Shambhala Review Portaventura AWESOME B&M Hyper Coaster

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[@coasterbot]

Recommends PortAventurea, doesn't say the operations are worse than hot garbage - understandable have a nice day.

[@CoasterStudios]

COASTER BOT that's a park issue, not a ride specific issue. Shambhala ops varied between fast and could be better. They should be really quick though because the style of restraint used does not require a lot of time to check.

[@michaelwight8296]

When I visited, it wasn't the slowness of the operators that killed Shambhala. It was the fact that they only ran one train.

[@hiltedevries2774]

Oh my god, just stop everyone. There is way too many people that have not been to PA that say this crap. The operations were not even that bad in the slightest... Just first experience it yourself before believing everyone.

[@hiltedevries2774]

@A Shambolic Enthusiast Aight well fair enough for me then. Ive got friends that did say it was alright after visiting over a 100 times. Theres for sure better parks not gonna lie, but nonetheless shitting them down so much is not necessary.

[@smuella]

Back in 2013 it was obvious that they were pushing you towards buying the fast pass by running all coasters way under capacity. 3h queues with trains sitting on the storage track. Of course that was a long time ago, so I can't tell how it has changed.

[@mr.meloetta1939]

Ah, the B&M Hyper with the name I can never spell right.

[@visionist7]

Shamu

[@kgshoots_]

😂

[@kgshoots_]

Shammy B

[@itznathz9496]

I spell it shambala

[@itznathz9496]

Or shambalah

[@StamfordBridge]

Floater air = so underrated by so many enthusiasts. Fwiw, btw, it’s pronounced more like Port Aventura rather than Porta Ventura.

[@marcgarcia7768]

Cause it's Port Aventura Which means adventure port in english

[@ThemeParkEnthusiastNL]

Well We Enthusiasts Love Ejector Because its Stronger And We Just Simply Find That Better. Floater is A Bit More Enjoyable To The GP's.

[@daviedmond4639]

SImply stunning, its big and bad but elegantly understated and the trains just seem to float seamlessly through the sky. I love theming but i really love it when its done well not screaming"RIDE ME !!' but a sexy " ya know ya wanna ride this " and it just looks like it belongs. Great video

[@WednesdayAddams5150]

R/rollercoasterjerk,

[@tevaunstewart4606]

First it was intimidator then it was behemoth then mako now Shambhala they have all been his fav b&m hyper at a point🤣 and also Taylor didn’t u say behemoth have a strong ending with the helix and ejector hills?

[@thelord5895]

Yeah but each one is better than the other.

[@StamfordBridge]

The Lord No, for me Behemoth is much better than Mako. As for Taylor’s evolving on his favorite B&M hyper: “...Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” - Emerson If you ride a lot and keep honestly assessing, your favorites will change.

[@thelord5895]

@@StamfordBridge I know that, but I've never been on Behemoth. I can guarantee Shambhala is better than Mako and Intrimidator. Behemoth doesn't look that good but tou don't know untill you ride it I suppose.

[@StamfordBridge]

The Lord I’ve been on almost all the North American B&M hypers now, and for me the top two (not counting gigas) are 1. Behemoth and 2. Mako. But, yes, from the looks of it, the stats, and the reputation, I would anticipate that Shambhala is currently the best of them all. Looking forward to riding it.

[@thelord5895]

@@StamfordBridge Yeah it's a great coaster hope you enjoy it

[@Cossfrack]

I went on this guy back in September. Holy cow! It's my new favorite coaster. I've only ever done 3 hypers. The other 2 being the big one and nitro. This one is my favorite!

[@marcussheen]

One of my favourite coasters. The 'ejector' hill didn't really do much for me, but the camelback after the first drop was incredible. My bum was off the seat for 6 seconds :O

[@xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe]

This is My most anticipated ride. The layout appears flawless, and with all these coaster enthusiasts giving it high praise I just have to try it

[@Emoticono13]

Yea! You HAVE to ride it if you go to Spain. Btw I can ride it whenever I want, as It's at my home park! Yay!

[@Emoticono13]

Umm... I did ride it sooo many times I don't remember how many were them oof

[@xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe]

I havent ridden it cause my bank doesn’t have the power to take me to Spain (and back)

[@dan9779]

Portaventura is my most favourite theme park I’ve ever been to

[@ridermaster7882]

Let me tell you a back seat night ride on Shambhala is beyond AMAZING!

[@Emoticono13]

I absolutely love Shambhala, and I'm lucky that It's at my home park! Although I prefer inversions rather than airtime (yep, I prefer Dragon Khan, that has 8 inversions, more than any in the US until Steel Curtain comes), Shambhala is awesome.

[@Emoticono13]

I also prefer Shambhala's splashdown rather than Diamondback's because in Shambhala you can feel and see the water in all the seats. In Diamondback you only see the water looking backwards and only the back rows feel it. What I like about Diamondback's splashdown is that It's more impressive when you see it and you're not riding it.

[@kieranburke7627]

I never got to ride Dragon Khan when I visited the park but luckily Alton Towers is my home park and I can ride The Smiler - it has 14 inversions!

[@Emoticono13]

@Hamza M 1 hora al sur

[@Emoticono13]

En coche

[@Emoticono13]

For those who don't speak Spanish, 1 hour south of Barcelona by car

[@sitarad_]

finally rode this yesterday! i love hyper coasters, they might be my favorite coaster type, and this one didn't fail to deliver. it was amazing, i think i'll forever remember my first ride on the second row, it was exhilarating. i loved it so much i rode it about 8 or 9 times in the day!

[@janfont3735]

I've ridden Shambhala so many times since PortAventura is my homepark and I will never get tired of riding it. Such a great ride 😍😍😍 Really liked the video!

[@bradyryan5105]

PortAventura looks like one of the best parks in all of Europe period

[@nohaybanda3061]

looks like it could possibly be top 5 in Europe

[@Idk71568]

People can’t build above it it’s already at the build limit of 256 blocks

[@Luuk.vd.b]

I really liked Shambhala, i would rank it on the 3rd place (behind 1. Helix and 2. Taron) but above Blue Fire, Troy, Goliath and Colossos

[@MrHappydoodles]

goliath....? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7?

[@Luuk.vd.b]

@@MrHappydoodles o sorry, the one in the Netherlands :D

[@simke5445]

Man I have Dragon khan and Shambhala for my wallpaper

[@natelaux5930]

Sameee

[@matthewcondon4737]

That is not the biggest b&m hyper nitro is 260 feet tall

[@elliec9581]

With Furius Baco being quite rough I got on this as a small child with little to no roller coaster experience, fearing the pain and not wanting to ride at all. I was overjoyed when I rode it, and proceeded to lap it like 10 times. This will always be my favourite coaster - so many memories; it was also the last one I have ever been afraid to go on.

[@jtfc525]

I agree, Ellie!

[@daftturnip51906]

Lucky port aventura is my home park

[@theplanespotter2849]

Amazing how its still the 4th tallest B&M. Suprised it hasnt been beat being honest. Still fantastic airtime, and good gs over that figure 8. Just amazing. The open trains too ohh yes.

[@CoasterHipster]

Fab review Taylor - you're truly doing the ride justice! I particularly enjoy the editing, and loved how you're including a wide variety of shots, angles and distances, all with the right timing. That must have taken hours to film, and I much admire the dedication to do so! Happy New Year and keep up the great work :) Philippe

[@overbanked]

Do a Coaster Parody of Powder Keg.

[@olivergosztonyi6552]

Thank you Coaster Studios, very cool!

[@joshikavita08]

5 favorite hypers: 1. Nitro 2. Mako 3. Shambala 4. Intimidator 5. Silver Star

[@zacharygiles2984]

1 and 2 switch

[@jpribeiroo]

Think about putting on metric system in your videos - 249 feet says nothing to my brain

[@Coasterfreak1456]

The best hyper coaster in the World! In my opinion. :D

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Frittenfett Best B&M hyper, but there are other hyper coasters that are better than this.

[@edwardalmond2836]

@@adrenalinerush5862 not many though

[@Coasterfreak1456]

@@adrenalinerush5862 Which should be better? I only drove that up so far.

[@shakedangi1013]

I rode this and I agree with any word you said on the video. I'm giving it 10/10 like you. It is an incredible ride and I suggest everyone to come to PortAventura specially for this ride (BTW I liked all the roller coasters in this park)

[@LeonAndersson-z9b]

So lucky to have This in my home park. I hope they will put in some love into Uncharted because it is a good coaster, but they should have put in some more into the ride and not as much in the queue if that was a money problem. Anyway. Let’s hope and pray for RMC and stampida. That they put some love into Uncharted. That Polynesia gets a coaster. And that the park in general gets better food. It is amazing, but has been neglected a bit too much.

[@lospolloshermanos69]

My dream coaster. I would love to ride that one day sooooo bad.

[@cheffren7011]

same

[@richey0995]

Do we know the height of the hershey park hyper yet? Maybe it will be taller than this, im not sure

[@lumarc5513]

1:59 rip behemoth

[@piercethebee8612]

I love this ride, it's so smooth and kind of a calmer thrilling type of ride

[@popcollecting1019]

2:32 umm nitro

[@CoasterStudios]

pop collecting 101 definitely!

[@wchristman7634]

Nitro has air reeeeeeee

[@popcollecting1019]

Do you think you could take peak at my personal top 25, first time attempting something with that much editing and I think I did ok

[@braaandon5716]

pop collecting 101 nope silver star

[@txokoil]

Actually the drop is 256 feet and the height is 249, because it goes underground

[@3anaurv2]

I know you have air time on the Goliath at la ronde and not on the silverstar.

[@aspeyal8239]

Great review, the only thing is you got the drop and height the wrong way round

[@Lettuce2.]

This video is outdated, there's Orion now. That makes this coaster B&M's 4th tallest

[@JuliusAwen]

On my 9th ride on this majestic coaster i discovered that neither front nor back row are to prefer: it's (as i later that day found out) the middle three rows that deliver perfectly even floater airtime from when the front goes over the peak to when you hit the foot of the airtime hill - making it my number one credit so far. What a ride!

[@juliennizan3129]

Crazy that he went to Europe about 6 months ago and is only getting to the stuff he did there until the past 2 or 3 months

[@hiltedevries2774]

I prefer Red Force and Furius Baco, but it was a still a pretty cool ride to get on.

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Hilte de Vries Red Force is incredible

[@L33ch97]

This is my favourite rollercoaster ever. I love it so much. I rode it ten times in a row just in one day. It is insane. Really glad you loved it too.

[@liammorris6757]

Coaster fight mako vs Shambhala???

[@joshthomas281]

That one airtime hill is insanely huge. What is the exact height anyone know?

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Josh Thomas Probably around 170-180 feet.

[@thelord5895]

The airtime hill before the splashdown is incredible imo. Any chance of a Karnan and Furios Baco review in the future?

[@Emoticono13]

And Dragon Khan

[@CrazyWharf625]

he already had a Karnan review

[@thelord5895]

@@CrazyWharf625 Ok cheers

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Mako is more like Silver Star then Shambhala

[@TheHoost2]

Its currently my number 1.. great vid

[@PSmovieProductions]

I think this ride is quite boring since I'm a big fan of ejector, Dragon Khan, which lies underneath Shambhala, is way better. The MCBR in dragon khan contains better airtime than Shambhalas 2nd airtime hill does..

[@iitzfizz]

The Himalayas is a great theme for a Hyper Coaster

[@joshikavita08]

Best coaster at portaventura park

[@trainlover16]

Apparently Dino Chase at Pualtons Park gives way more airtime than this. Also, I'd compere this more to Diamondback rather than Mako.

[@AnimalzyNL]

Really like this coaster. Since im from europe, I havent been on any other b&m hypers, but I absolutely loved it, and it was surprisingly forceful. Also, its absolutely beautiful to look at.

[@MrPatrickbuit]

I was going there this summer but they closed barcelona.. Beyond sad at this point :(

[@getalifeandie]

Im too chubby to like it that much. Im a big boy and my legs arent Taylor (Swift) size. Thats why the restraints stapled me in. Still a very fun ride tho and worth of praise. Pro tip: dont come here without fastpass its just not worth it.....

[@FILMirnursogradeein]

I would so like to, but I don't get the praise for this ride (type). I appreciate the quality of the ride, the grace and smoothness of it all, but the layout (maybe of B&M hypers in general, I only rode this) is so unsurprising and gives you so much time to prepare for what's ahead that it's kinda like ... not exciting? Features nothing I like coasters for except a great drop.

[@RusherTriumphdriver]

Best Coaster in Europe

[@CrazyWharf625]

Wildfire

[@fredl.7696]

Nope

[@RusherTriumphdriver]

@@CrazyWharf625 ok right. I mean the best steel.

[@jonasbijlsma9943]

...after Wildfire, Expedition GeForce and Kärnan

[@jeroen3241]

@@RusherTriumphdriver ehh, expedition G force exists.

[@dsnieszko]

Great review! Always look forward to them. Will we be seeing your top 25 soon?

[@CoasterStudios]

Darren Michael you will see it likely sometime in February

[@dsnieszko]

@@CoasterStudios Can't wait, keep up the good work!

[@learei4642]

Cant wait for that parody on shambo- shambeh- shamrock shambehh- shamrock sheep, ride it now at port your vents err uhh

[@sitarad_]

I loooooove B&M Hypers, I've only ridden two so far (Goliath at La Ronde & Silver Star at Europa Park) but I can safely say it's my favorite kind of coaster, at least before I get to experience more types! I'm going to Barcelona for a week with some friends this summer, I'll try to negociate a trip to PortAventura just cause I want to ride Shambala so bad.

[@howenator]

Raging bull without trims is awesome!!!

[@ArrowThrills]

That's what diamondback needs

[@oscarpeters5309]

Review Alton Towers!

[@CoasterStudios]

Bluedragon967 I will, don't worry

[@SchrodingersCat8813]

Nice review I've wanted to ride this coaster ever since it opened phenomenal I love the layout lack of Trims and seems like a really fast are time filled ride with a unique layout. Shame it's in Spain because you're right most B&M Hyper's are disappointing Nitro used to be phenomenal but I noticed a few years ago it started to ride kind of crappy. And I always heard that Diamondback at Kings Island was one of the best B&M Hyper's but I found it pretty lackluster.

[@callum1651]

Rollercoasters r stupid

[@tomwilsonn]

I’ve ridden every b&m hyper except the new one at happy valley Beijing and Shambhala is the goat. My 2nd favourite hyper overall after DC Rivals.

[@XGaming1]

How does this compare to Raging Bull.

[@CoasterStudios]

The Flip way more airtime, less turns

[@TomOConnellMusic]

Quick correction, your height and drop are written backwards. It dives slightly lower down than ground level on the first drop.

[@bernatcamps7130]

Taylor, the drop and the height are switched: 249ft of height, 256ft of drop (with the tunnel)

[@TheKennyJacksonMJ]

I've ridden Shambhala front row its such an awesome ride!

[@madelinegarber7860]

This sounds awesome! I have no problem with floater. I consider it to be the classic type of airtime that everyone can enjoy. If I were going to introduce someone to airtime I’d take them on something like Nitro or Steel Force. But ejector is for the true thrill seekers and enthusiasts. If you like more intense rides then ejector is the way to go. I’ve only ridden 2 or 3 rides with ejector if you count I305 and I prefer it to floater. But I do love a good B and M hyper.

[@barcelonalamasbellaincompa6649]

I love shambhala!! Its and absolutly amazing ride. Just perfect!!!

[@SwitchbackSylveon]

I rode this coaster 30 times in one week, I basically rode it, went back into the fastpass queue (an essential if you want to marathon this) and rode it again, I actually got a few night rides on it as well, which was really fun, there are a few things I didn't like, like how when I was there the ride ops stapled you about 70% of the time and the fact that the sun gets in your eyes on the lift hill (I didn't have sunglasses and if I did I wouldn't ride with them on) as well as the loud screaming girls, which about 99% I had to ride with because I was a single rider, this was probably to increase capacity but it was annoying as hell.

[@kevinwijnans7675]

I wrote this last summer. Awesome coaster. Only the operations are pretty bad. Lucky we had a bracelet to skip the line. and the nightride is even better...

[@charliezakaszewski3754]

interesting how the only 2 B&M hypers i’ve ridden are your first and second favourites

[@Bebo-uo1ik]

okokokokokok where is your top 25 i have been waiting 3 weeks

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Sam Nebrasky He needs to review more coasters from Europe first.

[@CoasterStudios]

Sam Nebrasky be patient, you'll have to wait a bit longer. Trust me, the world isn't gonna come to an end because I haven't said what my 25 favorite coasters are :)

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Coaster Studios Will it be a top 30 this year because you bump the number up by 5 each year?

[@CoasterStudios]

no

[@Bebo-uo1ik]

@@CoasterStudios yeah sry i just am rlly anticipating your top 25

[@GarryWilliams555]

I'm visiting next year and this is the ride I am most looking forward to. Right now I haven't been on a coaster taller than The Big One in Blackpool so I am very excited about this.

[@lightninlarry8936]

You know whats funny? I looked up yesterday to see if there was a review that you made about this coaster. Then the next day a video is posted. Coincidence?

[@kennedychaves5561]

MY FAVORITE EVER 🤍

[@mattnewman4287]

Do you reckon Shambhala and Mako will feature in your top 25?

[@CoasterStudios]

Matt Newman yes, they both are!

[@ArrowThrills]

@@CoasterStudios it looks way cooler than diamondback, Kings island should remove the trims on diamondback

[@mattnewman4287]

Coaster Studios Great stuff! Thanks for replying, Taylor!

[@biggy279]

I've heard like 27485738 pronunciations on this ride

[@ThiccTropius]

so wait... you went to Spain?! lucky you!!!!!! either way hope you had (or are having if you are still in spain) fun at port ventura. you should review hang time at knotts berry farm if you haven't already.

[@CoasterStudios]

Brock LaPlume I did, thank you! I left Spain beginning/mid June. Portaventura was awesome! I actually have a full review of it on my channel if you are interested in seeing it. I have not reviewed Hangtime yet because I have not ridden it.

[@Hugabolunga]

Only time I went I pussied out on Shambhala, really regretted it since I got into roller coasters.

[@RollbackMedia]

I went to spain over christmas and got to go here - I loved it. This was only my second hyper after Titan at Six Flags Over Texas.

[@overbanked]

B&M hypers are very temperamental. I had very good and bad rides on Goliath (SFOG) and Intimidator. Mako was decent, but 'good Intimidator' (years ago) gave me a much better ride packed with good air on every hill.

[@bradyryan5105]

Carowinds is one of my home parks and I can safely say Intimidator definitely has flawless airtime.

[@deputydillonhartley9821]

When he says RE-RIDE does he means 15 times? Cus I got express and I went on it 15 times XDD

[@detroitdiezel7856]

Good review, Taylor! This coaster looks phenomenal. I followed all of the vlogs that all 4 of you guys did while in Europe last year and I was wondering if you could do a list of the parks in order from best to worst and also a list of all the rides and coasters from best to worst.

[@adrenalinerush5862]

2:00 Behemoth too! Why does nobody remember Canadian coasters?

[@kevinplayscello_]

Hi Taylor, I’m always amazed by your knowledge of roller coasters. Have you ever considered a coaster designing job?

[@CoasterStudios]

500 subscribers no videos thank you! I have not because I am not a math or science type of person, so that is not really a good career path for me. My skills lie elsewhere.

[@andervillalt5041]

I have rode shambhala more than 45 times and it’s one of my favourite coaster ever ridden.❤️

[@benh2428]

Always feel like my hands are gna get chopped off when going through the tunnel at the bottom of the first drop.

[@dummythiccjosh4243]

My family forced me to go to the other parts of the park i only rode it three times once in the front once in the middle and once in the back

[@willthecreator]

That place looks way better than universal studios

[@dddyy]

I totally agree with you, I fell in love with this coaster since my first ride. So far it is still my favourite.

[@rugby1971]

my favourite coaster in the world, in one of my favourite parks

[@siendbhcixisj]

Great coaster. I found red force and furious baco to be more intense though they were very short.

[@lilyhammel4629]

If you don’t put your hands up on the first drop you are ruining the drop

[@gabrielnersessian3134]

When I was younger I used to call this shamba- holla

[@hell_fyre6457]

Behemoth - Am I a joke to you. I have alternating seats :c

[@GabrieInoah]

do you prefer PortAventura or Phantasialand?

[@Emoticono13]

PortAventura

[@CoasterStudios]

Gabriel F. Phantasialand but Portaventura is probably my 2nd or 3rd favorite park in Europe

[@GabrieInoah]

Coaster Studios Ok thanks for the advice :)

[@alvaromartinezxp8280]

Portaventura

[@liam4945]

I visit this park 6 times a year and I love this and red force

[@emeraldyt3071]

Are you going to do a behemoth review at Canada’s wonderland?

[@CoasterStudios]

Eventually

[@emeraldyt3071]

K

[@adrenalinerush5862]

Coaster Studios Thank you! I’ve waited for one for a while!