I went to Toverland today for this ride, so here I will post my thoughts and a little review. The queue was dark so sorry for the god awful phone pics I've taken, but it should sort of give you a feeling for the queue.
Entrance
Capacity is still vile
The story is about Maximus Müller, a German scientist who is working on an experiment to build the fastest bobsled ever made. Every rider is invited to be a test subject. I think the story is simple but succesful, exactly how it should be for a park like Toverland. When you enter the house, you first enter the living room.
It has a cat, which automatically makes the queue-line ten times better.
Same can be said for a fireplace, with that oh so cozy crackling sound <3
The living room is full of furniture and that kind of stuff. There are some random effects too, like the cuckoo clock going off. It was lovely. It reminded me a bit of Matterhorn Blitz as well.
Some story elements
Next you enter the kitchen, which also has some little quirky stuff and smoke effects!
The queue could use some more air conditioning though. It was very very warm with a lot of people in a small and dark room on a relatively warm day.
After you leave the kitchen you go past the toilet. It has an interactive element; when you sit on it, it makes farting or peeing noises. Kids love it but it also holds the queue up a bit.
Electricity effects here that go on and off
Now this is where the queue gets really impressive. Next up is the engine room, where Maximus' machine is. No photo I made do it justice, it's really cool.
This thing comes to life now and then, rolling his eyes. Above him all sorts of light effects and strobe lights go off. It's amazing.
It also has gears everywhere that start spinning now and then. The entire queue is full of little yet fab effects <3
Then a relatively bland corridor followed. It had a little bit of theming and a TV screen of Maximus telling his story, which also includes safety rules.
Then you finally arrive at the station. It's fab!
The vehicles have improved significantly too, aesthetically at least
The queue as a whole is great! It's not quite Black Mamba/Wodan/Vliegende Hollander level of quality, but it's fantastic nonetheless. One of the best themed queue-lines in the Netherlands. Toverland has done a wonderful job.
Now for the ride itself.... There's not much to say about it really. There are some strobe light effects during the initial indoor section (the 'launch') which is quite nice. It also has on-board music which added a lot to it, but that's pretty much where the improvements end. The ride is basically the same but with a roof over it. It also felt shorter, which is probably for capacity reasons. At one point during the ride there was a shed with a couple of chickens, but no more theming on-ride. A bit of a disappointment, because the queue, station and indoor bit are so awesome.
