Untamed (Walibi Holland) Explained

Untamed
Location:Walibi Holland
Locationarticle:Walibi Holland
Section:Wilderness
Coordinates:52.4428°N 5.7608°W
Type:Steel
Status:Open
Opened:1 July 2019
Year:2019
Previousattraction:Robin Hood
Manufacturer:Rocky Mountain Construction
Designer:Alan Schilke
Model:I-Box Track
Lift:Chain lift hill
Custom Label 1:Height
Custom Value 1:36.5 m (119.8 ft)
Custom Label 2:Drop
Custom Value 2:35.4 m (116.1 ft)
Custom Label 3:Length
Custom Value 3:1,085 m (3,559 ft)
Custom Label 4:Speed
Custom Value 4:92 km/h (57.2 mph)
Duration:1:46
Inversions:5
Angle:80
Capacity:900
Gforce:3.75g
Restriction Cm:120
Trains:2
Carspertrain:6
Rowspercar:2
Ridersperrow:2
Virtual Queue Name:Fast Lane
Virtual Queue Status:available
Single Rider:available
Custom Value 5:Seat belt and lap bar
Custom Label 5:Restraints
Rcdb Number:16047

Untamed is a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid steel-wood roller coaster at Walibi Holland, a theme park in the Netherlands. Untamed replaced Robin Hood, a wooden roller coaster that closed on 28 October 2018.[1]

History

Robin Hood

Robin Hood was a coaster designed by Stand Company and was built by Vekoma. The ride opened in 2000 and had a capacity of 815 people per hour, operating two trains carrying 24 people. Robin Hood closed on 28 October 2018, for a makeover from Rocky Mountain Construction.

Untamed

Construction for Untamed began in late October 2018. The track of Robin Hood was removed along with some parts of the wooden construction.[2] Also, all previous theming elements were taken down. The new track was finished on 16 May 2019. Test rides started three weeks later on 3 June 2019.[3] [4] Untamed opened on 1 July 2019.[5]

Characteristics

The coaster keeps the record for most inversions on a hybrid coaster, namely 5. During the ride, there are 14 airtime moments. The layout features a unique element called a 270 degrees Double Inverting Corner Stall which consists of two inversions right after each other. The element is located in the first turn, right after the first drop.

In the queue line of Untamed, several remnants of Robin Hood can be found, such as track parts and an old train cart.

Untamed has a wilderness theming and the trains are designed to look like an insect.

Comparison

Statistic Robin Hood Untamed
Operating years 22 April 2000 - 28 October 2018 1 July 2019–present
Manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction
Designer - Alan Schilke
Track Type Wood Steel
Height 32disp=orNaNdisp=or 36disp=orNaNdisp=or
Length 1035disp=orNaNdisp=or 1085disp=orNaNdisp=or
Speed 80disp=orNaNdisp=or 92disp=orNaNdisp=or
Duration 2:25 1:45
Inversions 0 5
Capacity 815 persons/hour 900 persons/hour
Entrance

Reception and records

Untamed was ranked in the Amusement Todays Golden Ticket Awards for best new roller coaster of 2019 in fifth place.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walibi Holland vervangt Robin Hood door achtbaan. 6 February 2018. Loopings. nl. 22 October 2018.
  2. News: Foto's: werkzaamheden voor nieuwe achtbaan Walibi Holland gestart. 26 October 2018. 14 November 2021. Looopings.nl. nl.
  3. News: Video: nieuwe Walibi-achtbaan Untamed maakt eerste testrit. 3 June 2019. 14 November 2021. Looopings.nl. nl.
  4. News: Untamed is compleet! Bouw update, Q&A met RMC en Walibi Holland. 17 May 2019. 14 November 2021. Theme Park Science. nl.
  5. News: Walibi Holland opent nieuwe achtbaan in 2019!. 29 May 2018. 22 October 2018. Walibi Holland. nl.