Coaster reviews

Pace Fun Layout

Twister is the most compact coaster I have ever ridden, and it rocks! There are so many little twists, turns, and dips that you are constantly being thrown around. The coaster is not too intense (because of its scale), but there were several pops of airtime that were nice surprises. I am happy Grona Lund found a way fit a wood coaster into their park, as it complements their lineup a lot.

Rattle

This is your average kiddie ride, but it was much more shaky than other models I have ridden. There was a serious rattle during the whole ride that made me get the sense it was not well kept. It was also boring and its appearance was that of a fair ride, so there were no redeeming qualities.

Layout Disappointing! Discomfort Lap Bar

I was very much looking forward to this ride when coming to Luna Park as I followed its construction back in 2014. But along with other coasters at this park, it was a disappointment. The huge lap-bars are cumbersome and uncomfortable. The train rattles horribly through the whole ride, making an otherwise interesting layout un-enjoyable. The airtime was forgettable and the inversions had some serious track profiling issues (just look at them up close!). The only two redeeming parts of this ride were the drop and vertical loop, which thankfully were not painful.

Fun

This is your average spinning mouse, and did not stand out from the others. I did get some good spinning on my ride however, which always makes these fun.

Launch Dead spots

This ride was mostly disappointing. The launch was quite forceful, but that was the only fun part of the ride. Basically everything after the launch was one long dead spot, as the rest of the layout consists of meandering around some mild banked turns. there are no steep drops or airtime hills, so there are no real positive or negative forces. Without the launch, this would probably lose another star. Just do it once for the credit.

Location Fun Theming

A fun water coaster which is more like a log flume than a coaster. You can get decently wet (compared to other German water rides), theming was available in rudimentary form which was unfortunately not completed at my visit in May 2018! I hope this will be the case in the future, because this will be a good upgrade for this ride!

Intensity Smoothness Layout

While all B&M flying coasters are good or great rides, this one was pretty underwhelming for me. I had ridden Tatsu and Acrobat before this, so this smaller scale version was not going to perform like the others. The pretzel loop is the stand-out moment in the ride, but all the other elements are still fun. The ride is smooth and comfortable, but besides the pretzel loop, there are no other intense forces. It still acts as a good supporting coaster to the lineup.

Lap Bar Fun Intensity Airtimes

This was my first B&M Hyper, and it was about what I expected. After riding El Toro a couple times, the airtime did feel weak, but the floater was still fun. My favorite parts were the intense helix before the MCBR and then the bunny hills leading towards the end which also had good airtime. I feel like I would enjoy this more if there was more airtime on the big hills, so I'm hoping I will get better rides in the future on Nitro. I also must note that I absolutely love the restraints. This is my first time with these clamshell lap bars, and they are extremely comfortable and provide an open-air experience.

Launch Fun Intensity Too short Reliability

Kingda Ka is a very thrilling ride that I feel is hated on too much. I rode this after riding TTD and Xcellerator, but I was not let down at all by this ride. I will admit that I've only ridden Kingda Ka and TTD once each, and in the front row for both, which arguably changes the experience. However, for now I am still rating Kingda Ka over TTD still for several reasons. First, it's been a long time (6+ yrs) since I rode TTD, so I do not remember the specifics from that ride very well. Some things that people complain about with Kingda Ka are the restraints and the rattle. I honestly did not feel any distracting rattle in the front seat, and the over-the-shoulder restraints did not get in my way. The pure sense of speed during the launch is the best part of this ride, as the wind is whipping your face. The 270 degree twisting drop is also crazy, and the airtime hill actually did provide a little. This gets a star off for its length and reliability. I hope to ride this and TTD closer together in the future to make better comparisons.

Airtimes Fun Capacity Discomfort

This was my second 4D Freespin after Arashi, and I was kind of let down. Compared to how I remembered Arashi being, Joker was more uncomfortable and did not flip as much. It's not uncomfortable to the level of Zacspins, but it does take a way from the enjoyment a little. I wish they would have invested for a real Wing Coaster for such a large park, we all know how Six Flags operates. As with other Freespins, I enjoyed the pops of airtime, but it's only an okay ride aside from that.