mobilejom Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 i just went to Siam Park in Thailand today. they've operated Vekoma SLC that bought from Brunei since last friday. i just got a chance to ride it today. it was rough...those restraint hurt my shoulder when the train came to sidewinder part. i've ridden Vekoma before...the suspended coaster at dreamworld. it wasn't smooth though. so, i want to know is there any coaster that made by vekoma that 's really smooth. because i saw many people complaint about this. and it would be really good if someone could tell me why Vekoma coaster is always rough. here's photo. i'm sorry about quality. i used my camera phone to take a picture. the train. another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Expedition Everest is smooth as a baby's bottom. I've heard that Kumali is one of the smoothest Vekomas, too. Vekoma does have a few smooth rides, it's just the rough ones that have ruined their reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchi Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 The new kiddie-inverted in Moviepark Germany is also pretty damn smooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janster Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Stuntfall at Parque Warner Madrid Colorado Adventure at Phantasialand Big Thunder Mountain at DLR Paris Kwasten at Grona Lund Vogel Rok at Efteling Robin Hood at Walibi world Cobra at Power Park Temple of the Night Hawk at phantasialand Vekoma's e-motion coaster at Linanmaki Kwasten at Grona Lund All smooth, or at least they don't hurt. Vekoma does make brilliant rides. The bashing of Vekoma on this website for them being so rough is not entirely justified. It's just that their old loopers and SLC's ruin their reputation. It seems that they finally saw the light, because their newer rides really are very smooth. Kwasten at Grona Lund (Stockholm, Sweden), a suspended family coaster, is the smoothest ride I've been on. It's even smoother then B&M coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 It's mostly just the boomerangs and SLC's that are painful to ride... There's just so many of them compared to their custom rides and Disney projects that it makes about two thirds of their coasters rough and painful. I really wish Vekoma would get more requests for new trains on their SLCs as I really like the layout and it's a fun ride but sometimes they're just unbearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haiderodes Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 ^Yes it is a shame that the majority of thier rides hurt. Rock N' Roller Coaster is still pretty smooth. Though when I was at Disney-MGM Studios back in May I noticed they have added an extra section of padding near the top of the harnesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.gumbo Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Vekoma's e-motion coaster at Linanmaki That was made by Mack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Mind Eraser at Elitch Gardens was smooth the last time I rode it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Face/Off at KI isn't that bad, and Firehawk (Flying Dutchman) is pretty smooth at KI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Space Mountain at DL Rock'n Roller Coaster at MGM Any roller skater I've been on And believe it or not, but I've found our Boomerang not to be that rough. That is, unless you are sitting by yourself. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilejom Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 It's mostly just the boomerangs and SLC's that are painful to ride... There's just so many of them compared to their custom rides and Disney projects that it makes about two thirds of their coasters rough and painful. I really wish Vekoma would get more requests for new trains on their SLCs as I really like the layout and it's a fun ride but sometimes they're just unbearable. so, they're gonna operate boomerang around next month. i have to prepare myself for painful? and compair boomerang and SLC which one is more fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Megablitz @ Wiener Prater is glass-smooth. Built by Vekoma in 94' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Robin Hood "Woodie" at Walibi World is fine, has some some slight vibrations on some of the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 It was great, but today, Robin Hood is one of the roughest wooden coasters in existence. It aged terribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darien Laker Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 The only ones i've been on that are terrible are the SLC's. I've been on three and they are the worst steel coasters ever. Hershey's Boomerang is pretty rough too, I think the Arrow trains have something to do with it. Darien Lake's Boomerang, which uses the newer trains, on the other hand, is actually smooth-ish. I had no probleortm on Batwing or Rockin' Roller Coaster at WDW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_roll06 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Goudurix at Park Asterix is the SMOOTHEST coaster I have ever been on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogmom Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Strangely, I love Boomerangs- I have never found them to be rough, and I am more prone to sore necks/heads than most people. As someone said, it's mostly the SLCs that have the headbanging reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumali- Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Kumali was extremely smooth in its first year. Its second year is probably just as good apart from the cobra roll where you get a little jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Two - Face at SFA Is usually smooth. A little jerk here and there in the cobra roll but nothing worth giving a headache. Batwing at SFA is smooth for the most part. The loop has to be the worst, the vibrations make your spine hurt pretty bad but the rest of the ride is smooth. Then theres Mind Eraser at SFA which is horribly rough. It all depends on the model I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peejay Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I found the Giant Inverted Boomerangs I've been on and Colorado Adventure at Phantasialand to be pretty smooth. As for the Boomerangs - considering that you drop straight down, go through a cobra roll, a loop, straight up and then all backwards again a little roughness is acceptable for me. I don't expect a ride like that to be perfectly smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I have never had a bad ride on a Vekoma, and I actually find Lake Compounce's boomerang to be glass in the front of the train. Really forceful, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Deja Vu at SFMM was very smooth when I was on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Any new or well maintained vekoma is smooth. It is the old ones that are rough because the track has gotten dented over the years do to a track design flaw. (Well it isn't really a "flaw" but it does make the ride get rough faster than a badly maintained B&M Would) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBNA777 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I believe I could be wrong but all the discomfort and pain is due to the way the boggies are constructed. There is enough of a gap between the top and bottom wheels to fit the track and then some. So and you are going up a loop you are on the top wheels, but as you approach the top of the loop the car will transition to the other set of wheels. While this may be a small distance it is still transfered to the body through the car assembly. Vekoma is not that bad, they just made some bad design choices with there wheels. Face-Off was awesome and I enjoyed the whole ride and did not feel that it was rough, but Firehawk sucks. You can watch when the cars spin the top or the bottom wheels and you can really feel it. Remember this, at least it ain't Arrow, those guys for the most part put pain in my rollercoaster existance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I didn't think Gauntlet at Magic Springs was too bad. Expedition Everest was smooth too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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