Toverland - Booster bike re-theme circa 2015

[chainedbanana]

I came across an interesting find during my random theme park searchings, It is what appears to be an in-depth design proposal for a re-theme of Toverlands booster-bike coaster, the weakest and least themed coaster at the park - I hope something like this will happen in the near future now that Avalon is open, let's hope the park bring some of their weaker-links up-to-standard, which they have a history of doing (turning their old powered bobsleigh into Blitzbahn for example).

Unsure whether this is an official design proposal or a 'college project' type thing - either way, it's pretty interesting, and dated 2015, around the time Magic Valley was newly complete.

The re-theme looks like an attempt to fit it into the adjacent magic valley area, which makes sense - with the name 'escape the woods'

Scroll to the end of this document for visual designs - I LOVE the seat designs! OH and Its All in Dutch!!

https://issuu.com/stonesweepwagon/docs/escape_the_woods_-_final_-_12-01

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

I definitely would like this to be the 2020 edition for Toverland. Maybe as a Magic Valley attraction but also, could be its own mini area as a backstory to Magic Valley

 

[CrashCoaster]

I really hope they do this. Boosterbike is a fairly unique ride, I'd much rather it get returned and a new train that it being removed, even if its capacity sucks.

 

[peep]

I feel like they've gone through a few different concepts of re-theming Booster Bike and then ended up not doing anything. I do wonder if they'll remove it in a few years to make the space between the new and old areas flow better.

 

[Hixee]

I feel like they've gone through a few different concepts of re-theming Booster Bike and then ended up not doing anything. I do wonder if they'll remove it in a few years to make the space between the new and old areas flow better.

I think this is the most likely outcome in reality. The ride is 15 years old, and clearly past it's best (maybe even it's service life as the 'prototype'? - certainly feels like it!), so a re-theme could prove to be a bit of a money-pit if the ride hardware itself is giving up.

 

[CrashCoaster]

How long is a typical coaster's service life? I know some types of Mack Rides coasters can "live" up to 80 years, according to their website. And we all know how old some woodies are around the world.

 

[shawnoc]

15 year old Vekoma nuff said

 

[chainedbanana]

Well their original Vekoma Boomerang/'Tover express' roller skater is 18 years old. Colorado Adventure is 23 years old, vogal rok is 21 years etc so I don't think it's necessarily the case that age and Vekoma don't mix - IF maintained! Also look what Efteling did for Python recently!

I do agree it could go either way, remove VS retheme - and that we'll see that decision sooner rather than later. I agree if the park was owned by different management it would be doomed, But considering Toverland are very on-board with their re-investing/'up-theming', It could very well go down the re-theme route.

If it's kept the hardware/track needs looking at too - riding it a week or so ago its pretty rattly!

 

[MrRC]

15 year old Vekoma nuff said

So its time to replace it, according to your words ?

 

[Lofty]

I'd be quite happy to see them scrap it in exchange for them building something... good.

 

[shawnoc]

So its time to replace it, according to your words ?

Nope just that a 15 year old vekoma are not always the smoothest or best.