coasterschile Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Fantasilandia is getting a new coaster for 2016, of course, the coaster is relocated from the park "Ratanga Junction" (South Africa) where it was called "Diamond Devil Run". The coaster is a Vekoma Mine Train 785m, the same model as Calamity Mine Train in Walibi Belgium. Fantasilandia had to remove 2 dark rides (a haunted house and the Pirates of the Caribbean boat ride), and had to relocate other 2 rides to make room to this coaster. We don't know how the coaster is going to be named yet. The rails were painted red and the trains are already on the track, rumours say it'll have theming (Yay!) Maybe tunnels, vegetation or desert theming. We were all hoping it'll be a big thrilling coaster, but at least this seems nice for the park Also... Remember the boomerang accident on January? Well, Fantasilandia is already working on it and is getting new trains, new brakes, and they're reinforcing the loop. Pictures were taken by Wild Riders Chile: http://www.facebook.com/wildriderschile I hope this gives a clue about the theming Brand new train! New brakes Looks odd Edited November 18, 2015 by coasterschile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm also sad to lose a dark ride (or two), but happy that the locals are getting another coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 That thing that they're doing to the boomerang loop is really unusual. Have they ever done that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 That thing that they're doing to the boomerang loop is really unusual. Have they ever done that before? That's what I was wondering. I did a quick Google image search, but didn't come up with anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I've seen a lot of boomerangs, even weird ones, and never seen those extra supports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm also sad to lose a dark ride (or two), but happy that the locals are getting another coaster. Same here. Are they going to build some sort of "mountain" for the ride to rumble around? That's what this banner implies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcio Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Great to know that they're not giving up the Boomerang. The press created a horrible situation for the park regarding the accident here in South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterschile Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Same here. Are they going to build some sort of "mountain" for the ride to rumble around? That's what this banner implies. I'm not sure, honestly I think it's a bit too much for Fantasilandia. Maybe it'll be like that but don't expect that the theming will be great, although Fantasilandia has put some effort on the theming lately (the Twist 'n' Splash theming was good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) That thing that they're doing to the boomerang loop is really unusual. Have they ever done that before? That's what I was wondering. I did a quick Google image search, but didn't come up with anything. I've seen a lot of boomerangs, even weird ones, and never seen those extra supports. Boomerang @ KBF is constantly needing its loop welded. Those extra supports will most likely reduce the need for constant welding. I'm curious to know why they didn't implement magnetic braking. Edited September 1, 2015 by DJeXeL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 -Double post- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterschile Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Update (october 10th) -- The new coaster had test runs and the Boomerang coaster's cars are already on the track Pictures taken by Wild Riders Chile Old cars New cars Still don't know why they put extra supports on the loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rill'o'beily Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Can someone explain what happened with the boomerang and why it has to be welded constantly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Glad to see them getting new trains, the new-school Vekoma boomerang trains are so much better and actually make Boomerangs ride-able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterschile Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Can someone explain what happened with the boomerang and why it has to be welded constantly? The last car detached when they where going into the loop backwards but the rest of the train stopped suddenly with the Emergency Brakes, it wast weird because the last car made the whole ride backwards with no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterMateo Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 This concept is very interesting. Maybe it was because of the loop's structure that the car detached. Or maybe they would rather be safe than sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterKid211 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I've seen a lot of boomerangs, even weird ones, and never seen those extra supports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterschile Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 The new coaster is finished and it'll be opened to public on December/January. It's already been tested with people and seems like a fun coaster for the family The boomerang coaster opened on Halloween with brand new vekoma cars. Here there are some videos [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Looks like a nice addition for the park. I know it's not completely finished yet but they could have put more theming on it, they just kept the theming of Ratanga Junction. We don't have big coasters here so you shouldn't be surprised if you think they're screaming a lot in the video [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] The new cars look great and I've heard these are A LOT more confortable than the old ones [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Night POV of the boomerang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterschile Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 *double post* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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