La Ronde was a beautiful park when I was a child. Back then to cross to the other side of the lake your had two options: cable cars and the mini-rail. The mini-rail used to go all around the park and even went through the water slides (there used to be a water park). The park was well maintained and beautifully decorated, with lots of flowers. There were all kinds of entertainment (mini golf, diving shows, etc.) All the rides were operational. And then it was bought by Six Flags, and now La Ronde is just a pale version of what it used to be.
The Boomerang was meant to operate in an amusement park called Tivoli, in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain), but contruction was not completed and the park never opened to the public. Back in the early 80's it was painted in Yellow and spent quite some time standing, but not operating, until it was sold to Le Ronde. The ferris wheel comes from the same amusement park in Gran Canaria too. Since I never got a chance to ride any of them, I am extremely happy that both rides found a new owner and are still operating to this day. I wish I could travel to Canada and ride them, so I could have the chance that I never got when I was a kid. Thanks for the video!
This is our home park and visit every week. One of many problems here is the employees hating their jobs. This causes very slow operations and other issues in the park. One exception though is the ride crew for Vampire. Although you can expect a bit of stacking on it, the crew tries their best to dispatch fast trains. They are by far the best and most professional in the park.
@@CanobieCoaster Maybe your visit was on pay day lol just kidding. Glad your visit was good. We love La ronde we wouldn’t have passes there if we didn’t, but they have so much potential here and you have to wonder about some of the decisions being made there. It’s always exciting to see our park highlighted thanks for the video’s 🙂
I've been here Pre-Covid back in 2016, I rode splash, mini-rail, dragon, Grande Rou, Le Galopant, Monstre, Super Magene, Titan, Vampyre (With Backwards Trains!), and Goliath
Hi canobie coaster! Last night I was at Adventureland and my dad asked you if you were a CZcamsr. He came out with you and said “Charlotte! He’s canobie coaster” My jaw dropped!!!!!!!! Great to meet you canobie :)
For the record they’ve replaced the original trains for Le Monstre in 2013 with way worst ones. The 4 original’s trains had 7 wagons with unique colors and Monster faces in the front. It was crazy fast and awesome. That’s the ride that competed against big boys SixFlags coaster in a Facebook contest a while ago. These new trains with only 5 wagons completely destroyed the ride and I’m sad that we’ll never get to experience the true Monstre experience again 😓
I miss the Morgan's train company for the Monstre 😢. In my opinion, it was the biggest mistake La Ronde destroyed The pleasure that we got in this ride.
Just visited here today! Riding splash in the back row gets some surprising floater airtime! Demon is definitely one of my favorite flats in the park. Those 10 seconds of hang time are beginning always puts a smile on my face! I’m a proud Ednör and Monstre hater though.
FYI - The Minirail's final year of operation was in 2019. It was demolished in late 2022, so the ride is no more. And dating back to the park's opening in 1967: Spirale and Galopant have been permanently retired (in 2018 and 2019, respectively) and the park is looking to remove them as well. The only original rides left operating are the kiddie-coaster, train and boat ride in the children's section.
I used to go to La Ronde back in the 90s very often, from around '93, but mostly '94, '95 and '96 are the years I've been to regularly. The last time was in summer of 2001. There was a building for Nintendo, called the Megadome (or Nintendo Megadome), that place as a kid was my bubble, my little 'second' world. During the summer of 1996 (around July or August) I recall going to the Megadome and - without knowing about it beforehand - I noticed they had 'something weird' and new, on their demonstration desks (looked like columns, inside of which they placed a small TV, and below the TV you could see the console). They actually had the Nintendo 64 on demonstration _before it came out_ officially on the North American market (it would come out about 2 months later). I got to play Pilotwings 64 and, of course, Super Mario 64 for the first time ever. I'm not even sure I ever saw preview pictures of either games in gaming magazines yet at the time (maybe but if I did, I forgot about it). I recall being completely blown away by the graphics and the "3D" movement and space. I'll never forget it. They also had a building for an interior theatre-like Virtual "ride" called the Hydroid '94 (full CGI short movie), which I believe they had for only 1 summer (of 1994). The following year the Hydroid 'movie' was replaced for Dino Island (in French they called it the "Volcanozor"), they also replaced the original one for the follow up (Dino Island 2). The seats in the room were moving (pivoting) to imitate the 'vehicle''s movement in the movie. Those movies can still be found here on CZcams by the way, nice to see them again. But the 'full experience' had to be lived in that room, it was dimly-light, the sound quality was pretty good (pretty much like a smaller version of a typical modern theatre room), the screen size was also large enough and the general atmosphere was always good before the movie started. However, more often than not, the room had a terrible smell to it, my assumption at the time was that it was dried out puke, as gross as it sounds I wouldn't have been surprised if it had been the case even as a kid (if not, it would have been dried out fast foods or drinks that people spilled all over the place and the staff probably couldn't nor didn't want to clean it all up regularly). Despite that, I loved it. That little section at La Ronde with the CGI 'movies' building right in front of the Nintendo Megadome was my sacred ground lol, had to go there every single time I went to La Ronde. And, of course, I'll also never forget their Haunted House, it was super cringe but - at the same time - iconic and still amusing. I also liked the Condor ride, and the 'original' version of Le Monstre (with the original trains with the monster faces at the front). They also had a pretty tough ride called the Astronef (looked like 2 "pick axes" doing a clock-wise + counter clock-wise rotation; and each one would pass next to the other doing their respective rotation, and would eventually stop the rotation as the people get upside down and stayed in that position for maybe a minute or two, people lost their keys and pennies and wallets there, and probably also lost their consciousness, lol I actually never tried it but I could hear the screams from far away), not sure what happened to that one. For me the "Classics" (from mostly '94 to '96) were: Nintendo Megadome Hyrdroid 94 / Dino Island La Pitoune Le Monstre Condor Haunted House The Boomerang (I think it was painted white back then) Monorail (for relaxing after eating, mostly, before going back to the main rides) Pirates Ship (Bateau Pirate, now that one was tough for me, only did it maybe 2 times; but I loved to watch it lol) L'Ovni (stands for UFO, looked liked a really big saucer-shaped UFO with some fancy sparkly paint on the exterior shell, and it would spin VERY fast (with people seated inside of it, from outside you couldn't see them, only could see the actual UFO just spinning madly; I've done that one a _single_ time and almost got 'sucked' out of my seat from sheer pressure... I may have been too frail at the time to do that one and I got scared of it ever since after, but I would always stop and watch it nonetheless) The rest is just extras and part of the atmosphere (not to mention the various plush-prize mini games every couple of meters).
Worked there for a couple of years. The consensus among employees is that the parc is underfunded, poorly managed and largely neglected by SixFlags. It was much better kept before sixflags came in, but it also didn't have crazy high budget rides like the Goliath. The ride-ops are unionised (unlike other sixflags parks) and the park is chronically understaffed, so they have no motivation to push themselves too hard on the grueling 13h shifts, leading to slow throughputs. These things don't stop people from having a good time though, you just have to curb your expectations. It's not trying to compete with larger high-profile parks, and the low entry fees reflect that. The Super Manege was removed as its tracks and original arrow trains were nearing the end of their lifespan, and it wasn't a high profile coaster that would be worth rebuilding. The Monster's trains were replaced a decade ago due to spare parts availability for the old trains, and It's been running at a reduced capacity ever since which doesn't do it justice. There are plans to eventually re-build it into an RMC hybrid, it will make it worth re-visiting. The Spirale had a major mechanical fault in 2018 and has been closed ever since. The City of Montreal prohibits them from demolishing it as it is considered a landmark, so there is a slim chance it will reopen someday. The Demon has had nonstop downtime since it was built, its really a cursed lemon of a ride. It's still pretty fun, hopefully you'll get to experience it one day. The two frisbee rides (Manitou and Titan) don't go as hard as they could to limit downtime from cleaning up vomit, It seems people are much more likely to get nauseous on frisbee rides. I've been on the Titan running full blast and man, it's a whole different experience.
I have to loose weight before I can ride Vampyr again. I rode it once. I had to switch to an inner seat because the restraint wouldn't close. When I got off my nipples hurt from rubbing against the harness. Never really considered myself THAT heavy set before.
@@CanobieCoaster It seems so. The outer right restraint wouldn't close, but the center right would. I run into the same problem on Yukon Striker. The safety seatbelt on the wing seats Wing seats is too short while center seats is just long enough. I don't ride it anymore because groups don't like being split up because a single rider has to go in the center. I always get a stink eye when they move.
Long story short it's too old and worn out to operate, but we can't afford to tear it down and even if we had the money, the city of Montreal won't allow us
Nice Top 15! Lovely location. I'm a sucker for a nice Ferris Wheel. To bad the gyro tower no longer is used. It looks similar to the one we had at AstroWorld.
See in RCDB: Vampire at La Ronde Ednör - L'Attaque at La Ronde The two coasters are at the same park and both are inverted coasters from B&M and Vekoma, which are clones. If I recommend you riding both again. What would you think and how would you compare between the two in terms of smoothness, pacing, forces, and intensity?
For me, the park just isn't worth it except for a Goliath marathon, honestly. Not that I can visit Canada anymore, so these parks are just memories to me now. It also seems nothing much has changed at La Ronde recently. I could happily sit on Goliath all day without a break if it was a quiet day, I would literally do it 50 times and that would more than be worth the entry. The most I haver ever marathoned was Apollo's on a quiet day at Busch, one time we got 5 straight rides in the back without getting off LOL, and when we did get off it was to change row, that's it. If no one was in queue, we stayed put till they were, then we'd switch. We avoided the front row for this reason besides just one ride. It was 38 rides total, but we still did EVERY other coaster and some flats at the park in the same day. 50 is possible if you devote to one ride only on a quiet day. You'd need a minimum 5 rides an hour on a day with a minimum 10 hour roster so it would be rare but possible. I'd do it on Goliath! We did Alpengeist twice (one front one back), Lochness once (back row), Wild Maus once (crap), big bad wolf once (back row), escape from Pompeii once, the magic carpet thingy that is now gone once, Orbiter once, and Apollo's 38 times. From morning till night. It was a May Saturday and for some reason it was just deadsville. It wasn't warm, but it was open reasonably late as we finished with a double night ride! Well late dusk, almost night. Is one of my fondest memories of all time and I guess that's why I have a *huge* soft spot for Apollo's. We all have our nostalgic soft spots don't we?
@@CanobieCoaster Apollo in the very back seat is ace! But only the very back seat. has it changed in any way in the last decade or so? it's been a while for me. If not, then I am sure it would still be in my top 5. It's that surprise drop on the second half that always gets me and the first drop with the pre dip. I LOVE THAT pre dip!
Laronde lost his soul... if you are old enough You'll know exactly what I am talking about .. last good years of laronde was in late 2000's. Late 90's and early 2000's was the best years of laronde. It was wounderfull
Yup! We were there in 2017 and rode Goliath twice cuz it was so great. I didn't even care that it technically wasn't 200 feet, because those airtime hills were fantastic. (I did not ride Ednor cuz I've done enough of those SLCs and I know better now.)
This is my home park and with the recent six flags / Cedar fair Merger, im hoping they will put some money into this park. And in my Opinion, one of the first things that they should do is rmc le monstre and replace ednor with something like a launch coaster ( A PREMIER RIDES Spaghetti Bowl Pehaps )
@@CanobieCoaster yep, and i find it à tragedy that i have to drive a whole 6 hours down the road to Vaughn in order to expérience actually good coasters ( Im not saying Goliath is a bad ride but its honestly just an average bnm hyper in my opinion, especially compared to behemoth)
Which Goliath coaster do you like more, Goliath at La Ronde, Goliath at Walibi Holland, Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, or Goliath at Six Flags Great America?
I'm newer to coasters and the big ones are intimidating. We are going next year for a school trip. What coaster should I ride first to make the others less intimidating
Tbh, Ednör isnt bad. I rode it 2 Weeks ago and I Didnt get any headbanging. Its Also really intense. So I would rank it not far behind vampire and Goliath. I guess I just got really lucky
What’s the best Space Shot you’ve been on? By the way, I think Ednor can be easily fixed in the same way the Great Nor’easter was fixed! Along with all the other Six Flags SLCs (Darien Lake, America, New England, Discovery Kingdom, and Mexico). Additionally, Le Monstre should be RMCd. Last but not least, Sunkid GmbH should provide new trains for the Boomerang.
Imagine going again to La Ronde and riding all roller coasters there, so what do you think, was none of the coasters at La Ronde painful for you or painful for most?
My ride on Ednor honestly confused me, like I rode it 4 times in the back and I got zero headbanging, like Vampire's corkscrews banged my head harder than Ednor did. How tall are you? Perhaps it's cause my head clears the restraints
I remember that The Monster was my favourite wooden coaster that Ive been. Since they changed the train, its now the worst coaster in my opinion. LaRonde did a bad move
i feel really bad for la ronde , i question its lifespan , now that vipere was cancelled, cobra and super manege were removed its really suprising that its still alive , even tho they have goliath vampire and le monster , there isnt really another reason to come here , i think the only way la ronde can bring back its guest is by getting a new ride , doesnt nessisarily need to be a coaster just a new flat ride to bring back guest , by that they will most likely attract guest to there park to advertise a new coaster , a single rail where cobra used to sit or a spinning coaster where super manege was will boost park attendance , and by looking at the map near boomerang theres only trees so maybe open a new section or a new ride will really help , and if nothing happens to the park i think it will be sold of to cedar fair or something in the lines of that so that then they will make the park way more enjoyable to attend
When Six Flags purchased the park from the City of Montreal, the contract signed included a clause that does not allow Six Flags to ever permanently close the park! This was included as LaRonde is historically significant to Montreal due to being a major development for Expo '67 (World Fair).
The monstre was good but since im a 13 year old child, I was like the rest, CARD C.A.L (Autism Card) FIRST P.O.V Being "fearless" when i reached the airtime that pops you off of your seat, I was badly injured
Six flags bought it a few years ago and hasn't made many changes except take out our beloved "pitoune" a log on water type that had been there since 1967 the year the park opened... the only good one is Goliath for sure but they were supposed to put a new ride every year... ok pandemic wise we can skip the last 2 years loll . The prices have skyrocketed and the food is now way too expensive. We could bring our own food before that was great. There were indoor rides and not many people go on the big wheel its just too damn long to rotate once... the manitou was for kids . The Monster is god awful so many head and neck injuries over the years its 30 years old. The mini rail has not been working for 2 years it ised to take you from one end of the park to the other (2 parkings lots 2 entrances). The only great thing is the Loto Québec fireworks every year from La Ronde and you just stay there and they're right above you its every week for like 2 months Countries competing for 1st place. The Halloween festival is cool every year they have like 4 haunted houses and some outdoor zombie running after you and its opened till 11pm ( at least it used to be) but this year they close the park on mondays and at 7 week days its so crazy i mean we have sunlight till 9h30pm in the summer ... And this year they took out the Mc Donalds that was there for decades near the kids rides... they're gonna fuck up the only park operating since 1967 . We had another one too in the 70s and 80s it was right on the waterfront opposite la Ronde loll... Six flags suck major balls and are gonna drop us soon im sure were too small for them but i mean, damn, its on a man made island in the middle of the very small island of Montreal in the St Lawrence ... there's no place for more people its already packed ... Grant you its nice to have so many nationalities living together so many different foods to try and cultures to learn from.
@@CanobieCoaster Just the fact you went out of your way to say them in french is really cool! Love it :D (yeah the tre ending in french is difficult for english folks, so no worries!) Great video! And Titan was almost perfect, we din't pronounce the n at the end because some weird french stuff
With 1 VERY good one, 1 still really good one, and the biggest drop off ever, id still go to this park for the good Batman clone and airtime machine in Goliath. But yes they need better. I think this park made on the worst decision possible when they got the SLC. The batman clone came first so why on literal earth would you invest in another 5 inversion inverted coaster with less capacity and is much worse in almost every category?
La Ronde was a beautiful park when I was a child. Back then to cross to the other side of the lake your had two options: cable cars and the mini-rail. The mini-rail used to go all around the park and even went through the water slides (there used to be a water park). The park was well maintained and beautifully decorated, with lots of flowers. There were all kinds of entertainment (mini golf, diving shows, etc.) All the rides were operational. And then it was bought by Six Flags, and now La Ronde is just a pale version of what it used to be.
I'm lucky I got on that monorail in my first visit.
I hope this theme park gets some more love, it's location is EXCELLENT
Apparently RMC actually submitted plans back in 2016 for Monstre to be converted and La Ronde has the layout somewhere, waiting to do it
The view from the Ferris wheel is absolutely stunning.
Sure is!
it makes me really happy that la ronde has been getting good attention recently
It's a fine park. It's just a pain getting in and out.
I think its the neglected child of Six Flags.
It’s getting some love from the new park president
It deserves more love.
RIP La Pitoune, the park's former log flume ride. It was extremely popular.
I wish it were still there.
La Pitoune and Wilderness Adventure at Ontario Place were so great. Canada needs a great log flume ride again.
La Pitoune was my favorite when I was a kid. I was devastated when I learned it shut down.
I think the park is a bit underrated as there are quite a few great coasters and flats.
Yes
Ednor would not be in my top 15, and I only rode 14 rides.
Lol
As a french canadian, the way you said the names made me laugh. But like in a good way
Sorry I don't speak French.
The Boomerang was meant to operate in an amusement park called Tivoli, in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain), but contruction was not completed and the park never opened to the public.
Back in the early 80's it was painted in Yellow and spent quite some time standing, but not operating, until it was sold to Le Ronde.
The ferris wheel comes from the same amusement park in Gran Canaria too.
Since I never got a chance to ride any of them, I am extremely happy that both rides found a new owner and are still operating to this day.
I wish I could travel to Canada and ride them, so I could have the chance that I never got when I was a kid.
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the relocation history.
This is our home park and visit every week. One of many problems here is the employees hating their jobs. This causes very slow operations and other issues in the park. One exception though is the ride crew for Vampire. Although you can expect a bit of stacking on it, the crew tries their best to dispatch fast trains. They are by far the best and most professional in the park.
I thought the staff was friendly. They were just slow.
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Maybe your visit was on pay day lol just kidding. Glad your visit was good. We love La ronde we wouldn’t have passes there if we didn’t, but they have so much potential here and you have to wonder about some of the decisions being made there.
It’s always exciting to see our park highlighted thanks for the video’s 🙂
is the ride crew for Vampire paid more?
La Ronde needs to give Le Monstre the full RMC treatment
I hope!
I want to go here and all the parks in Canada too!
It's a nice country to visit.
I definitely gotta go one day in the future
Just to let you know our park (La Ronde) has been ranked with the shortest rides within six flags, it’s a lot shorter than you expect it to be
I've been here Pre-Covid back in 2016, I rode splash, mini-rail, dragon, Grande Rou, Le Galopant, Monstre, Super Magene, Titan, Vampyre (With Backwards Trains!), and Goliath
I visited that same year.
Hi canobie coaster! Last night I was at Adventureland and my dad asked you if you were a CZcamsr. He came out with you and said “Charlotte! He’s canobie coaster” My jaw dropped!!!!!!!! Great to meet you canobie :)
Nice to meet you too!
For the record they’ve replaced the original trains for Le Monstre in 2013 with way worst ones. The 4 original’s trains had 7 wagons with unique colors and Monster faces in the front. It was crazy fast and awesome. That’s the ride that competed against big boys SixFlags coaster in a Facebook contest a while ago. These new trains with only 5 wagons completely destroyed the ride and I’m sad that we’ll never get to experience the true Monstre experience again 😓
Dang!
I miss the Morgan's train company for the Monstre 😢. In my opinion, it was the biggest mistake La Ronde destroyed The pleasure that we got in this ride.
@@patatebanine4278 Yes 🥲🥲
Don't they do a massive fireworks show here every summer?
Yes. I saw it and it was amazing.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah I heard its great
Just visited here today! Riding splash in the back row gets some surprising floater airtime! Demon is definitely one of my favorite flats in the park. Those 10 seconds of hang time are beginning always puts a smile on my face! I’m a proud Ednör and Monstre hater though.
Monstre is ok, but Ednor is awful.
@@CanobieCoaster Monstre was the one that bashed my skull till it was soft but I was to pussy to go on Ednör or Goliath
I have been to la ronde! The rides I went to were grande roue,vol ultime,splash and phoenix.
Nice!
FYI - The Minirail's final year of operation was in 2019. It was demolished in late 2022, so the ride is no more. And dating back to the park's opening in 1967: Spirale and Galopant have been permanently retired (in 2018 and 2019, respectively) and the park is looking to remove them as well. The only original rides left operating are the kiddie-coaster, train and boat ride in the children's section.
It's a shame so many of the old rides have been phased out.
I used to go to La Ronde back in the 90s very often, from around '93, but mostly '94, '95 and '96 are the years I've been to regularly. The last time was in summer of 2001.
There was a building for Nintendo, called the Megadome (or Nintendo Megadome), that place as a kid was my bubble, my little 'second' world. During the summer of 1996 (around July or August) I recall going to the Megadome and - without knowing about it beforehand - I noticed they had 'something weird' and new, on their demonstration desks (looked like columns, inside of which they placed a small TV, and below the TV you could see the console). They actually had the Nintendo 64 on demonstration _before it came out_ officially on the North American market (it would come out about 2 months later). I got to play Pilotwings 64 and, of course, Super Mario 64 for the first time ever. I'm not even sure I ever saw preview pictures of either games in gaming magazines yet at the time (maybe but if I did, I forgot about it). I recall being completely blown away by the graphics and the "3D" movement and space. I'll never forget it.
They also had a building for an interior theatre-like Virtual "ride" called the Hydroid '94 (full CGI short movie), which I believe they had for only 1 summer (of 1994). The following year the Hydroid 'movie' was replaced for Dino Island (in French they called it the "Volcanozor"), they also replaced the original one for the follow up (Dino Island 2). The seats in the room were moving (pivoting) to imitate the 'vehicle''s movement in the movie. Those movies can still be found here on CZcams by the way, nice to see them again. But the 'full experience' had to be lived in that room, it was dimly-light, the sound quality was pretty good (pretty much like a smaller version of a typical modern theatre room), the screen size was also large enough and the general atmosphere was always good before the movie started. However, more often than not, the room had a terrible smell to it, my assumption at the time was that it was dried out puke, as gross as it sounds I wouldn't have been surprised if it had been the case even as a kid (if not, it would have been dried out fast foods or drinks that people spilled all over the place and the staff probably couldn't nor didn't want to clean it all up regularly). Despite that, I loved it.
That little section at La Ronde with the CGI 'movies' building right in front of the Nintendo Megadome was my sacred ground lol, had to go there every single time I went to La Ronde. And, of course, I'll also never forget their Haunted House, it was super cringe but - at the same time - iconic and still amusing. I also liked the Condor ride, and the 'original' version of Le Monstre (with the original trains with the monster faces at the front). They also had a pretty tough ride called the Astronef (looked like 2 "pick axes" doing a clock-wise + counter clock-wise rotation; and each one would pass next to the other doing their respective rotation, and would eventually stop the rotation as the people get upside down and stayed in that position for maybe a minute or two, people lost their keys and pennies and wallets there, and probably also lost their consciousness, lol I actually never tried it but I could hear the screams from far away), not sure what happened to that one.
For me the "Classics" (from mostly '94 to '96) were:
Nintendo Megadome
Hyrdroid 94 / Dino Island
La Pitoune
Le Monstre
Condor
Haunted House
The Boomerang (I think it was painted white back then)
Monorail (for relaxing after eating, mostly, before going back to the main rides)
Pirates Ship (Bateau Pirate, now that one was tough for me, only did it maybe 2 times; but I loved to watch it lol)
L'Ovni (stands for UFO, looked liked a really big saucer-shaped UFO with some fancy sparkly paint on the exterior shell, and it would spin VERY fast (with people seated inside of it, from outside you couldn't see them, only could see the actual UFO just spinning madly; I've done that one a _single_ time and almost got 'sucked' out of my seat from sheer pressure... I may have been too frail at the time to do that one and I got scared of it ever since after, but I would always stop and watch it nonetheless)
The rest is just extras and part of the atmosphere (not to mention the various plush-prize mini games every couple of meters).
Megadome sounds really neat. Nintendo 64 must have been quite the shock to see, especially with that odd controller.
After rewatching, I am just now learning that you supposedly get eaten at the end of Dragon, and I rode it twice.
Lol
I once rode the dragon 20 times in a row
Worked there for a couple of years. The consensus among employees is that the parc is underfunded, poorly managed and largely neglected by SixFlags. It was much better kept before sixflags came in, but it also didn't have crazy high budget rides like the Goliath. The ride-ops are unionised (unlike other sixflags parks) and the park is chronically understaffed, so they have no motivation to push themselves too hard on the grueling 13h shifts, leading to slow throughputs. These things don't stop people from having a good time though, you just have to curb your expectations. It's not trying to compete with larger high-profile parks, and the low entry fees reflect that.
The Super Manege was removed as its tracks and original arrow trains were nearing the end of their lifespan, and it wasn't a high profile coaster that would be worth rebuilding. The Monster's trains were replaced a decade ago due to spare parts availability for the old trains, and It's been running at a reduced capacity ever since which doesn't do it justice. There are plans to eventually re-build it into an RMC hybrid, it will make it worth re-visiting. The Spirale had a major mechanical fault in 2018 and has been closed ever since. The City of Montreal prohibits them from demolishing it as it is considered a landmark, so there is a slim chance it will reopen someday. The Demon has had nonstop downtime since it was built, its really a cursed lemon of a ride. It's still pretty fun, hopefully you'll get to experience it one day. The two frisbee rides (Manitou and Titan) don't go as hard as they could to limit downtime from cleaning up vomit, It seems people are much more likely to get nauseous on frisbee rides. I've been on the Titan running full blast and man, it's a whole different experience.
I wish the park got more investment. Thanks for the info on Spirale and the frisbees.
have you seen anyone get hurt?
I have to loose weight before I can ride Vampyr again. I rode it once. I had to switch to an inner seat because the restraint wouldn't close. When I got off my nipples hurt from rubbing against the harness. Never really considered myself THAT heavy set before.
Does that one have the larger seats?
@@CanobieCoaster It seems so. The outer right restraint wouldn't close, but the center right would.
I run into the same problem on Yukon Striker. The safety seatbelt on the wing seats Wing seats is too short while center seats is just long enough.
I don't ride it anymore because groups don't like being split up because a single rider has to go in the center. I always get a stink eye when they move.
It’s weird having a non operating Observation Tower
And the entrance is blocked by a VR arcade so it doesn't seem like it'll reopen.
Long story short it's too old and worn out to operate, but we can't afford to tear it down and even if we had the money, the city of Montreal won't allow us
Nice Top 15! Lovely location. I'm a sucker for a nice Ferris Wheel. To bad the gyro tower no longer is used. It looks similar to the one we had at AstroWorld.
I wish there weren't as many rides closed.
See in RCDB:
Vampire at La Ronde
Ednör - L'Attaque at La Ronde
The two coasters are at the same park and both are inverted coasters from B&M and Vekoma, which are clones. If I recommend you riding both again. What would you think and how would you compare between the two in terms of smoothness, pacing, forces, and intensity?
Both are intense, but Vampire is way more comfortable.
For me, the park just isn't worth it except for a Goliath marathon, honestly. Not that I can visit Canada anymore, so these parks are just memories to me now. It also seems nothing much has changed at La Ronde recently.
I could happily sit on Goliath all day without a break if it was a quiet day, I would literally do it 50 times and that would more than be worth the entry. The most I haver ever marathoned was Apollo's on a quiet day at Busch, one time we got 5 straight rides in the back without getting off LOL, and when we did get off it was to change row, that's it. If no one was in queue, we stayed put till they were, then we'd switch. We avoided the front row for this reason besides just one ride. It was 38 rides total, but we still did EVERY other coaster and some flats at the park in the same day. 50 is possible if you devote to one ride only on a quiet day. You'd need a minimum 5 rides an hour on a day with a minimum 10 hour roster so it would be rare but possible. I'd do it on Goliath! We did Alpengeist twice (one front one back), Lochness once (back row), Wild Maus once (crap), big bad wolf once (back row), escape from Pompeii once, the magic carpet thingy that is now gone once, Orbiter once, and Apollo's 38 times. From morning till night. It was a May Saturday and for some reason it was just deadsville. It wasn't warm, but it was open reasonably late as we finished with a double night ride! Well late dusk, almost night. Is one of my fondest memories of all time and I guess that's why I have a *huge* soft spot for Apollo's. We all have our nostalgic soft spots don't we?
I much prefer this one to Apollo.
@@CanobieCoaster Apollo in the very back seat is ace! But only the very back seat. has it changed in any way in the last decade or so? it's been a while for me. If not, then I am sure it would still be in my top 5. It's that surprise drop on the second half that always gets me and the first drop with the pre dip. I LOVE THAT pre dip!
Would you like to go again to La Ronde?
And would you ride, Goliath, Vampire, Boomerang, Titan, Orbite, Le Monstre, Ednör?
Not Ednor or Boomerang.
Laronde lost his soul... if you are old enough You'll know exactly what I am talking about .. last good years of laronde was in late 2000's. Late 90's and early 2000's was the best years of laronde. It was wounderfull
I didn't go until the past decade. That is the extent of my experiences.
Yup! We were there in 2017 and rode Goliath twice cuz it was so great. I didn't even care that it technically wasn't 200 feet, because those airtime hills were fantastic. (I did not ride Ednor cuz I've done enough of those SLCs and I know better now.)
Goliath is the main reason to come back.
The first coaster I did in La Ronde was Goliath, I kinda regretted it because I drank a whole slushie before doing it
I love Goliath.
An 80s movie called Breaking all the rules was filmed there around 84..
Interesting!
I like SLCs with the over the shoulder restraints, because in the park located closer to my family homes there's one
I usually don't.
I just noticed that La Ronde wasn't branded like that... I never called it "Six Flags LaRonde" but it just never crossed my mind
It's one of the few like that.
This is my home park and with the recent six flags / Cedar fair Merger, im hoping they will put some money into this park. And in my Opinion, one of the first things that they should do is rmc le monstre and replace ednor with something like a launch coaster ( A PREMIER RIDES Spaghetti Bowl Pehaps )
I hope they invest more since this park has a nice location and pretty good attendance
@@CanobieCoaster yep, and i find it à tragedy that i have to drive a whole 6 hours down the road to Vaughn in order to expérience actually good coasters ( Im not saying Goliath is a bad ride but its honestly just an average bnm hyper in my opinion, especially compared to behemoth)
I wonder if Monstre will be RMC'd.
I hope it is.
I think many people like la Ronde because of the rides and coasters
I enjoy it.
What's the most notable reason for you to come back and like La Ronde, because of Vampire or because of Goliath?
Goliath
However if people that are scared of the Titan, Manitou is still a nice experience to have some thrill but not as intense at the titan
That's fair, but it's not what I personally want.
Would you like to go to La Ronde again? And which coasters would you ride again at the park?
Yes, I would go again. Goliath and Vampire are their 2 best coasters.
the mini rail closed too
Sadly
I wonder where Cobra would rank if it where still around today. I am surprised they haven't replaced it with anything yet.
I heard it was a rough one.
You really missed out on Demon, I’ve never experienced crazier hangtime.
I wish it was more reliable.
I thought super ménage was much rougher than monstre, but that was many years ago.
Super Menage wasn't a big issue for me since my head cleared the top of the restraint.
1. Monstre
2. Vampire
3. Goliath
4.Cobra
5.Ednor
6.Dragon
Hot take at number one.
Which Goliath coaster do you like more, Goliath at La Ronde, Goliath at Walibi Holland, Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, or Goliath at Six Flags Great America?
La Ronde's
How many coasters were there built in the world with the name Goliath?
7
I'm newer to coasters and the big ones are intimidating. We are going next year for a school trip. What coaster should I ride first to make the others less intimidating
Try Le Monstre up front. It's big, but the experience is fairly mild.
we just went! I decided to go on goliath up first and it was incredible, best ride ever!@@CanobieCoaster
Tbh, Ednör isnt bad. I rode it 2 Weeks ago and I Didnt get any headbanging. Its Also really intense. So I would rank it not far behind vampire and Goliath. I guess I just got really lucky
I didn't ride it this trip, but my friends who did said it was brutal.
@@CanobieCoaster I road Ednor twice in one day last week and ended up with a huge bruise on my upper arm. It was SO rough, but still fun!
Never heard titan said like that lol
That's how Google Translate said it should be pronounced.
How tall are you actually if you clear the OTS restrains on the Arrow Trains?
Any issues with RMC Trains?
5'9. It also depends where your height is. I don't have an issue with RMCs.
which Boomerang coasters were the worst for you? this?
Bat and Knott's old Boomerang are far worse.
Which one has the more intense shot up, Dr. Doom, Orbite, Detonator, or Big Shot? Which one of these is the best?
The shot up is pretty equal. It's the airtime at the top that differs.
The B&M invert, Vampire at La Ronde, is it a custom layout or is it a Batman clone?
Batman clone
What’s the best Space Shot you’ve been on?
By the way, I think Ednor can be easily fixed in the same way the Great Nor’easter was fixed! Along with all the other Six Flags SLCs (Darien Lake, America, New England, Discovery Kingdom, and Mexico). Additionally, Le Monstre should be RMCd. Last but not least, Sunkid GmbH should provide new trains for the Boomerang.
Big Shot because of the ejector airtime and location.
Imagine going again to La Ronde and riding all roller coasters there, so what do you think, was none of the coasters at La Ronde painful for you or painful for most?
I don't like Ednor. A few others are disappointing, but not unbearable.
Usually frisbee rides go amazing
Usually
I think La Ronde is a good park with good operations, but there are rides and coasters to reride
Their operations are not the best across the board.
What do you think Orbite is vs Doctor Doom’s Fear Fall at Universal?
Orbite has more airtime.
Do you like all frisbee rides in the world?
Most of them.
Do you like all frisbee rides in the world?
but manitou
I like most of them.
La ronde oppened the demon like 5 months ago
It ran for like an hour in my most recent visit. It was then closed the rest of the day (never opened on my prior visit).
My ride on Ednor honestly confused me, like I rode it 4 times in the back and I got zero headbanging, like Vampire's corkscrews banged my head harder than Ednor did. How tall are you? Perhaps it's cause my head clears the restraints
5'10. My head is between the restraint.
@@CanobieCoaster that's probably why then, cause I don't get any headbanging and without that, well SLCs have a pretty excellent layout
GOLD Flash pass worth it this September?
I haven't been outside of peak season. You can wait until the day of.
@@CanobieCoaster it was worth it! Haha
the graviton is closed now but the demon works just fine bow
I've had bad luck with Demon.
MANITOU IS MA FAV I RIDED IT 12 TIMES IN A MONTH
Glad you like it!
ednor is actually my favorite here lmaoo😭😭
Wow!
I remember that The Monster was my favourite wooden coaster that Ive been. Since they changed the train, its now the worst coaster in my opinion. LaRonde did a bad move
That's unfortunate.
Do you usually like frisbee rides? but
Usually
My brother went here when he was a kid and I am going there in 2 weeks
Have fun!
the viewing tower is closed down it has been closed 3 years before covid
Unfortunate, that should have awesome views.
Speaking of witch I live near there and I’m going soon, I also thought it was funny the accent
Sorry I don't speak French so the names were a struggle.
Decent looking park. I'd ride allexcept the SLC. Ouch.
Good choice.
I love Ednor btw
I don't share that sentiment.
i feel really bad for la ronde , i question its lifespan , now that vipere was cancelled, cobra and super manege were removed its really suprising that its still alive , even tho they have goliath vampire and le monster , there isnt really another reason to come here , i think the only way la ronde can bring back its guest is by getting a new ride , doesnt nessisarily need to be a coaster just a new flat ride to bring back guest , by that they will most likely attract guest to there park to advertise a new coaster , a single rail where cobra used to sit or a spinning coaster where super manege was will boost park attendance , and by looking at the map near boomerang theres only trees so maybe open a new section or a new ride will really help , and if nothing happens to the park i think it will be sold of to cedar fair or something in the lines of that so that then they will make the park way more enjoyable to attend
This park seems to get good attendance even with minimal investment.
When Six Flags purchased the park from the City of Montreal, the contract signed included a clause that does not allow Six Flags to ever permanently close the park! This was included as LaRonde is historically significant to Montreal due to being a major development for Expo '67 (World Fair).
Mostly because they liked or they loved Goliath
Best ride there.
Taylor Bybee said this is a bad park but is it really that bad for you?
I have fun, but it's not perfect.
I loved Ednor 😭
Glad you did.
How does the Batman clone compare to Batman The Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure?
This one runs faster so it's a bit more forceful.
do you like coaster parodies fro, coaster studios
They're fun.
The monstre was good but since im a 13 year old child, I was like the rest, CARD C.A.L (Autism Card) FIRST P.O.V Being "fearless" when i reached the airtime that pops you off of your seat, I was badly injured
That little pop really sneaks up on you.
EDNOR > VAMPIRE any day idc what other people thinknyall are too weak for ednor its so much fun
I disagree.
I'm sorry, but An SLC and B&M invert in the same park? I don't get it 😂
What do you mean? One is really fun and rides excellent and the other is complete garbage
The SLC was relocated.
People say Candymonium
is better then this ride and I agree with them
Goliath and Candymonium are two of the better B&M hypers.
@@CanobieCoaster I hope Hershey keeps Candymonium for at least 20 to 30+ years
@@CanobieCoaster People probably wont get bored of Candymonium and Goliath for at least 20 years they both are rerideable
wheres chaos
Where's CHAOS?
Just missed.
Six flags bought it a few years ago and hasn't made many changes except take out our beloved "pitoune" a log on water type that had been there since 1967 the year the park opened... the only good one is Goliath for sure but they were supposed to put a new ride every year... ok pandemic wise we can skip the last 2 years loll . The prices have skyrocketed and the food is now way too expensive. We could bring our own food before that was great. There were indoor rides and not many people go on the big wheel its just too damn long to rotate once... the manitou was for kids . The Monster is god awful so many head and neck injuries over the years its 30 years old. The mini rail has not been working for 2 years it ised to take you from one end of the park to the other (2 parkings lots 2 entrances). The only great thing is the Loto Québec fireworks every year from La Ronde and you just stay there and they're right above you its every week for like 2 months Countries competing for 1st place. The Halloween festival is cool every year they have like 4 haunted houses and some outdoor zombie running after you and its opened till 11pm ( at least it used to be) but this year they close the park on mondays and at 7 week days its so crazy i mean we have sunlight till 9h30pm in the summer ... And this year they took out the Mc Donalds that was there for decades near the kids rides... they're gonna fuck up the only park operating since 1967 . We had another one too in the 70s and 80s it was right on the waterfront opposite la Ronde loll... Six flags suck major balls and are gonna drop us soon im sure were too small for them but i mean, damn, its on a man made island in the middle of the very small island of Montreal in the St Lawrence ... there's no place for more people its already packed ... Grant you its nice to have so many nationalities living together so many different foods to try and cultures to learn from.
I agree the recent additions (especially announcing things and not adding them) are frustrating.
The way he said titan.
That is how Google said it should be pronounced in French. That and the Monstre pronunciation seemed odd to me.
@@CanobieCoaster Just the fact you went out of your way to say them in french is really cool! Love it :D (yeah the tre ending in french is difficult for english folks, so no worries!) Great video!
And Titan was almost perfect, we din't pronounce the n at the end because some weird french stuff
Embarrassment, what means?
Sad
With 1 VERY good one, 1 still really good one, and the biggest drop off ever, id still go to this park for the good Batman clone and airtime machine in Goliath. But yes they need better. I think this park made on the worst decision possible when they got the SLC. The batman clone came first so why on literal earth would you invest in another 5 inversion inverted coaster with less capacity and is much worse in almost every category?
I have no clue.
Ednor is THE BEST
No