Tayto Park | Viking Voyage | Interlink Super Flume

[hamcake]

cool article! someone on another forum noted that the station under construction does not match up with the flume plans from 2015 which were marked as from hopkins rides. maybe interlink are building the flume instead with a different (hopefully better) design?

 

[hamcake]

cool article! someone on another forum noted that the station under construction does not match up with the flume plans from 2015 which were marked as from hopkins rides. maybe interlink are building the flume instead with a different (hopefully better) design?

Site plans for an unrelated shed reveal some possible details about the ride. Maybe these are just placeholders but I'd assume they're keeping the site plans accurate.

is it 2 separate rides? what does the parallel dotted line notation mean? tunnels? paths? This thing opens in a month and the only coverage it has had is a stock photo of a log flume in a random brochure for primary school tours.

 

[Lofty]

It's one ride, the reason there's two separate troughs is that they're using the best water efficiency possible by only having water as part of the ride that's low to the ground. So if you follow the footers, that's for the entire ride and you can make out the layout pretty easily - the footers are for parts of the ride that are above the ground/on supports.

 

[Temleh]

I spy a backwards drop!

 

[hamcake]

http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/tayto-park-announces-massive-water-12703227

few more details, sounds like it will be themed nicely. They describe it as "one of a kind", wonder if there's anything to read into there.

also it won't be ready for park opening

 

[Lofty]

The fact they're working on the theming etc. 'in house' makes it 'one of a kind'. It's merely marketing talk for something unique. That could be storyline, theming or the fact that it's a unique layout. Don't read into it too much.

 

[Jason]

First time poster,

I noticed aswell that, as Hamcake said at the start of this Thread, the term 'super flume' was used a lot,

Well I checked out Interlinks website and they have a product listed as a superflume:
http://www.interlink-lg.com/products-5.htm

Backwards drop is listed as an option...

 

[Chris Brown]

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First time poster,

I noticed aswell that, as Hamcake said at the start of this Thread, the term 'super flume' was used a lot,

Well I checked out Interlinks website and they have a product listed as a superflume:
http://www.interlink-lg.com/products-5.htm

Backwards drop is listed as an option...

Fab! These appear to be a cross between a chute and a flume.

They have a pyramid themed one at belantis i believe.

Im quite excited by this i must admit, nice to see something a little different if a little odd.

 

[hamcake]

pre-season articles say that €9m was invested this year with the main things being the water ride and a falconry thing, and there's €17.5m planned investment for next year. Wonder what's planned.

 

[CSLKennyNI]

https://www.thesun.ie/living/813926...his-weekend-just-in-time-for-easter-holidays/

This new article that Tayto shared on Twitter says the Flume will open in June, along with a host of other attractions.

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

They have a pyramid themed one at belantis i believe.

Belantis one is made by Hafema, boat is like a glorified dinghy and the whole ride feels really exposed.
http://www.hafema.de/fileadmin/user_upload/_downloads/hafema_SplashRide_WEB.pdf
I'd rather see one of those over the Interlink.

 

[CSLKennyNI]

Went down to Tayto Park for the opening day. The flume looks amazing I'm impressed at the amount of theming around it. I really didn't expect that much.
The actual ride trough and systems are finished it is just the theming that needs completed and then the ride tests.
Viking Voyage opens in June.

The first lifthill enters the mountain they've built under a Viking helmet.

The Viking Village area looks great. A lot of thatched roof buildings and detail.
This photo shows what will be the entrance and queueline.

The backwards drop area.

Final drop and rockwork.

They have planted a lot of trees and placed real rocks around the area. View of the final drop out of the mountain.

The boats are on site - 3 rows with 2 seats per row.

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Based on what I saw today i can confirm this is the exact layout of the flume.

 

[hamcake]

looks amazing, thanks for the pics

bus strike scundered my hopes of visiting any time soon to check it out

 

[djreplay26]

Good to see a U.K. park invest in a water ride instead of ripping one out.

 

[CrashCoaster]

How many drops does it have, and do any of the drops have camelback?

 

[CSLKennyNI]

How many drops does it have, and do any of the drops have camelback?

3 drops, one of which is backwards. Doubt there is a camelback but the first drop is out of sight so it could have one but can't be sure.

 

[GuyWithAStick]

That is looking to be a really nice Log Flume! Kinda getting a bit of a Valhalla vibe from it, which is a good sign.

 

[Hixee]

Goodness me, that's far more substantial than I was expecting! Good work Tayto Park!

 

[SilverArrow]

Good to see a U.K. park invest in a water ride instead of ripping one out.

Hate the be that person but it's southern Ireland. The sentiment is still there though, looks impressive!

 

[Jason]

Execellent job getting those pictures!! Absolutly blown away by it, looks amazing