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I
must admit I came away from this one feeling a little disappointed. Not
because it's a bad ride, but because I read that it was comparable to
Valhalla and Storm Force 10 as one of Europe's best flume rides. I think
this stems from the fact it has one of the best elements on a European flume
ride. It has a section where the boat comes comes out of the water trough
and over a dip created by a couple of steel rails, before splashing back in
to a new trough of water.
The rest of
the ride though doesn't match up quite as much. It feels to predictable to
be ranked along with the best flume rides I've been on. The station and
final splash next to it are well themed, but a lot of the rest of the ride
doesn't hold up. There are areas where you go past a large unthemed steel
wall, and a lot of views of footpaths which spoil the sense of immersion,
needed to create the sense of adventure found on the best flume rides.
Overall
though this is still a very good ride, the steel rail dip element on it's
own is enough to make it worth riding, the ride as a whole is not quite up
with the best flume rides out there, but it's definitely the best of the
rest. |