bernatc22
Mega Poster
mehh looks slow
Walibi Belgium | Kondaa | Intamin Mega Coaster | 2021
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richardcrete
Mega Poster
Original picture comes from Walibi Band :
VonRolland
Giga Poster
Has this secretly done a pull through already or what?
I'm starting to believe that we won't see a pull through. Maybe there is plenty of space around the track and there's no need for it. They were seen measuring the clearance envelope on the brake run and lift hill, so perhaps those were the only places where this was needed?
KristofWB
Hyper Poster
It's happening!
Video from Walibi Band
Video from Walibi Band
Coasterwaffle
Roller Poster
Non inverting cobra roll and the pacing looks a bit slow but that is normal for the first testruns, this looks so damn awesome. Can't wait to ride it!
ThrillsExpress
Roller Poster
Looks slow
Coasterwaffle
Roller Poster
The ride still has to warm up so it is normal that it looks a bit slow on the first test runs. On IAAPA they also said that it had a ride time of around 1:30 and the video is 1:46 and the train still isn't in the station so we can expect the train to go a bit faster when it warms up.
I think ThrillsExpreds is just joking around
It's a bit of a meme in this community to comment on test rides saying it's slow. I think it has a really good pace already, except for the non-inverting cobra roll which does look slow, but that'll surely change as it warms up. As for the ride time, bear in mind that it comes to a complete stop on the brake run in this video so I wouldn't use the videos play time as comparison material. What we can conclude from this video is that the ride time is solid: over a minute from first drop until brake run. It'll surely speed up but a ride time around the minute mark is very good for an intense ride like this imo.
Coasterwaffle
Roller Poster
Does someone know what that loud sound at the top of the lifthill was, it didn't really seem to be a good sound.
It's completely normal, that sound is made by the anti rollback system. As the train crests the hill, it gains speed and the rattling of the ARS produces a louder sound as the metal piece on the underside of the train which it consists of slams against the anti rollback teeth on the lift hill. On Untamed for example, this sound is very audible too.
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CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Doesn't really look any faster than the likes of the lift hill on Hyperion?
Anyhow, yeah I'm a bit disappointed with the pacing on this test run, but I fully understand and appreciate the fact it will speed up significantly since this is the first test run and so it doesn't really mean anything.
I suppose Hyperion also has a high speed chainlift then
Coasterwaffle
Roller Poster
I totally understand what you are saying but the thing is that I haven't heard any anti rollback system that is so loud, the video is made from maybe 100 meters (300 feet) away and it still is so loud. I think that there could be something wrong but I wouldn't know what.
Coasterwaffle
Roller Poster
And the chain lift hill indeed is very fast, it almost looks like a cable lift hill but it ain't.
Yeah there could indeed be something wrong but I think it's supposed to sound like that, the ARS is essentially metal slamming on metal so it's rather loud by default. Look at Steel Vengeance's ARS for example
On the other hand, this is much louder than Intamin's other newer installations...
The anti rollback should work noiseless on Intamins, they are using a magnetic based mechanism for decades now to keep the rollback quiet. This also reduces the wear a little bit. Hyperions anti Rollback used to be extremely loud too, but only during the earlier test runs. I think the lift might not have reached full speed yet, or the anti rollback is not fully adjusted; either way, once everything is set and done we shouldn’t hear any sounds when the train crests the lift.