I Visited Phantasialand yesterday.
Rookburgh looks just AMAZING!
FLY really looks massive, as it is integrated in the entire area. It looks way bigger than Taron.
I do not really like the music in the area. It's to loud an short and it does not have the variation like Taron has.
About Fly Itself:
To me it hasn't the wow factor as Taron.
It's my first Flyer so i have no comparison. It has some kind-of intense elements. The launches are weak.
I now know why a flyer design has limits for its intensity because your basically crushing your chest half of the time.
I wished that there would be more elements where you would be forced back in your seat.
And also more skydive like elements. There are only a few zero G spots. But they are fun.
Well i suppose it's designed as a family thrill ride, and it does it job as such.
It is a very enjoyable ride. It's very smooth and the sit to fly transition works great.
The shoulder restraints are a bit of uncomfortable. They hurted a little bit on my collar bone.
I wished the restraints were moved a little bit more outwards, towards the shoulders. That would have solved it.
Yesterday was a very quiet day. From 2 pm or so there was no waiting time to enter Rookburgh.
Waiting time for Fly was never longer than 20-40 minutes.
There was almost no waiting time at the end at the day. I could basically just walk to the luggage deposits an then wait 5 minutes.
It took me 17 minutes from entering the que, to being out again.
The Que is extremely long! It's an about 6-7 minute walk when it's empty!
But why did they have to incorporate the terrible security check with the detectors. Everybody thinks that it's the worst part of flying.
And now it's for our amusement?
I was wearing a belt with a big metal thing, so was taken out every time, spreading my arms like a criminal, opening my jacket. It's horrible!
One time i had to throw away my 1 gram dental floss package which was left in my pocket once.
The maximum capacity with a train every 80 seconds is about 900/ hour, so not really that much.
But since there is no single rider at the moment, its about 750 / hour.
All in all, Fly is an great ride, a great expansion of Phantasialand, and definitely places Vekoma at the level of B&M and Intamin.
I really hope that Vekoma now gets more chances to build the really big (hyper) rides.
And last but not least: MASKS SUCK! They really take away a (huge) part of the enjoyment.
Fortunately i got away with wearing it over my mouth only in the que and during the ride. Nobody cares.
I only had to choke myself when there was staff nearby.