[2013]Walibi Belgium: Turbine becomes Psyké Underground!
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KristofWB
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Re: [2013]Walibi Belgium: The Legend is Back!
Walibi Belgium opened yesterday and of course, there are more pictures from Turbine! The construction of the two tubes that will enclose the spikes at each side of the building will begin next week. I have also heard rumors that some of the special effects during the ride will be fire/fireworks. The new name will be revealed somewhere in April! Opening mid June!
Pictures by WalibiBand
Walibi Belgium opened yesterday and of course, there are more pictures from Turbine! The construction of the two tubes that will enclose the spikes at each side of the building will begin next week. I have also heard rumors that some of the special effects during the ride will be fire/fireworks. The new name will be revealed somewhere in April! Opening mid June!
Pictures by WalibiBand
KristofWB
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A big day in Belgian themeparkhistory. Today is the day Walibi Belgium revealed the name of Turbine, the Schwarzkopf Shuttle Looper that closed in 2008. Starting from the second week of June, the legendary rollercoaster is back. Turbine becomes Psyké Underground!
Everybody already knows the history of Psyké Underground, which opened in 1982 and was the first launched rollercoaster in Europe, under the name Sirocco. A freak accident on August 27th 1997 caused the ride to be enclosed and live on under the name Turbine. Turbine had it's last ride in November 2008.
From Sirocco to Psyké Underground
Underneath, a small documentary about the history of Psyké Underground:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-YPijDpog[/youtube]
Discover Shimmeria with Psyké Underground
The enviroment and zone around the coaster will become 'Fabulous', a city in the world of Shimmeria. This colorfull town beholds many shops, a hotel and ticketboxes for the underground and a factory that produces fireworks. This little city becomes the entrance to this new ride. The whole project behind Turbine had a 6.000.000 EUR budget.
The story behind Psyké Underground
The Psyké Underground is located in a little village at Shimmeria, named Fabulous. From the outside, people can see some shops, a disco, a factory that produces firworks (Pyro Technics Inc.) and a ticketbox for the local underground.
You are hosted by the famous 300-year old pink dragon, Vita Drakovitz, and her little waterspraying creatures to have a guided tour around the village. But instead of that, visitors are merged into an old and abandoned underground station that beholds a huge special machine. While waiting, visitors will enjoy a pré-show, to get them into the mood of the new ride.
After that, you can take the train. But once you get in this train, there is no way out. And when one of those creatures accidentaly pushes the wrong button, the train is launched at 85 kmph into complete darkness.
What follows is a wild ride through the dark underworld of Shimmeria. Underway, visitors are exposed to a dark hallway, filled with special effects, illuminated bats along the way, finally facing a huge 3D projected watermonster while hanging upside down in the huge looping!
Psyké Underground; behind the scenes!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL7X3t2swcA[/youtube]
Source: Walibi Belgium - May 16th 2013
Everybody already knows the history of Psyké Underground, which opened in 1982 and was the first launched rollercoaster in Europe, under the name Sirocco. A freak accident on August 27th 1997 caused the ride to be enclosed and live on under the name Turbine. Turbine had it's last ride in November 2008.
From Sirocco to Psyké Underground
Underneath, a small documentary about the history of Psyké Underground:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-YPijDpog[/youtube]
Discover Shimmeria with Psyké Underground
The enviroment and zone around the coaster will become 'Fabulous', a city in the world of Shimmeria. This colorfull town beholds many shops, a hotel and ticketboxes for the underground and a factory that produces fireworks. This little city becomes the entrance to this new ride. The whole project behind Turbine had a 6.000.000 EUR budget.
The story behind Psyké Underground
The Psyké Underground is located in a little village at Shimmeria, named Fabulous. From the outside, people can see some shops, a disco, a factory that produces firworks (Pyro Technics Inc.) and a ticketbox for the local underground.
You are hosted by the famous 300-year old pink dragon, Vita Drakovitz, and her little waterspraying creatures to have a guided tour around the village. But instead of that, visitors are merged into an old and abandoned underground station that beholds a huge special machine. While waiting, visitors will enjoy a pré-show, to get them into the mood of the new ride.
After that, you can take the train. But once you get in this train, there is no way out. And when one of those creatures accidentaly pushes the wrong button, the train is launched at 85 kmph into complete darkness.
What follows is a wild ride through the dark underworld of Shimmeria. Underway, visitors are exposed to a dark hallway, filled with special effects, illuminated bats along the way, finally facing a huge 3D projected watermonster while hanging upside down in the huge looping!
Psyké Underground; behind the scenes!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL7X3t2swcA[/youtube]
Source: Walibi Belgium - May 16th 2013
And... let me guess, on the investment schedule, this is classed as a "brand new ride", thus justifying putting back a new coaster a few more years?
Nemesis of oblivion
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The building, as hippyish as it is, looks quite good. But those blue tubes look so...industrial. The both don't blend.
KristofWB
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Nemesis of oblivion said:
I know...however, the base of these tubes should be painted, as you can see on the concept art.
I don't like the industrial look of them either. But this is decided by law, thanks to the locals of Walibi Belgium. Rides that are located at the side of Rue J. Deschamps are not allowed to have bright colors. That's why they will only paint the lower part of the tubes and not any higher.