GaryWilson Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I was lucky enough to be able to visit Santiago de Chile this October. What an absolutely incredible city. If you get a chance then you should for sure visit. It’s like Buenos Aires in a lot of respects but without the rampant corruption, hookers and litter everywhere. Fun nightlife, great food, lots of culture and perhaps most importantly, for this forum, a nice amusement park called Fantasilandia. There are five credits to be had at the park. The line-up is not going to drop any jaws or anything but everything at the park is ran very well. In fact the park operation is easily the best of any park I have ever been to. Cedar Fair should come and take lessons from these guys. There are two Vekomas, a Boomerang model and a SLC (this seems to be a recurring theme in my life). There is also a Galaxi model, a Zamperla Spinning Wild Mouse and a powered kiddie coaster. This trip was kind of special for me as well, because I would be obtaining my 100th credit as well. I decided that since my very first credit was the Galaxi at Indiana Beach, that another Galaxi should be my 100th credit. The park also has really nice collection of rides as well. One of the highlights for me was an old school style Haunted Mansion ride that was really, really well taken care of with all the effects working really well and a nice little drop in it to boot. Really a great ride. There was also an upcharge Haunted Castle walkthrough that was really well done. All of the employees for the ride were in costume and character at all times. The cost of the walkthrough was 1USD and there were two paths. I went through twice to hit both paths. Really, really well done. There were scenes recreated from Blair Witch, The Grudge, Saw, Friday the 13th, and many that I´m forgetting and just a ton of actors throughout the house. Then there was also the South American low-rent Disney knock-off, Piratas del Caribe, which was amusing for what it was. There was also a great show called Monga that took place in a faux-pyramid. The plotline was about a princess cursed by a witch that turns into an ape. The princess was stunningly beautiful and in a really provocative belly dancer’s get up that I don’t think would go over so well in the states. There was also a Disko, a small launched free fall, some water rides and various other flat rides. My favorite of which was Tagada, one of the tub type rides that spins and flings everyone about without restraints that doesn´t seem like the safest thing in the world. The park also just got all the small details right. There was decorations everywhere for Halloween (which is not really celebrated in South America), Costumed characters throughout the park, and nice little plant displays from around the world with placards telling you were each of the plants was from- Food was good and cheap. And most importantly, as there was a HUGE crowd there, all of the lines moved very fast and the employees were on top of everything. First set of pictures is below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryWilson Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 And the second set: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Awesomeness - Being added to the Park Index as I type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Nice report and photos. Wow, I wasn't expecting the park to be much, but it looks pretty good. The coasters while not amazing still seem fun, goo selection for the park too, and there seems to be a good flat ride selection too. Also, I remember reading that the SLC was pretty bad. Is this true, or is the ride somewhat decent for being a Vekoma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryWilson Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 Nice report and photos. Wow, I wasn't expecting the park to be much, but it looks pretty good. The coasters while not amazing still seem fun, goo selection for the park too, and there seems to be a good flat ride selection too. Also, I remember reading that the SLC was pretty bad. Is this true, or is the ride somewhat decent for being a Vekoma? Im much more tolerant of Vekoma coasters and rough coasters in general than people on here seem to be (I really enjoy Boomerang´s) but even as far as SLCs go this one was ROUGH to the point where I left the park with a headache even an hour after I had ridden it. SLCs are very visually impressive with such a cool, compact and tight layout but the ride really leaves something to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts