Speed monster
Norwegian amusement park Tusenfryd opens their new attraction this weekend; the “Speed monster”. It’s 690 meters, the whole ride takes 69 seconds, it has 6000 hp, does 0 to 90 km/h in 2.2 seconds, you get 4 Gs at the most, upside/down 4 times, 1 loop and 7 times weightless.
There’s a video at Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet. And one at Tusenfryd’s site.
Dagbladet took Justin Garvanovic from the European Coaster Club for a test ride. He says (my translation)…
The chaos in the beginning I’ve never seen before, and it was brilliant. A top five ride in Europe, and it may even go into the World top 10 when they have adjusted everything.
And I have a season card. Dum-di-dum-di-dum…
Photos
I have updated this with photos from Speedmonster. It’s built right at the entrance of the park, very visible from the nearby highway (the place where E18 and E6 are running together for a kilometer). It loops twice around the stairs that take you from the ticket counters into the park. The ride has two trains, so you are almost guaranteed to have screaming people pass right over you as the escalators take you up. Very cool.
Speedmonster starts off with a stunning acceleration: 0-90 km/h (0-55 mph) in only 2.2 seconds. Makes your hair dry…
It then goes into two loops, with twists and turns, right over the escalators.
On the way back to the starting point, it takes some more twists between the trees…
There have been huge lines everytime I’ve been there. Very popular, and worth a trip to Oslo if you like being tossed around!
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