Coaster reviews

Pace Masterpiece Layout

I have been dreaming of riding Zadra, so when the moment came it had a lot to live upto. It matched all my hopes. It is utterly relentless.

Pace Disappointing! Discomfort Lap Bar

1 year old and so much rattle can’t imagine this will age well. Lap bars are awful, no air time. Has some decent lateral mid to end of the ride other than that one and done for me.

Inversions Pace Intensity

One of the most notoriously cloned layouts of all time is the Batman The Ride clone. The layout was the first that company B&M would ever design for an inverted coaster, and the great intensity per small acreage would prove to be wildly successful. Following the installation at Six Flags Great America, 11 more rides with the exact same layout would be constructed. The third version of such is the version at Six Flags Magic Mountain. As with any attraction featuring this layout, this ride is incredibly fast-paced and intense considering its small stats. It's small in height, short in length, and doesn't gain that much speed. However, the amount of whip that the inversions carry and the amount of positive G-forces that are exerted onto riders is deranged. With that being said, I did find this particular attraction overrated. Maybe I caught it on a bad day but it didn't blow me away like certain other clones did. As I mentioned, the intensity of the ride is astounding, but not as astounding as certain other clones I've ridden. For that reason, I don't rank this ride as high as some.

Location Launch Fun Intensity

Theming is unparalleled, the soundtrack is so inspiring as you wait to ride, the 2 launches are perfection, it carries its speed beautifully all the way through and the ride is just so so much fun! It's my current number 1 coaster! However I doubt it's the most intense experience out there and so as a thrill seeker imagine there will be others that top Taron eventually from my number 1 spot.

Fun Capacity

My first ever VR experience on a roller coaster. But because everyone needs to be fitted with a headset, the wait time is a lot longer than you would expect for the number of people in the queue. During the ride I really enjoyed it, the VR experience is pretty immersive and quite funny at times. The VR is really well synchronized with the layout of the ride. But when we got off, I felt really wobbly and I had to sit down for a moment or two to get my head straight again. If I ever ride it again, I will probably experience it without the headset.

Disappointing! Discomfort

When we went on it was a walk-on. At first that seemed like a good thing because this is hardly a memorable ride. After the backward part I felt slightly sick. And then (because there was nobody waiting) operations thought to do us a favour to let it ride a second round! Needless to say I was NOT amused, even the forward part increased my nausea. I'm sure to skip this one the next time I visit Phantasialand.

Comfort Intensity

I guess I'm just not so keen on inverted coasters. But this one is perhaps the smoothest I've ridden. But after I felt slightly nauseous, I suppose because you never see where you're going.

Comfort Smoothness Ejectors Dead spots

I had really high expectations for Taron, apparently too high because the first ride in the morning it just didn't live up to those expectations. Don't get me wrong, it's a great ride with some good airtime moments and some whippy turns, and both launches are great, but it's just not as spectacular as I had hoped for. We rode it again late in the afternoon and then it felt a lot better, it had become noticeably faster and it was a lot punchier. But it's easily the best coaster in the park, and maybe I'm just too critical...

Fun Intensity Duration Lap Bar

We rode this 2 times. Our first ride was in the back part of the train and it totally exceeded expectations. With 3 lift hills it's a long ride and compared to other mine trains it's the best I've ridden so far. The second ride later in the day was near the front which was not so much fun, you're going over the hills at slow speed and only speeds up when you're well over them.

Theming Smoothness Discomfort

First of all, the position your body is in was for me a real gamebreaker. I'm tall (1,94) and not very slender so I felt like I was lying on my stomach. Also because you're looking up all the time, my neck hurt a bit. But apart from that, this is a pretty good ride! My first ride of the day was in the morning in front row and it was amazing! The constant near-misses you experience are great. I rode it a second time later in the day and we ended up in the back row. More G's which also meant more discomfort and I didn't enjoy it quite as much (perhaps also caused by the fact that before, we rode the Crazy Bats VR experience which made me slightly nauseous).