Coaster reviews

While I may prefer Orion overall, Diamondback is a very close second in the park. Offers some of the best floater airtime on any ride. The first drop ...

While I may prefer Orion overall, Diamondback is a very close second in the park. Offers some of the best floater airtime on any ride. The first drop is phenomenal and I love the splashdown effect towards the end. It's currently my 3rd favorite B&M hyper behind Candymonium and Nitro.

I did both tracks once and even the lightning lane line for them was at least 20 minutes. But when I got on I was blown away. They put me in the back ...

I did both tracks once and even the lightning lane line for them was at least 20 minutes. But when I got on I was blown away. They put me in the back row and the airtime was sharp short and aggressive. The pacing was out of this world. And it is a long ride and makes the most out of the setting. I prefer omega over alpha. But that may be because I did alpha in the front and it wasn’t as aggressive. My new #1

Smooth, relentlessly fast from start to finish, a great first hill with spectacular views, good aesthetics. One of the few coasters I know of that giv...

Smooth, relentlessly fast from start to finish, a great first hill with spectacular views, good aesthetics. One of the few coasters I know of that gives me “sea legs” during the walk out of the station. My number 2 coaster overall! It really is a perfect coaster and a glorious centerpiece in the greatest amusement park in the world.

If I would've reviewed it last year, I would give it 5 stars, however a year later the ride experience has decreased in quality since the ride built u...

If I would've reviewed it last year, I would give it 5 stars, however a year later the ride experience has decreased in quality since the ride built up a very noticeable rattle in high g-force areas like the helix. Even though it has this minor flaw, it's still a fun ride and I really enjoy this coaster. Some good airtime and decently forceful sections with an overall great balanced layout. The seats and restraints are really comfortable and it's definitely a big improvement over their SLC model. I really hope Vekoma figures out the rattle issue with future installations tho.

A classic for sure. This is one of the largest of these old wooden creations ever built. I love these classic woody out and backs. My home park of ...

A classic for sure. This is one of the largest of these old wooden creations ever built. I love these classic woody out and backs. My home park of SFSTL has Screamin Eagle and I have ridden it countless times over the decades. This is taller, longer slightly faster and it has a cool helix. Plus it is technically a racer. Although, I've never been dispatched simultaneously. I rode this back somewhere around 2006 and then again about 5-6 years later. I'm 95% sure there wasn't any maintenance done between those rides. It was in pretty rough shape the second time I rode it. Even in it's condition, isn't an awful ride. I've definitely been on much worse. This obviously, isn't anywhere in the realm of liquid smooth, but if you hang on in the helix and turns the rest is rideable as it should be ridden--arms up. Overall, a good example of classic woodies.

Excellent, excellent coaster in a fun little park. Lines were very low the day we were there and I think we rode it 10 times that day. The rest of t...

Excellent, excellent coaster in a fun little park. Lines were very low the day we were there and I think we rode it 10 times that day. The rest of the park looks like a temporary fair set up. It has a very fun vibe about the place. This coaster doesn't seem to fit, but I'm glad they built it or I never would have gone. It is close enough to Kentucky Kingdom and Holiday World that I made a 3 day trip out of it. This still would rank #4 out of all of the coasters at all three of those parks. Compared to other GCI's, I think Ozark Wildcat was better, even though it no longer exists. Currently, I still think American Thunder is slightly better, but not by much. It is far better the Prowler. It is on par with Thunderhead and Ghost Rider, although I put those two in different category as they are much larger than this compact style. Rumbler gives the distinctive side to side transitions and air pops that keep you hopping around in the wonderfully comfortable trains the entire ride. It just delivers pure fun.