Goliath

On 25 June 2019, the impact of a tiny record margin became clear. For seventeen years, Goliath at Walibi Holland had been able to call itself the fastest roller coaster in the Benelux. Its 106 km/h top speed appeared on posters in and around the park, on the official website, and in earlier brochures and postcards.

Fury's opening at Bobbejaanland changed that. According to the official figures, the new triple-launch coaster reached 106.6 km/h, beating Goliath by just 0.6 km/h. Walibi Holland responded graciously: a spokesperson confirmed that the park would update its claims, although no exact schedule had been set yet.

For visitors, the difference was numerically small, but in the amusement industry such superlatives carry real marketing weight. The story also placed Fury directly into a wider record race. Bobbejaanland could keep the title at least until 2021, when Walibi Belgium planned to open a 113 km/h mega coaster.

On 28 March 2019, Bobbejaanland gave Fury a clear place in Benelux roller coaster history. The park announced that its new launch coaster would reach a top speed of 106.6 kilometres per hour. That would make Fury the fastest roller coaster in the region and remove Goliath at Walibi Holland from the top spot after seventeen years.

The record immediately gave the project weight. Fury would stand 43 metres tall and have 600 metres of track, but the triple launch meant passengers would travel 830 metres in total. The ride would include several inversions and combine forward and backward motion with the force of a Gerstlauer launch coaster. That made it more than a simple speed claim, and different from the classic record race built mostly around height and length.

For visitors, the important promise was that Bobbejaanland did not want to install a bare thrill ride. The park spoke about decorations and a background story, while the first parts had already arrived. Fury was therefore positioned as the engine of a wider renewal. The speed record drew attention beyond Belgium, but the combination with theming would decide whether the attraction would also gain lasting meaning inside the park itself.