Walibi Belgium Discussion Thread

[DATman]

I hope the track shakes a bit! That would make it so scary!

[amir]

WHAT IS THAT COASTER

[verticalzero]

I was at the Park last week and there were engineers on one of the towers checking stuff, the vertical lift was going up and down.

 

It should be open within a few weeks.

[Shockwave]

That looks like it could be a lot of fun! Hanging up there on a cart that could easily be blown sideways in a strong gust.

 

Can't wait to ride this in a month.

[thomas2]

Well they started testing it but the speed doesn't look that high

It appears to go as fast downhill as uphill. Odd

Let's hope it goes faster with people in it!

 

Video from walibi.org

verti.wmv

[rollermonkey]

They didn't test at all while I was there today.

 

The motorized repair/rescue cart was out and about in a fez places and the lift went up once while I was looking.

I was too far away to film, though.

[coasterke]

A new video, this time the car is going at the speed it should go.

 

Vertigo Test

[thomas2]

^ah that's much better! Can't wait for it to open!

[WildMouse]

Looks funky. I'll be riding this contraption pretty soon! Can't wait to get back to my favourite Belgian park once again.

[thomas2]

Here's a sort of onride of the new coaster!!!

 

http://www.fanta.be/portal/main/index.asp?site=vertigo&lang=nl

 

Looks great

[K-ToF]

First of all, the official opening of Vertigo is set July 18th, although Walibi Belgium will give away 'preview-rides' on July 15th.

 

As been told in the press-release for Vertigo, the queueline for this ride will be of a special kind. Belgian newspaper 'La Derniere Heure' wrote that the experience of the whole ride will be 'flying in open air'.

 

With special wind and mist effects and mirrors, the Q should make people feel like they are flying while standing with their both feet on the ground. The station of Vertigo will be situated above the Q and should represent 'the blue sky above'. So actually the Q would be the journey up to heaven...or something corny like that!

[Shockwave]

I'm missing this by 5 days now.

 

If all goes to plan, I'm partaking in a walkback with a few friends next weekend so I'll be sure to snap happy.

 

But I'll be back there in August to ride or die!

[FLIPDUDE]

July 18th? Woo! That's my birthday! I'll share a birthday with a prototype!

[okinawaboy11]

Thats my brothers birthday too! He's turning 13

[okinawaboy11]

A new video, this time the car is going at the speed it should go.

 

Vertigo Test

 

Hey whats the name of the song in that video. It's very catchy.

 

Pretty sweet. I thought the track would bend more.

 

Cant wait to see it vally!

[Guy T. Koepp]

This thing looks kinda interesting. Kinda like a ski lift that has unlatched from the lift cable and free floated down. Does anybody know the speed on this thing. The on ride looked pretty decent. However, the offride looks pretty slow. I think the thrill of this ride will be in the height and the fact that there are very few supports. That in and of itself is a little un-nerving.

[coasterguy618]

IMHO, I think this coaster looks pretty boring.

[FLIPDUDE]

IMHO, I think this coaster looks pretty boring.

 

that's your opinion. I, on the other hand, would love for the rollercoaster at my home park to be replaced with that one.

[Wishmaster]

I think the thrill of this ride will be in the height and the fact that there are very few supports.

I don't think it's meant to have thrill. I think it's more like a rollercoaster version of Sourin'.

[goleafsgo]

looks weird

[viking86]

Another European prototype ride to be delayed by a season:

 

http://www.rcdb.com/id3457.htm

http://www.walibi.be/walibibelgium/vertigo/index_fr.cfm (press realese)

 

[verticalzero]

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Vertigo, the suspended coaster type ride from Doppelmayr has been postponed until 2007 following technical difficulties...

 

It says the ride passed the initial testing stages, but fails to function as necessary.

 

 

This is the second high profile ride not to open in 2006, following on from the Flying Dutchman project at Efteling, which has also been postponed until 2007.

 

 

I'm pretty sure Doppelmayr had built a test circuit for this ride to iron out technical difficulties before proceeding with a park installation - anyone know more?

[thomas2]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I was really looking forward to ride Vertigo this summer. Complete dissapointement

[ECZenith]

I'm not surprised, that thing is definately a prototype that will have its share of little tweaks before it's able to open. Hopefully we see more of these once it gets going, this coaster looks pretty interesting, especially the suspension-bridge-like structure.

[Shockwave]

That's a real shame that this coaster has been delayed as well as Flying Dutchman. I was there on Tuesday and they were still hoping to get the ride ready for opening next week.

 

Looks like I may well be going back to Belgium and Holland next year to go on all the new coaster scheduled to open for 2007! Toverland's Woodie, Rick's Delight, Drievliet's X-Car, Flying Garden Ornament and now this!