Coaster reviews

First Drop Nice surprise! Intensity Rattle Headbanging

Underrated ride, but I understand where the hate comes from. The ride never has a line, and I understand why. THE HEADBANGING. Such a good ride but the restraints. Go the Blue Hawk route and get some vest restraints. The seats are comfortable, but old Arrow track is NO match. The jump on the mid-course break run is weirdly one of the best airtime moments EVER. The break run slows the train down a lot which normally I'd dislike but to keep the ride tolerable, it's great. Anyways, please Six Flags. Give this old, poor ride some vest restraints so everybody can enjoy the ride instead of bracing myself.

Lap Bar Launch Intensity Rattle Too short Reliability

This ride is intense when you launch out of the station at like 80 mph in like 2 seconds. The lap bars are so comfortable too. This thing breaks down a lot, so be prepared. It's very short so they added two overbanked turns, but that shows you how rattley the ride is as chances are, you were too distracted by the launch. The view of Anaheim is nice too; try to spot things you recognize up there in the one second you're up there. The airtime over the hill is awesome too. It also pulls positive G's. This ride was a prototype for the original Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, and this ride outlived that one.

Airtimes Fun

I feel bad giving a score that technically brings down the average score, but this is not a 10/10 coaster. That said, it's pretty close. Mako is one of the strongest B&M hypers for the ways it improves upon its predecessors. The trims were strong when I went but the ride is still a 9/10 in my eyes. The 5 second floater hill is an absolute top tier airtime moment, and every other moment on here is just as good as any other B&M hyper's airtime. I also love the finale, and the way this ride interacts with the environment is more effective than most earlier hypers. The second half is very underrated in this regard. That one hill is the best moment on any B&M hyper, and this is overall my second favorite of the model. The ride is hard to beat for sheer fun factor like many B&M hypers, but it outclasses most others for its more thrilling ride experience.

Fun

I went in knowing nothing about this coaster, and wow did it surprise me! The whole 'in the dark' section caught me off guard. It was pretty intense compared to what was expected! Very fun ride!

Masterpiece Ejectors Duration

Ever since I took my first step into being a coaster enthusiast, Steel Vengeance was my number one bucket list coaster. The amount of praise this ride received was unbelievable, and I knew I had to get to Cedar Point as soon as possible to experience it. After getting several rides on it, it has managed to secure itself as the best roller coaster I've ever ridden, but probably not for the reason it is for most. To start with the obvious, this ride is *the* airtime machine; featuring the most of any coaster in the world, Steel Vengeance is going to be a ride you love if you enjoy being out of your seat. Every element on this ride lands nearly flawlessly. From the first drop to the final brakes, every hill, twist, and inversion accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do (which is usually airtime, to be fair). However, each moment feels distinct enough from the previous that the ride isn't just the same type of airtime over and over again. The incredible sustained moments on the top hat and outerbank, the small pops on the finale, and the lateral airtime on the wave turns all stand out from each other to create a distinct, memorable ride experience. All of this is of course phenomenal, but it doesn't really set Steel Vengeance apart from the other RMCs out there (except, of course, its sheer quantity of these elements and seemingly infinite duration). It's the much more unique and even quirky attributes of this ride that make it stand head and shoulders above the rest. Firstly, the inversions are fantastic. Despite three of them being zero-g rolls, they all have their own personality, especially when compared to ones found on other rides. Whether they are seemingly never-ending like the first one or nestled away in a sea of supports like the final two, they are all incredible. The twisted snake dive is a bizarre mix of hangtime, airtime, laterals, and headchoppers, all of which combine to make a visually stunning and incredible feeling inversion. On that topic, the final two points where this ride truly excels are the headchoppers and the laterals. Hauling through the support structure on the final lap is really unlike any other ride I've been on, and leads to a flurry of moments that make it feel like you're going to lose your upper body to a wooden beam. Near-misses will always have a special place in my heart, and Steel Vengeance is an expert at them. Lastly, this ride has an astonishing mastery of how to use lateral forces to enhance airtime moments. I am often not the largest fan of laterals, as getting pinned to the side of your seat isn't exactly a fun sensation on its own. Combine laterals with airtime, however, and you are left with a wild feeling that is hard to find anywhere. The top hat, twisted snake dive, and exit of the final roll provide that crazy combination of forces that gives this ride that out-of-control feeling it wants to exude. As senseless as this may seem, RMC I-Box coasters are so well manufactured and designed from a ride experience standpoint that they can almost feel too perfect--like they are lacking any bizarre quirks or kinks that other iconic models may have. Steel Vengeance does not suffer from this over-refinement. It feels wild and free, and rather than trying to get you, the rider, to where you need to be, it feels like it is simply doing whatever it wants and you're just along for the ride. 10/10 - sorry for writing 600 words about this coaster I really like it

Fun Intensity

It actually duels

Intensity Discomfort

Best flying coaster but not saying much

Airtimes

Great airtime for something that old.

Theming Masterpiece Ejectors

This is the ride that made me a coaster enthusiast. I've always had a love for theme parks, but this coaster right here is what pushed me over the edge. It's hard to even know what to say to capture the experience, but I'll try my best. There is not a single other coaster in the world that blends thrills and theming as masterfully as VelociCoaster without sacrificing the integrity of either; the queue showcases amazing set pieces and storytelling so that the ride doesn't have to kill its pacing with show scenes, and the layout is one of the most intense and wild ever manufactured, yet it still manages to sprinkle in some awesome theming throughout. This ride has world-class airtime, featuring both intense ejector pops, like in the raptor paddock, and absolutely insane sustained moments, like on the top hat. The launches are simultaneously incredible pieces of theming and insanely intense and fun, especially the second one. This ride also packs in four astounding inversions, ending off with perhaps the greatest one ever designed: the mosasaur roll. VelociCoaster is truly the most "complete package" roller coaster there is. There are surprises in store for you from the first time you see the top hat across the lagoon to the moment you step off of the train; no other coaster out there provides such an experience. After riding so many other coasters I started to lose sight of just how good this ride is, but it is absolutely in contention for my number one constantly. There really is nothing else like VelociCoaster out there. 10/10 - this is the better roller coaster in Orlando that stars Chris Pratt

Airtimes Fun

Fantastic Classic Rollercoaster with on board brakeman. I loved the fact the brakemen were so chilled, you can tell they are very comfortable doing their job! Surprisingly lots of ejector on the back row. So much history behind this ride, it's charm is beautiful.