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bearings.
A brake allows the
operator to lock the
gondolas at any point,
and then release them
again for maximum
impact. As on many
Top Spin installations,
a fountain is included
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(provided as part of
the package by
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water throughout their
ride. As well as the
obvious “show” this
presents to spectators,
the attraction also
offers a certain
amount of interaction
between the
passengers thanks to
the double gondola
configuration, not to
Mondial’s latest park deliveries
ABOVE: The new ride showing
mention a certain
the split seating BELOW: The
amount of
ride during tests at the
The Dutch ride builder
R
egularly featured in Mondial publicity material, disorientation. Mondial factory
Mondial recently completed
the Splash Over first appeared as the Riptide in Both the ride you
two new Splash Over
2002 at Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, see here and a previous Splash Over finished in green
attractions. The 40-seater
where it is billed as a “swing ride with attitude and and orange are now in China. The names of the
rides are built to the
altitude.” venues cannot be revealed at present, but they are
company’s usual sturdy
Though similar to a Top Spin attraction, the ride both new parks. The rides are the first Mondial
specifications and
differs in a number of ways. The most noticeable attractions to be sold directly to China, although the
incorporate a number of
feature is that the Splash Over features two separate company is promising other deliveries for Asia in
unique features. Park
gondolas, separated by a fork. Each of these 20- general.
World visits the Mondial
person gondolas is free to flip through 360 degrees Sales manager Theo van Zweiten reckons flat rides
premises near Heerenveen
as the main arm turns at 9 rpm and 14.6 metres such as this make a good choice for park operators in
in northern Holland to
high. A suspended the current financial climate. “You cannot afford to
bring you these exclusive
seat configuration invest in a new coaster every year and flat rides
shots
is also available. typically cost 25-30% of the price,” he says.
As each gondola As with all its other rides, Mondial promises an
also features its efficient parts service, keeping many of the essenrial
ABOVE: A Splash Over in action at
own mini counter components in stock at its factory. “You cannot
Lagoon Park, Utah RIGHT: The
balance, this underestimate how importamt it is to get the parts you
brake on the car of the new ride for
reduces a lot of need quickly if there is a breakdown,” concludes van
China BELOW: The 40-passenger
gondola
the wear and tear Zweiten, “but this is not always the case with some
on the arms and manufacturers.”
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