Walibi Belgium Discussion Thread

[BDG]

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...and some facts from the accompanying article:

 

- this is at CSM in Belgium, which has been making for parts for Mack for 10 years now

- this ride for Walibi uses 600 tons of steel

- CSM has 4 buildings each the size of a football field

- they're currently working on 5 coasters

 

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And a little extra fact shared by Mack:

 

CSM usually doesn't make track. This ride is an exception, as the track is relatively simple. All "twisted" track is still exclusively made by Mack themselves in Waldkirch, Germany.

 

 

photos: Het Belang van Limburg

[BDG]

The name of the Power Splash was announced today: Pulsar.

 

 

 

 

Construction site photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

photos: Pretparken.be & Tom Hendriks

Edited October 25, 2015 by BDG

[Paradox]

Seems strange to place a shuttle coaster near Psyke

[Sneaky]

^They could've also placed it near Cobra, the Boomerang.

[coasterfreak101]

Glad to see a little bit more on how this thing's going to work. I'm even more curious now, because that video gives me the idea there won't be a splash when the car's traveling backwards - I wonder if there will be a retractable floor of some sort to quickly lower the water level, or if I'm just thinking too much into it!

[hydra]

Wow, this is such an odd ride. I think it looks like crazy fun!

The size of that track is enormous!

[Superbatboy]

Looks like a solid attraction

[BDG]

It's going up!

 

 

 

Track color:

 

 

 

photos: Walactu & Ameworld

[StealthFan]

Well I can only think this ride will ride very quickly and be constructed before the end of the year. I do wonder how small it will make Psyke look though.

[BDG]

Pulsar update...

 

 

photo: looopings

[BDG]

Pulsar update...

 

 

 

 

 

photos: ParkFan

[StealthFan]

That tower reminds me of an oil derrick. Great to see this going up so fast, I could see most of this being up before christmas if not all.

[BDG]

Not the best photos, but some track was installed last week...

 

 

Storage and station:

 

 

 

The actual ride:

 

 

 

photos: Walibi en Direct

[JordyC]

The track looks huge!

I hope this will be a winner for the park, because it's already their third shuttle coaster.

[BDG]

Speaking of huge!

 

I didn't see this in any of TPR's IAAPA updates, so forgive me for posting a non-TPR photo, but Mack brought a wheel of the Power Splash boats:

 

 

 

 

 

photo: johnnyupsidedown

[BDG]

Today...

 

 

photo: Jean-Claude Herinne

[StealthFan]

^^I dont think changing those wheels will be the easiest wheel change the engineers ever do! That does look better than some alloys on cars though.

[K1ngdaKa88]

New promotional Video!!

 

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Edit: also found a Timelapse Video:

 

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[KBrylczyk]

^ I swear if the vehicle actually gets that far up on the spikes I'm going to need new underwear.

[BDG]

3 new photos...

 

 

 

And an earlier photo showing what's underneath the station / turn table:

 

 

 

photos: l'Avenir (local newspaper)

[RyanTPM]

Looks like they're making some good progress on construction

[MIAfan88]

This is a cool idea. Better concept then Girrafica that was at Holiday World. Hopefully these pop up all over the place.

[A.J.]

This is a cool idea. Better concept then Girrafica that was at Holiday World. Hopefully these pop up all over the place.

Pilgrims Plunge wasn't a bad concept, it was basically just a gigantic shoot-the-chute. It wasn't marketed as a roller coaster (was it?). You're better off comparing Pulsar to Divertical.

[KBrylczyk]

You're better off comparing Pulsar to Divertical.

 

You mean Giraffica to Divertical. Pulsar is nothing like either of those.

[millertpr]

This is a very interesting park: