BDG Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Los Piratas 1991-2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05xfBE5Zols Out-of-the-blue, the park has closed one of their biggest rides last week, for good. Los Piratas was an indoor, pirate-themed boat ride, designed by British firm Space Leisure, with a ride system by Mack. It was one of the park's signature rides, and will be missed, especially its catchy music. photos: BellewaerdeFun, Xtremerides.nl, Pretparken.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 New for 2013: Replacing Los Piratas: custom indoor Zierer Family Coaster height: 15 m length: 500 mspeed: 50 kphforces: 4G positive ride time: 2 mintrains: 2 trains, 20 people each (10 rows of 2)capacity: 1000 pph cost: € 4 million It will start out as a dark ride, with lots of special effects, including fire. Then a lifthill takes you outside through the roof, only to drop you right back into the building for an indoor coaster finale. On-board music. It will be the park's first new roller coaster since 1984, when it opened one of the world's first Boomerangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 And Los Piratas is gone... http://www.bellewaerdefun.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1523#p14362 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazy216 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I am not really understanding what was so special about this ride. If anything, it seems like a knock-off Pirates. I personally say that a new coaster will be a much better use of that space primarily just because of how cheap the ride looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I am not really understanding what was so special about this ride. If anything, it seems like a knock-off Pirates. I personally say that a new coaster will be a much better use of that space primarily just because of how cheap the ride looked. It was one of the park's signature rides And in terms of theming, it certainly didn't seem to be majorly cheap in any way. This new coaster looks cool, the concept sort of reminds me of the old Mayan Mindbender at Six Flags Astroworld, except this coaster looks like it will have better (actual) theming inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 All of the European dark rides seem have a unique charm to them, walking that fine line between cheesy knock off and good themeing. They're all very enjoyable. This one looks like it fit right into that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 And it's going up... source: Bellewaerde Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Do we know if this coaster will have the 'drop' element on some of the other recent Zierers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) No clue about a drop element, but I think once the dark ride section is over it is just your standard family Zierer coaster like the ones at Nascar Speedpark and the Busch Garden/Sea World parks. Edited November 27, 2012 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 ^Ahh, gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 The old pirate ride reminds me of the one at Drayton Manor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 The name has been revealed! TV commercial: Ad poster: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Station & dark ride section: The lifthill takes you outside: Twisty bits: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxelmatic Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Daww... Look at the little Zierer coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 That turn sure looks heavily banked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) ^No more "heavily" banked than the one at the bottom of Speedway Drift. Edited December 4, 2012 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 That's going to have a decent sized darkride portion! I look forward to seeing this ride completed for next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I guess those turns will be responsible for the 4 Gs, which seem quite a lot for a family ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 The trains: (click for a larger image) source: Bellewaerde Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) another update from the park: Video: [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Plan for the darkride part: impression for the final zone: Track layout presentation: it's a train: Backstage tour: Edited January 24, 2013 by Hhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedomask5432 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I think its a good concept, and a great way to replace an existing dark ride with an updated themed coaster. This will definitely lead to more theme park patrons, especially as the ride appeals to adults and children. The teaser promo posted earlier makes the ride seem more extreme than it will be. Also, I can't get over the cheesy music with the POV video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeT Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Very, very good family coaster concept IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 That train is so bada$$. I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 This is what Jaguar should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 ^Then, Jaguar might actually live up to its impressive queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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