Ethan
Strata Poster
I've heard Raik is rather good.
Wildlands Family Zoo Emmen | Tweestryd | Vekoma Dueling Family Boomerang
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DelPiero
Strata Poster
Agreed, best of a mediocre ride type not targeted at middle aged people. PL can make anything great
Matt N
CF Legend
Actually looks pretty good from that footage! Wildlands may have a winner on their hands!
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
Efan
Mega Poster
Reminds me of when you'd create dueling coasters on RCT and they'd be perfectly synced.
Sneaky
Roller Poster
As I've said earlier, I've visited the construction-site.
My first impression: very nicely themed.
I really like the entrance to the queue, where you walk through a mine shaft.
I also really like the other theme-objects in the area and queue, like the little train in the queue.
Also really nice: The exit of the coasters is in the middle of the station, between both tracks. You'll walk between and very close to both tracks and end up at the food stal/possible photo booth or souvenir shop.
What they told about the coaster(s):
Height: 20m
Length: 218m
Top speed: 60 km/h
Total ride time: 01:05 (mm:ss)
Minimum and maximum rider size: 95 cm - 205 cm
Trains use soft wheels to reduce noise.
The position of the lift and both spikes on one side and the low to the ground turns on the other side have been deliberately chosen to keep most of the noise away from the animals.
Both tracks will be connected to a (to be announced at ride opening) charity. Depending on the winner of the race, Wildlands will donate an X amount of money to the corresponding charity.
According to the park, the operators don't have any influence on the outcome of the race. Both trains will be released from the top simultaneously, gravity and friction will determine the outcome of the race.
Tweestryd will open at the end of march.
Here are the pictures, a video of the tests will follow later this week.
My first impression: very nicely themed.
I really like the entrance to the queue, where you walk through a mine shaft.
I also really like the other theme-objects in the area and queue, like the little train in the queue.
Also really nice: The exit of the coasters is in the middle of the station, between both tracks. You'll walk between and very close to both tracks and end up at the food stal/possible photo booth or souvenir shop.
What they told about the coaster(s):
Height: 20m
Length: 218m
Top speed: 60 km/h
Total ride time: 01:05 (mm:ss)
Minimum and maximum rider size: 95 cm - 205 cm
Trains use soft wheels to reduce noise.
The position of the lift and both spikes on one side and the low to the ground turns on the other side have been deliberately chosen to keep most of the noise away from the animals.
Both tracks will be connected to a (to be announced at ride opening) charity. Depending on the winner of the race, Wildlands will donate an X amount of money to the corresponding charity.
According to the park, the operators don't have any influence on the outcome of the race. Both trains will be released from the top simultaneously, gravity and friction will determine the outcome of the race.
Tweestryd will open at the end of march.
Here are the pictures, a video of the tests will follow later this week.
This is great too! What a good way to support a charity!
Howie
Donkey in a hat
Well, here's a thread I've completely overlooked until now. Where even is this place?
Racing family boomerangs huh? That's actually quite a fab idea. Love the idea of the winning train resulting in a charity donation.
I mean, it's not like I feel the need to book a flight right now to go and check this place out, but fair do's. Sounds like a nice little park, might shimmy in one day.
Racing family boomerangs huh? That's actually quite a fab idea. Love the idea of the winning train resulting in a charity donation.
I mean, it's not like I feel the need to book a flight right now to go and check this place out, but fair do's. Sounds like a nice little park, might shimmy in one day.
If you are small enough to fit inside the ridiculously undersized trains, and manage to pull the lap bar in place.
They have new lapbars now! Kinda T-lapbars. And for the record....They are designed and tested for and by a person that is over 2.00 meters. Soo dont complain about these.
Those old ones are crap for large/long people.
I only rode Raik and it is the only coaster I almost couldn't ride because I didn't fit in. Plus the lap bar became more of a knee bar for me.
I'm big but not that big, 6'3 and around 210lbs (1,90m, 95kg) and more on the leaner side of the spectrum. So if the situation was already comical for me, I wonder how a 2m tall guy would fit. Good thing they changed the design.