Phantasialand 2016: Taron and Raik

^we are now enemies

GerstlCrazy wrote:

For those who are wondering what Taron means, it's the Chinese translation for "Talon."...

Is that true, or just a joke GerstlCrazy? Seems not very politically correct if true, but different countries have different standards so you never know.

Also Fahrenheit is not remotely near Skyrush and even farther away from Intimidator 305 when it comes to intensity. If Intimidator is a 9.8, and Skyrush is a 9.5, I'd say Fahrenheit is like a 7.5 in intensity to me. Fun ride, though not as exciting as I'd hoped. I think it just doesn't really sustain speed enough...the pacing is like a newer B&M through the first half, and the second half paces well but doesn't have a ton of raw speed left. Haven't ridden Cheetah Hunt, but it does look tamer overall than most major Intamins from the past 15 years.

[mkingy]

aj74205 wrote:

Lol not the posts I was expecting...I do think Blackfish makes a relevant point, though I'm not going to delve into it and I am always one to try to take the approach of balance over sensationalism. I hope Busch Tampa goes giga, FL and that area of the country have nothing in that vein and I think that park could be an amazing setting for such a coaster. That being said, BGE's new coaster leaves me with low, low expectations.

On Taron, I'm pretty floored to see what Intamin cooks up.

Yeah I agree on all your points - can't wait for this ride to develop further and to get some solid details on the layout etc.

Edit: Pictures broken

[Dirk_Ermen]

Wow, it's going fast!

[Coasterkidmwm]

coasterdave wrote:

Paradox wrote:

deere839 wrote:

str problem?

Shoot the Rapids falling down the lift and flipping the boat upside down.

That's not why.

Clearly there is no relationship with Intamin if they just ordered new restraints for Maverick.

No one is saying that Intamin isn't active in the U.S, because they are just as, if not more than active than usual. It's just that there has been a lack of Intamin coasters in the U.S for the last 3 years because of an amalgam of events and reasons

^all they did was drop towers here in the usa

And supplying parts to parks across the U.S, and they will be involved in the building of Skyscraper, etc. They are still active

EDIT: Pics broken

[mkingy]

Am I being dumb or have they installed everything with the wrappers still on?

[Coasterkidmwm]

Protection during theming construction

[mkingy]

Bah of course - seems so obvious now!

Phantasialand is one of those parks that doesn't have a lot, but everything they do have is A+ work. I have really high hopes for this.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Damn, that suddenly goes fast! Looks interesting so far though.

GerstlCrazy wrote:

Phantasialand is one of those parks that doesn't have a lot, but everything they do have is A+ work. I have really high hopes for this.

Couldn't agree more with this. Phantasialand is the epitome of using resources to their advantage and while people say that Winjas is sub-par, it is a great family coaster and personally one of my favorite coasters that Maurer has ever built.

I think Winjas looks awesome. Every roller coaster there, and two of the coolest water rides on the planet (Chiapas and River Quest). Phantasialand is definitely high on the bucket list. And this new Intamin is already looking awesome.

its interesting how phantasialand just starts building without any announcement

straightbanana wrote:

its interesting how phantasialand just starts building without any announcement

I know it's crazy isn't it?

ayyyy lmao

I'm still astounded at just how much of this is still shrouded in secrecy, even at this stage of construction. The layout so far looks superb and if the Screamscape rumours are true, this will sure offer a lot of different ride experiences all combined into one! I feel a trip to Phantasialand is on the cards for 2016. Meet anyone, haha!

[mkingy]

JAMMYD778 wrote:

I feel a trip to Phantasialand is on the cards for 2016. Meet anyone, haha!

Yes.

[TTD03]

Rickrollercoaster wrote:

straightbanana wrote:

its interesting how phantasialand just starts building without any announcement

I know it's crazy isn't it?

Haha. Good analogy!

[Dirk_Ermen]

Construction slowly continues.