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[2024] Voltron Nevera | Mack Stryker Coaster

LF22 said:
Is there any way of telling which trains are the rough ones? With the continuously moving trains, would there be time to hold back for the next one and let others go in front? My son doesn’t like rough rides. He isn’t 1.4m yet so this would be a huge jump in intensity for him so don’t want him to have a bad first experience!

I’ll suggest he does Blue Fire first.
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Whilst I would suggest starting Blue Fire, Wodan or Silver Star first if you're worried about how rough Voltron is, I'd say that it's a small chance you'd get a rough ride - I only had 1 rough ride on Voltron out of about 8 rides and I find Saw worse.

Hyperia, what I consider to be Voltron's twin sister - I've been on over 50 times and only had about 3 rough rides max. One where I've noticed it the most.

I'm not sure if your son has been on Hyperia yet however if he has, the intensity is rather similar although both coasters are different beasts.
 
Bowser said:
Darn, for some reason i thought everything at Europa was 1.3m max, was really looking forward to this next year 😫

Do you know if anything else is 1.4m? The website isn't particularly well designed.
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I understand it's just Silver Star that's 1.4m, everything else is 1.3m or under.

I didn't realise that too 😊
 
Thanks all - really useful advice.

I think it’s just Silver Star which is 1.4m. I’ve just noticed the age restriction on that is 11 too, whereas for Voltron it’s only 8 so I wonder why it’s so high on Silver star?!
 
LF22 said:
Thanks all - really useful advice.

I think it’s just Silver Star which is 1.4m. I’ve just noticed the age restriction on that is 11 too, whereas for Voltron it’s only 8 so I wonder why it’s so high on Silver star?!
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I'd assume that's because B&M said so.
 
DiogoJ42 said:
I'd assume that's because B&M said so.
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Age restrictions aren't likely to do with anything from the manufacturer - the park will decide the age appropriateness of each attraction. Since many under-11s would probably be tall enough to ride Silver Star, I imagine this is probably related to the scale of the ride and wanting to ensure that all riders could cope emotionally with a potential lift-hill evac.
 
NuttySquirrel said:
Age restrictions aren't likely to do with anything from the manufacturer - the park will decide the age appropriateness of each attraction. Since many under-11s would probably be tall enough to ride Silver Star, I imagine this is probably related to the scale of the ride and wanting to ensure that all riders could cope emotionally with a potential lift-hill evac.
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Hyperia must mean British children are made of stronger stuff then ;)
 
NuttySquirrel said:
Age restrictions aren't likely to do with anything from the manufacturer - the park will decide the age appropriateness of each attraction. Since many under-11s would probably be tall enough to ride Silver Star, I imagine this is probably related to the scale of the ride and wanting to ensure that all riders could cope emotionally with a potential lift-hill evac.
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Good point.
 
Bowser said:
Hyperia must mean British children are made of stronger stuff then ;)
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As far as I'm aware no Merlin parks have minimum age restrictions to ride - just stipulate that children under a specified age be accompanied by an adult. I guess it is up to the parent/guardian to decide if a child is emotionally ready to experience an attraction - I think this is probably the correct approach as emotional maturity varies enormously across age groups, whereas height restrictions are based on the simple and objective fact of whether you can be safely restrained on a ride or not. What I don't agree with is artificially inflating height restrictions in place of an age restriction where there's no physical need for it - this bars the attraction from a lot of children that might be small for their age but could still safely ride according to the manufacturer's specs.
 
The only ride the Annabelle has had her age checked on was the VR for the CanCan coaster and she just said she was 12 and they let her on.

She has never had her age checked for Silverstar. It’s worth noting that the middle row in Silverstar is 1.5m height limit.

With regards to riding Voltron, nothing can prepare you for how intense Voltron is. Starting the day with BlueFire followed by Wodan is a good approach and what we tend to do as riding them the other way around makes Wodan and BlueFire feel worse than they are.
 
Rode in the summer and again this week. The ride we had was exceptionally smooth on the second row; much smoother than I remember from summer and genuinely one of the smoothest ride experiences I’ve had on a coaster. I wonder whether they are gradually tweaking the trains?
 
Bowser said:
Walking Dead at Thorpe Park does.
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Saw The Ride also ostensibly does (12+), but I’ve never seen it enforced and I’ve been visiting Thorpe Park for 10 years (and riding Saw for 6… I was too scared of the horror theming to ride it on my earliest two visits!). Ghost Train also does (13+).
Bowser said:
Wow, why is this?
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It’s due to the seats being modified to allow larger riders to ride. By making the seats larger for bigger riders, that means that they’re then too big for some smaller riders by extension.
 
I remember hearing from a park exec a while back (can't remember what park) in an interview that the age limits are put on due to forces experienced on that particular ride, as officially there is guidance for children on the levels of forces that they can experience as to not impact development of bone structure. In honesty though, parks don't inforce it, as a few seconds on a coaster isn't really going to make a difference.
That is separate though to the 12/13+ restriction often put on scary attractions.
 
First few rides on it this weekend. Our first ride was butter smooth and top 10 worthy. I wish I could say the same for the second ride we had on it the following day... needless to say we came off with a splitting headache, which made it harder to enjoy the latter two rides we had on it that evening. Having said that, it's a glorious piece of art and engineering to behold as a spectator. From the ride's music from Eric Babak, to the theming, landscaping, night time lighting, effects in the indoor queueline, and just how mesmerizing the coaster looks off ride.
 
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