Coaster reviews

Disappointing! Discomfort Pointless

Heard that this was a crazy spinning machine, what I got was a rattly, heavily trimmed Wild Mouse that almost didn’t spin at all.

Theming Comfort

Arthur is a really hard coaster to compare to others because it is such a unique ride. The technology behind it is just mind-blowing with a diverse ride experience. The dark ride scenes are nice to look at but thetheming is a little weak at some points especially if you know every corner of the ride. By far my favorite parts of the ride are the flight above the village and the final coaster part. This really depends on the orientation you go through this layout because you can "choose" the way you go by pressing the button in front of you in the prior scene. The ride itself combined with the great audio really makes this an amazing package as a family attraction!

Rattle Discomfort Pointless

Interestingly, it’s the 3 loop layout rather than the 2 loop version. Doesn’t do a whole lot more, but it’s neat to be able to say I’ve done one.

Airtimes First Drop Smoothness

Great little GCI! I came out of this ride very pleasantly surprised. Lots of air throughout the layout and surprisingly smooth trackwork. The Titan Track on the turnaround rides heavenly. Most surprising of all, though, was the first drop. Unlike most GCIs, this drop yanks you over in the back and provides some serious air. Definitely my favorite drop on any GCI I’ve done. I prefer Mystic Timbers and Thunderhead to this, but it’s a solid #3 GCI. Beech Bend have themselves a great little gem here, and it’s so good to see it taken care of right.

Intensity Smoothness Layout

maybe the best coaster ever for laterals. my least favorite of the three woodies at HW, but would be top 2 at most other parks.

Theming

This is the best themed classic mack powered coaster I've experienced. And after all the theming and the indoor part really make this ride as the layout just is pretty generic. My highlight is by far the tunnel in the indoor section that features a neat light effect.

Airtimes First Drop Pace

Wodan is in my opinion the best wooden coaster in Germany and my personal favorite out of all the woodies I've done. Your experience starts in the amazingly themed queue, definitely one of the best I've experienced to date. The storyline deals with northern mythology but I won't go into detail with that. For the ride itself it is easily the best ride at Europapark. After you went through a fun pre lift section your ride starts with a large turn at the end of the lift. As you already picked up some momentum, you shoot down the first drop giving sustained airtime especially in the back of the train. The rest of the layout consist of many sharp transitions and small airtime pops. The larger airtime hills unfortunately only deliver weak airtime but they are still fun and deliver some laterals. The finale is definitely the highlight of the ride with many amazingly paced low to the ground hills and turns delivering fun airtime. Overall this ride is relentless which is even crazier in the back of the train. But if you think today's version of the ride is great, you should have experienced the ride a couple of years of go. I can't verify the following info but I'm pretty sure it's correct. Wodan opened with coated steel wheels which decrease noice but increase friction. That's possible the reason why Wodan is short compared to its height. A few years later they changed the wheels to classic steel wheels which led to the ride flying through the course. This was then changed to a mix between pure steel and coated wheels possibly due to noice complaints. This review is far to long but all in all Wodan is an amazing ride truly a masterpiece!

Theming Fun Masterpiece

I am in love with this coaster! The theming of the first section just looks incredible!! It is a pleasure to ride that coaster en just enjoy the view of the little lake, the cool mountain and so much more!! So underrated! The second section is also very fun! You're just riding trough the mountain and the trees.

Location Layout Headbanging Theming Discomfort

This coaster would've been so much better if the shoulder straps were just normal ones, not plastic ones. It gave me headaches. But after that, it is not that bad.

Location Fun Duration Intensity

A very good powered coaster that has a beautiful location above the big lake. Of course this thing isn't intense at all, but yeah, for the littles this is very great!