Furuviksparken | Lightning | Vekoma Family Coaster | 2023

[VonRolland]

Any date for opening yet? Looking at visiting late June possibly

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Testing has begun! https://www.instagram.com/p/CshFrNKpa-N/

 

[rctneil]

Any date for opening yet? Looking at visiting late June possibly

Yes,

Opens 3rd June!

 

[FABH]

 

[FABH]

Here is a first POV of Lightning! The difference is speed between the two laps is clearly visible.

 

[opivy028]

Here is a first POV of Lightning! The difference is speed between the two laps is clearly visible.

Great POV. Vekoma continues to kill it. The health of the roller coaster industry is really incredible at the moment. Honestly jealous of kids that grow up with this stuff as the norm and will get to experience more of the future than I will!

 

[Lofty]

It appears that the second lap seems to navigate the track a little bit quicker than the first... but it surprisingly doesn't.

My geeky side won and I just roughly timed the car leaving the launch to hitting the break run, and it's nearly bang on 30 seconds on each of the laps.

Looks like a really fun coaster for the younger generation.

 

[rctneil]

Rode this several times yesterday. It's a really fun and very smooth ride. Was super popular and is a great fit for the park. Didn't go down once as far as I saw.

I can see this getting cloned around as all the supports stop at the lowest point at the same height, with concrete footers filling in the extra height so this can be placed in a variety of locations.

 

[Ries]

Together with the Wild Big Bear hunting (?) thing from Dollywood, these are really nice coasters.
Track looked odd at first, but I started to like it. And the ride looks extremely smooth.

 

[rctneil]

Together with the Wild Big Bear hunting (?) thing from Dollywood, these are really nice coasters.
Track looked odd at first, but I started to like it. And the ride looks extremely smooth.

The track definitely looks strange but it is really smooth. I liked the detail in the front car with the speedometer and fuel guages. Shame they don't move with the ride though.

 

[Lofty]

The park posted a photo of the ride's sign and it's a work of art. Beautiful piece of theming.

 

[CrashCoaster]

The park posted a photo of the ride's sign and it's a work of art. Beautiful piece of theming.

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That might low-key be one of my favourite ever entrance signs.

 

[Howie]

Pleasant little park this, and Lightning looks like a great addition. That sign is
Not a cred I'll be jumping on a plane to go and ride any time soon, got a few somewhat bigger fish to fry than that, but I hope it's a success for them.

 

[rctneil]

The park posted a photo of the ride's sign and it's a work of art. Beautiful piece of theming.

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Yes, the sign is stunning. We all mentioned how good it looked when we first saw it. Very nicely done.

 

[Ries]

The park posted a photo of the ride's sign and it's a work of art. Beautiful piece of theming.

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Very Art Deco vibes here. I really like it.