, THATS not. Ive watched Raptor and Mantis track flex a few inches several times - not even over the ball joints. Theres a support that moves a bit on Raptor as well in the downward helix after the brake run.

 

This is flexing several feet in either direction. And its supports. They shouldnt do that just in the wind. I know steel moves andd flexes, Im completely ok with that. This is quite a bit more than that!