Category: Germany

The Coaster on the Egidi-Buckel

Preface

Due to the omission of the first waypoints we had more time than planned before, but our mobile phones could not use their full potential to plan further destinations due to the sometimes rather bad connection, so that the mountainman had to rush to our help. Due to the hero of Andreas Gabalier’s song, respectively his name idol Julian Bergemann, we quickly added the Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St.Englmar to our list, but due to another round on the Monte Coaster at Monte Kaolino the time was already very limited.

Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St.Englmar

Luckily, the Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St.Englmar didn’t finish at 6 p.m. and was still relatively well attended, so that a ride on the Alpine Coaster Bayerwald Coaster could still be done.

Bayerwald Coaster

The layout of the ride, which looks very serpentine from the outside, does not seem to be very exhilarating at first sight, but the ride builds up speed relatively fast. Thanks to several fast curve changes, the ride always feels fast before the big jump starts. One roundabout later, several smaller waves follow in wide curves before the ride comes to an end.

The Bayerwald Coaster was the last Wiegand ride of the day and a very entertaining one as well. A visit to the Egidi-Buckel in the near future will be worthwhile because next year the Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St.Englmar will be extended by a roller coaster made by Zierer.

Pictures Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St.Englmar

 

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Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St.Englmar

Monte Coaster (2015)

On the outskirts of the town of Hirschau is Monte Kaolino, a 120m high dump of kaolin-containing quartz sand, which was created from kaolin mining nearby. On the southern slope of the slag heap there has been a recreational area since the 1950s, which today offers a camping site, a swimming pool, a sand ski slope, the Alpine Coaster Monte Coaster and numerous smaller attractions.

When talking about the first drop par excellence on a roller coaster, the first descent of the Expedition GeForce from the Holiday Park certainly and relatively spontaneously comes to mind, but if you think of an extraordinary drop on an Alpine Coaster, you can hardly talk about the right drop at the beginning of most rides, unless you know the Monte Coaster.

Hardly climbed up the steep slope it goes directly down the steep curve and into some jumps. Under the now existing maximum speed we immediately go into the following helix and after some detours into the small forest. The ride is a bit more leisurely now, but the jumps don’t stop and after a few meters of distance there is another steep turn, similar to the first downhill of this ride. With a clearly existing gradient, the ride continues at full throttle to the end of the ride, which is crowned with a jump, where you have to brake, but don’t want to.

The Monte Coaster is without a question brilliant, but unfortunately it gets the short end of the stick compared to some of the larger rides like the Hasenhorn Coaster or the Trapper Slider from the German theme park Fort Fun Abenteuerland. The only thing missing here are some meters of track, because the rest, which the sand built exotic among the Alpine Coasters delivers, is first class and definitely worth a visit.

 

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Bavaria

Where the Franks luge

Sommerrodelbahnen Pottenstein

On the way to a job interview in Munich, Vienna is somehow on the way from Hamburg. Actually, it is not even close. I just don’t like to miss a good opportunity to plan a road trip through Bavaria and Austria.

After a seven-hour drive, the trip was supposed to start at the Greuther Keller around noon, but the facility doesn’t open until late afternoon within the week. The amusement park Schloss Thurn also preferred not to open at all on this day, so that the first tour stop was at the Sommerrodelbahnen Pottenstein – a Wiegand Erlebnisberg.

Frankenbob

Blinded by the impressive view of the runs, Jan and I immediately pulled out our purse and bought a ticket for three departures each. Since the Alpine Coaster Frankenbob had priority for us and nobody was standing in line here, the first ride was on this course. The view from the lift to the luge Frankenrodel and the upcoming meters of the Alpine Coaster are very good, but after a few meters on the downhill chute you notice very clearly that the speed is missing. After some turns and a fantastic view of the surroundings, the highlight of the ride is approaching, a section with several jumps. Thereupon, some curves will follow but this time in interaction with the luge Frankenrodel until a roundabout finally appears at the end of the ride.

The track itself is very neat from the view and in theory also because of the built in elements, but unfortunately lots of riding fun may not come up here.

Frankenrodel

Practically you can start your next ride immediately after the ride via a path in the station of the Sommerrodelbahnen Pottenstein. This time, however, the choice fell on the untested luge. Parallel to the lift ride of the Alpine Coaster, we climb up the mountain and shortly afterwards, following a right turn, we descend again. The sled picks up speed much faster, even though the swing tends towards zero during the first curves. Two jumps later this problem is solved and the sled descends the mountain with an appropriate cornering behaviour. After several undercrossings of the lift and some interactions with the Alpine Coaster, the end of the course follows.

Contrary to the ride next door, the speed on the luge track is always perfect. Due to the tighter curve radii and the Jumps the ride seems more dynamic, making it by far the stronger track for us.

Bilder Sommerrodelbahnen Pottenstein

 

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Erlebnisfelsen Pottenstein