Energylandia may have opened only 7 years ago in 2014, but this Polish theme park already boasts
one of the largest ride lineups of any amusement park in the world. Energylandia currently has the
second most roller coasters of any park with 18. Many of their early rides were minimally themed,
off-the-shelf carnival rides and cloned coasters, but their most
recent additions have been exceptional. The park has added a series of world-class
coasters and complimented them with much improved theming. I spent 2.5 days at Energylandia,
which was plenty of time for me to experience all of their roller coasters and many of their notable
non-coasters. So in this video, I will rank my top 15 favorite attractions at this park.
Before delving into the list, I want to note a few rides and attractions I was unable to experience.
For that reason, they will not appear in this countdown.
I heard very good things about the Extreme Energylandia stunt show,
but I skipped it due to crowds. This is the same reason I did not visit Energylandia’s water park.
Of the rides in the dry park, the only major ones I missed were the two river rapids rides.
I also want to note three rides you will not see in this countdown.
I usually love dark rides, but Monster House is one of the worst I’ve ridden. This dark ride
was an incoherent mess. All figures were static, the sets were barren, and there were no sounds.
Another that will not make the list is Tsunami Drop. I love drop towers, but this SBF tower
has to be the worst adult drop tower I have ever ridden. It was extremely slow and the
drop had no power. I’ve been on kiddie drop towers that packed more of a punch.
Lastly, you will not see the Viking Roller Coaster on this list.
While it has a familiar spinning wild mouse layout,
this one has is rough and has over-the-shoulder restraints, which is not an ideal combo.
15) Tidal Wave Twister- Part of the brand new Aqualantis expansion,
this has the shortest cycle of any Zamperla disko coaster I have ever countered. This one
only goes over the airtime hump once, presumably to reduce the cycle time and decrease wait times.
That being said the ride is fun while it lasts between the faint weightlessness on the spikes
and whip spinning over the central hump. 14) Anaconda- This Intamin shoot the chutes
ride has an extended layout featuring two drops. There isn’t anything to look at on the course,
but the drops are zippy and the splash wasn’t quite as soaking as I expected.
Honestly, this park’s log flume gets you wetter. 13) Light Explorers- This is one of two Vekoma
junior boomerangs at this park. Also part of the new Aqualantis area, this boomerang has a
neat placement over the water. The coaster has an out-and-back layout, but the bunny
hills are unfortunately too slow and drawn out to offer any airtime. However, the coaster is
glass smooth and the two spikes do offer some tummy tickling sensations on the descents.
12) Boomerang- This is the other junior Vekoma boomerang. This one has a more compact layout
and features a few decently forceful turns as you wind around the station
building. And like Light Explorers, this one has enjoyable spikes on both ends of the layout.
11) Speed- While Anaconda wasn’t a soaker, Speed sure was. This Intamin water coaster sends an
absolute deluge into the boats on the final splashdown. It’s comical how much water comes
into the boat if it’s fully loaded. The huge elevator lift offers a nice view of the park
and while the main drop is pretty shallow, it does build up a ton of speed. The rest of the coaster
section is rather uneventful and it just feels like filler as you build up to that final splash.
10) Space Gun- This SBF inverting pendulum ride
offers the best hangtime of any attraction at Energylandia. You get some mild hangtime
on the complete inversions and amazing hangtime when you stall upside down.
9) Apocalypto- This SBF top spin feels like a miniature version of Phantasialand’s Talocan.
You have some Mayan ruins around the attraction and no shortage of fountains.
However, the ride itself was a lot more compact than the Huss top spins and the forces weren’t
as pronounced. This version didn’t produce the powerful positive Gs on the inversions,
but it compensated by having a more chaotic program with more flips.
The motion isn’t as fluid as the Huss versions with some bounces and jerks,
but the ride is never uncomfortable unless you aren’t a fan of hangtime.
8) Dragon Roller Coaster- This Vekoma suspended coaster is a clone of Dollywood’s Dragonflier.
This one has a similarly awesome start. This one has a great drop into a dragon-themed underwater
tunnel and then it rips through a shockingly forceful overbanked turn that feels like
an inversion. The rest of the layout has some mild force on the remaining helices and turns
and like all the new Vekomas, the coaster is glass smooth and super comfortable.
7) Roller Coaster Mayan- Speaking of smooth Vekomas, this SLC has improved trackwork and the
new vest restraints. With headbanging eliminated, it’s possible to appreciate the brisk pacing
and snappy inversions on this compact inverted coaster. The tracking isn’t flawless,
there is still some shuffling along the way, but this coaster is a fun and forceful
ride that runs circles over the old SLCs. 6) Aztec Swing- This SBF Visa frisbee was
much better than I expected. This ride ran a nice long cycle and was fairly forceful.
The downswings offered decent positive Gs and then the max swings offered some good floater airtime.
And there were plenty of max swings, more than you get on most rides like this.
5) Space Booster- Energylandia’s best flat ride is their Fabbri booster.
As Energylandia has expanded into a larger thrill destination, this ride’s low capacity has become
more of an issue. However, the ride is still a blast. This one only ran in one direction,
but it ran in that one direction for a fairly long time. I got the same flip each time over the top,
but it’s always a thrill to invert that high in the air and the downswings delivered very strong,
leg-numbing positive Gs. And when you wait for the other side to load,
you get a beautiful aerial view of the park. 4) Formula- The first Vekoma Space Warp
is a short, but solid coaster. The ride starts with a decent launch before charging
through a forceful layout. The Immelmann and low turns pull some good positive Gs,
the airtime hills have some solid floater airtime, and the corkscrews are snappy with some laterals.
This was one of the first new generation Vekomas and I love how diverse this coaster’s layout is
while also being perfectly smooth. 3) Abyssus- The anchor of Aqualantis is the
big brother to Formula. This Vekoma multi-launch coaster does a little of everything. The first
half is the appetizer with the ok initial launch and decent floater airtime on the first few hills.
After an unfortunately lackluster second launch, Abyssus picks things up. The top
hat does have a trim, but you get some strong ejector airtime in the back car.
And you really want to be in the back car for this ride. The second half has several airtime hills.
You get floater airtime on most of them up front, but the back gets ejector airtime on some of them.
Then you have a mix of moderately forceful and floaty inversions for variety.
And the coaster should only improve in future seasons once the theming is complete.
While Abyssus may not have been as forceful as something like Lech Coaster,
it is very smooth and has a well-rounded and enjoyable layout.
2) Hyperion- Energylandia’s first major custom coaster was this monstrous Intamin hyper coaster.
This is Poland’s tallest and fastest coaster and it has one of the best layouts of any coaster. It
reminds me of Six Flags New England’s Superman the Ride since it starts as an out-and-back coaster
before transitioning into a twister. This coaster has some great airtime. The first drop and initial
camelback offer some great and sustained ejector airtime. Then you have some smaller hills with
shorter, more abrupt pops of airtime. You also have some forceful valleys and great laterals on
the snappy turns. The one downside with this coaster is the speed hill and camelback in
the middle of the ride that don’t do anything. However, the rest of the ride is near flawless
between the forces, intensity, and smoothness. 1) Zadra- The first ground-up RMC steel coaster
is also Poland’s best roller coaster. Zadra may be marketed as a wood coaster,
but this is a record-breaking hybrid coaster with some of the best pacing of any coaster. Zadra
flies through its layout. The ride starts with an incredible first drop, surprise speed hill,
and wild turnaround before progressing through elements that rapidly get smaller and smaller.
This keeps the ride’s pace up until the very end. Zadra had the signature RMC ejector airtime and
hangtime, but it was often paired with laterals as well. And this may be the company’s best coaster
for positive Gs between the forces on that giant turnaround and the low-to-the-ground twists.
Zadra is a masterpiece. So that is how I rank the top 15
rides and attractions at Energylandia. Based on the rate this park is expanding, this list will
likely get outdated in a few years, but as of the end of the 2021 season, this is how I rank
the park’s attractions. What are your thoughts on this list or any of the rides I mentioned? I
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