Shockwave Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Decieded to meet up with a couple of friends and check out the Zoo and the building work for the new Vekoma SLC, Kumali. The view as I entered the car park. Kinda strange without Bullet & Magnum Force, but I'm still impressed! Only 2 months to go now! The Zoo area is getting a new 'family' attraction as well. Ooh arr! And this be it! A new parrot show complex is getting built a well. Back to Kumali shortly, but first... Lemurs!!! Aww, lots of furry little rodents. They maybe cute, but these Meerkats are X-rated! Tigers. They're grrreat! This one just stuck its tongue out at me. Then they got bored... ...and went for a stroll The giraffes weren't upto much either. They just stayed indoors... ...or smelled a zebra's butt. The ostriches looked even more bored. Talking of butts...check these guys! It was a quiet day quiet in primate land. Even tree climbing wasn't much fun today. Don't worry, I hadn't forgot about the real reason I came! Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomizzle For Rizzle Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Great pics! I cant wait to go there. It will be like Wild Adventures! Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hattuchili Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Great Photo TR, Tom. To sad I have no chance to go on the UK-Trip. However, anytime I´ll be there. --Sören Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Thank God it isn't a clone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Insane Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Some great photos you taken, Kumali 1st drop looks pretty wild Looking forward to riding this sometime this year before it gets the normal Vekoma SLC Head Treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Thank God it isn't a clone... Only... it is.. http://rcdb.com/ig1681.htm?picture=1 http://rcdb.com/id2978.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 For the love of God will you people start warning me if you're gonna have monkey pictures in your TRs. :: scared :: Great pics Tom, Kumali's looking good. And YEAH to the Muddy Duck Tractor ride thingy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster05 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I am really looking forward to this park since it seems so quirky on its website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Nice photos, Tom! I love meerkats! One question - how is Kumali different from other SLCs out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Wow, scary vekoma ride...and monkey's!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Nice photos, Tom! I love meerkats! One question - how is Kumali different from other SLCs out there? For the first few months it'll be pretty smooth! The layout is a bit different to the standard one, but it's still a duplicate of another ride in China called Shenlin - http://rcdb.com/ig1681.htm?picture=1 Ok, time for part 2! The ride is really starting to dominate the area. Even on a Saturday, they were still busy putting up more supports. The Cobra roll is the next section to be put up. They were going at great pace to finish this bit today. Man in a white hardhat secures the crossbeam. And another guy does the same at the other end. There's only so much of a building site that I can take, so here's a few other shots mixed in. Here's the raised section of the Lost River from a distance. And here's most of Velocity, again from a distance. And here's the new kid on the block! From a distance, of course. And here's one for Derek! And since it's gonna be smooth for a few months, the planning guys were nice enough to build the first drop right along the ground to give your legs something to think about! But this update wouldn't be complete without the Lions themselves. These two were eyeing up the dogs that started barking at them through the perspex window. This one was checking out how to get out of the enclosure. "If a monkey can escape, well so can I!" Good job those walls are about 20ft tall. That's a mean lean killing machine when it's hungry. The King himself didn't let me get any good photos of him, so this was the best shot I got. Stupid window glare! And for a parting shot, this is the former site of one of the two Sckwarzkopf loopers. Magnum Force, we hardly knew ye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster05 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 The pictures look very nice and I love going to zoos, so how is this park really. Is it pretty nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 The pictures look very nice and I love going to zoos, so how is this park really. Is it pretty nice? It's gradually turning into a full blown theme park, but it used to be a very tacky fairground attraction affair. Not in a totally bad way, I have a lot of good memories before the change of image, but it was no Disneyland. They've still got a lot of work to do, but it's a lot less tacky than it used to be. The have a lot of space still to use, and I bet that a few of the old rides will be removed to make more room for newer ones. The park has removed at least 7 rides in the past 3 years, including 3 coasters. The food is the biggest concern for me. They really need better places to eat and drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncf Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Sorry, but those are some of the worst colors I've seen on any coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I don't think they're 'Custom SLC's' like rcdb says they are...they're just a new layout Vekoma is cloning. There are two other coasters of exactly the same layout, all built in the last four years... http://www.rcdb.com/id2978.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id1681.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Great pictures! These guys must be really dangerous since they got the fence from Jurassic Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 A new SLC credit, random animals and a mud ride?!? This place looks awesome!!! Can't wait to visit... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Has there been any word as to where Bullet and Magnum Force ended up? --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I've never seen a Vekoma so spread out before. The loop looks fast and very blackoutish(New word I just came up with). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Sorry, but those are some of the worst colors I've seen on any coaster Why?, it could have been worse it could have been green and orange. Hopefully Magnum Force and Bullet end up at the bottom of the North Sea, they where so rough last year. Hopefully now they will get the woodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Last I heard they were still for sale, but unless they've been bought up I reckon they're both doomed to the history books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Has there been any word as to where Bullet and Magnum Force ended up? Magnum/Dreier is being refurbished and sent back to the German fair circuit. No word on Bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerC Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Why do all of the overseas amusement parks get all of the good SLC's and we get the tacky standard version that every park and their mother has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Because you have SIX Flags (we will buy all the small parks up and put crap rides in them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Because it's cheap. I really wouldn't mind checking out one of those custom SLC's, they seem to be getting popular. Aren't they building one in Asia as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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