_koppen Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Finnally! Can't wait to see this bad boy go up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Very Excited to see this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Finally getting a seriously tall coaster in Europe. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-86 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 For a week i continuesly stalked and watched for these supports to arrive to construction site and they finally arrive when i left from PA Well, it is good to know and see what is to come on next trip to PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projektion Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Aerial shot of Ferrari land Credit to Sergio96 on Pa-community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thanks. It gives a better idea of where it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 So it's essentially a themed area right on the existing park's border, but they're building it as a second gate? Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It's just so they make money from the additional entrance fee, plus I wonder if a lot has got to do with how much money Ferrari want from the priviledge of using their name/branding. Maybe it was the only commercially viable way of doing it. If you look at it as a park it is very small although I'm not sure what other rides there are in there. I hope it isn't too expensive as I don't want it to feel like the launched coaster is basically an upcharge ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 ^Me too. I had hopes they would make it just another area with no separate admission but that'd be too good, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 First support is up... photo: PA-community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 ^Great to see vertical construction finally, this is going to look and be very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ngdaKa88 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 ^^I love to see this ride going vertical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu K Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 They were busy last Wednesday! never seen the coaster supports on site this photo is taken with my back to the Hotel PA main entrance. Stu K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Here you can see an update from the new park. take a look into the supports of the new coaster!!! credit to PAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 By looking at the picture it seems that there is no space for the hydraulic winch to be placed, thus confirming an LSM launch? Nice perspective. Can't wait for this big boy to go up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 The launch track doesn't look that long either (intamin's accelerator coasters need that extra space for the catch car to slow down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Hero Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Is Intamin ditching the hydraulic launch system altogether? The last one built was Formula Rossa and that was 4 years ago. Meanwhile, their LSM launch has been appearing on most of their coasters, and it seems that anything the hydraulic launch can do, the LSM can also accomplish it; with the exception of going extraordinarily fast or high... until now it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcurry11 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I would love to see an advancement of LSM. In my opinion, LSM is well superior to hydroponic in almost every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 The footers from the roller coaster are all complete and waiting for the vertical construction! Screamscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I've been thinking of heading down to Spain and visit this beautiful park next year (too early for Ferrari Land but eh, I can live with it). I've been thinking of staying at one of the onsite hotels at a cheap time so I can take advantage of the perks given. Any tips about the hotels or the park itself before I start planning more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_gil72 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hi all, Would like some advice on visiting Port Aventura on a weekend in November. I'm looking at a visit on the 21 - 22 of November. It's the weekend AFTER the Halloween activity ends, So I assume it might be less crowded , even though it's a weekend? Will be coming in from Barcelona, I'm wondering if: 1. A one day trip would be enough? (Basically going for the big rides and coasters) 2.Do you think it will be more crowded on Saturday or Sunday? 2.Best, easy, way is a train from the city and back? (I know there are tour buses, but I want to be there before opening time and the buses are there around 10:00 , Plus the option of "plana" bus does not go to Salou from the city Center, Just from the airport). 3.I read that there might be a problem getting the train back to the city (around 20:00) as it might be crowded? Is there a bus company that goes one way from Port aventura to Barcelona city and not the airport? 4. From around pl. Espanya, which train station is the best to get the train from? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Is Intamin ditching the hydraulic launch system altogether? The last one built was Formula Rossa and that was 4 years ago. Meanwhile, their LSM launch has been appearing on most of their coasters, and it seems that anything the hydraulic launch can do, the LSM can also accomplish it; with the exception of going extraordinarily fast or high... until now it seems Not exactly. The speed at which this coaster is going is about the limit of what LSMs can do. So, anything faster than this like Ka or Formula can only use a hydraulic launch. Coasters going that speed are pretty rare anyways, so don't be surprised to see Intamin doing LSMs for anything below the 110 mph mark. In terms of maintenance vs cost, LSMs are very efficient and the lack of moving parts makes it less likely for something to fail. A little off topic, but were there any big problems with Formula Rossa's hydraulic launch? I haven't heard of any, but it could be because we don't hear too much news out of that park anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 ^I don't believe there was any major problem but there were some occasions when it was closed for a while and/or many times (pretty much like KK and TTD, really). Also, I don't think there is a speed "limit" for LSMs. It's just that it might get too complicated/inefficient to reach higher speeds using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I was just using the maximum number from the Intrasys website. There's a lot of physics involved too that has to be factored in. Air resistance, friction, mass, etc. The way that LSMs have to be programmed could get sketchy too, and confuse the computer with every launch. All of those factors are probably why 110 was the maximum number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projektion Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The base of the tower for the new Ferrari land coaster has been finished. The base of the back tower is actually slightly inclined which shows that the tower for this ride will be a bit different to the ones on TTD and KK The park has cleared trees near Stampida which indicates that the park might be continuing on with the GCI retrack. Source:PA-Community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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