First of all, this thing looks really cool! It's huge but you can easily see the entire thing from the path in front of it. It makes for an amazing la...
First of all, this thing looks really cool! It's huge but you can easily see the entire thing from the path in front of it. It makes for an amazing landmark and is one of the park's most beautiful focal points. I really like how the queue line as well as the ride itself make great use of the wooden support structure and place you right in the middle of a jungle of wood.
The ride experience itself is a mix of good and bad. I'll start with the lift hill which was a fun surprise. It starts at an absolute crawl as the train first makes contact but then quickly speeds up until you are soaring up the thing. It felt like one of the faster lift hills I've been on by the end of it. The rest of the layout is fairly nice and the ride itself is quite long. It's not that thrilling, but once again I appreciated how the support structure is used and it makes for a nice, atmospheric ride.
For the most part the ride isn't that rough (I sat near the middle of the train in the front row of the car on the right side), however there are two moments which jerk you so roughly that they threaten to give you whiplash or send your head into the side of the car. Also your legs may be a little banged up after getting off. If not for those two awful instances of headbanging I would give this a full star higher.
Finally, capacity is definitely an issue. This coaster only operates one train on each side and it's a fairly long layout so there is a lot of waiting for the train to come back to the station. This train (course 2) had much shorter lines when I went and given the difference in ratings on here it appears to be the better liked of the two. I did not ride the other course so I unfortunately cannot compare.
Despite its flaws I think this is a magnificent ride and I hope La Ronde keeps it around for years to come. If they could somehow fix those two whiplash moments I would seriously love this coaster.
Avec Bermudes le parc a ajouté une attraction immersive, originale et techniquement bien réalisée, qui complète intelligemment son offre. C’est une ré...
Avec Bermudes le parc a ajouté une attraction immersive, originale et techniquement bien réalisée, qui complète intelligemment son offre. C’est une réussite qui montre que le parc sait évoluer tout en restant fidèle à son identité : technologie, mise en scène, sensations accessibles.
Mais pour vraiment rivaliser avec les grands parcs européens, et effacer sont passé, il manque encore deux pièces maîtresses :
🔹 Un gros launch coaster (type Intamin ou Mack), qui apporterait une dose de sensations fortes assumées — et ce serait d’autant plus logique que ce genre de projet semble déjà en développement.
🔹 Une nouvelle attraction familiale à sensations légères, comme un Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster ou un Mack Inverted Powered Coaster, pour renforcer l’offre intergénérationnelle tout en gardant cette touche de fun et de fluidité qui manque encore un peu.
Avec une telle combinaison — qualité, originalité, sensations et accessibilité —, le Futuroscope pourrait définitivement s’imposer comme un incontournable en Europe. Pomme un parc à part, visionnaire, singulier, et avec une vraie proposition.
I feel like the clone at King's Dominion is a bit better. Sat near the back, and there's a little bump on the floor of the cart that crushed my left f...
I feel like the clone at King's Dominion is a bit better. Sat near the back, and there's a little bump on the floor of the cart that crushed my left foot against the restraint.
Real fun, and goes super fast. It's super long, too. Only real gripe is that the lift hill to get back up to the park takes ages, but that's kind of a...
Real fun, and goes super fast. It's super long, too. Only real gripe is that the lift hill to get back up to the park takes ages, but that's kind of a given considering how far down the mountain you went.
I really enjoyed this coaster. First drop was great and the rest of the ride was fun. However, it's got those bulky over-the-shoulder restraints, so y...
I really enjoyed this coaster. First drop was great and the rest of the ride was fun. However, it's got those bulky over-the-shoulder restraints, so you're gonna be hitting your head. They're soft and padded, so it's not too bad. The ride also only lasts about a minute. You can get off and right back on usually, at least when I went.
I thought it was a fun little ride, and the views of the mountains were great. Some good, fast turns. It is pretty rough though, and some of the suppo...
I thought it was a fun little ride, and the views of the mountains were great. Some good, fast turns. It is pretty rough though, and some of the support beams are REALLY tight. Operator told us that under NO circumstances should we put our hands up because we would lose them. They were NOT kidding.
