Coaster reviews

Fun Layout Duration Rattle Theming Discomfort

I think this ride is not nearly as bad as many people make it. Yes, it has little to no theming, slow operations, unsightly looking trains and the ride is really rough (especially in the last row), but in the middle row of each car, it's quite bearable. I like the classic layout of this ride, combined with the rustic ride it's quite thrilling and especially a night ride is a very intense experience you'll never forget and I can strongly recommend. Actually, I had most fun of the day during my recent visit at Halloween Horror Festival riding this coaster!

First Drop Fun Smoothness Too short Theming Capacity

The ride itself provides a smooth, and fun flying experience even for the youngest - in the last row, the first drop is quite fun. Unfortunately, lines are often quite long due to the single train and there is barely any theming - the station looks a little worn out and the ride itself seems like a travelling coaster. But for the target audience, it is alright!

Theming Fun

A nice hybrid between a family coaster and a dark ride. While the preshow gets a bit annoying after multiple rides (the changed preshow after 6:30 PM during Halloween season is funnier), theming is very well done: there are many references to other rides at Movie Park Germany and several small details to discover. My favorite part of the ride is the scene with the tornado. With three trains, operations were quite good. As mentioned above, during "Halloween Horror Festival", the ride is changed for people over 16 years with another setting, more intense effects and some splatter scenes - I can also recommend this version of the ride. All together, this ride is a real winner for Movie Park Germany!

Intensity Smoothness Layout

I could add many more pros to the ones mentioned above becaus this ride is incredibly good: First of all, the overall apperance is beautiful with the small castle and the lake. The queue is also really nice, it even has a small preshow room. The trains look awesome and they are really comfortable with the vest restraints. The layout leaves nothing to desire, there is a whippy first drop, some very intense turns (I even noticed a slight greyout in one of them), great airtime and three inversions - the one through the castle above the station is a really fantastic interaction with the station building. Additionally, the pacing and smoothness is superb, so this is one of my favourite coasters and I would love to see many more of these new generation Vekomas in Europe.

Theming Too short

The theming of this ride is pretty great. But the rollercoaster is a bit boring and a bit pointless

Fun

C'est rigolo a faire. ^^

Inversions Masterpiece Smoothness

Lech coaster is a firm statement from Vekoma that their newer manufacturing techniques can land knock out blows on rival manufacturers. At the cost of what some parks would use to deploy an extensive flat ride or small scale dark ride, Legendia have worked with Vekoma to produce an incredible value for money Bermuda Blitz model. A turning point for the park in terms of theming, Lech is not only the headlining ride of the park, but also makes swift work of trumping the much newer Hyperion at nearby Energylandia. It’s the pinnacle statement from Vekoma that their new track and trains are leagues ahead of their previous efforts. Lech makes all B&M wing coasters feel like cheap, Pinfari rattle traps. The entire ride is smoother than silk, traversing its layout like an ice skater gliding across black ice with a degree of courage, ferocity but also a dash of grace as well. It pulls you down its first drop with a great deal of airtime, especially towards the back, before blitzing straight into the sidewinder. Lech ventures into i305 territory for its intense exit to the sidewinder, inducing varying levels of grey outs. Yet following straight on from this, an elegant turn over the lake before pulling through a roll directly over the station roof. The transition is so smooth you simply can’t feel it occurring, almost as if being inverted by magic. The following sections right up to the on-ride photo are carried out addictive speed and demonstrates no signs of stopping, effortlessly tumbling you through the final corkscrew with a delightful decorum. Even after this, Lech still refuses to lose any steam, traversing an outward banked dive and a series of sweeping turns back to the brake run. Even the ending is done with such smoothness that it’s difficult to comprehend it just happened. Lech is everything a great roller coaster should be. The pacing is consistent and continuous, keeping you hooked high on its ecstasy as it shows you what Vekoma’s modern engineering is capable of. An airtime machine combined with inversions that have been seemingly crafted by mythical gods of the roller coaster world, all whilst doing so in a quiet and humble manner. It doesn’t look intimidating, nor does it look timid. Lech strikes the finest palette taste for roller coasters; a catalyst for some of the best things you could ask for on a coaster. The trains are comfortable and well built. Whilst there is room for improvement in perhaps the unnecessary need for the vests, they’re hardly offensive when compared to those of B&M’s wing coasters, and the theming shows that Legendia have the ability to leave their fairground heritage in the past and continue to craft well designed experiences.

Discomfort Tear it down! Dead spots

Credit #29 You know how Kingda Ka has that awful smell on the restraints that smell like cow poop? Well, B&M decided to steal that smell, and make it into a roller coaster. The fact that this sometimes gets longer lines than amazing rides like El Toro and Nitro daunts me... Is everyone suddenly a masochist? I was against the idea of riding a stand-up coaster, but I was encouraged to get it for the credit. I even remembered how it went, it was so horrendous. I was in the back row to the right, climbing up the lift hill of hell. I look over to my left, and see the glorious Superman glistening- asking myself why I am not on there, and on this abomination instead. I tried to get myself excited, but then the first drop. It was like the log flume at Dorney park; weak, slow, and boring. The pain in my entire body began after the 1st inversion. Midway through, I was screaming in agony, wanting to get off, but I couldn't. I felt like I was voluntarily kidnapped in my own hell, which is the dentist's office. I felt like I was in 6th grade again, having that metal expander penetrating into my upper jaw. Though that same feeling was on my head, back, legs, arms, torso, and most of all, my "male friends". If I have to ever ride a B&M stand-up coaster again, I will have on a body suit made of pillows, praying to the Lord I do not get 206 fractured bones.

Inversions Launch Intensity Too short

Storm Runner may be short, but like Skyrush, it’s a powerhouse. My favorite moment is either the top hat (with whip and sustained ejector air all the way down, in the back) or the flying snake dive (a disorienting sensation that delivers ejector hangtime) — but that launch is excellent and forceful too. The heartline roll has some decent hangtime, and that wonky double up has pops of ejector air along with a slight moment of headbanging. The cobra loop is my least favorite element on the ride - it’s not bad per se, it just isn’t on par with the rest of Storm Runner’s layout in my opinion. Overall, it’s my 3rd favorite coaster in Hersheypark, behind Skyrush and Candymonium.

Theming Nice surprise! Fun Capacity

This coaster is a blast. The spinning coupled with the twisty layout and indoor carny theming makes for a joy of a ride. I’ve always enjoyed the Maurer and Gerstlauer spinners, and while I prefer this to the Pandemoniums, I prefer Galaxy Orbiter over Laff Trakk. Unfortunately, Laff Trakk’s low capacity does result in long lines, but given the chance, I’d love to marathon this ride.