Parque de la Costa (Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

I just noticed this...


Could this be the closest a Vekoma 1-2 Combo of an SLC & Boomerang next to each other?

I can't think of any other park that has these two popular models practically touching each other!

--Robb

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

I've been wanting to go to Argentina for a long time. Thanks for posting this!

^ Well, apparently the are two Vekoma classics just waiting there for you...right next to each other!

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

^Not for the coasters, obviously. Just to go down to Mendoza for the wine.

^ Oh, c'mon Joe! You know that Vekoma double-whammy would be the highlight of the trip!

^Not for the coasters, obviously. Just to go down to Mendoza for the wine.

Really, Joe--just drink some wine, then ride. You won't feel a thing.

Thanks for this look at a South American park--I'm particularly intrigued by the "dark-ride," walkthrough attractions you mentioned.

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

^ Oh, c'mon Joe! You know that Vekoma double-whammy would be the highlight of the trip!

It's just a Vekoma!

[GaryWilsonI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Well, I went back to the park again yesterday, I´ll post more photos in about a week or so. Had an interesting day to say the last.

The SLC was running one train, with about 25% of the rows closed, so the line was three hours long. To top it off the train was stalling every other time that it made it up the lift hill, climbing up the crest of the hill in super-slow motion. It appeared almost like a car with a parking brake on but running anyway. So then the train wouldn´t pìck up speed until it was about half down the hill and then felt like it was struggling to make it through the first inversion.

When I rode it, it was literally stopped for five minutes at the top of the lift hill. I was terrified and it didnt help that roommate next to me began saying the lord´s prayer (it was only his second time on a rollercoaster). Sooo yeah, that was quite a ride. But it is by far the smoothest SLC that I have ever ridden. Like so smooth you wouldn´t believe it was a Vekoma.

Regarding the walk-through dark rides there are four of them with a fifth one closed. One is themed to an abandoned mine, one is themed to hell, one is themed to an enchanted forest type thing, and one is themed to ancient Egypt. There appears to be another that is only open for private parties. T

o be honest, I have only been in two of them because generally the lines are ungodly long. The enchanted one is a maze with special effects and some actors throughout it. The mine was has a few little scenes in it and actors as well.

I have heard good things about the Egypt one I and Im planning on taking the train up there on Friday to give it a walk through. Then there is an upcharge attraction of some sort themed to fighting terrorism. I have no idea what it is, I will see on Friday I suppose.

There is also a musuem type attraction that has some history of the area and explains the basic physics of a rollercoaster and then another that I haven´t entered yet which appears to have recreations of famous world monuments or something, Im not sure. My Spanish is not perfect so sometimes I lose a little something in the translation.

[SebascoasterI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Hello!

I too have visited several times this park, attached some photos.

PS: Gary is right, the SLC is very smooth

If you are interesed could also publish some photos of the "Parque de la Ciudad" (Ex- Parques Interama) currently SBNO.


sorry, my English is very bad

[TheRapidsNerdMullets never go out of style!]

Every time I see a Vekoma SLC, Natatomic's "Kidney Bean Inversion" comes to mind.

Neat to see this park. Thank you all for posting!