Today, Cedar Point announced plans for Valravn, the world’s “tallest, fastest and longest” Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster, which is scheduled to debut in the summer of 2016. According to Cedar Point, Valravn is the “regal king of birds, swooping in...
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Baron 1898 Opens at Efteling
Baron 1898, Efetling’s new Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) dive machine, opens to the public today after being previewed to the media yesterday. Baron 1898 features a 123-foot vertical plunge into an underground tunnel, reaching a top speed of 56 mph. Riders...
Continue reading...Baron 1898 Dive Machine Layout Revealed
In October, we saw just a glimpse of Efteling’s new-for-2015, highly themed Baron 1898 Bolliger & Mabillard dive machine. But this week the park gave us a broader look at the “miniature” steel monster. The new artist’s renderings show the most of...
Continue reading...Efteling Reveals Dive Machine Renderings
Its name is Baron 1898, it’s opening at Efteling in 2015 and it’s likely going to be the best-themed dive coaster you’ve ever seen. The park recently released a stunning drawing of the mining-themed Bolliger & Mabillard dive machine, along...
Continue reading...Krake Testing Video
We informed you last week that Krake at Heide Park had begun testing. Thanks to the website NDR.de, we now have video of that testing. Click here to watch the video or click on the picture above. The miniature trains...
Continue reading...Heide-Park’s Krake begins testing
Heide-Park posted the following picture of their new B&M dive machine coaster, Krake, testing. With the trackwork complete and testing begun, the opening date cannot be too far away. I love miniature B&M’s, so I can’t wait to hear the...
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