Re: Toverland | "Unknown" | Mack Spinner
Bit of an update on the whole expansion:
http://themepark.nl/
And some info translated through Google:
The last week by the AA members to "Cutest outing of the Netherlands' proclaimed Toverland amusement park has big expansion plans. Today the board of the North Limburg park known to be the next two years € 20 million invested in territorial expansion and new attractions.
In April 2013 the park opens a new countryside the size of 4 hectares. The associated investment amounts to € 13 million. A year later will be expanded countryside with another 4 acres and an investment of € 7 million.
The idea behind the expansion is that the park will develop an indoor amusement park to an all-weather theme park for the whole family. Currently more than 500,000 visitors annually visit the park Limburg. This will gradually increase over the coming years.
The new theme area that opened in April 2013, will be named: The Magic Valley. In this area, eight new attractions and matching new catering and merchandise. The area gets a natural look. There are waterfalls, bridges and the buildings will have a natural character. "It must be nice for visitors to the area to walk and relax," says Pieter Cornelis, Director of Strategy & Development. "We want to stay in the park increase. In addition, we add new attractions to a wide audience a full day entertainment to offer. "
New attractions
The first new attraction in the valley is a spinning coaster from the German manufacturer Mack. This is a roller coaster where the cars run during the ride, which makes the experience more and different. This roller coaster is expected already in the month of October 2012 run.
At the official opening of the Magic Valley in April 2013 also opens up an adventure river rapid. Visitors can round in boats to carry on a fast flowing river that meanders through the valley.
Moreover, their expansion in a family area with a carousel and a water tower where visitors themselves can lift up in a bowl and then checked back to sink. Also, a climbing castle, a water balloon battle, airtrampolines and a survival course over the water.
More information about the new attractions and specifications can be found in the appendix.
Environmental permit
The municipality Horst aan de Maas has this week granted the necessary environmental permits for the construction of the valley and its attractions planned. With the construction of the roller coaster will immediately be commenced; the supports (support columns) from the runway in the past weeks provided by the manufacturer. Even with the construction of the Rapid River will immediately commence.
Archaeological follow-up study
The construction of the family angle will still take in coming. In this corner of the site is further archaeological investigation is recommended. According to a report of Grondmij Archaeology, on this basis, supposedly dune, a "medium to high archaeological expectation respectively. According to the IVO (field inventory) would be here traces of human activities in the form of (hunting) camps can be found from the Paleolithic to the early Neolithic. Conventional weapons from that period are flint arrows, legs fishhooks and braided fishing nets. Toverland ensures that the examination of possible traces will be carefully implemented. The first drillings have yielded nothing. Further research will show whether the family angle even in April 2013 can be opened.
Specifications Magic Valley attractions
Spinning coaster
The Mack spinning coaster is a roller coaster where the cars during the ride to their axis. Each trip is different and therefore we do not know in advance whether the track forward or backward test. Each train, which consists of four trolleys move separately from each other.
From this type of coaster are only three worldwide to find. The others are at Knott's Berry Farm (USA), Europa Park (southern Germany) and Le Pal (France). This is the first Mack Spinning in the Benelux. The pictures below are of the Twist in Le Pal.
Manufacturer: Mack Rides GmbH
Total cost: 4 million
Height: 21 meters
Length: 462 meters
Speed: 75 km / hour
Trains: 2 trains with 4 carts
Number of passengers per train: 16
Capacity: 925 people per hour
Ritduur: 92 seconds
Rapid River
A rapid river is an attraction where visitors around in a boat carried along on a fast flowing river. The Rapid River meanders through the Land of Magic Magic Valley. The boats go by rapids and waterfalls. At the end of the return trip the boat via a conveyor belt back up into the station.
Manufacturer: Hafema
Height: 5.5 meters
Length of track: 460 meters
Speed: 16.2 km / hr
Boats: 10 boats for 9 people
Capacity: 918 people per hour
Ritduur: 240 seconds
Carousel Water
At a water carousel rotate the occupants like a normal carousel circles around a central point. The big difference is that you sit in a boat that is propelled through the water.
Manufacturer: unknown
Diameter: 12 meters
Gondolas: 8 nacelles for 2 people
Capacity: 450 people per hour
Ritduur: 90 seconds
Interactive fall tower
An interactive fall tower lift the occupants themselves with a rope up. Then the controlled gondolas back down.
Manufacturer: unknown
Height: 10 meters
Gondolas: 4 gondolas with 2 seats
Capacity: 320 people per hour
Source: Toverland
