New Tube Coaster For Holiday Center Schloss Dankern

[roomraider]

This isn't going to win any awards for most exciting coaster of 2017 but I'm always interested in these little things.
Holiday Center Schloss Dankern in Germany will be opening a new ABC Tube Coaster. As far as I can tell this is a first major ride for this little holiday park and looks to have some decent themeing planned https://rcdb.com/14415.htm

Layout here


Location: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.795287,7.2007395,902m/data=!3m1!1e3
For anyone wondering what a tube coaster is there are currently 2 operating https://rcdb.com/14415.htm and they are both quite weird but interesting little rides.

 

[Hixee]

I feel like I've read somewhere that the Tube Coaster at BillyBird Park Hemelrijk (https://rcdb.com/4479.htm) is one of the most energy efficient coasters that currently operates.

It has super lightweight trains and you're required to board at the top of the lift and exit at the bottom, so that less energy is used in getting the trains up the lift hill. A pretty neat idea to my mind.

By the looks of the pictures on RCDB, the other coaster at Trampolino Familien- und Freizeitpark (https://rcdb.com/4280.htm) is the same - although I've never heard of it before.

 

[TilenB]

The coaster at Trampolino is no more, it only existed for 1 year and has since been replaced by some slides. I really liked the one in BillyBird, it's certainly one of my favorite coasters of that size.

 

[Tomatron]

The Billybird one is alright, nothing special but pretty fun all the same. I like the excessive station building, but unfit people will hate the excessive climb up the stairs to the loading platform.

 

[Gavin]

That design has completely passed me by. It actually looks quite fab.

 

[Ben]

For some reason I've always really wanted to do the one at BillyBird so yayyyy.

I'd swap DBGT for this.

 

[davidm]

But does it "count"

(not a full circuit)

 

[GuyWithAStick]

^Same could be said for all double-platform stations(especially Disney ones).

These always intrigued me. Glad to see they're still being made. The theming looks great!

 

[Ben]

Yeah otherwise Rita doesn't count haha.

 

[davidm]

oh no theres a world of difference between a load platform and the unload platform being a bit spaced out and something that you don't even get to ride on the lift hill for.
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[roomraider]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1362771920450475

Nice looking ride

 

[CSLKennyNI]

Schloss Dankern's tube coaster called 'Burg Arkan', despite originally being planned for 2017, opened today.

Some pictures of the completed ride and theming from the park's website.

Under the coaster, amongst the theming they've even added a children's play area.

POV from Ride Review.

Stats:
Height: 14m
Length: 350m
Speed: 50km/h
Investment of: 4.1 Million euros

Well at least one new coaster opened today...

 

[Efan]

Hey look, it's Superman - Ride Of Steel!

 

[Ethan]

^ I'd actually say this looks a little more fun than Ride of Steel haha!

 

[CrashCoaster]

It kind of looks like a Gerstlauer bobsled but ****. I mean the transitions look a bit awkward. Even the Gerst bobsled at Jardin D'Acclimatation looks better than this, which I actually think looks cool for it's size.

 

[Lofty]

I'm actually really excited to ride one of these in August, they look really fun.

 

[CrashCoaster]

^It humours me that whenever I post something, you are often the person to reply directly after me.

 

[Lofty]

Because I'm on the forums at the same time? Maybe? If you think I'm coming for you, whenever I post and don't directly refer to you, you're sadly mistaken. Now stop thinking this whole forum is for you, out to get you or relies on your interaction.

 

[Sandman]

This looks fab!

 

[Ben]

That's fab I need it.