dubbis Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Went to Port Aventura two days ago and there was a lot of digging in this area but no further information about the forthcoming coaster. My advise to PA: put in some extra money for maintenence. We experienced a lot of headbanging. Every single coaster was rough, from moderate (Dragon Khan - even a B & M! and Diablo) to painful (Stampida, Tomahawk and Furius Bacos outer seats). I'm also surprised that a park with so many foreign visitors have employees that speak no english at all. Shape up please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Since only rumours so far have appeared ( absolutely NO certitude it's a B&M... just strong rumours) and since B&M are already building more coasters than usual in the recent years... might this one be Intamin after all ? I also believe in the B&M rumour, but the fact the announcement is so slow to come makes me think (hope) there might be more than "just" an hyper. Giga number 2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Since only rumours so far have appeared ( absolutely NO certitude it's a B&M... just strong rumours) and since B&M are already building more coasters than usual in the recent years... might this one be Intamin after all ? I also believe in the B&M rumour, but the fact the announcement is so slow to come makes me think (hope) there might be more than "just" an hyper. Giga number 2 ? Word is that the park is not so happy with Furious Baco, that's why most people believe that it's going to be a B&M and not Intamin. Personally I would love for it to be Mack's first mega coaster, but I believe it's going to be a B&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 ^had never even thought about the possibility of Mack creating a huge ride, but this sounds exciting ! I rode BF this summer and was pleasantly surprised. Gotta love those seat / restraints ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerCoasterSmi Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 It has pretty much been confirmed it is a B&M hyper coaster (whether it is the normal config. or Behemoth config. we don't know yet, there have been sketches on PA community showing the normal design), don't get me wrong I am a huge Blue Fire fan (it is my number 2 coaster easily, it is spectacular), and I am following the rumour about Etnaland's 2012 Mack-a-lite closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 When is PA going to officially announce the name and stats for this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 When is PA going to officially announce the name and stats for this thing? No word about that. I think they are holding the announcement until Halloween season has finished (mid-November) since it's a big draw for the park (again, pure speculation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 When is PA going to officially announce the name and stats for this thing? No word about that. I think they are holding the announcement until Halloween season has finished (mid-November) since it's a big draw for the park (again, pure speculation). After the Halloween season...BUT, please, don't expect a big announce, simply an announce...¿ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Original images and post here: www.bloggercoaster.com/2011/09/obras-proyecto-2012-en-portaventura.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Good thing about this new coaster somehow interacting with Dragon Khan, is that I guess (hope) Khan will get a fresh paint job. I feel like my favourite coaster ever lacks a bit of love... And am I crazy to STLL hope for Europe's first giga here ? I know "everyone strongly believes" in the 78 meter drop rumour... yes, exactly: a rumour. So why not 90 after all (300ft) Am I daydreaming ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 New photos from PA-Community: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europe Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I still have mixed feelings about this new coaster. I mean, a new coaster... that is great. But the location is wrong. DK is the centerpiece of the park, the best ride in the park and it really is impressive to see when you enter China. The new coaster will make DK look like a midget! I am the only one who still is having second thoughts about this project? I strongly believe it will be B&M. As far as I heard PA is very happy with DK and not that happy with FB (Intamin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schotcher Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I personally think it won't be a Beemer, Beemer has enough on it's plate already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 New photos from PA-Community: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I still have mixed feelings about this new coaster. I mean, a new coaster... that is great. But the location is wrong. DK is the centerpiece of the park, the best ride in the park and it really is impressive to see when you enter China. The new coaster will make DK look like a midget! I am the only one who still is having second thoughts about this project? I strongly believe it will be B&M. As far as I heard PA is very happy with DK and not that happy with FB (Intamin). I semi agree with the location problem. As you may notice from my nametag, I ADORE Khan. I also consider this is one of the ignored / underrated coaster marvels of the world. So maybe it will share some of the limelight the new beast will bring after all. As I said, it would be nice to have Khan refreshed for the opportunity. We also haven't seen the layout of it. I guess maybe the engineers took BENEFIT of Khan's location for possible interactions / headchopper effects... Also, IF this turns out to be a giga (one can dream), I'm not sure many will complain. Also another thing: a park may NOT be very happy with a manufacturer's ride, and still order more later ! CP is the perfect example with TTD... but later came Maverick... and Raptor is probably one of the most reliable coasters at the Point. Still: only 2 B&M's ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europe Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 You've got a point there about CP. If they take benefit of DK they will have a new fanboy And DK indeed IS underrated! We have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 ^Maybe we can meet up and ride it together when it opens, since you seem to be European too, obviously ! Does anyone remember when Furious Baco was announced ? Because if footers go in quick enough, they won't be able to hide the project much longer. To be honest, I was playing devil's advocate in my previous post about the manufacturer. Which I also believe to be B&M, but it's true B&M have a fair amount of projects already, so who knows ? Does any connoisser here can tell if the way the footer holes are placed in a way which indicate a manufacturer instead of another ? I'm dying to know. The wait is ABNORMAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egiptologo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 New photos from PA-Community: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammmmmy Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Footers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I can tell just by looking at the excavation for the footers that this will be the first giga aquatrax. You heard it hear first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 According to PA-Community, the official announcement of the new ride will be this friday 21 october! It'll be done during the Costa Daurada Rally that it's taking place in PortAventura this weekend We can say, after talking directly responsible for the park, PortAventura officially revealed the first details of its new attraction 2012 Friday October 21. Of course, from pa-community.com may be the first to know all the details to be revealed officially that day and finally if all information known so far known unofficially becomes reality or not. A special team will be in the park PACTV to report everything that is happening live and in the afternoon have pictures and videos of this news official information first hand. You can see the attraction unique details from PAC in monitoring our construction. The event will be an official event of "cornerstone" of the new area and attracting and raised in the gates of PortAventura Rally Catalunya welcomes and brings together hundreds of international journalists accredited. A moment perfectly studied and one of the most awaited news for all. This Friday ... be the first to know in real time from our tracking page 2012 of PAC: http://www.pa-community.com/p/port_aventura/atraccion-2012/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Totally excited about this! Can't wait to know more about this new coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Still praying to the Intamin gods for this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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