Valravn • Cedar Point

First Drop Inversions Harness

This one was fun. The inversions were fun, and the first drop was great. However, the harness crushed my torso. Also this one isn’t very unique. Still, this still can be an enjoyable ride

Rattle Harness Airtimes

This ride kinda sucks. I didn’t get any airtime whatsoever and I don’t like the B&M vests at all. Plus this ride is the only B&M I’ve ridden that I noticed a strong rattle on which is saying a lot since I’ve ridden north of 40 of them. This ride is majorly disappointing especially since SheiKra and Griffon are both excellent

First Drop Inversions Duration Too short

Definitely one of the best dive coasters around. I really appreciate how much longer thisone is to other dives, but it's still over way too quick.

Harness Smoothness Layout Rattle

I thought valravn was intense but there was a rattle. I thought the second drop was more intense then the first one. It was a great coaster.

First Drop Fun Smoothness

Your list of records at the entrance isn’t fooling anyone, Valravn. If you’re great, you don’t have to explain to everyone how great you are. That being said, this is still a fun coaster. It’s best in the back row, which is kind of odd for a dive coaster. The vests aren’t that bad, but aren’t ideal.

First Drop Smoothness Intensity

Valravn is very floaty and graceful. Nothing about it is super in-your-face. But nonetheless, it's a great coaster. The second half stands out as the slow zero g roll provides some solid hangtime followed by a fun floater airtime hill. It's nowhere near Cedar Point's best coaster or anything, but it's certainly a good one worth doing.

First Drop Comfort Smoothness

After riding Jolly Rancher Remix and experiencing the worst vest restraints in existence, I was relieved when these restraints were much more comfortable for me. Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of the traditional over the shoulder restraints, and I found this ride to be an overall very comfortable and smooth experience. The only other dive coaster I have to compare it to is Sheikra at Busch Gardens Tampa, and while this ride lacks the brakes on the second drop, as well as the splashdown, foliage, and water that accompanied Sheikra, it was still a very fun ride.

First Drop Smoothness Too short Airtimes

A dive coaster with an impressive and massive dive but like all dive coasters it does not last long and offers little in airtime

Airtimes Fun Hangtime

The vests on this aren’t that bad and I got 3 solid floater moments combined with some decent hangtime. It’s not the greatest coaster out there and Griffon is definitely better, but it’s good fun and overhated by some.

Inversions Smoothness Airtimes

i was surprised about how much i liked it; scenic and smooth. no airtime however and the first drop is not super thrilling

First Drop Rattle Harness

This ride hurts the restraints suck and it just sucks

First Drop Harness

Why do vest restraints? This thing's layout is really cool for a dive coaster but you lose the feeling of almost all of the forces because of them. What's the point of a coaster if you can't feel what it does? The GP probably love it though.

First Drop Smoothness Hangtime Capacity

Good ride with great inversions, hangtime, and I got a lot of room for airtime on the great drops! But I waited 2 hours, which was ridiculous. The line wasn’t even that long.

First Drop Inversions Location Too short

It's a good ride with some fun drops and some great hangtime on the last inversion. Nothing to write home about, but not bad at all.

The way it just keeps you still on the drop

Layout Harness

No airtime because of the awful vests. Put the classic b&m otsr on them and this ride would rock.

Airtimes Inversions Harness

I don't have much of an issue with the vest restraint, but the titty mauler seems to be designed to hurt tall people and people with large boobs. Vest restraints press against my chest and I'm not even tall. That said, the ride itself has some good floater airtime and good inversions

First Drop Inversions Fun Too short

Super underrated and fun experience

First Drop Comfort Fun

This ride is crazy! I loved the drop, the first Immelmann and the sideways airtime you get on the zero-g-winder. Y'all need to stop hating on this thing, the vest restraints are a lot better than the original OTSR restraints and make the ride a lot more enjoyable. I think I prefer this to Griffon.

This is the only dive coaster I've done so maybe that's why I like it so much. The drop is great, as well as the inversions. It is a little short though and could use more elements. Yukon Striker seems better in that way, although I haven't ridden it.

This is one very high quality coaster. I was so impressed!

First Drop Inversions Harness

Not terrible. I prefer Griffon over this particular dive coaster.

First Drop Disappointing! Dead spots

Honestly a good B&M dive coaster, still wish it had a cool element like Griffon's splashdown. The GP of fake news has ruined this mediocre coaster's reputation.

Smoothness Harness Pointless Intensity

Rides really trash. It does nothing.

First Drop Discomfort Dead spots Layout

Vest Restraints and brakes make Valravn just fine when it should be a really fun coaster.

First Drop Comfort Fun Harness

I'm not really a hater of vest restraints. But they could be better I guess. It's an awesome coaster. It doesn't need to be the most intense, it's just a fun ride with great views.

First Drop Inversions Fun Harness

Though I despised this coaster on its announcement and opening, I've learned to appreciate it for what it is now. Valravn became yet another Cedar Point icon, and after you walk past the graceful Gatekeeper and the roaring Raptor, you come upon the intimidating bronze Valravn. It's stunning, beautiful, magnificent even, and is beautifully landscaped. As for the ride, the vests do really suck, but for my body type, they're easy to look past. The first and second drops give great back row airtime, the inversions are all smooth with wonderful hangtime, and there are a couple moments of floater air in the second half. For this smaller footprint, Valravn is the perfect fit for the ever flexing Cedar Point, and perfects the B&M monster bird trio of the twinkling, nostalgic CP midway.

First Drop Hangtime Harness

Just a drop

Location Rattle Harness Disappointing!

La pire des Dives ridées à mon compte. Impossible de détrôner Sheikra à mes yeux et et l'arrivée de Yukon Striker classe Valravn (déjà bien engagé) dans les oubliettes aux dives.

Quite a few negative reviews and comments about Valravn going around. The restraints, like Yukon striker, are set to cause conversations for decades to come. They undoubtedly interfere with airtime-out-of-seat feeling. This is a problem, when the ride has two major drops and significant airtime pops throughout the route. The inversions are plenty smooth enough, but don't generate intensity; largely because they cannot snap roll with their size. Fun and superb build quality, but really doesn't do anything that Gatekeeper does better. Hold for the front row if at all possible for a much better experience. Not CP or B&M's finest hour; but certainly not a bad ride either.

First Drop Layout Harness

I love B&M dives but Valravn is my least favorite behind both SheiKra and Griffon. Valravn’s layout is superb to the other US dives but it suffers due to its restraints. Vest restraints do not belong on Dive machines. It takes away the airtime in the drop and compresses against your chest even more then on the wings. The drop even with the restraints is still fantastic but it’s a shame that the restraints take away from the experience so much.

First Drop Smoothness Dead spots

A weak, repetitive coaster that really suffers from a shorter hold atop the drop than Griffon's. It's smooth, but it just doesn't do much.

First Drop Smoothness Hangtime

This is one badass dive coaster.

First Drop Inversions Fun Too short

9.1 out of 10! I love this ride, the first drop it is a rush, plus the hang time to see the whole park and all of the rollercoasters from the air is a highlight.

First Drop Fun Theming Harness Airtimes

Valravn is known to be the biggest dive coaster in the world right now besides Yukon Striker opening in 2019 at Canada’s Wonderland. Besides it’s massiveness, it is very disappointing according to most people who ride it. The best part about this ride is when you hang over the drop before you plummet down. Also, those big immelmann inversions gives the ride a little life to it and it’s incredible speed for such a monstrous coaster. There are many cons to this ride which makes it disappointing. First of all, this ride has no airtime. Second of all, it rattles quite a lot. Third, it has the same inversions over and over again. Fourth, the theming is horrible and no one knows what it’s supposed to be. Fifth, it has an unreasonable brake in the middle to make it feel like your gonna stop at the edge of the drop again, which slows it down. And fifth, it’s restraints are exactly like gatekeeper’s, tight and uncomfortable.

First Drop Harness

I prefer the new restraints over the bulky older ones on Sheikra and Griffon (I still got enough airtime and had a new sensation of freedom with these vests). It's longer than SheiKra and Griffon but the setting is not as nice.

First Drop Inversions Smoothness Harness Disappointing! Discomfort

Final roll is excellent; the rest is cookie cutter dive coaster with worse restraints than the others.

First Drop Inversions Duration Harness

First Drop Smoothness Hangtime

First Drop Smoothness Layout Rattle

First Drop Smoothness Rattle

First Drop Harness

Intensity Smoothness Layout

First Drop Nice surprise! Too short

Airtimes First Drop

Rattle Disappointing! Discomfort

First Drop Pace Capacity

Disappointing!

First Drop Smoothness Layout Harness

Rattle Discomfort Pointless

First Drop Duration Rattle Theming Disappointing!

First Drop Smoothness Harness

First Drop Smoothness Layout Harness

Rattle Harness

Fun Harness Disappointing!