3:18 How in the frick did GCI manage to do that???? They literally built the structure around the supports for Blue Fire, and it looks like the supports are barely barely touching that. That is impressive engineering.
When I was riding the Blue Fire for the first time I was screaming the qhole time, and then had a moment of "whoa that's so cool" when I saw the Wodan built around it and then went right back to screaming.
They quite outdid themselves in cramping Wodan into the quite small area that was available, but still manage to pack up a quite large wooden coaster in it, together with a very large, detailled station and que!
I’m glad you gave it at least an 8 out of 10, because personally i find Wodan to be very underappreciated. The que deffinatly adds to the overal experience, and it is indeed no punishment to wait in it because it’s so detailed it’ll keep you entertained for quite a while with all it’s different scenes. Great review!
Wodan has some of the coolest Millennium Flyer trains ever~ The design of it looks really cool :) Not many people talk about this ride, and of course, not many people besides coaster enthusiasts talk about it, but I've heard nothing but great things about it~ Not one of the top GCI coasters, but it's definitely up there~ I can get why people say it's short, I mean Europa Park and GCI don't have a ton of room in that area, so I'm glad they were able to fit as much of the ride as possible, so of course, there are things like that that they consider.
He's right, if feels a bit short because it actually is, for its size. On paper the lenght of the track is all right, but a big part of it is the pre-lift section, the final brake run, and a extra long block at the end because it can run 3 trains.The length is similar to Troy, yet Troy feels and is longer. Also the coaster still has some momentum at the end, it sure could do another 100 meters or so. (350 feet) They didn't have a lot of space to build, so this is probably the best layout they could came up with.
I am living near to Europa park and I am there realy often. Wodan is surely the Best themed coaster, maybe after Can Can Coaster. But my favourite coaster ist still blue Fire, because it was the first Big Roller coaster of mack, which is still realy smooth. I hope the Park will get in the next few years a New mack Roller coaster, maybe a xtreme spinning coaster.
I think Wooden Coaster at Knight Valley, Shenzhen, China may be the largest GCI. It's height and speed statistics aren't known, but it's a huge terrain coaster built into a hillside that has some serious speed, I suspect faster than Wogan and Python. I can't know for sure without riding it but the ride looks to be on par with the Voyage at holiday world, it's layout seems to just be incredible.
I love GCI coasters! So glad I got to sleep 30 meters from Troy's first drop in Toverland inside a tent, haha! I still need to go to Europapark in the future, because my children are not allowed to ride their coasters yet! (minimum age for Silver Star is 11 years old!!)
Hey , i was allowed to ride Silver star with 9 years even though the limit is 11. I was tall enough (1,40m is the required size ) and we asked the right attendance at the entrance and she let me in . She said it's more about the mental not the physical , so it also could happen to your child's , but I wouldnt rely on it
This ride doesn't get enough credit. Its awesome. Best wooden coaster in Europe(not rmc) was my nr1 for 6 years till untamed and taron. But best ride in the park still. Its so fast when its warmed up. Love wodan. But no merchandise sadly
I adore woodies, this one is kind of special for me. Maybe it’s because it is in the park with the best atmosphere I’ve ever been to. And it is the wildest ride in the park. If you don’t count Euromir’s second half riding backwards. This Russian beast will beat you from left to the right, then from right to the left. But only backwards. Forward it is kinda tame except the last helix. So Wodan wins for me in the “wild” category.
If you ride Wodan in winter, it is running with steel wheels unlike in summer, so the ride is much louder and feels way more aggressive :) Night rides on Wodan are absolutely fantastic, no matter in which season!
I think it felt short because when you're riding the front you are focusing a little more on the track and view and not just letting yourself go as you would in the back.
According to the information I have, GCI didn't put rapid transitions into the layout because Europapark didn't want to add additional seatbelts to speed up dispatch times.
rainbow_lizard this was the plans for the Thorpe Park GCI which got scrapped for Saw, it would have been insane, a top tier coaster for Thorpe and decent length too! - forum.maniahub.com/uploads/monthly_2016_09/2009woodie5.jpg.26ddfd792daac26c7560af48354dae43.jpg and forum.maniahub.com/uploads/monthly_2016_09/2009woodie3.jpg.97d1bbbbcfe2cd53db2ee2becef02e2e.jpg
Rode it yesterday!!! Also felt that it was a bit short. My 7 year old riding with me was terrified!!! Loved it all the way though. It was the highlight of her day 🥳🥳🥳. Would have loved to do Blue Fire as well to compare but… height restrictions 😩😩😩. Next year…
Great theme overall and the queue is nice to see probably the first 2-3 times, after that I find myself turning a corner a be like 'damn, we're still at that part of the line'. Feels a bit claustrophobic too, I think voletarium, Arthur and the new eurosat (which came all after wodan) have a surperior line.
It would be great to see Rankings by Manufactures in future videos. I think that would be interesting since you rode coaster in Europe, Japan, and North America.
The first time you went on the ride you expected it to be longer but it felt shorter, so the second time you went on you expected it to be short again but it felt longer because of your low expectations and when you had higher expectations again it felt shorter. Nothing to do with the seats, just psychology
What country is this theme park located in? can someone please tell me, because honestly I don't know, but I would like to know, because I would like to go there one day, of course after covid-19, so again can someone please tell me where is this theme park located? and thanks!*🎢🎡🎠🎪
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I always had the same feeling of the coaster being short and thought that I'm the only person feeling like that 😂 I'm not sure if it's my number one anyways or Troy in Toverland, what's your favourite of those two? 🤔🙂
Sorry for the late answer but my favorite is Wodan. I love fast paced rides and Wodan felt a lot faster than Troy but both are always around the same spot in my top 20 favorite coasters.
@@CoasterStudios I got to ride it this summer, and it far surpassed my expectations in the front row! I thought even one step better than Mystic Timbers
I really wanted to ride this then I saw the 3hr queue and I was like NOPE. Which is a general problem in Europa Park. It feels like there are not enough rides for the amount of people in the park.
2021 is supposed to open a new area with a mack coaster, let's see what they do, also heard it might be romania with the coaster themed to dracula, let's see what comes out of there
@@willbridge3433 You sure those are norse and not Saxon gods? They use the Saxon name for the ride and mix popculture norse with classical german depictions of the gods.
@@willbridge3433 To be honest i think they used the name because it sounds more like wood. also the more pop culture norse elements are there to keep it a bit less dire. humans that cross the rainbowbridge send of by valkyries are dead. the very clearly Wagner inspired music is there because its just fitting and epic.
1 thing that confuses me about europa park and im not hating I was actually suppose to go there this year but how come it wins the best theme park awards but no one actually thinks the rides are good like bluefire , people prefer helix , wodan not highly ranked , silverstar a weak hyper coaster compared to others etc i could go on but you get my point
I totally understand your point. I mean, this is my favorite ride in the park, and it doesn't even hit highly on my favorite GCI list! The roller coasters here are fun, but none of them 'amazing' (except for maybe Arthur, that rides pretty fantastic). The reason why Europa Park does so well for best theme park is because the actual park itself is INCREDIBLE. It is architecturally amazing, as well as probably the most beautiful park In the world. The general design and atmosphere is top notch.
Wodan indeed feels very short. For the height of that thing, I really feel they could've done something way better, and longer. I've been on smaller GCIs like Joris en de Draak at Efteling & Heidi the Ride at Plopsaland and I prefer both of them to Wodan, mostly because they feel kinda longer. Plus they just pack better elements and airtime moments despite the fact that they're almost twice smaller than Wodan. Also, Atlantica SuperSplash isn't in the Island section of the park but Portugal, even though the whole section is composed of only this ride (and Wodan interacts with it)
Absolutely loved the theming and the waiting line was just atmospheric and beautiful at times. But to me, it feels like there is a mismatch between the design and the actual speed. It's just too fast and ends up being a quite uncomfortable and painful ride. There are no major jolts or anything, just that it goes so fast, that the constant rattling will make sure you come out with a headache. I think wooden coasters should not go this fast. The last two times I skipped this one even. Other wooden coasters offer the same thrill with less speed and less pain (don't get me wrong, I love the idea of wooden coasters)
I don’t really like Wodan. The theming is alright, but waiting 40 minutes in there feels like 2 hours which is not good. The actual ride is kind of meh. Sure it’s fast, but it has little to no airtime, the laterals felt weak and it is waaaaaaay to short for its size. I far prefer Troy and Mystic Timbers.
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I love how when the train is dispatching there’s the two kids who recognized him and we’re trying to talk to him
Timestamp
@@MrGoldMan it’s at 1:50
@@henrymacwilliams7666lol your honestly just talking out of your ass my guy
3:18 How in the frick did GCI manage to do that???? They literally built the structure around the supports for Blue Fire, and it looks like the supports are barely barely touching that. That is impressive engineering.
Germany is quite known for possibly having the best engineering of any country in the world.
When I was riding the Blue Fire for the first time I was screaming the qhole time, and then had a moment of "whoa that's so cool" when I saw the Wodan built around it and then went right back to screaming.
You forgot to mention the toilet in the queue! Funniest thing ever
Its a toilet
it's needed because even in covid time the queue doesn't move
the queue is build as an 3 hour wait (before social distancing became a thing)
@@derkleineellixd4760 it''s a great ride but no way in hell am I waiting 3 hours for any ride ever
@@derkleineellixd4760velosicoasters gonna have 12 hour line opening day so it needs a lot of toilets
My favorite ride at Europa Park as well! Love the fast pace!
3:19, that is so cool and unique how Blue Fires supports go through Wodans support structure.
They quite outdid themselves in cramping Wodan into the quite small area that was available, but still manage to pack up a quite large wooden coaster in it, together with a very large, detailled station and que!
I’m glad you gave it at least an 8 out of 10, because personally i find Wodan to be very underappreciated. The que deffinatly adds to the overal experience, and it is indeed no punishment to wait in it because it’s so detailed it’ll keep you entertained for quite a while with all it’s different scenes. Great review!
I went to Europa Theme Park back in 2013. Wodan was awesome. Agreed that it absolutely flies through the layout.
Every time I watch footage of this it always makes me say "Holy Crap that ride is so violent." As always great quality content.
just to add - the sound and the pacing is amazing and fits perfect to the whole setting... this package is just perfect...
This thing flies! 🔥 Great video Tay! Do hope to hit Europa Park at some point next year 🤞
Looks like one of the most underrated GCI’s!
Wodan has some of the coolest Millennium Flyer trains ever~ The design of it looks really cool :) Not many people talk about this ride, and of course, not many people besides coaster enthusiasts talk about it, but I've heard nothing but great things about it~ Not one of the top GCI coasters, but it's definitely up there~ I can get why people say it's short, I mean Europa Park and GCI don't have a ton of room in that area, so I'm glad they were able to fit as much of the ride as possible, so of course, there are things like that that they consider.
He's right, if feels a bit short because it actually is, for its size. On paper the lenght of the track is all right, but a big part of it is the pre-lift section, the final brake run, and a extra long block at the end because it can run 3 trains.The length is similar to Troy, yet Troy feels and is longer. Also the coaster still has some momentum at the end, it sure could do another 100 meters or so. (350 feet) They didn't have a lot of space to build, so this is probably the best layout they could came up with.
that's a great point, I didn't think about that!
Wodan looks amazing and I'd love to ride it one day!
I am living near to Europa park and I am there realy often. Wodan is surely the Best themed coaster, maybe after Can Can Coaster. But my favourite coaster ist still blue Fire, because it was the first Big Roller coaster of mack, which is still realy smooth. I hope the Park will get in the next few years a New mack Roller coaster, maybe a xtreme spinning coaster.
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
One of my favourite GCI Coaster
I think Wooden Coaster at Knight Valley, Shenzhen, China may be the largest GCI. It's height and speed statistics aren't known, but it's a huge terrain coaster built into a hillside that has some serious speed, I suspect faster than Wogan and Python. I can't know for sure without riding it but the ride looks to be on par with the Voyage at holiday world, it's layout seems to just be incredible.
I love GCI coasters! So glad I got to sleep 30 meters from Troy's first drop in Toverland inside a tent, haha! I still need to go to Europapark in the future, because my children are not allowed to ride their coasters yet! (minimum age for Silver Star is 11 years old!!)
Hey , i was allowed to ride Silver star with 9 years even though the limit is 11. I was tall enough (1,40m is the required size ) and we asked the right attendance at the entrance and she let me in . She said it's more about the mental not the physical , so it also could happen to your child's , but I wouldnt rely on it
This ride doesn't get enough credit. Its awesome. Best wooden coaster in Europe(not rmc) was my nr1 for 6 years till untamed and taron. But best ride in the park still. Its so fast when its warmed up. Love wodan. But no merchandise sadly
Wodan: Is themed around Norse mythology
Taylor: *Giant arch with some of the Greek Gods*
Meant to say Norse, sorry!
Thor
@@CoasterStudios haha that’s ok we all mess up sometimes
I adore woodies, this one is kind of special for me. Maybe it’s because it is in the park with the best atmosphere I’ve ever been to. And it is the wildest ride in the park. If you don’t count Euromir’s second half riding backwards. This Russian beast will beat you from left to the right, then from right to the left. But only backwards. Forward it is kinda tame except the last helix. So Wodan wins for me in the “wild” category.
If you ride Wodan in winter, it is running with steel wheels unlike in summer, so the ride is much louder and feels way more aggressive :)
Night rides on Wodan are absolutely fantastic, no matter in which season!
I think it felt short because when you're riding the front you are focusing a little more on the track and view and not just letting yourself go as you would in the back.
It’s my Homepark , I know the park since 1976/77
Thank you for this video...
According to the information I have, GCI didn't put rapid transitions into the layout because Europapark didn't want to add additional seatbelts to speed up dispatch times.
IT GOES TIMBUR
Thanks for the review. Wodan is a good ride but seemed short to me also.
Thorpe Park’s GCI in 2009 was meant to have it too, but Merlin went cheap and brought a silly Gerstlauer EuroFighter and themed to Saw Franchise 😭
Saw is still a solid ride though, and it's certainly a very unique ride. But thorpe park needs a woodie badly
rainbow_lizard this was the plans for the Thorpe Park GCI which got scrapped for Saw, it would have been insane, a top tier coaster for Thorpe and decent length too! - forum.maniahub.com/uploads/monthly_2016_09/2009woodie5.jpg.26ddfd792daac26c7560af48354dae43.jpg and forum.maniahub.com/uploads/monthly_2016_09/2009woodie3.jpg.97d1bbbbcfe2cd53db2ee2becef02e2e.jpg
That ride looks wicked
Rode it yesterday!!! Also felt that it was a bit short. My 7 year old riding with me was terrified!!! Loved it all the way though. It was the highlight of her day 🥳🥳🥳. Would have loved to do Blue Fire as well to compare but… height restrictions 😩😩😩. Next year…
Great theme overall and the queue is nice to see probably the first 2-3 times, after that I find myself turning a corner a be like 'damn, we're still at that part of the line'. Feels a bit claustrophobic too, I think voletarium, Arthur and the new eurosat (which came all after wodan) have a surperior line.
Yo...when u ever ride Python in Bamboo Forest and Wood Coaster you gotta do a GCI list...I would love to see how they all stack up
2 years later and you finally make this video
I know, sorry about the delay!!
Stealth or Big one review?
I haven't been to that many parks outside of the UK, but Wodan IMO beats anything from here
2:17 This Turn Is Banked Outward Slightly.
Wodan TC: I'm the only coaster not build by Mack Rides!
Silver Star: Hold my beer
I rode this! I don’t remember a lot due to jet lag but I do remember the theming in the que
Great review! I'd love to hear your opinion on Troy now.
I also heard it has a restroom in the middle of the queue according to rcdb
what is the music you used in the lightning rod parody and most of the operations videos
It would be great to see Rankings by Manufactures in future videos. I think that would be interesting since you rode coaster in Europe, Japan, and North America.
PLEASE DO A PATRIOT AT CGA REVIEW
Are you gonna review Troy at Toverland at some point? I'd like to see what you think about it and which of these two GCI's you would rank higher
do you now that are building a new coaster at parque warner, madrid
THANK YOU TALOR
holy moly i have to get to europa
are u going to do a troy review
FINALLY
The first time you went on the ride you expected it to be longer but it felt shorter, so the second time you went on you expected it to be short again but it felt longer because of your low expectations and when you had higher expectations again it felt shorter. Nothing to do with the seats, just psychology
Is woden timber coaster a smooth ride since it is a little newer?
I felt it was a smooth ride!
The drop give me nostalgic vibes to Ozark Wildcat. Is it safe to say you liked this better in the back?
Troy review soon?
What country is this theme park located in? can someone please tell me, because honestly I don't know, but I would like to know, because I would like to go there one day, of course after covid-19, so again can someone please tell me where is this theme park located? and thanks!*🎢🎡🎠🎪
Germany
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How about a rides battle with wildfire?
Yooooooooo finally
3:35 ya mean norse gods?
Yeah he does
I always had the same feeling of the coaster being short and thought that I'm the only person feeling like that 😂 I'm not sure if it's my number one anyways or Troy in Toverland, what's your favourite of those two? 🤔🙂
I still cant decide i love both. I have troy 1 spot above wodan just because its longer but i still dont know at all 😂😂😂 give me either
Sorry for the late answer but my favorite is Wodan. I love fast paced rides and Wodan felt a lot faster than Troy but both are always around the same spot in my top 20 favorite coasters.
5:04 - That's what she said.
Bruh
Is Thunderhead still one of your favorite GCIs?
its mid to upper tier
@@CoasterStudios I got to ride it this summer, and it far surpassed my expectations in the front row! I thought even one step better than Mystic Timbers
I really wanted to ride this then I saw the 3hr queue and I was like NOPE. Which is a general problem in Europa Park. It feels like there are not enough rides for the amount of people in the park.
9/10
Top 25 coasters worldwide...
Better than Wicker Man?
Can we have a stealth review
Imagine they rmc it
Troy above wodan in terms of coaster, not theming
joris en de draak next
Europa park should get a new B&M Giga coaster in the future
2021 is supposed to open a new area with a mack coaster, let's see what they do, also heard it might be romania with the coaster themed to dracula, let's see what comes out of there
@@helder408 They said it would be in 2023 . But I think it will be delayed to 2024 due to covid-19
3:35
greek=norse
Sorry, I mean to say Norse at that section. My bad.
@@CoasterStudios It's fine man don't sweat about it. Everyone makes mistakes.
@@willbridge3433 You sure those are norse and not Saxon gods? They use the Saxon name for the ride and mix popculture norse with classical german depictions of the gods.
@@nox5555 I mean you seem to know more about it than me so probably
@@willbridge3433 To be honest i think they used the name because it sounds more like wood. also the more pop culture norse elements are there to keep it a bit less dire. humans that cross the rainbowbridge send of by valkyries are dead. the very clearly Wagner inspired music is there because its just fitting and epic.
Bruh did Taylor and Harry just upload at the same time
1 thing that confuses me about europa park and im not hating I was actually suppose to go there this year but how come it wins the best theme park awards but no one actually thinks the rides are good like bluefire , people prefer helix , wodan not highly ranked , silverstar a weak hyper coaster compared to others etc i could go on but you get my point
I totally understand your point. I mean, this is my favorite ride in the park, and it doesn't even hit highly on my favorite GCI list! The roller coasters here are fun, but none of them 'amazing' (except for maybe Arthur, that rides pretty fantastic). The reason why Europa Park does so well for best theme park is because the actual park itself is INCREDIBLE. It is architecturally amazing, as well as probably the most beautiful park In the world. The general design and atmosphere is top notch.
You should make a theme park in planet coaster.
i think id personally like it more than most cuz i love pacing, but still definitely not the best GCI
Yeah i agree
Probably the 4th or 5th
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Isn’t ‘Rodan’ the same ‘bird’ from Mexico in the Godzilla flick?
Wodan/Rodan, same difference
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Wodan indeed feels very short. For the height of that thing, I really feel they could've done something way better, and longer. I've been on smaller GCIs like Joris en de Draak at Efteling & Heidi the Ride at Plopsaland and I prefer both of them to Wodan, mostly because they feel kinda longer. Plus they just pack better elements and airtime moments despite the fact that they're almost twice smaller than Wodan.
Also, Atlantica SuperSplash isn't in the Island section of the park but Portugal, even though the whole section is composed of only this ride (and Wodan interacts with it)
it was great but too loud
Greek Gods ???? over the entrance where the train goes under? at 3 min.34 :}
The headlining Attraction is Silver Star or even Blue Fire, but not Wodan, but it's ok Taylor 😄
unpopular opinion I like this ride better than gold striker at CGA.
Great vid but (and I hate to be this guy) Atlantica Supersplash is actually in Portugal ;)
Absolutely loved the theming and the waiting line was just atmospheric and beautiful at times. But to me, it feels like there is a mismatch between the design and the actual speed. It's just too fast and ends up being a quite uncomfortable and painful ride. There are no major jolts or anything, just that it goes so fast, that the constant rattling will make sure you come out with a headache. I think wooden coasters should not go this fast. The last two times I skipped this one even. Other wooden coasters offer the same thrill with less speed and less pain (don't get me wrong, I love the idea of wooden coasters)
I don’t really like Wodan. The theming is alright, but waiting 40 minutes in there feels like 2 hours which is not good.
The actual ride is kind of meh. Sure it’s fast, but it has little to no airtime, the laterals felt weak and it is waaaaaaay to short for its size. I far prefer Troy and Mystic Timbers.
And el toro at plohn
@@tommycoaster1911 probably is
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I meant to say Norse, my apologies.
Unpop ops: el toro at plohn is way better than this one
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i just dont like woodies they shake me arou d to much. and as an tall person....it sucks
An arch with greek gods? Well is it norse themed.or greek?
It’s Norse. I meant to say Norse gods not Greek.
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