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[2024] Voltron Nevera | Mack Stryker Coaster

AstroDan said:
I doubt they are any worse than last year; the bottom line is the ride is not as smooth as you would hope for a modern, Mack coaster. It was the same on day 1 and it's the same now - total pot luck.

I was not aware of any 'rail work' going on unfortunately?

Unfortunately, in spite of Mack's efforts with bracing on these trains, it seems that trains with wing seats are rarely, if ever, going to be as smooth as regular trains. It's science, I guess. Add in the fact that Voltron is also a very intense coaster, and you have a recipe for these issues.
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There was footage of what looked to be minor rail grinding work happening, lost to the bowels of the internet but if I find it I will post it.

Still excellent, just frustrating when you can have a really good ride followed by a poor ride.
 
Electric Elly said:
Ask and ye shall receive


From: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd8mho9e/


Track was ground down in some areas before opening, and from what I've seen over on EP Friends the trains are still running a mix of summer and winter wheels. It's been decided that row 3 is not the place to be there as well 😂
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MVP business right there finding that. I couldn't find it at all.

Row 3 wing seats are not a place to be. Didn't get Row 4 so can't compare though.
 
Electric Elly said:
Ask and ye shall receive


From: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd8mho9e/


Track was ground down in some areas before opening, and from what I've seen over on EP Friends the trains are still running a mix of summer and winter wheels. It's been decided that row 3 is not the place to be there as well 😂
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Thanks for sharing. I am visiting next week so will report back if I feel it's any different to my rides last year.
 
The curious thing about the rattle/bounce is that it’s not consistently bad; some trains seem a lot better than others. One can’t therefore say it’s just a product of the trains having wing seats. There has to be something specific about the rattly trains and one would assume something they can do about it.

It’s disappointing to hear that it doesn’t sound like whatever adjustments they’ve made over closed season hasn’t eradicated the issue. I’m sure it’s not through lack of trying to address the issue, but it is flummoxing to comprehend exactly what the issue is on those specific trains.
 
Wing coasters will always have some degree of rattle/bounce. It is science/engineering (vibration analysis at uni taught me this).

Obviously the design of the wing system affects it greatly. It's why Baco is terrible and the B&Ms are variable but still bounce. Having the wing system above the track is generally worse because the forces aren't aligned, and I'd imagine having the seating in one row makes it a bit weirder calculation wise.

Might just be Mack pushed things a bit too far with Voltron.
 
It's definitely a strange one. I still haven't ridden it since last May (will be riding again this weekend/early next week) but of my many rides last year they were all fine. Nothing close to being unbearable.

But clearly some trains have been worse than others and wing seats on any coaster are never going to be as smooth as seats directly over the track, that is just physics.

I am surprised that they've not been able to determine what makes some trains fine and other not, and then ensure all trains are configured in the same way. Inconstancies when they were manufactured perhaps? I suppose it is not totally unusual for other coasters to have one "good" train and one "not so good" train.
 
I once again absolutely loved Voltron last week. We had 7 or 8 rides over 3 days. Whilst it was never 'butter smooth', for a ride of this intensity and with seats on a wing (it is EXTREME) I really don't have any complaints.

For me, it's absolutely fine. World class.
 
AstroDan said:
I once again absolutely loved Voltron last week. We had 7 or 8 rides over 3 days. Whilst it was never 'butter smooth', for a ride of this intensity and with seats on a wing (it is EXTREME) I really don't have any complaints.

For me, it's absolutely fine. World class.
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After missing out on it by THREE days last year, I’m so stoked to be going back in a few weeks. Comments like this only compound the excitement. I don’t mind a little rattle but I might try and avoid the wing seats for my first ride to take it all in!
 
Went on Voltron today on a winged seat and found it as smooth as any ride I’ve been on. Only issue was they added 2 more trains once I was at the front of the single rider queue, which meant my wife and kids had to watch the welcome to Croatia show twice!
On the plus side they know how to cope with max capacity.
 
I've now ridden Voltron more than enough times to be 100% confident that there is no such thing as an horrendous ride experience on it. Sure some rides are smoother than others, but nothing is horrendous. It is a very intense coaster, and if you do get a ride that is not glass smooth I can understand why that might be a bit much for some.

One day last week I did train 7 row 3 right wing seat. I would say this was a little shaky/bouncy, but nothing unbearable. Others have said that train 7 and/or row 3 is not good. Then did single rider immediately after and was on a different train (3 or 4 I think) row 4 left wing seat. This was glass smooth, definitely smoother than my previous ride.

So yes there are differences. But of my 18 or so rides on Voltron I have not once come off thinking it is anything other than incredible! And it remains my number 2 coaster.

Still not had the front row mind!
 
I made it to Europa Park for the first time in 13 years at the start of April. I've been wanting to return for a while, but Voltron was the ultimate clincher to get a trip back booked.

We had an incredible trip, far surpassing all my memories and expectations even from my visit in 2012. However.... Voltron...

I had 2 rides on Voltron. The first, row 3 (no idea what train), wrote off our entire group for an hour. The closest thing I can compare it to in terms of how it rode was Saw: The Ride - where it fundamentally felt like the train was not capable of correctly navigating the layout. On day 2 I managed to convince the group to give it another go, and we were lucky with row 1, and it was a completely different experience. Still not super smooth, but not pain-inducing like the first ride - and a real powerhouse of a coaster. I think the outward banked airtime hill into the double up into the drop off the MCBR might be my favourite series of elements on a coaster anywhere.

That said, it still ranks relatively low for me (4th in the park), because my desire to ride it is so low when you have a 50/50 chance of getting the ride of your life, or an unshakeable headache for an hour. Genuinely keen to know how it can be so inconsistent, and if it's known that there are certain 'off' trains, why they are allowed to operate?

I think it's fairly telling that across 2 days our group rode Blue Fire, Wodan and Silver Star 8+ times each, vs just 2 on Voltron.
 
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I'm hoping to get on Voltron this summer. I'm curious: When people describe it as this super intense work of insanity..... When my benchmark is was The Ultimate, am I going to think it's been overhyped? ;)
 
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