Menhir Express

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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.