Mikkel Loves Airtime 1 month ago

Nice surprise! Launch Pace Too short

This is a extremely underrated ride! The launch is sick! The airtime is strong! Its very smooth! Almost the only problem with this ride that it is short. Some people say that it is repetitive, but how can it be repetitive if it is short? This ride is kick ass from start to finish. This is my type of ride!

Daniel Stark 2 months ago

Airtimes Nice surprise! Disappointing!

It'd been a long time since my last time on a hydraulic launch, and expectations were very high. They weren't met (probably memory had idealised it). The launch felt too short and weak. On rerides, I found it strong enough to be enjoyed, but nothing crazy really. On another hand, the rest of the coaster was a really nice surprise. This is a fun machine, I enjoyed it a lot more than expected. The first turn has some whip into it, the coaster pulls some decent positives and there are three nice airtime moments. The OTSR didn't bother me at all, they fit the ride well enough. There isn't much theming, but the helicopter and some scarce desert theming around the queue are better than nothing. It's in the desert area, so it's not meant to be very scenic. Besides, it has a soundtrack, although it's not very catchy. The ride may be a bit too short, but I'm okay with that. It always left me cheerful, it provides enough forces and enjoyment, and it's pretty good capacity-wise, with a short layout, separate loading-unloading stations and bag shelves before the airgates. So, short queues for a short ride; that's fair.

Ben Hopson 3 months ago

Launch Smoothness Too short Disappointing! Intensity

I wasn't expecting anything amazing but...it's just worse Rita? Yeah Rita is rougher but it feels much more intense and punchy than this, which by comparison felt relatively forceless and bland. I think I caught it at a bad time though, it seemed to traverse the layout much slower than I've seen before, and the launch - while forceful - appeared to not reach it's intended speed.

Scott van der Roest 3 months ago

Airtimes Launch Layout

The launch of dessert race is really forceful. The speed is perfect for the layout, fast but not too fast at the the airtime hills. It holds its speed until the first break on the last airtime hill.

Mike H. 4 months ago

Launch Fun Intensity Too short

It's so nice to have a hydraulic cable launch from Intamin in the park. The launch is very intense and you should listen and keep your head upright. You get accelerated to 100 km/h in 2,4 seconds and speed with full force to the first turn. There is also an ejector airtime hill and the complete ride is intense and a lot of fun. Sadly it is very short.

Raymond C. 4 months ago

Launch Fun Intensity Too short

A great coaster with a superb launch and a subsequent ride filled with intensity and speed. I hadn't remembered how surprisingly good it is despite its relatively short track. The hydraulic cable launch is so much fun and very rare to find these days. If you like intensity in a roller coaster you should definetely give this one a try since literally every part of the track until the brake is intense. Theming wise it isn't the best but that doesn't matter to me with this coaster. I believe this ride to be criminally underrated and the second best ride at Heide Park after Colossos.

Arcadios V 6 months ago

Launch Too short

A ride i usually start with when i visit the park as it kills the anxiety i feel whenever i ride roller coasters again after a while. Lovely launch, nice thrill. A little short.

Wiktor F. 6 months ago

Launch Smoothness Too short Theming

Great launch! But besides the airtime hills sending you out your seat and into the restrains it doesn't really do much else. It doesn't really have a memorable layout in my opinion. And the theme could be non existent. The restrains aren't very comfortable, but at least I don't recall any rattling or headbanging. So it's not an uncomfortable ride.

Chermaine S. 6 months ago

Launch Too short Layout

It's fine. The launch is great but that's basically it, the layout doesn't do much other than some weak airtime pops and it's way too short.

CoaẞTR 11 months ago

Launch Pace Intensity Harness

Nice Intense Ride with a forceful launch, a bit short but that is because of the great pacing. It is also packed with forceful elements and has 2 Airtime Hills. the restraints are pretty bad tho

TwanTastic 1 year ago

Airtimes Launch Too short Harness Reliability

Launch is great but that's basicly it

Drive Safely 1 year ago

Airtimes Launch Intensity

Desert Race really surprised me. I never even rode in the front, yet I still think this is the second best ride in the park. The launch is my favorite I’ve ever done, and the rest of the layout packs in some really good positives and airtime on the twisted hills. It gets overlooked a lot but in my opinion, it’s a great ride.

Michael Mike Steixner 1 year ago

Launch Too short Theming Disappointing!

Just a quick acceleration launch with some forceful turns. Didn‘t like it. Theming is a joke.

clubstep 1 year ago

Capacity Fun Intensity

Desert Race is a short and forceful fun machine. It has 2 Trains with 20 Seats, the best Solution for Bags and stuff and a ride duration from maybe 40 seconds - which all leads to very fast dispatch Intervalls. You never wait long and it packs a punch through the hole Layout, for me the 2nd Best Coaster at the Park After Colossos!

Lukas 42 2 years ago

Nice surprise! Launch Fun Too short

A great and intense launch, some forceful turns and a nice airtime hill here and there. Due to its short track lenth, this ride is not outstanding, but still quite good!

Karst 2 years ago

Launch Fun Too short

There was one small spot that was slightly uncomfortable. It's a fun ride, but it's definitely waaay too short. Would have loved a secondary launch. It's quite an intense coaster imo for the layout which is why I feel it's a tad out of place to make it feel like a family coaster. Still pretty great tho :)

David Čuban 2 years ago

Airtimes Launch Pace Theming

I expected that this ride will be only about awesome launch. And how wrong was I? There are also intense curves and a few good airtime moments.

Chehine A. 3 years ago

Launch Too short Theming

Very powerful launch. Ride is too short. Theming sucks.

Jeroen 3 years ago

Launch Intensity Harness

Such a fun ride, Did not expect that. Great launch and good air. The controlbooth is on a briljant location too!

Jannick Segler 3 years ago

Airtimes Launch Intensity Too short Theming

Despite its short layout and its bad theming, i still like this ride. The launch is intense and the layout is not that bad either. Especially the airtime moments are nice. I still which it had a good theming.

LinaExecutor 4 years ago

Nice hydraulik launch. Shoooooort

Krzysztof Czaplicki 4 years ago

Launch Intensity Theming Reliability

Actually, Desert Race is somehow similar to Krake: they both give you great 2 seconds (drop in krake vs crazy good launch in Desert Race). But in Krake, there is nothing more and here, after all red lights extinguish, the paradise come for 2 seconds AND you have decent (but a little bit to short) track with some nice curves and airtimes. That is the biggest advantage over Krake - Desert Race gives you fun which lasts much longer. The queues are shorter too. On the cons site, there are some issues with reliability (ride was closed for ca. 1h) and theming, which is dreadful.

Manuel G. 4 years ago

Launch Intensity Too short Theming Reliability

Desert Race is saved solely by its launch - even if there are more intense launches, this surely feels very strong. You also get that nice "second-phase-of-ignition"-feeling, where this thing kicks your butt again half way through the launch track. Best experienced in the first row. The layout after that neither is long nor does it feature spectacular elements, but it does what it does well. Decent airtime and gives you time to comprehend what just happened on the launch track. Still, as a whole, it doesn't feel long enough to be memorable, similar to Krake. Unlike Krake, though, the theming here is disastrous. That's a shame.

Dominik S. 5 years ago

Launch Intensity Too short Dead spots

I love hydraulic launches and the ride is intense which is great,but it's pretty short

Philippe-Minh N. 6 years ago

Launch Fun Too short Layout

Desert Race has a nice hydraulic boost. However the airtime, while enjoyable, is not intense enough for liking and the layout need more variety and force to be truly on par with other Intamin accelerators.