Loefet Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 So Liseberg opened yesterday, with a new attraction and added safety. Me and My brother decided to go there to do 3 things. 1 Get our Annual Passes. 2 Ride Uppswinget, the new S&S power Screaming Swing. 3 Test out the latest edition of the Accelerometers and their harnesses. So we left home about 2 hours before they opened, it's about a 30 minutes ride to Liseberg. But we wanted to be sure that we would be first in line, so that we wouldn't have to be in a huge line to get the annual pass and by that missing the opening of Uppswinget. And on the way there we did a little detour on the way there to take some pictures on our usual spot. In the park we met up wit the TPR/old CF member Olov. The park was running great for the day, little brake-downs, not so crowded and the queues were short (about 5-30 minutes). Ride count: Uppswinget 4 times. Lisebergbanan 3 times. Balder 3 times. Kanonen 1 time. Now on to the pictures. There it is finally done, and Lisebergbanan looking ace in the spring. Soon my precious I will ride you again. Closeup on Uppswinget. (Note the tree that grows in front of Uppswinget, it's almost up the the railing.) Photo from the queue into the park, with an extreme angle to it. The Logo. Image of one swing from the Uppswinget queue. Air-tank. Swing time. Lisebergbanan underneath, with moss on the roof. Uppswinget from the side. Other side. From the line of Lisebergbanan. Balder when it broke down just after we rode it. Helixy bit of Lisebergbanan. Kanonen. Uppswinget and Lisebergbanan <3. Uppswinget from Lisebergbanan. Uppswinget in action from the other location. And now to some nice graphs from the Accelerometer. Uppswinget. Balder. Lisebergbanan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 OMFG AWSOME PICTURES!!!!!! Liseberg is #1 on my list of European parks I need to visit! Intiman Woodie+Intiman Rocket+S&S SWING+Terrain Schwartzkopf+Multiple Launch Towers=Kick Ass Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Great pictures! I love the surroundings of Uppswinget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen_Dk Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 I could have been there today But confirmation was in the way - WHY?? Anyways - Uppsvinget looks awesome on that hill. It looks bigger than it is. I must go up there some day. I sounds like you had a great day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Any screens of Kanonens Accelerometer data? I would love to take a look at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDragon Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 they have a net right over the queue... Rush doesn't. Are we trusted more?... I'm not! Great photos! I hope the cycle is longer than Rush's (about 3-5 full swings) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Any screens of Kanonens Accelerometer data? I would love to take a look at that. I did a measurement on Kanonen, but the Accelerometer malfunctioned. The problem is a bad solder on the sensor, it have been temporarily fixed (until we get a new sensor chip) and I might be able to get a new measurements next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Great Trip Report! Love the look of Uppswinget looks so awesome on the side of the hill like that. I must get out there sometime becuase that park looks simply amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Nä, men, va fan! Medan ni var där så var jag på Sci-Fi Mässan och hadde ett stop med Billy och Verne. Ok, I didn't have any beer with them, but had nice chats. I'm thinking of going there next weekend, though very unsure. It will be one of those spur of the moment kinda things. Might go just to get the entrance card, but no riding... And interesting additions. Roof over the 3 swings of 'Bergbanan. Anyways, maybe we'll meet some day. /Edward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrideseeker Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Great TR! I love all the photos of the new ride! It looks amazing! Thanks for posting! I hope you had a great time!! ~Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcHg5265 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Did you notice if the Screamin Swing broke down at all during the day? It has the upgrade that other Screamin Swings were / are getting retrofitted with. How did Balder get stuck in that area? (Where in the ride is it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Did you notice if the Screamin Swing broke down at all during the day? It has the upgrade that other Screamin Swings were / are getting retrofitted with.Not at all.They had an S&S guy staying in the control booth all day as well, just in case. What is this upgrade? How did Balder get stuck in that area? (Where in the ride is it?)It wasn't, it broke down in some way just before we came in to the station so they sent the other train around so that we could leave it. (That's the reason why it's empty.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcHg5265 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 If you take a look at this picture (and compare it to the ones from the "upgraded" model) you will notice that in the tower structure, yours has a large hole at the bottom of where the cable enters (and attaches to the cylinder), but this (Thunder N' Lightning at Lake Compounce) one does not. During the past season, the ride had many issues in which the cylinder would break. The upgrade included adding a bigger cylinder into the tower. (challenge was, fitting it into ones that were already assembled) By cutting a large hole into the structure, it allowed for the newer cylinder to be installed. Here you can see the "upgrade" (aka hole cut into it) that has now taken place at Lake Compounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yep, Skyhawk at CP recieved changes over the winter too. They were testing the ride in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Good Photo TR. Liseberg is VERY high on parks I want to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Looks great, but the color of Upswinget just wasn't what i expected. Looks a little dull IMO. As does most of the stuff at Liseberg. They need a Paint Minister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinschroder Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Ha ha - that's so cool that you've got your own personal accelerometer! How come? Great trip report! Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 If you take a look at this picture (and compare it to the ones from the "upgraded" model) you will notice that in the tower structure, yours has a large hole at the bottom of where the cable enters (and attaches to the cylinder), but this (Thunder N' Lightning at Lake Compounce) one does not. During the past season, the ride had many issues in which the cylinder would break. The upgrade included adding a bigger cylinder into the tower. (challenge was, fitting it into ones that were already assembled) By cutting a large hole into the structure, it allowed for the newer cylinder to be installed.Ahh, that made sense. Looks great, but the color of Uppswinget just wasn't what i expected. Looks a little dull IMO. As does most of the stuff at Liseberg. They need a Paint Minister.It's painted to blend in with the rest of the mountain, just to please the neighbors across the motorway. But I really think that some rides need a paint job. Like Lisebergbanan needs to be repainted, parts of it have been, but it should be completed, come on Liseberg it having it's 20:th birthday this year. Ha ha - that's so cool that you've got your own personal accelerometer! How come? Great trip report!Robin My brother builds them as a personal project, the latest model is going to be fit inside a Nokia 3310 mobile, so then you notice that it would be easy for me to get one. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorus Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 i already saw this great news on www.rides.nl but this article is much bigger and has more photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Awesome photos! If only I could go to Europe. Is it just me, or does Liseberg like to stuff rides inside Lisebergbanan's Helices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Awesome photos! If only I could go to Europe. Is it just me, or does Liseberg like to stuff rides inside Lisebergbanan's Helices? Actually, Liseberg had only one ride in a Helix. Höjdskräcken is the one ride, in the... um... 2nd Helix of Lisebergbanan (down, around (1), U turn, over the bump, and around Höjdskräcken (2)). And now, 3 times around (and maybe under) the swings. Wonder if they'll cramb something in the first, and last Helices... But hey, sometimes it is fun putting things in the middle of Helices. In RCT games, I sometimes put a small Helix around towers (free-fall, observations, etc). /Edward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfNynex2003 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I really wish I could go to Liseberg, but I'd probably never fit on any of the ride because I can't even get onto Excelerator at Knott's and there's pretty much no big people living in Europe. btw great photo tr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Awesome photos! If only I could go to Europe. Is it just me, or does Liseberg like to stuff rides inside Lisebergbanan's Helices? Another major point here is that they are pretty short of space since it is a city park, and need to use all space available to fit rides at all Nice pics. The Olov you mentioned, is it Olov Sornmo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 You won't find a better view across a Park while riding the S&S Swing then this one. Was "Balder" fixed quickly..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 ^^ Nope Lundell, goes by the screen name Olov here on TPR. ^ It took about 10 minutes, looked like someone dropped something on the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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