Heide Park has revealed the giant creature that will form the centrepiece of their wooden coaster. Colossos: Battle of the Giants will be a fight between wood and fire.

Last year Heide Park published the new logo of Europe's tallest and fastest wooden coaster Colossos. The elements and colours of the logo as well as the title 'Battle of the Giants' promised a new theme.

The ride will open in 2019.

At the entrance to the attraction daring Colossos riders will be introduced to the new story, with the new logo emblazoned above the entrance and a matching soundtrack for the fight of the giants. The colossal new structure is 25m high and appears to rise straight from the broken ground with shining eyes and blazing flame effects.

In addition to the creation of this centrepiece with 'bones' made of steel and a 1900m² artificial rock surface, designed by the Portuguese company Universal Rocks by hand, the complete track length of 1344m has been replaced. The station and the shop have been themed according to the story.

Before the opening in the spring, there is still a lot to do. In addition to the remaining work on the roller coaster and the landscaping, various test runs must be carried our prior to commissioning.

The ride has been closed since July 2016, with inspections revealing that the condition of the track was unacceptable for the ride to operate, causing doubts over the future of the ride.

It is one of only four wooden roller coasters made with pre-fabricated track and opened at the theme park in 2001.

The other three Intamin Plug’n’Play coasters are T-Express at Everland in South Korea, El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure in the United States and the smaller Balder at Liseberg in Sweden.