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Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper

-lofty- said:
I genuinely cannot wait to see the rest. Roll on next Sunday <3
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Why wait? I am sure some fanboy will go to the park mid-week to see how construction is going on... ;)
 
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As you can see, a lot of support work is happening at the site. Yay.
 
Shambhala already looks huge!

This is one coaster I really look forward to experience,
And I really like following the construction of Europe's new record breaker.

It's going to be the my first B&M Mega Coaster,
and I'm so glad we're getting the tallest B&M Mega ever build, in Europe.
 
It's official, fourth support up!

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Only one more support and the lift wil be topped off! I can't believe how tall this is looking already... :)
 
I love how the support crosses over Dragon Khans drop.

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I can't help but imagine how big this is going to look, I must admit, Dragon Khan looks a lot larger when you're actually there than on photos, so Shambhala is going to look so much more impressive.
 
Kebab said:
I love how the support crosses over Dragon Khans drop.

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I can't help but imagine how big this is going to look, I must admit, Dragon Khan looks a lot larger when you're actually there than on photos, so Shambhala is going to look so much more impressive.
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WOW! I can't believe how big this is going to look. I remember seeing DK in real life and thinking it was insanely huge. This will be unbelievably tall!

Booked my plane tickets already for a trip out there in the summer.

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That dive loop is pretty damn tall, and seeing that the helix will be as high, and definitely much faster is very exciting :D
 
Kebab said:
I love how the support crosses over Dragon Khans drop.

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THAT is the money shot I've been waiting for. All the other pictues almost showed the lift hills going up next to each other and I wasn't too keen on it, but that view is great.
 
iblamefish said:
That dive loop is pretty damn tall, and seeing that the helix will be as high, and definitely much faster is very exciting :D
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You do realise that's like HALF the Helix? It's the back-side of it, the actual highpoint will be the opposite side of the tallest support? I'm SURE that's what the layout model shown...
 
Update: Shambhala's tallest support is being installed right now. Construction on Shambhala's first and tallest hill is also starting today... I am sure someone from PA-Community or PA-Fans will drop by the park to snap some pictures... :)

At this pace, RCS are going to finish the coaster by mid-March...
 
Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper

The support crosses over Khan? Didn't realise that!

God this looks awesome, now THAT'S what you call a coaster corner Alton.
 
Pictures:

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The trough comes *scarely* close to Khan's lift. (Before you jump on me, I know it's completey safe and it's just the angle.)

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Supports for the first airtime hill (?)

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People inspecting what has already been assembled (Notice how massive the coaster looks next to those people <3)

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Last support from the lift hill going up!
 
Is there not a chance it could drip oil from the chain down onto Khan/it's riders? [/PossibleIgnorance]
 
Smithy said:
Is there not a chance it could drip oil from the chain down onto Khan/it's riders? [/PossibleIgnorance]
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I suppose so. It could, but that's a problem everywhere for any coasters that interact with others, I suppose?

Also,

It's Spain, they don't care. Ha!
 
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