I had Goliath in Walibi Holland all to myself and some other guy about 5 years ago on a rainy morning.
One hour of that thing in the back row, and my upper legs were beaten up pretty bad. I guess that would be around 15 laps.
It may not be quite a hyper, but it delivers the negatives.
My...
Interesting, I wonder why the article makes it sound like it happened today.
I asked Ryan the ride mechanic, and he had this to say:
Q: Have you ever heard of a Vekoma Boomerang losing an entire wheel during the vertical loop? Apparently it happened on Speed of Sound in Walibi Holland today...
Apparently Speed of Sound in Walibi Holland lost an entire wheel somewhere around the vertical loop today.
https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/26936/Achtbaan-Walibi-Holland-verliest-wiel-Speed-of-Sound-tot-nader-order-dicht.html
I'm kind of digging how they're shaking off the last pretenses of being a theme park. They're an amusement park, and their theme is internet memes and Brat Summer.
It beats the 14-year drought that followed the Six Flags debacle. Them not trying to nip at the heels of Phantasialand and Efteling...
So they went really Walibi Holland with the name. YoY pronounced as joy, because it's "easy to pronounce for international guests"
https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/26830/Walibi-Holland-onthult-naam-van-nieuwe-rollercoaster-YoY.html
Bonus nightmare fuel:
Droomvlucht is just by far the best dark ride in the Efteling. It's a simple concept that's flawlessly executed.
Fata Morgana mostly suffers from the animatronics not aging great. The crocodiles, tigers, and torture room scene used to freak me the hell out as a child, but yeah now it's kind of...
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