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and glowing effects spread across 12 scenes. Heimo also produced a pre-show area and waterfall. Riders can enjoy the experience in a choice of standard dinosaur-themed coaster cars or single seater sit- astride ride vehicles. Looking ahead to the 2011 season, Gröna Lund in Stockholm is to give a new look to its Blå Tåget dark ride, which was set to close on August 8 ready for a SEK 21 million ($2.9m/€2.2m) refurbishment. Not only will it get a new ride system and effects, but a new building too. "It's an entirely new ride and it’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever been a part of building", boats the park’s rides manager, Peter Osbeck. "Gröna Lund will design and develop new special effects for Blå Tåget in collaboration with some of the world's leading suppliers.” The twin-seat cars will be replaced with 12 new 4-seat cars by Gosetto running on roller coaster-like tracks, providing hourly capacity for 900 riders. Although the building and the effects inside will be new and bang up-to-date, the exterior will retain feature a classic appearance.
Dating back to 1932, the much-loved attraction was originally called Skräckexpressen (Horror Express) but was renamed Blå Tåget after a fire in 1935. From 1967 to 1981 it operated as Spökliften (Ghost Lift) with riders sitting in chairlifts rather instead of cars, replaced by a more conventional ride system by Zierer in 1982. Blå Tåget remains one of Gröna Lund’s most popular attractions and each year rides around 350,000 passengers.
Belantis’ big investment HURACAN
A new coaster was long overdue at Belantis, and now the park in Leipzig, Germany, has opened Huracan, its biggest investment since it opened back in 2003
he new attraction is the latest Euro-Fighter from Gerstlauer Amusement Rides and features a signature vertical lift and beyond- vertical first drop followed by five inversions including a zero G roll, cobra roll and two interlocking corkscrews. The steel coaster stands 32-metres high and features over half-a-kilometre (560-metres) of track.
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The ride’s bright red colour scheme can be seen from anywhere in the park, whose only other coaster is Drachenritt (Dragon Ride), a 2003 Bobsled coaster, also by Gerstlauer. Huracan is the first Euro-Fighter to feature the manufacturer’s six-seater cars with tiered seating, originally used on Anubis: The Ride at Plopsaland in Belgium. With each of the three twin seats higher
than the one before them, riders’ enjoy an unobstructed view of the action in front of them, including that outrageous first drop! ”We don’t have many coasters in Germany with five inversions,” notes Belantis spokesperson Andrea Fiedler. “The composition of the various inversions and the unusual track flow make this ride really special. Not to forget, of course, that gorgeous lifthill.” “The feedback of our guests is amazing,” she adds. “Everyone is saying the moment the car changes from horizontal to vertical is magical!” “We know this coaster will be a fantastic addition to Belantis and are very happy to partner with them,” concludes Gerstlauer managing director Siegfried Gerstlauer.
Media reaction to the ride has also been very positive, generating great coverage in many parts of Germany.
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