When my little sister and I went to Marineland back in the day, she was one of the very few people that got to experience the Topple Tower while it was still operating. It was at the very back of the park so barely anyone had the opportunity to ride it. In retrospect, I wish I had the courage to ride it with her. I didn't know it at the time, but I ended up missing out on a very rare experience.
I actually first heard about this ride through a Roblox game called Theme Park Tycoon 2. I was like: What is this thing? I've never seen it before. Now I know why I haven't seen it before that. Because there's only 1 left operating.
I think the spinning actually adds an angular momentum to keep it more stable to prevent from falling over, kind of like those tops you can spin at and angle and it stays at an angle as long as it's spinning.
I have a great memory from El Volador. Every year with Halloween, me and my grandmother who was 92 the last time, did this together. It was her ride that she loved to do every year.
The fountains used to shoot up at the Timber Tower in Dollywood. You may be considerably wet, just a lil bit, or not at all. The fountains added alot to that ride. It was very fun.
Yeah these are kinda mild but great eye catchers. I managed to ride the one at Djurs Sommerland before it closed and my conclusion was basically the same. Before it closed that ride was basically a flaship of the park together with Piraten. It was always featured prominantly in the parks ads (which features way better CGI than they have any right to). And of course if you didn't know what happened to it, it got replaced by the big tiger themed gyroswing
Welcome in Bellewaerde! The entrance you used is entrance C. The Mexico area is actually at the back of the park. The main entrance is near the kids park. But, due to the big parking at entrance C, it's more and more used as main entrance.
There is actually one still operating in Mysterious Island in Zhuhai, China to my knowledge. So not the only one to be operating around the world to my knowledge.
@@Mononoke18 seriously my friends were begging me to go on and I’m like but TARON and they are from the area so have been on it and were just like NEIN you must do talocan. I’m so glad I did it was a CRAZY experience I can’t even describe it. Absolutely the best flat ride I’ve been on
I rode the one called Timber Tower when it was at Dollywood. It wasn't very thrilling or anything but it was fun. I still would prefer a drop tower over a topple tower any day
I forgot to mention, a few years ago Bellewaerde completely decorated and changed the head of the bird during halloween seasons wich was really cool. Searching El Volador on google images you'll stumble across some of the past creations they did. Not an easy task.
Not only is it the last one standing, it was the first one ever built. Not a great ride experience but it's a spectacle to behold and it is the soul of that area of the park. It has been dismantled a couple of times before the start of some seasons due to the nightmarish maintenance required. The ride has had countless events where it got stuck, even in the toppled position. The fire brigade of Ypres does a yearly training session during one of the months the park is closed to practice evacuating guests because they have had to do that on a couple of occasions. Nevertheless, I would be sad to see it go, and thanks to the incredible efforts of Bellewaerde and CDA, that day has yet to come.
I didn't know It was the last one open. Still, it breaks down and gets stuck every 2 years or so, and people are stuck for hours before being evacuated.
Hey Coaster Studios! Just wondering when do tickets for the Holiwood event that happens every year go on sale? I was thinking about it now and I want to go next year. I hear tickets are really hard to get too.
Having ridden Timber Tower they aren’t very similar in feeling. The rocking is very gradual and the spinning is slow. Off ride it looks super extreme, on ride it’s a very gentle family ride.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg would be smart to add this in light of Mach Tower and DaVinci's cradle exiting the park. Unique and lots of fun, and has many theming possibilities. Perhaps another manufacturer can perfect the reliability aspect.
I'm not sure the manufacturer is the reason this ride suffers downtime and heavy maintenance. It's just the complexity, number of moving parts and the weight that's being toppled wich causes so much problems. The toppling of this ride is a combination of a tightly balanced tower (slightly heavier on the base so it returns upright) and some serious hydraulic pistons pushing it from side to side while rotating. A sudden wind can sometimes be enough to upset a sensor and make the ride stop. Hydraulic machinery can sometimes start leaking and a tiny leak can be enough to upset another sensor. I love watching this ride in motion because of how it does it's job even sometimes one of the countless safetysensors do their job and abort the ride sequence. Just to say that I don't think any manufacturer is ever going to reattempt building a topple tower.
Remember riding this at Dollywood back in the day. Such a bizarre feeling ride
Yo I watch you I didn’t know you watched coaster studios
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Nobody uses the word "bizarre" except Taylor lol
When my little sister and I went to Marineland back in the day, she was one of the very few people that got to experience the Topple Tower while it was still operating. It was at the very back of the park so barely anyone had the opportunity to ride it. In retrospect, I wish I had the courage to ride it with her. I didn't know it at the time, but I ended up missing out on a very rare experience.
I actually first heard about this ride through a Roblox game called Theme Park Tycoon 2. I was like: What is this thing? I've never seen it before. Now I know why I haven't seen it before that. Because there's only 1 left operating.
The One at Marine Land was actually recently Taken out and replaced by a Zierer Star Shape
And there is also one currently operating in Vietnam
did not know that!
there was also one is djurs sommerland in denmark called Ørnen wich means eagle. it was replaced with Tigeren
@@CoasterStudios Confirming its gone.... but take a wild guess if the Zierer Star Shape is operational LOL
Star Shape? I’m shocked one of those got installed at a North American park, regardless of whether it’s still operating.
I can't find any information about the one at Dragon Park still being operational, it's not listed on their website at least
I think the spinning actually adds an angular momentum to keep it more stable to prevent from falling over, kind of like those tops you can spin at and angle and it stays at an angle as long as it's spinning.
It has a huge weight on the bottom.
HUSS is legendary when it comes to thrill rides. Break Dancer, Magic, Top Spin, Frisbee and Giant Frisbee.They are all creations by HUSS.
I have a great memory from El Volador. Every year with Halloween, me and my grandmother who was 92 the last time, did this together. It was her ride that she loved to do every year.
The fountains used to shoot up at the Timber Tower in Dollywood. You may be considerably wet, just a lil bit, or not at all. The fountains added alot to that ride. It was very fun.
This ride also appeared as dlc in rct3
i found it super creepy at the beggining about the experience but after riding it im more scared of the many times it breaks
lol, I've seen it in games and didn't even know this existed...
Was lucky enough to ride the one at Dollywood before it shut down!
Yeah these are kinda mild but great eye catchers. I managed to ride the one at Djurs Sommerland before it closed and my conclusion was basically the same. Before it closed that ride was basically a flaship of the park together with Piraten. It was always featured prominantly in the parks ads (which features way better CGI than they have any right to). And of course if you didn't know what happened to it, it got replaced by the big tiger themed gyroswing
can't wait to see the entire Bellewaerde video and your ideas of it! It's a crazy park but it's my youth park and still has a place in my heart.
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.
Lol, u guys where literally almost in my backyard since i live very close to Bellewaerde
Bellewaerde was immediately and suddenly added to my bucket list of parks after watching this video!!
I rode the one at Marineland and remember being underwhelmed by it.
I’ve got to ride one of those one day…
Same. 👍
I had no idea it was so rare! I know it from Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Parkitect; I've used it so often…
Welcome in Bellewaerde!
The entrance you used is entrance C. The Mexico area is actually at the back of the park. The main entrance is near the kids park.
But, due to the big parking at entrance C, it's more and more used as main entrance.
fun fact: that boomerang was the first one to ever open to the public (but the second one built)!
Matt’s back!!!🎉
There's also another one at Dragon Park in Vietnam
i just went like a week ago and now yall are there
Not surprised it is closed at Marine Land
It was cool to meet you guys again! :D (the Wakala and ex-RTH operator)🤭
There is actually one still operating in Mysterious Island in Zhuhai, China to my knowledge. So not the only one to be operating around the world to my knowledge.
Hope you enjoyed your trip to Bellewaerde! It's a fun little park 🙂
Positive g forces hitting at every angle.
This is super interesting! Imagine when it tilts at one part it kind of hangs there while spinning and some water shoots up kind of like talocan!
It had them in the past don’t know if they stil work.
@@jotimmermans8349 Oh cool! Didn’t know that!
Talocan is an elite ride
@@koasterlover1045 It looks to be one of if not the best flat ride on the planet!
@@Mononoke18 seriously my friends were begging me to go on and I’m like but TARON and they are from the area so have been on it and were just like NEIN you must do talocan. I’m so glad I did it was a CRAZY experience I can’t even describe it. Absolutely the best flat ride I’ve been on
I remember riding the one at Dollywood and just being confused by it. Lol. They are strange rides.
I rode the one called Timber Tower when it was at Dollywood. It wasn't very thrilling or anything but it was fun. I still would prefer a drop tower over a topple tower any day
Wish that there were more operated
That flimsy gear-and-ring mechanism right behind their heads looks more like scenery than actual operational mechanics^^
There is another one at SunWorld Halong Complex but for some reason the ride not open for guests yet….😅
Looking forward to trying it, I’ll be there Aug 2nd after Plopsaland on the 1st 👍
I’ve only ever known about this ride from Theme Park Tycoon so I can only imagine how it feels to ride it.
haha same!! its a pretty fun ride if you dont get motion sickness
the infamous towel topper
I forgot to mention, a few years ago Bellewaerde completely decorated and changed the head of the bird during halloween seasons wich was really cool. Searching El Volador on google images you'll stumble across some of the past creations they did. Not an easy task.
got stuck on one of these when it was fully toppled (facing the ground) for about 30 min
oh dear
That is a very interesting style of ride indeed.
theres still two others in vietnam and china. im hopefully gonna go to the vietnam one soon
Not only is it the last one standing, it was the first one ever built. Not a great ride experience but it's a spectacle to behold and it is the soul of that area of the park. It has been dismantled a couple of times before the start of some seasons due to the nightmarish maintenance required. The ride has had countless events where it got stuck, even in the toppled position. The fire brigade of Ypres does a yearly training session during one of the months the park is closed to practice evacuating guests because they have had to do that on a couple of occasions. Nevertheless, I would be sad to see it go, and thanks to the incredible efforts of Bellewaerde and CDA, that day has yet to come.
I wonder if the park bought the other Topple Towers for spare parts to keep it around for awhile longer?
Thought you gonna cut it down just Plopsaland?
I didn't know It was the last one open. Still, it breaks down and gets stuck every 2 years or so, and people are stuck for hours before being evacuated.
I rode the one at marineland! Super underwhelming. It’s gone now
Hey Coaster Studios! Just wondering when do tickets for the Holiwood event that happens every year go on sale? I was thinking about it now and I want to go next year. I hear tickets are really hard to get too.
This gives me Sledge Hammer Vibes.
Looks good but not thrilling.
More so just a unique ride experience.
the one at Marineland was replaced by a star shape
The fountains used to go higher
I think Marineland was going to get one of these. Probably not in the cards any more
They had one, but removed it because it was a maintenance nightmare and rarely operated, it recently got replaced with a Zierer Star Shape
Have they ever really toppled? Why aren't there more? Just breakdown often?
Have you been on a zierer star shape yet ?
Did the one at Marineland as a kid and hated it. Pretty sure my opinion would be different now but the "its weird" part would remain the same
Imagine S&S made one but with flipping seats
Seems to have similar forces to the Disk-O models. Would you say they are comparable?
Having ridden Timber Tower they aren’t very similar in feeling. The rocking is very gradual and the spinning is slow. Off ride it looks super extreme, on ride it’s a very gentle family ride.
come back to great adventure matt
Why do these rides exist?
How do you get so much time off work to always be at amusement parks?
this is both of our full-time work
Busch Gardens Williamsburg would be smart to add this in light of Mach Tower and DaVinci's cradle exiting the park. Unique and lots of fun, and has many theming possibilities. Perhaps another manufacturer can perfect the reliability aspect.
I'm not sure the manufacturer is the reason this ride suffers downtime and heavy maintenance. It's just the complexity, number of moving parts and the weight that's being toppled wich causes so much problems. The toppling of this ride is a combination of a tightly balanced tower (slightly heavier on the base so it returns upright) and some serious hydraulic pistons pushing it from side to side while rotating. A sudden wind can sometimes be enough to upset a sensor and make the ride stop. Hydraulic machinery can sometimes start leaking and a tiny leak can be enough to upset another sensor. I love watching this ride in motion because of how it does it's job even sometimes one of the countless safetysensors do their job and abort the ride sequence. Just to say that I don't think any manufacturer is ever going to reattempt building a topple tower.
@@w8n4u82 excellent points, it is definitely a lot of complexity and it could not be built very tall either for that reason.
playing planco irl
did you know it came from a danish amusment park but they sold it becus there was so many problems with it
I’m getting nauseous just watching this
same it was a bad idea to watch this while eating
Could you please do a video about the accident at Grona Lund?
We will not be doing a video about that. Sorry.
@@CoasterStudios Okay, thanks then I know.