Ireland: New “Viking“ Flume Ride Refreshes at Tayto Park
Recently, Ireland’s Tayto Park opened its new “The Viking Voyage” flume ride attraction after almost one year of construction works, immersing guests into the adventurous world of the Vikings (c.f. EAP news from March 14th, 2017).
The new attraction from British-French manufacturer Interlink has a track length of 700 meters, which – according to the park – makes “The Viking Voyage” the country’s largest flume ride until to date. Already from a distance visitors to the park can see the approx. 18 meter (60 feet) high artificial mountain, which gives an idea of the three drop sections of the new attraction. The highest drop shoots guests from twelve meters down to splash in the water, also there is a backwards drop. A total of twelve Viking boats with room for up to six riders each reaches a capacity of 720 passengers per hour. The tour starts from an ancient Viking town to Celtic Ireland and delves into the Viking history with replica ring forts. In cooperation with Viking experts from Sweden, an old Irish landscape from around a thousand years ago has been recreated, including wattle fencing, Viking ships and thatch built. For the richly detailed attraction's design, Interlink has cooperated with The Deluxe Group based in Northern Ireland, which has also designed "Hotel Transylvania" and "Ghostbusters" at MotiongateTM Dubai. The image capture system was delivered by Magic Memories.
“Tayto Park is all about wowing our guests and our mission is to continue to entertain and to bring bespoke attractions to the Irish market. The Viking Voyage at the park is a great addition and will enhance the overall family fun experience at Tayto Park. Our aim is to make a day out in Tayto Park a memorable one for all of our guests, young and old,” said Raymond Coyle, Founder of Tayto Park.
With a total of around 750,000 annual visitors, Tayto Park, opened in 2010 (read more about the park’s history in EAP 5/15), has become a popular theme park destination over the years, more and more focusing on the creation of themed attractions. (eap)
