Goudurix

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Here's an example of the adage; "It's better to be a memorable failure, than a forgotten success." It's a coaster that normally would be viewed as a standard multi inversion steel coaster, instead it's one that's talked about a lot by enthusiasts due to it's infamous reputation. It has a reputation as one of the roughest and most uncomfortable to ride coasters going, to the point where people will try it, just out of curiosity created by it's reputation, to see if it's as bad as it's reputed to be.

Well that leads to an obvious question; is it that bad? I personally didn't find it as bad as it's made out to be. Yes, it is rough, but it's not as bad as some other coasters I've done around Europe. I reckon I could do a couple of repeat rides, if for some reason I wanted to.

Where the roughness does have an effect is it destroys any potential excitement this ride could have. The layout is a pretty good design with a nice series of inversions and ride elements, but because of the roughness of the track it never feels like your travelling at a thrilling speed, it just feels like a dull ride going through the motions.

I reckon with some work to the track, and some new trains (the ones Weiner Prater installed on their Boomerang spring to mind) you would end up with a respectable looping coaster. As it stands, once you've satisfied any curiosity you have about it, it's not one worth the time it takes to queue for it.