Tag: Vekoma

Construction everywhere?  Looks like we are still in the off season.  Parks across the nation are in the process of completing their 2010 additions just in time for the new season to start!  Isn’t it exciting that opening day is just a few weeks away for many of us!  From coast to coast, there is a plenty of tractors and dirt moving to make the average contractor cry.

Up in land of the Candians, La Ronde has begun to put their newly found Vekoma Suspended Looping Coasters into the air.  The twisted layout is one of the most sucessful coaster models in the world.  This specific new SLC is actually Serial Thriller from the long gone park, Six Flags Astroworld.  One parks trash in another parks treasure.  Check out the park’s Facebook page for some construction pictures.

Down south in Silver Dollar City, the park is gearing up for their 50th Anniversary Celebration this year.  In honor of 50 wonderful years, the park is debuting Tom and Huck’s River Blast.  Guests will board rafts and head down the river with Tom and Huck as they hit targets, and pass immersive environments.  The construction gallery the park has posted has some great pictures of the rafts, and the environments and if I say so myself, this ride looks very impressive.

Finally, Nickelodeon Universe is going to be adding the world’s first Unicoaster made by Zamplera.  We showed you the impressive looking contraption back in November and the manufacturer has made it’s first sell to the indoor theme park in Mall of America.  This new flat ride/coaster will be the park’s first major addition since it’s grand reopening in 2008.  Valleyfair Zone has a great selection of pictures, check them out here.

This is just a small part of the mass amount of construction going on everywhere.  Be sure to subscribe to Park Thoughts Twitter to get some up to date construction like this picture of Intimidator.  What are your thoughts?  Leave a comment with your Park Thoughts by clicking the Respond button below!

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Six Flag’s Magic Mountain has finally unveiled their highly anticipated family coaster; Mr. Six’s Dance Coaster.  The Vekoma Roller Skater is making its journey from its former Jazzland home in New Orleans to Valencia, California, to please hundreds of little thrill seekers.  Topping off at just 28 feet, the ride seems to be an excellent addition to the park with its family appeal, however, it does have a controversial height limit at 42″.  Considering that nearly every other coaster of this exact same model has a height limit, of about 36″, it’s family appeal has gone way down.  None the less, the coaster features the unique theme of guests riding a pair of dancing shoes and jamming to the classic Mr. Six music.

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Universal Studios Singapore construction continues to move along as the soft openings begin and the official opening approaches.  It appears that all the park has left is minor details and it is just about ready for opening!  Get ready, for an amazing park.

The awesome folks at Sentosa Blog posted some incredible pictures of the latest Hollywood park.

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A bit of interesting news has come out of the IAPPA Expo this week, it looks like the second Déjà Vu has finally been sold and will be headed to Brazil in the near future.

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The ride has been sold ...

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Great America

November 1st, 2009 meant the final day for California’s Great America’s 2009 season and Park Thoughts was there to say farewell to the park, and more importantly the wonderful Nickelodeon characters that would be ...

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Opened in 1999 as part of Six Flags Great Adventure’s “War on Lines” (other attractions opened included Medusa, now Bizarro), Houdini’s Great Escape became one of Great Adventure’s most unique and best-themed rides. The ride was SBNO for the entire 2008-2009 season, ...

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