February 18, 20187 yr comment_255968 Source - https://twitter.com/veilstrup/status/965176738002161664
February 19, 20187 yr comment_255991 Looks like Valkyria will feature the stupid B&M vests, the ones that attempt to break my shoulders every time Swarm goes through the inline, disappointing... Source: @veilstrup on Twitter
February 19, 20187 yr comment_255993 I’ve always been curious about this. Would it be safe to go through inversions in that style restraint but without the actual vest?
February 19, 20187 yr comment_255997 33 minutes ago, Benin said: Pfft, those restraints are fine... Fine is a strong word... They are definitely subjective, I know people on both sides of the fence. For me personally, I don't like them as being crushed by rubber isn't a scene I'm into. Vests in general are crap but it still amazes me that the Vekoma ones are better and alot less painful. Why couldn't B&M stick to their tried and tested I'll never know.
February 19, 20187 yr comment_255998 26 minutes ago, Mega-Lite said: Fine is a strong word... They are definitely subjective, I know people on both sides of the fence. For me personally, I don't like them as being crushed by rubber isn't a scene I'm into. Vests in general are crap but it still amazes me that the Vekoma ones are better and alot less painful. Why couldn't B&M stick to their tried and tested I'll never know. On the newer ones do the vests not lock but stay lose (like they are on Swarm just before it dispatches)
February 19, 20187 yr comment_256000 I don’t have a major issue with the vest restraints, but if they can make them less tightening, it would be much appreciated. Still looks good.
February 19, 20187 yr comment_256003 7 minutes ago, Marc said: On the newer ones do the vests not lock but stay lose (like they are on Swarm just before it dispatches) I believe I've only ever experienced the vests on Swarm, so unable to say, if you're right however that's a massive improvement. Still would love to know what processed B&M to switch up their OTSR set up, their old ones were great.
February 20, 20187 yr comment_256009 Allows them to do more things differently I guess, what with them originally coming in on Flying Coasters... Namely those long drawn out inlines seen on this and Banshee... Swarm seems to be the worst for tightening, I don't recall anything like that on Raptor (Flug was just bouncing around too much to notice anything else)... I honestly cannot remember Oblivio having them or not...
February 23, 20187 yr comment_256115 Pics from Lond on TPR: More at http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=46937&start=2710
February 23, 20187 yr comment_256118 Lovely Gold track there, this is definitely flying up right now.
March 21, 20187 yr comment_256747 In an article written last week, the park's CEO has said they're still experiencing problems with digging the tunnel for Valkyria's drop. Apparently, they've only managed to dig 5 out of 8 metres down so far, with the clay-ground being the major issue. The park still hope that the ride will be finished this summer, but they're saying 'it will open when it opens"... Source - https://www.expressen.se/gt/lerkaos-hotar-lisebergs-rekordsatsning-I-sommar-/
April 16, 20187 yr comment_257455 The tunnel has now been fully dug: (From Liseberg's Valkyria group) Now the concrete for the tunnel can be poured and the rest of the ride can be completed. So with a bit of luck, this should be open for the summer.
April 16, 20187 yr comment_257462 Probably late June I reckon. The tunnel has clearly clearly caused a few delays and issues. Always the tunnels
April 25, 20187 yr comment_257640 The park have released a small 'backstory' to Valkyria, as well as the area it forms with Balder and Loki: https://www.liseberg.se/valkyria/backstory/ Always nice seeing these little tidbits!
April 28, 20187 yr comment_257681 A tweet from Theme Park Worldwide shows that Helix now features seatbelts. Sadly not seatbelts that attach to the restraint like DC Rivals, but rather a completely separate seatbelt you strap on before lowering the main lapbar, much like Intamin prefabs and hypers. Or in more simple terms, f**ks sake... https://twitter.com/ThemeParkWW/status/990254960867794946
April 28, 20187 yr comment_257682 Just another reason why Taron is better than Helix now But yeah, that sucks. Goodness knows why they'd do that to be honest...
April 28, 20187 yr comment_257686 Weird decision, any idea of an incident on it over the past year? Or perhaps changes to Swedish H&S? Depends how tight they are on you if they ruin the ride that much... Disappointing regardless...
April 28, 20187 yr comment_257689 As long as this doesn’t have drastic impacts on throughputs and airtime, this isn’t terrible news. I do wonder whether Blue Fire and/or Icon will feature these? If not, must be an internal/Swedish regulation.
April 28, 20187 yr comment_257690 As annoying as this may seem, it's worth pointing out that Balder also has the addition of seatbelts in every seat in addition to the lap bar, but it's still a superb woodie regardless and offers amazing airtime at the very back of the trains... So I like to think this won't make much of a difference to the experience itself, though it will undoubtedly interfere with the queues and the speed they move. Oh well, at least you'll be able to hear more of those 100 minutes of audio now, as well as having a greater chance of winning free Express Pass tickets for your next ride.
April 29, 20187 yr comment_257698 During my visit last year, staff were very happy to staple you in on Helix and Balder (though didn't bother to check bars on Lisebergbanan lol). Never recall hearing that in reviews before, so I wonder if it's just something people overlooked / didn't affect them, or if that was a new thing last year ish? Could be an overarching explanation for the seatbelts though. Internal reviews showed that guests wanted / needed to be felt more secure on those rides, so they've made car checking more obvious, and now added a tertiary restraint to Helix to drive it home?
April 30, 20187 yr comment_257738 Even if it doesn't open this year, at least one can stare at this beautiful station building...
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