• Daniel Stark

    Tematización Fun Tematización ¡Decepción! Intensidad

    First, the whole indoor area is awesome, with three floors, lots of stairs and many details. Quite impressing. The "Tittle Tattle Tree" is a great central decoration element, and the coaster is nice to look at, with those wooden-themed supports. The trains are quite detailed, I love them. The ride, however, lacks theming, other than going through the beautiful area it doesn't have any theming at all. Too many dark parts without decorative elements. I expected a bit more from Phantasialand. Besides, it's quite tame, I've ridden way better Maurer SCs. Probably it's all my fault, I had wrong expectations: this is not a beautifully themed, indor intense spinning coaster; it's just a fun, familly ride in a gorgeous area with some surprises. The best word to describe the coaster is "weird". Please, avoid spoilers about it, but the surprises (only three, don't expect many) are a lot of fun the first time. "Fear" is slightly better than "Force".

  • Daniel Stark

    Tematización Fun Tematización ¡Decepción! Intensidad

    First, the whole indoor area is awesome, with three floors, lots of stairs and many details. Quite impressing. The "Tittle Tattle Tree" is a great central decoration element, and the coaster is nice to look at, with those wooden-themed supports. The trains are quite detailed, I love them. The ride, however, lacks theming, other than going through the beautiful area it doesn't have any theming at all. Too many dark parts without decorative elements. I expected a bit more from Phantasialand. Besides, it's quite tame, I've ridden way better Maurer SCs. Probably it's all my fault, I had wrong expectations: this is not a beautifully themed, indor intense spinning coaster; it's just a fun, familly ride in a gorgeous area with some surprises. The best word to describe the coaster is "weird". Please, avoid spoilers about it, but the surprises (only three, don't expect many) are a lot of fun the first time. "Fear" is slightly better than "Force".

  • Daniel Stark

    ¡Buena sorpresa! Fun Duración Confiabilidad

    I really enjoy this new concept of VR coasters, and this one exceeded expectations. While the surroundings, queue and station don't meet the park's theming standards, the VR once you board makes up for it. Despite not being an intense ride, it's long as hell, so it offers a really enjoyable and never-ending experience with those funny bats. The movie is great, I was laughing all the time through. The bats are certainly crazy. The only issue I had with this ride is the malfunctioning of the glasses. They had technical problems on both my rides. Firstly the image was frozen all the time, so the ops let us re-ride with working glasses; again, my companion's glasses got frozen this time. And on the second ride, next day, I had to complain before riding, as the movie was already on before the ride had started. Consequence: I was nervous every time I rode this, as a ride with an unsynchronized or stopped VR is quite uncomfortable. Despite this technical issue, Crazy Bats is an awesome family ride.

  • Keegan M.

    Inversiones Vibración Torta Demasiado corto

    Classic coaster of course but never was a fan of the short corkscrew style, glad it's gone

  • Samuel H.

    Airtimes Velocidad Intensidad Demasiado corto

    For a coaster of this length, it is near perfect.

  • Daniel Stark

    Primera caída Tematización Hangtime Demasiado corto

    What an underrated ride! Its only con is the duration, else it's awesome. Firstly, the theming is quite decent — can't compare to the masters like Phanta or EP, but still, great in its category. The Federation Plaza is nice, although everything seems a bit too plain, and the queue is also pretty decorated with several Star Trek references. Unfortunately, there was no preshow when I was there, probably because the lines were always under five minutes — I'm not complaining. The trains are really comfy, I love Mack's desing. Finally, the soundtrack is wonderful, one of my favourites so far; really builds up anticipation before the launch. Besides, I love how at the plaza they play both IMAscore's theme and the original series music. Now, the coaster itself. The launch was fun, a lot better than expected. Most enthusiasts are too tough on launches. Yeah, this is pretty weak and anywhere close to the good ones, but it's fun anyway. The spike was a disappointment, I thought it would provide stronger whip and floater and, in comparison with the ride's other elements, it's quite forgettable. Then comes the 'top hat'. What a masterful element desing! This is what makes the coaster an undeniable back-row-ride. At the front it's just fun; at the back, it starts with some decent hangtime, then slowly turns, providing lateral hangtime followed by ejector airtime on the drop. And the next element is just as good, providing two awesome hangtime moments on every seat. The overbanked turn and the Borg Cube curve are quite forceless, though. Finally, the ride ends with some bunny hops (the third is the best) and even more wonderful hangtime on a roll into the brakes. As a hangtime fan, this is close to an ideal coaster; if only it were a bit longer...

  • Daniel Stark

    Fun Layout

    Seriously, guys, I don't understand the hate SLCs get. On my visit to Walibi Holland, I just got one ride on El Condor first thing in the morning, and it felt underwhelming and pointless, not offering much, and yet hardly uncomfortable at all. I thought it was because the coaster hadn't warmed up, but it happend again with MP-Express. It doesn't have any decent whip, hangtime, airtime nor sense of speed, the drop is horribly pointless and most of the layout offers just positives, which I'm not a fan of; besides, those G's aren't really intense, especially compared to B&M inverts. I don't remember much of the other two SLCs I've ridden (I was a GP then), but if they had been THAT bad, I think I would remember. So, what's the problem with this coasters? Furius Baco at PA, Poseidon at EP or Coaster Express at PW are way rougher and uncomfortable.

  • Daniel Stark

    ¡Buena sorpresa! Fun Vibración

    I hadn't ridden it before the retrack, but it must have improved this coaster a lot, as my first ride on the very last row was pretty smooth. However, for some strange reason, my ride at the very front was way more rattly (anyway, it was easily bearable). Aren't roller coasters expected to be rougher at the back? Still, the ride was fun, and a nice surprise as well: I didn't know that RCCA could build decend coasters. My previous experiences with this manufacturer were... not optimal. At the back, the drop is quite enjoyable, and the ride has some weak floater throughout the layout. The turnarounds are too slow, but at least that way you rest from the rattle. Overall a fun woodie; not the worst, not the best (by far).

  • Daniel Stark

    Tematización ¡Buena sorpresa!

    I didn't know much about this ride, and expectations were neutral, so it was a great surprise. It's very unpredictable. The queue is great, it builds up an awesome atmosphere. I was there on an extremely quiet day, so the longest I waited was less than 10 minutes. Maybe it's because of that, but the capacity didn't seem that bad. With an unloading station and many trains, lines moved at decent pace. The coaster itself is a bit weak, but the ride makes a wonderful use of the lighting and darkness to create an awesome experience. Avoid watching onrides to escape the spoilers. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************SPOILER__________SPOILER_____ _____SPOILER__________SPOILER***********************************************************************************************************************************************Best parts for me are when you "go out" into the forest, really seems you are outside at night; the acceleration at the end of the second lift, which is a nice surprise; and the unexpected sharp turns with huge laterals into the complete darkness, when you don't see a thing and then suddenly are thrown out of your seat by those laterals. They scared me the first time, totally unprepared.

  • Noa Nordstrand

    Primera caída Inversiones Situación Incomodidad

    The rides first drop was breathtaking, and the zero-g right after was good. The ride was a little rough and made my head hurt a bit, but you forgot it as you exited the ride. And I think the first part was better than the other half but it’s a must go if you are in Sweden. (I went on a 35 ride marathon, my head will not recover)