Lech Coaster Review, Legendia Vekoma Bermuda Blitz Coaster | Greyout Machine!

[@MrPopsfreshnmyer]

You are an editing machine dude. I have no idea how you put this much quality content out. Thanks for your hard work and dedication.

[@CanobieCoaster]

You're welcome!

[@theintamindude]

I might be an Intamin diehard but I am also your friendly neighborhood Vekoma Bermuda Blitz Advocate and I advocate for Vekoma to put one of these in the US somewhere. 💯

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope it happens.

[@Jackp499]

These are probably my favorite reviews

[@CanobieCoaster]

Glad you like them!

[@singlerailindustries1763]

Lech Coaster Is In My Opinion Vekoma's Best Coaster. I Really Wonder Why No Other Parks Build A Bermuda Blitz. But Hey. Their Wildcat Model Could Compete Against Lech Coaster. Great Video! 👍

[@Soonjai]

To me it feels like that going forward the Wildcat and Hyperspace Warp models will be the go-to Lifthill layouts for most Parks when it comes to Vekoma clones. Lech might just be the oddball case where the ride was intended to be clonable, ends up being a bit too intense for it´s own good and remains essentially as a custom Layout variant of their new Sitdown model.

[@singlerailindustries1763]

@@Soonjai Yea

[@CanobieCoaster]

It may be too intense?

[@funfairs__uk]

They just have too many models that are practicality the same

[@singlerailindustries1763]

@@funfairs__uk But Their'e All Good 😁

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

Now I'm even more pumped for riding this. And Fønix!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope Fenix is as intense as this one.

[@dubcheck2943]

Finally rode this (June 2022). Top of the league for intense coasters I reckon. On our trip you could stay in seat and re-ride, usually needed a break after the 3rd ride in a row. The first drop, first front row ride, mental. Well worth the trip to legendia.

[@CanobieCoaster]

So crazy!

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

This has been on my radar for a long time. I will take this grey-out challenge! i305's turn does have me seeing some grey on the outsides, but I never totally lose my vision anymore. I'd be interested to see if this one can do it to me. Beyond that, this ride's mix of positives, negatives, inversions, smooth ride, and mostly great pacing, sounds like something I would love.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's an all-around ride even beyond the positives.

[@Joypyf]

Yes, the positives sound amazing! Are you planning on visiting Poland anytime soon?

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

@@Joypyf Not at this time. If an opportunity comes up, I will jump on it. Having never traveled internationally, I would need to go with people who have experience. Energylandia is a top priority.

[@Joypyf]

@@OklahomaCoasterFan absolutely sounds good!

[@BassGuitarSlide]

Absolutely love this beast of a coaster - it looks fantasic, is comfortable and is one of the most intense rides I know. I would love to see more Bermuda Blitz models in the future :)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope to see more too.

[@robhaley5136]

Just subbed again (I have a few accounts lol) - very good review man. I'll be on this for the first time on Sunday 12th - so excited (and my 200th coaster will be on Zadra at Energylandia - oh yeah). If this ride makes me grey out I'll be very surprised though, as I think I'd have made a good fighter pilot (can't fly a plane though, bummer lol). I rode I305 and whilst I felt my blood draining from every part of my body, my brain stayed fully awake for the whole thing just going "woooo baby more of THIS please" so I wonder if a roller coaster will ever make me grey out?... Anyway - great review man, as all your videos are - very informative and interesting. Can you think of a ride that will make me grey out... if I305 didn't manage it?? (Only had 4 rides - but they were in the afternoon on a hot day so it must have warmed up!)

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's weird I305 didn't. Try one of those flying fury rides maybe?

[@CivilianSatellite]

This coaster always looked good, but your account sounds even better! It's amazing how quickly Poland went from an afterthought to being on every enthusiast's radar.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I heard nothing but positives going in and it still shocked me.

[@szendrenko]

This is by far the most intense roller coaster I've ever ridden. I also score it ten out of ten. So amazing that the best coaster almost always has short lines. The engineering is spectacular.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's insane.

[@AirtimeProductions]

I got my first grey out yesterday on Hulk! If that ride made me grey out this for sure will have me seeing spots

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hulk's cobra roll always has me greying out too.

[@TedsCoasterChannel]

I didn’t get a single greyout on this thing but it still managed to physically destroy me (although i have been awake for more than 32 hours when i rode it. Might play a big factor there…). Really love this thing! It’s smooth yet intense. The sensation of experiencing airtime while greying out is one i only got on Zadra. That big sustained ejector hill after the outward banked stall (if it is called like that) always made my head feel numb because the pullout of said element is so tight. Poland has some crazy coasters and i really hope i‘ll be able to get there again this december for Winterfest.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I rode this in 90 degree heat while rested. I also greyout on positive Gs quite frequently.

[@chargedonpc9989]

I don't know if I would like constant greyouts, but the inversion over the station is awesome.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That inversion is sick.

[@katalepsja]

I bought the crazy cheap season ticket this year and go to Legendia at least once a month, primarily to ride Lech coaster. I never grey out, so I can ride it 20+ times a day without any headache. Usually there's a bit more people on Saturdays but still waiting time is max 10 minutes. On Sundays the park is dead so I was riding every single launch (operators waited for the small group of weirdos running around looping this thing ). The only other attraction worth checking out is the Phoenix imo. Devil's loop is rough and uncomfortable and the third coaster is gone now. When you're on Poland, definitely go and check Lech coaster. Hyperion and Zadra are equally great but Energylandia is huge and crowded, while Legendia (and Lech coaster) is mostly empty and you can have fun all day without waiting.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I happily marathoned this even though I was greying out. I wish they had more elite rides, but this alone makes it worth visiting.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@CanobieCoaster]

You're welcome.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Legendia’s lagoon has stunningly beautiful water. I wish Canada’s Wonderland’s river was as stunning as this. (It’s a swampy colour)

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too.

[@KondaaKage]

Knowing how intense this is, is why I think I would prefer the new-gen Vekomas with chainlifts rather than the launched ones. Though I haven't ridden any, the one with lifts seem to have much better pacing than the launched ones. This is especially knowing that the pacing of the launched coasters may be highly affected by trims (Abyssus and especially Wrath of Zeus). I think the only exception would be FLY if I ever get the chance to ride it as well as the other new-gen Vekomas. Great review as always, can't wait to see what comes next! :D

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks! I'm sure Vekoma could make an intense launch coaster. Look at Formula.

[@KondaaKage]

@@CanobieCoaster Formula definitely looks great :) I just wish the bigger ones like Abyssus didn’t have trims, but they still do look pretty good.

[@arturobianco848]

Well after i coudn't get to poland for the last 2 years this one is defintly on the list for next year. No more plane BS i'm driving!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's worth it!

[@Soonjai]

I really have to get back to this Park during a Summer day. My first, and so far only, visit was a late October day in 2018 and because of fog and very light rain the Park opened with only 5 guests, myself included. I feel like Lech never got a chance to really warm up that day because even in the afternoon when a few more guests came after the weather cleared more, it was luck if more than 4 people where on any given train. While I can see that Lech is a great coaster, on my rides I never got to experience it to it´s fullest. But on a positive note, they at least never attempted to wait for any specific load, if at least 1 person was seated, they would just send the train out. I had 4 back-to-back rides on it where I was alone in the train and they would send me out again after doing the apparently mandatory restraint cycle when the train returned to the Station.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's good they sent the train out faster for you! The ride got more intense after an hour, but I'm not sure if that was more due to fuller trains or cycling more.

[@charleskummerer]

This coaster looks insane!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sure is!

[@paulanderson5356]

Thank you for another great review. Hoping California can score one of these Vekoma grey out machines!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope any US park can.

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Lech is amazing and my No5 coaster in the world it’s also the worlds best coaster made by Vekoma !! Love how you said you grey out at least 6 times on lech, yes it’s intense but not that intense

[@CanobieCoaster]

I also tend to greyout on far less coasters so it's not surprising this happened to me.

[@maxhagenauer24]

Lech Coasyer is a true Vekoma masterpiece, thos shows what new Vekomacan do. It has very strong ejectorairtimeand very fast whippy inversions. That twdited S hill pulls -1.6 Gs which is insane, and that's just 1 moment of the ride. America, get some of these, we need them bad. Edit: I didn't know it was super intense in positives, this is an absolute must ride, I'm going to Poland, see ya!

[@CanobieCoaster]

The positives are the most striking thing with this coaster in my opinion.

[@keithstransitexperiences9749]

On the helix towards the end of the ride, when you said you greyed out on half of your rides, I'm thinking on your last few rides, you didn't grey out on that helix because your body is used to it. I've greyed out on X2's first drop and Riddler's Revenge's upward turn before the mid course brake run. I've experienced blackouts on Goliath's helix and Tatsu's pretzel loop. For me, I grey/blackout on my 1st ride, then it doesn't happen to me on my subsequent rides because my body is used to the forces. My first blackout was on 4/1/2022 (no joke) on Tatsu's pretzel loop.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Oh maybe!

[@azertycraftgaming]

I didn't realize that it was that intense!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is. I also rode it on a 90 degree day but everyone else I knew who has ridden it rave about its intensity.

[@gemmachaos]

It may not be a coincidence that no more of these were comissioned, nor that none of the newer Vekomas are anywhere near as intense as Lech. Maybe Lech proved to be a bit much for many people.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Quite possible!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Hey, Canobie Coaster! More of these models should be built!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Agreed!

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

That station inversion looks super intense is it a head chopper moment

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is wild from a force and visual standpoint.

[@yoinktube]

I didn't really catch the hype when I rode this. I just wanted it to be a good Vekoma, and the surprise was total. Really wish to get back to Poland soon as this became my favorite coaster there!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It lived up to the hype.

[@coasterkarl1022]

I greyed out on the back row. I thought I was gonna die from the force 🤣🤣

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is intense.

[@jtwoolley]

I've ridden every coaster on your channel.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wow that's a lot.

[@JamesonThomas24]

I wish Cedar point would get one of these. It would look small in comparison to everything else… but then… when the GP least expected it…

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sort of like Maverick.

[@jtwoolley]

i saw a tiktok with a front seat pov on this with feel this moment in the background.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@corkscrewfoley]

I always thought Lech Coaster was Maverick with a lift hill. Just the snappiness of it.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It does have some similarities.

[@WCfanboy]

I’ve never ridden this, but I’ve never truly grayed out (except maybe for when I was 8 on backlot stunt coaster) I’ve never had issues marathoning a coaster, unless it’s rough, or has strong positives combined with constant rattling, and I’ve ridden some quite intense b&ms so I wonder if this would do it

[@CanobieCoaster]

I can greyout pretty easily.

[@florianplack2973]

which new gen vekoma did you prefer - lech coaster or F.L.Y? 😄

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think most enthusiasts will prefer Lech Coaster, but I preferred F.L.Y.

[@vinewoodstar]

Duuude! 😎 This coaster! 🤩MG!! That first drop and just the overall layout! 🤤 This was a good review. Also... Did I see the structure move when it went through the inversion through the station? I'd love to learn more about coaster structures when they sway. Like how?! 🤔

[@CanobieCoaster]

Glad you liked it!

[@randalheller7460]

They are built to sway (to an extent). This in order to relieve stress on the support structures, a rigid support is more likely to crack than a flexible support.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The first drop looks almost beyond vertical with the twist

[@ElectriKong-]

It is beyond vertical

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

@@ElectriKong- ok that makes sense

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think it is.

[@saskiaboere2191]

That element over the station should be called a super roll cuz you WHIP through that thing

[@CanobieCoaster]

Fair!

[@seangearhart2494]

Who doesn't love a tight pullout?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Lol

[@coasternerd6978]

I think that Vekoma likely won't build a coaster this intense again. It's just too much for the general public. It's almost a mini I305 in that regard.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I would not be surprised.

[@StinnerMatjest]

Isn't Battlestar Galactica technically the first Vekoma new-gen coaster? At least I think it's the first one to use their new trackstyle but I'm unsure of what exactly qualifies a vekoma rideto be considered "new-gen" other than that..

[@CanobieCoaster]

It may have similar track, but it wasn't their new designer and wasn't it still a bit shaky?

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

Is that the Witcher 3 music I hear in the background?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's the Lech Coaster theme music.

[@mateoalvira7826]

Canobie Coaster, do you like or love the positive Gs and greyout moments on Lech Coaster?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Love them.

[@RedHitMarker1]

Lech Coaster looks like a mix of RMC, Intamin, and Vekoma

[@CanobieCoaster]

It does!

[@appalachianenthusiast9499]

So basically that off-axis hill makes it a 9.95

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's still a 10 for those positives and other great elements.

[@davidpalomeque4689]

What’s the thrill level of this compared to Maverick?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Comparable. Maverick's intensity comes from sudden directional changes. This one has intensity from sustained positive Gs.

[@ianmortimer5325]

Is it the most intense coaster in Europe?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Has a strong case.

[@michakowalczyk4179]

Switch this coaster with Abyssus in Energyladia and we best TOP 3 ever.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That would be a crazy good top 3.

[@JoshB333]

The layout was made for enthusiasts…

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sure was!

[@dead_fish243]

this or i305?

[@CanobieCoaster]

They're next to each other in my ranks, but Intimidator 305.

[@N9197U]

I'm from Bermuda and we have 0 Coasters

[@CanobieCoaster]

Dang!

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

Here's a history about Vekoma and their cloned coasters: During the 1990s and 2000s, Vekoma built compact coasters at many parks like the suspended looping coasters from the standard model. When those Vekoma suspended looping coasters were cloned, that was because the parks wanted a cheap and marketable compact inverted coaster designed for thrills, with an action packed layout and five inversions. Most people and enthusiasts said they were going to have a fun ride on those coasters, but the restraints and trackwork turned the intense five inversion ride into... A) A dull experience B) An ok experience C) A torture experience D) An amazing experience, often giving a 9.5 E) A genuinely good experience

[@CanobieCoaster]

C

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

Most enthusiasts thought they would have a good ride on the Vekoma suspended looping coasters from the standard model when they opened in the 1990s and 2000s, but the restraints and trackwork turned the intense five inversion ride into a torture ride experience. On coasters, what does "torture" mean?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Pain

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

And what did most people and most enthusiasts want, the rough and painful inverted coaster or the smooth and good inverted coaster? What do you think? A) Many liked both coasters B) Most liked the smooth one, not the rough one C) Most slightly preferred the smooth one over the rough one D) Most liked the rough one, not the smooth one E) Most slightly preferred the rough one to the smooth one

[@CanobieCoaster]

B

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

a pretty demanding coaster to ride, you said that, what does that mean, "demanding"?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Physically intense.