Walibi Belgium Discussion Thread

[I305forever]

Those are some fine f*cking boats m8

[rcjp]

Interesting wheel sets.

Those running wheels are huge!

[BDG]

Those running wheels are huge!

They sure are. Check out this photo from last year's IAAPA:

 

 

 

 

photo: Coaster Insanity

[rcjp]

^I vaguely remembered seeing some pictures of those wheels and thinking they were pretty big but I totally forgot how big.

[Henry M]

I like the new restraint system on the ride. I thought it would be the same as the harnesses used on mega coasters, but this design looks like it will fit the ride better. I look forward to some testing of this.

[StealthFan]

Those aren't boats they are some form of water tanks! I imagine them fighting in a war zone and just flattening everything in their path!

[Nrthwnd]

^ Well, with up to 20 people strapped inside of them...certainly not anything I would call.... "boatish".

 

Water tank sounds good, though.

[BDG]

Testing!

 

Full speed, height and even with the splash.

 

 

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[Paradox]

I thought that there were supposed to be holds at the top of the reverse spike.

[DJeXeL]

Looks like a hell of a lot of fun.

[RyanTPM]

Looks better than i thought it would and certainly goes high up that backwards spike!

[KBrylczyk]

There's gonna be some sweet sweet airtime in the back of the boat thanks to that lip on the back spike.

[PVA62]

Looks like a lot of fun! Interesting new idea for the big splash boats.

 

Dumb question, what changes/happens after the first few trips to make the splash the last time? My head has a few possibilities, but I can't figure it out. Thanks in advance!

[gerstlaueringvar]

^ Water tank fills up in seconds and the boat splashes.

[PVA62]

^ Water tank fills up in seconds and the boat splashes.

Thanks!

[MARK]

Looks legit! Looks like it might actually be pretty intense for a water ride!

[Superbatboy]

Looks awesome!

[nynehalem]

I agree with everyone else that this is looking way better than the initial renderings. This may be a bit of a sleeper hit for Europe this year.

[gerstlaueringvar]

Now I really want to see how the pumps on the water tank work! Can't wait for a video of it!

[BDG]

Another testing video:

 

 

 

And the park put this gif on their website:

 

[RyanTPM]

^Looks like it has a very good sized splash!

[Henry M]

^Looks like it has a very good sized splash!

It is a huge splash. It looks bigger than TW at thorpe!

[theredskull84]

Looks great! Especially that backwards launch..

[BDG]

Looks like the park's ferris wheel is for sale.

 

It's a 45 m Vekoma wheel, built in 1979.

 

http://www.interlink-lg.com/form/uploads/occasion/pdf/93_bw33_.pdf

 

 

 

 

Its original colors, from 1979 to 2000:

 

[BDG]

Pulsar's splash basing filling up:

 

 

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