Kolmården's Djurpark | Wildfire | RMC Wooden Coaster

[DelPiero]

Luckily the next video has some more interesting content. Lift hill structure is going up.

[youtubevid]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwjZ0ngvJpg[/youtubevid]

Key point being it isn't Goliath style and they are sticking to the rendering \/

 

[Lofty]

I LOVE THAT GRAPHIC.

 

[DelPiero]

[facebookpost]https://www.facebook.com/vekoma.rides.manufacturing/photos/a.1640413859578195.1073741845.1640369409582640/1737684633184450/?type=3&theater[/facebookpost]

 

[Lofty]

Cue the 'gasms.

 

[DelPiero]

Kolmarden's Facebook are now using the 18th June as a targeted opening date.

 

[wolfwynd]

I'm very much looking forward to this. Just got to find a way of getting there to ride it first!

 

[GuyWithAStick]

New video:

[youtubevid]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_mKfYKmkI[/youtubevid]

Ian has been working on Wildfire all along! How dare he hides us from his new job!

 

[GuyWithAStick]

Double post, but track is on site!

[youtubevid]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPzVfbtYmkI[/youtubevid]

They say track should be going up once the track crew arrives.

 

[Lofty]

Also - didn't realise Jora Vision were behind this project - so it will be beautiful.

 

[DelPiero]

[youtubevid]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UiwODbuuA[/youtubevid]

They mention they'll be working for about a month on it, which doesn't leave much time for opening. Better get cracking on the rest while the're doing the lift as a lot of the structure, much less ledgers or track, aren't up yet.

 

[Hyde]

^ At least this one has a chain lift, so no worries for delay there.

 

[DelPiero]

^

 

[_koppen]

A strike have come along and the union have taken all crane operators out of service. Kolmården have been on a strict hour to hour schedule to get this thing done but without crane operators pretty much everything stands still.

It could be resolved fast, but this year the conflict between employers and workers seems extra infected due to an intern power struggle inside the national union, so it looks like it will be dragged out.

Anyone who is looking into visiting in the first weeks of operation should probably hold of on booking tickets

 

[Hyde]

A strike have come along and the union have taken all crane operators out of service.

Thanks Obama.

 

[DelPiero]

Thanks for the info Koppen.

A couple of nice pics on Kolmarden's Instagram

 

[Lofty]

Part of me is getting slightly nervous that this is taking a hell of a long time to construct.

 

[Ben]

To be fair those new pictures make it look like it's coming along quickly!

We're not there for another four months and they're still advertising the June date - it's fine.

 

[DelPiero]

[facebookpost]https://www.facebook.com/Kolmarden/photos/a.380786556371.166925.289503251371/10153413253121372/?type=3&theater[/facebookpost]

Cranes seem to be operational again, look at that lift structure!!!

 

[Chris Brown]

There's an awesome picture of a zero g roll with track on just posted on the wildfire instagram. If you can work out how to get it embedded on here you can have a 'thanks' from me!

 

[Hixee]

Unfortunately the forums don't support embedding Instagram posts at the moment: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=39861

(Unless there's been an update I'm not aware of).

You'd have to resort to screengrabbing and uploading yourself - I think! :lol: