Aaron Smith
Mega Poster
Well, hopefully my 40th bday trip can happen at some point next year since I will be adding this park to the 4 I was already planning on visiting. This thing looks like it will be great!
Walibi Belgium | Kondaa | Intamin Mega Coaster | 2021
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I love it; it legit looks like a cobra from this angle, way more than traditional cobra rolls
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Or Icon’s Junior Immelmann... After countless rides I still feel ‘inverted’ at one point. GP seem to think it ‘goes upside down twice’ too.
waliboy
Roller Poster
More photos:
The complete album: https://www.facebook.com/pg/themeparkmagic1/photos/?tab=album&album_id=772815193547739
Can anyone explain why the lift-hill is so heavily supported? There are a lot of giga-coasters (i305 comes to mind) that have way fewer supports than this ride, while being almost double the height. The over-supported version is probably cheaper to design, however wouldn't there be cost-savings with the amount of steel being used?
It just looks weird to me, because a lift-hill isn't the area of a ride that is subjected to really heavy forces, right?
It just looks weird to me, because a lift-hill isn't the area of a ride that is subjected to really heavy forces, right?
@ynnckstrm - the coster you mention above has a very complex lift hill structure; if you look closely at the steel section under the lift hill - it's a large, very complex and calculated structure which can span a great distance. This would be far more expensive, then say 10 more standard cylinder supports, supporting a single spline section of track.
You guys have enough good coasters lol
I personally love it, it looks modern and sleek.
Wish I was born in the States only to ride al those rollercoasters you have...
Antinos
Slut for Spinners
As stated, this ride is no more supported than it needs to be. The rides previously stated as having a minimal support structure have quite a complex truss system that maintains strength while minimizing connections to the ground. Intimidator 305 utilizes this method because its lift is frankly massive, and Skyrush utilizes a slightly different truss design since it needs to span Comet below it. With this ride topping out at approximately half the height of I305 and doesn't have to span anything below it, they might as well use a simple A-frame tube structure since it's cheaper and also quicker to design. Comparing this to Intamin megas of similar height, both Expedition Geforce and Goliath have slightly more complex structures, but still feature tube steel A-frame designs. Even Hyperion uses a similar structure with some extra reinforcement members due to its height.
Superman at Six Flags New England still holds up nicely after all these years, but if you're looking for something more modern, Intamin is luckily building both Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and the Jurassic Park coaster at Universal's Islands of Adventure, which will surely be hits.
Varnonth
Roller Poster
And Themepark Magic went yet again to Walibi for a New construction update. Thanks for the great updates you guys!
Like that curves. Nice. Damn, I hope the train will still have enough speed at the top of that element to eject you out of your seat!
Like that curves. Nice. Damn, I hope the train will still have enough speed at the top of that element to eject you out of your seat!
