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These accidents always seem to happen on one of these mini Falling Stars (I don't know who makes those and what generic name they have). It's been years since I rode the last one; when it's not a restraint failure it's a broken arm sending the entire gondola to the ground.

Evil contraptions.
 
JoshC. said:
Certainly not worth its own thread and has been rumoured for a while, but it's not confirmed that Condor at Walibi Holland is getting new trains for the 2021 season..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1214141391716126722

Maybe it'll make it slightly more tolerable, but it's still sad that this means the park don't have any mid-term plans to remove it
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It was better than I expected on the CF live, if the trains are good it'll be an alright coaster. I wonder how much new trains cost, compared to getting a new flat ride or something.

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I rode it last summer and I think it was quite fun. I tend to ride in the front row as I think SLCs are a good ride there. Not really rattly.

Regarding removing it I have an ambivalent attitude... It's really an iconic asset of coaster history: the first SLC. Well... if I think about it that might be the reason why a larger group would not hesitate to burn it down. But still for me it's always sad to see a coaster go down. Even if a new coaster gets constructed in its place a bit of the past is gone forever. And as I said... I don't even hate SLCs. So I'm somewhat happy to know that this one will stay for some more years.
 
TPSou said:
It was better than I expected on the CF live, if the trains are good it'll be an alright coaster. I wonder how much new trains cost, compared to getting a new flat ride or something.

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IMO, I would say a new train is more affordable than a new ride. Moreover, for the ride, you will have the ground work, the electricity to make it run, it has a cost on every ride it makes.
Except for the wheels and maintenance, a new train must not have very high maintenance costs ...

But, I am a bit disappointed they didn't put the new trains on last summer. I don't like SLCs, Too rough. When I visited the park last summer, I just ignored it.
I'd rather like not to have the cred than having a headache for the rest of the day (especially when there's a wonder like Untamed close to that piece of junk)
 
Got the cred. It was ****. Byeeeeee.

I'd like to think they'll replace it with something halfway decent, but then... it's Drayton so... maybe not.
 
Hixee said:
Got the cred. It was ****. Byeeeeee.

I'd like to think they'll replace it with something halfway decent, but then... it's Drayton so... maybe not.
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They pulled off some amazing replacements when Excalibore and Pirate Adventure were eventually closed due to lack of maintenance, so I'm sure this will be the same.

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