Coaster reviews
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First Drop Capacity Fun
It dives like a dive coaster should. It has a nice layout. It has the proper dive restraints. It gives nice views of the park. It has a splashdown. But why then, is Griffon so much better? Baffling.
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Location Launch Hangtime Lap Bar
This was a highly anticipated coaster for me, and I would say it delivered fairly well. The launch is quite forceful, and leads into super tall inversions filled with hangtime. The only real moment of airtime is in the first half on the hill right before the midcourse brakes. The vertical lift is very fun by itself, as the ride has a light package that flashes the roof is you head upwards. The lift pushes you over the top, but then the brakes catch the train and you get several seconds to enjoy the Manhattan skyline on your left until you fall into the worlds steepest drop. It didn't feel too different from other Eurofighter drops, but if you're lucky (like me), one of Shredder's cars passes on its track under you as you fall inwards. The second half is similar to the first half with a few inversions before the final brakes. The biggest downside of this ride is the restraints, which continuously staple you throughout the ride. You can try to keep them up before dispatch, but after the first half they are guaranteed to be half crushing your legs, which you have to deal with for the lift and second half of the ride. I'm sure this could've gotten another half star if not for that, but this is still a fantastic ride and worth a visit if you don't plan on making your way over to Fuji-Q Highland.
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Launch Fun Hangtime Rattle
This is a super compact and fairly intense launch coaster. There is a good mix of airtime and hangtime going through the various inversions, and some of the valleys were also surprisingly intense. The backwards half was definitely the better half not being able to see where you're going and all. The major issue with this ride is the rattle, which is worse than half the wooden coasters I've been on. Personally, the rattle did not take away from the ride experience itself and even made it more interesting, but both my friend and I got mild headaches afterwards which made the rest of the evening less fun. Even so, this is a super fun ride that I would be happy to see installed in other parks.
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Duration Dead spots
Shredder is a fairly average spinning coaster with no standout features. While it has a unique layout, the pacing is relatively slow throughout, so it is not a very forceful ride. I would say your average cloned spinning wild mouse has more forces than this. That said, it still has decent spinning throughout the ride and the layout is long and intertwines well with Shellraiser. Though the ride is a little boring, it is still a great fit for the park and the many families that visit.
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Airtimes Fun
As my first half-pipe coaster, I was happy coming away from the ride. It really is like a rollercoaster version of a spinning disc flat ride. You get good airtime at the top of each spike, and the train even reaches pretty close to the end of the track. Of course the spinning is the other factor that makes this such a fun ride. Great supporting coaster and no complaints!
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First Drop Theming Smoothness Dead spots
Great ride. Didnt experience much roughness at all, could be a bit more intense but still great. The theming is nice too. Worth a ride
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Inversions Fun Duration Headbanging
One of the best. The inversions are thrilling and makes it feel like a frenzy throughout. Throughout the duration, It feels insane but it does get broken up with airtime hills and a lift hill to keep it sane. Some minor headbanging on some spots but overall a good ride.
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Inversions Nice surprise! Intensity Headbanging Harness
Went in with bad expectations but came off surprised! Very intense when going backwards. Had ride in the front that felt very rough but other than that was good!
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Airtimes First Drop Pace Lap Bar
Untamed is an amazing roller coaster. It's smooth, fast paced and has some epic ejector airtime! At the time of writing, this is the only RMC that I've ridden and I'm very impressed with the company as a whole. Whilst the lap bars are said to be uncomfortable, you only feel a slight discomfort when you're experiencing airtime (because your body is being thrust out of the train at high negative g-forces. Which you know, a little bit of discomfort for some insane airtime is a bargain in my opinion. The theme and area for Untamed is really unique, with this chilled atmosphere surrounding the coaster. I honestly cannot wait until I can return back to Walibi Holland and ride this beast of a coaster again. If you live in Europe or are visiting from elsewhere in the world, this is one coaster you don't want to miss out on.
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Disappointing! Tear it down! Pointless
This is teacups on track. Not what I expect from a spinning coaster. Abolutely horrible. Just go ride a Maurer SC2000 or 3000 they are simply better.