Black Mamba Review Phantasialand B&M Inverted Roller Coaster

One of the coolest B&M inverted coasters in the world is an incredibly well themed terrain coaster, located in the African section of Phantasialand. So how does the ride hold up against other inverts, such as Nemesis? This is my full in depth look at the ride experience!
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[@AirtimeThrills]

When people talk about Phantasialand they think Taron but I think this coaster looks the best. That lift in the building and the trenches...just wow

[@Luca-ph2yg]

It has the best Station I have ever been in and the dispatch soundtrack is amazing

[@themeparkchallengeofficial]

In my opinion, Black Mamba is even the best coaster at PHL... Last summer, I was at Phantasialand for the first time and my favourite coaster happened to be Black Mamba. I feel like its layout is far superior to the one from Taron (it's more diverse, not just focused on transitions). Most people visit Phantasialand just for Taron but imo, the hype for it is just too big. Taron is a VERY good coaster, but I went to PHL expecting it to totally blow me away and it just couldn't live up to the hype. So before visiting the park, definitely get your expectations right. The bigger surprises were how good Black Mamba is (although I normally don't like Inverts that much) and their Mine Train featuring great airtime. Those two coasters definitely need more praise!

[@chrisgardiner2215]

You wouldn't like it.... people that LOVE SKYRUSH, love this coaster . : O

[@clubstep8244]

@@themeparkchallengeofficial The Mine Train is so good!! Ride for every age, fun, amazing capacity (2000+ people per hour), not too thrilling but also defenatly not tame... i just love it and i wish it many more years to operate

[@MrLasKG]

@@clubstep8244 i don‘t think Colorado Adventure will leave anytime soon. When they built Chiapas, the made the decision to interact with CA quite a bit and i honestly think, it wouldn‘t be that easy to use the space CA occupies for another major area like Klugheim, so removing it wouldn‘t make that much sense

[@ender4033]

I've ridden it, and a fact is that it reaches 4.5G and I love this thing. Also it's really cool how you can walk through the loop

[@mrn234]

i have every time after a ride on that coaster a weird feeling.

[@firedragon8523]

I know you’ve stopped doing coaster fights but I’d love to see black mamba vs nemesis

[@samvoss6697]

Firedragon852 me too

[@nohaybanda3061]

whyd he stop?

[@danielmullins9953]

Firedragon852 Black Mamba wins

[@danielmullins9953]

TGK personally I prefer Black Mamba, it just keeps going and I much prefer the theme over nemesis’, Black Mamba is in my top 5 but Nemesis is still in my top 10. They’re both great rides but there’s just something that puts it a bit ahead.

[@mpatrovits1]

Rode both, nemesis is as rough as a bag of spanners, layout is good but needs re tracked and new trains to be bearable, rougher than a vekoma slc . Most overrated coaster in the UK by far. Black mamba was much smoother for me on a visit in 2016, and was a better coaster. phantasialand is 1000 times better than alton towers in terms of theming, maintainence etc

[@AnimalzyNL]

Never been on this coaster, but it looks awesome. Perfect example of how theming can make a good ride great.

[@luas7883]

It is awesome

[@seventh-hydra]

Seeing European parks, or even (my) local parks like Knott's makes me cringe every time I go to Six Flags Magic Mountain. "Your themeing is generic theme park."

[@danny.ray101]

Theming is everything on this ride. I rode BM about 3 times back then when it was brand new and although queue times were at roughly 30 min the queue design with all the optics and music was so awesome that I didn't mind the wait too much. I have booked my tickets for next week and as it seems the ride has been down due to maintenance for 5 days. So wish me luck maintenance will be done by next week🤞 F.L.Y. is the only ride which would be more painful to miss 🙈

[@marcussheen]

Love how the last inversion is around half-way through the ride, and the second half is just turns and helices. Such a great layout.

[@Emonadeo]

I have to disagree with your opinion on the pacing. It's slightly slower in the end but the turns also get tighter, making especially the final helix one of the most forceful parts of the ride.

[@batterieman3001]

yeah, the last corner is actually the tightest one B&M has ever built

[@juliuswy]

Before this gets any more messy, let me help out everyone who needs help...When you go to Disney, Cinderella is always played by a lady who is of Caucasian decent, Mulan is always played by a lady who is a lady who is of Asian decent and Tiana* is always played by a lady who is of African decent. To stay true to the theming, this park has people portraying “characters” who are true to the areas of the world they are themed after. If this wasn’t the case, I’m sure people would be up in arms about a bunch “white Germans” wearing African clothing, me included. I much prefer this...And thank you Taylor, as always, for pointing this out in the video because it makes me want to go to the park even more and for another phenomenal coaster review!

[@kryn1030]

My top 3 B&M inverts: 1. Montu 2. Black Mamba 3. Nemesis

[@rook69420]

Same

[@iannnnnnn.]

My top 3 1.Alpengeist Man isn’t my credit count so high

[@Stephenp503]

My top 3 inverts: 1. Goliath 2. Batman: The Ride (SFOT) 3. Batman: The ride (SFOG)

[@kylebetz9684]

As an American mine is 1. Banshee 2. Afterburn 3. Raptor

[@torezcoasters6043]

Mine is: Steel Venom (I know it’s an Intamin but it’s the only invert I’ve ridden)

[@CoasterHipster]

Agree with your review. Black Mamba was my first B&M, and still today I think it is one of the most immersive rides out there! 👍😍

[@ukthrills613]

Could you do a Colorado Adventure Review, please? I would love to see how it compares with the other family coasters you have ridden!

[@carsonwentz302]

Literally a good themed great bear

[@bradyryan5105]

Black Mamba is perhaps the most themed invert. Phantasialand takes theming very seriously. 💯💯

[@laserrlife]

Haven’t even ridden it and this is my favorite B&M just because of the theming.

[@jirikonecny4774]

Cant´t wait to ride it this year. Great review. I like how you did the layout description with POV (thumbs up) :)

[@batterieman3001]

great review, expected you to show us the dispatch music tho

[@historyteachergonerogue6280]

How would he Show the Music?

[@batterieman3001]

@@historyteachergonerogue6280 he showed us the dispatch but layed his voice over it. He could've simply shown the original sound of the video

[@adrenalinerush5862]

I've been watching Taylor's reviews for so many years that I can accurately guess all of his final scores!

[@ryan_n05]

thats depressing

[@racingfan2897]

Before watching I’m going to guess 8

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Carolina Coaster Fan Well well well...

[@yannimooo]

I love Black Mamba! This was my first Looping-Coaster and I was so confused when I'd gotten off!

[@rollercoasterrewind4730]

Nice Video, I went to Phantasialand last year. Me and my mates went on this first on the back row and it was amazing. I generally prefer back row to front row as you dont have to wait as long and also you get a little more force after an airtime hill, inversion or lift hill

[@lampini636]

Hands down my favourite invert!!

[@thallesbragalopesdearaujo4866]

Amazing video, man! Keep working that way! Just a little advice: it would be good if you also used the metrical system in your videos for people outside the USA to have and idea of what's the height of the ride. Thanks!

[@MyCuriousMind]

Yay! Another B&M inverted coaster!

[@chromebot9618]

4:01 i don't want to get pulled over!

[@katschaccc]

I'm really happy this is my home park ❤❤

[@Coasters3356]

This would legit be an insane night ride. Just imagine emerging from a pitch black cave, and staring at the moonlit sky

[@realityisnotlogical]

I love this Coaster, Im living near Phantasialand..so.. and yeah, they choose their employees. special for the africa theme

[@thorstan6157]

Like the way you do your reviews and i absolutely agree!

[@ricodergy4054]

Terrain coasters happens to be the most underrated, there should be more of them in the world to really get the theming feeling, if there would be a terrain coaster with airtime moments, that would be essential.

[@LegionRides]

It's one of my favorite coasters!

[@Yonel6969]

this was my first big ride. it was a school trip to germany and i didnt know what it had. loved it

[@revofreak1993]

Taylor, if you ever get to visit Germany in winter for example Europa-Park and Phantasialand, get ready to be mind blown by a nightride on Taron and Black Mamba, excpecially close before closing time when both are run warm, get ready to be mind blown ...

[@jolaytango5303]

front row on the outer right or left (as you prefere) is a MUST on this ride! Also a darkness ride at the "Wintertraum" (winter season) makes it even more fun! :)

[@donovanhamilton910]

Just left here for the second time . Great park and this is a great Ride. F.L.Y Is something like I've never experienced though. Go back and review that one

[@joshikavita08]

I love this ride.........and black mambas

[@a.j.cappuccio2859]

this is my #1 bucket list amusement park

[@joeeeee256]

It's a really amazing park, do go some time! 😀

[@jessbian3385]

Ive wanted to visit PHLD before Taron, and this was why. Ive seem this coaster a few times on various videos back in like 2010, and this has always been a park ive CRAVED

[@roller12coaster]

Phantasialand is amazing, one of the best themed parks in the world.

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

I rode this coaster in August and holy cow, this ride is better than Taron. It was hauling all the way to the end and as of today, it's in my Top 3. This ride is incredible and it just doesn't get enough credit. Everyone be talking about the other Phantasialand coasters like Taron and F.L.Y, but wow this ride is so good.

[@StamfordBridge]

Great review.

[@victoriamaier5844]

I rode it twice . Lovely experience

[@LucasBradley]

Black Mamba: Great Bear but longer and with terrain work.

[@Nekore44]

I want to ride this, look like so much fun.

[@TripleTSingt]

Black Mamba is my favorite coaster, with Phantasialand being my home park. One thing I realized is that during the first two seasons, it was silky smooth in every seat, while now its a bit rattly in the back. Doesn't matter to me, as first row = best row, but some might not like that. Still as intense as ever. I love that Taron is as good as it is, as it pulls crowds away from this masterpiece ^^. (I like Taron, too, but Mamba is my absolute favorite)

[@ryanleeuwis1602]

wooow lucky you i would love phantasiland to be my home park

[@matthewrobertson95]

After riding Nemesis last year I really hope to ride Black Mamba one day. Also, it would be great if you could put a playlist together of all your coaster reviews.

[@snakeyjakey3241]

Love your videos and it's my 15th birthday today

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Happy birthday!

[@dylan9382]

Happy birthday

[@snakeyjakey3241]

@@dylan9382 thank you

[@ihaveterriblememes406]

Aw jeez, i loved this ride. It sucks that i didnt get into the front row so i didnt quite see the scenery from the coaster.

[@therandomrollercoasterride8751]

Awesome vid l have been to phantasialand land too an black mamba is a great ride and can you do a vid heide park

[@jojo_hendriks]

I heckin love this Ride. My No.1 at PL for sure, this think is superior to Taron: I Prefer the Theming of BM, it's was more intense than Taron and it's just so much fun to ride!

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

2:42 ummm.... wut...

[@drewcorry5056]

Looks Great. How long was front row??? ( you made a point saying it was SO Long ) Over 3 hrs??

[@ayguacamole246]

Im going to see copperhead strike at Carowinds on the preview day next Friday

[@AufdemLaufenden777]

I rode this one now a lot of times an did not really notice the junior immmelmann. Just thought it was a curve!

[@ericthehighlander]

I need to go to Germany!

[@DEOTY1]

Awesome video can you review behemoth at wonderland

[@Mattia_Genuardi]

2:57 Look at that guy whose restraint loosens up a bit. He's terrified. Like: "Don't dispatch! I'm gonna die!"

[@charleslegrerg3641]

so many trenches you could theme this with ww1 and to have to change a lot

[@HooKt4]

we dont like to reenact worldwars in germany

[@tomhaigh8894]

HooK 😂

[@zacg_]

Really want to hear your review of Efteling. Also, did you visit Tivoli Gardens?

[@CoasterStudios]

Zac G a review of Efteling will come out shortly! Unfortunately we did not visit Tivoli though :(

[@volbeatnl]

My home park! I visit it atleast 3 times a year. They are world class at theming, only Disney can compare to Phantasialand, when it comes to theming.

[@jjmailman]

You seem to be a bit generous here with your rating. Yes, it is quite amazing at its flying thru the buildings and trenches. But, as you mentioned - after the last inversion, its absolute “meh” to me. It’s like they ran out of ideas, and decided to make it haphazardly meander back to the station. (For comparison, I’ve ridden around 30x) First 2/3 of the ride - 10 (Like Nemesis) Last 1/3 of the ride - 4 (Like Iron Dragon) Visually - 10 Ride experience - 8.5 That’s my 2 cents.

[@CoasterStudios]

I think that's a fair rating. You do bring up some good points. But again, I've only ridden it 3 times, so I have nowhere near as much experience riding it as you do.

[@Soonjai]

I would rate the ride experience even lower, more in the 7.5 to 8 ballpark. If it where as intense in the last third as other B&M Inverts are I would rate it higher, but that last part could easily be from a Family Invert. If it wasn't for the insane Theming Black Mamba wouldn't be anything special anyway. I honestly prefer the ugly piece of trash looking Monster at Walygator over the Black Mamba in terms of ride experience any day.

[@jjmailman]

I really liked BM, and wanted to like it more - That first 2/3 AND the theming is what makes it amazing to me. But that ending.... As for Monster, I rode it as Orochi at Expoland in Japan. Yeah, it’s a good ride. It’s a clone of Raptor at CP.

[@diegod3593]

Did you like the drop tower there?

[@CoasterStudios]

yes!

[@gladiatordragon9219]

Something I'm curious about. How does this and Nemesis compare to Montu? I get it that those two are better themed, but all three do the same thing, repeated dives into trenches. The main thing, from my understanding, is that Montu has length and height, this has length and closeness to ground, and Nemesis has closeness to ground has intensity and closeness to ground.

[@a_cowwithlegs]

They should out speakers and play mo bamba xD

[@brodiemacleod69]

Yes

[@hansyolo9649]

I'm just sad Black Mamba is the only ride in the Africa section. There were rumours back in 2007 about a darkride like Indiana Jones but unforunately it never came. The park decided to built Matamba instead which is just as cool because the hotel serves as a nice backdrop for the section.

[@FeastablesPark]

I personally think this is underrated and in my opinion better than Nemesis

[@districtcoasters154]

2:45 The moment all been you have been waiting for: DARK SKINNED CAST MEMBERS!!!!

[@Givenofficial]

i need to get to germany

[@sum_rand0m]

If you like this comment, you know what disaster transport at CP was.

[@RunawayTrain2502]

Ha, I have the Bobaan credit at Efteling lol.

[@reginas-channel]

I luv black mamba

[@alantrotter2077]

You state this is in your top 3 inverts, just what is your top 3-5 inverts? Montu? Afterburn? Katun? Nemesis? Black Mamba? And how do these fit into the Top 25? Keep up the good work on the videos!

[@CoasterStudios]

Alan Trotter I don't know exactly what my 5 favorite inverts would be, but they probably are (in no particular order) Black Mamba, Nemesis, Raptor, Afterburn, Montu

[@juliennizan3129]

Which is your favorite trench based invert? Black mamba, nemesis, or montu?

[@soumithvallapalli2626]

afterburn has trenches too and is amazing

[@bryan13318]

easily to say for me best inverted i have ridden 9.5 out of 10 but nemesis this year so i have tge feeling black mamba wil be second. but the theming is so good

[@stevenforbes6132]

Black mamba and nemesis need a coaster fight

[@captainreed3268]

If it was an SLC it would totally be better 😂

[@donovanw2150]

Will you ever do a top 25 coasters list?

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Donovan W He is doing it later in the year.

[@lanceflx63]

I wish Six Flags had done this with Batman flying thru Gotham

[@ericthehighlander]

Man that'd be cool, Six Flags needs to stop slackin.

[@clubstep8244]

Taron took alot of attention away from Black Mamba so if i have an hour left and get to choose between 1-2 rides on taron or 6-9 on the Mamba im defenetly going with the snake

[@joeeeee256]

Always believed Black Mamba is superior to Nemesis. The theming alone is good enough for me. :)

[@ryan_n05]

Bu... But Nemesis is themed to aliens! The station is the alien itself, the track is the tentacles, and the trains are the exploratory organs!

[@joeeeee256]

@@ryan_n05 trueee... but perhaps I've gotten to use to Merlin Entertainment's dark themes over the years. Africa's more kinda my thing ahah :)

[@ryan_n05]

@@joeeeee256 I personally love M£RLIN's murderous themes, and I find it impossible to get used to them.

[@calebs_rollercoasters3222]

2:41 #Bybeemoment

[@zvlazz6399]

Looks like montu if it was in pantopia mixed with jungala at Busch gardens Tampa

[@roller12coaster]

Oh yeah, the music when the train dispatches always gets my blood pumping. And yeah, the employees in the African section are always dark skinned. Most of the employees in China are asian too. Also, the front row also get's water squirted on them in the second (iirc) helix.

[@nathanielthomas2502]

I thought it was a black face reference

[@bigfatrockstar4991]

Did CoasterBot go with you to Phantasialand? I thought you guys first met up with him in the Netherlands.

[@CoasterStudios]

He did not go to Phantasialand with us

[@bigfatrockstar4991]

Coaster Studios Well then who’s the guy at 2:10? He looks suspiciously like Harry.

[@user-bw8qp7ov8g]

Which phantasialand roller coasters have a queue for one person?

[@BV-qy7cw]

Meanwhile, at this moment Black Mamba's last outdated piece of theming is getting refurbished. So next week, the complete area looks stunning.

[@j-ep6700]

Does silver bullet have a junior innelman as their second inversion

[@CoasterStudios]

Jeremy Epner no that's just a high banking turn. Almost like a sideways stall.

[@j-ep6700]

Ahh okay thanks

[@xanderridescoasters4351]

Am I the only one who thinks the GCI dueling hybrid coaster could fit in the spot of Rip Roarin Rapids, I know they won’t get a coaster till like 2023 and beyond but I think it would be perfect at Carowinds

[@t-doge7653]

Phantasialand is like a disney park without the franchises they bought and killed lol

[@mxjfilms7118]

Still wating for the Fluch von Novgorod Review

[@CoasterStudios]

Mx Productions soon!

[@april-5363]

Did you stop making coaster parodies? The parodies in ur channel was my favorite videos

[@CoasterStudios]

Ape Cha of course not! I just released a new parody a few das ago! There's still plenty more coming!

[@pasta692]

If only you could've gone front row.... the near misses are insane. Makes it better than nemesis easy, 2nd best invert behind Montu.

[@MrLasKG]

Actually, the park and B&M call the element Inclined Immelmann, not Immelmann Jr. like RCDB does

[@moderndissident5930]

2:45

[@alexferguson1139]

I can't tell if I prefer this or Nemesis tbh

[@gameitwright7821]

Icon's immelman does go upside down though

[@marzblaq7267]

The Bride is Shooketh!

[@CryoCustoms]

Montu also has its fair share of trenches

[@willtheman2223]

Did he change is font?

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Willtheman222 No, it’s just all capital letters now.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

That station must be hard for the op to even see the control panel

[@squidflipper441]

The only reason he's impressed by the theming in Europe is the fact that American parks have literally zero theming

[@rcTimon]

If your sitting in the middle you dont have the feeling of loosing speed ;) I rode it like 100 times

[@SUMMONER917]

I wish I could go to Phantasialand! Dammit Europe! Why are you so far away from McDonald’s Land?

[@AchterbahnFreak3000]

I wish I could go to the Disneys, all the Six Flags, Cedar Fairs and Universals. Damn it Mc Donalds land, why you are so far away from Germany :D

[@Ratalynn]

Me:Dad can we please go to Germany My dad:No,Not this year Me:We can ride black mamba My dad:We're leaving tomorrow

[@samuelworthington2951]

When going through the design phase of this coaster the management of Phantasia Land went to Alton Towers and looked at Nemesis so see how it worked with the terrain to integrate it into their design.