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MIRABILANDIA - Italy
Savio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Parques Reunidos
Park News - (9/20/10) A lengthy and in depth report about Mirabilandia and the park’s major attractions (iSpeed, Katun, Reset and more) can be found this week at Roller Coaster Philosophy.
(9/7/10) Theme Park Review has posted a nice trip report from Mirabilandia this week that includes a couple of POV videos of Katun and iSpeed.
 2012 - Divertical - (2/20/12) New construction pictures from Divertical have been posted to CoasterCommunity and RollerCoasterRevolution this week.
(2/16/12) Concept artwork showing off the entire Divertical attraction area has been posted over at RollerCoasterRevolution.
(2/15/12) A new animated video showing off much more of Divertial’s layout and double splashdown pools has been posted to YouTube and embedded below.
(2/3/12) Finally new coaster style track sections have been placed on Divertical this past week. You can see a few new pictures posted to CoasterCommunity.
(1/26/12) The vertical lift hill on Divertical has now been put in place. New pictures can be found at RollerCoasterRevolution.
(1/23/12) A bunch of supports have been put up at Divertical so far, but no more track. That hasn’t stops some speculation about just how the rest of the ride experience will go from the forum at CoasterCommunity. From the look of things, it does appear that there should be a second splashdown element near the end of the ride.
(1/16/12) It seems the piece of artwork pointed out to us last week showing off a rather expansive layout for Divertical was nothing more than a fan made piece of fiction, and not the true ride layout after all. Meanwhile, you can find a few new construction pictures of Divertial posted to CoasterCommunity.
(1/13/12) A graphics showing off the complete Divertial layout can be found at CoasterCommunity, where it seems the new ride will have a much longer coaster track section than expected as well as a total of three splashdown moments along the way.
(12/27/11) A few new pictures of the Divertial at Mirabilandia have been posted to Roller Coaster Revolution this week, though it doesn’t appear much has changed lately.
(12/19/11) In the latest pictures of Divertical posted to TheParks.it, it looks like they have topped out the track for the big drop, and you can see some supports rising out of the splashdown trough area, which seems to indicate that there will be more to this ride than a simple drop and splash… but it will likely continue on into some kind of coaster portion afterwards.
Now according to a reported press release posted at RollerCoasterRevolution, Divertical will be marketed as the world’s highest water coaster, featuring a 55 meter tall drop (180 feet), with a top speed of 106 kph (65mph) . As we’ve seen in a teaser video, the ride will be themed to off-shore high speed racing boats.
(12/13/11) A new picture posted at TheParks.it shows off a very interesting tower structure going up at Mirabilandia may look familiar to thrill ride fans who have been to Holiday World in the United States. The curved vertical truss looks just like the kind Intamin used on the Pilgrims Plunge boat splash ride at the Indiana park last year, which you can see in the video embedded below. Of course, the drop profile looks a bit more steep and thrilling on Divertial than the more mild looking ramp drop on Pilgrims Plunge.
(12/9/11) TheParks.it has posted the first pictures of Divertical… well… vertical. Orange supports and sky blue track are already rising into place, though I’ve got to admit, the track style does have a unique look to it. Check it out.
(12/2/11) A teaser posted by Mirabilandia showing off their 2012 attraction’s name as DiVertical has been posted to CoasterCommunity. We see a graphic showing off coaster track, over a ocean wave… again, repeating the theme of what may end up being a water coaster style attraction.
(11/16/11) RollerCoasterRevolution reports that the new official name for the Mirabilandia coaster project is “DiVertical”.
(11/3/11) RollerCoasterRevolution has posted a couple of new construction pictures from Mirabilandia this week, though other than a drill on site to form foundations, very little is still known about what the park is up to.
(10/27/11) New pictures from Mirabilandia show off the size of the land being cleared for the park’s newest project. Check it out over at RollerCoasterRevolution.
(10/21/11) TheParks.IT has posted some early site prep pictures of the work taking place at Mirabilandia for their new 2012 water coaster ride. The English version is at the bottom, where they go over the various things that this ride will and will not be.
(9/26/11) According to the latest issue of First Drop Magazine, Mirabilanida will add a new Intamin flume ride, using a similar ride system to what we’ve seen them build for Pilgrims Plunge at Holiday World (Indiana, USA).
(9/13/11) While there is still a lot of speculation about what Mirabilandia may be preparing to build for 2012, Screamscape sources tell us that it may be a new style Mack Water Coaster attraction, which takes us right back to our original rumor for the ride from April. This ride may be a bit more extreme than any other Mack Water Coaster seen before, but we’ll find out soon, as the announcement can’t be too much longer.
(8/26/11) Mirabilandia has apparently confirmed the addition of a new coaster for the 2012 season. The park’s website wont say what it is for sure, but teases that it will be very tall, feature water as a theme as well as a water-dive element. All said and done, this sounds a lot like a Dive Machine to me, but I have a hunch it will be something else. Anyone know more? Check out TheParks.IT for more details.
(7/18/11) I haven’t heard this rumor myself, so I’m a bit skeptical, but TheParks.it now seems to think that Mirabilandia’s new coaster may be an S&S 4th Dimension coaster. Anyone know more about this project at all? There are too many rumors at this point and no solid leads.
(7/12/11) More of the same cryptic rumors about the planned new attraction on the way to Mirabilandia have come in this week. They claim that the new attraction may be the biggest single investment the park has made in its history, and that it will be the highest attraction of its type in the world. But just what kind of ride will it be? Anyone know more?
(6/16/11) According to the MiraForever fan site, Mirabilandia is planning a huge new coaster for 2012. In fact, they claim it may be the highest the world… but I have serious doubts about that one. Maybe the highest in Italy… or Europe. Anyone know more about what is in the works for next year? The previous rumor was for a Water Coaster... so perhaps both are right and this could be the biggest Water Coaster in the world? You never know.
(4/1/11) RollerCoasterRevolution believes that the new ride on the way to Mirabilandia in 2012 may be a new Mack Water Coaster attraction, similar to Poseidon at Europa Park.
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