#shuttle loop

[psyke-underground]

Walibi Belgium posts a farewell video for Psyké, which is essentially the “every legend has a story” video from Psykés opening but shortened and mildly edited to change some text.

[prinzunderground]

Psyké underground- Walibi Belgium

(First image by me, Second is from the Walibi Belgium website)

Psyké Underground is a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop that opened at Walibi Belgium in 1982 under the name Sirocco. In 1999 it was renamed Turbine and had its loop and launch area enclosed leaving just the spikes. After being SBNO for 4 years the ride reopened in 2013 as Psyké Underground, now fully indoors.

I’m so normal about this coaster lmao, no one on here really talks about it but it’s got such an interesting history

[notinthehistorybooks]

Teenagers playing shuttle loop at the "Negro Youth Center" in Tallahassee, Florida, 1955

From Florida Memory

[psyke-underground]

Photos from walibi's facebook showing how Psyke's train gets removed for maintenence.

(from 2022)

[psyke-underground]

Ironically, this is not the first time Psyké has had a stint as a horror attraction.

In 2009, when Turbine was SBNO, Walibi used the station as a scaremaze for halloween called Zoo Terror.

It was more of a show than maze, given the limited space.

There is a video pov online, but it’s not great quality

I can’t find many pictures, but maybe give this forum a read? It’s interesting seeing a point when Turbine really did have no planned future- and is soon it hit its fourth theme!

One year ago, Walibi Belgium announced that Turbine, the Schwarzkopf Shuttle Looper, would stay closed for the 2009 season. We didn't hear a

[psyke-underground]

old psyke name??

I dont think theres ever been a close up released of psykes exterior plan, the only one there is by the park.

But an encounter onto a archetechture portfolio website that had close ups of the image led me to the discovery of what appeared to be an old name for psyke??

fabulous cave tours. okay.

Now this has two possibilites...

1 - this was just the project name put up, or just a working title to hide the real name

2 - this was deadass going to be psykes name.

the first option is completly possible. i do not want to put it out there that this is 100% true information. I have done additional research and i havent found any key outliers in being false. but i just want to clarify

but... if you look to the offical image of psykes exterior plan by the park

... the plan has cave tours. and the exterior plan for turbine just says turbine, no hidden name or anything.

i cant find anymore information on this online, anywhere- no news articles no forums just nothing... the park only ever announced the name as psyke. was it just a working title or the real thing? who knows man.

heres the website, it has a pretty cool picture of the flywheel which i might put up here later

- by KARIM TEDJANI

[psyke-underground]

Found something fun, I’d seen the ad storyboard around but never posted it due to its low quality. But, I’ve found a website that has it in better quality and some other marketing materials

Behance

[psyke-underground]

A video showing the different parts of the 2013 summer event, Psyké Nights.

This is one of the few bits of footage I can find of it, along with the live recording of Psyké Underground by Mosimann.