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but this is the first to be supplied with new bucket-style
seating.
Jimmy Neutron’s Atomic Flyer is 294-metres in length
with a maximum height of 15-metres and was supplied by
Vekoma on a base frame. A single 16-seater train is
“
The early
season
used, travelling at speeds of up to 47km/h and attendance
completing the very smooth ride experience in just under
tracking is
a minute.
Lap bars instead of shoulder restraints mean passengers showing
as short as 95cm can ride – an important requirement in
exactly what
an area of the park that is pitched at the younger guest.
“It’s kind of like ‘my first coaster’,” notes Dekkers, “it’s we want – we
been very well received.”
are getting a
But before guests reach the Atomic Flyer, they must first
dodge the water cannons being fired from riders on lot more
SpongeBob Splash Bash, the latest Splash Battle from
families and
3DBA/Preston & Barbieri, and arguably the best-themed
yet. we are
Muirhead had a hand in realising the very first Splash
penetrating
Battle at Walibi World in Holland two years ago and was
keen to bring the concept to Germany. “It was such a that Dutch
success with families in Holland,” he recalls. “Add to that
market. So far,
the fact that we were also looking for water at this park, it
made perfect sense.” so good, but
Marrying it with SpongeBob SquarePants and his
it’s real early in
undersea adventures seemed too good an opportunity to
miss. “Almost anyone can imagine Splash Battle with the the game!
SpongeBob look, it was almost a no-brainer!”
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