Flying Pilot
Mega Poster
Spot on. Zero car does not get themed.
Phantasialand | F. L. Y. | Vekoma Launched Flying Coaster | 2020
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Spot on. Zero car does not get themed.
In fairness, I’m considering going to that hotel in a week or so and I did find it quite helpful.
With that said, one thing that both my partner I found quite amusing, on that video and on the park vlog, was the repeated reference to hotel Matamba providing an ‘authentic African theme/experience’. I mean, it’s quite a bold statement isn’t it. Africa being, you know, a whole big ****-off continent. An authentic African experience....? Not the sharpest choice of words. But still, I enjoyed the vlogs.
The only perpetual downside to his videos is that Shawn does come across as a bit of a boy scout. To counteract this, I like to imagine that he turns off the camera and then immediately snorts a load of cocaine. It really does make the videos more enjoyable.
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Ethan
Strata Poster
I love this because Matamba, along with the entire Deep in Africa side of the park, are so romanticised that it's quite literally the opposite of "authentically African". However, we are talking about a man who can barely string sentences together sometimes, so I'm not really surprised at all.
mblack1994
Roller Poster
Well, he is has managed to earn his money traveling round the world talking about what he loves, so he isn't doing too badly!
The only positive things I can say about Shawn sanbrooke is 1. He seems to be very respectful of social distancing and mask rules and 2. He’s not my least favourite youtube vlogger out there.
Whilst the evidence that has surfaced against his friends can not be ignored, that is another matter for the police to deal with. In terms of the content of his vlogs and his personality, there are other vloggers out there which I personally find more offensive.
HarmL98
Roller Poster
I think we'll get to 200 pages if we're just going to talk about Shawn here.
But I want to ''fly'' back on Rookburgh. The details on this balloon are really cool!
And I was already worried that we wouldn't get new wall updates. Oh boy was I wrong.
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And saw they finished the windows on the big ''factory'' wall.
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But I want to ''fly'' back on Rookburgh. The details on this balloon are really cool!
And I was already worried that we wouldn't get new wall updates. Oh boy was I wrong.
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And saw they finished the windows on the big ''factory'' wall.
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CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
A member of PhantaFriends.de today spotted Robert Löffelhardt, the park owner, taking a group into Rookburgh via the Berlin street gateway.
Also PhantaFriends' PHLMarcus chipped into a discussion about the gantry/raised walkway in/along the back wall behind Maus au Chocolat.
"I've already thought about all the ways. In the past few weeks, some new paths and stairs have emerged. Red: existing, elevated paths, orange: existing stairs
Now it is of course difficult to say which of these is perhaps only for evacuation or such purposes. But precisely because these paths are both covered and some have built-in grids so that nothing can be thrown down, I would assume that they are accessible to normal guests.
Here is a speculative suggestion how to connect it as a queueline, for example:
Would quite a cool dynamic queueline winding through and over the area if so. The yellow dotted line is on the ground surface leading down the curved steps around the hot air balloon as seen in previous aerial pictures; leading into the underground queue/station area.
The circular hole to the right of the stairs up (presumed entrance) which as in more recent pictures is now covered by an observatory style dome houses some stairs up from the off load platform below so this is likely the exit.
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Also PhantaFriends' PHLMarcus chipped into a discussion about the gantry/raised walkway in/along the back wall behind Maus au Chocolat.
"I've already thought about all the ways. In the past few weeks, some new paths and stairs have emerged. Red: existing, elevated paths, orange: existing stairs
Now it is of course difficult to say which of these is perhaps only for evacuation or such purposes. But precisely because these paths are both covered and some have built-in grids so that nothing can be thrown down, I would assume that they are accessible to normal guests.
Here is a speculative suggestion how to connect it as a queueline, for example:
Would quite a cool dynamic queueline winding through and over the area if so. The yellow dotted line is on the ground surface leading down the curved steps around the hot air balloon as seen in previous aerial pictures; leading into the underground queue/station area.
The circular hole to the right of the stairs up (presumed entrance) which as in more recent pictures is now covered by an observatory style dome houses some stairs up from the off load platform below so this is likely the exit.
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The first coaster construction I can remember was X in 2001. There were a lot of coaster constructions being documented by enthusiasts or parks in the internet since then, but this is really top notch how boring it is. Still nothing from the park! I am not a marketing specialist but I doubt that this the best way to advertise a new attraction.
Peter Immelmann
Mega Poster
I really don't know. Let's assume the opening is, say, May 2021 and imagine you are Phantasialand's marketing specialist. What would you do?
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
Well normally you start in the run up to opening, years before would be pointless and potentially deter visitors and take away from other attractions like last year's Crazy Bats.
Hence why the marketing was kick started with the teaser trailer and Rookburgh Gazette in the Winter season, and as the summer season started most certainly with the opening of bookings for the hotel the full swing of marketing would have been unleashed in the final months ahead of opening. But a pandemic happened inbetween incase you hadn't noticed...
Delayed things and the priority became actually just surviving as a business and getting the park reopened. Rather than exciting some impatient whiny enthusiasts.
Yeah, but it is pretty darn boring though isn’t it... the balloon puns have been more interesting than the ride updates. Construction progress is slower than Steel Curtain’s lift hill.
Why should F.L.Y. never join the mafia? Because it’ll never get made.
‘Construction of F.L.Y’ has finally taken the crown of ‘most disappointing length ever’ from the previous reigning champ, my willy.
Whatever. At the very least, it’ll be interesting to see how long we can keep the puns..... ?...?...?...?...?... afloat ?
Why should F.L.Y. never join the mafia? Because it’ll never get made.
‘Construction of F.L.Y’ has finally taken the crown of ‘most disappointing length ever’ from the previous reigning champ, my willy.
Whatever. At the very least, it’ll be interesting to see how long we can keep the puns..... ?...?...?...?...?... afloat ?
Ethan
Strata Poster
The Jurassic coaster says hello.
VikingsAf
Mega Poster
Everyone here moaning and complaining about no news from PHL should understand that there is no point for the to hype this up when they won't be opening within a few months, because it is way harder to keep a hype up, than creating a hype. People not following the construction (or knowing even what is going on behind the walls) are 99,9+% of the audience
toofpikk
Hyper Poster
bro this missed so hard I am so sorry you put yourself through this
you'll be in my prayers tonight
VikingsAf
Mega Poster
That is about 2 years now
what surprises me there are always updates at klugheim eg 1 test ride taron and 1 test ride raik seemed to end from taron and from raik and at rookbourgh and fly you don't hear anything 8 months ago a trailer where you don't know much more and 3 years ago one announcement most of this can be learned through this forum because every little renovation is posted here and I have to thank you for that. I look here every morning and evening to find out something new and I hope the fly and rookbourgh will open this year.