Voltron Review, Europa Park Mack Stryker Coaster | Mack's Best Roller Coaster? 

The whole package of this ride is insane, absolutely love it 👌🏻

mack's been coming up with epic coasters such as the ride of happiness, hyperia and voltron

All my 9 rides had a variation of vibration, even in the middle seats. So I will belive that Mack can fix that, when they fixed it. I liked the coaster anyway, but to me it had too many small elements right after each other. I would have liked 2 bigger elememts in it as well. Thats why I like RtH better. But your analysis of the ride is spot on as always!❤ I always enjoy to hear your opinion of a coaster, I have already ridden.

The second Immelmann isn't counted as an Inversion as it's seen as non-inverted

Any tips for traveling to Europa Park? We'll be coming from Barcelona, and the best flight options look to be to Basel, but from there transport seems infrequent. Thanks!

Is this top 10 in the world?

This ride gotta have one heck of an expensive pricetag

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It's like Mack's answer to the Gerstlauer Infinity, only more upscale. Croatia is also such a beautiful country, and it's pretty cool that they did the sponsorship with Rimac

After 26 onrides the review is finally here!

This has become my number one bucket list coaster in Europe. This ride looks so incredible

I am so happy that we finally have an Elite Coaster at my Home Park, we finally have good ejector Airtime at Europapark and a modern ride with all the crazy trendy elements. It is without a doubt my new favorite rollercoaster, took like 10 rides, but I had to really ride it multiple times. I still cannot belive my favorite coaster is now at ma Home Park.

I feel like voltron is macks velocicoaster, it has amazing theming, is the standout ride for mack, people love it, and it proves that they can do launches and forceful rides, also great vid

For some reason I had a feeling this was going to be a 10/10

At around 10:30 you say they should take a hit at the capacity, to get the suspensions fitted. They are already doing that and are only running 6 trains at the time with one being in Waldkirch at Mack Rides. The Trains are curculating at the moment and will probably take untill start to mid july until all are fitted. Incredible video as alway though!

Most comprehensive video on the topic to date, great job! I must admit the first time on it I was completely overwhelmed by how much this thing packs into just one ride, there's just so much to digest at the same time. So happy to go back there next week and appreciate more of the individual elements and details.

The large tower next to the block brake after the double up functions as the evacuation staircase, which is really cool.

Yes! finally the Voltron review I have been waiting for!

Between this and Ride to Happiness, I think I’m more excited about what Mack has in store for the future than any other manufacturer at the moment. They have continued to innovate when it seems like most other manufactures are playing it safe(maybe with the exception of Vekoma). Sadly, I feel like Universal, Herschend and maybe the Seaworld family of parks maybe the only ones to put forward the money for these types of rides in the USA. Prove me wrong Cedar/Flags. 🤞🏻🙏🏻

Yesss Canobie, thank you for blessing us with 28 minutes of asmr I mean coaster analysis. I can't wait to head to europa park for the first time, just waiting for my partner to learn how to make plans so we can go 😂

Perfect Video to watch during Dinner 🔥🔥🔥

Been waiting for this review!!! Let’s goooooo

Great in depth review! Mack have definitely stepped up their game in the last few years.

Based on the praise you are giving, for next years top 100 I am guessing this will make your top 15!

Love your lengthy reviews, sir! Thank you!

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im so in love with this ride. the lats, the airtime on that airtime section, the hangtime after the beyond vertical launch & the stall, that wave turn.... all so good

Voltron is an absolutely epic coaster with great airtime and hangtime. In terms of where it is against other Mack coasters it's only my 3rd favourite behind both RTH and Hyperia

Thank you for finally coming up with this highly anticipated review (I was about to wonder for how long I'd be watching POVs of Voltron from you ;) ). Great and compressive review with a lot of insights. One question though: You mentioned two rough trains and that train 4 is among them, what is the other one, do you know?

I just rode Voltron and wow, this coaster is amazing! I am unsure whether I like this more than Ride to Happiness or not, but it is definitely in my Top 2 Mack coasters and Top 3 overall (without having ridden DC Rivals though). I love how you made the comparison to an Intamin Blitz coaster, my first thought was that Voltron is basically Maverick built in 2024 with theming.

Great review! 👍🏻 (even though I don‘t agree on the 8th „inversion“ and I still prefer Wodan for its relentless rush)

Voltron is undoubtedly a great coaster with a really forceful and varied layout but unfortunately both of my rides were extremely rough. I ended up sitting on the left wing seat both times and left the ride literally bruised and with a headache. I genuinely could not believe how bad it felt to ride. I really hope they fix this, it should absolutely be the park's number one priority.

I think that it is MACK's 2nd best (having not ridden Hyperia yet)

Nice video. Really hoping the construction at CW ends up being a Stryker as well.

The virtual line was trash. Went 2 days to Europa Park, there were never any free seats. Ontopic: Voltron is amazing! Unfortunately, some trains have a really bad rattle, especially in the wing seats. I really hope Mack can fix these trains because when you're riding a bad train it really takes away from the experience. I still rate RtH higher than Voltron.

Europa park was already a bucket list park for me, but before it looked like it was lacking an elite coaster. Voltron is that elite coaster the park needed.

You said that the layout is better than rth...but in what? Voltron's layout is intense and maybe even too much, because of the lenght (yeah for me it's too long) and the elements that are too next to each other! More airtime? Ofcourse, because it's longer, you can fit more of it in! I found it to be very very monotonous in the second half because all the airtime hills feel the same. Rth has spectacular moments of airtime and they're all different! The first half is less about intensity and more about fun (because the banana roll and loop don't want to be very intense but disorientating) and that's completely fine as the other elements are very intense and combining more and less intense ones prevents you of feeling sick at the end, like I did on Voltron! Which, in addiction, has that turntable which makes you breathe a bit but is a HUGE pacebraker! Voltron, apart for the first launch doesn't have anything special or unique. Also has not the re-rideablility of rth and the unpredictability, and the fun. I'm not saying it's a bad coaster by any means and I maybe sounded a little much negative on my tones, but I can't understand how now Voltron is "the best in everything" cause it's just not true! Forgetting about coasters, such as rth, that in my opinion deserve all the praise...and I also saw your video about rth, saying it had great and special elements and I completely agreed. Now it's changed? Now it's turned into a bad or "not so good" ride? I'm sorry for this. Voltron, at least for me, it's in the top 5 but nowhere close to beating the rth!

Voltron the best Mack? For me, I don't think so. I've not ridden Voltron yet and I can see why someone could consider It the best mack, I'm not saying it doesn't look amazing and the best in Germany (it SURELY is) but for what I can see, it misses that "wow" or surprising moment. The elements are all amazing but apart for the first launch I've already seen them all in other rides. The second part looks quite repetitive and the turntable looks like a pace breaker. So for these reasons, I doubt it will be my favorite, because I really like a ride that can "surprise" you every time you ride it, with crazy standout elements, better than one that's solid, long and well thematized like this. For me it may even be too long. And for what I can see by the reviews, it rattles a lot and since I'm very sensitive to roughness, idk how I can handle more than a few rides. That being said Voltron is without a doubt in the top 3 of best mackprodukt ever but I really would see how it ranks in a few months, when the hype (yes, that is playing a HUGE role...) will decrease a bit! Also I want to add: a better layout than rth? I think I would STRONGLY disagree! Longer for sure, more elements (because of the lenght) for sure, but overall better sorry but Idk how I could agree!

Europa park have outdone themselves with the Croatia section, even if it’s not complete yet … It heightens expectations of what is yet to come. A couple of days ago they finally added the Weta animatronics to the plaza. Yes there are still some blind spots when it comes to theming, specially around the turntable, but I hope they will ramp it up once Voltron is completely dialed in and running without issues. I like how Mack starts to tie their attractions together under the „Adventure Club of Europe“ IP, even if some backstories are somehow inspired by already existing stories. The Backstory of Voltron reminds me a bit of the movie „The Prestige“ with Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, where in a sideplot Nicola Tesla, played by the great David Bowie, discovers that his machine teleports and copies matter. There is another A.C.E. story, that has elements of the „Phantom of the Opera“ and also features Tesla and an experiment gone wrong, and rumors say that this might get the next big „dark boat ride“ for the park in the Croatian section of the park.

26:45 I was in the left seat on a rough train back in May, and it lost the coaster most definitely more than just a half point to a point... If this was not a known issue to be addressed, I would definitely skip Voltron completely or just go on it if I still had time in the park and the wait time was super low. I spent the entire ride trying to stabilize myself against the constant shaking and could not enjoy it at all. I dubbed it the unbalanced washing machine ;) The friend I was with was in the next train (single rider line) and had a similar experience. That being said: Knowing that the issue has most likely been addressed by now, I will ride it again and hope for a better experience to revise my judgement :)

Just don’t ride on the outside seats. So rough and leaves you with a banging headache. I was disappointed and this was the lasting memory of what could have been a great coaster. Shame.

YES!!!!! I’ve been waiting so long for your take on this! 🎉

How would you compare it to the other elite European multilaunch coasters such as Toutatis, BGCE or Helix ?

Last week I went to Europa park and got 5 rides on Voltron with only around 5 minutes wait time.

With comparing those vibrations to Gerstlauer Infinity Coasters you have just proved that you were lucky with avoiding the roughest train because it is like 10x worse and it is totally umberable. I was completely knocked out like for 4 hours after riding it. Very lucky you! :)

This ride looks absolutely bonkers! I hope I can make it out to Germany to ride it one day

I've heard that the pre launch zone is also used to weigh the train and therefore send the right amount of power for each ride to the launch. That's why it still disconnects even if the effect doesn't work!

I’ve been on it 3 times, 2 times in the right wing seat, which were both very shaky, the third time I was sitting in the right middle seat, with my dad on the outside, he got a headache early in the ride which only got worse during the rest, while that was my best ride by far. I don’t know if I just got unlucky with the trains, but I’m quite shocked by how much rougher that outside seat is. Another thing I dislike is the lack of actual epic soundtrack in the queue, the only part of the main theme clearly audible were produced in the indoor queue in the form of the electrical currents recreating the bassline, but the onride score in their official videos was nowhere to be found. This is an issue I have with Europa park as a whole tho, they need more music.

This is definitely Mack’s best work so far, this is what a Mack multi launch should be.

I thought this might be to long a vide, but it wasn't; in fact I became more fascinated as the video progressed. Excellent review; Voltron is an elite coaster. Thanks for posting!

Didn't manage to get a single Voltron return time, but did manage it for Blue Fire, Voletarium & Pirates. I didn't find that the single rider line was any quicker 😢

Well, if you go to China to experience the Mack Rides launch coaster known as Beyond The Cloud. That ride looks nut.

I just returned from Germany and was extremely lucky to get the opportunity to visit Hansa-Park, but I can't believe I missed this. Kärnan was amazing, but this looks even better

This is like Mack’s answer to the Incredible Hulk!

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Stryker becomes one of the best models of all time.

Its sad that the door before the beyond vertical launch was open and the screens on both side broken, when u ride it:( Im glad all worked when i was riding About the waiting time: There are couple of days and also seasons in which u have an almost empty park with a few thousand guest and waiting time from 0-30 min max. So its not just the weather that keeps the guests away ;)

Ah, Stryker was the model name. Up to now, I reffered this as "High capacity Big Dipper" xD

"Unlike some other new for 2024 rollercoasters" I knew exactly what you were thinking of then, in a few days I'm hopefully going to be riding Hyperia at last

This a great review again and definitely unique coaster. Now to further ask... what would u place this coaster in terms of best coasters at Europa Park, and mack coasters overall?

Cedar Point. HersheyPark. Busch Gardens Tampa… you guys are up to order one of these beauties.

Amazing rewiev but do you think it is better than Kärnan or F.L.Y.?

Can't wait to ride this next year. I knew you wouldn't wait long Mike hehe. Sounds like so much fun.

I think that the second Lance still need beter theming and that Will be fix when all is ready in 2025

I had my 12.th ride on Voltron… I’m an annual pass-holder and have been 3 times this season… It’s a perfect ride ! A bit more light in the pre-show would be nice. The first ride was a total surprise for me - what a coaster !

Really like this ride. Looks like so much fun.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Probably now my biggest bucket list roller coaster in Europe. This surely also further solidified Europa Park as a must-do park in Germany (if it wasn't already)

Great review, as always. The pov gives me cannibal vibes, does that play out at all on ride?

Excellent review. I was fortunate to experience Voltron over my three day visit May 13-15. Like you, some of the pre launch effects were hit or miss but overall I loved the theming and the coaster. Again, your review, and your channel are great. Honestly Wodan was my favorite coaster at the park but Voltron was a close second. And glad you mentioned the virtual queue since that was very helpful to save time. Thanks for your content.

Unspeakably good. Best one in europe.

Even though I haven't been on this yet, this ride solidifies Mack as my second favorite manufacturer. 1. Intamin (of course) 2. Mack 3. (Is a tie between) Vekoma & B&M. It's crazy how much Mack & Vekoma have leveled up over the last decade.

And now we have to wait 6 months to see where it ranks for you.

I was lucky enough to ride it last week and its fantastic. It changed my view on what Mack can do. I will say, though, it has probably the shortest backwards launch I've been on, making me question of the turn-table serves much purpose.

I went to EP about two weeks after Voltron opened. As a hotel guest I got into the park right at opening and was headed for Voltron but then I see the mob of people running for it and figure I'd do something else first. I came back later in the day and ended up waiting around for an hour only not to ride it at all due to mechanical issues. Very disappointing but the parks not far from me so at least I'll be back

On my bucket list looks awesome

This is the coaster that made me want to visit europa park one day for sure. Full of so many great looking elements, don't care how forceless those mack launches are.

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Sadly not riding this coaster this year, but my god this looks absolutely incredible. Absolutely looks better than Hyperia. Hyperia looks way too short for my liking and this offers the dynamic ride Hyperia offers but in a much longer and well presented package. Absolutely incredible work from Mack. Additionally as a Long islander, it’s super cool to see the Wardenclyffe towers being integrated into such an amazing looking coaster. Bravo Europa park and bravo Mack.

Imagine a spinning row on voltron.

Loved it when I rode it last weekend. I also managed to not get spoiled before going there, but then got spoiled in the queue…🥲 But that is indeed intentional, if this happens, the storyline behind it is that the teleportation fails. But I think they shouldn’t do that it takes away the shocking moment for first riders. For me the right seat is way way way better than the left one. And front and back are way better than the middle ones. I was surprised by how big of a difference one row could make. Unfortunately it seems like I always got those two rough trains besides one ride in the front. Your Onrides look so smooth while in mine it looks like there‘s an earthquake going😂 (still with the stabilization of GoPro Hero9) But what a fantastic diverse coaster with some amazing and unique forces🔥

I’ve been waiting for this review and it was awesome!! I can’t believe Voltron might be better than RTH! I was wondering, now that Hyperia at Thrope Park is open, when you think you may be getting on that new for 2024 mack coaster? 🫶🫶🫶