Believe the HYPE!
The first triple-launch coaster to hit the Nordic countries, Hype is the fastest, highest and definitely the coolest ride Särkänniemi has on offer
Särkänniemi Amusement Park. Located in Tampere, Finland, Särkänniemi is home to over 30 different rides as well as a fairytale farm, planetarium, aquarium and the Näsinneula observation tower. Hype is the latest addition to the park, and is part of a
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new strategy to make Särkänniemi become a destination for thrill rides. Mikka Seppälä, Särkänniemi’s CEO explains: “In 2015 we devised a new strategy to guide us through the next ten years here at Särkänniemi. One main point in this strategy was to strengthen our position with many more exciting thrill rides. We started in 2016 with Thrill Ride X (Discovery 360), made by Zamperla, which was a great start. Now we wanted to have a signature coaster, and a triple launch coaster by Premier Rides was a perfect match for us.”
Hype is the latest addition to Särkänniemi and is the
largest investment in the park’s history. The triple launch coaster is based on the award-winning Superman: Ultimate Flight located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. Hype is believed to have the most current launch system technology available in the industry and with the
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remier Rides have spent the last year engineering, manufacturing and shipping Hype, the first custom–designed, triple launch coaster to hit
exception of the coaster train itself, there are virtually no moving parts on the ride which makes the attraction reliable and maintenance friendly. Riders are first shot out of the station up to a height of
15 meters until gravity pulls them rapidly back into the station where the guests are launched backwards up to a height of 30 meters. Gravity takes control again and brings the train back in to the station once more when the riders are launched for a final time up a vertical twisting track to the highest point on the ride. A tantalising slow roll places riders upside down approximately 50 meters in the air – a record for the Nordic region. After executing the roll, guests enter a face-
first vertical drop, ending in a twisting loop where riders experience exciting G-force. Finally, riders are dropped towards ground level where the train once more shoots through the station until the magnetic technology brings the ride to a smooth stop in the station. Hype is definitely one of the most thrilling compact coasters around, something that was imperative for park CEO, Mikka Seppälä, as
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