Walibi Holland: General Discussion

[DiogoJ42]

the first turn to the drop looks brutal that don't look nice

If it's spinning cars, then I agree. But on a normal train that'd be epic.

 

[Rob]

I have a feeling that this will use the same cars as Cobra's Curse, in which case it will hopefully be locked forward for the drop and the awesome looking airtime hill.

 

[DiogoJ42]

That would make sense.

 

[Sammy]

I certainly think it will be locked for the drop. However, seeing as the epic airtime hill is after the funky looking outward banked too hat, I feel it may start spinning there?

 

[DiogoJ42]

I'd say it's more likely to start spinning after the first MCBR.

We're probably both wrong tbh.

 

[Rupert]

I think I'd rather approach the preposterous hill spinning with no idea which way I'll hit it - it would give that mix of sheer terror/exhilaration that make coasters great and rerideable.

 

[Sammy]

Probably doesn't spin at all... Knowing Mack these days it probably rolls on a horizontal axis like a barrel.

 

[DiogoJ42]

Each car will be a mini version of this tbh.

 

[Rob]

Walibi Holland have posted another new photo of Lost Gravity:

 

[TheMan]

A spinner that inverts just seems utterly bizarre to me.

I cannot get my head around it all.

Looks funky this though!

Looking from that angle, technically that drop is almost straightened out direction wise in an "over-vertical" phase.

Unless it's the angle, it doesn't seem to reach 90degrees as it were until the first support, if it travels over that first little bit slowly, that's going to be pretty intense!

 

[Sammy]

(Image: @FotovandeBiezen)

A new image posted on the twitter account of dutch freelance photographer 'Foto van de Biezen' website found at Holland Luchfoto. It would appear he specializes in areal photography and has a set of 'Lost Gravity' images coming soon!

 

[DiogoJ42]

Egad! That drop!

 

[Sammy]

(Image: Walibi Holland Facebook)

 

[Rob]

Damn you Sam, beating me to posting that photo!

They've also said this in the caption though:

"The construction of lost gravity is hard! Also the "outside banking" is ready. This is a special corner where you out of your chair is drawn!"

Hmmmmm!

 

[Dar]

Following the supports that are up, it looks like it's going to follow this sort of path:

I wonder if there's going to be a Mack Heartline™ just before the brakes? It seems to be unbanking, but that could just be from a normal turn.

Maybe the outside banking is going to be at the bottom left of the picture, at the end of a climb up for the train, so it's reasonably slow before it drops back into full flow?

 

[TheMan]

If that is a spinner (though never ridden a Mack spinner), that looks intense.

Not sure I'd ride that!

 

[Sammy]

So these images have appeared on Nolimits-Exchange Forum, not sure how official they are but intriguing none the less.

(Images: Basilisk, Nolimits Exchange)

Certainly interesting to see another inversion thrown in there, along with some more insane looking over-banks. I'm sure we will see what is actually to come over the coming weeks.

 

[Rob]

Hmmm hard to tell but it looks like that could potentially fit in with the support that are already up. I hope it's accurate as it looks good, although chances are it is just a fans hope of how it will end.

Shouldn't be too long before we find out now, I'd imagine the layout could be completed within the next 2 weeks.

 

[Sammy]

A few more interesting angles of this insane looking ride.

(Images: @FotovandeBiezen)

Just looking at the size of the transfer track, along with a couple of the transitions, it think it would now be safe to say we are certainly looking at single car ride vehicles. Much more like the Maurer spinners, certainly an interesting time for Mack with lots of interesting things coming out of their factory!

Once again the fantastic Tobi has come straight in with a lovely completed no limits recreation of the final layout!

(Images: Tobi, PhantaFriends.de)

Certainly one funky looking pile of stripy twisted metal!

... Now when can I go on it?!

 

[Rob]

Is that a satellite dish I see as theming on the station? Nice to see Merlin donating some left overs from previous projects!

Looking great though! From the looks of the transfer track I'm thinking this will run single cars.