Ferrari Land - Port Aventura 2017 Red Force POV!

^^There's a rumor that it actual means it has an inverted top hat, but the other problem is that the top speed is slower than Kingda Ka while the height is significantly higher. Guess we'll just wait and see.

Aha! I knew it would be taller!

[Paradox]

Inb4 Six Flags adds 3.4 ft tall antenna to the top of Kingda Ka and claims that it is taller.

Nah, they'll just add a giant larson loop on the other side of the tower.

aj74205 wrote:

Speed and height not relevant? Regardless of force a ~130mph launch is not remotely in the same league as one at 84mph, and even if little time is spent at the apex there is still the incredible ascent to solidify the fact that you've just reached skyscraper height. The views are brief, but breathtaking, the launch simply unparalleled and you won't experience a drop like that elsewhere. Neither TTD or Kingda Ka are in my top 10 as they are totally one-trick ponies, but I'll be damned if it's not a worthwhile trick. The only thing that's not relevant here is comparisons to Baco.

I meaned the height, not the speed. Yeah, I see your points, but for me, height isn't relevant. You'll get a breathtaking view for a second, and that's it. The ascent is too fast to notice anything. You can clearly see it with people who's afraid of heights. They won't have any problem to ride a coaster, but drop towers terrify them. It's just too fast to notice. And I think comparisons to Baco are relevant, as they'll be in the same park (well, kind of) and uses the same tech. I'm not saying they're bad or something. I'm sure it will be a great coaster and I will enjoy it. But I would prefer it to make something else than a trick (even if it's a very good trick).

Theme Park Worldwide made a construction update video! Still quite a way to go.

[Paradox]

Track and supports on site!

[Blase Rhine]

Oooh its nice to see Intamin re-inventing the strata track to their newer style. Im anxious to see how it turns out!

Finally!

[Turbo]

I'm really not a fan of the new track

[Paradox]

Vertical construction has begun!

[mkingy]

This has somewhat gone under the radar - so many special projects knocking around at the moment!

[Paradox]

This is projected to open in Spring of 2017 now and not late 2016 as the park originally had planned for

[mkingy]

Ah thanks for the update Paradox - any news on if this will be an extension of Port Aventura or a seperate ticketed area?

[Paradox]

mkingy wrote:

Ah thanks for the update Paradox - any news on if this will be an extension of Port Aventura or a seperate ticketed area?

Last I heard it will be a separate gate with a separate entry fee.

Those bright red supports just draw my attention!

[Paradox]

More supports going up!

[Paradox]

More going up!

is the track going to be beyond vertical?

[Coasterkidmwm]

The quad spine track is....interesting lol. Magnumfreak, I think the tower will look a bit different since the track is so beefy. I doubt it goes beyond vertical.

Those are two double-spined sections of track laying side by side guys.... Notice the support connector, spine-to-spine connectors, and diagonals.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Oh whoops I assumed they decided to make the beefiest track that ever beefed and were going to incorporate into the support towers structure instead of just attaching it to the tower like what is traditionally done.

That ambitious hope is now dead lol.

Well, sounds like another X2 layout... by the different company lol.

[mkingy]

Coasterkidmwm wrote:

they decided to make the beefiest track that ever beefed.

I lol'd

[TTD03]

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PortAventura World Parks & Resort launches a new corporate website with a special section about the Ferrari Land project

PortAventura, 18 January 2016. ??? Following the release of the new branding, PortAventura World Parks & Resort continues revealing novelties. Today the resort launches its new multi-device website that has been completely overhauled to allow users to enjoy the resort experience from the comfort of their own homes. The final touches to the new website will be implemented over the course of this week but as of today it is accessible online.

PortAventura has gone one step further by developing a new website adapted to the current services offered by the resort. It is a more modern, more visual website, which uses multimedia content to create a much richer and simpler browsing experience, showcasing the overall resort in a digital environment and adapting the content to the needs of each client.

Website users will find everything they need to plan their trip, buy tickets and search the different leisure options offered by PortAventura World Parks & Resort. The new system interfaces are designed to streamline the processes of buying tickets, booking hotels and generally exploring all of the experiences offered by the resort on computer, mobile phone or tablet.

The new website also strengthens the bonds of customer loyalty, through a personal private area, which will make it possible to establish a much closer relationship with resort visitors. In this way it will be possible to offer customized content and products for each visitor profile.

Giovanni Cavalli, General Sales Director of PortAventura World Parks & Resort, stated: ???We are confident that the user will enjoy the resort experience provided through this new portal. We aim to provide a simple and visual space, accessible to the whole family, which allows us to simultaneously incorporate all the necessary tools to get to know each user and customise services for each individual. That will allow us to increase our direct sales.???

Special section dedicated to Ferrari Land

The new website features a special section dedicated to Ferrari Land, the new theme park of PortAventura World Parks & Resort that is due to open in 2017. This landing page for the project will follow construction progress and over the coming months uncover new details about this exciting park, unique in Europe.

Ferrari Land will be a new theme park dedicated to the Prancing Horse, adding to the existing offer and making PortAventura World Parks & Resort the European destination with the highest number of theme parks (3). This new park inspired by Ferrari will involve a total investment of around 100 million Euros. Ferrari Land will occupy an area of 60,000 m2 and will have many diverse and exciting new attractions, adrenaline-filled and with a significant technological bias, mainly for families and fans of the Ferrari brand of all ages. The completion of construction of Ferrari Land is planned for late 2016 and will open in 2017. This new partnership between Ferrari and PortAventura World Parks & Resort will allow the latter to strengthen its leading position among family leisure destinations in Europe and offer visitors a unique experience. Currently PortAventura World Parks & Resort receives around 4 million people each year, of which about 50% comes from the international market.

The new landing page for the Ferrari Land project is launched with unpublished content including a video virtual tour, showing for the first time what the future theme park will be like.

The video introduces the vertical accelerator, billed as one of the park???s star attractions. It will stand at a mighty height of 112 metres and will take the title of Europe???s highest roller coaster, even beating PortAventura World Parks & Resort???s very own Shambhala (76 metres). On board the accelerator passengers experience the same sensations as in Formula 1 racing with an acceleration of 180 km/h in just 5 seconds, the equivalent of 1.35 G. They are immediately propelled 112 metres up in the air, and then plummet back down at a maximum inclination of 90??.

Today PortAventura also unveils for the first time previously unseen images of other attractions: Two bounce-back towers over 55 metres high and a fun 570-metre race track, designed for the whole family, for a real F1 driving experience. The details of these and other attractions that make up the theme park will be announced over the coming months.