Kondaa Review | Awesome Walibi Belgium Intamin Mega Coaster

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Kondaa Review | Awesome Walibi Belgium Intamin Mega Coaster

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Let's dive into this new for 2021 mega coaster at Walibi Belgium, just outside of Brussels. This ride packs in tons of airtime hills and banked turns, all combined with high speeds and fast pacing!
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@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan Жыл бұрын

You can tell that Intamin learned a lot from Expedition GeForce and Goliath. Those two were already amazing, but you can tell that they were built over 20 years ago, and there were a lot to improve on those rides. That was probably the best they could do back then, but Kondaa takes those two rides and just up'd the thrill level, managed to do some crazy maneuvers, and also take influence from Rocky Mountain Construction as well. This new generation of Intamin coasters is really cool, and it's nice to see Intamin still be the ground-breaking, innovative manufacturer that they were and still are. I think Intamin and Walibi Belgium did a phenomenal job with the overall experience, and I think it made the €25,000,000 (approximately $26.7 million USD) price worth it.

@juliancoasterking Жыл бұрын

I love that ride, my 2nd favorite Intamin after Velocicoaster. I'm glad having this at one of my home parks🔥🙌🏼

@Jakebtw Жыл бұрын

What’s your top 5? Cause it seems like it’s good

@juliancoasterking Жыл бұрын

@@Jakebtw top 5 Intamins? 1) Velocicoaster 2) Kondaa 3) Maverick 4) Intimidator 305 5) Expedition Geforce 6) El Toro 7) Sky Rush 8) Hyperion 9) Pantheon 10) Kingda Ka 11) Storm Runner 12) Taron 13) iSpeed 14) Hagrid's MCMA 15) Millennium Force 16) Fahrenheit 17) Goliath (Walibi Holland) 18) Colossos Kampf der Giganten 19) supernman ride of Steel (SF America 20) HP escape from Gringotts There you have a full top 20😂🙌🏼

@Jakebtw Жыл бұрын

@@juliancoasterking omg that’s one of the best lists I’ve seen I knew it was good I had a feeling 😂

@juliancoasterking Жыл бұрын

@@Jakebtw thanks mate😂🤝🏼

@MrPatrickbuit Жыл бұрын

@@juliancoasterking You gotta do Toutatis man. It's right up there.

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

Best ride in Belgium (Yes take a second seat Ride to Happiness). Agree with all your points made except for that 8.5/10 score. It's a top 15 ride for me so i'll give it a 9.5/10. That non inverting turnaround section is one I also felt did almost nothing, but I guess they had to somehow get creative there. That single rider line was a life saver as the park was slammed, but still managed to get 10 rides in on the day. I believe Mark Martinez's 1000'th, great milestone coaster after all those kiddy creds!

@alantrotter2077 Жыл бұрын

Heck of a 1000th coaster. I know you have spoke very highly of it. Top 3/5 in Europe?

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

@@alantrotter2077 Top 5 in Europe for me. It joins Zadra, Hyperion, Taron and Untamed. I've not done Taiga, Helix or Wildfire yet, which could join that list for me. I'm sure that two new Intamin multi launchers will shake things up a bit too.

@StamfordBridge Жыл бұрын

@@Marty_NZ Aw, yeah! Getting on it this summer!

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

@@StamfordBridge yeah can't wait till you ride it! Hopefully it runs as well for you as it did for me. That first drop and first airtime hill is sublime.

@jojo_hendriks 11 ай бұрын

Kondaa is a 10/10 ride. Even with a minor „break“ (which really doesn’t hurt the ride imo), it’s just slam packed with strong ejector airtime.

@Togusa2 Жыл бұрын

I really like the drawings telling the story of the tribe stealing an egg from kondaa’s mother, then feeding and rising it until it finally took them all for a ride. One year old and they’re already damaged 😢

@zygoat2369 Жыл бұрын

"But it is kind of fun to think about this ride in an alternate universe where that exists" Imagine the alternate universe where Maverick still has that heartline roll, that'd be insane

@Shefinanigans Жыл бұрын

Dang if that was real Thoosies would adore it the gp would hate it

@stonie13 Жыл бұрын

i actually really like the non inverting cobra roll. Sure it isnt super intense but you get some fun whip and airtime on it

@AVdE10000 Жыл бұрын

Same here. It may not be as intense as the first drop or that -1.3g airtime hill, but the great whip from the fast turns, plus that final dive that just plummets you down in a twisting motion (reminds me a lot of the first drop of Fenix @Toverland, except so much better) actually make it my favorite element of the ride

@stijndesaedeleer8395 Жыл бұрын

it's also the "breather" you need before the next sequences i feel like, the first 3 are pure ejector and the cobra felt very very floaty to me with the twisting sensation wich set up perfectly for the second half of the ride.

@KfromShC Жыл бұрын

@@AVdE10000Yes, that final dive makes it a very cool element. I love how you kind of don‘t know what exact turn you‘ll make next in that roll. Sure, it‘s not that intense when it comes to g-forces, but you have the whole rest of the layout for that. P.S.: Went to Walibi BE for two days. The 2nd day was 10 degrees warmer, and man what difference that made on Kondaa! Try to be there on a hot day and that ride will definitely take a big bite out of you. 😊

@AVdE10000 Жыл бұрын

@@KfromShC that is siiiiick! I've never been on a hot summer's day, but that park is a 15 minute drive from where I live, so I'm definitely gonna go some day in August

@KfromShC Жыл бұрын

@@AVdE10000 I‘m soo jealous right now! 😉 I drove 7 hours to get there - well, actually here. That 2nd day was today and we made it on 20 rides (amongst others 3 x Kondaa, 3 x Psyké Underground, 4 x Cobra) without any Speedy passes (only 15 rides on Wednesday). If I would live that close I‘d be here constantly. 😅 Closest to where I live is Europa-Park (80 minutes drive). Great park, but the thrill factor could be higher (and hopefully it will be with next year‘s new coaster).

@zacg_ Жыл бұрын

Nice review. I will say, you're final scores have become less and less predictable. Pantheon gets a 9/10 (and you gave it a 10/10 for layout) but Kondaa gets an 8.5/10. I'm not saying that's super far off but I had expected a 10/10. I remember your reviews for Dragon Khan and Balder also caught me off guard when it came to the final score. I realize you are scoring more based on expectations and for the niche the coaster occupies. But sometimes I'm really caught off guard. But it's your channel and your opinion so nothing wrong with that.

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

I'm going to give him crap for this one too. It's a 9.5/10 at worst.

@StamfordBridge Жыл бұрын

@@Marty_NZ You go, Marty! Get cranky!

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

@@StamfordBridge lol next he's going to give Ride to Happiness (the inferior ride) probably a 10/10 and then i'll just lose it.

@StamfordBridge Жыл бұрын

@@Marty_NZ He’ll definitely give that a 10. I’m more miffed by his slating of Bakken - it’s Efteling all over again! (I’m not REALLY miffed - it’s his prerogative - just cranky about his immunity to some park charms.)

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

@@StamfordBridge true. I mean to be fair i went into Efteling making sure i did the fairy forest just because of all the comments on his video saying he missed a big part of the park. Efteling was amazing! Also i went to SFGam to see if Goliath and Raging Bull were actually worst in their categories and he was wrong there too lol. One hot take where I actually kind of agree with him was Apollos Chariot. Gave him crap for giving it a 6.5/10 or something and i couldnt believe it. How can a B&M Hyper not be the best ride in the park? Yeah it wasn't good at all. Maybe a 6.8/10 though.

@jaconoorland6330 Жыл бұрын

No way this ride is a real 9.5 at least

@sverreHM16 3 ай бұрын

Heck, a 10

@theejpp Жыл бұрын

Love the new outro, looks very polished. I'm happy that you kept the OG music, it has to be here forever

@starryagent9936 Жыл бұрын

I feel like a 9.5 would have been a more accurate score, but what the hey, 8.5’s nothing to sneeze at either

@douglaspitcher3560 Жыл бұрын

I think the rank was a bit too low. I would give it a 9/9.5. Anyways, fun to hear your predictions!

@Tay_Sports Жыл бұрын

Taylor, are you giving your top 25 (or whatever # you'd opt to do) anytime soon? After your latest trips, I'm super curious to see what your list looks like now

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

Sometime after Australia!

@OrdinaryPigeon1 Жыл бұрын

The track is so aesthetically pleasing

@mariusmertens114 Жыл бұрын

I agree with the way you describe the NICR, but I like it for what it is. In an airtime filled ride this moment gives a brief point high in the air to catch your breath before plunging back into the action. It isn't like other RMC executed elements but that's not what it was designed for so I still love it. Great review tho really couldn't say it any better even with this being my home park. Hope to see you again in the future and I'm glad you had an awesome time in Walibi and Belgium as a whole!

@justlynch7381 Ай бұрын

just rode it 2 days ago, also around 7 rides, and had to go back to your review because I didn't remember your outcome 😀honestly, people here might hate me, but I can't put it higher than 7.5... To me also the first 3 elements are absolute perfection, and a 100% back row recommendation. Just nothing of the remaining ride can keep up I felt like, maybe except for the "throwing you left and right" entry into the bunny hill section. Non-inverting cobra almost kills the ride after the spectacular begin, airtime hill is nice, the turns I think are better on Goliath because they are longer and have more "subjective" positive G's there, and the bunny hills felt like bringing the train back to the station in a rather uncreative way. Especially when you know that a roll was on the table, yes, only inversion, but also, it's a snake theme, both Maverick's and Veloci's rolls are over water: make a water puddle snake pit and roll over that, feels almost logical. Still had a lot of fun of course, but every time I got off my first thought was that it could have been world-class, had they just continued what they started with the beginning section.

@GianniTheodoor Жыл бұрын

I agree completely, the non inverting cobra roll is not as good as I expected it to be. But on the other hand, it looks great, which is at least as important in a family oriented park as Walibi. Also worth mentioning: Kondaa in the back row in the evening is incredible. I rode Kondaa the first week that it opened, and it's an entire different ride a year later. It really needed to 'ride in'. Also, the necessary comparison with ride to happiness: while rth is more unique and sensational, I'lll always choose Kondaa because I can actually ride Kondaa twice without vomiting.

@thecoasterman682 Ай бұрын

I'll ride kondaa tomorrow. I'm so excited to meet her.

@Leclicq 29 күн бұрын

I was pretty happy with the non inverting cobra roll being a little mellower because the elements before that are really intense 😂

@smuella Жыл бұрын

Love Kondaa, more than EGF actually, but the first drop in the last row on EGF is definitely more crazy, if even only because of the longer trains on EGF. The laterals are stronger for sure.

@jessefuir5032 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if this coaster will make Taylor's top 25. It sounds like Expedition GeForce won't anymore

@iamyomthorke Жыл бұрын

the theming of this coaster really is underrated, its area is the abandoned part of the rest of the African themed park and the best detail is the pieces of fabric dangling from the ceiling in the station: they’re pieces of skin that the snake has shed

@djstoplichtofficial Жыл бұрын

Nice new outro👌

@CoasterTopia Жыл бұрын

Also wow new outro

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

I remember when this POV came out almost 2 years ago and I thought it was the single best coaster ever. As I have heard more and more, maybe not the best but it still looks super great. I sure due hope Intamin does more style rides like these but just makes sure every element is whippy and violent.

@Huh399 Жыл бұрын

Finally! Great review, as always Love the content, keep it up

@petervandenberg6812 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more with your review. Excellent ride but also I did not care for the non inverted cobra roll and the wave turn. They felt a bit forceless/pointless to me. The rest of the layout slaps though.

@markymark-r Жыл бұрын

Going here later this year. Can’t wait.

@nizstruck Ай бұрын

for me the second drop, i felt really hard, even though there ar no inversions, felt really euphoric afterwards

@CoasterTopia Жыл бұрын

My favourite coaster in Belgium 🥰

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

Yes! Better than Ride to Happiness for me.

@wildearth3992 Жыл бұрын

@@Marty_NZ *me when my brain doesn’t work properly* 💀🤡

@CoasterTopia Жыл бұрын

@@wildearth3992 it IS better than RTH for me

@wildearth3992 Жыл бұрын

@@CoasterTopia Well your opinion is irrevelant

@CoasterTopia Жыл бұрын

@@wildearth3992 well done winning this discussion, why would you let people have their own opinions anyway. Hot garbage on the internet

@gameplayxtreme3389 Жыл бұрын

This to me, is an Intamin with an RMC layout, and I love it

@gerardolivier5250 Жыл бұрын

the perfect hyper coaster, 2hours away from me :)

@kylelegg6837 Жыл бұрын

Walibi being my current home park, I got a lot of rides on Kondaa, though admittedly not this past year as I was focused on other things. I agree with almost all of your takes on the layout, though I feel like everything from the non-inverting cobra-roll on (minus the quick airtime hill directly following it) gets more and more tame. I prefer a coaster that starts tame and ends strong than the other way around, it's anti-climatic. I think either Kondaa needed to a bit taller or all the snake-like elements needed to be tighter. As for Expedition G-Force, I couldn't disagree more! I think it destroys Kondaa in intensity. I agree the layout is much more traditional, but I just love the non-stop transition from ejector air to forceful turns and then that lineup of bunny hills to finish is just amazing. Same thing that makes me love SROS at SFNE and Magnum XL200. Finishes super strong and I just want more! The 2nd half of Kondaa just feels really drawn out and like it losses more and more intensity, whereas Expedition G-Force just doesn't let up at all.

@intaminfanboy69 Жыл бұрын

I really love these reviews

@Ben-ik1vc Жыл бұрын

Waiting for this review since introducing your 'CTE Series'. Kondaa is a very nice coaster with (of course) a better theming as EGF... but the pace and airtime of EGF is still better.. IMHO

@hugodehepcee Жыл бұрын

I personally like the way down from the non-inverted cobra roll. If you're seated on the right and tilt your body to the right before going down, it has a really fun, flying-like feeling.

@crashcoaster3852 Жыл бұрын

New outro? :D

@zygoat2369 Жыл бұрын

It looks great, a huge improvement over the old one

@cheesethrower Жыл бұрын

Intiman really seems like they just try to avoid super-whippy moments after all the blackout complaints from I305. The coaster still looks dope as heck though!

@ryanleeuwis1602 Жыл бұрын

This is my no3 overal coaster no being rth i live this ride it looks amazing it rides amazing and i really like the non inverting cobra roll

@SibKer Жыл бұрын

well i definitally rode it, its in my homepark, and couldn't agree more with you. personally, i like the bunny hills at the end and think a mosasaurus-roll woul've been out of plays. also, the non-inverted cobra roll was very disapointing in the beginning, but when i startes to ride it more, I became to like it. can't really explain why, but it just feels right😅. Really love what intamin has been up to! have you seen the footage of "toutatis", of "parc asterix", yet? the're finally test riding and i can't wait to ride it when it opens!

@detroitdiezel7856 Жыл бұрын

One more reason to visit the land of my heritage.

@joecandish3923 Жыл бұрын

I personally prefer both Hyperion and Expedition Geforce over Kondaa but I have not ridden Kondaa since 2021 so could have changed.

@alantrotter2077 Жыл бұрын

I feel the score is low. I've pretty much rode all the elite stuff here in the US and if you ask me the biggest bucket list coasters in Europe would be: Zadra, Wildfire, Untamed, Ride to Happiness, Kondaa, Taiga, Expedition GeForce, Toutatis (Once it opens), Schwur des Karnan, Lech Coaster, Hyperion, and maybe Taron and FLY. Kondaa seems elite and warrants a better score than 8.5 from what I've heard from other people that have ridden the coaster.

@sdaniel9129 Жыл бұрын

They could always replace the non-inverted cobra roll with a traditional cobra roll ;-) Kondaa is indeed better, than Expedition G-Force and Goliath, but not better, than any RMC or Ride to Happiness... Greetings from the Netherlands!

@joecandish3923 Жыл бұрын

Is Intamin your favourite manufacturer now as from the RMC's I have ridden whilst still amazing they have not got the quantity that Intamin has especially rides like Taron, Velocicoaster, Shockwave, Kondaa, Hyperion, Goliath, Expedition GeForce, El Toro and some new ones that I am riding this year, Intimidator 305, Taiga, Toutatis, Batman Escape from Gotham, Colossos, Piraten, Balder, Superman the Ride, Superman RIde of Steel, Pantheon, Tornado, Skyrush, Storm Runner, Flying Aces, Formula Rossa, Unamed Intamin Blitz, Storm Coaster, Desert Race and maybe even Speed Monster to name a few.

@GPK1075 Жыл бұрын

6:28 HE'S HOLDING A PHONE :00000000000

@rodolfomiranda2676 Жыл бұрын

Rip Wildfire's outro

@bukemdukem1870 Жыл бұрын

U and Canobie Coaster have a bit different opinions of this ride, even though that's normal and u still like it. Because when he made his top 40 intamin coasters, he had Konda as his favorite. BTW Rip to the Wildfire outro

@gemmachaos Жыл бұрын

There is an obvious comparison between this and Hyperion, both of which I rode last year. Both are modern Intamins that start with an Out-n-Back section and transition into a spaghetti bowl. Kondaa has more airtime and rides smoother. Hyperion has the better capacity, the face-ripping speed and better whip. I like Kondaa better. It has better pacing and airtime, it just seems to do a bit more, and while the cobra roll may be slightly disappointing, isn't as much of a dead spot as that one dead hill on Hyperion.

@GloryRenault Жыл бұрын

WAKE UP TAYLOR POSTED!!!

@weedle4736 Жыл бұрын

The new outro caught me off guard

@josiahsimmons9866 Жыл бұрын

A NEW OUTRO!?????? WHaaaaat?

@NorthernRidesYaBoi 11 ай бұрын

8.5 is kind of insane

@andrewqi6695 7 ай бұрын

its in his top 25 and both leviathan and boardwalk bullet did not like wtf lol

@LSMtrail Жыл бұрын

Can you guys do a review on voltron coaster cuz there is quite a bit more information about the layout now, in regards to previous video about voltron coaster

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

We only review rides we've ridden! Once we got a fully released layout of Voltron though we can do an analysis on it!

@Earthdev_ 2 ай бұрын

I really want to ride Kondaa but when i'm in front of it i'm just nailed to the floor as i think about the airtime moment of the ride, I really cant get over the airtime

@coaster_corner Жыл бұрын

So you like pantheon better than Kondaa because you gave pantheon a score of 9

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

The scores are mean to be compared to other rides of a similar calibur- so Pantheon would be best compared to other multiple launch coasters, and Kondaa other mega coasters

@izajunkera9481 Жыл бұрын

Aaaa PortAventura as the outro🫶 home park rep!!!

@michakowalczyk4179 3 ай бұрын

What I feel about Taylor is that he finds something unpleasant on coaster and then start roasting it. It really depends on his mood which is not as criticism should work but on the other hand we need someone like him in TOP coaster community. Always appreciate different opinion. Maybe not objective but it is better than always saying „Oh Wow, I loved that ride, 10/10 etc.” .

@SheaStern54 Жыл бұрын

Found the first video with the PortAventura outro 😅

@ScottyMania313 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a cobra roll with a heartline roll in the middle of it, yes it would have to be a longer-sized Cobra roll, but I'm down 2 clown.

@Yikes_its_Psychs 4 ай бұрын

I think it’s Intamins best hyper/mega coaster 9.9

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

If they got a mososourus roll instead then thst would be 1 inversion on this ride that wasn't really intended to have inversions.

@dogocody8440 Жыл бұрын

Intamin kinda looks a bit like vekoma now with that drop and tuberler track

@DSoto-nf8je Жыл бұрын

Vekoma copied them lmao

@jakeetc7736 Жыл бұрын

Trick Track Double Down (from EliteCoasters)

@jonny-b4954 Жыл бұрын

No clue why they call that element and non inverting loops, non inversions. It totally turns you upside down. Like, there's definitely points where you're on your back or facing the sky.

@WCfanboy Жыл бұрын

doesn’t hit 135 degrees, so it doesn’t invert

@ItsSiebay Жыл бұрын

"Most of this ride is goes out behind trees, and all you can see is the lift, drop, and first airtime hill." Sounds like another Intamin mega I know all too well.

@sergioleone9515 5 ай бұрын

❤😮😊

@FloridianGuy12 Жыл бұрын

Is velosicoaster good?

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

very!

@TrainCoasterFan Жыл бұрын

6:27 put ur phone away!!

@deeve76 4 ай бұрын

For every 10 intamin coasters there is 1 decent one. This company have annoyed me so many times over the years. I will get out and ride this soon.

@dantc2403 Жыл бұрын

New outro!

@mitchel4361 Жыл бұрын

2 things...first..kondaa or hyperion Second..is kondaa a baby hyperion.

@redd3n362 Жыл бұрын

I don't why this shot of the guy and girl feels like a meme: 2:03, just look at the body language.

@motrydooto1698 Жыл бұрын

i LOVED this coaster, the only thing i dont love is the combination of belgian cloud chasers and this coaster

@StamfordBridge Жыл бұрын

Belgian cloud chasers?

@motrydooto1698 Жыл бұрын

@@StamfordBridge yes.

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

@@motrydooto1698 What's a Belgian cloud chaser? Is it someone from Belgium chasing clouds? So, they walk up the lifthill to try and touch the clouds and then get in your way when you want to ride? Belgian clout chasers could also make sense, but let's hear it?

@motrydooto1698 Жыл бұрын

@@Marty_NZ 💀💀 no its someone on a social media platform trying to get as much views as possible. They will do anything in their might to do so, that means including disadvantaging others

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

@@motrydooto1698 Yeah I think that's called clout chasing, not cloud chasing. Wouldn't there be more clout chasers for Ride of Happiness though? That's why I love Kondaa more since it's the underdog.