Force One is the best roller coaster at Germany’s Schwaben Park.
This is a Zierer family coaster that looks like a supersized Vekoma Roller Skater, but
this ride has some deceptive force and airtime peppered throughout the layout.
I enjoyed this coaster far more than anticipated, so in this video, I will be reviewing Force
One.
This is a Zierer ESC 585 coaster.
The first ESC coaster was the now defunct Crossbow at Bowcraft Playland.
Force One was the second ESC coaster.
While this coaster copied the popular trains, Force One had a far wilder and ambitious layout.
And this layout has actually been cloned a few times.
ESC stands for elevated seating coaster and that model name makes complete sense when
you see this ride’s trains.
These trains feel like a more open version of the ones found on Verbolten.
There are no sides, so you feel very exposed.
And you’re also seated high above the track, hence the ESC name.
You’re at a similar height to the new Mack or Intamin launch coasters.
This added height accentuates all the turns.
The trains also have super comfortable lap bars found on Verbolten.
Once locked, they are able to rise up slightly which makes it a little easier to experience
Force One’s airtime.
There are also shin guards, but they shouldn’t come into contact with most riders.
Force One looks quite appealing with its bright red track, yellow supports, and twisting layout,
yet it only had a 10-15 minute wait most of the day.
In terms of seat selection, I recommend the front.
You get a little more airtime up there and I loved the completely unobstructed view.
Once dispatched, you slowly turn out of the station and ascend the 72 foot or 22 meter
tall lift hill.
Once at the top, you gently turn to the right and continue turning down the first drop.
This drop offers whip towards the back of the train and the pullout offers some decent
positive Gs.
I was not expecting this coaster to be as proficient as it was in the positive G department.
You then rise into a helix and the ascent offers some weak floater airtime up front.
The helix is a 540 degree upwards helix with good sustained positive Gs.
I believe this is where the ride hits its max G-force of 3.7, which is pretty high for
a family coaster.
I started to greyout on each ride because of how long those Gs are maintained.
And you also have a great headchopper with some supports at the start of this element
before you start to lose your vision.
You then dip down and hop up into another turn.
And this ascent yet again gives a tiny bit of floater airtime for those up front.
Then everyone experiences mild positive Gs on the turn paired with a great headchopper.
You then twist down to the ground and speed around a low banked turn, which also pulls
some solid positive Gs.
You then rise upwards and then wrap around the lift hill, yet again getting some mild
positive Gs on the way.
You then zip over this tiny bunny hill.
There is a trim brake on this hill that will slow you down a bit, but everyone will still
get a little floater airtime.
You then twist around one final turn and hop into the brake run, which gives those up front
one last little pop of airtime.
That ends the 1739 foot or 530 meter long coaster.
The ride has a bit of a rattle on some of the turns, but it wasn’t too bothersome
for me.
So what would I rate Force One?
I would give this Zierer creation a 7 out of 10.
This is a fun family coaster.
This ride has a solid layout combining some surprisingly forceful turns and helixes with
a few small pops of airtime.
This was easily my favorite ride at Schwaben Park and I’d love to see more US parks work
with Zierer in the future on family coasters.
So those are my thoughts on Force One, the ESC coaster at Schwaben Park.
What are your thoughts on this Zierer coaster?
Do you think it’s a good family coaster?
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