Walibi Holland Discussion Thread

[Henry M]

Good luck!

 

Thanks for the support but it seems to me that it is not going to happen. Kind of annoying being so close to some amazing coasters and not for the first time. Still it looks like a great park and maybe as an adult if I hated enough money I might be able to go.

 

On another note, why did Robb refer to the special coke machines there being unique to Holland?

[cfc]

 

On another note, why did Robb refer to the special coke machines there being unique to Holland?

 

Probably because of this sign. Of course, it might mean that this is the only such machine in the Netherlands and there could be others in different countries. It's a bit vague.

[Sneaky]

 

On another note, why did Robb refer to the special coke machines there being unique to Holland?

 

Probably because of this sign. Of course, it might mean that this is the only such machine in the Netherlands and there could be others in different countries. It's a bit vague.

 

"Uniek in Nederland" (Unique in the Netherlands) means that these are the only ones in the Netherlands (and so there could be others in other countries).

 

I'm sorry to hear you might not be able to go, Henry. I hope you will get the chance in the future.

Walibi sure has a few nice coasters with (of course) Goliath and now also Lost Gravity.

I visited the park last monday (august 1st) and I have to say that Lost Gravity really is a great fun coaster, especially on the winged seats.

[JordyC]

Just sharing this awesome video of Lost Gravity that Mack posted on their Youtube page.

 

[cookiex]

^ Wonder if we'll be seeing more of these since it seems to have been pretty successful at Walibi. The layout looks ripe for cloning.

[CoasterB]

from the video, it looks like the MCBR is off. is this still the case??

[KBrylczyk]

^ I sure hope not. Crawling into that inversion was one of the best parts of the ride and made the pacing through the second half really awesome and off-kilter.

[Sneaky]

^&^^ As far as I know, the MCBR isn't off, but since halfway this summer it has been turned down quite a bit. The second half now goes considerably quicker than at the start of the season, and although I didn't ride it back then I do think the extra speed is better as it now provides some nice forces, quick transitions and some good airtime.

But of course I can't be sure since I didn't ride it when it was slower.

[thovm]

Goliath is turning blue!

 

[JordyC]

I really liked the green colour, it was so iconic for the ride. I hope they know what they're doing..

[walibi owner]

I think it looks nice!

Blue blue blue

[Rill'o'beily]

I think it looks nice!

 

It's certainly bright

[RCT3Bross]

It looks way better then expected but my brain still refuses to accept this as normal, I'm really missing that green.

[livai]

I think it looks nice!

no .They were much better and more original the old colors.

[Superbatboy]

I loved the green as well

[Samuel]

Goliath II: Millennium Force Boogaloo. I don't know, it seems like sprucing up rides by way of cosmetic changes has become fashionable in recent years. Like others, I preferred the green and purple/plum accents. It looked good without ever feeling like some sort of Joker theme, and felt unique to the ride. So long as it still walks and talks like an Intamin duck, we can't be too upset.

[RollerManic]

I think my favorite scheme was the green and black. But a color scheme like this would have been really cool:

 

The green lights on a once purple support gave off a really neat red.

What's up with the blue supports? I though only the track was getting painted.

[viking86]

It sure feels strange to see Goliath in those colors. I thought the green looked really good, but I will withhold my final judgement on the new paintjob until it's completed, so far we've just seen bits and pieces.

[Rill'o'beily]

What's up with the blue supports? I though only the track was getting painted.

 

They're wrapped with a blue plastic protection, look at the footers. Most likely to protect from paint.

[SharkTums]

I don't think the new paint looks bad at all. I mean, they're painting it and maintaining it so I'm happy. Now if we can just keep VR off of it...

[Rhyano]

I personally think the new paintjob is what this ride needed, the green was fading and i think the blue looks way better! This park has improved dramatically over the past couple years!

[coasterer]

I'm having trouble getting my mind around the blue. The green, as others have said, was so iconic. But that being said, I can't think of a blue coaster that looks bad so...

[walibi owner]

Some New backstage/close-up foto's

http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads.php/topics/2377806/Walibi_10_12_2016_Verfwerzaamh.html#Post2377806

©Laurens van Heerde

[walibi owner]

New foto's

Also new boats for El Rio Grande

And new paint for Condor

Edited January 31, 2017 by walibi owner

[Condor]

That's quite a nice Millennium Force impression Goliath is doing in that fourth photo. I didn't think I'd like the blue at first, but it's growing on me. And I'll finally get to ride this beast in August!