Twister - Gravity Group Coaster for Grona Lund

[Anonymous]

3 new images from the GG FB page:

Great first drop

Big mess of track

It's really taking shape


Also fresh of the web-cam:

Looks like they have completed the ride!!

 

[Martyn B]

Back seat down that drop should be cRaZy!

 

[oriolat2]

Looks like the ride is ready for testing. The question is: are the Timberliners ready for testing? Are they on-site?

 

[Anonymous]

^ The Manager of Gröna Lund said in the last video update that they are expecting the trains soon, and the next video will be the un-boxing of them. So by apparent deduction they haven't arrived yet...
The ride though looks like it's ready for testing, but they might have a lot of electrical installations and other "behind the scenes" things to do before they can start to test it. They have about a month before everything should be ready for the grand opening.

But I would guess that they will look like the ones that Quassy Amusement Park just received for their new coaster, "Wooden Warrior" (but red):

From Quassy FB page

 

[Lofty]

Erm, hello ugly as **** coaster cars, not nice to see you.

What in the HELL is that actual huge bar on the restraints </3

 

[Hixee]

^From what I can figure the bit that touches you will be more like a soft pad, like the shoulder bits on Air, and the top blue bar is the actual stiff bar that locks in place.

 

[ECG]

Aren't those the same trains that the Voyage is getting?

 

[Mysterious Sue]

Oh I don't know, I think they look like they give the rider quite a bit of actual exposure in the front row, instead of hiding behind the front (bonnet?) of a normal train

 

[nadroJ]

I like them, very swish, not too sure about the colours though, for some reason every coaster train either has to be themed or RED to work for me. Can't get enough of that red.

 

[Bye Tom]

Ehm, forgive me if I'm being an idiot now. But those are the new trains the Voyage is getting. Loefet wrote some posts above that the trains for Twister will be red (I've no idea myself though, just going to trust him :wink: ).

 

[Mysterious Sue]

Aye, I'm sure he said they were the red version of those in the pic!

 

[tks]

I like them, very swish, not too sure about the colours though, for some reason every coaster train either has to be themed or RED to work for me. Can't get enough of that red.

You got red on you.

I'm not too sure on these new trains.. They look a bit too un-wooden. Although the same thing was probably said about the Millennium Flyers when they were introduced.

 

[Gavin]

Ehm, forgive me if I'm being an idiot now. But those are the new trains the Voyage is getting. Loefet wrote some posts above that the trains for Twister will be red

Correct.

The pictures posted here are from the new (similar-sized) coaster at Quassy, and the trains waiting to be used on Voyage. This coaster is getting the same type of trains, but there are no pictures yet, so the trains for the other coasters were used as an example of what they should like like.

 

[Pablo237]

I don't like the look of the Timberliners. They look strange.

 

[Anonymous]

Found this promo poster on the Gröna Lund FB page just now, gives a good view on how the trains will look...

 

[Ian]

The artwork makes them look really exposed.

 

[Lofty]

Found this promo poster on the Gröna Lund FB page just now, gives a good view on how the trains will look...

Ugly?

It's that vile little Zero Car that's the worst offender to the aesthetics. At least Millenium Flyers kind of have a "Woody Feel" to them, these, just seem to plastic!

 

[Antinos]

That zero car ruins the whole appearance. The Millennium Flyers have that woody feel because they were designed after trains used on Fred Church's rides. These guys have a ton of curves that the Millennium Flyers don't have. Maybe the look of these will grow on us?

 

[michaellll]

Well, I like them, but I've never had an affinity for classic woody trains. These almost have a new vintage vibe to them with the curves.

Honestly they do have the advantage of feeling more open, which you can't complain too much about.

 

[Anonymous]

I gave to say that they have a way more classical look than those on "Wooden Warrior", also I think that they are styled like the cars that are going to be running on the ghost train below.

A new image surfaced on RCDB today, looks to be a week or so old...

Coaster track everywhere!!