Wild Train Review | The Now Defunct Aggressive Kids Coaster at Austria's Fantasiana

[@rixrobin]

This is going to become the biggest bucket list coaster of mine that I will not be able to ride. The airtime looks so jank, but so powerful.

[@ZodiacZack1]

It closed permanently as of 2024 December

[@Stockphoto_pirate]

3:00 i talked with the ride operator and he said its also because of the brakes. If it rains the train appearantly flies through the station which is another reason its closing

[@jonny-b4954]

That could be cheaply fixed though with some magnetics.

[@acidalex420]

1:32 watching those little kids get absolutely thrown into space is insane 😭😭😭😭

[@lucastoft4948]

It look like they're enjoying it 😆

[@SpeedBird6780]

6:25 - Sarah mouthing "What the f**k" is actually got me.

[@lightningboat]

Imagine if a themepark in America bought it - Indiana Beach, please save this!

[@craigauclair4026]

Or Knoebels.

[@francescov.3610]

Liquor stores in America don't even carry Russian Standard vodka anymore. An American theme park is NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER going to buy a roller coaster from a Russian manufacturer. It's never going to happen. Maintenance is going to be a nightmare with the sanctions.

[@Harrys.Truman-fanpage]

But it’s from Austria, it was just originally made from a Russian company

[@DJbickythemaster]

I was about to say Indiana Beach. Kentucky Kingdom or Holiday world these three are the ones that are crazy enough to do it

[@popcanstudios9081]

I’m so glad I included this park in my trip and am extremely grateful I had the chance to experience Wild Train before it closed, this was such a unique coaster and like taylor said, it just had me laughing all throughout

[@MaloneysCoasters]

So glad I made the decision to head to Austria to get this credit before it closed. What a crazy experience.

[@Stockphoto_pirate]

Im also really glad i headed to austria just for this. Its truly crazy. I even bought a original wheel of it. I was like the second one to buy it. Atleast that day (Idk if you could've bought them before)

[@sooeeren]

I just went this Saturday to ride this beast, the ride op told me it costs them 20$ to let it run once which is crazy and probably the reason why it will close. And the Seatbelts are very much EOL, they are falling apart. Also i love that you guys had the same operator as i had, it is probably his "baby". I was lucky to ride everything 2-3 times and get 13 rides on wild train in 3 hourse (the ride op said we could stay seated). I even saw 2 thoosies with a hyperia and a gothem city shirt :) Its funny that i am austrian, but havent went to fantasiana in the last 12 years until this saturday, back then i wasnt a thoosie and i didnt ride wild train. I honestly loved my stay and will probably visit it 2-3 times next year with the new mack :)

[@coasterquest]

That thoosie with the Gotham City shirt was me!😜 Hope you liked Wild Train as much as I did! It was a crazy ride, but also so much fun!

[@sooeeren]

@@coasterquest I didnt expect you to see this comment, what a coincidence! 😉I have been looking for fantasiana vlogs / povs the last few days if you uploaded one. I loved Wild Train!

[@coasterquest]

@@sooeeren I did make a vlog that day and also filmed POV's!😉 The POV will probably be online in the next month, but I'm a little bit behind with vlogs unfortunately, so the vlog is going to take a while😅 Where you the guy who was really enjoying the crazy ejector drop and right turn at the end? hahaha

[@sooeeren]

@@coasterquest I will definitly watch it. I dont think i was that guy xD

[@urbex_coasters]

Would be a good addition to smaller parks that may generally rely on the European Fair Circut to purchase a lot of their coasters (nudge nudge...Knobles). Especially if it could be modified to have a chain lift and anti-rollbacks.

[@hughlingard]

this is by far the best coaster-related channel on all of youtube 🧡💙

[@FLXCoasters]

An indoor park needs to buy this!

[@Trast.2]

The reason why Fantasiana got this ride instead of something else is that they wanted something that hadn’t been seen before and wasn’t too expensive. One day, the park owners went to the IAAPA Expo and discovered PAX. As soon as they saw the layout PAX had designed for them, they bought it, not expecting it to turn out like this. Another reason I think it's getting removed is that it just doesn’t fit in the park anymore. In recent years, Fantasiana has focused much more on theming and the overall experience, and because of that, Wild Train now stands out in a negative way. It would be too late to completely retheme this ride when they could simply get a new and better one.

[@CoasterStudios]

This is a very good point! I hadn't considered the thematics of it. Very interesting about the IAAPA story!

[@kyleantonini]

I was so excited that this was really close to the route of an already planned Eurotrip last month, and thank you guys and all the other hardcore enthusiasts that made sure I knew I needed to stop there. Even with perfect weather, operations were lackadaisical. We got there about 1pm and there was a sign that said they would reopen around 3pm, just because the operator didn't feel like it or was on a lunch break or something. My girlfriend did not appreciate the the front row ejector as much as I did, though... but she was a trooper and rode it multiple times with me anyway!

[@thebenman7291]

love that you uploaded this the day it closes

[@sooeeren]

it didnt close today, it will on 2th November

[@CoasterStudios]

I don’t think it’s supposed to close until the 31st

[@craigdecker1268]

I’m scheduled to be there on the 27th so they’d better not close early!

[@Deeheeheee]

The definition of family thrill.

[@craigauclair4026]

I'm surprised no coaster company has tried replicating it. Sounds like it'd be an awesome addition here in the US.

[@RayBcv1030]

Sadly from what I heard, this coaster is getting scrapped. Apparently the reason why it's leaving is because it's difficult for the park to get parts for it since it's hard for shipments from Russia to get into Austria. As such, a lot of Wild Train's parts are essentially on their last legs. So if it were to be sold, A LOT of work would be needed to keep Wild Train going. Making it not worth selling.

[@CoasterStudios]

This makes a lot of sense

[@SmudgysCoasters]

One but bucketlist ride I will never get to go on… I really hope it is relocated.

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

If Gravity Group builds a steel family coaster, this could be it.

[@coasterdroidgaming3699]

I am totally building that ride in Planet coaster 2.

[@more_bumps_ahead]

Just booked my ticket 4 days before the end!

[@jaysteelz68630]

Man.... Saddened, I'm going to miss this one.

[@thesledgehammerblog]

This seems like it would make a good coaster for some indoor FEC, but with the age and likely iffy parts availability it makes sense why it is being retired.

[@oriolat2]

C'mon, Knoebel's, do your thing!

[@JulianDale94]

Yeah America really needs a Pax coaster for once

[@gbeinl]

I had the 'pleasure' of riding this thing last summer. I rode it twice in the back, once in the front, and once in the middle. My entire body hurt afterwards-it’s such a janky and rough ride. At one point, while riding in the front row, my head was thrown back so suddenly that, for a moment, I thought something cracked in my neck. I really can't understand the praise for this roller coaster, and I’ll be glad when it’s finally gone. And… this thing could ruin roller coasters for your kid for life. If it had been the first roller coaster I ever rode as a kid, I don’t think I would have ever gone on one again. Strangely, the 10 year old I rode this with, enjoyed it though ;-).

[@arthilas_]

Strongly disgree. It was my very first coaster back then, and it was awesome. Now I am at 100 coasters all over europe and still counting. But, as someone who regularly visits Fantasiana, I have to say that the Wild Train got a lot rougher over the years. It used to be much smoother when it serveed as my introduction into the world of rollercoasters.

[@gbeinl]

@@arthilas_ Well, that's a win for you then 😀.

[@gbeinl]

@@arthilas_ I think that Wild Train is more bearable if you are smaller.

[@GDAccelerate]

imagine being such a wussy you don’t enjoy rough coasters. 🤣👉👉👉

[@screamingeekmedia]

Looking at your footage of this compared to the others, this might be more wild because the train is shorter. I know the same can be said of Vekoma's SLCs. The shorter trains provided more violent ride than the longer trains. Back when they opened, I rode Hangman at Opryland and then T2 at Kentucky Kingdom the next day. Same ride but two completely different experiences. So that might be the case here. IMO.

[@madaboutsnooker147]

video idea. top 10 kid coasters around the globe youve tried. based on forces mixed with how fun it feels.

[@calico_memes]

if the drive tyre lift hill gets so sensitive when it touches a single drop of rain, cant they just add a roof or make it almost indoors?

[@shroomyesc]

Maybe but adding a fully enclosed tube to keep an old ride operating is a lot of cost for not a lot of return

[@jonny-b4954]

I wonder if Russian sanctions has messed with their ability to get replacement parts.

[@PhiloRaboin]

This ride seems to have the ghostrider effect since it starts off pretty normal then theres a hill that starts the crazy portion of the ride

[@luciano6967]

What a quirky cute little coaster

[@MobiusSeckOne]

The Parc Saint-Paul one, damn I marathon this f*cker sooooooo much as a kid. It’s still I my kiddy heart next to Goudurix (I may have permanent brain damage)

[@themeparkplanet3210]

the company is also known for making the original single rail coasters

[@charlieaction6178]

how? where?😊

[@themeparkplanet3210]

@@charlieaction6178 non operate anymore sadly but first one rwas round 2002

[@charlieaction6178]

@@themeparkplanet3210 name?

[@drdewott9154]

@@charlieaction6178 Well they were basically shuttle coasters in a straight line. The best comparsion would be Cobra at Connyland which is like a more advanced version of it with a different track type.

[@shroomyesc]

Well, no. That would probably be Caripro with their suspended swinging coasters.

[@AG7-MTM]

Could Intamin or RMC potentially reboot the Wild Train like this?

[@maxhagenauer24]

This is like a Gravity Group family coaster if it was a steel but also with crazy airtime. The fact it's a custom layout makes it even sadder it's leaving. Why can't they relocate it?

[@RKGE2113]

At first they wanted to relocate it in Hungary but the rehabilitation for the Coaster itself is too expensive. That's what the team said

[@maxhagenauer24]

@RKGE2113 Rehabilitation? What would they need to restore about it? Are you saying that moving it is too expensive?

[@RKGE2113]

@@maxhagenauer24 Pretty much the whole ride. Since the Park in Hungary, and also Fantasiana, don't want to spend too much money to restorate the ride, it's clearly the best choice for the park to build Helios. Btw it will sold in spare parts for the other Wild Train coasters

[@maxhagenauer24]

@RKGE2113 I wonder why it cost so much to restore it, it's such a small ride and Pax is still in business. And if they sold it for spare parts then why did Coaster Studios in the video say he didn't know what they are going to do with it?

[@RKGE2113]

@@maxhagenauer24 The news weren't published massively and so having an talk with anyone from the park's Team was the way to have infos (and btw to see the model for Helios) like I did. Yeah it's a small ride but with some serious G's. I don't know what part especially but like I said it's Pretty much the whole thing

[@I_am_Addicted_2_RollerCoasters]

im soo sad i will miss this coaster

[@tayo0404]

I know I would have hated this as a child. The smallest amount of airtime on Flying was enough to have me crying

[@KIorio809]

I feel like you guys are going a little over the top creating lore about this coaster because it's about to close... I also took four laps on it on July. It comps to an agressive Miler like the one at Adventure City Anaheim. Fantasiana was cool, but I kinda wish I spent the day I burned to ride this still at Europa and waited for Helios to go visit this park.

[@arianberndt1889]

7:45 that track needs a support! - never mind we're just gonna suspend it from that other unsupported track

[@LNB_productions]

Was my 200 th credit 🎉 Amazing airtime I am sad to see this go Looks straight out of roller coaster tycoon

[@BigDCoasterFam]

Are the ejections crazy and hurtful(and fun) like the ArieForce One finale?

[@maxhagenauer24]

I am actually very sad they are removing this ride. I wish it can stay even if it's challenging to keep operational, even if they replace it with something bigger like what will be replacing it. It's so unique but fast and intense with strong forces on such a small layout.

[@chrisverstralen55]

In Sovjet Russia, rollercoaster rides you

[@DJWezzyK]

You can't import parts from Russia due to the sanctions as well, so that could be a reason it's also getting removed. But that is pure speculation.

[@gbeinl]

My best friend is close with the park's owners, and according to him, that’s not the reason.

[@DJWezzyK]

@@gbeinl Thank you for clearing that up👍🙏. That is why I put the disclaimer in of pure speculation.

[@joecandish3923]

Most likely end of service life, low ridership, high running costs, reliability can all be contributing factors for its removal

[@lizardboy2089]

Did you guys get to Phoenix Rising yet?

[@CoasterStudios]

Not yet😂 it’s so bad haha it’s literally an hour from us😂

[@lizardboy2089]

@@CoasterStudios oof. hope you get there soon

[@coasterdroidgaming3699]

Why don't they just relocated to another Park in the United States let me want something like this? It just makes no sense why they would take something out so awesome and replace it with something else.

[@Benthetrainkid]

The Wild Train should be relocated to another section of the park

[@DJbickythemaster]

coming soon INDIANA BEACH presents the revenge of wild train !! 3 murdering airtime hills a brand new chain lift hill !! new element of a heartline roll i’m sure the guys at vekoma can come in and do something stupid for us lol

[@steveaddison4943]

It it being destroyed or relocated to somewhere else?

[@CoasterStudios]

From our understand it’s getting demolished.

[@shroomyesc]

Scrapped, parts that are still good are apparently being sent to other parks that still have wild train models. It's not in a good condition enough to sell.

[@adreamalways14]

That thinks look rough

[@DrPepperone]

Bummer. Retrofitting a chain lift doesn’t seen that hard.

[@mikeyg9958]

Noooooo!

[@adreamalways14]

I'm good

[@willscruggs8937]

❤❤❤❤😢

[@ryanpiotrowski2353]

Not wild train.

[@JosephKanagy]

I am so happy you got to ride it!! Honestly, I wish this would stay, because we have voltron 🥲