Bellewaerde Park Discussion Thread

[JordyC]

So this won't have the possibility to brake for yourself during the ride.. How uncommon is this?

[Gutterflower]

So this won't have the possibility to brake for yourself during the ride.. How uncommon is this?

 

Why do you say that?

I'm afraid I cant speak dutch. but the other video here shows the usual braking handle.

[JordyC]

So this won't have the possibility to brake for yourself during the ride.. How uncommon is this?

 

Why do you say that?

I'm afraid I cant speak dutch. but the other video here shows the usual braking handle.

 

It is stated in the article from looopings, in Dutch.

[viking86]

That sure is different! It will be interesting to see how it looks when it finished. I like the look of it so far with the wooden walkways around the track.

 

I wonder how much the price difference is between this and the regular terrain type.

 

I'm not sure if the difference is that big. Yes there is obviously more cost with the supports, but the construction must surlye be a lot easier not having to work with difficult terrain.

[larrygator]

I have no way to tell for sure, but that has to double the cost of the installation.

 

I never paid much attention to how much shorter this ride will be than the typical mountain coasters.

[JordyC]

This past week, the last segment of track has been put into place. This means that now the electronics can be installed and the bridge can be finished.

 

 

Source

[JordyC]

The park just posted this onride of Dawson Duel on their YouTube page. It opens this Friday the 5th of May.

 

[SharkTums]

^Wow. They really need to get Robb out there to film and produce a better video. They took what, to me, is one of the coolest installations of the year worldwide (come on, a dueling racing alpine coaster!!!!) and made it look shaky, rough, slow, and uninteresting.

 

I know this ride is much better than the video.

[belgijan]

Hi there, on behalf of Pretparken.be I went to the opening yesterday of Dawson Duel at Bellewaerde Park. It is a fun and quite unique ride, just a relaxing double alpine coaster ride through the woods from a height of 25m at maximum speeds of around 42km/h. It is just a nice and gentle ride without much g's, just lots of fun. The particular thing about this alpine coaster type ride is that it does not feature breaks on the cars, so they break automatically at the end of the course. Also, it is the only alpine coaster in the world that is entirely built on 'supports' (artificial hill) instead of a natural slope.

 

Here you can find some pictures and a report about the opening day (sorry guys, text is in dutch!):

Pics and report here!

 

 

 

We also made a nicer onride video than the park one, check it out!

 

Edited May 6, 2017 by larrygator

[funtime_arena]

Check here onrides of both coaster of Dawson Duel includes a full queue line walkthrough

 

[BDG]

Wow, been a while since this thread got kicked.

 

The park is opening a brand new family coaster this season, Wakala, themed to the Kwakiutl (indigenous Canadians).

 

Looks like a pretty sweet addition. Impressive how few trees had to be cut down for it. I've also never seen a ride where the train goes that far up the spike. :o

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DBru]

Wow! What a great looking family coaster in a cool setting. It goes on forever!

[cal1br3tto]

Love how that spike looks like an unfinished section of track.

 

That train is beautiful. I didn't give the setting enough credit until watching the video. This ride definitely has the same vibes as its fun cousins Firechaser Express and Rewind Racers.

[jedimaster1227]

Bellewaerde has announced 10 million Euro in investments planned for the 2026 season!

Bellewaerde announces a new €10 million investment!

This will allow for the expansion and renovation of the Canadian zone, with:
- Wild Swing XL, a mega-swing promised to be the largest of its kind in the world
- A renovation of the Canadian Burger, doubling its capacity
- A 300m adventure course!

Opening in spring 2026!

 

[bert425]

^ what a  great addition.

I loved this large park - especially the dueling mountain coaster they have.    And Hurricane was fantastic.