Tag: Wiegand

Altmühlbob (2020)

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One of the most interesting stops during my current tour through Germany was the Altmühlbob in Riedenburg, Bavaria. Since 1999, the location is home to an Alpine Coaster by Wiegand sharing the same name. Since 2017, it is also the home to the Speedbob – a so called Sport Coaster made by Wiegand.

While the Altmühlbob provides a solid ride through a over severall smaller jumps and a bunch of serpentines, the Speedbob fully concentrates itself on camelbacks. This is unusual for a mountain coaster and more importantly even for a roller coaster. After the long ascent, the ride drops off immediately with a double down. After an intense valley, the bob takes the first camelback and thereby tries to kick us out of our seats. This is insane! Thanks god, two more camelbacks are joined immediately after. After the third airtime filled hill, we are forced to a standstill in the magnetic brake section. Shortly thereafter, the extraordinary mountain coaster ride comes to an end.

 

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Bavaria

Sommerrodelbahn Gutach (2020)

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After my visit to the animal park Tatzmania Löffingen, I headed towards the Sommerrodelbahn Gutach at the edge of the village Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn). Located in the middle of the Black Forest, this 1450m long mountain coaster provides a very solid, albeit predictable ride experience. Hereby, the ride starts off with a bunch of serpentines, which are well interrupted by some smaller jumps and waves. The course changes a bit after the first helix in the middle of the ride. From then on, the path is a bit more open and the terrain a bit less steep. After another sequence of waves, we take another helix which leads us into a tunnel and shortly thereafter back to the start of the ride.

 

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Baden-Wuerttemberg

A visit to the luges of Pottenstein

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Erlebnisfelsen Pottenstein

Hexenbesen

I can understand if you don’t run your luge due to the wetness of your track. I can also understand, that you don’t open anything where somebody might hurt himself due to the slippery underground and may even fall to the ground on your awesome looking Skywalk viewing platform. But Wiegand, why did you not operate your small suspended coaster Hexenbesen? It was the only reason why I had to stop at the Erlebnisfelsen Pottenstein on my way back from Munich to Hamburg and you did not operate it even though your website stated other things.

Don’t get me wrong. The route via Pottenstein is just gorgeous and I needed a break of all those road works anyways. It was interesting to see your new facilities, but it would have been nicer if I could use the bought ticket on more than just one of your rides. The Frankenbob is a beautiful looking Alpine Coaster, but unluckily it is also a rather tame one. The Frankenrodel on the other hand is just a nice luge and your Hexenbesen at least looks great and interesting. I’m pretty sure your expansion of the Rodelmekka Pottenstein was the right choice. I just can’t see it, if you don’t operate your rides at the Erlebnisfelsen Pottenstein in the late afternoon on a quiet Monday.

Pictures Erlebnisfelsen Pottenstein

 

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Erlebnisfelsen Pottenstein