Coaster reviews

Location Fun Layout Rattle

(Copied from Stampida - Red review.) Stampida is located in the 'Far West' zone of PortAventura Park which is phenomenally beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. The views you get are great, and the layout of the rollercoaster is fantastic. I had rated this coaster a mere 1.5 stars just one year ago, because of the genuine damage it puts on your body from the rattle & discomfort, but I'm putting 3 stars this time. Not sure if it's because I knew what to expect this time & actually braced, but it actually did not hurt & was greatly enjoyable with amazing operations! The part where the 2 racing trains separate and then face each other is definitely the highlight reel! Overall I think you're in for a great ride IF YOU BRACE and KEEP YOUR KNEES WELL CENTERED! I can't stress this enough! I advised to skip last year, but definitely definitely do not! Simply brace & have fun on this nice ride!

Location Fun Layout Rattle

Stampida is located in the 'Far West' zone of PortAventura Park which is phenomenally beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. The views you get are great, and the layout of the rollercoaster is fantastic. I had rated this coaster a mere 1.5 stars just one year ago, because of the genuine damage it puts on your body from the rattle & discomfort, but I'm putting 3 stars this time. Not sure if it's because I knew what to expect this time & actually braced, but it actually did not hurt & was greatly enjoyable with amazing operations! The part where the 2 racing trains separate and then face each other is definitely the highlight reel! Overall I think you're in for a great ride IF YOU BRACE and KEEP YOUR KNEES WELL CENTERED! I can't stress this enough! I advised to skip last year, but definitely definitely do not! Simply brace & have fun on this amazing ride!

Capacity Inversions Intensity Rattle Headbanging

PortAventura's historic ride and the ex-7 year world record holder for the most inversions on any rollercoaster! Dragon Khan is a very fun & aesthetically pretty ride with fantastic operations & definitely one of the 'great fours' at PortAventura World. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your taste, this 28-year-old rollercoaster now packs quite an intense punch that will leave you KO'd once you're done. Get ready to get WHOOPED from inversion to inversion, and have your head spinning at the end. Try not to do this ride multiple times in a row or right after eating, instead do that with the mythical Shambhala. I had originally rated this 4 stars last year, but I will be reducing to 3.5 stars because of the rattle that's becoming more & more present, either on the inside or outside seats. Overall however, it's still a ride packed with fun elements & an extreme source of intensity. Definitely don't skip this one, it's a classic!

Comfort Intensity Smoothness

The first drop is quite good and gives the right pace throughout the ride. Especially in the rear it makes a good difference. And especially considering its drop height. For me it stands out with its helixes and gave some decent force. After 4-5 rides in a row it got me even dizzy too. This proves it can create some decent forces despite its rather compact layout and drop with tight and overbanked curves.

Airtimes First Drop Layout

Zodra is amazing. From the first drop until the breaks Zadra is amazing. The only slight con is that the giant airtime hill doesn't provide that mush airtime, especially at the start of the day it does nothing. But at the end of the day it's not as forceful as the rest of the layout, but still a lot of fun. I think I preferred the front row slightly over the back row because it gives a lot better the sense of speed and still a lot of airtime. However the back row provides more airtime in my opinion. But overall it is one of the best coasters I have ridden and one of my favourites!

Theming Launch Hangtime Too short Lap Bar

As it was my first sky rocket, i was pretty surprised of that ride. The Hangtime was awesome and the launches were pretty strong. It looks stunning from the outside, but also the queue is well done. My only complaints are the restraints that are actually pretty uncomfortable, and also the length of the ride... it´s very short. I heard it´s much more comfortable than most other sky rockets, but that one´s also pretty uncomfortable because your shin always presses in a hard cushion. But it´s anyways a really fun roller coaster with lots of hangtime, good airtime moments, nice theming and powerful launches.

Airtimes Fun Layout Too short

It is a really short coaster, bit a really good one. Vekoma showed once again how good they can be. The layout is really good and has some good unexpected airtime.

First Drop Fun Dead spots

The lift is really cool, especially if you never seem anything like it. The coaster it self brings a lot of fun, but not great airtime or something like that. But overall a good water coaster!

Fun Intensity Harness

For an SLC it is a really good coaster. It is still a bit uncomfortable at some points, but I really enjoyed it, the best SLC I have ridden!

Lap Bar Fun Smoothness

It is a really cool family inverted coaster, the first section after the first drop is also really powerful and pulls some good forces