Gröna Lund: General Discussion

[Danny]

Track is very much still arriving on site, with the lift hill now looking complete as well:

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

Track is very much still arriving on site, with the lift hill now looking complete as well:

I assume this is the final colour scheme and it isn't that bad but i hope there's a little theming but with Grona Lund being an amusement park, i'm not expecting much!

 

[Danny]

There's an image somewhere of the brake run / station with theming, although I can't seem to find it. It looked good, nonetheless.

Grona Lund are far better at theming than some amusement parks.

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

Just seen on the European Coaster Club twitter that the first drop is in place and it looks a lot similar to Banshee's at Kings Island only a bit shorter!

 

[Rob]

And here is said drop:

 

[John]

Presumably Grona Lund are already investigating how to add yet another another drop tower to the side of the main support

 

[jmc]

Presumably Grona Lund are already investigating how to add yet another another drop tower to the side of the main support

When I saw this new retrofit from S&S the other day the first park I thought of was Gröna Lund, at least all their towers would then offer a somewhat different experience!



Anyway, pretty sure this wins the award for B&M’s weirdest support ever.



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[Rob]

Well the first inversion looks rather good:

Source

 

[Benjsh]

It's genuinely ridiculous they now have a B&M invert. I love it so much that they took on that project when the park is so so small.

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

Well the first inversion looks rather good:

Source

Looks good and fits in well and looks very intense as well!

 

[Burbs]

ECC have posted an animated POV of Monster. It looks... whelming.

 

[John]

Whilst a B&M invert is a statement of intent from the park, I think that video demonstrates that they'd have been better off with a more compact ride model that would have allowed them to build a better ride in the same area

 

[Ted]

If I'm right, Grona Lund had proposed an invert in around 2008 which would have been a lot bigger than this. In fact:

They were denied permission though sadly but it seems like they had their heart set on an invert which is why we're getting this. I still can't wait for it though as it gives me another excuse to visit the park
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[Jonathan]

Just so long as you have an actual plan for getting back to your accommodation once the park's closed, yeah?

 

[jmc]

ECC have posted an animated POV of Monster. It looks... whelming.

Potentially very premature thoughts given it is only an animation, but I cannot stand these new B&Ms where all the elements are long, drawn out and slow.


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[AstroDan]

I don't think it looks very good.

In B&M Invert terms.

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[MellowPasta]

I’m just glad a B&M invert is being built. They are soft porn to look at.

 

[Benzin]

The weirdest thing is a lack of vertical loop.

Looks fun, even a bad B&M is better than most coaster types out there. Unless it's a Stand-up. Sure the locals will love it too.

 

[Rob]

Hopefully the real thing is better than it appears in the POV. I can't help but feel that the pacing seems off in that video. If it does carry more speed then it could be quite intense.

 

[MellowPasta]

Hopefully the real thing is better than it appears in the POV. I can't help but feel that the pacing seems off in that video. If it does carry more speed then it could be quite intense.

Agreed.

The ratio between the drop and that first inversion looks like it would clear it faster than it does on the POV.