Wishmaster Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 ^ The track was designed to bend like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 ^ The track was designed to bend like that. Lol yes I know but I didn't expect it to bend that much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llykstw Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I just got back from WB. I think this looks really cool - the lack of supports meant that it didn't stand out too much or disrupt the theming for me. It's a personal thing though, I suppose. Gutted that it was still not open though. I didn't see any problems arise, and it was testing all day with 4 cars, from what I saw. Looked pretty fast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Good news! Vertigo will open on 6/6/07! Finally after almost one year of delay. Please note that it will be a soft-opening. The real opening will be later (most likely next year) http://www.lalibre.be/article.phtml?id=3&subid=85&art_id=351580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coalinghe Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 BREAKING NEWS With a delay of more than a year... Vertigo has opened today! A member of Walibifans.be said the ride was opened to the public at 16.00, 2 houres before closing time. Original Message (dutch!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMeasures Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I would love to see more mountain gliders. They are like Arrow Suspended Coasters 2.0 I just hope the next model ever built has all the problems solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coalinghe Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 UPDATE! Vertigo still has some problems. This means the ride is closed almost the whole day long, it just opens the last 2 hours of opening time. This will last a couple of days. So I called to the informations and they said Vertigo is just a couple of days away from opening a whole day long. I'm going to check this ride in a couple of hours, report of this will be online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coalinghe Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 And i'm back again. Vertigo is now officious open. The ride will open tomorrow at 10 AM. The park is going to give tickets away with a specific hour to ride Vertigo. This means they can control the wading queues. These tickets are for free, and everyone has to get one if they want to ride the attraction. It's a lot like a fastpass, but it's not exactly the same. Today: The ride opened again at 4 PM. I was at the park just to check this out (and of course Turbine!), and it's just relaxing. Vertigo is not a coaster or anything else, it is just unique. The restraint or marvellous, I never got that much freedom on any ride. You can bend your whole upper body and reach with your arms to your feet. I'm really enthusiastic about this type of attraction. We've had a little conversation with the park's manager and he said he was delighted to see all the positive reactions about the ride. Walibifans.be/Walibi.net ps: I was probably the first Themeparkfan who has ever ridden this type of attraction! I've had a small World Premiere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeja Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I just read this on a Belgian newssite: "Scarcely two months after it has been officially taken in use and two weeks after the festive inauguration, the amusement park Walibi Belgium had to close Vertigo already. During a check-up, it was discovered that the revolutionary coaster is already suffering wear. The management can't say when Vertigo will be open again. The incident is in advance way out in the calculations of Walibi. The complete publicity campaign for this season had been built around the Vertigo. Together with the coaster, the management has now also stopped the campaign." I sure hope it will be open again real soon. I was going to visit the park in June, and so is the TPR Europe Trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Well crap. I was looking forward to riding this. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 They need to get Van Damme back in there. He can fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeja Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 ^Hee hee, you inspired me! Hi Yah! Van Damme saves the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Coaster Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Nooooo!!! We Europe trip-goers will just have to get extra thrills where we can that day. Maybe do the ropes course without a harness?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 ^^Bwahahahahahaha. Van Damme is looking quite manly in that leotard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thank god I rode that! I bet the problem revolves around the helex, because that got really rough. Hope it will be open soon however. --James 'don't worry everyone, it's nothing amazing' Flint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thank god I rode that! I bet the problem revolves around the helex, because that got really rough. Hope it will be open soon however. --James 'don't worry everyone, it's nothing amazing' Flint I'm not worried. Van Damme is on the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I'm not worried. Van Damme is on the job! He may need to put down the fork first. He's letting that shape go! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Ugh just tear down this coaster please. I'd rather have a new Vekoma than this piece of crap. It's not great, only the lift is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I was never convinced we'd get on this! It looks like a piece of crap, it never works, and has always had issues! No big loss if you ask me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I'd be taking a bet that if this keeps up, the coaster will come down in a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 The thing that's the most ridiculous is that they already had to replace the track in the winter of 2006/2007! How poorly is the material the cables are made of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krouvi Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 So many troubles with this coaster. I bet the Walibi team regret building this ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Well, it does (did) look interesting: & check out that layout! Station was roomy. Twisty bits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 ^That layout was the original one. The ride has a different layout. Plus the drop is nowhere near as steep as shown on the rendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMeasures Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 The ride has so much potential. Hopefully the manufacturer will fix the problems and make an improved model that works.... like what Arrow did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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