Ride Profile
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Standing 81 metres (265ft) high, City Skyliner is the tallest travelling ride ever constructed by Mondial. The first of the Dutch manufacturer’s Sky Riser observation towers, it made its debut this summer in the German city of Düsseldorf
Sky Riser Mondial climbs to new heights O
perated by Skyliner GmbH, the ride opened at the Düsseldorf’s popular funfair on the Rhine in July and will, by the time you read this, be getting ready for an appearance in Stuttgart. Offering spectacular 360º panoramic views from inside a modern, slow-turning capsule, it climbs up the central column at just 1.5m a second, to total ride height of 70 metres.
Sky
Seeker A beast of a machine on the road, the Sky Riser is not actually Mondial’s tallest attraction to date. That distinction goes to the a handful of the
97m (301ft) Wind Seeker swing rides installed over the last two seasons at various Cedar Fair parks in the United States. Now the same tower as the Wind Seeker is available with individual enclosed, air-conditioned gondolas, offering another observation tower option. Like the Sky Rider, it is available in both park and transportable versions.
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Up to 60 passengers can be accommodated per “flight” and curved, non-reflective glass will be appreciated by all those riding with a camera. An LED screen on the top of the tower can display a variety of operator and sponsor messages to those down below. The attraction occupies a footprint of just 23 x 23 metres and is transported on 13 loads, including two trailers integrated into the construction. The build-up is assisted by a 250-tonne crane, and a water ballast helps the tower stay in place. Mondial says future versions of the attraction could be supplied as either a travelling or static model, in anything from 50 to 125 metres (410ft) in height. Showman Thomas Schneider, part of the Skyliner GmbH partnership, previously travelled a giant Ferris Wheel and says he chose the Sky Riser as replacement because he wanted to offer “unparalleled multi-
generational experience” for fair- going families. Finished in less brash colours than a typical fairground ride, its owner is hoping also to secure some bookings for the tower from other kinds of events, and as a standalone attraction. Visit the ride’s official website, in fact, and you will find very little reference to its fun fair credentials. Built with special wind resistance, it is also suitable for operation in coastal locations.
Mondial sales manager
Theo Van Zwieten agrees that an observation tower makes an attractive alternative to a Ferris Wheel.
City Skyliner in Düsseldorf
“A lot of cities have already had a wheel,” he tells Park World. “The Sky Riser is easier to transport than a wheel, and is a much more reasonable investment.”
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