Etnaland Theme Park | The Storm | Mack Megacoaster

[roomraider]

I obviously missed the memo that coasters should stick to one type of layout and stay with it

I don't see the issue with the barrel roll, Sure it's not what you "Usually" get on a coaster like this and i think that's what makes this ride interesting,
People complain that B&M looping coasters are all the same and now people complain when someone does something different in a layout, So you can't really win.

I'd like to see more coasters with a mix of airtime and inversions. A ride like Behemoth where one or two of the hills were Zero-G-Rolls would be nice

 

[bmac]

I obviously missed the memo that coasters should stick to one type of layout and stay with it

I don't see the issue with the barrel roll, Sure it's not what you "Usually" get on a coaster like this and i think that's what makes this ride interesting,
People complain that B&M looping coasters are all the same and now people complain when someone does something different in a layout, So you can't really win.

I'd like to see more coasters with a mix of airtime and inversions. A ride like Behemoth where one or two of the hills were Zero-G-Rolls would be nice

*Scrambles around looking for a like button*

 

[owentaylor121]

You always see on Facebook that some of the biggest rides in the world with only airtime hills are boring because it doesn't go upside down, then a park builds a ride what people can't really complain about as it will have a good amount of airtime and an upside down segment.

 

[IntaminToWin]

I obviously missed the memo that coasters should stick to one type of layout and stay with it

I don't see the issue with the barrel roll, Sure it's not what you "Usually" get on a coaster like this and i think that's what makes this ride interesting,
People complain that B&M looping coasters are all the same and now people complain when someone does something different in a layout, So you can't really win.

I'd like to see more coasters with a mix of airtime and inversions. A ride like Behemoth where one or two of the hills were Zero-G-Rolls would be nice

Emphasis on TWO. My point was, a single inversion by itself is weird. Unless it's a vertical loop.

Why? Aesthetics, that's why.

 

[Jake]

Well, I was more bitching about the fact that it's just one roll shoved in at the end. I'm not against the idea of inversions, but if they made something a bit more of it it would be better.

 

[Martyn B]

They probably added that roll to try and take the attention away from it being a blatent attempt at making their own 'Megalite' coaster.

 

[gavin]

Or because, as everyone who has ridden it keeps pointing out, it's the best element on Blue Fire and they wanted something similar on this.

 

[Martyn B]

Randomly, it looks like they could be going for a Rock 'n' Rollercoaster style theme:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zghcAwTjQ6s[/youtube]

 

[andrus]

To begin with: sorry for the very late bump of this topic..

But I think it's definitely worth it!! Found this video while looking for a comparison between Alpina Blitz and the Storm:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH7o84cNq8[/youtube]

Some fantastic footage which make the ride look truly stunning! Have anyone been to the park yet and know what the experience is like?