Reviews • Lukas 42

For me, Katun was easily the highlight of Mirabilandia, even my favorite coaster of our coaster tour through Northern Italy: This massive invert remi...

For me, Katun was easily the highlight of Mirabilandia, even my favorite coaster of our coaster tour through Northern Italy: This massive invert reminds me a bit of Monster at Walygator, but even taller and faster. The sense of speed is relentless and every element is taken with a lot of force - I particularly enjoyed the first two inversions (I absolutely love a good zero-G-roll in general). It is a great ride, but there are also some minor flaws: Katun is the roughest B&M invert I've been on, in some rows, I had a little headbanging. Nothing dramatic, but the rattle detracts from the experience. Additionally, the station building and the surrounding area is nicely themed, but during the layout, there is no decoration. Operations were painfully slow (with only one train running), but it was also hampered by other park guests behaving foolish... But nevertheless, Katun is an absolute beast of intensity which is worth the way to Mirabilandia!

Spinning can get pretty intense on this ride, and the fast lifthill is a fun little gimmick. Unfortunately, the onboard audio wasn't working during my...

Spinning can get pretty intense on this ride, and the fast lifthill is a fun little gimmick. Unfortunately, the onboard audio wasn't working during my ride - but overall, it's a decent spinning mouse.

What a bizarre ride: the lift gives scary hangtime when getting winched to the top backwards - to avoid this, sit in a row facing against the directio...

What a bizarre ride: the lift gives scary hangtime when getting winched to the top backwards - to avoid this, sit in a row facing against the direction of travel. The ride is very intense, especially the circular loop pulls insane G-forces which made me grey out a bit. The scorpion tail is also bucketloads of hangtime, and the ride back to the station is similar to the previous experience, but a bit slower and therefore not quite as intense - but still far away from boring! The ride can be a bit bumpy, but thanks to the restraints (which are really weird), there is no headbanging. This snappy ride is not for everyone, but for thrillseekers, Cobra is definitely worth checking out!

Make sure to hit this ride first when visiting Djurs - the two laps lead to long lines. Other than that, it is your typical Force Two with a cute them...

Make sure to hit this ride first when visiting Djurs - the two laps lead to long lines. Other than that, it is your typical Force Two with a cute theming!

I don't know what this coaster wants to be: for a family ride, it is fairly intense and has some parts in complete darkness, but for a thrill coaster,...

I don't know what this coaster wants to be: for a family ride, it is fairly intense and has some parts in complete darkness, but for a thrill coaster, it lacks some bite. The layout looks interesting and is versatile, but none of the element really delivers - the launch is funny, but nothing more than a gimmick and the beginning in the darkness is an interesting take, but VERY short. Then, the part after the lift hill reminds of a Vekoma SFC, but worse: the layout looks better than it actually is and albeit being speedy, it mostly meanders from one side to another. That alone would not be too bad, but this ride has an annoying rattle which spoils the ride experience. At least, the ride is nicely themed - but nevertheless it was a disappointment for me because it looked intriguing but failed to deliver...

Definetely a great family-friendly ride, but for me, Juvelen is a bit overrated: Sure, it is a long twisty ride which gets surprisingly fast after th...

Definetely a great family-friendly ride, but for me, Juvelen is a bit overrated: Sure, it is a long twisty ride which gets surprisingly fast after the second launch and it is definitely fun - theming is also nicely done. But the trains are actually like "looks shiny, but is impractical": the straddled seating is surely something special which can not be found everywhere, but for me, it did not add anything for the ride experience. The "side guards" are not that comfortable (I got punched into the hips during some transitions) and the capacity is hampered due to the cumbersome boarding process leading to long lines - dispatches could be much quicker if they had the standard sit-down trains found on modern coasters. Nevertheless, it is a good ride, but it could be better.

This is a really mighty airtime machine - you get yeeted out of your seat all the way. Pacing is aggressive and the ride runs fairly smooth. The only...

This is a really mighty airtime machine - you get yeeted out of your seat all the way. Pacing is aggressive and the ride runs fairly smooth. The only downside is the restraint and/or the safety belt which can be a bit painful on one certain particularly harsh transition - but nevertheless easily the best ride at Djurs Sommerland!

Well, it serves its purpose as a kids coaster - a smooth and gentle ride for ongoing coaster fans. Theming is very bare-bones (as is the Western are...

Well, it serves its purpose as a kids coaster - a smooth and gentle ride for ongoing coaster fans. Theming is very bare-bones (as is the Western area as a whole)...

Make sure to head straight to Flagermusen when visiting Fårup Sommerland because lines can get very long due to the low throughput. But our ride was p...

Make sure to head straight to Flagermusen when visiting Fårup Sommerland because lines can get very long due to the low throughput. But our ride was pretty good - the turns were not too rough and the spinning was completely nuts!

A real surprise for me - this small woodie is a mighty airtime machine! It is decently (but definetely not too) rough, and the trains are comfortable ...

A real surprise for me - this small woodie is a mighty airtime machine! It is decently (but definetely not too) rough, and the trains are comfortable enough to make up for it!

A good step for beginners as the first coaster underneath the tracks - not really intense, but still fun for everyone. The location above the lake is ...

A good step for beginners as the first coaster underneath the tracks - not really intense, but still fun for everyone. The location above the lake is beautiful with the tunnel under the water being the highlight - and the station is also nicely themed. The only real disadvantage might be the relatively low throughput with only one train and a broad target group.

What a wonderful ride: glossy smooth, fun inversions, great pacing and bucketloads of airtime! Additionally the corkscrew through the station is a coo...

What a wonderful ride: glossy smooth, fun inversions, great pacing and bucketloads of airtime! Additionally the corkscrew through the station is a cool gimmick (better cover your ears when waiting in the station, it can be VERY loud!), the trains are very comfortable and the optical presentation of this massive coaster is also fantastic: the wooded area looks great and the color scheme is just beautiful. What is not to love about Fønix?

A short, but punchy ride! Albeit being not completely smooth (some spots were a bit shaky) and having an uncomfortable restraint, this coaster was not...

A short, but punchy ride! Albeit being not completely smooth (some spots were a bit shaky) and having an uncomfortable restraint, this coaster was not as bad as I heard before - I did not notice the violent jolt which everybody talked about, this coaster ran better than most Eurofighter models. This ride fits into this quirky park and albeit having no theme, the color scheme looks fantastic!

The darkride part as well as the queue line is nicely themed, the coaster part itself is rather bland and doesn't do much. I did not like the pause wi...

The darkride part as well as the queue line is nicely themed, the coaster part itself is rather bland and doesn't do much. I did not like the pause with a complete stop when waiting for the other train to dispatch - it kills the flow of the ride and feels pretty awkward standing in the tunnel before heading to the helix...

Surprisingly fast for a family coaster, there were even some forces in the helix - a really fun ride for all ages which is also nicely themed! Due to...

Surprisingly fast for a family coaster, there were even some forces in the helix - a really fun ride for all ages which is also nicely themed! Due to having two laps, the capacity is low (despite being dispatched pretty quickly at our visit) - so I highly recommend to head straight to this coaster right after opening!

The dreaded jolt at the corkscrews seems to be fixed now - we rode in the last row and didn't notice anything. It is not as smooth as Python, but stil...

The dreaded jolt at the corkscrews seems to be fixed now - we rode in the last row and didn't notice anything. It is not as smooth as Python, but still pretty good to ride - actually fun!

Easily the best ride at Gardaland: Nicely themed with several near-misses and a layout which could be a bit more forceful - but nevertheless, Raptor ...

Easily the best ride at Gardaland: Nicely themed with several near-misses and a layout which could be a bit more forceful - but nevertheless, Raptor is great fun!

Definetely a great ride, but for me, not worth the hype: Yeah, it has an awesome launch, the top hat is superb and pacing is pretty high. But the lay...

Definetely a great ride, but for me, not worth the hype: Yeah, it has an awesome launch, the top hat is superb and pacing is pretty high. But the layout is a bit too repetitive -besides the two inversions and one or two good airtime moments, it does not do much for me: mostly right turns and the exit from the block brake has a noticable jolt which might smack your face with these bulky restraints. But nevertheless one of the best coasters in Italy!

Easily the best ride of the park: Theming is nicely done (but the scenes were still a bit incoherently), the ride runs glossy smooth and has a short,...

Easily the best ride of the park: Theming is nicely done (but the scenes were still a bit incoherently), the ride runs glossy smooth and has a short, but surprisingly intense layout in the dark with a fun surprise!

A really intense ride - a bit more rattly than Sik, but nothing too bad. During my visit, the park was really empty - as an extreme challenge, you cou...

A really intense ride - a bit more rattly than Sik, but nothing too bad. During my visit, the park was really empty - as an extreme challenge, you could make several hundred inversions in one day ;)