2024’s Most Cutting Edge Roller Coaster - The Incredible Complexity of Voltron Nevera

[@ochyt5926]

Where a normal rollercoaster ends at the first brake run , mack just said "Why not add a swing launch and double the ride time" I love them

[@maxyu4129]

Ryan this is a masterpiece!! (the video and the ride) 14:50 The turntable likely cannot rotate 360 continuously if they use an energy chain (one of those hard, tank tread like covers for wires and cables) and have to wind and unwind, hence the constant 180 and reverse. Gotta plan my trip asap to ride this

[@hassathunter2464]

Woohoo... Europe. We get mentioned.

[@WelshGuitarDude]

You should do a touring Europe video series some time!

[@gabet3514]

There is no one I’d rather explain to me the complexity of Voltrons block zones

[@pizzapuntthomas]

I was waiting for this one, I tried it myself but couldn't find how many indoor block zones there were (brakes, transfer, station, weird lift bounce thing)

[@simonklaiber2848]

13:20 That is actually not just a Technician but the Voltron Project Lead Patrick Marx

[@CoasterObsessed]

Crazy how the most complex 2024 coaster has been doing fine while Hyperia and TT2 are having serious issues…

[@samgrange4263]

It valleyed on the first day amongst a few other issues, all coasters nowadays are so complex that teething issues are to be expected

[@jacobfuller-lewis5528]

To be fair Voltron's track was completed back in last may and has probably been testing for many months and even then it stalled during passholder previews.

[@Spiritwonder420]

And still has turntable problems as well

[@ItzKueken]

To be fair, Voltron has issues with vibrations on some of the trains. But yeah, it hasn't been closed and doesn't have a lot of downtime.

[@blackmoon013]

But none as serious as the temporary closures we see without any planned re-opening date (so far) with Hyperia and TT2

[@SkeledroMan]

Right now voltron is only running 6 of its 7 trains. They are rotating one train out at a time to send back to mack's warehouse to have its stabilisers fitted. They didn't have time to fit all the stabilisers inside the bogies if they wanted the ride to open on time, but it's nice to see they're doing it now. That's why roughness varies so much between trains right now. Also, with only 6 trains the operators very often manage to exceed the theoretical throughput of the ride. With 6 trains the theoretical throughput should be 1300pph, but they can manage 1400pph quite consistently, sometimes even more. When all 7 trains are on track at once, the operators think they'll be able to hit 1750 or 1800pph, maybe even a bit more. That probably won't happen before the end of this month though. Apart from the first 3 days, it hasn't had too much downtime. And when it does, it usually doesn't take much longer than 15-20 minutes to fix, if that. The valley block being able to reset with riders in it saves a lot of time.

[@davecuban9414]

Those stabilisers should be ready for the opening. I got three rides in the morning, each on the outer seat and got knocked out like for 4 hours. 😅

[@jacobshaw8825]

@@davecuban9414not just me then! I had 4 rides a couple weeks back. 3 rides absolutely amazing - my final ride was incredibly painful. Horrendous!! But didn’t let it ruin the previous 3 rides 🙂

[@davecuban9414]

@@jacobshaw8825 Sadly, I had 3 bad rides and 1 amazing. It is like night and day. The thing is that those reviews from the media day made by influencers do not feel very objective

[@Coasterrestrepeat]

@@jacobshaw8825 yep same. 3/3 rides all headache-inducing. Awesome ride, but definitely rough :(

[@IroAppe]

Wow, that will match or surpass Silver Star, the capacity monster!

[@MidcourseDiscourse]

I love that Mack rides modern design language is pretty much what we all made out of K’nex coaster models back in the day 😂

[@benm3017]

Mack Rides have been absolutely killing it these last 10 years or so. I can't wait to see what they cook up next

[@DigitalDan]

Loved this video, Voltron is a masterpiece 😍

[@jack-g4112]

hello digital dan,

[@samives8807]

Went to EP the other day and Voltron ran non stop, the whole day minus 15 mins of downtime. The ride is incredibly reliable.

[@clubstep8244]

I was there for 3 days recently and i never saw it breaking down

[@painfulBasterd]

When i was in Queue for Voltron last Week i said to my wife "i hope ElToroRyan is making a video about this Coaster, he will have a field day with all those Blockzones!" And then comes 9:08 which got me a good laugh :D Thanks for the awesome Video!

[@DaviesFuture]

I said to my partner in the queue wow there is so many trains there must be loads of block zones and I was trying to count them my partner was like what are you on about 😂😂

[@painfulBasterd]

@@DaviesFuture Well after nearly 20 years my wife got used to my shenanigans in Theme Parks 😅 She even get´s excited now when there is an "Error" on the Ride and it´s not "just the Ride"... 😎😂

[@Majin_nms]

I'd call this a Masterpiece

[@pegalex7319]

quick note ! Mack rides and europapark increased the speed of the forward (fourth) launch to 100km/h to reduce the chance to have a rollback on the top hat ! which makes the second part of the ride even more thrilling

[@SkeledroMan]

No they didn't. The 100km/h figure was a typo on the website. It has never run that fast

[@pegalex7319]

@@SkeledroMan no it never was a typo because it was originally written 90 km/h on the website AND the EP app and now both still show 100. So YES it does .

[@smuella]

Sorry but never in a million years have they increased speed by 10km/h or more than 10%. Force increases exponentially, so such a change would result in borderline unsafe forces.

[@pegalex7319]

@@smuella sorry but yes they did it… europapark just confirmed me that they did increase it to 100km/h. They probably designed it for 100 but put it at 90 and then increased it to 100

[@clubstep8244]

​@@smuellaThe thing is, the Airtime hills feel Borderline unsafe xD the strongest one has been measured with -1,5g (and the others doesnt feel any weaker)

[@thimok22]

Ever since EP dropped the animation POV of Voltron months ago, I had a gut feeling that 2nd launch was actually a hidden block as well, especially if you consider the delta time between blocks. Nobody really believed it back then. It's a really smart block!

[@pstoecker92]

They actually mentioned the "hidden block brake" in the episode back then in March 2023 of their construction documentary (aka. "Baudoku") in which they discussed the animated POV. Hence this wasn't that much of a surprise.

[@Theme_Park_360]

Great video as always ! It was an honor to see my footages in this video. If you need footages for another coaster in Europe, I'm your man 😉

[@ElToroRyan]

Thanks very much!! Your footage was very helpful!

[@cartoonkeeper]

​@@ElToroRyan I'm still impressed that I was able to catch you in a comment section during your footage collection phase for this video

[@Soonjai]

0:10 I guess this is a rare case where one has the chance to correct Ryan: Mack Rides and Europa Park are seperate companies that are both owned and operated by the Mack Family. Legally both are independent of each other and Europa Park is, at least technically speaking, just another customer of Mack Rides as any other Park would be. But I guess that really only means that they are just moving money from one of their bank accounts to a different one whenever Europa Park "purchases" something from Mack Rides.

[@RuKoReview]

Of course you're right, that's the way it is today. But Europa-Park was actually founded as a showcase for Mackrides to present the advantage of stationary attractions over transportable rides.

[@Soonjai]

@@RuKoReview Doesn´t matter how it was originally when the Video is talking about who currently owns and operates the Park.

[@Colaholiker]

@@RuKoReview They still serve as a showcase of sorts. And who is to say that there isn't an agreement between the two companies that the park gets prototype rides at a discount, because they may have to deal with teething problems of the rides? But even when the park was founded, they were legally independent businesses. Mack Rides was owned by Heinich Mack back then and the park was started by (I think he was Heinirch's brother) Franz Mack and his sons Roland and Jürgen.

[@Kandralla]

Independent doesn't mean that there isn't a relationship and the two don't cooperate together. I worked for a company where the independent subsidiary got preferential status over internal suppliers when we needed to purchase stuff.

[@Soonjai]

@@Kandralla That´s why I worded it the way I did.

[@FunkAndFluff]

As soon as I recognized how many of the blocks on Voltron don't use brakes, I was studying intensely as heck. This thing's a marvel and your enthusiasm is contagious, Ryan.

[@iceblade019]

The clockwise/counter-clockwise thing is probably due to the electric connections of the turntable. I can’t imagine that thing using a slip ring 😂

[@kali_muon]

yeah, the currents involved with a launch are very high, and a slip ring might add too much resistance (or be too expensive) to be practical.

[@Colaholiker]

The slip ring is even more susceptible to problems than cables that are designed to be moved around. It's also not uncommon for Mack Rides to do that. Their (commercially not very successful) version of the Mad House ride (I only know of one installation, and that's at Europa-Park as well) doesn't use slip rings for the lights on the rotating part. It's all cables, and therefore you can only rotate so far before you have to reverse.

[@iceblade019]

@@Colaholiker exactly

[@CoasterTopia]

A couple more things in regards to this amazing piece of technology: - In case of a breakdown the ride should be mostly selfsufficient to reset itself, for example from the launch before the stall. It should all go (almost) automatically with the operstor just having to keep oversight. - I think the ride system also prefers to not stack on the Brake 2 block as you mentioned that is high up in the air, because when the final brake is fully occupied with 2 trains i think it just wont launch from the turntable in normal operation. - If you look at 12:48 you can see on the turntable itself, on the right side of the track, an arrow that shows in which direction the turntable will travel that cycle - 19:04 ofcourse the lockers will be free, try and get away with upcharged lockers in Europe 😂 I wish you the best of luck...

[@SkeledroMan]

Liseberg has upcharge lockers on valkyria. about 50 cents each

[@nox5555]

I was on a train right before one of those short downtime. the cause was vomit, excessiv amounts of vomit starting right after the train stopped.

[@TheRealAstro_]

if u upcharge lockers in Europe nobody will go on the ride and the park is instantly bombarded with bad reviews.

[@tijmen24nl]

I still find it crazy that the trains cost 1 million euros each! So that's 7 million purely for the trains. This thing was probably crazy expensive to build, but it was well worth it! This thing is amazing! My current number 2.

[@paulrex9912]

What is number 1?

[@DylynKay]

​@@paulrex9912Wacky Worm

[@karstenbursak8083]

What’s so crazy about the costs for one train ? You realize that these trains are not a mass product coming from a Henry Ford Style assembly line, but handmade by order pieces of hitech art Maybe you heard that one song: „It costs that much cause it takes me f-ing hours …“

[@DylynKay]

@karstenbursak8083 bruh 7 mil is like a third of the cost of entire coasters. 7 mil is insane especially when there's multiple. So the budget is already exceeds a normal coaster and we ain't even talking about the multiple mechanical elements like the turntable or the multiple launches

[@Colaholiker]

Well... I am quite sure that Europa-Park didn't actually pay that much. After all, both are owned by the Mack family, and I think a big part of the showcase deal between the two is that they get the prototypes, which can still have some issues, but likely at a more friendly price.😉

[@AdventuresWithAlex]

In terms of manufacturers, Mack is my Dad 😌

[@PavelKrypto]

I rode it 3 times in its second week of operation and it blew my bloody socks off! Super intense with some real ejector airtime in places. I've heard some say that they think the turn table disrupts the flow but I was grateful for a chance to catch my breath, the added theatricality was appreciated too. All in all an incredible ride. I hope you get to travel to Europe sometime soon!

[@danny.ray101]

the brake right before the turntable breaks the flow, so annoying and uncomfortable.

[@SpezyCoasters]

mackprodukt

[@happysword258]

12:38 Maine Fryzaitpark Wält

[@shawnrw3727]

This HAS to be the best coaster ever built.

[@aridaje4345]

Absolutely not

[@JesseFeld]

That launch/boost which is also a block brake and re-launches from a stop back and forth (Top Thrill 2-style) is brilliant. What a great way to hide a block brake in a coaster!

[@SnowghostFilms]

“Now what you’re all waiting for, the block zon” *add break* *insert frustration block zone here* “For those who are unfamiliar, a block zone is a section of a ride that only one train may occupy” *insert celebration block zone here*

[@KolMan2000]

I think my favorite element is the boarding status indicator lights, which while adding a layer of clarity to boarding still manage to look at home aesthetically on the train and look really cool

[@IainHendry]

15:00 - it's not surprising that the turntable alternates clockwise and anticlockwise; if it continuously rotated in the same direction, the wires to the LSM stators would get twisted. This way, fixed wiring can be used (instead of a complicated bus-bar system) with a cabletrack to carry the current to the stators.

[@DuecePiece]

Why tf does Europe get all of the wildly unique coasters?! Its like park owners in the US see these awesome rides built elsewhere and think "how can we add that ride model while spending as much money as possible and requesting as little unique elements and themeing as we can get?" 🤦‍♂️

[@hassathunter2464]

America: Great coasters Europe: Smaller coasters meant to fit a tighter location. And theming.

[@MrMattogreen25]

@@hassathunter2464Why can't we have both? I don't think anyone is gonna be like "yeah, that ride has too much theming, I don't wanna ride it"

[@karstenbursak8083]

It comes down to just one word: MONEY ! As most of us know the American business philosophy is simply described as „increasing profits by cutting costs by all means“. And these rides are just to complex to operate and maintain with just a few employees, wich simply is out of the picture for most park owners outside Disney and universal.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

Mack Rides have really outdone themselves with Voltron Nevera and it’s just shocking how amazing this looks.

[@dantc2403]

I love these coaster news/technical analysis videos you've been publishing lately! Informative, timely, decent length, and block zones!

[@jaball77]

Proof that a coaster doesn't have to be 300 feet tall or super extreme to be exciting! I'd love to see more rides like this. Creative and immersive theming, fun tight layout, creative elements... Are you paying attention, SeaWorld Parks?

[@jzckvsn]

I definitely consider this to be one of, if not the best coaster in Europe this year. Hyperia looks great, but this coaster is very unique and I havent seen much like it!

[@C0RRUPTI0N소리]

I visited Germany a few days ago, and got to ride this beauty. It is MUST RIDE. That first launch was heart pounding and the air time during the inversions was intense. Was a bit sad that we had to stall for a minute right before the backwards launch. Took some momentum away. But it didn't take away from the experience. Europa Park's loading times are insanely fast. As a single rider, I didn't wait longer than 20 minutes for most of the coasters. (About 30ish for Voltron, as the trains stopped for a few minutes.) For Blue Fire, I think I waited 5 minutes? (Granted, I went on a weekday.) Considering the park closed at an early 6pm that day, it's pretty amazing that I got to do almost all of the coasters with no problem. (I skipped Pegasus, Alpenexpress, and the water rides.) Put this park and coaster on your list!

[@CoastingThePlanet]

Got the notification right at the start of my lunch break - perfect! This coaster really flew under the radar for me before opening, but seeing videos of it now, I want to go to Europa Park more than ever before 😂 I’m also a sucker for technically complex rides, so this is perfect lol

[@TheChilaxicle]

Coaster looks incredible! Top notch themeing, a ton of elements, and block brake heaven, wowza

[@DaviesFuture]

I went this year it’s incredible. So much fun. Comfortable and giggly. It’s really fun to just watch too trains everywhere.

[@gizzycav88]

I’ve seen multiple POVs of this ride, and I’m still blown away by it. I really hope I get the chance to ride it someday.

[@raybailey7111]

I love nerding-out about coasters with your videos! Your research shows passion, and your knowledge of the subject is consistently impressive. Additionally, videos like yours help to relax my anxiety and take me to places I might not manage to reach in person, so thank you!

[@juniorbeef03]

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit on Wednesday, and wow was this roller coaster amazing. On top of this I was lucky enough to have both of my rides in the front row. Seat 1 and 4, definitely have to say that it felt like the right side of the ride held more of a punch. Can't wait to eventually ride it again, hopefully sooner than later.

[@Heatherofscots]

Voltron looks amazing. It makes me want to go back to Germany. Thanks for the sweet block zone info.

[@RuKoReview]

Thank you so much for including my content in your video. Being a longtime follower of your channel, I feel very honored by this. Voltron Nevera was a long-anticipated coaster by me, and I managed to ride it seven times on opening weekend. For those of you who are interested in some stats about this coaster, I also made a video with the G-Forces that I recorded during my very first ride: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmO7i3Z5m7x3r5I Yes, the ride is intense compared to everything else Europa-Park has in its lineup. Especially the ejector airimtes and the zero-G moments are exceptional. One thing I could add to the discussions: The ride is a bit shaky at the moment. And that varies from train to train. Some of these trains already have a longer ride from all the testing they've been doing for months. And Mackride is aware of the problem of shakiness. In fact, the day before the ride opened, a test was conducted with a different rubber/tire configuration. However, due to the higher friction, the train valleyed on the last part of the track and had to be dismantled on site using a huge crane. Ultimately, this also delayed the opening on Friday and led to the chaos with the queues that you may have seen on other videos. What impresses me most about this ride is how all the disruptions can be dealt with. I don't know of any other coaster where trains can be pushed back into position manually during operation without having to perform a complete shutdown. The same applies to the many ways in which a train can be stopped on course and then operation can be continued without major interruption via a swing launch. This really is a masterpiece.

[@InvictaOracle]

Great video, Ryan. As always! Just one little correction: Voltron actually reaches 100 kph (62 mph). They increased the speed about one week after opening, because they "realized that people can handle the higher speed", so Europa-Park says. Some fans believe the inofficial reason is a reduced risk for valleying.

[@maaltagabriel]

the design of this coaster is genius

[@kentslocum]

A ride manufacturer owns and operates a theme park? No wonder it has good ride maintenance, operation, and cutting-edge attractions! Plus, without the ability to lean on overused intellectual property, many European parks wind up with more memorable and original attraction themes. 😊

[@LarsonLoopers]

Voltron was simply stunning. Already want to go back!

[@Blackgentoo]

Spot on analysis! I think you’re absolutely right with the block zones as far as I have also observed. The coaster is just insane. You have to come to Europe to experience it. It’s just a pure banger non stop. Another fun fact: they positioned the photo camera of the ride in the perfect spot right when you come out of an inversion with a very big smile on your face 😂. I honestly was never that happy and excited after riding a roller coaster before. It’s coaster perfection.

[@Paolo8772]

Saw the entire video. It does look like the best coaster to open this year and the best coaster at Europa Park. Thanks for posting!

[@davecuban9414]

Sadly it is more rattely than intense. Those outer seats shakes the life out of you. I hope they will fix it soon!

[@SpezyCoasters]

already ridden it now it's my number 1 together with kärnan (btw Nikola tesla actually did some research into transferring power over the air so the story isn't entirely made up)

[@VECTOR_Coasters]

yeah this ride looks absolutely incredible. take me with you if you go to ride it 😂

[@dreams2reality410]

Have been waiting for this video. After seeing the first pov of this ride, I knew you would have a field day breaking it down. It's such an amazing coaster. Hope one day we get something like this in the US.

[@mcmadness110]

Those coaster trains remind me of a gerstlauer infinity coaster.

[@tideclima2665]

Funny name, in spanish would be like "Voltron Fridge", apart from that seems like an incredible coaster :)

[@Jack_EpFan99]

Very good video, but I have to clarify a few points as a Europa-Park fan. Voltron now drives 100 km/h and not 90 km/h. Launch 1 block goes until 2nd launch and not until the first inversion. The block from the third launch goes up to the end of the double up into the normal block. 😊 It can of course be, that the last two points are not 100% right, but since I have over 30 rides on Voltron, I believe it should be. 😅

[@SkeledroMan]

100km/h was a typo on the website. it has never gone that fast, and i think it has been clrrected

[@riccardobardin6257]

​@@SkeledroMan No, the speed of the final launch (after coming down of the spike) has been increased from 90 to 100km/h, I believe to avoid rollbacks from the top hat (which occured few times). The speed stat has been corrected in the app as well.

[@CoasterTrax]

Voltron reaches now a top speed of 100km/h, not 90 anymore❗️

[@zunkman1]

14:50. You can see the arrows on the turntable indicating which way it's going to spin.

[@unwoundsteak17]

I like the fact that this coaster shares a name with a car that can do 171mph in reverse edit: ok turns out Rimac is actually sponsoring the ride, so it's not a coincidence

[@SniKaZzRCT39]

Luckily, europapark is my homepark so i already rode it several times. It‘s my new number 1 coaster just because its so unique and you can experience so many different intense forces… love it

[@tahjo7]

Wish we got this instead of Hangtime at Knott's. THIS is the ONLY ride I would accept at Knotts Berry Farm in place of the long rumoured Giga-Coaster.....and knott's would STILL manage to have horrible operations on this ride 😂

[@shmackatrotsky5394]

i have no idea if this is true, but somebody commented on another youtube video that the part where the track rises up and shakes the train also acts as a scale to weigh the train and calibrate the speed of the next launch to ensure the train gets through the inverted top hat.

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

I read the same in a comment, but don't knows if its true

[@maybud60]

The day I rode Voltron, the bounce effect was switched off. The lightshow was dazzling, and then the train simply launched. This makes me think that the trains are not weighed.

[@bigrob029]

it has a whole backstory, a 4D movie, and historic lore to go with it. packs a ton in a small package!

[@maxmustermann6612]

The coaster is sooo good but man, not smooth, especially on the outside seats! I really hope they are able to figure something out there

[@rainerblitzknall4956]

I was one of the people that thought all the enthusiasts complaining were just overcritical until I finally got seated on one of the bumpy trains on my second visit 😩. But to be fair on my last two visits all rides have been exceptionally smooth. One ride I would even compare to RMC smoothness… Just hope that they are onto something because this thing is just so good and is lingering in the dark to dethrone my current No 1 rollercoaster (Zadra).

[@danriddle2248]

Personally, I believe coasters built with short LSM's in the valleys of hills will become the norm in the future. Maintenance crews could access the LSM's from near ground level making it a lot easier and safer do upkeep. In terms of ride experience you could keep the pacing consistant while adding a bunch of capacity. Also no slowing down, you could hypothetically run the thing at 100 mph for the entirely of the ride. Everything I know about coasters is from the internet so I could be completely wrong. Love the video!!

[@Kandralla]

It's possible but it's likely to be pretty expensive. Keep in mind Mack owns the park so this is also an advertisement for the system; a showroom model of sorts. The cost to throw all the gold plating on it is a little easier to swallow when it's the one you brag about to potential customers.

[@kddkdkykdkdkf5817]

Lockers are always free to use in germany.

[@jck0p270]

Holy crap, just returned home from Europa Park yesterday night, looking for some content on this ride and here it is! This was pretty amazing to ride, probably the best rollercoaster I've ever been on!

[@Daniel_Coasters]

OMG THIS IS BLOCK SECTION HEAVEN!!!! This will probably be my favorite video ever! Excluding Coaster Idiots

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

Okay so a few things: Voltron is still fighting with evere rattle issues, although they are working on solving that issue as fast as possible This ride is absolutely amazing and I am so happy my Home Park now has this world class rollercoaster that it was missing. It is my new favorite Rollercoaster.

[@rechtebanana]

I'm going in 2 weeks, think the rattle will be fixed? 😅

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

​@@rechtebanana in my experience it's just 1 train that has rattle issues out of the 7

[@IroAppe]

@@AnotherSwissKZbinUser Wow, they're fast. Another user commented that they are switching out train by train to install stabilizers. I've just watched a VLog of someone mentioning several trains (4, 5, 6, 7 and one lower number, I think) that are the problematic ones. By now they could have all been replaced. Hmm, probably Silas (Parkfan95) would be the best person to ask, since he is there so often.

[@sqoomsh]

Another difference in trains- each row is an independently moving axle, as opposed to the Big Dipper, which has the two rows moving in tandem.

[@karstenbursak8083]

Not quite right … the first 2 rows are in tandem exactly like the Big Dipper ones, only row 3 and 4 are independently moving

[@Andyoso88]

Nice video as always! Have been lucky to go to Europa Park last week. Waited 75mins for Voltron, but was absolutely worth it. The overall theming, starting in the waiting lines, was making the waiting time much less tedious. And the ride... o my god, what a magnificient beast of a ride. Lots of speed, smoothness, and the ride just keeps going. Even though I had seen onride clips already, still surprised me when riding it how long it kept going. Also, getting a seat allocated in the front doesn't hurt either ;-) Overall, I LOVED IT...

[@ShockerTopper]

Why did you have to explain "wheel base", you have to pretty stupid not to know what that is haha. I'm not a rollercoaster expert by any means but wheel base is pretty common knowledge I thought. Then again kids dont' know anything about cars like we did growing up and working on our own vehicles (which is why til I die I'll only own petrol engine vehicles, specifically 2000's/90's that have re-built engines).

[@amusmentinfo9642]

This ride is way too cool and universal should be jealous.

[@markymark-r]

I’ve just got back from EP and Voltron is not good. The theming is amazing. The layout is amazing. The launches are amazing. But it’s all ruined by the trains. The outer seats have so much rattle it leaves that as the lasting memory. Shame. Yes I’ll get some comments on this opinion but this comment is just IMO. 😊 Blue Fire is far better but Silver Star is the signature coaster there. IMO! 🤕

[@BruscoTheBoar]

So Croatioa got two kick-ass things this year. 1: A beauty of a rollercoaster at Europa-Park 2: An absolute kickass-song at Eurovision Song Contest 2024...Rim Tim Tagi Dim by Baby Lasagna

[@TheRealAstro_]

Height and space restrictions in many EU parks make the coasters extremely innovative and interesting. I personally always prefer a smaller coaster with more elements and better pacing over these huge gigacoasters that just black you out and have half the elements cuz they're super stretched out.

[@AndyOBrien8675]

That loading system is tight af as the kids say these days. So cool.

[@theGingerAutist]

love that we have the footage for nerd reasons but damn the ride techs manually moving the train with guests on the ride makes me NERVOUS

[@plighting_engineerd]

Wow! Thank you so much for this not-so-problematic roller coaster deep dive! This looks amazing, I really hope my home park gets a mack stryker

[@derschrammler2780]

Thank u for the nice video :) As a german I am so glad to have Voltron in this country. The perfect fit which Europa Park really needed. Cant believe that my number one and two are Mack coasters now :D Greets from Germany

[@gfinn805]

Rode Voltron a few months ago- what an amazing ride. Very unique and intense ride, and the queue (like all the queues in Europa Park) had outstanding theming- definitely worth a wait imo

[@Ginger_vitis]

Ryan, have you considered doing a colab with Ryan The Ride Mechanic? Would be awesome to have you both talk about rides from both the operations side and Ride Mechanic Side. Some of those stories I am sure will be fun and funny to watch

[@Kumba9]

Europa Park is my favorite theme-park world-wide (and I worked for both Busch Gardens parks for about 2 decades) in my opinion due to the theming, staff, food, ride selections and operations. I haven't been to Disney Sea yet and that may surpass this park, but for me EP is an amazing park

[@KingRCT3]

14:50 Impress your friends by guessing which way the turntable will spin... by looking at the little marking on the bottom, near the right rail while entering the turntable. It's either "A ->" or "B

[@KittyLovesFerries]

last time I was this early, Cedar Point attempted theming!!

[@Hii250]

SPOILERS: Btw you also have footage of the bounce track after 17:00 at 17:33 without a warning.

[@chrispenick113]

The turntable changes the direction it spins to simplify power and signal wire layout. Otherwise, spinning it on the same direction will make wire management more difficult.

[@DisneyMarkUK]

We’re at Europa Park all week and have ridden this many times. The station is amazing. Geat video as always, thank you.

[@spinba11]

I would love to see a multi train POV like Ryan did of BTM, Hagrids and Everest

[@jello3456543]

I wonder why they don't use the LSM in the turntable at low power to reposition cars when necessary, instead of requiring a manual reset.

[@FireJojoBoy]

When I've watched the first POV I didn't notice most of these block sections, I'm seriously impressed how perfect they've managed to make this ride

[@xYoshiLP.]

the "Miniatur Wunderland" in Hamburg, aka: the Biggest Model Train Layout on the World is also building this as a Model!

[@LukeE94]

Looking forward to making this my 500th! 😎

[@martainevo]

The speed has been updated to 100 km/h instead of 90 km/h. The ride is faster than first expected.

[@paulanderson5356]

These inovations are sick. Hope they hold up long term.

[@koalakock3629]

That woman who's putting all her might into pushing the lap bar down as far as possible is evil in the eyes of most men

[@ninji5226]

That looks awesome, I hope it comes stateside. it also looks like it needs its own nuclear reactor just to operate.

[@0z3r0]

I bet this is one heck of an expensive ride if other parks seek to buy it.

[@essaym7509]

Damn boy! How did you whip this out so quickly? Is this the real Ryan or AI Ryan…? 🤔 No matter the case this is an awesome video! Super informative and makes me hella stoked for future Mack rides!