SharkTums Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 This is pretty shocking news. I'd love to hear some more concrete reasons as to why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 This is pretty shocking news. I'd love to hear some more concrete reasons as to why. It's been down since July. The official explanation was that track rails needed to be replaced but the problem could be more severe than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pear Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 If I remember correctly the ride had a woodworm problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taron Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 If I remember correctly the ride had a woodworm problem. Come on.. at least read the last page or how many times do I have to comment this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoB Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 There were huge woodworm problems which were literally eating away at the supports and track and they spread a lot before there were noticed. That stupid rumor that has been around long before the closure of Colossos. It has been debunked by the CEO of Holzbau Cordes who is responsible for the wooden parts, in an interview January 2015, where he also named several counter measures. German Source Edit: Unless you have any other sources, which have not been named on german coaster forums??? My bad - I have heard this A LOT, thought that a source wouldn't be needed with it being closed for around a year now I thought this was just general knowledge. Bobbahn was like a trashcan rolling down a hill (but that in part was why I found it so immensely enjoyable) I didn't realise the Mack bobsleds weren't meant to be like this honestly, both Avalanche at Blackpool and Trace du Hourra were like this, however Avalanche was not as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I guess I won't be visiting Heide Park when I go to Germany later this year. Hopefully can they fix Colossos so it can run again in the future rather than tearing it down, since it looks like a great ride. I'm in the same boat. The other coasters are solid but Colossos was the main reason drawing me there. Looks like I'll make a pit stop in Sweden instead for another Intamin woodie. Hopefully Heide can restore Colossos so it runs as well as I've heard in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I didn't realise the Mack bobsleds weren't meant to be like this honestly, both Avalanche at Blackpool and Trace du Hourra were like this, however Avalanche was not as bad. The one at Europa was a lot less shaky than Heide's. Granted it's less intense but I still think there's a difference in upkeep going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 According to one report Colossos will be closed all year because Heide doesn't have the funding to do the necessary fixes (which are said to be extensive and costly) since they had already allocated the annual budget to Ghostbusters when Colossos was ordered to be shut down. Meanwhile a wall has been put up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Looks like I picked the wrong year to go to Germany! I do have something interesting to say about my rides on El Toro last summer. El Toro has begun to develop some rough spots as well, particularly in the turnaround and on the hill after the turnaround. If I was sitting in a wheelseat, that drop after the turnaround seemed to have a unique bit of roughness to it. I mean, the roughness combined with the G's on the drop just hit my spine in such a way that it gave me a massive neck pain. I wonder if Colossos was getting that same amount of roughness. My crazy rediculous idea would be to give it the RMC treatment. Imagine an RMC'ed Intamin? I could only imagine how insane the enthusiast community would go. With this news, I am becoming increasingly tempted to cut Heide Park out of my travel plans in favor of another day in the Hamburg area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Looks like I picked the wrong year to go to Germany! I do have something interesting to say about my rides on El Toro last summer. El Toro has begun to develop some rough spots as well, particularly in the turnaround and on the hill after the turnaround. If I was sitting in a wheelseat, that drop after the turnaround seemed to have a unique bit of roughness to it. I mean, the roughness combined with the G's on the drop just hit my spine in such a way that it gave me a massive neck pain. I wonder if Colossos was getting that same amount of roughness. My crazy rediculous idea would be to give it the RMC treatment. Imagine an RMC'ed Intamin? I could only imagine how insane the enthusiast community would go. With this news, I am becoming increasingly tempted to cut Heide Park out of my travel plans in favor of another day in the Hamburg area. I agree on the few rough spots on El Toro. 90% of the ride was glass smooth but there were one or two valleys that had the odd roughness you're describing. I never noticed that in my previous visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 With this news, I am becoming increasingly tempted to cut Heide Park out of my travel plans in favor of another day in the Hamburg area. You can go to Hansa Park instead. It's an hour's drive from Hamburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 ^I already had Hansa in my travel plans as well. (Plan was to do both parks). However, if I only have time to do one park, it will certainly be Hansa over Heide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Golee I really hope that Heide Park won't remove or loSe Colossus! It would mess up germany just like Holiday Park losing Super Wirbel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoBruz199 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Golee I really hope that Heide Park won't remove or loSe Colossus! It would mess up germany just like Holiday Park losing Super Wirbel! Superwirbel honestly doesn't look like anything mindblowing- just another Vekoma Corkscrew, but at least they replaced it with Sky Scream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Not that it should surprise anyone but Colossos is gone entirely from the attraction list on the park website now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 On Wikipedia Heide Park! When I clicked on colossus! It says Under Refurbishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 ... imagine that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparkes92 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Not that it should surprise anyone but Colossos is gone entirely from the attraction list on the park website now. Maybe they will actually remove and replace with an RMC woodie or hybrid for 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterKid211 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 On Wikipedia Heide Park! When I clicked on colossus! It says Under Refurbishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoBruz199 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I honestly cannot comprehend the lack of enthusiasm in this thread. I think it's pretty good that Colossos is finally getting some TLC. It can mean nothing but good. Then again, you all know what this site's views on enthusiasm are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I honestly cannot comprehend the lack of enthusiasm in this thread. I think it's pretty good that Colossos is finally getting some TLC. It can mean nothing but good. Then again, you all know what this site's views on enthusiasm are Maybe they shouldn't have let it reach such a state that they had to close it down in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoBruz199 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I honestly cannot comprehend the lack of enthusiasm in this thread. I think it's pretty good that Colossos is finally getting some TLC. It can mean nothing but good. Then again, you all know what this site's views on enthusiasm are Maybe they shouldn't have let it reach such a state that they had to close it down in the first place? Perhaps. But at least Merlin's doing something about it. Still better than leaving it to essentially rot. As I said before, nothing but good can come out of this, eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSLKennyNI Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I honestly cannot comprehend the lack of enthusiasm in this thread. I think it's pretty good that Colossos is finally getting some TLC. It can mean nothing but good. Then again, you all know what this site's views on enthusiasm are Maybe they shouldn't have let it reach such a state that they had to close it down in the first place? Perhaps. But at least Merlin's doing something about it. Still better than leaving it to essentially rot. As I said before, nothing but good can come out of this, eventually. Merlin isn't doing anything at the moment though. The ride has been shut since July and they haven't done any work to it. It's hard to believe that this isn't anything other than they just didn't want to spend the money required. People are right to be cautious considering Merlin's previous TLC endeavours have mostly been an excuse to get rid of attractions eg. Sub terra and CATCF at Towers and Loggers Leap at Thorpe - which they said would be closed for a year for refurbishment and then that never materialised. However I personally think they have no choice but to repair Colossus it stands out unlike the SBNO attractions in AT which are easily hidden and don't draw attention. People will start to be enthusiastic when work starts and we know for certain it is coming back next year. And as said above they should never have let it get in such a bad state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Ghostbusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtafro Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Heide is on our itinerary for our germany trip. Colossus being down for the year is a bit disappointing, but with the entire park being new for us, we just will have to use it as a great reason to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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