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Efteling: General Discussion
Bowser
TS Member
What's the deal with Kumbak who made The Flying Dutchman? It seems they predominantly work on upgrading existing rides which is a solid niche but also strikes me as unusual that they made one original brilliant rollercoaster and left it at that! It's like a band who break up after a great first album.
Can we GoFund them to remake The Alton Towers Dungeon?
Can we GoFund them to remake The Alton Towers Dungeon?
Bowser
TS Member
If I remember correctly from the time the project didn’t go to plan and the ride didn’t work, which I am sure was partly due to the lift. I think they had to bring Intamin in to fix the issues and enable them to eventual open the ride (which had been heavily delayed).What's the deal with Kumbak who made The Flying Dutchman? It seems they predominantly work on upgrading existing rides which is a solid niche but also strikes me as unusual that they made one original brilliant rollercoaster and left it at that! It's like a band who break up after a great first album.
Can we GoFund them to remake The Alton Towers Dungeon?
AstroDan
TS Team
DVH is a terrible rollercoaster.What's the deal with Kumbak who made The Flying Dutchman? It seems they predominantly work on upgrading existing rides which is a solid niche but also strikes me as unusual that they made one original brilliant rollercoaster and left it at that! It's like a band who break up after a great first album.
Can we GoFund them to remake The Alton Towers Dungeon?
It judders, does nothing and the seating configuration is stupid.
Get Mack in.
Poisson
TS Member
DVH is a terrible rollercoaster.
It judders, does nothing and the seating configuration is stupid.
Get Mack in.
Or get Intamin in. Divertical and Speed are better than Poseidon and Skatteoen.
KumbaK also butchered Grand National, for that crime they should all be executed.
Skyscraper
TS Member
Didn't the park have to call Intamin in to do something to DVH before it opened?Or get Intamin in. Divertical and Speed are better than Poseidon and Skatteoen.
KumbaK also butchered Grand National, for that crime they should all be executed.
Poisson
TS Member
Didn't the park have to call Intamin in to do something to DVH before it opened?
Lift hill, as mentioned above.
Skyscraper
TS Member
Ah yes, didn't see. My apologies!Lift hill, as mentioned above.
NuttySquirrel
TS Member
Turns out sticking a boat on rails doesn't actually make for a good coaster car. Who knew?You know you’re bad at what you do when you have to get Intamin in to bail you out.
DVH is a fantastic ride… Until it tries to be a coaster.
DiogoJ42
TS Member
They are on an underwater track with points, I believe.I quite enjoy the coaster section of DVH for how ludicrously it traverses the track. Credit where credit’s due, the mechanics of getting those boats to travel through the water and split for the dual loading station is pretty impressive.
John
TS Member
RCDB has a few pictures of the ride with the lake drained - the boats appear to remain on the track throughout. There's a photo of the station here, though only the front turntable is visible and it's not fully in shot
Vliegende Hollander - Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands)
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venny
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Oh yes, you can definitely feel the track and drive as you float along; it’s the fact that all of those mechanics, not just the drive, but the moving components required for the transfer track, are all constantly submerged in water. It has got to be a maintenance headache, but even the fact that they achieved it in the first place is fairly impressive.