Following on from Ian's Walibi Holland topic, the next port of call was Toverland!
This was a first for me, Darren and Ian while a repeat visit for Rach & Peter. I didn't take many pictures on the day due to foolishly forgetting a travel adapter and not having a full charge on my phone!
A swift 46 minutes away from the hotel we arrived and the first thing that stands out by a mile is TROY! The weather was a lot nicer for us today too...
We headed in being ushered towards the entrance by the mascot with a weird head! Entrance was only €22 I was expecting a lot more so it was a nice surprise.
As soon as you walk into Toverland you can just see how 'fairytale' it all is and how much effort they put into things. I absolutely loved the kiddie coaster flying over the other rides indoors and the whole place just had a really feel good vibe to it.
We decided to head straight to Troy but as you pretty much passed the Booster Bike on the way and it had no queue we ended up riding that first. I loved the cheesy soundtrack and the plants/vines wrapping around the station. I was keen to compare this with Velocity with it being my homepark, the launch felt a little less forceful but other than that it was very similar. I think my over riding of Velocity has killed this unique concept for me to be honest.
While we were at Booster Bike we noticed the new 'cred' was operating so headed over that way before TROY! The pathway was annoying the hell out of me as I had a bit of a hangover and it is just a temporary gravel path so the noise was just really grinding on me. You could see the outline of the rapids - it looks like its going to be a hell of a long one! The whole area should look fantastic when finished.
We queued for d'Wervelvind for a few minutes before we got on. I like the queueline walking around under the track. They had the soundtrack speakers all installed but with the planting still very new and fresh it looks a bit bare at the moment.
The inside of the station is really nice, with vines and leaves growing from the ceiling that light up when the train enters/departs the station with the soundtrack... Ian shows this on the off ride video really well.
The ride itself was OK, the first drop is pretty quick but due to the nature of the ride it all depends on how good a spin you get to determine the quality of the ride. This one wasn't so good.
We were all ready for TROY! now so we headed on over. I got a quick shot of 'Back Stroke' on the way.
I was also amazed at the lack of health & safety worries as kids played in water about 6 inches deep on rafts, bridges and stepping stones without a care in the world. This is what I love about European parks.
Troy looked stunning - I'd heard good things about the ride and was really looking forward to it. I confess, I had to get a goon shot.
As soon as the ride leaves the lift hill it is just purely relentless. Dropping into a curved hill which must be about 1/8 of the height of the drop should have really gave me an indication of what to expect but WOW! Unbelievable stuff, there just isn't a time for breath until the brake run... I think I actually have a new favourite coaster in TROY! It also must be one of the ride-ops of TROY!'s favourite as he had a complete perma-grin throghout the whole day. We did comment on the soundtrack, the way the man shouts TROY! sounds a bit too camp for such a beastly ride.
We headed back indoors to ride 'Back Stroke'
The turntable on the lift hill was odd and something I've never seen before. It also felt really weird. The Yoda looking thing spits water at the boats that leave the station occasionally, ours was one of them! Back Stroke was fun and as you can see from my earlier picture the outside drop is quite big but at the end of the day, its just a log flume.
I think we grabbed some lunch after this. I was quite burdenous and didn't really fancy anything at the place everyone else ate so queued about 45 minutes for a burger. People had ate theirs and came to meet me before I'd even been served my food. They gave me a landmine to notify me when it was ready. The burger was decent and I walked and ate to prevent being any more of a burden than I already was.
We rode d'Wervelvind again. This time it was fab as we got a great spin! Ian tried filming a POV but his camera ran out of memory!
The ORP was only €2 to be e-mailed to you!
We whored TROY! for a few rides afterwards as we all agreed it was clearly the best thing there. It was now on two train operation but there was still only a 1-2 train wait for riding. It was earlier mentioned Lord Morton hates station fly throughs, I said I loved them, however after waiting a few times and being screamed at as the other train flew by changed my opinion on them very quickly.
Toverland is a fantastic place - there isn't many parks I'd revisit without there being a major new coaster but this is one of them. Cheap entry, fantastic looking park, feel good vibe all around, cheesy soundtracks and TROY!
This was a first for me, Darren and Ian while a repeat visit for Rach & Peter. I didn't take many pictures on the day due to foolishly forgetting a travel adapter and not having a full charge on my phone!
A swift 46 minutes away from the hotel we arrived and the first thing that stands out by a mile is TROY! The weather was a lot nicer for us today too...
We headed in being ushered towards the entrance by the mascot with a weird head! Entrance was only €22 I was expecting a lot more so it was a nice surprise.
As soon as you walk into Toverland you can just see how 'fairytale' it all is and how much effort they put into things. I absolutely loved the kiddie coaster flying over the other rides indoors and the whole place just had a really feel good vibe to it.
We decided to head straight to Troy but as you pretty much passed the Booster Bike on the way and it had no queue we ended up riding that first. I loved the cheesy soundtrack and the plants/vines wrapping around the station. I was keen to compare this with Velocity with it being my homepark, the launch felt a little less forceful but other than that it was very similar. I think my over riding of Velocity has killed this unique concept for me to be honest.
While we were at Booster Bike we noticed the new 'cred' was operating so headed over that way before TROY! The pathway was annoying the hell out of me as I had a bit of a hangover and it is just a temporary gravel path so the noise was just really grinding on me. You could see the outline of the rapids - it looks like its going to be a hell of a long one! The whole area should look fantastic when finished.
We queued for d'Wervelvind for a few minutes before we got on. I like the queueline walking around under the track. They had the soundtrack speakers all installed but with the planting still very new and fresh it looks a bit bare at the moment.
The inside of the station is really nice, with vines and leaves growing from the ceiling that light up when the train enters/departs the station with the soundtrack... Ian shows this on the off ride video really well.
The ride itself was OK, the first drop is pretty quick but due to the nature of the ride it all depends on how good a spin you get to determine the quality of the ride. This one wasn't so good.
We were all ready for TROY! now so we headed on over. I got a quick shot of 'Back Stroke' on the way.
I was also amazed at the lack of health & safety worries as kids played in water about 6 inches deep on rafts, bridges and stepping stones without a care in the world. This is what I love about European parks.
Troy looked stunning - I'd heard good things about the ride and was really looking forward to it. I confess, I had to get a goon shot.
As soon as the ride leaves the lift hill it is just purely relentless. Dropping into a curved hill which must be about 1/8 of the height of the drop should have really gave me an indication of what to expect but WOW! Unbelievable stuff, there just isn't a time for breath until the brake run... I think I actually have a new favourite coaster in TROY! It also must be one of the ride-ops of TROY!'s favourite as he had a complete perma-grin throghout the whole day. We did comment on the soundtrack, the way the man shouts TROY! sounds a bit too camp for such a beastly ride.
We headed back indoors to ride 'Back Stroke'
The turntable on the lift hill was odd and something I've never seen before. It also felt really weird. The Yoda looking thing spits water at the boats that leave the station occasionally, ours was one of them! Back Stroke was fun and as you can see from my earlier picture the outside drop is quite big but at the end of the day, its just a log flume.
I think we grabbed some lunch after this. I was quite burdenous and didn't really fancy anything at the place everyone else ate so queued about 45 minutes for a burger. People had ate theirs and came to meet me before I'd even been served my food. They gave me a landmine to notify me when it was ready. The burger was decent and I walked and ate to prevent being any more of a burden than I already was.
We rode d'Wervelvind again. This time it was fab as we got a great spin! Ian tried filming a POV but his camera ran out of memory!
The ORP was only €2 to be e-mailed to you!
We whored TROY! for a few rides afterwards as we all agreed it was clearly the best thing there. It was now on two train operation but there was still only a 1-2 train wait for riding. It was earlier mentioned Lord Morton hates station fly throughs, I said I loved them, however after waiting a few times and being screamed at as the other train flew by changed my opinion on them very quickly.
Toverland is a fantastic place - there isn't many parks I'd revisit without there being a major new coaster but this is one of them. Cheap entry, fantastic looking park, feel good vibe all around, cheesy soundtracks and TROY!