[2013]Walibi Belgium: Turbine becomes Psyké Underground!
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Youngster Joey
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Re: [2013] The Legend is Back!
I'm confused. A little more info or explanation would be greatly appreciated.
I'm confused. A little more info or explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Re: [2013] The Legend is Back!
Clarification for those not in the know. :wink:
Original topic (Jan 06, 2011):
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29708&start=0
Single update post (Oct 22, 2011):
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32543&p=765047#p765047
Single postponement post (Nov 05, 2011):
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32543&p=767799#p767799
Some other reliable source:
http://www.rcdb.com/921.htm
Yeah Kristof, I read everything you post & appreciate you keeping us up-to-date on all the parks in your neck of the woods.
Clarification for those not in the know. :wink:
Original topic (Jan 06, 2011):
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29708&start=0
Single update post (Oct 22, 2011):
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32543&p=765047#p765047
Single postponement post (Nov 05, 2011):
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32543&p=767799#p767799
Some other reliable source:
http://www.rcdb.com/921.htm
Yeah Kristof, I read everything you post & appreciate you keeping us up-to-date on all the parks in your neck of the woods.
KristofWB
Hyper Poster
Re: [2013] The Legend is Back!
The most important information about Turbine in a 'nutshell' underneath:
* Turbine re-opening in 2013.
* Construction works will start next month and will take over 12 months.
* New name for Turbine.
* Will be built completely indoor to reduce noise for the Walibi locals (the Belgian version of Alton Towers' Ropers).
* Brand new theme for the ride. It is rumored that the ride will have another theme than Speed of Sound in Walibi Holland. Early concept arts were about an abandoned factory with the far end spikes of the ride being enclosed by collapsed chimneys.
* Brand new themed area around Turbine, including the FlashBack log-flume, Dragon Boats, Musical Xperience, Fabulous Arena: The Fabulous Area.
* Sound -and lighteffects during the ride.
* New trains including lap-bars like the old ones had.
* Indoor or underground queue.
* Walibi Belgium opened a special Sirocco/Turbine blog on their website to allow people to see the progress on the construction of the ride. They also created a special Facebookpage for Sirocco/Turbine.
* Construction of the ride by Gerstlauer.
The most important information about Turbine in a 'nutshell' underneath:
* Turbine re-opening in 2013.
* Construction works will start next month and will take over 12 months.
* New name for Turbine.
* Will be built completely indoor to reduce noise for the Walibi locals (the Belgian version of Alton Towers' Ropers).
* Brand new theme for the ride. It is rumored that the ride will have another theme than Speed of Sound in Walibi Holland. Early concept arts were about an abandoned factory with the far end spikes of the ride being enclosed by collapsed chimneys.
* Brand new themed area around Turbine, including the FlashBack log-flume, Dragon Boats, Musical Xperience, Fabulous Arena: The Fabulous Area.
* Sound -and lighteffects during the ride.
* New trains including lap-bars like the old ones had.
* Indoor or underground queue.
* Walibi Belgium opened a special Sirocco/Turbine blog on their website to allow people to see the progress on the construction of the ride. They also created a special Facebookpage for Sirocco/Turbine.
* Construction of the ride by Gerstlauer.
Re: [2013] The Legend is Back!
The topic title hints in the direction of Holiday World. Could it be changed to reflect some more Walibi-y?
Other than that, though, nice news. Good to see a park taking care of its old classics. That being said, I wouldn't have mind an entirely new ride some time either. When was the last time they got a new coaster that worked?
The topic title hints in the direction of Holiday World. Could it be changed to reflect some more Walibi-y?
Other than that, though, nice news. Good to see a park taking care of its old classics. That being said, I wouldn't have mind an entirely new ride some time either. When was the last time they got a new coaster that worked?
Re: [2013] The Legend is Back!
As a ride type, it's pretty pants. I never rated Thunder Looper, nor the one I did at SF Kentucky Fried Kingdom. However, when I visited WB several years ago, I really wanted to ride it. I loved the thought of one of these mediocre rides being mainly enclosed and watching the room spin pivot me. I was gutted it was SBNO. So yeah, I think I could quite happily return to WB next year for this; Loup Garou (or whatever it's called) and the Big Thunder Mountain rip-off are bonuses, too <3
As a ride type, it's pretty pants. I never rated Thunder Looper, nor the one I did at SF Kentucky Fried Kingdom. However, when I visited WB several years ago, I really wanted to ride it. I loved the thought of one of these mediocre rides being mainly enclosed and watching the room spin pivot me. I was gutted it was SBNO. So yeah, I think I could quite happily return to WB next year for this; Loup Garou (or whatever it's called) and the Big Thunder Mountain rip-off are bonuses, too <3
Excellent. Part of the thrill of the mediocre Thunder Looper was feeling unsafe. Pointlessly adding OTSR would kill the thrill.KristofWB said:
Anybody slightly concerned about this?
KristofWB
Hyper Poster
Re: [2013]Walibi Belgium: The Legend is Back!
Work in progress for Turbine:
Pics by http://www.pretparkkriebels.be
Work in progress for Turbine:
Pics by http://www.pretparkkriebels.be
Re: [2013]Walibi Belgium: The Legend is Back!
At actually looks like the support footers are ball joints! That's cool, a concept I've seen used in the textbook exercises a lot of times, but never in reality.
It allows the supports to bend slightly under the forces of the moving train. If you just cement a pole to the ground, and start tugging the end of it, the forces will be the strongest near the ground. If you add in some flexibility, you can lift the stress off the pole, allowing the force to move the joint instead of bending the pole there.
At actually looks like the support footers are ball joints! That's cool, a concept I've seen used in the textbook exercises a lot of times, but never in reality.
It allows the supports to bend slightly under the forces of the moving train. If you just cement a pole to the ground, and start tugging the end of it, the forces will be the strongest near the ground. If you add in some flexibility, you can lift the stress off the pole, allowing the force to move the joint instead of bending the pole there.
KristofWB
Hyper Poster
Re: [2013]Walibi Belgium: The Legend is Back!
As a kind of promotional stunt, Walibi Belgium has asked their 223.000 Facebookfans to help to find a new name for Turbine. So it seems the ride will be renamed afterall. Some of the names with most votes are: UpsideDown, ReBorn!, TimeFlash, The Legend, and some more other dull names.
However, it is confirmed that with the opening of the new Turbine, a new themed area will be opened as well; 'The Fabulous Area', including Turbine, the FlashBack logflume and the Dragon Boats. This new zone will be probably themed in the same kind of theme as the logflume FlashBack. The FlashBack is themed as an old abandoned factory from 1896 that hides a machine to make visitors younger. So I guess Turbine will be themed as some kind of freaky machine having another crazy story.
The FlashBack theme:
On and offride video FlashBack
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNrIz_J7GZM&feature=fvsr[/youtube]
As a kind of promotional stunt, Walibi Belgium has asked their 223.000 Facebookfans to help to find a new name for Turbine. So it seems the ride will be renamed afterall. Some of the names with most votes are: UpsideDown, ReBorn!, TimeFlash, The Legend, and some more other dull names.
However, it is confirmed that with the opening of the new Turbine, a new themed area will be opened as well; 'The Fabulous Area', including Turbine, the FlashBack logflume and the Dragon Boats. This new zone will be probably themed in the same kind of theme as the logflume FlashBack. The FlashBack is themed as an old abandoned factory from 1896 that hides a machine to make visitors younger. So I guess Turbine will be themed as some kind of freaky machine having another crazy story.
The FlashBack theme:
On and offride video FlashBack
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNrIz_J7GZM&feature=fvsr[/youtube]