Colorado Adventure "Michael Jackson Thrill Ride" Front Seat On Ride HD POV - Phantasialand, Germany

Take a ride through the canyons on Colorado Adventure at Phantasialand, Germany. This extensively themed mine train roller coaster is sure to excite! Take a look at our super smooth, mounted POV of this superb roller coaster by Vekoma!
Filmed in June 2012
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Copyright 2012 RideFootage.com
Filmed and Edited by Jared Aitken.

[@nuttydishwasher5377]

You think you go on a nice little train coaster to relax and enjoy the theming......WRONG! This ride is deceptively intense and even scary at some parts, in the dark ride part I actually thought I would be launched out of the seat and I screamed my head off. It was......AWESOME!

[@robembrechts1958]

that dark part took me by surprise as well :D

[@shirleyrose1678]

I though it would be like big thunder Mountain.. but noooooo... Was there yesterday and I took my 5 yo son Who is usually a big fan of kiddie coasters.... the second lift he asked if it was over yet..

[@carsunlimited5279]

first time i went on this i was ''yeah im gonna warm myself up before going to big ride'' haha i didn't know that this ride WAS the big ride ! definitely the strongest and craziest mine train i have been on in the world

[@random_name64]

True

[@d3r4zz]

sitting in the very back make it feel sooooo much faster!

[@quitexofficial7076]

Dan Copsen Is the same thing in other coasters.

[@jonas-mo4wb]

not in every one..

[@quitexofficial7076]

Jonas Broch Yes, but that isn't a very Special thing.

[@MrWhatyawant]

in the taron, it feels faster when you sit in the front cart. Colorado feels faster in the back.

[@msunholy4599]

Maaskantje Space Productions that is because the last wagon always gets pulled with when the first is already going down somewhere the back is still at the other side but gets pulled with and that‘s why sometimes the back is way worde

[@w3sp]

This looks so slow and boring, compared to when you're actually on it yourself.

[@matzemedia9594]

its feels dfntly faster when you in it :D

[@47Mortuus]

To be completely honest, riding this is a LOT more exciting than riding the Black Mamba.

[@CeMBoH]

The dark part is the fastest.. but its a family coaster even for childs.. its really fun.. trust me :)

[@Anamaria-yu3vi]

Yea

[@tgamingfuture6839]

Wtf w3sp you her?

[@d.h.7559]

My favorite ride. Ride it over 250 times ❤️

[@michaelrandall4862]

Even on video you can feel the solidness of the ride as well the rumble through out.! Nice track and great curves and no skimping on time. Scary dark parts! Laughed when the Tower of Terror roller coaster came screaming by!

[@Jinxteru]

Gotta love the low dipping helix at the end. Good ride though sometimes a bit painful for taller folks :D

[@reauguimo]

In my first time there, the park already had Taron and everything. I just noticed this was Phantasialand after seeing Black Mamba.

[@nb0474]

Love it sooo much. Seems so "sweet" but it is so fast, funny- devil inside😍

[@stephenclayton7125]

That is a nice tribute to Michael Jackson a rollercoaster after he song thriller 👍🙂

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

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

[@Mainon2013able]

Ich liebe diese Bahn!!!

[@MrHenryGaming]

I'm glad it's a Michael Jackson thrill ride because if I went there I could show them my MJ moves.

[@jonas-mo4wb]

It's not anymore

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart8177]

Me toooo

[@sashaakolahh6205]

MJ moves 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jolaytango5303]

Best mine coaster in the world!

[@michaelwright6124]

A+...somebody said slow/boring....they're trippin!....this is a very good mine train like ride!....with great length...

[@ktpinnacle]

They sure stuffed a lot of ride in a small area.

[@TommyBowerscoasters]

Love the tracks Perfect for the theme

[@1313coffeeguy]

Great shot!

[@forrestbratton5025]

Maybe the best minetrain coaster in the world?

[@ggtontoyono]

it competes with all the Big Thunder Mountain versions of Disney definitely

[@gabecooper8408]

I like the Michael jackson part the best

[@beaujames87]

Right!?

[@ostarka8099]

Michael Jackson was on the ride when it was built

[@Dr.W.Krueger]

MJ "opened" the ride during the 1996 season of the park. He was the first official guest to take the ride.

[@svens.1871]

Bin ich eigentlich der einzige der findet dass die in der letzten Reihe irgendwie mehr Nervenkitzel und Spaß bringt als die Black Mamba? Bei der Black Mamba gibt es irgendwie keine einzige Stelle bei der ich Nervenkitzel verspüre..

[@olivianeumeister6121]

Sven Schuchert Black Mamba ist auch geil, fahr mal Extasy

[@immothep101]

Die Black Mamba macht auch nur in der ersten Reihe richtig Sinn. Das ist so ein grundlegendes Problem von Inverted Coastern. Ab der zweiten Reihe sieht man nichts mehr und es kommt einem alles nur noch schnell vor. Gerade wenn dann noch so krasses Theming wie bei der Black Mamba im Spiel ist, ist das eine Schande.

[@_alina5392]

Die Colorado ist bis jetzt die einzige Achterbahn, auf der ich immer nonstop lachen muss, weshalb auch immer :D

[@viviennenagy5761]

hinten is alles schneller haha

[@Coastercorner44]

Besonders dieser Eingang in die Höhle ist in der letzten Reihe so insane. Das erwartet mal von einem Family coaster überhaupt nicht😁

[@anglvx8275]

Beste Achterbahn !!! War heute 10 mal nacheinander drauf

[@niklasjanen5337]

Isso

[@Archman155]

weird to see it without all of chiapa's new refurbishmentfor the ride

[@twelvegaugeslug7840]

This park has the best theming

[@bscabc8847]

Kleine feine Bahn ! ! !

[@moniquefiorecna]

No Michael Jackson music or anything about Michael Jackson on the ride?

[@arthurchase7716]

On top of the second lift hill I heard a few Michael Jackson voices but I couldn’t hear anything else

[@mattiasrobertsson4340]

It was opened by Michael jackson

[@----5247]

Is it just me or does the theming look AWFUL?

[@spy2859]

@@----5247 The ride is 23 years old.

[@----5247]

@@spy2859 I understand. But so is big thunder mountain, splash mountain, etc

[@lewisvlogs9056]

What does this have to do with Michael Jackson?

[@jaydenkoet600]

He officially openend the coaster

[@1komischesetwas]

@@jaydenkoet600 He has taken over the partnership for this roller coaster until a certain period of time.

[@mstrmren]

Its his favourite Coaster

[@normantrombon]

It’s abusive to children!

[@mstrmren]

normantrombon Its good fun!

[@DRACULA777]

THE LITTLE BOYS LOVE THIS RIDE

[@fa_ir_ies]

Gosh at the time this videa Was Released, the Chiapas didnt existed yet xc

[@Tomtycoon]

can someone tell me why this is the only Vekoma Mine train that uses wheels instead of a chain on the lifts? It seems way better than the noisy chains like on thunder mountain.

[@kann_sein]

Tomtycoon The ride often is still really fast, while coming at the lift hills. So maybe because of the noise reduction or to avoid damage on the chains and on the vehicle, they decided to take wheels instead?

[@immothep101]

The wheels have the huge downside, though. They sometimes can't operate the coaster on rainy days because the trains don't make up the hills anymore

[@RedDeadDepressionist]

Tomtycoon if you sit in the front seat and come to the second hill for example, you are already almost at the top because the train comes in so fast and is so long, if it would have chains, you would lose all that speed in a second probably and the Gs will be to mucb

[@johnoliva6433]

Due to the noise chains produce they would not have been allowed to build the ride. The partly coverings are also to reduce noise from the ride.

[@DRACULA777]

THE LITTLE BOYS LOVE THIS RIDE😊

[@mitchellries256]

This was obviously before Chiapas was built.

[@clarafrfr]

Mit einer der besten Bahnen im Park

[@shchorss]

Colorado Adventure...in Germany?

[@Nina-pf6rx]

Yes!!!

[@itzagibboo4544]

Justin because it’s based on the gold mines in colorado

[@wendyrichmond1755]

What???!?

[@akafloid9664]

Black Mamba.. in GERMANY? NANI the park is called fuckin phantasialand = fantasieland so yea....

[@thehandleisuseless]

Is it still there? I don't remember it in phantasialand

[@spy2859]

Yes it is, in the mexican theme area.

[@Josh-ju8bc]

Ich werds nie bereuen da drauf gewesen zu sein

[@emilyjung1716]

bei mir War das Ding doppelt so schnell!!

[@annachallenge4019]

Bei mir auch

[@f.g.7547]

Wie du siehst hat sich viel verändert. Das sah ganz anders aus als jetzt (2016)

[@mementomori2052]

Emily Jung Black Mamba und Taron ❤❤ das ist scheiße Colorado Adventure

[@nikomi9951]

Bei mir auch

[@nikomi9951]

Aber taron beste bahn

[@BUEAU]

Did I miss the Michael Jackson Sasquatch animatronic? Where is it?

[@officialchase02]

No it’s called the Michael Jackson ride because he rode it back in 1996

[@nottrevorallen]

what if we held hands on the michael jackson roller coaster ???? :o

[@mikailshub6861]

I love it at night

[@omgsolikevalleygirl]

this ride gave me whiplash - if you are a grown adult it can be dangerous due to the combination of strong lateral and vertical Gs at the same time. There is one drop in the dark section around 1:24 that is especially dangerous.

[@shirleyrose1678]

I know what you mean! It pushed me forward. I tend to ' roll up' in coasters that drop really pushed me in

[@Daan03]

Were they building Chiapas there o.o

[@Slayback2102]

Yes

[@Sebastian__.]

Ride staff can say yes or no. It's actually up to the park and what the policy is for Staff, Cast Members or Team Members to say to guests.

[@hollykent5449]

Omg I was on this with a bunch of friends and one of my friends was at the front holding his middle fingers up then when we got of we bought the ohoto it's the funniest Rudd picture I've ever seen 😂

[@Evanspar]

Abandoned mines and Michael Jackson go hand in hand, didn’t you know?

[@amyholley4331]

Ty for clarifying that.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

Looks really fun, especially the bits in the dark, but why is essentially a mine train themed as Michael Jackson??

[@Anonym-dg7xd]

Michael jackson opend this ride in 1996 and gave the coaster its by-name. Since 2013 its only called colorado adventure. Its still a very nice coaster. I rode it last week

[@AppleLauda_destroyer99942]

It's a steel coaster not a wooden

[@moinmoin2849]

Ich weiß das ist jetzt nicht die coolste Bahn aber die ist was für jeden, das ist ja auch ganz normal das wenn man in eine achterbahn steigt das man sich total unsicher ist aber die ist echt nicht schlimm allerdings ist die schneller als es hier aussieht aber wenn ihr die einmal fährt dann wollt ihr nochmal wirklich also meine Meinung dazu ist die Bahn ist cool👍und kann man immer fahren😉🌹👍👍

[@katnisseverdeen926]

laura kelly ne also ich fand die cool aber diese Kurven alter😂😂

[@ggtontoyono]

What is the purpose of the chain in the track at 2:33?

[@Captured.Thrills]

It is to pull the train back into the brakes in the unlikely event that the ride stalls or valleys before getting there, which was a frequent occurrence during testing.

[@ggtontoyono]

@@Captured.Thrills I think that's the reason too, but when I rode it several times, I felt like if the chain were starting to brake the train before the actual brakes, maybe is there to help a bit too when is going a bit fast

[@Slayback2102]

@@ggtontoyono Its completely for what RideFootage said, not for braking.

[@ThomasBlithe]

It's themed after an industrial mine. Just like Michael Jackson

[@aaronberns8485]

It’s like a modernized big thunder mountain, in fact, I think it might even be better.

[@wladislawshamin5447]

my advice for this ride: Sit in the back! because when youre going over a hill, the ones at the front will just "gently" slide down while you will be launched over the hill ad high speeds

[@nicolekli8938]

Ich war darauf super Bahn :)

[@Anonym-dg7xd]

Krass wie viel sich da in den letzten jahren verändert hat. Das wirkt heute alles ganz anders. Auch durch chiapas zwischen den zwei lifthills.

[@Joniponi9911]

Isso! Klugheim und Rookburgh kommen da auch noch zu. Der Park verändert sich mega schnell

[@johannes3734]

Meine Lieblingsachterbahn als Kind :-)

[@ViviTamikovt]

I wanna know how this is related to MJ, I know the name was changed, but why Michael Jackson?

[@DerKeksDerVerdammnis]

You have to ride its dark, thats crazier.

[@Foxy-ve1oh]

What does micheal Jackson have to do with this?

[@themachine5957]

That's what I was thinking.

[@spy2859]

@@themachine5957 Michael Jackson rode the ride in May 1996, one month after the ride opened. He also named the ride.

[@Left4Plamz]

I was on this thing and I though i was going to fall out and die when i was 10

[@uglytomato1582]

Left4Plamz me too HAHAH at the dark part I literally thought I died

[@leongulluoglu149]

I always thought, but nothing Can Happen. But it was always awesome

[@TravisSaunders13]

What is the big box thing blocking the view? That's a pretty huge mistake for this kind of footage.

[@Captured.Thrills]

Hi! That is a part of the rides theming and is a part of the ride vehicle. The footage was fillmed using an old camera of ours that could not be put any further away from that part of the ride and therefore we had no choice but to have it feature in our footage. We have plans in place to re-film this POV later this year!

[@16IronHorse]

Well, you are right in the fact that it is a steam locomotive, but the box is actually an old fashioned boxed headlight for the locomotive, back then, they hung over the front of the boiler of the locomotive

[@RyuNoTsukiTeam]

Lokomotive in german :)

[@wendyrichmond1755]

I don't think he had much of a choice, it's part of the ride

[@aboussalamohamed459]

homaygat que peligroso

[@modgetall]

no chaipas??? mind blown.

[@Meatball2022]

Michael jackson thrill ride? (Insert young boy joke here)

[@schiggymaster2028]

R. I. P. me (34,8 km/h)

[@aboussalamohamed459]

homaygat

[@cheyennese4853]

ich liebe diese achterbahn ich bin die 4 mal gefahren

[@ShadyNJ]

Wait why Michael Jackson?

[@OrangeStar222]

Michael Jackson visited the park while they were building this and they showed him a scaled model. Jackson liked it so much he had his name attached to the ride and ordered a copy to be built at Neverland as well. Phantasialand kept the name from the opening in 1996 until 2013.

[@ShadyNJ]

@@OrangeStar222 That's awesome.

[@charlottemackinnon9587]

I dont get the theming

[@stefanmaurer8536]

It‘s a mine train. There you go. Now you get the theming.

[@Slayback2102]

There was a big construction site during the filming of this video (Chiapas water ride). Try to find a video of Corolado Adventure made in 2014 or later and you'll see the finished theming. :)

[@Priix]

roooooooole was duaschn

[@RachelSalvadore]

Why is it called the MJ thrill ride?

[@stefanmaurer8536]

Why are people too lazy to google it?

[@Slayback2102]

Michael Jackson was there for the opening and was the "godparent" of the coaster. Thus the name "Michael Jackson Thrillride" (which has been removed some time ago)

[@xpan2469]

Taron > Colorado Adventure > Black mamba Next year: Black Mamba < Colorado Adobe Flashplayer < Taron < F.L.Y

[@stefanmaurer8536]

Yeah the Colorado Adobe Flashplayer coaster is really a game changer!

[@danceswithmules]

Looks like a great mine train coaster, but I fail to see the Michael Jackson connection.

[@lucymarso6984]

flight chiapas

[@NightBazaar]

What does Michael Jackson have to do with this ride? Imagine Michael Jackson is on the track doing a rapid moonwalk trying to avoid getting run over by the coaster, grabbing at his crotch, and going, "Woo-woooo!"

[@stefanmaurer8536]

Google it

[@Slayback2102]

Michael Jackson was there for the opening and was the "godparent" of the coaster. Thus the name "Michael Jackson Thrillride" (which has been removed some time ago)

[@PumpinggainzNartistic]

Very misleading, slow then bam fast and dark parts

[@pferdyeishufen8075]

This has an extreme Immelmann.

[@YourMom-no3ls]

Is it only me or does it look different now?

[@breathingoxygen2087]

I think they changed the theming a bit to go better with the Mexico theme. I also painted some parts green that were brown before. Maybe they also had to make some space for chiapas.

[@akafloid9664]

you can see in the video that they were building around it. Now it doesn't look so blank at some parts :)

[@YourMom-no3ls]

@@akafloid9664 Oh! I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing this information 😊

[@superflea72]

disclaimer at the beginning about being a professional ride recorder - covers 1/4 of the screen making it harder to see, lol.

[@Anonym-dg7xd]

The front train looks like a lokomotive. Thats part of the train.

[@ericjohnson4230]

Next time, let’s show us what the ride vehicle looks like, so we know what that annoying thing at the top of the screen is the whole time.

[@captghost4844]

Do small kids get fondled on this ride by his ghost

[@Annika-zg8yd]

Geht die Colorado eventure Achterbahn über Kopf?

[@kaseflip9655]

Annika Langner Nein, in normalen Waggons. Das, was da die Sicht versperrt, ist Teil eines Führerhäuschens einer "Lok"

[@kann_sein]

Nein. Ist aber trotzdem ne klasse Bahn!

[@MaxiP_Rollercoasters]

@@kaseflip9655 das hat aber überhaupt NICHTS mit "Kopf über" zu tun!

[@dankness9303]

Wait is this based on Michael Jackson or what?

[@Captured.Thrills]

The ride was said to be Michael's favorite roller coaster :)

[@marysmoonwalker677]

He sponsored it for Phantasialand so it was named after him.

[@serkanak8770]

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[@GDKight]

Ich glaube die wurde etwas umgebaut

[@stefanmaurer8536]

Nein wurde sie nicht

[@scottbutcher9093]

Um Michael Jackson thrill ride???

[@upstagedbyadog]

A derelict shed on a bomb site? :-(

[@chukahandsford9025]

Okay the roller coaster doesn't look as thrilling as people say it is and what does this coster to have to do with Michael Jackson it does not play none of his songs and it does not feature him on the ride it just looks like a regular kiddie coaster with a few drops and turns

[@Hii250]

Michael jackson took over the partnership for this ride. Also this is in no way a kiddie coaster. When you sit in the back it really throws you around like crazy and it has a lot of airtime. It's definetly the best minetrain

[@TracysLeo10]

Why is this called “Michael Jackson ride”?

[@tyrikjamesnaturaldirt9595]

It from Micheal jacksons theme park

[@TracysLeo10]

No it’s not. It’s from Phantasialand Germany.

[@tyrikjamesnaturaldirt9595]

@@TracysLeo10 oh well he had something to do with the rollercoaster that why it called Micheal jacksons or something

[@Slayback2102]

Michael Jackson was there for the opening and was the "godparent" of the coaster. Thus the name "Michael Jackson Thrillride" (which has been removed some time ago)

[@arthurchase7716]

Tee hee

[@TechTomVideo]

the quality is sooooo bad!

[@TheMarli0]

Its from 2012. There was no GoPro or so -.-

[@TechTomVideo]

CoasterImpression GoPro wasn't, but "or so" was :) :) :)

[@Captured.Thrills]

Sadly it uses our old camera equipment which has subsequently been replaced, we're hoping to work with the park soon to update this footage. RF

[@pumpkinking03]

i'm confused.... like i see ZERO references to Michael Jackson here lol

[@morlin985]

He was the godfather of this ride and opened it back in 96

[@runnerrst3572]

As of 2020 the sad news has come that this ride would be closed for the forseable future and will be demolished for a new ride... RIP calorado adventure

[@soltoo6801]

Source?

[@runnerrst3572]

@@soltoo6801 official website of Phantasialand

[@pouckyc4813]

Not true...

[@Anonym-dg7xd]

I went on it last week. Its still open and there was no sign of a future closure

[@Coastercorner44]

I was there 3 weeks ago and it's still there. And it wouldn't make sense to close this coaster

[@totoressorp1108]

Okay, I give up... what does this have to do with Michael Jackson?

[@Anonym-dg7xd]

He opend the coaster and gave it his by-name. Nowadays its only called colorado adventure. Still a very nice ride. I went on it last week

[@xygomorphic44]

Friction wheel lift hill with abrupt bends at the bottom and no anti-rollback? No thanks.

[@johnoliva6433]

If there is enough friction to pull the train uphill there is also enough to hold the train. If not, the train would worst case roll back the same speed it came through the bend. Roll back is in the motor gears.

[@johnoliva6433]

Also, there are brakes at the bottom of every lift hill. Perhaps they engage if there is a power out.

[@johnoliva6433]

Traditional anti rollback would have been too noisy for the location of the park and ride.

[@npaitken]

I was on it and it shit my pants

[@spot2squat140]

I didn't see anything that resembled michael jackson.... Why is this called that

[@Rondvatnet]

He visited the park relatively spontaneously one time and liked it pretty well - afaik. Then he came back to open this coaster as an official partner. I think he even bought some old parts of other rides from phantasialand that were not used anymore for his neverland ranch

[@wazza9588]

What part of this ride has anything to do with Michael jackson

[@stefanmaurer8536]

Google it. Easy. You will have the answer within 30 seconds.

[@FIDreams]

Okay, what makes this Michel Jackson?

[@kunstlerischesetwas1284]

This ride was opend by Michel Jackson on his visit in 1996

[@wendyrichmond1755]

This ride is so rough and uncomfortable!!! You really need someone else beside you to break the bends!!!

[@mstrmren]

What!?

[@mstrmren]

Try to ride Silver Star! Colorado adventure is not rough or uncomfterble!

[@anthonymongeon981]

ZERO Jesus Juice and monkeys at the end. Would not ride again one star ⭐️

[@Lol6250]

I don't understand what Michael Jackson has to do with it.

[@legendmichaeljacksonedits]

He opened it better search before saying anything