Parc Asterix Discussion Thread

[caffeine_demonI teach at the school of donkey!]

I'm a bit surprised to see poor reviews, particulalrly as it's barely 2 months since the ECC and Clusterfarce both rode it - and both said that it was "one of B and Ms best, if not their very best".

Then again I've heard "Nemesis Beater" used for lot's of BamdMs, but to me nothing yet has touched the raw intensity and overall ride experience that nemmy gives time and time again!

It's amazing how coasters can vary though - before our US trip, I'd heard all sorts on how brill Boulder Dash was - yet even those who love the ride, said that they'd "never known it run this bad" - it did improve in the evening, but still wasn't the number 1 ride we were expecting.

I don't know if it's JUST the hype that can ruin a ride - I've had a number of occasions when I'd heard little about a ride, and found it very disapointing (Daemonen, kanonen), and a number of occasions when a well hyped ride has blown me away! (Bizarro sfne and Piraten)

[KingRCT3The best thing about TPR is the donkeys.]

How was TDZ running this go around? Rough? Smooth? At the very least fast?

I posted a POV and a review right here, but it has been removed.

I feel that TDZ is in a great shape this year, although the side wheels make some weird noise during laterals. There's a few nice floating times, but the best about it is its constant speed from the start to the end.
Not a mind-blowing coaster, but something very fun to ride with friends.

[ernierockerWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I posted a POV and a review right here, but it has been removed.

I didn't personally do it, but here is the reason:

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=137

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Just to make it clear that your post was not removed because of the review.

[KingRCT3The best thing about TPR is the donkeys.]

Yes, that's why I reposted the review, not the video link. I posted the Oziris POV before, I though it was ok. My bad.

[SoCalCoastersYoung and Stupid! I blame my parents.]

In terms of the issue at hand of differing opinions, it may not have been the opinion itself, but rather the way it came across. The way the review was worded rather than the actual opinion. I found opinions on both sides to be very harshly worded, and this is probably what caused the whole incident.
That's my take on the situation...

In all honesty, no matter how it rides, the thing still looks pretty freaking awesome. Forceless or not, I'd still ride it over an SLC any day. And I think most people would agree.

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

In all honesty, no matter how it rides, the thing still looks pretty freaking awesome. Forceless or not, I'd still ride it over an SLC any day. And I think most people would agree.

Hitting yourself in the head with a hammer would be prefereable to riding an SLC, too--but only slightly.

[Coaster CordalisI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

This looks like a pretty decent ride. A new B&M Inverter in Europe - yay!

That must be the first one since Monster @ Walygator Parc (France), I guess. But that's a refurbished (very good) one, originally built in 1996 for a japanese world exposition (though much more forceful than the new ones, it's a shame - I 'fully recommend' it).

The latest 'new' one is Black Mamba @ Phantasialand (Germany) in my opinion. That's a hilarious ride, but probably in first place because of the outstanding (not Disney) theming. The layout is well-engineered, no doubt. But it's also a little bit predictable (yes, there is a 'world-unique' Inclined Immelmann, but you won't recognize it particularly while riding it, it feels pretty smilar to an overbanked turn), not in a bad way but eventually not to frighten the 'average' of the park visitors too much, I guess.

Anyway, this new addition is very welcome! I'm looking forward to experience it one (any) day. Thanks, Parc Astérix!

[televisedconfessionCounselor Neil]

I'd hate to be another poor reviewer of OzIris, but it really is not an "old school" B&M... it just looks like one. It was still an okay ride, has all the elements in place, but there were no forces. We rode it at the beginning of the day, then again later in the afternoon. I will say, it did get SLIGHTLY better as the day went on, but still nothing earth shattering.
TDZ was pretty good. I was afraid it was going to be very rough, but it honestly wasn't that bad. Still rideable. It's got a good layout, good pops of airtime here and there, and is a lot of fun. It slowed down as the day went on, and in fact, we were worried on our last ride, that we'd clear the end of it, but it's still a good coaster.
I really enjoyed the MadHouse too. Not the most intense one I've ever done, but well worth the go-around. Great theme, great presentation, good fun.

I still can't get over the lines at this park. I mean 2 hours for Goudurix? 3 hours for OzIris? Everything was at least an hour. This park needs to keep adding high capacity rides, or things that suck people up, because it's nearly impossible to get everything done in a day (and there really isn't THAT much to do!)

[KingRCT3The best thing about TPR is the donkeys.]

Saying Oziris has no forces is like saying a comedy-movie lacks of explosions...

Also, while speaking of forces, why you only considerate positives g's? Aren't zero g's great?

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

I still can't get over the lines at this park. I mean 2 hours for Goudurix?

This, in particular, amazes me. I imagine a "Hit Yourself on the Head with a Hammer" attraction would attract a similar line at Parc Asterix.

That being said, I like this park quite a bit (particularly Zeus, the Madhouse, the dark ride, and the flume).