Särkänniemi teases 'Hype' rollercoaster to debut in June
POSTED 01 Mar 2017 . BY Tom Anstey
Hype will be the park’s sixth coaster when it opens in April 2017 Credit: Särkänniemi
One of Finland’s largest theme parks has announced plans to bring Premier Rides’ Sky Rocket II steel rollercoaster to the park as one of its signature new attractions.
The ride, which first appeared at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom under Superman branding, will now come to Särkänniemi in Tampere as “Hype”.
Reaching heights of nearly 150ft (45.8m) and speeds of up to 62mph (100kmph), the ride will be the park’s tallest and fastest, and second-tallest and third-fastest coaster in the country when it opens in June.
The ride is a launch coaster, which goes halfway up a vertical spike and then stalls, going backwards through a non-inverted loop. It then does a full-power launch up into a slow in-line twist followed by a twisted vertical drop into a non-inverted loop. It travels through the station and launches up the vertical spike for a final time before the ride ends.
Hype will be the park’s sixth coaster, opening in 2017 ahead of SeaWorld San Diego’s own version – Electric Eel – which launches in 2018.
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Särkänniemi teases 'Hype' rollercoaster to debut in June
POSTED 01 Mar 2017 . BY Tom Anstey
Hype will be the park’s sixth coaster when it opens in April 2017 Credit: Särkänniemi
One of Finland’s largest theme parks has announced plans to bring Premier Rides’ Sky Rocket II steel rollercoaster to the park as one of its signature new attractions.
The ride, which first appeared at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom under Superman branding, will now come to Särkänniemi in Tampere as “Hype”.
Reaching heights of nearly 150ft (45.8m) and speeds of up to 62mph (100kmph), the ride will be the park’s tallest and fastest, and second-tallest and third-fastest coaster in the country when it opens in June.
The ride is a launch coaster, which goes halfway up a vertical spike and then stalls, going backwards through a non-inverted loop. It then does a full-power launch up into a slow in-line twist followed by a twisted vertical drop into a non-inverted loop. It travels through the station and launches up the vertical spike for a final time before the ride ends.
Hype will be the park’s sixth coaster, opening in 2017 ahead of SeaWorld San Diego’s own version – Electric Eel – which launches in 2018.
TEA returning to Lapland in 2017 for SATE event POSTED 19 Dec 2016. BY Tom Anstey The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is returning to the Arctic Circle in 2017, with
the organisation planning to host a three day SATE (Storytelling, Architecture, Technology,
Experience) event in Rovaniemi, Finland.
Government clashes jeopardise development of Guggenheim Helsinki POSTED 07 Sep 2016. BY Tom Anstey Moreau Kusunoki’s landmark Guggenheim museum in Helsinki, Finland, is in danger of
not coming to fruition with the co-ruling nationalist Finns party blocking state aid for the
project’s development.
First indoor Angry Birds Activity Park to open in Finland POSTED 09 Oct 2012. BY Aoife Dowling The world's first indoor Angry Birds-themed activity park will open to the
public in December, at the Vuokatti ski resort in Sotkamo, Finland.
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
€1 billion
offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort operator behind the
continental European Center Parcs business.
Disney has reaffirmed its commitment to investing US$30 billion in its US parks and cruise
business by 2033, using new America250 celebrations to underline the role its attractions play
in supporting jobs, tourism and economic growth.
Expo 2030 Riyadh is being planned as a permanent visitor destination, with organisers
confirming the six-million-square-metre site will become a Global Village after the event closes.
The owner of one of Australia's best-known waterparks has acquired a major competitor,
creating a new attractions business spanning two of the country's largest visitor destinations.
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that will add a resort, new attractions and staff facilities as it pursues plans to become a multi-
day destination.
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