Shockwave Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 I'm really looking forward to riding this in July. Apart from the lift hill there's no real high point, so it should carry a lot of speed through the course.
CreditCrazy Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 Wow, if that NL creation is accurate, this will be a great GCI! Lot's of air-time, great sudden tunnels, a few rough turns but I bet that's just from NL.
gerd.muller Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 that woodie looks awesome! ...too bad the park is somewhere in the middle of nowhere!
Kooky Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 they have changed the view of the webcam: http://freizeitpark-plohn.de/de/webcam_pic.php
Too-Mass Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 The name of the coaster is "El Toro" Source: www.freizeitpark-plohn.de
hansrubens Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 That can't be true. Let's hope it will at least be half as good. ----Hans
gotdane Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I can't wait for the "El Toro - GCI vs Intamin" debates.
Too-Mass Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 They had a contest to find a name for the coaster. The Park chose "El Toro"...most of the visitors of Forellenhof won't even know about the existance of the "real" Toro.
Vffreak07 Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 And yet they use a Renegade construction picture on the front page too. Jeez.
Shockwave Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Haha, nice! Now I can say I've been on at least one of the El Toros by the end of the year.
christianscoasters Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 And yet they use a Renegade construction picture on the front page too. Jeez. I think it might be a Prowler picture. I'm not sure
CreditCrazy Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Great. Now we'll have two good wooden coasters in the world named El Toro
coolhandluke Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 And yet they use a Renegade construction picture on the front page too. Jeez. I think it might be a Prowler picture. I'm not sure Jeez. AND they have a partial Thunderbird picture on the park's home page... Parks do this all the time, taking pics of existing rides to illustrate their own. It's not that uncommon. At least Freizeitpark Plohn is using rides by the same manufacturer--Happy Valley used the First El Toro to advertise their GG ride...
CreditCrazy Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 They're obviously trying to trick the general public. Which of course is a good thing
chauncey Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 The name of the coaster is "El Toro" Source: www.freizeitpark-plohn.de i don't get it — it's bad enough to blatantly steal the name of another coaster, but, honestly, i don't even think “El Toro” is a name worth stealing! to get to the coaster itself, though: it's kind of cool to see GCI doing something a little different from their norm, i guess, but i think their “norm” is probably a lot more up my alley than this — i always think coasters need to be more twisted, not less! i'm sure it'll be a fun ride, though, especially since their does seem to be at least some of that great GCI twisty-ness, and the POV makes it look like it goes quite fast, too.
Kooky Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 IT´S ALIVE!!!! pics (from http://freizeitparkweb.de/cgi-bin/dcf/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&forum=DCForumID4&om=7237&viewmode=all): and the first POV video: and its my post number 100
The Alex Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 WOOO. It's so beautiful. I wish I could go to Germany.
dr.gumbo Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 The name of the coaster is "El Toro" Source: www.freizeitpark-plohn.de i don't get it — it's bad enough to blatantly steal the name of another coaster, but, honestly, i don't even think “El Toro” is a name worth stealing! They didn't steal it, Six Flags doesn't own the name, no-one does. They just named it want they felt best suited the ride. No need to get all bothered about it. ^^ Thanks for the photo's, I must say that this ride is turning out much better than I initially thought. Should be some great airtime over some of those hills.
Hand 0f Time Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 The ride doesn't seem fun in my view. Has a lot of similarities as of the Hurler ride. Just mostly speed.
atem122 Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I must admit, this makes Terminator seem just a tad less exciting
revilolee Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Wow, it's looking great. And it flies over those hills lol.
gciichris Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 We shot some video today and thought we would share it with you. Hope you like it. For all of you who are going to cry about not seeing a POV...this is strict orders from our customer. You'll just have to come to Plohn and ride the REAL EL TORO for yourself! By the way, the vid is available in High Quality for those of you that can handle it! You'll get a great view of Chris's nose hair! Jeff & Chris
whakojacko Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 We shot some video today and thought we would share it with you. Hope you like it. For all of you who are going to cry about not seeing a POV...this is strict orders from our customer. You'll just have to come to Plohn and ride the REAL EL TORO for yourself! By the way, the vid is available in High Quality for those of you that can handle it! You'll get a great view of Chris's nose hair! Jeff & Chris I knew it would run fast, but that thing just flies. Looks good
viking86 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Looks like it has some very nice lateral G-forces through the final turn into the brakerun. That was one of the things I really loved about Thunderbird. The laterals were so insane it was *almost* uncomfortable. This should definately be a crowd-pleaser!
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