Phantasialand | F. L. Y. | Vekoma Launched Flying Coaster | 2020

[Ireeb]

I adore the track/support colour combo.

I personally expected more of a copper colour, but it still looks very steampunkish and kinda classy.

 

[CrashCoaster]

It's colours remind me of Drage Kongen at Djurs Sommerland.

 

[zazobo]

I personally expected more of a copper colour, but it still looks very steampunkish and kinda classy.

Yah- not massively steam punky as you say, but veeery nice.

 

[MrRC]

Some newer pictures :

http://vekoma.webklik.nl/page/vekoma-nieuws

 

[CSLKennyNI]

More tracks and supports have been going in.
Photos of the site from today from PHL-infos.de

 

[Ethan]

Such a tease. I still can't picture how they can fit the longest flyer in there, and have any room for steampunk buildings and theming? Can't wait to see.

 

[Crazycoaster]

Surprise! It's actually going to be themed around old fashioned 60's and 70's office buildings, so they're not adding any theming.

 

[CSLKennyNI]

Vekoma have added some seats to the test set up at Vlodrop.
So now we know what the seats and restraints will be like.
Source: http://vekoma.webklik.nl/page/fotoalbum

 

[MrRC]

These seats maybe only for testing, final version might different.
http://vekoma.webklik.nl/page/vekoma-nieuws

http://vekoma.webklik.nl/page/fotoalbum

 

[Ethan]

Restraints look fairly similar to Lech Coaster and the like then. Has anybody experienced these new restraints? As a person who's over 6 foot, I'm a little nervous about my shoulders being compressed to dust.

 

[Ireeb]

It may be a difference whether you are being pushed into the seat by them or if you are lying in them. I didn't try any Vekoma vests at all, but I think for a flying coaster tight restraints are not that uncomfortable like they are on sitdown coasters.

 

[Coaster Hipster]

Restraints look fairly similar to Lech Coaster and the like then. Has anybody experienced these new restraints? As a person who's over 6 foot, I'm a little nervous about my shoulders being compressed to dust.

Well, I'm 5ft 3... but I've tried new Vekoma restraints on Lech, F1 and Hyperspace Mountain Paris. They were a little unconvenient at first, but I got used to them by 3 or 4 laps and didn't feel they were too restrictive to my sense of freedom on the ride. Except for the Hyperspace Mountain ones, those felt really heavy!

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

Those leg things look f*cked up from this angle. Is there meant to be more to those?

Guess I can't complain about it not being lap bar for once.
Or can I...

 

[Ireeb]

Those leg things look f*cked up from this angle. Is there meant to be more to those?

Guess I can't complain about it not being lap bar for once.
Or can I...

You can't complain at all until you've been on it Sometimes it feels better than it looks like.

 

[MrRC]

You can't complain at all until you've been on it Sometimes it feels better than it looks like.

Yes u can judge after u tryed it.

(Video is based on the 3 excisting pictures, NO moving video)

 

[Ireeb]

Looks like they also have a seat without restraints for those who complain about them!

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

You can't complain at all until you've been on it Sometimes it feels better than it looks like.

Flying coaster + lap bars = joke.

 

[Hixee]

Flying coaster + lap bars = joke.

To be fair, it would be a killer core workout.

 

[Ireeb]

Flying coaster + lap bars = joke.

You didn't sound too positive about it in general, especially with the comment on the leg parts. I wasn't only referring to the lap bar stuff
Obviously a lap bar on a flying coaster would suck. Imagine a Maurer lap bar, it would cut you in half

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

You didn't sound too positive about it in general, especially with the comment on the leg parts.

I am neither positive or negative at this stage, merely intrigued.
The comment on the leg parts was up for discussion. From the current angle they look tiny/incomplete.
Quite an important contact point on a flyer as I've noticed the newer B&M ones tend to dig in a little.