Walibi Holland Discussion Thread

[RCfanatic]

The only thing that changed is that they finaly figured out people don't really need amusement parks to survive.

 

WE need amusement parks to survive!!! Lol!

[verticalzero]

I would go "mad" if I did not have rollercoasters to ride, the rides help with peoples angry and can even help them cope with everyday life.

 

 

Here in the UK we pay 17.5% for everything apart from 6% on gas, water, electric and 69.9% tax on fuel.

 

I have a 3-bedroom house which I pay £900 a year Council Tax on.

 

Does the UK look good now..? I going to feel sorry for the people who are left behind when I move country.

[Hjalmar]

This week vekoma is going too replace and install new row's on the train of the El Condor. the 1st and the 8th row are going to be the first which will be replaced by the new seats.

 

these new seats will have pneumatic bars and will look like the new junior inverted seats... such as Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer in Moviepark Germany

 

 

this week personal is going to test it and on friday the ride will be open for visitors.

 

is not sure if these seats will stay on the train after the two weeks of testing, nor the fact if the hole train is going to be replaced with the new seats.

 

http://www.coastersandmore.com/pic/eas06/sitzg.jpg

[Axman]

Extrememly pleased to see that Vekoma cares enough about their SLCs to manufacture OTSRless trains for them. I'm totally impressed, and hopefully, the trains will be a success!

[coastermaniac1]

Interesting, I sure hope it works out. Is that picture taken of the train on El Condor or is that a differant train on a differant coaster?

[hyyyper]

Interesting, I sure hope it works out. Is that picture taken of the train on El Condor or is that a differant train on a differant coaster?

 

those are the drawings for the junior invert, but the onces on El Condor will be very similar

[JuanSe_Colombia]

This trains are a great addiction for this ride I hope it works.

[coastermaniac1]

I am still not convinced, is there any more evidence or proof or a picture of these trains at the park or on El Condor? I sure hope it's true as I hear the ride is awful and if they are a success hopefully other parks will purchase them for their SLC's.

[Hjalmar]

tommorow (17sep) vekoma will install the seats.

 

today supervisors asked personal if they want to come on tuesday for testing.

 

and friday (21sep) the park will open again for visitors. so everyone can injoy the new seats.

 

these are the facts which are sure...

[Tömmioh]

yeah, it was really rough and just awfully terrible, when I rode it.

I hope those new seats and the lack of shoulder-, headbashing OTSR's will make the ride better, and it will be interesting to see if more SLC's will be getting those new seats and restraints.

[coaster_dude2002]

The seats are similar to the junior inverts with the addition of a rubber vest (like B&M flyers). www.coastersandmore.com/pic/eas06/sitzg.jpg

 

Hopefully it will reduce the head banging and add to ride experience without having all the padding around you head like the current seats.

[Menghini]

Interesting... A reason to go to Walibi World this year...

[raptor6]

Yay! Less head-banging!

[BDG]

Vekoma engineers had some fun at Walibi World today, as they tested a brand new seat & restraint concept on the El Condor (back in 1994, the company's inverted coaster prototype).

 

The front row of an existing, regular old SLC train has been equipped with seats similar to the ones found on the company's Family Suspended Coaster (Kvasten & Jimmy Neutron), but equipped with a flexible shoulder restraint similar to the system found on a B&M Flying.

 

According to the handful of lucky riders (in September, the park is closed on weekdays) the ride is still a little bumpy as the chassis is still the same, but because of the new restraints, it's now entirely headbang-free.

 

Photos below by WalibiWeb.

...complete with seatbelts.

It's like a racing seat...

[ebl]

Reminds me a bit of the restraints on B&M flyers---a flexible "vest" that I find to be rather comfortable, actually.

 

It appears that Vekoma has accidentally done something smart this time!

 

Eric

[haux]

Hmm. Not bad. But I don't really like the metal bar back there. You might bang your elbows into it.

[yankees15]

They look pretty comfortable actually. Except now your neck will beat banged up instead of your ears.

[coastercrazed49]

Ohh please work, or at least make it just a bit more enjoyable to ride. But it looks like your really tilted back in your seat.

[FLIPDUDE]

^^^I think your arms aren't spposed to go that far back on a coaster anyway.

 

 

Also, what ever happened ot that lap bar design that was announced a while back?

[Loco]

But it looks like your really tilted back in your seat.

 

Yeah, It makes it look really weird.

 

I don't know, but is it just me or do these new seats look like torture devices? Well actually the last ones did too, and they are.

[Janster]

Great to see some some changes on the one true Vekoma Standard suspended looping coaster. Hopefully it'll make the ride a bit more comfy. It looks like less headbanging then before.

[coasterbilly]

hopefully in the offseason a bunch of American SLC's get this tune up, it looks a lot better then the original restraint designs they had

[raptor6]

I really like this design. If these new restraints are as good as they look, watch out! Hopefully Vekoma can modify these new OTSR so that their sit down looping coasters can receive some much need comfort. Would that make Boomerang coasters ridable again? There's only one way to find out!

 

 

Edit: Woot 50th post!!

[Dark Vampire]

Also, what ever happened ot that lap bar design that was announced a while back?

You mean this:

 

This model is only for the junior inverted coaster, without inversions. It is used on a new coaster in Moviepark Germany, Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer: http://www.rcdb.com/m/nl/id3675.htm

[Homer]

Dear SFKK,

 

Install this on T2, please, for the love of God.

 

-Homer