Walibi Belgium | Tiki Waka | Gerstlauer Bobsled Coaster
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HeartlineCoaster
Theme Park Superhero
Only for a brief reign.
Polynesian you mean. The megacoaster will be the one receiving an African theme.
henryjwillis
Mega Poster
It does look really fun, but that title doesn't seem like much of an achievement.
Lofty
CF Legend
Nothing like a bit of racial stereotyping
Nel Iglesias
Roller Poster
Today I went to Walibi Belgium for an exclusive look at the construction of the new ride! I will show and comment on some pictures that I took! Here we go:
SPOILER: Some pictures might be very poor quality and that is because of the weather (it started raining a bit and it was very cold).
They showed us this picture that is as beautiful as it can be!
Here is the same picture:
When we arrived to the soon-to-be Tiki Zone they revealed us the name of the new ride! (Here is a picture of me doing a live video on Facebook)
After that, we got the chance to look and walk through the construction site of the new ride:
This is the station of the coaster, as you can see it's not that big.
As you can see in this picture there is a big red-looking-circle, this is the minimum of space the ride needs to have when riding through things. Let's say you want to let the ride go under a bridge, there must have a minimum length between the ride and that same bridge, this is made so that it doesn't touch the visitors and keeps everything safe (It has a specific name but I don't know it...)!
Lastly and less importantly is this picture of me where I touch the coaster rails...
That was it!
SPOILER: Some pictures might be very poor quality and that is because of the weather (it started raining a bit and it was very cold).
They showed us this picture that is as beautiful as it can be!
Here is the same picture:
When we arrived to the soon-to-be Tiki Zone they revealed us the name of the new ride! (Here is a picture of me doing a live video on Facebook
)
After that, we got the chance to look and walk through the construction site of the new ride:
This is the station of the coaster, as you can see it's not that big.
As you can see in this picture there is a big red-looking-circle, this is the minimum of space the ride needs to have when riding through things. Let's say you want to let the ride go under a bridge, there must have a minimum length between the ride and that same bridge, this is made so that it doesn't touch the visitors and keeps everything safe (It has a specific name but I don't know it...)!
Lastly and less importantly is this picture of me where I touch the coaster rails...
That was it!
GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
Awesome! I'm so happy this park will be getting some love in the coming years.
By the way, the 'red circle thing' is called the Clearance Envelope!
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By the way, the 'red circle thing' is called the Clearance Envelope!
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TheCoasterCruiser
Giga Poster
Thank you for the update! Such a good addition.
Nel Iglesias
Roller Poster
By the way, the 'red circle thing' is called the Clearance Envelope!
I did not know that! I will try to remember the name.
You're welcome
Coaster Hipster
Giga Poster
Woops you're right! Thanks for pointing out my mistake
Really like the looks of the coaster so far. The scenery shown is lovely!
KristofWB
Hyper Poster
The actual lay-out of Tiki-Waka is pretty different from the one on the video that I posted earlier.
Also fun thing to know: the manufacturer of the Tiki-Waka is Gerstlauer, in cooperation with Walibi Belgium. However, the construction of the coaster itself is done by the park itself.
Also fun thing to know: the manufacturer of the Tiki-Waka is Gerstlauer, in cooperation with Walibi Belgium. However, the construction of the coaster itself is done by the park itself.
caffeine_demon
Strata Poster
Tiki Waka... sounds rather rude!
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
The finished lift hill:-
