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SCANDINAVIAN 3
At the flagship Gröna Lund in
Stockholm (pictured right), Insane will
be the park’s fifth coaster, available
Swedish group invests in new coasters
to guests from April 25 onwards.
Given a riverside setting, the ride will
An Intamin ZacSpin coaster, the world’s first Free Fly coaster from S&S and a provide riders with the sensation of
Vekoma family coaster will all be unveiled next season at parks in Sweden thanks falling down towards the water as
to a SEK150 million (Euro.18615.2m/$20m) investment being made by the Parks & they travel along its undulating
Resorts Scandinavia group. vertical track in cars that perform
somersaults. Standing 35.5-metres
tall and lasting around 75 seconds,
this will be Intamin’s largest ZacSpin
installation to date. The ride will
feature theming by Nick Farmer of
Farmer Attraction Development.
At Skara Sommarland, guests
Insane at
will be given the sensation of flight on
Gröna Lund
Tranan (the Crane), is first ever Free
Fly coaster by S&S Power, featuring suspended cars that hang outside the rails. The
500-metre-long ride will accommodate up to 900 riders an hour and be located
in the park’s old Motorland area. The park reopens May 30.
Tranan at Skara
Finally, at Kolmården wildlife park, Delfinexpressen will debut on May 1. This
Sommarland
themed family coaster by Vekoma will feature 335-metres of track and provide a
ride experience lasting around 75 seconds.
Bussink relinquishes wheel interests Inflatable
Visitors to the recent Euro Attractions Show (EAS) in Munich can’t
failed to have noticed the 50-metre giant Ferris Wheel erected
pioneer dies
outside the Messe München exhibition centre.
The “R50” ride is one of the latest attractions from Ronald
John Tom Scurlock, a plastics specialist
Bussink Professional Rides of Switzerland and is destined for a
who invented the Space Walk, the
site in Perth, Australia – if no one else takes it first.
inflatable toy that in its various forms has
The ride is also one of the last to be supplied by Bussink
become a fixture of countless events and
before the company relaunches as Wheels of Excellence, a joint
attractions, passed away September 27
venture with a famous Dutch manufacturer.
in New Orleans. He was 83.
The Perth wheel is not the first to go to Australia. Recently
While working at NASA applying
the company World Tourist Attractions (WTA) opened an R60
mathematical concepts to plastic
model on the Southbank in Brisbane. An ex-WTA ride of the
materials, Scurlock invented the first
same height also completed a stint at Sea World on the Gold
inflatable amusement ride. He also
Coast.
invented an inflatable cushion to rescue
According to the supplier, Bussink/Wheel of Excellence hopes
people who jump from tall buildings
to place more wheels in Australia, as well as China and South
during fires.
America. Now turning out an average of six new constructions a
He subsequently founded a business
year, the company is pressing ahead with its first 80-metre-tall
Space Walk Inc, which sold and rented
wheel, which has already been sold, and also has plans for a
Space Walks and other products. In turn
120-metre ride using the same system. A new gondola type has
and perhaps unwittingly, he created a
also been designed. The Zeta will allow up to 10 or 16 riders at
whole new sub-sector of the amusement
a time, who can either stand or sit during their ride. The 50-metre ride seen at EAS Munich
industry.
12 NOVEMBER 2008
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