August 15, 201411 yr comment_188798 On the Karnan website they have confirmed that this will be the tallest Gerstlauer ever at 73m or 236ft tall, with the tower structure being 79m tall or 259ft tall.
August 15, 201411 yr Author comment_188799 I can currently confirm that the site is still dirt and mud... Based upon the markers throughout the park, the layout seems really random... Hopefully they'll release one soon...
September 17, 201411 yr comment_192185 We'll, that's big. All about I can say about it the moment, hopefully it'll be nicely styled once finished.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194097 Inside this mammoth tower!! source: http://www.xn--krnan-gra.de/de/baublog/bilder/
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194105 No matter how much theming they add that thing will always look horrible. What on earth were they thinking.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194108 No matter how much theming they add that thing will always look horrible. What on earth were they thinking. I'd love to see you design a coaster, I can't imagine it would look any better... It's not supposed to be beautiful. Karnan is a watch tower. It's a practical building, not a building made to please onlookers. People will see that tower and be intimidated, so I don't think Hansa Park care if you think it's ugly tbh.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194110 I use no limits 2 a fair amount and no one with any sense would build a 200ft tower of concrete. There is better ways to intimidate people than annoying any local residents that can see the thing. Something tells me its not too easy to keep themeing in a good condition when your slab of concrete is 200ft tall.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194111 I use no limits 2 a fair amount and no one with any sense would build a 200ft tower of concrete. There is better ways to intimidate people than annoying any local residents that can see the thing. Something tells me its not too easy to keep themeing in a good condition when your slab of concrete is 200ft tall. Ah yes, a computer simulation game provides the answers to all of life's problems. The concrete won't be exposed so both of your arguments are pretty much invalid. And if local residents were that annoyed, they wouldn't have allowed them to build Fluch or Karnan. Besides, given the park's location, half of the "local residents" would be fish.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194112 Besides, LC have you seen what they did to the kiddie coaster? KIDDIE COASTER This will no doubt at least be polished up. It's concerning to think a tower taller then stealth is sitting in such a nice park, but do you honestly think they'd just dump a concrete tower, and leave it there amongst all it's neighbours beauty? Honestly? Whatever they will do to it it'll be impressive, no doubt. They'll probably do something like the tower at efteling. PS Mystery castle Phantasialand. Ridiculously tall 'concrete slab tower' but look how nicely it was covered up. PPS can I see some of these NL2 designs? Let's see if you walk as well as you talk.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194115 I mentioned no limits because you asked if I had ever deigned a coaster. It is design software so the answer is yes. Also I never said I was any good, having ideas is one thing, expressing them is another and as I cant be bothered to put in the vast amount of time required my coasters are normally building less. The watch tower design in my opinion looks bland and a bit of an eye sore. I am fully aware they are not going to leave it as a 260ft slab of concrete, I was just saying that the building would require a lot of work for me to classify it as nice and that it adds to the ride rather than it being what it currently seems like of being a pointless.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194116 ^ How does too much effort into theming mean it's not "nice"? Also, this... No matter how much theming they add that thing will always look horrible. What on earth were they thinking. Doesn't mean "Oh it's just my opinion". I'm thinking you made a silly statement, you got picked up on it, and now you're trying to tone it down?
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194117 It will always look horrible. How can me saying something looks horrible not be my opinion.
October 7, 201410 yr comment_194119 Saying "What on earth were they thinking" is stating they've made a mistake. That isn't an opinion. They haven't made a mistake, they know what they're doing. They're not going to listen to some boy on the internet who thinks "it looks silly and horrible" I get that you think it's not aesthetically pleasing, but stating that they're wrong for building it is stupid. And that's fact, not my opinion.
October 8, 201410 yr comment_194122 This is a coaster due to open in 2015, with all the theming of it due to be completed for 2016. Making any opinions about the ride's appearance now is, quite frankly, stupid. I don't like the fact they're doing the whole 'theme it fully a year after it opens' thing (which seems to happen in a couple of German parks?) and at the moment, that tower does not look great. Let's see what it's like in 18 months time though...
October 8, 201410 yr comment_194124 ^ I think they did the "year later" thing with Fluch didn't they? I seem to remember the pre-show and some other bits changing. With Fluch though, I'm sure they completed work on the buildng's exterior because it's opening, so hopefully Karnan will be the same!
October 8, 201410 yr comment_194125 Tripsdrill did that same with Karacho as well. Just means they can invest heavily one year in decent ride hardware and then decent (or amazing looking by the family coaster and Flutch) theming the following year. But it is obviously impossible to theme a tall tower because Tower of Terror looks awful doesn't it.
October 8, 201410 yr Author comment_194128 This is a coaster due to open in 2015, with all the theming of it due to be completed for 2016. Making any opinions about the ride's appearance now is, quite frankly, stupid. I don't like the fact they're doing the whole 'theme it fully a year after it opens' thing (which seems to happen in a couple of German parks?) and at the moment, that tower does not look great. Let's see what it's like in 18 months time though... Hansa first did it with Fluch because they got delayed due to snow and general weather being crap... They've decided it's probably best to do it with the others (Schlange was unfinished when I went in it's opening year) to ensure that there's no worry of the weather being awful again and delaying projects (they are on the north coast)... As an aside, here's what Fluch's tower looked like during construction: Pretty similar situation to now right? Here's the current state of it: I think that when finished, Karnan will look just as amazing... Besides, they'll probably be painting it over the course of next year...
October 8, 201410 yr comment_194152 To call it horrid when it isn't even finished yet and is currently just a slab of concrete is just stupid these are the concept art designs for it Very ominous, very intimidating to a member of the GP only seeing a train at the bottom on the tower shooting out at nearly 80 mph, its meant to be mysterious which is why it works well, plus any building themed to old age germanesque architecture is on to a win as it is quite pretty plus by the looks of it, it will be an old stony brown type brick facade which I think looks great. Also 1 more thing if it looks awful, compare it to something similar like Mystery Castle in Phantasialand Its basically a smaller version of what Karnan's building ( this is still over 215ft) will be and I think it looks fantastic and fits well in to a german gothic theme. I think it will look great!
October 9, 201410 yr comment_194282 Double post sorry but this is what I'm guessing is the inspiration for this tower for Karnan I think it looks amazing, very german and very pretty tbh
October 14, 201410 yr comment_194696 ALL THAT WILL BE ADDED IS YELLOW PIPEWORK, I BE TELLING YA. It's germany for god sake. That won't happen.
October 14, 201410 yr Author comment_194702 Well, when the ride officially opens next year, it might still just be a concrete tower... But in 2016, it'll be finished, and if Fluch and Schlange's towers are anything to go by, it's gonna be lush...
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