Phantasialand | F. L. Y. | Vekoma Launched Flying Coaster | 2020

[CSLKennyNI]

Does anyone know if FLY and Rookburgh has reopened? I saw that it was closed recently.

Reopened last Saturday for the start of Wintertraum.

 

[AidanCKY]

Thanks for the answer! Looking forward to my first visit next week

 

[AidanCKY]

Been there and visited it now... Wow. What a fantastic ride. The area as a whole and the station of FLY was giving me DisneySea vibes. Which I wasn't expecting

 

[Sandman]

Is it your first Phantasialand visit @AidanCKY ?

I anticipate a trip report

 

[AidanCKY]

Is it your first Phantasialand visit @AidanCKY ?

I anticipate a trip report

Yeah it was. I can do a trip report, I have a lot to say about the park. I was really really impressed by it, I didn't want to leave at the end.

 

[Sandman]

I'm glad you enjoyed it mate - it's certainly up there for me.
It's between Europa and this for my favourite park, although Phantasialand's rides knock Europa's socks off.

 

[Ethan]

Apologies for bumping the F.L.Y thread, just have a quick question but doesn't warrant a new thread.

Does anyone know when tickets for the 2023 season go on sale? Looking to visit on the 3rd/4th of April but it's not possible to book yet, quite eager to get on F.L.Y...

 

[Trax]

My guess would be February, once the season is over. But especially as they don’t sell tickets at the park anymore they will start to sell the tickets early enough.

 

[Nitefly]

Apologies for bumping the F.L.Y thread, just have a quick question but doesn't warrant a new thread.

Does anyone know when tickets for the 2023 season go on sale? Looking to visit on the 3rd/4th of April but it's not possible to book yet, quite eager to get on F.L.Y...

You can already book the Charles Lindbergh hotel, if that’s of interest.

 

[Ethan]

You can already book the Charles Lindbergh hotel, if that’s of interest.

Not staying on site this time, but thanks, just after park tickets! Got a reply from their Ticketing team and they have said early/mid February

 

[Sonbart]

Phantasialand released a recruitment Video with some footage of the preshow of the ride.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Years after opening, we finally have a half-decent POV of the coaster that hasn't been taken down:-

The POV absolutely does not do the ride justice, and I'm sure anyone else who has ridden it will agree with me.

 

[bratcurry]

The POV absolutely does not do the ride justice, and I'm sure anyone else who has ridden it will agree with me.

Yeah, I'd rather have no onride than this assbirth.

 

[JoshC.]

I'm not watching it because yeah, don't like the idea of POVs without park permission.

I'd love to know how they've gotten a camera through though..

 

[Howie]

The POV absolutely does not do the ride justice, and I'm sure anyone else who has ridden it will agree with me.

Indeed - it makes it look a lot better than I remembered. I was mildly underwhelmed by the thing tbh. Mind you I did only have one ride and it was somewhere in the middle of the train so perhaps I don't have the full experience. Based on that clip, FLY looks like it absolutely is a front-row coaster. I actually want to ride it again now.

On another note, I didn't actually realise you'd been to Phantasialand Crash', when was this? Was there a trip report? Cred reviews etc?

 

[CrashCoaster]

On another note, I didn't actually realise you'd been to Phantasialand Crash', when was this? Was there a trip report? Cred reviews etc?

I haven't, maybe I should do one, I went to Walibi Holland as well.

 

[FogZog]

The POV absolutely does not do the ride justice, and I'm sure anyone else who has ridden it will agree with me.

I would say the POV does do the ride justice, it looks amazing through a camera. Would love to see more back row POVs of F.L.Y

 

[redheadedRobin]

I did only have one ride and it was somewhere in the middle of the train so perhaps I don't have the full experience. Based on that clip, FLY looks like it absolutely is a front-row coaster.

Middle of the ride was a meh experience to me too, the ride improves much more when you're in front or back row. I personally enjoyed front row the most.