Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

[VonRolland]

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Construction progress, unforeseen views and an important delivery

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[VonRolland]

Themepark Magic

Europapark zal in 2024 uitbreiden met een nieuwe spectaculaire achtbaan van het type "Big Dipper" in een nieuw Kroatisch themagebied. De achtbaan wordt 1385 meter lang, 32 meter hoog en zal met 7...

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[Niles]

Supports are going up



Also Wodan has now got a noise barrier.


Source

 

[jasone]

I'm so damn excited to see this one go up now! Mack have really blown me away recently. I hope they continue to do so.

 

[Niles]

Once the supports were fixed in place the first piece of track was added, you can see it just between the trees at the bottom.



Source

 

[Joelpagett]

https://www.facebook.com/AceEuropeRegion/posts/246521571040195

Some more pics of the first track install

 

[Indy]

Apparently, Mack is now calling this a "Stryker Coaster."

MACK Rides

First pieces of track are currently being installed - our first Stryker Coaster!!!

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[Inverting_Thrills]

Apparently, Mack is now calling this a "Stryker Coaster."

So would this be a different model from the Big Dipper?

 

[Ethan]

So would this be a different model from the Big Dipper?

I guess because of the longer trains, perhaps? Or maybe the vertical launch/half loop combo might be the reasoning and will the model's USP?

 

[Gazza]

Apparently, Mack is now calling this a "Stryker Coaster."

MACK Rides

First pieces of track are currently being installed - our first Stryker Coaster!!!

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Is the coaster named after Jeff?

 

[Markiewong]

So would this be a different model from the Big Dipper?

From what I heard almost every component of the Big Dipper has been revisited and improved for this model. Either they want to differentiate, but I suspect that this replaces the Big Dipper model.

 

[Ethan]

Some images taken by user Tobsk@coaster on the Coasterfriends.de forum showing what I believe is the twisted hill before the dive loop, and the airtime hill after the top hat.

 

[dcxs]

New spline in the track is interesting, I guess the four across seating is a little more stressful on the track (also hope for less rattle!)

 

[VonRolland]

New spline in the track is interesting, I guess the four across seating is a little more stressful on the track (also hope for less rattle!)

Could be the same as the other thick mack spine just without the side cover? Less welds maybe

 

[VonRolland]

Europa put on there IG Story several updates from around the park including Voltron!

 

[VonRolland]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1623634510226067457

 

[VonRolland]

Found on @gonsoos_banana on Twitter cant find OG source

 

[Niles]

Some great photos were posted over on CoasterFriends see Source





The park also posted a little video.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625170725228187657

 

[Rupert]

My only criticism is that I’m not into the brown supports, but otherwise looks like it’ll have some great forces from the quick transitions and that camelback.

 

[Ethan]

Work on the details for the hydroelectric plant facade has begun.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/epf4ever/


The exit of the top hat is in, as well as supports for the entry, as the dive loop before the turntable.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/bad.goblin/

And from an Instagram reel by user Piotrkomasa:

Exciting stuff!