Goudurix Review, Parc Asterix Vekoma Looping Coaster | World's Most Underrated Coaster?
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Goudurix is the infamous Vekoma looping coaster at Parc Asterix. This ride is widely considered to be one of the roughest and worst roller coasters in the world. But I actually think it's overhated! I find this coaster bearable, and it has seven intense inversions plus a nice location above the water! I'll explain why I may enjoy this ride more than most in this review.
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Fun fact: Goudurix was Vekoma’s first computer-designed coaster!
Impressive how they fucked this one up then lmao
So now I can make the joke that this is Vekoma’s Drachen Fire. 😂
(Drachen Fire was Arrow’s first CAD coaster)
It very much reminds me of drachen fire
Oh, that explains it.
They got the forces right at least!
I love how Vekoma solved the cracking loops that arrows track suffered from by doubling the spines at high g locations. Gotta love the dutch for embracing computer aids in their coaster designs.
That is a nice improvement.
Yes thank you for this! I've been waiting for a while cause it seems like everyone absolutely rags on this thing. Good to see someone who bucks the trend.
I know I'm in the minority.
Finally someone sticking up for Goudurix! Old vekomas in general as overhated imo. Great review!
Thanks!
it is NOT an overhated coaster I went on it a week ago the I had a headache the rest of the day it was horrible
Fantastic review! Considering how much hate this ride gets, do you think that this is your biggest "hot take"?
It may be!
Yeah it's a rough ride, but man I love Goudurix !
I'm riding it multiple times a year since 2007 and I can confirm the retrack + new trains / padding were a nice addition.
Many enthusiasts wants this ride to be demolish, I would rather love getting the Python treatment to preserve this beast of positive G force !
I'd love a Python like retrack.
I rode this with a friend and he loved it too, because, and I quote, « it felt actually dangerous and because of that it gave me a huge adrenaline shot » 🤣
Lol
I was expecting you to say a bit of positive things tbh. So many coaster yt'ers are a bit....whiny when it comes to not glass smooth rides, not gonna lie, but you were always pretty much the same opinion than me with stuff I experienced. So big props for that, you can take a small little jolt without being "mimimi" xD
Yeah it's rough, but there are so many coasters that are a lot worse. I actually like the trains and restrains, since my head also clears them.
The placement really looks amazing and the classic industrial looking track design is just beautiful.
The key for me is that I don't hit my head and come off with a headache.
I mentioned this in the off ride video.
I always wondered why they did not add a second loop to make the inversion count to eight. If they did that it would have had the world record for most inversions when it opened.
I'm surprised as well.
My experience with this ride is actually that it’s smoother up front than in the middle of the train, although I’ve not ridden the back.
another VERY IMPORTANT thing to not is that if you’re over 6’1/185cm tall this ride’s restraints will not accommodate to the full length of your torso as the restraint don’t fully go over your shoulders smoothly, so they’re always pressing down quite hard AND in the front of each car you can easily bang your knees to the side of the cars as the cars have a rounded front. The perfect height for this coaster (and all coasters with old mk1200 trains) is about 5’11/180cm because you’ll perfectly fit in the restraint without discomfort and won’t experience the knee banging.
I totally agree to that, I unfortunately rode in the middle of the train and in the front of the car. I'm 6'3/191 cm. I ended up with bruises in my torso from the restraint, and some bleeding in my leg due to it hitting the curvy side of the car. I'm never riding this again 😂
@@carkinyoli1171 I’m 188cm and the back of the car is more pleasant for your legs, but as canobie said: this coaster needs vest restraints. to accommodate for people that are taller than 185cm too, something which I‘ve noticed are often forgotten that exist outside of the Netherlands lol
I'm around 5'10 so I guess I'm in the sweet spot for height. That's a fair point that it could get cramped if you're too tall.
Great video and great review! I always thought from the POVs this coaster looked smoother later in the ride which is a good thing I think and rougher earlier in the ride. I always liked Vortex at Kings Island a lot when I rode it. I never had any issues with it.
I like this more than Vortex.
@CanobieCoaster Yeah it definitely looks intense that's for sure!
Between this and Tonnerre 2 Zeus, you definitly have a high tolerance for rough rides, you are lucky. The last time i did it was in 2012 and i finished my day with a headache. Yes I hope they do a Python retrack with it cause it is an iconic coaster, but you can see people headbanging while you are on the path beneath. This ride is painful.
My tolerance at this park stops with Vol d'Icare though.
@@CanobieCoaster Yes, this thing can be demolished and no one would care (and the line is so long)
So, it's French Drachen Fire?
No because this still exists 🤣
It does have some similarities.
I love the Arrow Megaloopers (and other custom loopers) that most other enthusiasts seem to hate, so Goudurix has long been on my Bucket List. Thank you very much for the comprehensive analysis of the ride and I'm glad you mentioned the successful Python retracking which I have been trying to tell people about for a while. From what I can see of the ride, and from you review, I think my biggest complaint would be the shallow angle of the first drop. Demon at Great America has a 54 degree straight drop that delivers strong airtime in the back car. I was curious after you spoke of the drop angle being a stated 64 degrees. There is NO WAY it is 64 degrees. It looks less steep than Demon's straight drop but steeper than Corkscrew's (at Cedar Point) 45 degree first drop. I think it is 50 or 51 degrees. Don't get me wrong I still think this ride looks incredible and that it my only problem with an otherwise WILDLY INTENSE layout.
I'd love a retrack. The drop is fine, but I would welcome a steeper one.
This does look like a fun ride and I really enjoy viper, so if it’s anything like that one, then I’ll definitely enjoy this one too. I don’t know if it looks better than viper, though. That’s probably my favorite arrow Looper at the moment.
I prefer this to Viper.
Oh damn if that's the case this might just be my favorite coaster lol
@@thomasxl200 for real lol because I do really like viper a lot way more than most people
I agree. Rode it twice in the front (2019, 2023) just to make sure it wasn’t too intense, but after this review I might give it a go in the back next time I visit the park. I do however hope they take it down instead of retracking it. In my opinion that would be a waste of money. Imagine a Lech style ride in this spot! It would give the same awesome views. With them closing National 7 this season, I do however think the next coaster will be one on the smaller/milder side and nothing like Toutatis or Goudurix, if a coaster at all.
I would like a retrack since I like the layout.
@@CanobieCoasterthe layout is fine I agree, but if so let’s hope they have the same company that retracked Python do it and not the company that did Shaman. Imagine having Vekoma build the same ride/layout but next gen though 🤤
i love this ride , it is really intense and i am a really short rider and i dont have any problem with the over the shoulder restraints.
Good to hear!
Goudurix would be amazeballs with new trains and some blue hawk style track smoothing. I haven't ridden it recently but when I did a decade back I found it way too rough for my liking. But it's intense and well paced and the layout is great. It just needs the above fixes IMO, as with said fixes it would be elevated to an 8.5.
Oh and yes, I am back! Had an amazing US trip and was VERY lucky to get a ride on Lightning Rod too in its current form. What an epic journey! I'm close to 700 coasters now :) Ended up staying 7 weeks, extended a little.
I hope those changes happen.
Last year I felt the ride had insanely strong vibrations, that gave me strong headache. It was like someone had me in a head lock and rubbed their knuckles on my scalp. In the final brake I was seriously wondering if I had the strength to get out of the car by myself. But I agree with the great layout and it's beautiful appearance.
I hope it can get a full retrack.
Ngl this ride looks pretty fun,and I always remember this ride because of the yellow and red,reminds me of McDonald’s lol
Lol I was craving McDonald's fries while watching this and I couldn't understand why 🤣🤣 You are spot on 💯😂
It does have McDonald's colors.
I doubt I'll ever get a chance to ride this, but it is one of the coolest looking coaster out there. I hope it sticks around.
I hope it stays.
FINALLY! Canobie knows. Me and him are alike. Basically, we enjoy forces, and aren't wet flannels. 😝 Just brace right for coasters like this and you're fine, and man this thing had some great intensity. Fun ride, rode it a fair few times in April!
I would think differently if I were shorter, but it's fine at my height.
@@CanobieCoaster I'm fine even on the vekomas with those MASSIVE bulky restraints (I'm 5'11.5). Generally, when they say 'keep your head back' that is, I guess, to save themselves just in case you get a slight neck injury from pushing your head forwards. I had a shorter french guy next to me on Goudy, and I said 'push your head forward - then your neck might take a little beating but not your poor ears!' - after the ride he thanked me for the advice and said it was the first tolerable and actually pretty fun ride he'd had on it! I will say, going into the first loop, there is a osteopath-like neck 'crick' moment I got, also got this on Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds recently ha - but I just went 'whoaaaa' and then laughed cause despite it being slightly painful, it's all good fun =P The problem with Carolina Cyclone is the rest of the ride wasn't fun enough to offset that neck crick loool.. where as Goudurix certainly was. Oh by the way Canobie - I was the guy saying I never greyed out on I305. I finally did in Aug, by loosening up and almost asking the blood to go down to the ground.. and it was at night which made it all the sweeter. Best coaster experience of my life!
intense layout, far too rough for me to enjoy it, especially with those bulky restraints and cramped trains. what i really hate is that they make you take your bag on with you, which means you lose even MORE space on this ride!
I'm thankful my head is above the harness.
@@CanobieCoaster that was something I thought interesting about your review. I remember my head being above the restraint and it still hurt, it felt more like neck bashing which also hurts personally
My 100th coaster credit. Wasn't half as bad as people made out.👍👍
Nice!
I think their best way to improve this ride would be new trains built by SunKid. Those trains have lap bars. I’ve seen some reviews of Balagos (formerly Tornado) at Hellendoorn which has received the new trains along with it’s retheme to Balagos and I’ve generally heard it feels smoother now as well, regardless if there’s headbanging or not. Some boomerangs have SunKid trains on them as well and I heard some people wondering why more parks don’t have them
I'd prefer vest trains like Hyperspace Mountain.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah, I love those as well. Honestly any new kind of trains would probably improve the ride whether it’s got lap bars or vests
4:48 uhhhh, is he allowed to do that?
maybe in france that's aloud
I was thinking the same thing. Apparently they make you bring your bag with you on the coaster too, so maybe things are a bit more lax in France? 🤔
They have everything ride with you. I didn't see them say anything even when someone wore a purse on the ride.
I‘m kind of surprised you say this is underrated. Lots of people hate this coaster
Hence, underrated.
Tbh, even though it’s the roughest coaster I have ever ridden, I think there’s worse than that. Its pretty intense too.
I genuinely like it.
You got it ride they need to do the same overhaul like Blue Hawk so Vekoma's MK-1212 trains (the vest restraints trains) and track work from Vekoma of a complete retract to make it pleasant for all riders
I wish!
Honestly I think it's a one and done. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next in it's place.
I am optimistic it gets a retrack.
I respect your opinion as far as liking the ride, although I personally disagree. I hated it. lol. I do think the most underrated coaster on earth is Katun at Mirabiliandia though.
I love Katun as well. I feel like that ride is praised.
All assumptions you made about the front row except it being rougher than the rest of the train line up with my experience :)
So the back is the roughest? Wow I really don't get the hate unless you're shorter.
@@CanobieCoaster I have not ridden the back, but the middle was certainly rougher than the front.
I rode it once in the front row and it was the 2nd worse coaster I have ever ridden (worst is viking coaster in EL). I will never ride that one again.
Ouch!
Canobie Coaster would say:
I've already touched on the smoothness, but what about the pacing?
Goudurix is really good in that department. Once you crest the lift, you have a big drop and seven inversions in rapid-fire sucession. There are no trims, no brake runs, nor throwaway elements. It is just one flip after another. Add in how forceful the inversions are, and it's no surprise why this coaster is so intense.
So what would I rate Goudurix?
See the review.
The profiling into the batwing 😂
Not glass smooth.
I know the folks at Coaster Studios get beat up pretty good on this ride. Taylor left a scathing review. Is it "Big Apple," rough?
I actually enjoyed the Big Apple Coaster with the old trains as well. Those restraints didn't cause headbanging for me.
So this ride isn't as rough as others are making it out to be (it looks fun, to be honest)?
Canobie Coaster would say:
So why am I immune to this ride's suffering? I think there are three things that need to be considered. First, I'm tall enough that my head clears the top of the over the shoulder harness. This means I cannot get any headbanging. This improved a lot of Arrow loopers for me as I got older. If you're on the shorter side, I can totally understand why you may find Goudurix unbearable because this coaster...
A) is glass smooth.
B) is mostly smooth.
C) is far from smooth.
C
I completely disagree. I rode it a few days ago and it sits comfortable in my 204th spot out of 204 coasters I've ridden. Goudurix is by far the roughest and most painful coaster experience I've ever had. Every SLC tracks butter smooth in comparison. I am tall enough to miss the restraints with my head but it banged violently against the hard edge of the back of the seat. Also I need to notice that my shoulder were literally blue and green a few days later. And I did this ride in the third to last row, so I even sat in a position not far away from the one you recommend
I'm not sure why I'm immune to the beatings everyone else has received.
How tall do you have to be for your head to clear the restraints?
No exact height since it depends on your upper torso.
I rode it before the re-tracking, and it was horrendous. My jaw hurt for days from slamming into the restraint. Sounds like it might be better now!
Glad it may have helped!
3:51 Im still buffled... this is the most epic retracking ever. Python feels like a B&M.
The Company, who did that is calld CSM? .... Instead of RMC a woody, we should call it CSM a Arrow/Vekoma ?
They did an amazing job with Python.
I agree with you. I thought this coaster was very intense and fun. If the first drop was steeper it would be awesome.
That would be nice.
This coaster needs an update. I love it's wacky layout. It's rough as hell. New Vekoma model with a similar layout would be good I think
I'd love new trains and a retracking.
If you watch my back row POV, you'll see the heads of taller riders jostling around, but not how they are not smacking into anything. For me, that's key. But again if you're shorter, you probably would hit your head.
Second, I have only ridden Goudurix in the back car. Most coasters tend to be smoother up front, but maybe Goudurix...
I've had tolerable rides in back.
I love how Goudurix review passe to "world's worst coaster" to "world most underrated coaster"
I never found it awful.
@@CanobieCoaster me neither🤷♂
I was fine with the lats on another Vekoma whirlwind. I could see it being a bit of a problem if you’re shorter though
I would have had a much different opinion of this ride if I were shorter.
So I can have this replace the Arrow Megaloopers on my bucket list now that I’m replacing the American coasters with European ones
I prefer it to the US Arrow megaloopers (mostly).
Well, I'm glad you had a good experience with this Coaster. Sadly, I rode it in the 90's and I found it rough, slow, boring and poorly profiled. To each his own.
Sorry to hear that.
Controversial opinion, when I visited Parc Asterix this year it was my favourite coaster at the park.
Yes, I enjoyed it more than Toutatis.
Wow, definitely a hot take.
At Parc Asterix, both OzIris and Goudurix were placed in your video of most surprising roller coasters in the world, Canobie Coaster. Why?
They gave stronger rides than anticipated.
It could be fixed to some extent. The butterfly is cool and should rehash that on a new Vekoma.
I'd love for a Python style retrack.
Speaking of vekoma hopefully flight deck will receive the new vekoma trains with the vest restraints so that it won't be as bad as it is now
That would help.
I can testify that Goudurix is much more manageable towards the back of the train. If you sit in the front you are forced into the inversions much too fast, and as a result the roughness feels exaggerated. It was extremely unpleasant at the front.
That makes sense.
I imagine it’s kind of like getting to ride drachenfire
Never rode that one.
Have you done a review of Vogel Rok from Efteling?
No, I have limited footage and rides.
@@CanobieCoaster I liked it although it was short but I only rode it once so my memory feels limited that’s why I was curious about you reviewing it.
@CanobieCoaster Bro fun fact when i rode Goudrix from 2013 it was way smoother than my 2011-2012 rides then when i went to parc astrix last month it was smootj surprisingly my head was not jerking around at all plus i didn't clear the restraints my head didn't clear and I didn't get any headbanging i might have just gotten lucky tho😢
Maybe it's not judt me then!
Its not that bad ive rode it 5 times when i went and the only painful bit was the corkscrews thats not due to roughness its due to the hangtime
Glad I'm not the only one who enjoys it.
Really wish it gets the python treatment, that ride is gorgeous, my first coaster with inversion and it is a legend here, prolly one of the most important ones for french enthusiasts. Really wish they can do something great with it, it could become one of the most liked retro coaster there
I'd love a retrack.
From what I know this is a wild take lol
I know I'm in the minority.
Glad you got a good ride on this coaster, but at the same time, Goudurix is a prime example of a coaster that is famous for all the wrong reasons.
I would love for the Python treatment here. The layout is good.
@@CanobieCoaster Agreed, CSM should retrack this!
I beg to differ. I think Steel Force is the most underrated coaster
That's another underrated one.
It's located in America.
@@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214 wdym?
its not better than Mario Kart, though
also are you NOT gonna do an individual review of it?
I don't have enough footage to do one, sorry.
Give it vests and it low-key is a top custom looper in Europe.
That would be great.
@@CanobieCoasterIt might even be as good as stuff like Smiler, Dragon Khan, La Atracción de Acero, and the 10 inverting Intamin loopers.
A point for each inversion 😂
Coincidence
Will you hit your head if you are 5feet and 3ich
Depends how much height is in your upper torso.
Yeah, there’s no way that’s 64 degrees. Mid 50s probably
Possibly
But How Tall Are You? i Am About 1.70M
5'10
in Meters. Not in inches
@@ThemeParkEnthusiastNL178 cm
I need to check my height.
WHY NOT 0
I genuinely like it.
This coaster hurt my neck really badly
Sorry to hear that.
The definition of not reridable coaster, but once i like it yea
I rode it a few times in a row.
This thing left me traumatized
Oh no!
it’s perfectly rated but ok
I see so many people bash this ride.
@@CanobieCoaster probably because its bad... or just extremely rough
The same guy who doesn't like the best boomerang likes arguably the worst coaster lol
Which is the best one?
@@CanobieCoaster Definitely the boomerang.
treason
Sorry, I actually like it.
@@CanobieCoaster lol I’m just messing with you
Canobie Coaster would say:
So why am I immune to this ride's suffering? I think there are three things that need to be considered.
First, I'm tall enough that my head clears the top of the over-the-shoulder harness. This means I cannot get any headbanging. This improved a lot of Arrow loopers for me as I got older. If you're on the shorter side, I can totally understand why you may find Goudurix unbearable because this ride is far from smooth. If you watch my back row POV, you'll see the heads of taller riders jostling around, but note how they are not smacking into anything. For me, that's key, but again if you're shorter, you probably will hit your head.
Second, I have only ridden Goudurix in the back car. Most coasters tend to be smoother up front, but maybe Goudurix is an exception. Because I know people who rode this coaster recently up front and despised it.
Third...
See the review.
Canobie Coaster would say: Compared to the Arrow loopers like Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Viper at Six Flags Darien Lake, the defunct Vortex at Kings Island, this ride is better than most of those Arrow loopers. Goudurix has far better pacing, more oomph, and honestly...
A) It tracks smoother.
B) It tracks similarly.
C) It tracks rougher.
B (for me at least)
People just take another one's word for it and start saying it's absolute garbage, the headbanging isnt bad even at the front
I was pleasantly surprised.
Canobie Coaster would say:
More recently, it placed in the bottom 10 of TPR's Coaster Poll. But is it really that bad? Not for me. So why am I immune to this ride's suffering? I think there are three things that need to be considered.
First, I'm tall enough that my head clears the top of the over-the-shoulder harness. This means I cannot get any headbanging. This improved a lot of Arrow loopers for me as I got older. If you're on the shorter side, I can totally understand why you may find Goudurix unbearable because this ride...
A) is glass smooth.
B) is mostly smooth.
C) is far from smooth.
C
What does the word "unbearable" mean? What do you think?
Not tolerable.
Boss is more underrated then this but Goudarix is fun and I prefer it to Oziris because of how crazy it is.
I think this is more underrated since most people absolutely despise this ride.