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Walibi Rhône-Alpes: General Discussion

The new Gerstlauer will be called Mystic:

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We rode Mystic twice today.

It's perfect for the park, which is small (and very well kept!).

Mystic offers comfort and airtime. The theming, whilst not mind-blowing, is apt.

I thought it rode better than Hangtime at Knott's!

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Great ride, certainly in my top half of Gerst infinity coasters! The backwards bit doesn't feel quite so well refined as say, Fury, but it doesn't matter much as it doesn't go backwards for long. The hang time on the front row is very good too.

Edit: I lie. Having thought about it it's not top 50% of infinitys for me, but I've only done 5 and I rank it 4th. That being said I really do like all I've done, so that's not to say it's at all bad!
 
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Sounds like Mystic is a perfect coaster for a small park such as this. How did you guys find Timber?
 
Quite a good layout but let down a bit by the bad trains - I've never been a fan of timberliners as they tend to vibrate quite a lot.
 
Rob said:
Sounds like Mystic is a perfect coaster for a small park such as this. How did you guys find Timber?
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Really enjoyed Timber for what it was! Agree with John re: the trains but it fits well in the park. It's what Heidi at Plopsa should have been, in my view.
 
There are reports that Walibi Rhône-Alpes could be getting an Intamin single rail Hot Racer coaster in 2024:



It is not certain whether or not this leak is genuine. I can imagine such a coaster would suit the park, but with Walibi Holland getting an RMC Raptor shortly it does seem strange that they would go for Intmain at Rhône-Alpes.
 
Seems as though Mahuka has had a soft opening. Seem to be generally positive reviews at the moment but plenty of comments on having a vibration.

The person that has created the vlog said that the vibration isn't off putting though and that this would be sorted in the future? Something to do with the back shell vibrating.

I had to google translate the comments.
 
Yeah, you can hear the wobble in people's screams and voices in one POV, but the layout looks great fun otherwise, the little triple down especially. I love me some bendy track.
 
Just visited today for the first time.

What a lovely park, probably themeing and atmosphere wise my favourite of the three Walibi parks. Obviously helps that it's quite a small park.

As for the three big hitters.....

Timber! wasn't sure on it when I first rode it. But it grew on me with rerides, a pity that Wood Express has done it bigger and better up at Parc St Paul.
Still it's fun, but a bit short.

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Mystic again makes you question why the UKs Gerstlauer coasters are so bad (except Troublesome Trucks). Again really fun, dynamic layout with airtime, and I loved the stall at the end with the broken track.

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And of course, the new for 2024 coaster - Mahuka.

Intamin and Walibi have really knocked it out of the park with this one. Great area for the ride, and the way the double top hat acts as the entrance portal.

Two really good tyre launches, some great elements, inversions, and airtime!
What can only be described as the mosasaurus roll Jnr at the end is an elite element.

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