Kingi Linnanmäki

The popular amusement park "Linnanmäki", located in the center of the Finnish capital, will be replenished next summer with one of the highest attractions in Europe.

The 75-meter free-fall tower Kingi is two meters taller than the tallest building in Helsinki - the 73-meter tower of the Olympic Stadium . The construction of the structure was entrusted to the Italian company Moser's Rides, considered one of the leaders in the field of development and implementation of projects of attractions . The plot of the future pearl "Linnanmäki" is not original: a special platform will lift participants to the maximum height, and then rush down, imitating a free fall at a speed of 23 meters per second . To enhance the sensations developers will add additional effects, including the sound of grit of metal surface .

Let's remind that "Linnanmäki" is considered the most popular amusement park in Finland: it is visited annually by more than one million people. Currently there are 43 attractions on its territory, including the wooden roller coaster Vuoristorata and the old carousel in 1896.

February 21, 2014
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