TerminatorFMan said:
Darren B said:
That's incredible news, and completely unexpected. They have nothing even remotely close to a DM in Holland so this will take the country by storm! It'll also be interesting to see what they do with the layout. I'd expect Gardaland to clone Krake for their 2015 coaster but will Efteling clone it too?
Either way, brilliant news for the park and no doubt the ride will be incredibly themed!
I both agree and disagree with you. The lack of quality coasters is disappointing for a park of that scale and you are right in the sense that it will be an excellent addition for the park.
This is slightly off topic, but whose to say the Gadaland dive machine will be a copy of Krake? I understand they are both Merlin, but remember Nemesis? Inferno was totally different to the original in terms of layout and experience, even though they're both B&M inverts in sister parks. European coasters seen a lot better than the UK, so hopefully Gardaland will think of something original.
I'll keep this short and sweet as the Gardaland coaster has it's own topic.
First off, You can't compare Nemesis and Nemesis Inferno. The later was built without the restrictions Nemesis faced. Secondly, there isn't much you can do with a Dive Machine, bar Oblivion and it's clone all DM's have featured a drop, Immelmann and splash element, I doubt we'll ever see anything different to be honest. And thirdly, Merlin grabbed themselves a winner with Krake. It wasn't particularly expensive (12 million euro's isn't expensive for a B&M) and the public loved it. Why wouldn't you want to recreate that at another park? I would expect a few tweaks but don't be surprised to see a near clone. I would expect the only major change to be the theming.
Anyways, back onto THIS Dive Machine, because it's going to be FAB!
