fdelhomez Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hello everyone, Aurélie, Cyril, Priscilia, Florent, Elodie & I visited Italy on April the 29 & 30 and May the 1st. The weather was not that good during the 2 first days but day 3, he burn us ! 1st day was at Mirabilandia, the entrance of this park is pretty beautiful and let you face the lake inside, all the rides are around it! It still left a little bit of theming around the flat rides. But we get there for two awesome things : Katun and Ispeed. They are in my top 3 with Expedition GeForce, those two are amazing. After that day we went back to Lago Di Garda, where we had to spend 2 nights. Days 2 & 3 were at Gardaland to ride Raptor. First of all I read lots of yours review on Raptor and was a little bit worried about the quality of that new B&M, but I think my opinion count : nobody talks about the steep first drop it has, steep enough to make you fly few seconds after the turn around you get another taste of speed, the rest of the layout is fun but miss speed! The seats are very comfy, I'm a little bit fat as you'll see in the pictures and the thing about the seatbelt was right it was really just for me to not close it, but I enjoyed a lot the ride, it's definitely not a top ten but it's neither a bottom top, the themed area is just perfect for me. For the rest of the park, Gardaland is kind of Disneyland for Italians, park is clean, staff is gentle, some of the rides are really well themed, special mention for "Fuga Da Atlantide" and "Raptor". We spend a wonderful week-end there thanks to Mirabilandia & Gardaland. Thanks for reading, Fabien. Pictures time: Here we are That's the entrance The HUGE wheel facing the lake Leprotto Express Stunt show is spectacular Niagara shower boat Our group in front the bus of Reset Time for Katun Madness That drop learn you how to fly like a bird Loop-de-loop High and powerfull 0G This helix is forceful You can order this thing a pizza, amazing! Time for Ispeed action 1st launched coaster in Europe It's an awesome ride Extreme airtime This part is sooooo fast Upside down Elodie & I front row Back to the hotel for the first night near Gardaland Visiting the town Yeah, Gardaland I don't understand the theme of this one??? They gonna be wet Helix of Ortobruco Tour A credit is a credit, lets scream loud Inferis is good, once inside choose your destiny! Saint or Sinner? The drop tower deliver the goods Hairtime Fuga Da Atlantide is gooood nice theme here they goes Is that acceptable amount of water? It's beautiful Birdeye view Sequoia Adventure, not that bad, but not good also Magic Mountain, Magic new train, Magic moment SLC Blue Tornado Going down Those guys were making the signature move for the picture but that moment was 15 seconds ago Yes, Raptor was awesome The drop That drop really delivers B&M air over here You receive some water there closer look headchoppers everywhere Awesome nice Other angle Love that part Time to leave Gardaland I hope you enjoy this report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamoure Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Wow! Great Photos & Report Mate! You're 100% right! iSpeed is def a top 3 coaster! I hope Raptor is worth a trip to Gardaland, i'll hit that park very soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Wow! Great Photos & Report Mate! You're 100% right! iSpeed is def a top 3 coaster! I hope Raptor is worth a trip to Gardaland, i'll hit that park very soon.. You can believe me, Raptor deserve to visit Gardaland and ride it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SETGO Guys Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Ispeed looks amazing (No Surprise) What is Reset the ride? I've seen only a few pictures of the outside and it looks very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ^ It's a shooting darkride themed around the end of the world, I believe it is themed around an old movie (panic in year zero?) but Chuck or someone with equally good film knowledge might be able to help there. It's a nice ride, I enjoyed it last year. Great TR! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Very nice trip report. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Thanks to all of you! I'm trying to search about what you said TPDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbis Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Nice pictures! Especially the Raptor ones. We did the same trip last autumn with Swedish Coaster Inspection. Unfortunately we picked the wrong year and missed the Raptor . But Katun and iSpeed kicked ass though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbis Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 We did the same trip last autumn with Swedish Coaster Inspection. Btw, SCI may sound serious but it's far from that - a bunch of middleaged friends trying to get an excuse to leave home for 4-5 days a year. And yes - our ultimate dream is a TPR trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Great photos! If I don't change my plans again, this next Sunday I'll be at Gardaland to get more rides on Raptor!!! Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
READYdot Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Great photos! We'd almost opted for a Gardaland trip for in two weeks, but finally we're going to Madrid with a day at Parque Warner and prolly Parque de Attraciones. Raptor looks so damn well themed, with all those details to every part of the coaster, even the supports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 You'll have lots of fun in Spain believe me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Here are the 2 on rides video you can bought at the exit store of thoses rides First take a look at Ispeed, and please RE-watch the ride looking at that guys behind me : [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Ispeed_On_Ride_gkjq[/coastertube] Now then, here comes Raptor, I really find it fun and pleasant to ride : [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Raptor_On_Ride_1nz6[/coastertube] Thanks for watching. Fabien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
READYdot Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Ispeed looks pretty intense in a wonderful way. I really had to rewatch for the guy at the back, totally hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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