KrassesMoped
Roller Poster
That's what I was thinking, too. This is a very disappointing solution.
Phantasialand | F. L. Y. | Vekoma Launched Flying Coaster | 2020
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That's what I was thinking, too. This is a very disappointing solution.
owentaylor121
Giga Poster
Have you actually seen the park from the outside? It looks terrible, that’s part of the magic of Phantasialand though, horrific exterior, beautiful interior.
Phantasiastisch
Mega Poster
Screenshots from the video:
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CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
Looking closer seems they've started with installing the fencing and rails along the public spaces and paths inside the area.
Beside Hotel Tower 5 on the edge looking out over Rookburgh, and situated directly under part of the Zero-G Roll, is a small circular viewing platform with the metal frame for a dome cover/roof overhead.
Also on this left side of the 1st launch bridge/gantry in front of the factory facades of the pre-lift building behind Maus au Chocolat - there is a small half open green dome. Looks almost a bit like an observatory. With the station and queue being underground in this part of the area I wonder if this structure perhaps is the entrance to F.L.Y.?
An overview of the street side hotel entrance.
Beside Hotel Tower 5 on the edge looking out over Rookburgh, and situated directly under part of the Zero-G Roll, is a small circular viewing platform with the metal frame for a dome cover/roof overhead.
Also on this left side of the 1st launch bridge/gantry in front of the factory facades of the pre-lift building behind Maus au Chocolat - there is a small half open green dome. Looks almost a bit like an observatory. With the station and queue being underground in this part of the area I wonder if this structure perhaps is the entrance to F.L.Y.?
An overview of the street side hotel entrance.
Schlussbremse
Roller Poster
Parks creative staff be like:
A: "Meh...COVID-19 'n ****...we so bor3d...!!!"
B: "Yeah...need some fun here..but how!?!?"
C: "...could prank someone...frkn haterz maybe!?!?"
A/B: "Awesome!!! But how!?"
C: (takes bucket of rust paint) "Hold my beer..."
...all da haterz be l1ke: ???????☠???
...creatives be like: gnihihi ???
keeprunnin
Roller Poster
I think the inclined railroad track on top of the launch is supposed to look like one of those bascule briges that fold upwards in order to let a ship pass underneath them. Here, the locomotive has to stop and let F.L.Y. pass through.
The Iron Brick
Roller Poster
Well, I have to admit, my hypetrain got derailed when they started to build this ugly piece of exterior wall. But Phantasialand was like "on more thing" and everytime i go there, the brown, rusty, pimple looks uglier and uglier, they keep outdoing themself.
The interior looks like Klugheim 2, with a few interactions with the pathes, but most of it being not accesible and on gravel. But Klugheim features not only impressive, but visual pleasing and unusual rockwork, with lots of character and depths in its buildings. Rookburgh features big walls with little depth and just a blend look, and does not appear like a single concept, but several styles randomly mixed together. A little bit like 5 people planned it, everyone his/her own areal and they did not talk to each other at all.
I am quite certain that the ride will be fun, I love the new floating layouts Vekoma does, and with the flying position, it might give a cool feeling going over and under the structures. But overall, it feels like a worse version of the Klugheim concept. Less depth, leth character and less soul, but more concrete. It even has a village square, an overbank after it's first launch, a more intense second half, an s-curve into a curve into a curved drop into the second launch, and focusses more an transitions and interaction than intensity or airtime. And did i mentioned the second, very photogenic overbanked turn?
The interior looks like Klugheim 2, with a few interactions with the pathes, but most of it being not accesible and on gravel. But Klugheim features not only impressive, but visual pleasing and unusual rockwork, with lots of character and depths in its buildings. Rookburgh features big walls with little depth and just a blend look, and does not appear like a single concept, but several styles randomly mixed together. A little bit like 5 people planned it, everyone his/her own areal and they did not talk to each other at all.
I am quite certain that the ride will be fun, I love the new floating layouts Vekoma does, and with the flying position, it might give a cool feeling going over and under the structures. But overall, it feels like a worse version of the Klugheim concept. Less depth, leth character and less soul, but more concrete. It even has a village square, an overbank after it's first launch, a more intense second half, an s-curve into a curve into a curved drop into the second launch, and focusses more an transitions and interaction than intensity or airtime. And did i mentioned the second, very photogenic overbanked turn?
Have to see from the inside and ride the coaster itself to give my final judgement but based on exterior alone I think I'd rather go back to Hotel Matamba or try that Chinese one if I was staying onsite again. I actually thought the white building between the Berlin entrance and Rookburgh was going to be the new hotel when I was there last year. No idea what's in there, offices? Thought the white exterior suited that sort of aviator style more or maybe a nice blue would have been nice. The rusty steampunk stuff I'm really not so sure about. Can't say I hate it but I definitely don't love the look either.
Phantasiastisch
Mega Poster
The 4th train arrived today:
Someone on Phantafriends drove by the park and saw boxes in a truck, labeled with:
FHP Trein 4 (train 4)
under construction chassis
He could also make this picture on which a vehicle from the train was lifted into Rookburgh:
The Coaster Hunter on Phantafriends
Someone on Phantafriends drove by the park and saw boxes in a truck, labeled with:
FHP Trein 4 (train 4)
under construction chassis
He could also make this picture on which a vehicle from the train was lifted into Rookburgh:
The Coaster Hunter on Phantafriends
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phlinsider
Roller Poster
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Phantasiastisch
Mega Poster
I like to put your full picture here @phlinsider , because you made a good shot that gives a nice look at the overall look of the entrance and office building. To see it this way, I like it. However, I know when we could zoom out and see the bad transition the view is less beautiful. Haha.