dreynolds1982 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 This is my absolute favorite picture from the trip report so far. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrixz Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Great to see you were having a great time at Grona Lund. Went there for the first time earlier this month and I was also blown away by how much fun this park was! Are you going to visit Liseberg? Balder is still a beast and Helix was awesome too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Filthy Hobo! I read the whole update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBoarder Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I vote VIP Hobo... Like he found a twenty walking along the street one day This has been one of the more interesting threads for the Summer so far... Kinda amazed at the different presentation you get in Europe. Makes me want to make a trip over there at some point. Just curious, how are you guys traveling from park to park? Mix of rail and air travel or mostly air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I'm voting real VIP. Great report, Grona Lund is a park that I really want to get to, but have no idea when I'll be able to get to it. Oh, and that video of the Haunted House was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Wildfire Back Seat POV! Watch this!!! Look where we are at now! Photos do not do this ride justice. #Wildfire @Kolmarden We have been riding #Wildfire over and over this morning @Kolmarden. Holy crap this ride is just INSANE CRAZY!!! Another shot of the amazing #Wildfire @Kolmarden! [twitter] [/twitter] Kolmarden is more than just Wildfire! They have some amazing behind the scenes animal encounters! It was cool being able to get so close to the Tigers @Kolmarden! Awesome sign @Kolmarden Zoo! Very good advice, too! And just like with the Tigers, @Kolmarden has a cool behind the scenes tour for the lions, too! The Safari ride @Kolmarden was great! 25 min gondola ride over the Savannah! And they are gonna let us feed animals! The girls are dropping food down to the giraffes! Kristen is going throw some meat down to the lions... Although they already are eating an entire horse! Want some more awesome pics of #Wildfire @kolmarden? Here ya go! This ape is all "anyone got some children they want to throw my way?" We got to see some Marmosets @Kolmarden which is a really really small monkey! The gondola safari ride is a fantastic way to see all the animals! How's this for an awesome photo of #Wildfire? When Peter isn't making rides for Grona Lund or Kolmarden, apparently he sells boots! Time to get the kiddie coaster credit in the Bamses World area! There is also a dolphin themed Vekoma roller skater in the marine area. Plenty for kids to do @Kolmarden! A few shots from the Wildfire station. Great effort by @Kolmarden and the RMC trains are great! (Photos by Andy Hatzos) Checking out some other animal exhibits @Kolmarden Zoo. Yay! They have a "dolphins doing tricks" show @Kolmarden! For lunch, the owners of @Kolmarden took us to a hidden "lodge" within #Wildfire's structure! Awesome! Inside the lodge @Kolmarden are some photos of the Wildfire team, great views of the coaster, and of course beer! I was give a special #Wildfire "axe" that they only made for the team and those who helped with the ride! Thank you! Hanno took some awesome pics of #Wildfire! We ended up taking 26 rides on Wildfire during our morning and evening ride sessions! (Photos by Andy Hatzos) Hanno captures the "haritime" of Wildfire! Another awesome Hanno photo of #Wildfire! Would you believe this shot was taken at the start of our "evening" ERT? lol We did a total of 26 laps on #Wildfire today @Kolmarden! Each was just as good as the first! Hanno captures some more "hairtime" on #Wildfire @Kolmarden! Even Kristen ranked #WildFire @kolmardren as one of her favorite coasters in the world! She's been on hundreds! Kolmarden put together an amazing video sharing with you all my "review" of Wildfire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I know this whole Europe trip has probably made you super tired of people asking you to compare coasters but I've got to ask after you said one of the best in your review video... is this now your favorite RMC or is it still to close to call compared to Outlaw Run, Medusa etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 I know this whole Europe trip has probably made you super tired of people asking you to compare coasters but I've got to ask after you said one of the best in your review video... is this now your favorite RMC or is it still to close to call compared to Outlaw Run, Medusa etc? I honestly don't want to compare them. I mean it's up there... REALLY FAR UP THERE... but really I like all the RMC's almost the same. My favorites of the company are: Wildfire, Outlaw Run, Medusa, Wicked Cyclone, Texas Giant, probably not in that order, and I'm not sure I could rank them if you asked me to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Love those clear close-ups of the 'holy crap!' expressions on riders faces... Why I love rollercoasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollercoasterTigger Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Even tho I am in the UK, I still haven't done most of the parks in Europe. Must admit we do find it quite hard with a 3 year old in tow. Troverland is one I certainly want to do. We are off to Europa this year for the first time in 8 years. Get photos from your trip. Hope you really enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 This looks like such a beautiful park...and the close-up and trams are both such unique concepts for viewing animals - how cool is that? And Wildfire just looks freaking amazing...wow. I have got to get back to Germany and to Scandinavia soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Does wildfire have an on ride photo? I've started to save up for a trip there, it looks so beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedCycloneFreak Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 These are my new favorite coaster trains they are so sleek and sexy, this coaster is so much fun to look at i cant imagine what its's like to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Does wildfire have an on ride photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I mean like the souviner ones you can buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I mean like the souviner ones you can buy Yeah, BDG just made a GIF of where in the ride the On-Ride photo is taken. You can see the camera flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I mean like the souviner ones you can buy Yeah, BDG just made a GIF of where in the ride the On-Ride photo is taken. You can see the camera flash. Oh thanks! Totally missed that wasn't playing right on my phone, my bad. Can't wait to eventually get over there and get one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM3988 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Those photos are gorgeous!! Thank you so so much for sharing your trip with us. Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Absolutely fantastic TR! I have loved every photo. It looks like you all had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I'm very late on this but your TR on Heide-Park hit the nail on the head by calling it the "Thorpe Park of Germany". I never thought they wouldn't bother at all with the Q-bot system and the single rider lines though, it was much less crowded than this when I went in April and they had both lines open (although they handled it very sloppily by for example not opening the Q-bot lines until after noon). Love the TR on Kolmården though. Makes me all the more excited for Wildfire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derpologist Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I am drooling uncontrollably at all the wonderful Wildfire shots. Hopefully a Sweden trip is in my future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 This whole trip was excellent--and Wildfire was the perfect way to finish it. There's airtime galore, and the last corkscrew is particularly crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkymn Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I know this whole Europe trip has probably made you super tired of people asking you to compare coasters but I've got to ask after you said one of the best in your review video... is this now your favorite RMC or is it still to close to call compared to Outlaw Run, Medusa etc? Those wondering if Wildfire was really "that good".. The answer is YES. It was my favorite coaster on the trip. I rode Balder the next day and to me it couldn't compare to Wildfire, and many have Balder as their favorite of any kind of woodie. (Yes, I know they are different types, but still) That part where Robb says in the video something like "how is this legal" is my favorite part of the coaster... You seem to hang upside down for several seconds, while I'm sure it's probably about 1.5-2 seconds.. It's just a super reride-able blast and definitely worth a trip if you're in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Kolmarden looks like such a fun park and Wildfire looks incredible! And this... This is amazing! I've never seen animals in any American parks/zoos eating real animal flesh like this in such a natural form--it would always be processed meat or they would be fed backstage. Just awesome to see the cultural differences when it comes to visibility to certain things in these parks versus the US ones. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Yes, it is cool to see the animals how they really eat. I must say that would really add to the experience. They don't sit down to a dinner of boneless chicken breast with a side of Foie Gras. I found that fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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