Theme park fan recreates Stunt Fall with a 3D printer
A Dutch theme park fan used Stunt Fall at Parque Warner Madrid as the blueprint for a 3D-printed giant inverted boomerang model. The project highlighted how distinctive the Vekoma coaster remains among enthusiasts.
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Stunt Fall received an unusual spotlight in April 2020, far beyond the paths of Parque Warner Madrid. Looopings reported on Patrick de Groot, a 21-year-old Dutch theme park fan from Castricum, who was building a scale model of a Vekoma giant inverted boomerang with a 3D printer. For the look of the model he chose Stunt Fall as his reference: blue track, orange supports and the instantly recognizable silhouette of the Spanish coaster.
By then, De Groot had been working on the project for almost a year. He first created a computer simulation, translated the design into drawing software and then printed the parts one by one. The inversions and the first 105-centimetre tower were already standing. His aim was to make the miniature fully operational, including a working lift, moving gates and a station floor that drops before dispatch.
For Stunt Fall this was not news about an opening or refurbishment, but it captured the ride’s enthusiast appeal. The backward lift, free fall, three inversions and return run in reverse make it exactly the kind of mechanical spectacle fans want to study, explain and rebuild.