Desert Race Review, Heide Park Intamin Accelerator Coaster

Desert Race Review, Heide Park Intamin Accelerator Coaster | Underrated Launch Coaster

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Жыл бұрын

Desert Race at Heide Park is one of the smallest Intamin accelerator coasters, but it still packs a punch. This ride is a near clone of Rita at Alton Towers. The layout features a hydraulic launch and a series of s-hills. And I think the layout is more complete than some of the other accelerator coasters.
Video Credits
Desert Race Launch (3coasters)- • Video
Desert Race Queue & Lockers (RaZeRiCeCoLdLP)- • Desert Race OffRide 20...
Rita POV (Alton Towers)- • Rita
Background Music
Desert Race Theme (Heide Park)

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@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

At 0:45, I should have said there are three accelerators still owned and operated by Merlin. Sorry, I forgot about Stealth when I made this video.

@jojo_hendriks Жыл бұрын

First of all, shoutout to the ride ops at Desert Race. They can send these trains out faaaaaast. Secondly, I´ve heard from somehow who works at Heide that the launch actually goes from 0-102km/h in less than 2 seconds, and it certainly also feels like that.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

The crews here moved quick.

@OklahomaCoasterFan Жыл бұрын

It looks like a great layout to me. I love Intamin's hydraulic launches, and I can appreciate that this is a different layout to the others that I've experienced.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

It's definitely different than the US ones.

@jrosen2017 Жыл бұрын

There’s 3 operating at a Merlin park btw, Stealth, Rita and Desert race

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Yes, I made a note on a comment at the top.

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

I have no clue why I never hear anyone ever talk about this. It seriously surprised me how everyone just forgot this exist. It's a powerful old school intamin accelerator very simular to Rita but probably even better, how can it be forgotten? Positive Gs on every turn literally the entire ride.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

I think the modest speed and height makes people overlook it.

@VillasByrne Жыл бұрын

Really fun ride! Great to see your take!

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

It is fun.

@Didyus Жыл бұрын

I was just searching through your ride reviews to find this review and then you uploaded this. I just found your channel and I love your content. I subscribed and I also really liked this video 👍

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@mackenziefritz8169 Жыл бұрын

This ride really surprised me when I rode it! I heard nothing about it and was blown away at how much fun it was, lots of great airtime, positives, and an excellent sense of speed. I do prefer Dragster and Storm Runner, but this one is still an excellent ride

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

It's an underrated one.

@ThemeParksAndAttractions Жыл бұрын

Nice footage again 👌

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@admiral_ikea5243 Жыл бұрын

I only heared bad stuff about Desert Race before i rode it. I was really surprised by how good it is. Smooth, Intense, Airtime and a really good launch. It might be a bit short but i dont mind because it delievers.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

I like the ride.

@phantafan7965 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, overall Heide Park seemingly got a lot of hate from enthusiasts here in Germany, at least when I started getting more into the community, but it still is a pretty nice park with a decent line up.

@themeparkreel Жыл бұрын

ive not been on this one but ive been on Rita and that is my favourite launched coaster in the UK so desert race must be fairly decent! this one has also got some good theming

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

This one ran a bit better than Rita for me.

@NorthernRidesYaBoi Жыл бұрын

This sounds odd, but the launch got me closer to a grey out than the turns, despite the turns being powerful. I love this ride

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@Lucky_9705 Жыл бұрын

Intamin rides have some of the smoothest transitions out there

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Yes

@cliquet3scliquet3s96 Жыл бұрын

I also found an Indiana Jones roller coaster to be a rough ride, was it rougher than Coaster Express at Parque Warner Madrid?

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

@Didyus 3 ай бұрын

Just got this in my recommended again and just wanted to ask, are you allowed to film the onrides in this park? If yes which coasters allow that?

@CanobieCoaster 3 ай бұрын

They do not allow onride filming.

@bbbbbb111 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. I can agree with you 100%. Desert Race is unfortunately a bit short, but otherwise offers a great ride. The launch is good, the airtime is good and the corners have good power. Unfortunately, Desert Race is, in the truest sense of the word, somewhat overshadowed by Colossus, which is why it doesn't get the attention it deserves.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

A lot of launch coasters are short so I can forgive that.

@raquazergotdrip5753 Жыл бұрын

Damm this is a good Rita clone

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Will-rw5sg 3 ай бұрын

Interesting to see you give it a good review at Alton towers people always joke about how bad rita is and how it should be removed. Mabye desert race is different

@CanobieCoaster 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed Rita when I rode it in 2017.

@mikaoleander Жыл бұрын

i keep annoying my friends about how great this coaster is, but i can't help it, i just love this ride. while i do wish it was longer, i don't really mind the short length too much because every element before the trim is just amazing.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

It's quite fun.

@ole0693 Жыл бұрын

Can you make a review of Flucht von Novgorod please

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Should be one by the end of the year.

@ThatIsIndeedOffensive 3 ай бұрын

How is the launch on this compared to Kingda ka? Does it feel the same or very differently?

@CanobieCoaster 3 ай бұрын

Kingda Ka's launch has a stronger yank and is considerably more forceful.

@ThatIsIndeedOffensive 3 ай бұрын

@@CanobieCoaster I'm so excided! I'm from Denmark, and I'm going to ride Kingda Ka this summer :D

@ThatIsIndeedOffensive 3 ай бұрын

@@CanobieCoaster Are the wait times very high for it? My friend and I have been talking about how we prolly only get to ride it one time because of the wait, but we really have no idea about how long the waits are.

@rct800 Жыл бұрын

It is a fun ride, but I feel like this layout is just exactly what I would call "bland and uninspiring". Sure, the forces are nice but that is pretty much it. You can really see that Heide Park just wanted the "germanys first launch coaster" record and did the least amount of work. Exactly the same happened a few years later again with krake btw...

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

The layout is repetitive, but I don't mind since it has good forces.

@JoshB333 Жыл бұрын

I rode Rita a week ago, the launch and tiny pops of airtime are so fun

@twistedcoasters1533 Жыл бұрын

Agreed! 🤝 It’s so underrated

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Sure are.

@dante8641 Жыл бұрын

rita v2???

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Pretty much.

@altronproductions2179 Жыл бұрын

Have you also ridden Rita during your visit to Alton Towers in 2017? Which ride you think is better: Rita or Desert Race?

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

I did. I think Desert Race rode a little better.

@micoasters Жыл бұрын

I would love to ride an acelorater, since one of these rides are making a comeback at pne play land Maby the now abandoned in storage Saturn from space world can be bought and rebuilt

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

They're thrilling.

@mateoalvira3514 Жыл бұрын

What speed does Desert Race reach? What speed does Zeus at My Olympus reach? Is Zeus smoother than Desert Race? What speed does your favorite coaster reach? What speed does your third favorite coaster reach? What speed does your best hyper coaster reach? What speed does your least favorite reach? Your least favorite coaster was built by GCI? Was Bandit at Movie Park Germany rougher than MP Xpress also at Movie Park Germany?

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

RCDB is a great resource to look up speeds of rides.

@trunki006 Жыл бұрын

Wtf

@TedsCoasterChannel Жыл бұрын

0:45 Actually it’s three. You forgot Stealth at Thorpe Park

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll find a way to edit that part out.

@mateoalvira3514 7 ай бұрын

So would you like to go again to ride the three Intamin launch coasters owned and operated by Merlin?

@CanobieCoaster 7 ай бұрын

Yes

@mateoalvira7826 10 ай бұрын

What do you think about the ride on Desert Race in terms of smoothness?

@CanobieCoaster 10 ай бұрын

Smooth

@bluetomato2184 Жыл бұрын

This ride is so underrated I didn't even know it existed up untill the day I got there! Really fun ride though, just a slightly better version of Rita.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@clairefunnell8481 Жыл бұрын

I think it's a great looking ride.

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@popcanstudios9081 Жыл бұрын

Wow, i didn’t realize this was a near clone of Rita as these two coasters are not even close in my rankings, I’m going to say that’s mostly because I find the setting of Alton towers makes everything better! 😂

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

I thought this one ran a bit better.

@EmeraldIV Жыл бұрын

0:46 you forgot stealth at thorpe park hahaha

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I did forget that one. I'll find a way fo edit that part out.

@samuelahoffman Жыл бұрын

is I305 just an accelerator with a lift hill? 🤔

@antonmuller5669 Жыл бұрын

No, accelerators all have hydraulic launches. I305 is an intamin giga.

@samuelahoffman Жыл бұрын

@@antonmuller5669 that's why I said "with a lift hill" lol look at how similar its layout is to desert race/rita

@NorthernRidesYaBoi Жыл бұрын

@@samuelahoffman Holy shit you're right

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

I305 is a lab experiment that got out.

@Didyus Жыл бұрын

@@samuelahoffmanwait wtf

@zenthous9568 Жыл бұрын

The launch is nearly as fast as your uploads

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Lol

@mateoalvira3514 Жыл бұрын

Was Desert Race the roughest coaster for you at Heide Park?

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

@trunki006 Жыл бұрын

No, this is really smooth. Plus there is an SLC in the same park

@CoaterKook Жыл бұрын

digital dan would love this coaster 🤣

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Who?

@CoaterKook Жыл бұрын

@@CanobieCoaster hes a theme park youtuber from the uk and he hates rita

@srivanthareti244 Жыл бұрын

tbh the ride looks ugly to me with the coulers

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

I don't mind the look for a sandy area.

@upsidedown_ Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend got a very long blackout on this ride haha🤣

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@cliquet3scliquet3s96 Жыл бұрын

The roughest coaster for you in the world is Limit at Heide Park? The roughest coaster for you in the world is Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce? The roughest coaster is Wolverine Wildcat at Michigan's Adventure? The roughest coaster is...

@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын