cfc Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 ^Yes, "phone of wood" was irrestible to an old copyeditor like me. Vekoma does have a good reputation when it comes to wooden coasters. (I really liked Thundercoaster at Tusenfryd.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggles Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 More vekoma woodies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 It's great that Vekoma builts another wooden coaster. I can't get enough of Weerwolf/Loup Garou. Vekoma woodies are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 This isn't the first time we saw random wood at Flamingoland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I'm with Tom on "why not wait", but regardless, if all Vekoma woodies are as insane when wet as Thundercoaster was, I'll be heading up to Yorkshire quite often when the weather's bad as of 2008! I enjoyed Flamingoland a lot in 2006, but it sort of had that missing-something feeling, if that makes sense. Couple of fun coasters, mixed flats, but... Didn't feel like it was quite "complete" to me. Hopefully this will change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Flamingoland is still dead to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 ^ Why would that be, Jow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loefet Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Were at Tusenfryd this Saturday and got some insane rides on Thundercoaster, too bad that the GCI re-tracking has removed some of the extreme airtime on the second hill. But if these rumors are true, and that Flamingoland is able to create a great woodie like Thundercoaster then I would definitely go back there next year. The Vekoma woodies are rough but give a really kick ass ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Do the vekoma woodies have their own trains or do they have the evil gerustler trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 They use their own trains which can be seen here: "grrrr....I'm angry!!!!" They are kind of like a cross between the GCI trains and the newer gerstlaur's that are on Falken. I really liked them! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Thundercoaster was wild in the rain. The only problem was that the lap-bars needed a bit more padding from all that airtime. What will the world come to? A park with four Vekoma coasters and three of them are actually fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumali- Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 i was tricked by the people who were at the park. i apologise for this. wont be believing anything until i see real proof anymore. lesson learnt. I find it offensive and not a joke, next time ill just hang up and reject the photo's. Some people you think you can trust think its a joke. So im sorry for believing that of what i thought i trusted. Im deeply sorry for all this, but there is still a possibility it could happen but its not the point. Im sorry for all of this and not in the best of moods of the situation and the fact i have never bullsh#ed about anything and there it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divv3k Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Does this mean the shed won't be getting built after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 ^Yeah, it won't be happening. Shame though, I was looking forward to Shed: The Ride! This is why we wait for cold hard evidence before jumping to conclusions. I look forward to that fence though. You'll find me sitting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Nice grammer Nice spelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 We were told when we visited in 2006 that they would be getting a Vekoma woodie in 2008. Glad to see some of that rumor is finally surfacing. --Robb since 2005, I've been hearing they were looking into GCI, GG, and Vekoma for wooden coasters for 2008. I think they were leaning towards vekoma though do to thier past history with them. It's to bad that's not wood for the coaster though. Maybe it will spring up sometime soon, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 They use their own trains which can be seen here: "grrrr....I'm angry!!!!" They are kind of like a cross between the GCI trains and the newer gerstlaur's that are on Falken. I really liked them! --Robb Ahh, those look much nicer! I bet that is much more comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 What I do find annoying on Vekoma woodies (atleast with Weerwolf) is that all the roughness of the ride automatically makes your restraint fasten more. Whenever I leave the restrains open for a few centimeters at the beginning to get some nice airtime , I end up being squeezed between the restraint and seat during the ride. And the restraints don't have padding. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyT Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Its nice to see someone getting some Vekoma wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumali- Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Welcome to my trip report of Flamingoland 1st July. Splash Battle offically opened today. You have to hit the targets or you get WET. I missed it deliberatly one time as my mate in the back got drenched, don't worry i was fine waterproofed lol. Splash Battle In the morning before opening. We walked over, subs on track, signs saying where entrance is.... i think its opening Close up of sub. Sub Again Volcano Splash Battle in the morning It opened, yey Getting wet. Water jets. People going into volcano Transfer track Station First corner. Another station shot. And again. Hit the triangle to stay dry ? Or get wet. Water sprays. Oh god, there trying to get me. Then the rain came ! Oh my god, it rained so much and the park got flooded as you will see. Rainy Splash Battle Rain in the area! still raining after 30 mins still raining... Even worse now! Oh god ... still dark clouds Drain leaking ? Oh yea Entrance totally flooded You see ? Its bad The coach park is now a lake I met loads of people had great day got on everything. Thanks for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe park maniac Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 god damn typical english weather, its been like this for around a week now, and that new ride looks like so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublex98 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 the ride looks really fun!! Man, how did it flood that freaking fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hmmm i think i will have to make my first trip to Flamingo Land it looks like a Vekoma haven. Splash Battle looks cool and im sure on a hot day it will have quite a queue. Thanks for the pics i hope we see more of there poping up in the UK. Oh also who makes the Splash Battle? Is it Mack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2000 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Wow, they got it open quick. I visited the park on Friday and they were still installing scenery, and putting the subs on the track - very impressed. Should be a nice addition to the park - at least if the weather improves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickey Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Looks like a fun little ride. Could do with a bit more themeing, but no the less, it will be fun, especially on the hot sunny English days… wait a second, what hot sunny English days? Lol. I have never been to this park and I am going to make it my mission to get to it asap. Looks quite good. Thanks for the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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