Didn’t know anything about this coaster before I rode it. But the theming was top notch.
I assumed it was a Mack coaster because its multiple launch...
Didn’t know anything about this coaster before I rode it. But the theming was top notch.
I assumed it was a Mack coaster because its multiple launches and side-to-side lurches reminded me of Icon at Pleasure Beach, minus the inversions.
Even as an adult, I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to ride a family coaster of this class. Gerstlauer have really upped their game. And it gives me high hopes for Drakon at Paulton’s Park next year.
Truly excellent. I managed to get a front row and a back row ride. It made me giggle and shriek. It’s as much fun as Arie Force One and is actually be...
Truly excellent. I managed to get a front row and a back row ride. It made me giggle and shriek. It’s as much fun as Arie Force One and is actually better for NOT having inversions. If more people from the US rode this coaster I guarantee it would hum to top15 or even top 10. Dare I say it’s the most consistently enjoyable coaster in Belgium?
This is the worst ride I have ever been on. And I have been on two SLCs (including Vampire).
I can’t imagine why but my child loved it. And he demand...
This is the worst ride I have ever been on. And I have been on two SLCs (including Vampire).
I can’t imagine why but my child loved it. And he demanded we ride again rather than take our third ride on Kondaa of the day.
I’ve never experienced so much pain on a coaster. After the first ejector airtime I was thrown down, trapping an intimate part of my anatomy. The rest of the ride I found myself bracing against the forces to stop myself getting bruised. This makes Grand National at Pleasure Beach seem pleasant.
I liked the layout, but I think this ride is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
It’s the first time I’ve ridden any Schwarzkopf in 30 years. And while the LIM launch isn’t as hectic as the winch launch of Thunder Looper at Alton T...
It’s the first time I’ve ridden any Schwarzkopf in 30 years. And while the LIM launch isn’t as hectic as the winch launch of Thunder Looper at Alton Towers, it’s fairly forceful and the unique enclosed layout is special.
I believe it has recently been rethemed to fit in with the Dock Land area, which is magnificently themed, with more than a nod to Efteling’s Baron 1898.
I have never experienced a ride that has made me laugh so much. It’s the equivalent, for a grown man, of being a baby thrown in the air by your dad.
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I have never experienced a ride that has made me laugh so much. It’s the equivalent, for a grown man, of being a baby thrown in the air by your dad.
The park itself is dire. But Arie Force One was a walk-on and I got to ride it repeatedly in different seats.
I need to talk about this ride from my nine-year-old son’s perspective. He LOVES it. He is currently 132cm tall, which excludes him from most invertin...
I need to talk about this ride from my nine-year-old son’s perspective. He LOVES it. He is currently 132cm tall, which excludes him from most inverting coasters in Europe. His first inverted coaster was Python at Efteling (four inversions, 120cm height limit). He has since been on Revolution and Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and – after riding Mandrill Mayhem on two visits to Chessington this year – he has now experienced Anubis and The Ride to Happiness at Plopsaland de Panne. When we return to Efteling next Easter, he will finally be able to ride Baron 1892.
There is an expectation from B&M that their coasters are going to be extreme. This is not an extreme coaster. They don’t market it as such, but this is a B&M “Family Wing Coaster”. And that’s its strength. This is the only inverting coaster in the UK that people between 120-126cm can ride. For many children, this will become the first ride they went upside down on. And it’s a wing coaster. And the theming is magnificent. It has given Chessington a landmark ride that works really well with its origins as a zoo.
What’s more, it’s actually a really fun ride … depending on where you sit. We visited on a quiet day just before Christmas and rode it five times, varying between forwards and backwards-facing seats, on either side of the track.
The best bit of the ride is right at the beginning … the curved drop into (and out of) the spike gives a tremendous pop of airtime, depending on where you’re sat. It’s not a world-class coaster but, whisper it, it’s a world-class FAMILY coaster (something the UK is starting to deliver on, with Storm Chaser at Paulton’s Park being another mention).
