Dean_W Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 10:49 AM, Richard_L said: Honestly one of the best coasters I've been on, amazing to think it's a travelling one! Worth every single one for your nine hundred pennies. Definitely going to try and ride again before they close for the season. Two tips, pay contactless, it's the same price, jumps a bit of the queue and saves you queuing for tokens. Also when you're in the queue line keep left and go right down to the end for front row! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Is there actually a designated front row queue, then? I'd definitely want to be right at the front on it (especially for £9) haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_L Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Is there actually a designated front row queue, then? I'd definitely want to be right at the front on it (especially for £9) [emoji6] haha [emoji3]Sort of but it's all a bit of a mess especially for us Brits who like to queue one behind the other. There's a queue up to the station then each row has its own individual queue too. It's quite difficult to explain without seeing it all in action but you can make your way right down to the end for the front row queue. Most people don't even know it's there. I went on Saturday evening and only had to wait 2 trains before I got on.Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_W Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 minute ago, Richard_L said: Sort of but it's all a bit of a mess especially for us Brits who like to queue one behind the other. There's a queue up to the station then each row has its own individual queue too. It's quite difficult to explain without seeing it all in action but you can make your way right down to the end for the front row queue. Most people don't even know it's there. I went on Saturday evening and only had to wait 2 trains before I got on. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Ok, so I just need to keep to the left I hope I don't get stuck in some awful current of people and forced to go onto another row! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 How easy is it to get back row (or near the back)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Olympia Munich Looping though is more than a cred, it's the creme de la crime of travelling coasters. Bar that and Wild Maus, the other coasters there are just creds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlesberg Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, ChessingtonSam said: I'm guessing Olympia wouldn't be a great first coaster. Honestly, intense coasters are a great first coaster. Once you ride them, you immediately know you can ride everything else. I've tested it on a few friends (Stealth being the coaster), and it worked a charm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_W Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, Matt Creek said: Olympia Munich Looping though is more than a cred, it's the creme de la crime of travelling coasters. Bar that and Wild Maus, the other coasters there are just creds. I do like Ice Mountain, though TPJames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Can confirm Danter's air has risen to £8 this year. (was £6 two years back!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_W Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Can confirm Danter's air has risen to £8 this year. (was £6 two years back!!)Air was £8 last year, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 48 minutes ago, TPJames said: Can confirm Danter's air has risen to £8 this year. (was £6 two years back!!) Brexit mate. Chaz, CharlieN, MachoMachine and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 2 hours ago, wegloo said: It would!! It's the only travelling cred I care for since the execution of eurostar. Hollenblitz says hi... pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_L Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 How easy is it to get back row (or near the back)?It'll be easy to sit wherever you like on the ride but what you may find with the last (back) gate is that the staff try and get you to move further down. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Had a ride on this on the front row before work today... walk on. Can we swop out Colossus for this please, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Woah... it's amazing what £9 per person per ride does for throughputs! https://youtu.be/pk7cVyZky8o Looking forward to going on Olympia Looping in December pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Yesterday it was running 7 car trainsinstead of 5; apparently they had to be bought over from Germany. First time this has happened out of Oktoberfest too. Obviously proving popular... Han30 and CharlieN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cernuschi Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Went on it today, German efficiency at its best I must say. Queue moved so quickly, only queued for 10 minutes including paying which for a Saturday night I thought was brilliant! The ride was awesome, faster than I expected. Really please I got to tick this one off my list! Luke_A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Indeed the 7 car train setup has only ever been used in Munich in the past, having seen OL at a busy Düsseldorf & not requiring the extra 2 cars there, but here they are, gives me great hope that it will return next year! If you've ridden it on 5 cars, ride it in the back row again on 7 cars, feels incredible! When they bought the other cars over from Germany this week they also bought the Power Tower 2 paybox to get the extra numbers through the booths. If you just spectate the ride running 4 or 5 seven-car trains it really is quite spectacular seeing the black & yellow loops in sync... Mer, Rich and David B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 5 hours ago, Luke_A said: Indeed the 7 car train setup has only ever been used in Munich in the past, having seen OL at a busy Düsseldorf & not requiring the extra 2 cars there, but here they are, gives me great hope that it will return next year! If you've ridden it on 5 cars, ride it in the back row again on 7 cars, feels incredible! When they bought the other cars over from Germany this week they also bought the Power Tower 2 paybox to get the extra numbers through the booths. If you just spectate the ride running 4 or 5 seven-car trains it really is quite spectacular seeing the black & yellow loops in sync... This is incredible! And yep, I saw those loops sync Well I didn't actually notice at the time as I was busy filming it, so saw it when I watched the video back! Will be uploading my videos and doing a mini trip report tomorrow For now I will say this: Olympia lived up to the hype, I was amazed at how smooth and forceful it was, despite having read that it was the case! And it's so pretty to look at when it's lit up Oh and listen out for the conversation the mouse and duck outside Wild Maus XXL have...that mouse is a bit of a perv David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 On 03/12/2016 at 1:59 PM, BaronC. said: Yesterday it was running 7 car trainsinstead of 5; apparently they had to be bought over from Germany. First time this has happened out of Oktoberfest too. Obviously proving popular... Good good! I want to see Olympia Looping a regular feature of Winter Wonderland frankly. Keep telling your friends, we need to see this ride every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 04/12/2016 at 3:18 PM, Mer said: Will be uploading my videos and doing a mini trip report tomorrow In the words of the barman in the Alpen Hotel..."Ooops!" I'll hopefully get round to the trip report, but I did upload my videos and made a charming little compilation video, which starts off the playlist You'll see Olympia loop in sync too In fact the next video in the playlist is Olympia Looping It's just so nice to look at and marvel at the efficiency! Oh and the Wilde Maus video has the pervy mouse conversation pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 On 12/12/2016 at 3:26 PM, Mer said: In the words of the barman in the Alpen Hotel..."Ooops!" I'll hopefully get round to the trip report, but I did upload my videos and made a charming little compilation video, which starts off the playlist You'll see Olympia loop in sync too In fact the next video in the playlist is Olympia Looping It's just so nice to look at and marvel at the efficiency! Oh and the Wilde Maus video has the pervy mouse conversation I rarely post on here anymore but Mer that video is made so well. Well done! Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 In the words of the barman in the Alpen Hotel..."Ooops!" I'll hopefully get round to the trip report, but I did upload my videos and made a charming little compilation video, which starts off the playlist [emoji5] You'll see Olympia loop in sync too [emoji3] In fact the next video in the playlist is Olympia Looping It's just so nice to look at and marvel at the efficiency! Oh and the Wilde Maus video has the pervy mouse conversation Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 In the words of the barman in the Alpen Hotel..."Ooops!" I'll hopefully get round to the trip report, but I did upload my videos and made a charming little compilation video, which starts off the playlist [emoji5] You'll see Olympia loop in sync too [emoji3] In fact the next video in the playlist is Olympia Looping It's just so nice to look at and marvel at the efficiency! Oh and the Wilde Maus video has the pervy mouse conversation Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Did Olympia yesterday during the day. It was only running 2 trains; 1 running and 1 in the station loading, so no awesome looking train interaction. As a coaster, I found it very average. The 2nd and 3rd loops provided decent force, but everything else was very standard, quite repetitive and just quite...meh really. The shoulder restraints are awful too and did provide some discomfort, which is a shame. However, it's still a marvel in its own right. For a travelling coaster it's very impressive; it's hard to believe that it is a coaster which wasn't stood there 6 weeks ago, and won't be stood there in 6 weeks time. In that respect, it's nothing short of outstanding. But as a coaster, it's meh. David B and pognoi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Also did Olympia Looping for the first time yesterday. Personally thought it was was a great coaster, full of fun thrilling loops and force. Probably not a 10 coaster me, but still a solid ride and for a travelling coaster is magnificent to ride and watch. Not sure if it beats XXL though as I still adore that coaster too and it was running pretty crazy last night in a good way. David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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