_koppen Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 So another knock-off ride is up, this one should be familiar to most people on here No sign of the Mack ride yet, but Mach did confirm it in an interview, so it should happen. Source
gerstlaueringvar Posted July 24, 2014 Author Posted July 24, 2014 ^ At first RCDB posted that Lewa is building a Boomerang from Vekoma, but when I saw that picture, I knew something was wrong
rcjp Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 ^It's never a good sign when someone is disappointed for not having a Vekoma P.S. I kind of feel sorry for Vekoma, given how much fun of them we make.
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 8, 2014 Author Posted October 8, 2014 Some photo updates... Shibaomerang is done, the mine train is done and there is a weird family coaster that looks like a custom designed one. Shibaomerang doesn't look that horrible IMO because the original Boomerangs are already horrible. This weird family coaster... Can anyone identify if this is a custom design or another rip-off of some lame layout? OMG what the hell is going on here?
GwaziBSRider1 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Nothing says knock-off like a useless support! That boomerang knock-off actually doesn't look that bad, but looks can be deceiving.
jedimaster1227 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 That family coaster looks almost like a custom SBF model like they've advertised on the IAAPA show floor... Or it could be one of the Chinese Knock-off designers' attempts to build a unique coaster.
coasterchitchat Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Or it could be one of the Chinese Knock-off designers' attempts to build a unique coaster.
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 Ok people, I finally found out why Lewa dropped from owning a huge amount of promising coasters to a knock-off collector. This is surely the most shameless thing I've ever heard of in my entire life. It would be great if someone can clarify if it's true. Lewa originally bought a real Vekoma Boomerang and started building it, Shibaolai contacted them and said they would like to buy that Boomerang from Lewa and give Lewa a Shibaolai Boomerang for free. Lewa agreed with this so what stands in the park now is the park's second Boomerang. After Shibaolai did every dirty thing to the real Boomerang, they sold it to Fantawild. I really feel sorry for Vekoma, they were trapped by this trade, I hope they can get the justice they deserves. This case probably explains why those Intamin, Maurer, Mack projects were cancelled, they might realized there is something wrong. If this is indeed real, I sincerely wish every quality manufacturer stay from Lewa Happy World as far as possible. Your hard work deserves much better than that. As for me, this park is dead to me.
KingRCT3 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Lewa originally bought a real Vekoma Boomerang and started building it, Shibaolai contacted them and said they would like to buy that Boomerang from Lewa and give Lewa a Shibaolai Boomerang for free. Lewa agreed Just... why?
DJeXeL Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Wow!! A knock-off Boomerang. I have now seen everything.
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 Lewa originally bought a real Vekoma Boomerang and started building it, Shibaolai contacted them and said they would like to buy that Boomerang from Lewa and give Lewa a Shibaolai Boomerang for free. Lewa agreed Just... why? They get a free Boomerang, the boss probably didn't know what he/she got himself/herself into.
TPDave Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 If it seems too good to be true, it probably is!!!
rcjp Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Ok people, I finally found out why Lewa dropped from owning a huge amount of promising coasters to a knock-off collector. This is surely the most shameless thing I've ever heard of in my entire life. It would be great if someone can clarify if it's true. Lewa originally bought a real Vekoma Boomerang and started building it, Shibaolai contacted them and said they would like to buy that Boomerang from Lewa and give Lewa a Shibaolai Boomerang for free. Lewa agreed with this so what stands in the park now is the park's second Boomerang. After Shibaolai did every dirty thing to the real Boomerang, they sold it to Fantawild. I really feel sorry for Vekoma, they were trapped by this trade, I hope they can get the justice they deserves. This case probably explains why those Intamin, Maurer, Mack projects were cancelled, they might realized there is something wrong. If this is indeed real, I sincerely wish every quality manufacturer stay from Lewa Happy World as far as possible. Your hard work deserves much better than that. As for me, this park is dead to me. That's just..... sad.
DJeXeL Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Pathetic. Their website makes me cringe. They even knocked off a Screamin' Swing!
jedimaster1227 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I love the giant Golden Horse Rides banner on top of the knockoff S&S combo tower!
Jew Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Lewa originally bought a real Vekoma Boomerang and started building it, Shibaolai contacted them and said they would like to buy that Boomerang from Lewa and give Lewa a Shibaolai Boomerang for free. Lewa agreed Just... why? I would imagine they wanted it to ensure they could do the best (worst) possible job in ripping it off.
cfc Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 ^Maybe this will make Vekoma happy. A Chinese knock-off Boomerang may make the authentic Vekoma Boomerangs look pretty good by comparison.
rcjp Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 After Shibaolai did every dirty thing to the real Boomerang, they sold it to Fantawild. Poor boomerang . I can only imagine the pain it went through....
Ccron10 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Kind of good that the other manufacturers cancelled the plans with the park in the end as this knock-off manufacturer probably would've done the same thing. In the end, it makes the park look pretty bad to the point where they probably won't be about to get many, if any, credible manufacturers to do work for the park. They pretty much shot themselves in the foot on this one.
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 23, 2014 Author Posted October 23, 2014 Kind of good that the other manufacturers cancelled the plans with the park in the end as this knock-off manufacturer probably would've done the same thing. In the end, it makes the park look pretty bad to the point where they probably won't be about to get many, if any, credible manufacturers to do work for the park. They pretty much shot themselves in the foot on this one. Now I'm really happy for not having an Expedition GeForce clone.
Projektion Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 One thing I noticed on their website while browsing things Why choose us? [...] 3. Supplier for Disney, Happy Valley, etc. {...] I-i-is this true?
YOLO Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 What a disappointment. This literally almost made me cry.
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 24, 2014 Author Posted October 24, 2014 One thing I noticed on their website while browsing things Why choose us? [...] 3. Supplier for Disney, Happy Valley, etc. {...] I-i-is this true? If that's not Disnep, I guess it's not true. But given that Tokyo Disney Sea bought a TOGO coaster, that isn't entirely impossible.
cfc Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 ^DisneySea's Togo ride is just a kiddie coaster (Flounder's Flying Fish). I don't see any other outside ride manufacturers listed for the Japan parks other than Intamin and Vekoma.
Jew Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 It doesn't specify what they supplied. Wasn't part of the deal that Disney use some local contractors? Perhaps they are supplying or fabricating something else. I highly doubt Disney would put a ride in the hands of a no-name knock off Chinese manufacturer.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now