Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper

[Uncle Arly]

Ah yes, so it is. Thats a clever trick of the light there. I am guessing a pathway then, like you said Lofty.

 

[owentaylor121]

This could be the best B&M hyper in the world, if the theming is pulled off.
Roll on june.

 

[Lofty]

^ In terms of layout, I don't actually think it is, in my opinion, apart from the Turnaround Helix, Diamondback has a much stronger layout. I'm not complaining about Shambles at all though!

 

[reddude333]

Eh, I thought Diamondback was just as good as any other airtime machine...maybe sub-par. Not saying it was bad by any means, just nothing spectacular in my mind. But yeah, aside from the turnaround (which is sexy) this doesn't seem to have the most inspired design...but then again, I don't think it needs to to be an amazing coaster. I agree that theming could really make it for Shambhala.

 

[Kebab]

Nothing important to update, just work on the station and area, pictures are up here. I'd just like to share these wonderful shots I've found. <3

Yum!

 

[Lofty]

That's a LOVELY cattlepen "shed", ala Khan. Oh dear, I hope it's not as BAD as Khan's, who am I kidding, of course it will be...

 

[Kebab]

^Dragon Khan is like a labyrinth, not half as bad as like Rita/Stealths cattlepens though. I don't mind Khans, it actually has a nice view, I'm guessing Shambhala will too, unless it's indoor like Furius Baco?

 

[Lofty]

Khan's? Good View? The horrible Dragon in the centre then the roof overhangs most of the edge of the queue refraining you the view of the coaster.
I actually prefer Baco's Cattlepen, if not for the Soundtrack, just for the little bits of theming here and there. Not like Khan's has ANY bar that, (as mentioned), horrible Dragon.

 

[oriolat2]

New perspective:

Actual grass where there used to be just mud... and, yes, Fumanchú <3

 

[nadroJ]

^Dragon Khan is like a labyrinth, not half as bad as like Rita/Stealths cattlepens though. I don't mind Khans, it actually has a nice view, I'm guessing Shambhala will too, unless it's indoor like Furius Baco?

Wait until you queue for The Swarm! Burdenous OUTDOOR queueline of vom <//3.

 

[Brookes]

^^That is a fantastic photo, can't wait to ride this in the summer. I actually quite like the interaction with Khan's lift hill.

 

[oriolat2]

Seems that more and more fan website have been allowed inside the park to snap some unusual and exclusive shots of the new ride:

Source: Posesionfriki.com

 

[Antinos]

I say this about a lot of rides, but I think this one takes the cake. I'm shocked at how photogenic it is. I'd have a field day with a point and shoot with a good zoom.

 

[Lofty]

That's it, that's all I needed to see. PROOF that this hasn't DWARFED Khan as much as people moaned it would. It just looks like a forced perspective. I actually LOVE it.

 

[Rob]

It looks perfect with Kahn, especially from the entrance, no dwarfing at all. All that concerns me is it does seem to detract a little from the themed areas with how much it sprawls over the China area.

As for the cattlepen arguement, I presonally really like PA's queues, they do cattle pen, but they do it in a nice way. They manage to create an atmosphere, due to a mixture of people being there, and themeing, and general storyline of every ride, whilst still being a cattlepen. Certainly nicer than SAW/The Swarm, and Rita, for that matter.

 

[oriolat2]

VideoReview have posted an interview with the PR guy from PA. Although the video is in Spanish it also offers some nice shots of the ride.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0b2sKLNm9c[/youtube]

TBH, the interview doesn't add anything that we didn't know already but it's nice to see people from PA talking about the ride, since they have been quite 'hush hush' about the project so far.

 

[Lofty]

****, this is fit! <3

 

[pod]

The more photos and videos i see, i just can't believe how small Khan looks, yet when i went on Khan many years ago i thought it was intense. Can not wait to go back to Port Aventura to ride this beast

 

[Lofty]

The more photos and videos i see, i just can't believe how small Khan looks, yet when i went on Khan many years ago i thought it was intense. Can not wait to go back to Port Aventura to ride this beast

I know I really shouldn't do this, but;

Height has nothing to do with ride intensity. Plus, Khan doesn't look SMALL now, it looks exactly the same, it just makes Shambhala look even bigger <3

 

[Kebab]

I was about to say, Dragon Khan is huge in it's own rights, I mean it's one of the tallest inverting coasters in the world, now it has the priviledge to sit next to one of the tallest Hypers in the world! And the shots from inside the park are really impressive, I love the view from inside the area, I wasn't sure if it suited it at first, but those last few camelbacks hopping over Khan do give the impression of a mountain range. Very clever!