Coaster reviews

Theming Location Comfort Too short

乗ってみると案外楽しいべコマ製の良作です！

First Drop Smoothness Layout Too short

東京の都心部の狭い立地にこんな日本屈指のスペックを誇るコースターを、しかもインタミンの大型コースターを設置したということが凄いです。 日本屈指のファーストドロップとそれ以降の90°バンクカーブで観覧車に突入してからのドロップ、強烈なスピード感等、短い乗車時間ながら滅茶苦茶楽しい要素が満載です。 短い乗車時間が欠点ですが、立地が立地なのでこれは仕方の無いことです。

Quite the lovely roller coaster for kids

First Drop Masterpiece Hangtime

As I walked through the gates of Lagoon for the first time, I was still wondering why the heck I drove 10 hours to visit an old amusement park with portable coasters and state fair style flat rides. Cannibal is why. How this seasonal 100+ year old park in a state with little coaster presence managed to design (in-house no less) and build such an intimidating masterpiece is beyond me. It defies belief. If you are cynical and coasters excite and frighten you no longer, Cannibal is the cure. To start, operations are blazing fast. The elevator ride to the top is unnerving and surprising, as it was the one aspect of the ride I didn't spoil for myself. The first drop is glorious, and puts many Gerstlauer's to shame. The first half of the coaster up to the brake run would have been a fine addition to any regional park. There are even shorter rides with one gimmick at the flagship parks. Not Cannibal. After the brake run, you enter a level of hangtime scientists once thought unimaginable. Then you cap it off with an intense helix, flying by rocks and a waterfall. It's all accomplished with incredibly smooth motions, ensuring that even if you drove halfway across the country for this one ride, you can get more than your fill before you leave. This is one for the ages, and I wonder if it's not ranked higher simply because it's so off the beaten coaster path.

Inversions Nice surprise! Intensity Tear it down!

If you're a Southern California native and have only ridden Silver Bullet, Flight Deck might be a revelation for you as it was for me. While Silver Bullet has about a thousand feet extra in length, Flight Deck comes equipped with a proper first drop and a level of intensity more befitting of a B&M invert. It's an oldie but goodie that probably won't be around for a while. I sarcastically added "tear it down" as a con, because that is what's going to happen once ProLogis decides to terminate the lease and tear down Great America. One can hope Flight Deck is relocated, but its age will be a massive barrier to that idea.

Capacity Inversions Smoothness

Silver Bullet is justifiably maligned for its shallow first drop, which was necessitated by the requirement to clear footpaths and the lake. The coaster lacks its own self-contained space, and is built over existing park infrastructure. This makes for a very photogenic coaster that can be captured from almost every angle, but this has clearly affected its layout. Despite this, it's a big boy B&M invert, and delivers in most the areas a B&M invert is known for. It's quite a bit smoother than other B&M inverts in California and despite the lack of intensity, it offers a lot of fun with high re-rideability. Headbanging is minimal, and is more like a gentle tap. The high capacity (32 riders per dispatch) means that it often boasts one of the shorter waits in the park. The paint scheme is awful, though, and my family calls it the ketchup and mustard ride. It could use some new colors more appropriate for a western theme.

Location Rattle Capacity Dead spots

A mine train with a scenic trip through the woods. The train rattles a lot, though, and capacity is not great.

Theming Rattle

How could a ride that opened 3 months ago have such a jolt and a rattle?!

Airtimes First Drop Comfort Too short Harness

I really enjoy this ride it is very good and I love the drop track at the end it is very fun!The first drop is very intimidating and I think the theming is nice.

Theming Comfort Masterpiece

This comes so close to my #1! It held its own against Arieforce, Fury, Millenium, and Maverick, only to fall to SteVe. Everything about this coaster is a masterpiece, and though it's been a bit since my 9 rides in 2023, I can still remember how elite it was. It has immaculate theming and amazing interaction with its' rockwork. I could ride this all day (again). Nothing comes close to the total package this offers, and the coaster itself is so close to perfect! I'd include the queue in my rankings, but that brings back PTSD, as I memorized the entirety of Mr. DNA's spiel and could repeat it from memory for months.