Walibi Belgium Discussion Thread

[Coaster Joe]

Work Hard & Ski Deep

[Cameron]

Hah .. my first thought when I saw this was that a ski-resort chair lift had a baby with a single rail coaster ...

 

Then on one of the links in the original post: "It was designed and developed by Doppelmayr, the international market leader in the construction of lifts and mountain railways.". I grew-up riding Dopp chair-lifts, they're awesome!

 

Cameron.

[zeirdo]

To answer a few questions:

 

no official opening date has been set, it should be between first of july and mid july based on the press release.

The station and vertical lift will ocupy the space where tornado once stood so proudly.

While this does seem like a nice addition, I just don't get it. The drop looks good, but it's only 45 degrees, so I am wondering if there will be any airtime anywhere in the ride.

The new owners are positioning themselves towards families, which in my opinion is a lost cause.

With bobbejaanland and bellewaerde being family parks and plopsland being THE park for children below 12 (and there's loads there for the rest of us too by the way), I think they should profile themselves more towards thrill seekers.

 

I will go and check out the ride, but it just isn't what i was hoping for. A maurer spinning like Spinball Whizzer, or and x-car coaster or something along those lines would have required the same budget, but have been alot more appealing to thrill seekers.

[rollermonkey]

Don't doubt that the idea of riding a new style of ride can be a large draw to ride enthusiasts.

[zeirdo]

Ah yes,

 

but once you have ridden it what will be the motiviation to go back?

[Satoshi]

it's kinda droppin' ski chair lift, swinging 'round at very speed!

floorless runs on the track, this runs under the track! Is this real a track? Nope, it's like thick string.

woaw! exciting! check it out now!

[verticalzero]

I'm stuffed as i'm going at the beginning of June.

 

Looks good layout, airtime..?

[Groteslurf]

Here a nice simulation of vertigo :

 

 

Source: john-wb - www.walibi.org

[trancyboy]

The first cables are in place!

picture: walibi.be

more pics at http://www.walibi.be/tools/construction/WBE/EN/index.cfm

[thomas2]

The new coaster has some more track!

[RCfanatic]

Wow! the construction is getting on, when i went there last week they had only attached the track at the lower parts of the ride, now they're already doing the helixes, cool! Maybe i'll take some pics if i get to go there this month. I'm looking forward to riding this summer, looks like a fun coaster!

[Jeezus Juice]

This ride looks awesome. Hopefully they can pull through and get it open by the second week of June.

 

It really reminds me of a suspended alpine coaster, which just makes me want to ride it even more!

 

I'd be most grateful to anyone who can score more pictures!

 

-Don

[krouvi]

I think they might have capacity problem . Lines will be forever.

[thomas2]

I think they might have capacity problem . Lines will be forever.

 

Well there will be 2 loading platforms.

[thomas2]

new pictures

This is how the trains will look like.

Very tall lift-tower in the back...

They are not really testing since the track isn't complete yet, but this should give a good impression of how tall and big this ride is!

[thomas2]

Well they are testing the vertical lift now. Here's a vid

vertigo.wmv

[socalMAN123]

Why doesn't it go all the way to the top of the lift? Maybe they're just testing the actual lifting system right now. Anyways, this coaster looks odd but awesome!

---Brent

[rollermonkey]

Ooh! If they are testing the lift, then MAYBE, I will be able to ride it after all.

 

I should be there on the afternoon of the 8th.

[SharkTums]

This thing looks messed up!!!

 

Chris if you get to ride it, there better be an onride video to accompany it!

[Shockwave]

I'll be riding this six weeks today! It looks like a lot of fun.

[rollermonkey]

Elissa, I thought you of all people would ask nice.

 

Of course, I'll shoot POV, but around this site someone may beat me to it!

[thomas2]

Ooh! If they are testing the lift, then MAYBE, I will be able to ride it after all.

 

The scheduled opening is early july. But I sincerely hope it will be open when you're there. Have fun at Walibi Belgium!!!

[thomas2]

The track is now complete. Let the testing begin!!! Hope it opens by the 23th of june

foto from Themeparkvision

[viking86]

Damn this is alot bigger than I expected. Looks like a very fun ride!

[rollermonkey]

Aw, crud.

I'm going to be there tomorrow. I guess that I'll get some off-ride video if it's testing, but that's just going to depress me.

 

I won't be able to post it for a while though.