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Link zum Beitrag #223376 Verfasst am Dienstag, 14. Februar 2006 18:24
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In 2006 the first North American Topple Tower will open at MarineLand here in Canada S I can't wait!

-Iain
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Link zum Beitrag #223477 Verfasst am Dienstag, 14. Februar 2006 23:09 Relax
So, the park will continue its relationship with Huss.
Good choice for Marineland.
Good for you, Iain, beause you don't have to go that deep south (to Dolly) to take a ride on the ring.
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Link zum Beitrag #282290 Verfasst am Dienstag, 20. Juni 2006 17:25
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True enough. S

But the ride won't come until 2007. As with all MarineLand projects, they're dragging their feet and parts won't arrive for the new ride until late this fall or early winter. Sigh.

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The location should be good. It's located right next to a pedestrian walkway, and a river on the oposite side (not visible in the photo). So you'll either be tipping over the people watching the ride or the river behind it.

-Iain
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Link zum Beitrag #282332 Verfasst am Dienstag, 20. Juni 2006 18:05 Relax
Hi, Iain,

nice to see some new staff from your country.
Do you know what is the reason for delaying the Topple Tower?
What does the expression "dragging their feet" mean?
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Link zum Beitrag #282367 Verfasst am Dienstag, 20. Juni 2006 18:59
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Ahh S "Dragging their feet" means, they're in no hurry. If you are walking forward but don't want to get to where you are going, you are slowing yourself down by draging a foot behind you. S MarineLand typically takes several years to build attractions. Sky Screamer took about 4 years from the first ground work until it finally opened to the public (and it's still not finished). "Discovery Cove" was suposed to open in 2000 and every year they put a new sticker on the date (It says "New Discovery Cove Opening in 200X" where X changes every year to the next year... except they stopped doing that in 2003. S)

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Link zum Beitrag #458750 Verfasst am Donnerstag, 02. August 2007 14:51
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Hi everyone,

I haven't posted for quite some time. I was at MarineLand a few weeks ago, to check on the Topple Tower. It was still closed/under construction.

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The ride is surrounded by trees and classic buildings.

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Hard-working HUSS employee checking the status of a VFD.

But it's now open! I'll be back at the park on Sunday, after driving to the USA to test-drive the new 2008 smart fortwo.

-Iain
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Link zum Beitrag #459021 Verfasst am Freitag, 03. August 2007 10:49 Relax
Hi, Iain,

thanks for your update. Enjoy your weekend Tour. I will be glad to see your review.
Please, try to check out, whether you can find a Huss-Metal-Plate for me, in order to fill the questions marks in this posting:
onride.de viewtopic.php

Nice weekend greetings
Tejay.
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Link zum Beitrag #460032 Verfasst am Montag, 06. August 2007 00:23
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Here are the photos from today. It's such a fantastic ride!! S But, it's a very boring location compared to all the European ones. They have fountains, but the MarineLand machine just sits on top of flowers and dirt. S The official name is not published anywhere, but at MarineLand, none of the rides have published names except Dragon Mountain, and Sky Screamer.

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The giant walrus on the top of the tower is rotating.

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The loading is significantly simplified, because the ride is not located over water.

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The counterweight is a lot different from the machine at Dollywood, and the other ones in Europe I have seen photos of.

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Here is the manufacturer plate, Tejay!

The reaction from the public was overwhelmingly positive. The ride is a perfect fit at the park, and will be well received for years to come.

-Iain
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Link zum Beitrag #462965 Verfasst am Montag, 13. August 2007 08:04 Relax
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Here is the manufacturer plate, Tejay!

Hi, Iain,
thanks a lot for taking the picture and sharing.

The new plates look crowded with ride information in contrast to those used by the "old" Huss enterprise. (Enterprise not meant as the ride called "Enterprise")

Greetings,
Thorsten.
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Link zum Beitrag #465097 Verfasst am Freitag, 17. August 2007 18:45
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Yeah, the font isn't so good on the name plate - it's hard to read.

Here are some more photos!

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-Iain
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Link zum Beitrag #465225 Verfasst am Samstag, 18. August 2007 08:27 Relax
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It's just double the fun, isn't it? S
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Link zum Beitrag #465234 Verfasst am Samstag, 18. August 2007 09:11 Relax
In my oppinion, this is the best looking Topple Tower ever. S

Thank's for the pictures Iain.
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