Untamed Review, Walibi Holland RMC Hybrid Coaster | Best Roller Coaster in Europe?
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Untamed at Walibi Holland was the first Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid coaster in Europe and it's an amazing ride. This RMC coaster opened in 2019 is a conversion of the park's former Robin Hood wooden roller coaster. This RMC has the most inversions of any hybrid coaster and is jam-packed with air-time. But is it the best coaster in Europe? Find out in this review!
Video Credits
Robin Hood Off-Ride (Flyineddy)- • Robin Hood Offride Wal...
Untamed Off-Ride (All Clear)- • Untamed Offride - Wali...
Untamed POV (Walibi Holland)- • Untamed - official POV...
Untamed Teddy Bears (Walibi Holland)- • Knuffelberen in #UNTAM...
Untamed Test Run (Walibi Holland)- • First testrun Untamed!
Background Music
Life in the Jungle - Electro Tripping (Copyright Free Music Maker)- • Life In Jungle - Elect...
This thing is so small yet it hauls through the whole layout... This thing really is insane!!!
Agreed! It's crazy how well this one maintains its speed compared to something like Wicked Cyclone.
trust me, it is!
I’m dutch and I love this coaster, but I prefer Taron because of its beautiful theming and it is an amazing ride.
That's fair. Taron is definitely better themed, but I prefer this ride for the intensity and airtime.
@@CanobieCoaster you are defintely right about the airtime on this coaster! The airtime is amazing 😍
This thing obliterated Taron. The old school blitzes (iSpeed & Mav) are so much better than the new gen ones (Taron, Taiga, and the Jurassic park one). I get why intamin toned them down, the new ones are much more suitable for GP, but they definitely sacrificed a lot of intensity
@@theninthheart4736 velocicoaster is so much better than maverick there is no way you say maverick is better
This RMC looks absolutely amazing. It is like my dream coaster, it's got airtime, pacing, inversions, wip, hangtime, pretty much everything you would want on a coaster besides posatives. It looks a lot like Twisted Timbers in a way, just airtime hill after another after another and you spend more time out of your seat than in your seat. Great review!
I think this is Twisted Timbers with better pacing.
Ridden this a few times and it just amazes me how a coaster which looks small on scale manages to keep such a high pace throughout you really go into the brake run with so much speed left. I love the final inversion it's so low to the ground and took my breath away when I first rode it
This one holds its speed way better than Wicked Cyclone, a ride with similar height and length.
Great review for a great coaster! As you say the coaster is relentless and the mixture of the inversions and crazy airtime makes a trip to Walibi Holland certainly worth it. I just wish it was a little closer to home because I really want to get more rides on it. Granted both rides I did have were in the back row so I'm not complaining. Keep the good work!👍
Thanks! I wish this was closer to me as well.
Definitely one of my top bucket list coasters in Europe - it looks awesome!
Sure is!
Definitely the best review that I've seen for Untamed. This looks like my kind of ride. I love rides that are always doing something interesting.
It really is an elite coaster.
It's really amazing how fast RMC has grown since it started. It's really a feat.
True!
Im so glad this is at my home park i remember going to it on opening day and i was shaking like hell i have ridden it 167 times so far
Nice!
167 times??? 😳 ive never been to Walibi Holland but going soon
@@dutchpyro_k defenetly dont go on a holiday or in a weekend it wil be 6 times as crouded on for example a wensday the longest line on untames wil be 15 min
@@troltristan6606 and how i got school
@@troltristan6606 en we kunnen ook Nederlands praten
The name fits so well. From the POV, it really looks a wild horse trying to throw you off
Indeed.
This ride seems like wicked cyclone if all of the problems were fixed, and I absolutely loved what wicked cyclone was trying to do, so this ride is gonna be insane, I think twisted timber’s is probably slightly better as the best small scale RMC but I could definitely see if untamed is better
It's really incredible how much better both Twisted Timbers and Untamed hold their speed compared to Wicked Cyclone. I think Untamed is quite a bit better than Twisted Timbers though. Twisted Timbers has a few elements that don't work for me- those little speed bumps and most of the turnarounds.
@@CanobieCoaster I rode wicked cyclone on a great day and these 2 coasters on a bad day still look like they hold their speed way better
wait does the lift say "love?"
and DAMN that last barrel roll looks EPIC
Yes it does. I love how close to the ground the final inversion is.
Yeah that’s the rides theme
@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 Lol no the theme is not love, the theme is basically like that the nature takes over
Walibi is mine home park. I've ridden untamed like 400x. And its my fav coaster of all time. Mycoaster count is 160
That's an impressive amount of rides.
Just rode this for the first time yesterday as my first RMC... oh my god. I've never felt airtime and aggression like that on a coaster before. 10/10.
Everyone's first RMC has a good chance of being their new number one.
@@CanobieCoaster I'm actually not sure it is honestly. Defo in my top 5 tho.
Same I rode it yesterday as well as my First Rmc it was a blast
This may be the second most airtime-centric rollercoaster in existence (after Steve) That or Twisted Timbers. They both look like airtime central.
Possibly!
Going true the tunnel and being 6 feet and just 16 yet is somethin' that legit scared me when I rode it 😨 and the airtime is enjoyable strong and it has in my opion the world best pacing on a coaster
The pacing is fantastic.
This Is Just Arieforce One With A Better Layout
They're very similar for me.
Untamed, Goliath, Lost gravity...Walibi is amazing.
An amazing top 3.
Robin Hood was great FUN, it had a great layout and pacing and wasn't neutered with a slowed lift hill or ANY trims. It was actually pretty rough, even after retracking, but not rough in a painful way if that makes sense? More of a "out of control" wooden coaster kind of way. Like a persistent rock n rumble.
I rate it 8/10 cause there were some truly extreme airtime moments in both the front and back, and both seats offered such a different ride.
I have NOT been on untamed. It looks absolutely breathtaking. The first drop looks weak compared to most RMC's but the rest is taking my breath away even on POVs. The airtime in the back seat looks other worldly.
The airtime in general is otherworldly.
@@CanobieCoaster Oh for sure, but for me I can tell I'd want to sit on that back row all day if I could! I've compared every RMC coaster currently on planet Earth, and for me, the three that seem to have the best pacing and overall layout are Untamed, Zadra and Iron Gwazi. It's not always about length. Those three are just perfect coasters overall in my opinion. ArieForce one looks to be added to that list, and I can't wait.
Great video! A solid in depth review. I hope to ride this some day!
Hope you can!
Since Vekoma had only built three wooden coasters, and since this was their prototype, and since, as you pointed out, it was not a clunker, I would have thought it would have been worth saving for the future as a woodie. I suspect that the ACE group might have argued for that if it had been in the US.
While it's possible that the cost of retracking wooden coasters is more expensive than having RMC redo it, I suspect it's more about a park having RMC bragging rights and attracting a particular ridership. All that is understandable.
I hate to see so many old wooden coasters disappear. A new RMC is great for those who love them. Replacing a good old wooden coaster with an RMC hybrid may wind up a shortsighted trade.
But that's just senior me talking. My only experience with an RMC was Wicked Cyclone, and I didn't have a good time on it. I appreciate RMC's engineering and creativity; they make coasters for the current generation of riders, and from your reviews, it's a match made in heaven.
I have to imagine this is such a wide improvement it was worth it.
@@CanobieCoaster I didn't ride the original, so you may be right. My concern was more general--in 50 years, are enthusiasts going to bemoan the loss of a coaster that's an original or landmark or prototype. Not everything needs to be saved, but it's an important question to ask.
Piraten is the best coaster in EU c’mon now lol
Still need to ride that one, but I much prefer this to the other Mega Lite I rode.
I think i rode robin hood before the retracking because it defintitely did beat me up like damn
I only rode Untamed.
@@CanobieCoaster i also rode untamed as well, it felt like the best improvement ever. Now the old-school vekoma slc😂😂
I never rode untamed but it looks very cool! That’s on my bucket list of coasters!
It's incredible.
I know!
Going there today 😀
Say whatever you want about the ride, it's amazing; but you cannot dispute the fact that these teddy bears on a roller coaster are the cutest things ever :D
I like how other parks copied it.
Did ride it today. It was my first RMC and I agree this is a 10/10 coaster. Ops could be a bit better they were stacking the trains the whole day sometimes the second train did stand like 2mins in waiting position till they finally sent out the other one.
People always seem to be blown away by their first RMC.
@@CanobieCoaster Definitely a very unique coaster specially compared to all the other major German coasters which are the only other credits I have.
Great review, thanks for using our footage!
Thanks again!
I'm surprised about your opinion about the double inverting stall, as that element sadly didn't do too much for me. I feel like the ride really starts to shine in the return trip, as everything from the double up on is absolutely relentless and aggressive, but before that it's still really good and even the weaker elements are still fun.
I love the hangtime on that weird stall.
This is my favourite
One of the best.
I went on this one yesterday and it was amazing. I was terrified while riding it though because this was my second time ever in a rollercoaster but in the end it was very enjoyable
Nice!
I cant believe that we have no RMC in the UK yet. The Grand National at Blackpools Pleasure Beach is that old it is rough and could do with a retrack ! A RMC duelling coaster would be great.
Pleasure Beach Experience has a good video why that ride likely can't be RMCed. I like that ride's layout as is. It just needs to be smoothed out.
Heavy elements, yet whisper quiet… a dazzler, a dream, a delight.
Watch the POV movie by Walibi. The sounds are so blissful…
A constant warm whizz and an occasional clicking sound.
That clicking sound is a tally counter, registering very specific thoughts of the riders on board.
It clicks every time a passenger realizes that they feel more affection for this ride, rather than for their actual life partners.
One side note; somehow the dispatching was tedious to watch as a single rider.
For my future visits, I probably will get the fast-pass to handle that
I've had to get fastpass for this since it has been on one train in both my visits.
Awesome video like it ride look good keep going brilliant video 😄👍
Thanks!
I love this thing, but the leg restraints are fucking painfull when you are tall. But i dig thatt i can go on every coaster in Walibi because i am 2,03m (6'9") which is quite rare as they have 5 coasters
I can understand how that's an issue if you're that tall.
There's actually one thing about Rocky Mountain Construction that prevents them from being my favorite roller coaster manufacturer, and it's those leg restraints on the lap bars that push against your knees. While those don't affect me at all, they do make it extremely difficult for my mother to comfortably fit in because she had knee replacement surgery a few years back, and those knee restraints cause he to bend the knees back too much which can make these rides extremely uncomfortable for her when going over those ejector hills, and that's not fair because it causes her to miss out on some of the most amazing roller coasters in the industry. Even Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom has those knee restraints as well, and that's not even an RMC coaster. So what I want to know is why do these coasters have thise restraints in the first place?
F.Y.I. If the answer is to prevent guests from standing up while riding, I don't see how that's possible. If a lap bar is pushed all the way down to your waist, standing up should be unheard of.
That's a fair take. They don't bother me, but I know they can be an issue for others.
The issues are gone. Ow and they are retheming all of the park in a festival vibe. That's why it kinda feels like a party aswell
Good!
Love it when people think 1:30-2 hours is a long wait, cedar point is my home park you’d be lucky to find a 90 minute coaster wait lmfao
I know Cedar Point gets swamped. 90 minutes is still a long wait by most standards.
rode it 9 times yesterday ( waiting time was between 5 and 30 minutes throughout the day) with the restraints as loose as possible for maximum airtime :)
if i have to state 1 flaw ( which is also a HUGE positive ) it's that all rides in the park feel very weak after this one
I still preferred the other rides even if this is the star.
This ride will always be my number 1, with Zadra and Iron Gwazi behind!
SteVe can go cry at number 6.
Wow!
Im dutch and i've ridden quite a lot off coasters in western europe and for me untamed is the best coaster i have ridden.
It's a great ride!
Did you like wildfire and untamed, two RMC coasters?
Love both.
I went there yesterday and untamed had to shut down the two times I went on it. The second time they had to take off one train. But the ride was still amazing and I think it is my new favourite coaster.
Nice!
Untamed is still mainly a one car ride. Been to walibi 3 times in the last 3 years and it was always one car.
That's a bummer.
One of the weirdest things I've ever seen is that Untamed first ran the full train in the morning, in the evening they somehow closed the back car, and even later in the evening they closed the second to last car... I don't know what's happening here but I can't imagine that this is what all RMC's do
It had lift motor issues my first visit in 2019. Not sure if it still has problems related to that.
@@CanobieCoaster it also had numerous technical issues leading to short but many instances of downtime. That was April/May 2022
Is it typical of RMCs to have a big speed differences in tbe late afternoon vs morning? I've only ridden Untamed and Zadra, but they were both very noticeably faster later in the day. Other coasters seem to have much less of a difference.
Untamed actually felt sluggish in the morning, which I did not expect, but decently quick around 4pm (though I'd have preferred a little bit more speed even then). Zadra went from fast in the morning to "holy crap this is out of control" later in the day.
Depends on the coaster, but I've seen several RMCs speed up.
@@CanobieCoaster I wonder what it is about RMCs that seems to cause this so much, or at least makes it so noticeable. Do they actually do speed up more than other manufacturers, or is there just something about the track layout that makes the speedup more obvious. I'm not quite yet at the stage of standing by the rides with a stopwatch, but we'll see...
Top 10 in the world
One of the best RMC’s
Absolutely!
The best RMC besides SV & IG, and *maybe* Hakugei, TwiCo, & L-Rod
@@theninthheart4736 zadra is also better imo
Amazing coaster,but only one train .. (I ride it today)
It has run one train quite a bit.
What's the section or part of the ride you did like the most?
Probably the first inversion.
I went on it yesterday, it was my first rmc, it was so amazing and smooth it didn’t even feel like a real rollercoaster, and the airtime and hangtime damn.
The first RMC always seems to blow people away since it's so unlike other coasters.
@@CanobieCoaster true
That thing you said about RMC having to go through venom a for European it really makes me think does b&M love intamin or gravity group love gci
Vekoma*
I'm not sure.
It would be AWESOME to see a wildfire (kolmarden) review! Thx!
I have a long backlog of reviews, but I can try to get to that one.
@@CanobieCoaster sounds great, I would be very interested in that review too or more european coaster in general😁👌
@@juliancoasterking I'll sprinkle in European coaster reviews. Don't worry.
@@CanobieCoaster sounds great😁👌
Definitely one of my bucket list coasters. I expect this to be up in my rankings with lightning rod (currently #1) and I have been on SteVe
It's a mini Steel Vengeance.
12 likes, 2 comments, and no views. great job youtube!
That's impressive!
My home park! And untamed is king!
I love it.
the best coaster in europe is obviously z-force
I thought that ride was scrapped?
Is better than Zadra or Wildfire? mmmm, good video! 👍🏼
I haven't been on Zadra yet. I hope to get to Energylandia this summer if international travel is allowed. But I prefer this to Wildfire since it has better pacing.
Absolutely. Wildfire is insanely overrated, and Zadra, while a great coaster, definitely feels like budget Schilke; ie, something he tossed together on the cheap/fly. Feels uninspired. Of the 6 RMCs I’ve ridden (TwiCo, Goliath, Untamed, Zadra, Hakugei, Wildfire), Untamed was by far & away the best of the lot
I could easily get their (not now obviously) and this has really made me want to go more
This ride alone is worth it, but their top three in general is great.
Yeeeeeeee
This ride is awesome! I personally prefer Taiga and EGF, but god damn this ride looks great! Can’t really decide wether this or Wildfire is better tho...
I think this has better pacing than Wildfire, but I love both those rides. Expedition GeForce is amazing too.
Just rode this on October 29th for Fright Fest.. We had fast passes so we could ride over and over all day and night.. They had zero lights on for Halloween and the back seat in pitch black was the most insane experience I have ever had on any coaster.. It was a non stop ride of total insanity. For sure going to come back again next year for the Halloween Fest.. They do an AMAZING job with the rides and the crazy lighting and sound on all the rides.. I did get some footage of the rides and the lighting for Halloween which I will put up once I return to the states..
The ride is amazing at all times, but especially at night.
Have you ever played those God of War games because for the past two days I’ve been thinking about future roller coaster themes and I had an RMC Hybrid or RMC Wooden Coaster themed to the games in my head
I never played God of War, but I'm familiar with the game.
Best RMC in Europe and best airtime machine in Europe. This ride has so many of these ridiculous sharp ejector pops that you really begin to feel on your legs after several rides. The four mini bunny hops at the end still provide my favorite airtime ever!
I love all that airtime.
Is it still your favorite in Europe?
I believe so.
I have no doubts that this is an elite coaster, but I find it hard to believe it's better than Zadra. How do you think it's better than Zadra?
I haven't been on Zadra yet. I hope to get to Energylandia this summer if international travel is allowed.
@@CanobieCoaster Aha!
Bears in coasteeeeeer
It was adorable.
I'm glad Vekoma is selling Rocky Mountain Construction's rides in Europe, because Europe already has amazing coasters, but adding RMCs there is a major thumbs up. I mean we had Wildfire, Zadra, and now Untamed. Hopefully Vekoma and RMC can continue to work together to sell their rides in Europe. Both are doing so well individually, but I'm happy with this partnership :)
I agree and I hope more follow!
Zadra "am I a joke to you"
I haven't ridden that one yet.
@@CanobieCoaster you should
AHHH I WENT IN IT YESTERDAY IT WAS SOOO GOODDDD
Glad you liked it!
I Love Untamed, It's just such an insane ride! I personally Prefer the frontrow because of that Dubbel up sideways turn, It's just amazing in the front.
For Robin Hood, it's better that it's gone. I've done it in its last season and how good your ride was depended on where you were sitting. Sitting above the wheels (front or back row of a carriage) already or sitting in the middle made a huge difference in bumpiness. Also you either had to sit in the front car or in the last car because the 2 middle ones just felt like they were constantly hitting and bumping against the cars around them.
I'm glad the park went the RMC approach then since this ride is consistently awesome in any row.
Untamed is very good, but, being tall, I felt really cramped up in those overbearing reatraints. That kept me from really enjoying the airtime. I still take Troy over this as my favourite ride in the country. I'm just a bit contrarian like that.
You're not the first tall person I know to have an issue with these restraints.
I absolutely love this ride! It is my #1 coaster overall.
It takes a while to warm up, but when it hauls, it hauls! I got to talk to a ride op who works on Untamed after the park closed and he told me, that on warm summer evenings, the coaster is even faster than it is advertised, around 95-97 km/h and you can really feel it because it seems the entire ride is out of control.
Let’s hope the theme parks will open soon (and that it is possible to travel to the Netherlands) so we can enjoy this beauty of a coaster again!
I think it ran fast for me since it was pouring the day I was there, so the track was well-lubricated. Plus it was warm too.
This thing and Wildfire are my two bucket list coasters in Europe, hopefully when the pandemic is finally over, I'll be able to travel to European parks.
I hope so!
Looks absolutely wild...
Indeed!
proud to have this at my home park
Nice!
Are we not gonna talk about how there are people just chillin on the brake run.
It was a test train.
@@CanobieCoaster ok, but still
Nice review! Untamed is my 2nd favorite coaster with only Taron ranking above it, mainly due to the restraints. I've also ridden Robin Hood and it was definitely not smooth in its last year, but it still had some decent airtime. The operators actually allowed me to check the restraints and dispatch the train for a cycle, so that was pretty fun tho
I've seen Walibi do that a few times, which is really neat.
I once went there when it was going to rain all day, so there were almost no people in the park. There was mostly rain in the morning, and a little bit later on the day, so we were lucky as hell. Untamed had a max queue time of 5 minutes, and that was the longest of the park as well. I could get on other rides instantly. Kinda chose the best day to go there lol
Nice! It was super rainy when I was there, but fastpass was still a necessity.
I had no idea that the people that live in Holland resemble bears! : )
The theming?
@@CanobieCoaster on the coasters! : )
This is my favorite roller coaster by s long shot. I havent ever ridden rollercoasters outside of the Netherlands amd Germany, but this thing is just insane! It doe not lose its speed and it keeps hauling until it reaches the end. I am glad this is at my home park, it is an amazing edition. I have ridden it 3 times, but i will be riding more troughout this year.
Glad you enjoy it!
europeen parks should invest more in rmc coasters. except for untamed i dont know any other. would love to try out a rcm raptor. energylandia has one but is to far to travel from my native land belgium or are the others?
Europe also has Wildfire at Kolmarden and Zadra at Energylandia.
That theme looks so weird
It's bizarre for sure.
No wonder that this is my favourite coaster🔥🤷🏼♂️ but mabye Zadra or Kondaa will take the spot but I think Kondaa has a better chance to get my new number one as Zadra. Kondaa's layout look as perfect as Untamed's but we will see😁
Both Zadra and Kondaa look incredible.
@@CanobieCoaster yes that's no question🔥
its in my homepark and the problems it had are reduced by like 70-80%. absolutely love the ride and always ride it when im in the park
I'm glad it's more reliable now!
Love the guys shirt at 9:09
Multiple operators wore that shirt.
Zadra osnt better than this?
I prefer this to Zadra. More elements and the elements are fantastic.
This was the first ever rmc I did and I was just blown away, I didn’t even know what had happend to me in the ride it was so good.
That's what most people think after their first RMC.
That thumbnail is amazing
Thanks! Untamed is very photogenic.
Show me an RMC that does not have excellent pacing..... I do not think it exists.
The "worst" paced RMCs are still better than most coasters, but those ones have throwaway turnaround elements like the ones on Wicked Cyclone.
I love Untamed, but I kinda prefer Wildfire at Kolmården.
Wildfire has a better setting and drop, but I prefer the rest of Untamed.
I wish I could ride this how does it compare to zadra?
Zadra focuses on speed and quality while this is about quantity (and good quality too).
2:51 element is so good
I love everything on this ride.
THE SIDE IS RED
Yes
this thing is insane, especially at 11pm at night after it has been running al day.
It was great all-day for me.
That looks amazing, great review of a beauty
Thanks!
Well, robin hood not being that rough is not something I would fully agree with as a frequent Walibi visitor. Compared to Condor (the first ever vekoma SLC), it was "smooth". But if you would not sit in the middle of the 6-person cars in the train, you'd absolutely leave with a headache.
Ah ok. I never heard that one talked about as being awful like the other RMC converts.
I have to agree. Both rollercoasters were only a one off experience for me. Not because I didn't go to wallibi again, but because they were both so painfull. The condor being the worst offender.
Did it have the Vekoma trains until the end? They were super comfortable but also very, very heavy and meant their coasters needed a lot more maintenance than normal.
The name is aweosme
Agreed!
9:46 i mean, rmcs don't really focus on +'s. So to me that wouldn't really be a weakness.
It isn't for me either, but I had to note it since some look for those.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah i guess i can see it, but ik i wouldn't notice it cuz it already had other great sensations.
Robin Hood was sooo rough! I usually skipped it when i visited Walibi. Same for their SLC, so shit 😂
I rode Condor and don't plan to ride it again.
Well maybe you should give Condor a second try, they changed the restraints so thats pretty nice
But yeah I can see why its shit but at the same time it was the first SLC to be built so yea
@@GoudLoodje I recently tried it. Big improvement compared to the previous restraints, however still a one and done in my opinion
Better than zadra?
I prefer Untamed.
The video with the giant teddy bears is so cute to watch
I loved when parks did videos like that during quarantine.
wowww
Indeed