Photo TR: Rainbow Magicland: The Sequel

I visited Rainbow Magicland again last weekend with my friend Marco, hoping that a month would be enough time for Shock - The Steam Machine and other rides to open. But was it enough time?

We get there on Friday night, hoping to avoid the crowds and heat, as well as get some night rides in.

While waiting on news from the info booth, I noticed the new arches over the entrance turnstiles, as well as the new Hyundai (I SPELLED IT CORRECTLY!! OMG!) parked out front.

What I found out: Shock had been open since June 8th, but was operating relatively unreliably. It had just broken down a couple hours before and we were told it *MIGHT* operate the next day. So we headed for our hotel in Rome and were hopeful that it'd be open tomorrow.

FAIL for now, but will things be better tomorrow?

Next day.....

Have things changed at Rainbow Landmagic?

SFMM could seriously use these! They help keep parked cars a lot cooler, they help define parking spaces, and they are a great way to help the park save on energy (Environmental Enthuseast much? ).

Now that the park is in high gear (or is it?) for the summer, the parking system is now working. Parking cost is 5 Euros, but instead of paying when you arrive, you come in and pay before you leave the parking lot. You can pay before you enter the park if you'd like, or you can pay after you're done.

We're back, this time with many more people.

Current admission prices.

Sadly, Shock was not open today, but we still decided to make a day of it.

They managed to get the shades on; already an improvement since last night!

Looks like they finished some landscaping since my last visit.

Gargoyles still sit atop their perches.

Tick Tock! Crik Crok!

Dufour's mascot is a chubby dolphin. Just thought you'd like to know that.

I walked up with my camera and he just made a pose with the cotton candy! These Italians are awesome!

So, let's find out what's going on.

The firefighters told us that both Shock and Isola Volante (Flying Island) were closed today.

Such a hard credit for me to get!

It's still nowhere near as good as CP's afro fountain!

Picnic grove under construction near Drakkar.

Yucatan is open.

"RAWR! I am a dinosaur! Give me 5 Euro and I'll let you in!"

It's time for L'Olandese Volante!

Olandese Volante = Flying Dutchman

Both trains were running, so lines weren't bad. We probably waited 20 minutes at most.

Obligatory lift hill shot.

Vekoma's newer lap bars are very simple and somewhat comfortable. A far cry from SLC OTSRs of death!

They've set up the onride camera, but it didn't work for our ride.

The angle of the camera makes it hard to see unless you're looking straight to the left.

Rainbow Cat has been replaced with boring Olandese Volante bowls and mugss.

Olandese Volante logo. Pretty cool, if you ask me.

OV's landscaping is ok, but you can tell it's new.

Stuff on the stage... wonder what's going on over there...

Mystika seems to be progressing along smoothly.

This ice cream shop has also opened.

The fencing has been taken down and lots of landscaping has been completed.

The entrance is kinda cool.

The queue is short but windy...

I'm assuming a few railings will be put up to increase its capacity, though.

MC Escher: The Ride, here we come!

One reason why we should've known that Shock was going to be closed today!

Wall has already been broken.

That switchback way down there should have a fan; it was very hot and we actually stood back to keep from having to experience it.

In fact, somebody passed out from heat exhaustion.

Much rather hold up the line (and the people behind us agreed) than go into the hot, sweaty tunnel.

Batman queue theming?

I need to lose weight or else I won't be able to ri.... oh, those kind of bags.

(H)ALT

Instead of taking an onride video, I took a few onride shots. And yes, they finally turned on the strobe lights.

Brake run before the last lift hill.

You go up slightly sideways.

Volcano Helix of Death!

IT FALLEN? NOT HAS WHY

Helix is so twwwIIIISSSSSTTYYYYYYYYYYyyy!

They put gates up around the alligators to keep people from ripping them apart.

Yucatan again,

this time with a much shorter line!

Pissed off dragon will show water at you!

They did a fantastic job at making the speakers and lights blend it.

Ideally, each boat holds 20 people.

2 lift hills, 2 splashdowns.

Construction going on over there.... what could it be?

We'll find out later; right now, it's time to get wet!

Before...

After.

He didn't get us wet at all. He missed our boat.

Looks like they have an onride photo planned for this, too.

Pay 1 Euro and you can dry off in this thing!

I am SUPER WET!

We head over to that restaurant with the dinosaur ontop to see if we can find something to eat... (Anybody notice the fail?)

They just sorta rip the meat off of the hunk for the kebabs!

Prosciutto sandwich, drink, veggies,

and fries!

Weird bendy straw spoon device.

 

Part 2 coming soon!

Such a shame about Shock. It looks like a really good coaster. Anyways, Rainbow Magicland looks really good. Keep up the good work.

The park does look really nice, just a shame the coaster line up is quite poor. Also, I'm quite surprised at the amount of English on the signs, is that common in Italy?

I've come to expect that modern accelerator coasters break down on a regular basis, I guess the technology working inside is just to haywire....

 

I wonder why 30+ year old Shuttle-Loops are still working so fine to date...maybe the enigneers should do which is prooven and reliable technology...

^^^Agreed, and you have no idea how much anticipation I've had to ride it! Overall, though, Rainbow Magicland is a pretty good park. All it needs is a couple of decent flats and I think it'd be a well balanced park. Thank you!

 

^^The coaster lineup is pretty small, but I think they did a good job at getting the coasters to 'progressively' become more thrilling. I'm sure this is one of few theme parks in Italy that actually has a few English signs; big parks like Gardaland will probably have some English signs, but if it isn't very big or is not near a tourist destination, I'd doubt that it would has English signs.

 

^I've noticed that too! Schwarzkoph Shuttle Loopers are not only very reliable, but are also very compact and pretty thrilling, too. I think LIM/LSM launch coasters are the worst for reliability, so this shouldn't be too much of a surprise to me.

 

 

Part 2

I spotted a few employees being used as the test dummies for the new picnic grove.

They put a fence around this tree as well!

Hey dude! Is it hard to stand up in that raft?

Just like before, short line and decent queue music.

This trip report is brought to you, in part, by Spoken Beer: You'll get so drunk, you'll think our beer can talk to you!

The fact that the original view has changed is a sign of progress!

Raft storage is still in its development stage.

This queue system could use a little big of redeveloping, though.

Soooo..... much...... water!

Group 'Dan would NOT approve all this wetness!' shot!

German print of awesomeness,

Intamin seal of approval!

Lift hill shot for you lift hill nerds.

One of these does not belong...

Ba humbug!

One of the catchnets has been mounted, as you can see.

Up

Down

Stop! Artsy time!

Thanks to Marco

for those two shots!

As I said on my 1st TR, this ride isn't quite as gracefully supported as other accelerator coasters...

but it's twwWWWWWIIIIIIISSSTYYYYYYYYYyyyyy!

And that's what matters most. Wait, did I say anything about how fast this curve looks?

Obligatory 'Mystika-from-all-possible-angles' shot.

Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts! It's time for the Vekoma Roller Skater!

This one's for you, Hanno!

Another angle... Hey, is that a shed?

Totally diggin' that wheel assembly.

Should've waited another 1/2 second...

Aachooooo! Don't enter this building if you have a monster allergy!

They've added some shade to help protect you from the sun.

We noticed all sorts of trash below the ride, including a pair of sunglasses and a few water bottles.

14? Doesn't this train hold 16 people?

Ready for some more Vekoma awesomeness?

Lift hill, shed, and new direction signs.

Magnetic brakes are so smooth... if only there weren't blocked by the new shed.

Instead of a POV, I'll just take a few onride photos. Here is the beginning of our ascent up the lift hill.

Are we ready to go?

You get a nice view of Shock from Bombo Run's lift hill.

Bwwwoooossshhh!

How's it goin', Marco and dad?

Comfortable, simple, and Vekoma are all 3 words that could be used to describe the restraints on this coasters.

Shed: The Ride was pretty good, too!

I'd definitely consider putting one of these in my theme park!

In fact, I could almost be considered a true Vekoma Roller Skater fanboy!

 

Part 3 will come soon! Stay tuned!

Woah! For a park that opened this year, they really have a lot to offer! Granted, not all of the rides are open, but if they were, I'd already say this park is a big competitor for Gardaland and Mirabilandia on scenery and coaster collection. Shock really does look great, but what do you expect from a coaster that is like Rip Ride Rockit, when that ride had problems too

 

Thanks for posting!

Nice images and information. I hope you get the credit sooner than later. Looked like a bright day... and that emphasized some of the landscaping detail for this park. Nice looking place... lot of open/shadeless areas, though. I don't blame you for holding up your spot in line to avoid the oven-tunnel section of queue (for "Cagliostro"?). Would probably do that for "Volcano" (tBC - KD) for that section heading in the mountain as well... can get really stuffy (but the line continues for a while and stagnates in that descending switchback, preventing a hold-up... oh, and it is an "active" volcano... so logistical detail meets convenient theme support and suspended reality wins. Didn't they add fans somewhere in there?). Thanks for posting.

This looks like such a nice park!

^^^The park indeed does have a lot to offer. While being more child-oriented, it has top-notch theming and a few good thrillers, and in the big picture I agree that it's good competition for Mirabalandia and Gardaland because it'll draw people from all around southern and central Italy. I'm sure the kinks with Shock will be ironed out over the year... I just need it to be open for 1 day that I'm there just so I can ride and get a POV.

 

^^I hope I do, too. It was a bright day, but my camera's flash was also going off unusually often, so that might've contributed to the problem. They've improved the situation with shade slightly as you may have noticed with the park entrance and Bombo Run's queue, but I certainly agree that it needs some more. All the park needs to do is install a fan on the roof of that switchback (very low roof, though) and that'll get it a lot more comfortable. Heat with V:tBC makes sense, but not for MC Escher: The Ride (or Cagliostro as you said correctly ).

 

^It is a nice park! I hope you can visit someday when Shock and Mystika are open.

The line for this was too long, and Marco wasn't exactly interested, so we skipped.

My dad, being the crazy guy he is, found and threw this random bread roll at me.

This is your common flying ride, themed to flying fairy girl things.

Seriously, everything here is is named 'Pop' something!

Is it just me, or is this water area something new that's been added in the month since I was last here.

Time for Pop Tower!

Marco and I try to have a good time, despite the fact that we were probably the oldest kids on the ride.

WHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Marco insisted on pulling, so I just focused on being sad and pathetic looking.

Freaking out on Amerigo, too.

LOL! That girl behind us probably thinks we're insane.

Hey, Ronnie!

How's it goin'?

Ronnie does a pretty long cycle, and everybody seemed to be having fun.

That's the highest he goes.

Marco decided to leave Ronnie's line, and we noticed this while heading toward Cagliostro!

It's testing! Will it be dropped?

Nope. It was just brought up and lowered down.

This interruption of the the test shots of Mystika is brought to you by Ignarra Motors.

We now return to previously scheduled nerd shots.

I try to look over the bushes

To get a shot of the vehicle.

There we go!... sorta...

Cagliostro makes its brief outside appearance before heading back inside.

I'm guessing that's apart of the queue, but who knows....?

Could this have an onride photo, too?

This ride just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser.

Take the tunnel! (Translation: Marco and I were able to withstand the tunnel's heat once again to get another ride on Cagliostro.)

I decide to take a look at Mystika's queue.

The entrance once again.

Can you tell that I like to take vertical shots of drop towers?

Mom, dad, and I get ice cream form that little shop. Marco decides against it and gets a water instead.

Has this become the world's most beautiful LIM-launched lawn ornament?

L'OV's camera is working!

They need to work on the flash... as you can see, my face was overdeveloped.

The children seem to like the airbrush painting.

Marco and I decide to ride Yucatan again.

Dad takes pictures from the observation bridge.

This head was very interesting...

Mr. Dragon dude was NOT happy!

Here we go!

SSSKLOOOOOOOOSSSHHHHHHH!

Drop 1 got us wet! Time for drop 2!

They have some weird animatronics in there.

Drop 2 got us completely soaked!

Dan would die in the seat that I am in.

Goodnight, everybody!

More testing.

Hey little mechanic dude! How is it to be standing ontop of the catchcar?

This time it went all the way to the top!

Two guys having a leisurely conversation 70 meters in the air.... that's almost like standing ontop of Goliath's lift hill at SFMM!

Some more

weird faces!

Marco takes some artsy shots from the grass...

That non-inverting loop is so nommy!

This area has already sunk down a little bit!

That lady down there gave us a few more specifics about Shock's downtime. Apparently, a part broke yesterday (when we first arrived) and a new one had to be sent from Germany. She said that it would most likely be down for 4-5 days. Why the heck weren't we told this yesterday at the front gate?!?

Blarg.

Flying Island (now with its more suitable Italian translation) has been broken as well. No panorama shots today.

It'd better be open next time I come!

We might as well check out Shock's arcade.

Racing game where you can have your own picture.

Prepaid cell phones as prizes? Interesting...

Ben 10 is popular in Italy, too.

Gettoni = Tokens in Italian.

Basketball game.

Awesome Shock shirt, reasonableish price. 12 Euro = about $18.

See 'ya later, gargoyles! Hope to see you again when Shock finally works right!

Arrivederci, Magicland!

Anybody want a few park maps?

We leave the parking lot,

stop at a gas station,

grab some snacks,

and hit the road heading north for Spello.

 

Thanks for reading!

Really great pictures! I had no idea about this park or that awesome looking coaster existed. Hopefully they get it running soon.

Seems like I was lucky when I managed to get on Shock; it's a superb coaster, well worth the wait. Hopefully the park will sort out the reliability issues soon.

 

FWIW, my impression of Rainbow MagicLand is that it'll be a nice park when they've finished it. It's a shame they felt the need to open before they were fully ready.

^^Thank you! Rainbow Magicland is one of those parks that you really wouldn't know about if you didn't see the construction update because it is so new and TPR hasn't been there yet. I do, too.

 

^That's great to hear that it's a good ride! I hope I get on it before June is over. I completely agree: the park should've waited a little while before opening, but once everything is completely open it'll be a lot better.

 

I wanted to post the two videos I took while at Rainbow Magicland. I took a partial POV of Drakkar (that is, until my camera got wet and I had to turn it off to inspect it; thankfully it's fine) and a second POV of Cagliostro, this time with the strobe lights on.

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^Those and all the pics are great! Thank you very much for being either the first (or one of the first) TPR members to document this neat little park!

 

P.s. It's now July/Juli/juillet/luglio (for the Italians ).