Liseberg 2011 - AtmosFear!! (Report posted)

[Anonymous]

Liseberg Tower, with a height of 146 meters above sea level, will be converted into Europe's highest free-fall attraction. The name of the new attraction will AtmosFear.

AtmosFear will be Europe's tallest free-fall, both in terms of vertical drop and the building supporting it. Over the whole world there is really only one attraction that resembles AtmosFear and it is located in Australia.

The ride starts in the basement in the tower complex and from there to the summit takes about 100 seconds. The journey down will go a lot faster - you will be free falling just over three seconds. With speeds of around 110 km/h passenger fall to the ground and the brakes will not start until you reach the basement. During deceleration the riders will be expose of the maximum allowed force, 4 G.

- AtmosFear is nothing for those who are carefully inclined. It will be the most awesome attraction at Liseberg, said Mats Wedin, CEO of Liseberg.

Liseberg Tower, which opened in 1990, after 20 years has made itself as comfortable vantage point. Now, the protective car is removed and replaced with chairs and harnesses. Passengers will sit openly with their legs freely when they fall. The manufacturer of AtmosFear is the well known attraction manufacturers Intamin, which is the company behind rides like Balder, Kållerado and Kanonen at Liseberg.

Since the construction will begin on Monday, will mean that Lisebergstornet closes to the public after the weekend. Until then it will be free to ride for anyone who wants to. All activities in the tower lobby and the 3D movie "Sammy's adventure" will run as usual throughout the season.

AtmosFear will première spring of 2011.

Statistics:
Tower Height: 116 meters
Height above sea level: 146 meters
Ride height: 90 meters
Top Speed: 110 km/h
G-kraft: 4 G's
Brake type: magnetic brakes
Manufacturer: Intamin
Riders/cycle: 36
Ride time: about 2 minutes
Capacity: 600 riders/hour

Links:
Official press release at Newsdesk: Click
Article in GT: Click
Article in GP: Click

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[Rush]

Wow! That artwork looks stunning, I really hope they can get the real thing as close as possible to it.

That's awfully sly of them advertising it in metres above sea level. I didn't think 479ft was a very realistic height. xD

 

[Snoo]

Unless they typed it wrong.. 479ft tall? Oo.. just above sea level.. fail.

How about an actual height?

 

[Anonymous]

^ I have seen quotes of an attraction height of about 90 meters (roughly 300 ft), compared to Scream at Heide park which is 71 meters tall (the ride part).

The tower itself is 116 meters tall from ground level, but the station to AtmosFear will be located below ground level, in an area which used to be the "Bunny world", before they opened "Kaninresan" in the year 2000.

 

[Snoo]

Around 300ft = great ride. These 3rd Gen's are truly fantastic.. Drop Tower at KI is one of my favorite rides. I've heard Drop Tower at KD is much of the same. You got yourself a great ride loefet. Enjoy it.

 

[Anonymous]

^ Yeah I know, Scream is one of the best towers I have ridden, and this can only be better since you will see the roof rushing towards you and it will seems like you will hit it.

 

[Lofty]

I have to say this looks fantastic!

I just wish more parks take notice and start to convert their observation towers into drop towers... Please?

The artwork is just amazing, if they can pull it off and do half the theming shown, it'll look amazing!

 

[Anonymous]

Added a link to a pretty great promo video of the ride to the first post.

^ This will be the third observation tower/drop tower conversation that I know of.
Gröna Lund did it in 1998 and Heide park in 2003.

EDIT, this will be the 4:th conversation, Korakuen/Tokyo Dome City did it in 1996 with Korakuen Tower which became Tower Hacker.

 

[Mushroom]

Oooo a really good themed drop tower! Bit of a same that the observation tower is going, gave great views, and not entirely popular really. Looking forward to this muchly =D

Will have to make another visit next year then... that would be 4 times in 4 years as I am planning to hit the live there in September.

loefet, when does the season normally start for Liseberg?

 

[Anonymous]

I think the early closure of the tower can have something to do with that they want more visitors to the new wheel in the harbour. Seeing that the building permission of the wheel will expire next summer means that they will probably move it to the park, and that it most likely will be placed somewhere on the mountain means that there will be a new vantage point at Liseberg in 2 years.

Seems like Liseberg is pushing forward the opening day for next year with about a week, since in the articles in both BT and BP it says that the tower will open at the 16:th of April (and if they continue with the normal openings, then Liseberg will only be opened during weekends/half weeks until late may).

 

[marc]

Have to say very impressive and a very good attraction to the park.

 

[CreditCrazy]

Looks amazing... I wish the US would get some more 3rd gen. freefalls!

Are those new restraints?

 

[Pokemaniac]

Wow. Looks fantastic!

Though, what will happen to Höjdskräcken? It's a very similar ride, though just half as tall. Wrecking ball? Or will they refurbish it into an observation tower?

Anyway, this looks like it will be a great ride. With terrible queues.

 

[andrus]

All I can say is WOW! I never expected liseberg to pull of an intense ride like this... It looks bloody brilliant though! I really love scream at hide park which is one of my favourite rides (coasters included) so an even taller version has to be even more awesome! <3

I have some questions though..

1) Just like Pokemaniac I'm wondering what liseberg will do with höjdskräcken? They couldn't possibly have two free-fall rides operating in the same park at once?

2) If the actual drop height is "only" 90 meters than it surely won't be the tallest in europe? Hurakan Conder is above 100 meters, isn't it?

3) The capacity of 600/hour seems really low. How terribly low is the capacity of höjdskräcken/uppskjutet then? I thought these gyro drop rides with 36 seats had a lot higher capacity than the S&S ones with only 12 seats.

 

[Tomatron]

I love Liseberg even more now. Intamin drops are almost always amazing, and this will be a fantastic addition to an already fantastic park.

 

[Anonymous]

Are those new restraints?

It looks like it, but it might just be the rendering, but if they are then this might be the first 4:th gen tower.

Though, what will happen to Höjdskräcken? It's a very similar ride, though just half as tall. Wrecking ball? Or will they refurbish it into an observation tower?

Well it's "only" 30 meters lower than what AtmosFear will be so not even half. I doubt that they will change it to an observation tower, especially since they have a 60 meter tall observation wheel that is due to arrive in the park for 2012. They might remove it though to give some more space at the top for either the new wheel or a new larger ride (like a coaster) in that area.

1) Just like Pokemaniac I'm wondering what Liseberg will do with höjdskräcken? They couldn't possibly have two free-fall rides operating in the same park at once?

Well Höjdskräcken isn't really the same kind of ride, especially since you are launched down on it. Even though I agree with you that it will be a bit redundant after they open AtmosFear. But then again, there are other parks with both Intamin and S&S drop towers.

2) If the actual drop height is "only" 90 meters than it surely won't be the tallest in Europe? Hurakan Conder is above 100 meters, isn't it?

Either they did not knew it existed or just skipped it so that AtmosFear would seem like it's the tallest in Europe. It will still be one of the tallest (if not the tallest) gyro-drop. I have seen figures that Hurkan Condor is 98 meters, and Blue Fall (which they also missed) is 100 meters. But those are just the figures of the ride section of the tower, but I'm pretty sure that they are going by tower height, which would mean why they claim it to be the second tallest in the world and tallest in Europe.

3) The capacity of 600/hour seems really low. How terribly low is the capacity of höjdskräcken/uppskjutet then? I thought these gyro drop rides with 36 seats had a lot higher capacity than the S&S ones with only 12 seats.

The only figure about capacity on a S&S tower I found was 360 pph, which makes this tower better. But then again, the cycle time on a gyro-drop is slower than any S&S tower.

 

[andrus]

Thanks for the answeres loefet!

 

[Anonymous]

^ No problem, I will be going to Liseberg this Sunday to get a last ride on the tower before they shut it, I will try to get some pictures to show off the basement.

I forgot to add that this ride will definitely be added to the attractions with Quick-Pass so you will at least be able to ride it once during the day without much queueing.

 

[Anonymous]

Here is the part of the recent trip report I posted today that is relevant to AtmosFear.

First up today was the tower, free of charge!!

Next time you have this view you might **** your pants

Park from above!!

There will be a massive changes made to the mountain over the coming seasons

Can't wait for them to transform this slow ride

Gothenburg Wheel


Now for some shots of what is going to be the future station of AtmosFear

When the tower opened, as UFO23, this space were filled with Liseberg Rabbits

It were the location where they came crashing down to Earth, hence the initial name of the tower

In the year 2000 when Liseberg opened Kaninresan (kiddy rabbit boat ride) they were moved from this location, which stopped the tower to first lower down to the Rabbit world before rising to the top

It have since then been an empty hole which soon will be filled again!!

I wrap this all up with a panorama image from the top of the tower.


Click thumbnail for large image.

 

[yinyang]

looks amazing, might have to hit it up this year.