Joris en de Draak is a fun family-friendly dueling coaster. The ride is a bit jerky, but because of the comfortable seats it's not something what real...
Joris en de Draak is a fun family-friendly dueling coaster. The ride is a bit jerky, but because of the comfortable seats it's not something what really bothered me. It has a fast fun pace from beginning to end with no dead spots. The duel part is nicely done. The theming is a bit poor for Efteling standards, but the dragon in the middle of the ride makes it just enough to rate is 7/10. I prefer 'vuur' over 'water'.
Joris en de Draak is a fun family-friendly dueling coaster. The ride is a bit jerky, but because of the comfortable seats it's not something what real...
Joris en de Draak is a fun family-friendly dueling coaster. The ride is a bit jerky, but because of the comfortable seats it's not something what really bothered me. It has a fast fun pace from beginning to end with no dead spots. The duel part is nicely done. The theming is a bit poor for Efteling standards, but the dragon in the middle of the ride makes it just enough to rate is 7/10. I prefer 'vuur' over 'water'.
Efteling did a fine job with Baron 1898. It's as smooth as butter and the theming is on point. I really like the a pre-show which helps to build up te...
Efteling did a fine job with Baron 1898. It's as smooth as butter and the theming is on point. I really like the a pre-show which helps to build up tension for the ride. The ride itself strongly hangs on the drop and first inversion. It's a 'family-friendly' ride with just enough intensity to make it enjoyable for everyone. For a tall person the harness is a bit too tight at the shoulders. A must do when visiting the Efteling.
Kondaa is a great coaster, but it's just a level behind the coasters in my top 5, such as Untamed. It does have some great airtime, especially later i...
Kondaa is a great coaster, but it's just a level behind the coasters in my top 5, such as Untamed. It does have some great airtime, especially later in the day when the floater on the first two hills turns into ejector, but even though it has one of the greatest starts of any coaster and a relentless ending, it takes its foot off the gas in the middle of the ride. I don't mind the non-inverting cobra roll, as it's visually stunning both on and off-ride and the airtime hill after that has nice airtime. The turns and overbank that follow don't do much but the ending picks things back up with a few quick directionnal changes and airtime pops. The last hill is just weird though. It throws you to the side but doesn't deliver much, if any airtime. Also beware of the lap bars. They unlock extremely fast and can hurt your face if you're leaning forwards or your arms if you don't cross them. It's a great coaster despite its few small flaws that ranks at number 6 out of any coaster I've ridden. It's smooth, has great airtime and awesome theming (and humour).
Update August 2024: My latest rides on Kondaa really changed my opinion on Kondaa. Everything seemed to hit harder and be better than what I remembered. The airtime was world class, the pacing was immaculate, and room with the lap bar was insane, and the final airtime hill did something. As Canobie Coaster said, it's a combination between Expedition GeForce and an RMC plus the best coaster trains there are.
