News about YOY THRILL

On 31 July 2025, the way visitors could get faster access to YoY changed again. Looopings reported that the new dual single-rail coaster had become part of Walibi Holland's regular Fast Lane options. Since opening, guests had still needed separate Single Shots for the two YoY tracks.

For YOY THRILL, this was a clear step in the ride's normalisation within park operations. First there had been guarantee tickets, then separate Fast Lane rides, and from this point YoY was included in packages such as Bronze, Silver, Gold Single, Gold and 4 Shots. The attraction moved from exceptional novelty to part of the wider queue-management system.

Looopings again highlighted the difference between the two tracks: YoY Thrill and YoY Chill are effectively two different single-rail coasters, with largely similar specifications, but Thrill goes upside down. For visitors, the Fast Lane inclusion mainly meant more flexibility. They could spend waiting time outside the physical queue, with reductions depending on the chosen option, such as 50 or 90 percent.

On 30 July 2025, Walibi Holland changed a small but important condition for riding YoY. The minimum height requirement was lowered from 122 to 120 centimetres. According to Looopings, the original rule had been set in consultation with Rocky Mountain Construction and certification body TÜV, but the park had pushed for a reduction.

For YOY THRILL, the change meant that the intense green track became available to a slightly larger group of guests. Walibi also wanted the rule to match Untamed, the park's other RMC coaster. That made the guest message simpler: two modern RMC attractions, one clear minimum height.

The change also affected communication in the park. Information boards and measuring sticks had already been updated, while the website still had to follow. Looopings again underlined the difference between the two YoY tracks: Thrill goes upside down, Chill does not. Both tracks are 655 metres long, 29 metres high and reach 80 kilometres per hour. The new height rule did not change YOY THRILL's intensity, but it did change who could experience it.

On 1 May 2025, YoY faced its first major operational setback since opening. Looopings reported that visitors had to miss the new dual single-rail coaster for almost seven hours because of a persistent technical issue. The path to the entrance was closed and the ride initially could not start up.

According to a spokesperson for Walibi Holland, the cause was a software problem after the latest update. That created a reset issue, preventing the attraction from starting. The park said its team was working intensively on a solution and was in contact with Rocky Mountain Construction, the American supplier of the coaster.

For YOY THRILL, the report matters because it shows the vulnerability of a technically complex duelling coaster. The interruption affected both sides, including the green Thrill track with its six inversions and theoretical capacity of four hundred riders per hour. At 16:45, Walibi was able to announce that YoY had reopened, giving guests a little over an hour to ride after all.

On 15 April 2025, Walibi Holland had to reassess the expected rush for YoY. Two weeks after the official opening, the park stopped selling YoY guarantee tickets. These tickets had been introduced to give visitors certainty, for 2.50 euros per ride, that they could enter the queue for Thrill or Chill.

For YOY THRILL, the news matters because it shows how Walibi experimented with capacity and popularity during the opening weeks. Before opening, the park had warned that the queues for both tracks could be closed on busy days. Only guests with a guarantee ticket would then still be admitted. In practice, that extra layer proved less necessary than expected.

Previously purchased tickets remained valid, but new guarantee tickets disappeared from sale immediately. Visitors who wanted priority access had to switch to separate Fast Lane tickets. Looopings noted that one ride on Thrill cost 9 euros at that time, compared with 7 euros for Chill. YOY THRILL quickly gained its own, more expensive position within the visitor access system.

Two days after opening, Looopings looked at the technology that allows YOY THRILL to function as part of a duelling coaster. The article focused on the lift, where a special system tries to bring both trains to the top at the same time. That matters because the interaction between Thrill and Chill only works properly when both trains run the course together.

The system corrects several variables. If restraint checks take longer on one side, the later train can catch up on the lift because the chains run at different speeds. Weight is also taken into account: a heavier train may travel faster through the layout, so the system can send it over the top slightly later. Even the difference between YOY THRILL's inner turn and Chill's outer turn is compensated.

For fans, the article is valuable because it explains why YOY THRILL is more than a standalone single-rail coaster. The attraction is built around timing, interaction and technical control. That dependence makes the ride distinctive, but also operationally complex.

On 5 April 2025, YoY officially opened to visitors. Walibi Holland turned the moment into more than a ribbon-cutting ceremony: the new dual single-rail coaster was deliberately placed alongside three older coasters in the park. Condor, Xpress: Platform 13 and Goliath each made a lap first, accompanied by music and fireworks, before YoY itself was set in motion.

For YOY THRILL, that framing gave the opening extra weight. The green, more intense track was not presented as just another new ride, but as the next step in Walibi's coaster identity. Xpress received a nod to its original Superman theme, Goliath to music from its opening year and Condor to its role in Walibi's modern coaster history.

Looopings also reported that director Mascha Taminiau said in her speech that she had developed a preference for the Thrill track, although opinions were divided. That immediately gave YOY THRILL its own talking point among fans: not only how the coaster opened, but which side would ultimately leave the strongest impression.

On 28 January 2025, YOY THRILL became tangible for fans. During a fan tour, Walibi Holland showed a video of YoY's first test run. The project moved from construction site to working coaster almost two months before its planned April opening.

Looopings used the moment to list the key technical facts. The dual single-rail coaster consists of Thrill and Chill, two tracks winding alongside each other. For YOY THRILL, the figures were clearly about intensity: six inversions, 655 metres of track, a height of 29 metres, a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour and a maximum vertical force of 4 g. Each train has eight single-seat cars in a row.

For visitors and fans, the first test run mattered because the promise of a duelling RMC coaster could now be seen in motion. Capacity also became more concrete: Walibi aimed for four hundred riders per hour on each track. That made YOY THRILL not only a thrill coaster on paper, but also an operational challenge for the opening season.

On 24 September 2024, Walibi Holland gave its new coaster project an official identity: YoY. The name was revealed at IAAPA Expo Europe in Amsterdam, inside the booth of manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction. The announcement made it clear how the park wanted to position the dual single-rail coaster: not as one standard ride, but as two contrasting experiences built around one idea.

For YOY THRILL, the distinction mattered immediately. Looopings reported that the green track was designed for daredevils and would include inversions, while the blue Chill track would offer the more family-friendly side of the project. The logo reflected that concept as well: the two Y shapes represented the two tracks, with the slogan "Ride the other side" tying the theme together.

The reveal also placed Walibi's investment in a European context. YoY was scheduled to open in 2025 as RMC's first single-rail coaster in Europe. For fans, that was a major signal: after Untamed, Walibi was adding another distinctive RMC attraction, with YOY THRILL clearly framed as the intense half of the pair.