Walibi Holland 4-5-2012!
#1
Posted 05 May 2012 - 05:13 AM
So, first of, the weather wasn't that good at the day that we went, but that was a positive thing since we didn't have longer lines than 15 minutes, which is great! We only had a little bit of rain, and the rest of the day was dry and clouded, not the most beautiful weather, but it was a good thing for the lines
Alright, let's start.
First we went with the train from my homeplace to Harderwijk, and from there we could step into a bus that would bring us to Walibi Holland. Inside the bus we bought a combi ticket, that means: Bus & Walibi for only 31E, so that's about 40$
We had to wait 15 minutes in front of this glass door for the park to open:
After these 15 minutes it was time to go into the park and head straight to Goliath, we got the first ride of the day with just 2 other guys in the front seat, which was awesome!
We could do another 2 rides before the real crowd arrived at the coaster
After Goliath we went to Space Shot for a nice ride, with a bit of good airtime, it ran very well yesterday!
Then it was time for Robin Hood:
The ride was a bit rough, but that's a thing that i like about wooden coasters. Today the ride had some airtime, too!
After Robin Hood it was time to do a ride on El Condor, since we knew that it would have quite a long row in the middle of the day. We only had to wait 10 minutes, surprisingly short!
The ride wasn't as bad as i remembered it to be. Sometimes the train shook a bit, but it wasn't that bad. I actually had a pretty nice ride
Then it was time to check out the refurbished La via volta, Speed of Sound:
The row was 30 minutes, not that long for this coaster. The new trains were really nice IMO, they gave the coaster a smooth experience. The sound in the trains was very nice, with some good bass I like the amount of effort that the park put in this coaster, it really added lots to the ride experience.
After the ride on Speed of Sound we just went to the Ferriswheel to eat some bread, and to take more pictures of the park. However, the bad thing was, that it started to rain (The only rain of the day btw) right when we were in the Ferriswheel, it was pretty bad and cold. Luckily it was the only rain of the day
What i noticed was this:
To measure the height from people they use a metal stick, and on this one from the ferriswheel stood: FDGM. That means that they were using the measure stick from the now gone Flying Dutchman Goldmine! I was surprised
After the ferriswheel we did a ride on Xpress, it was colored pretty nice IMO, and i liked the colors of the trains. The light effects in the tunnel were great too!
The rest of the day we just walked around a bit, did some more attractions, here are some pictures:
The backside of the mainstreet seen from the ferriswheel:
Sherwood forest seen from the ferriswheel:
Goliath and El Condor from the ferriswheel:
Xpress seen from the ferriswheel:
More mainstreet:
The pretty new and finished music area:
Robin Hood, El condor,Goliath & Random:
Pictures from outside the park:
After all it was time for us to go home:
For the ones who want to know, Tot ziens means Good bye
We both had a great day with lots of rides, and i hope to have such a good day again in a few months, if i go to another park
Ride count:
El Condor, Spinning vibe, la grande roue, Tomahawk, Space Shot & Enterprise: 1x
Speed of Sound: 2x
Xpress: 3x
Robin Hood: 4x
And yeah, Goliath: 10x
I hope all of you enjoyed this TR, please leave your feelings about the TR, park etc. below
-=Tk=-
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 05:35 AM
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#5
Posted 05 May 2012 - 07:08 AM
awesome day you guys had xD
#6
Posted 05 May 2012 - 09:29 AM
One last thing, in german if you say töt it means dead, and ziens is close to sein. So it's say "dead you" in german..? I don't know I'm going on a limb here with assumptions.
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#7
Posted 06 May 2012 - 06:00 PM
No, that is 'tot' in German: 'dead'. But the pronunciation is different from the Dutch 'tot'. 'Ziens' is an altered form of 'zien', which means 'to see'. So 'tot ziens' means 'until we meet (again)'.One last thing, in german if you say töt it means dead, and ziens is close to sein. So it's say "dead you" in german..? I don't know I'm going on a limb here with assumptions.
Thanks for the update on Walibi Holland. Now I can stay away from the park for at least another year.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 06:52 PM
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