Holy smokes, by far my #1! I don't want to just follow the basic enthusiast opinion, but it's just undeniable how great this ride is. Before coming to...
Holy smokes, by far my #1! I don't want to just follow the basic enthusiast opinion, but it's just undeniable how great this ride is. Before coming to Cedar Point, I was worried I might not think this was the best coaster in the park and think it was overrated. My worries were reconciled as soon as we went down that 90-degree drop. H O L Y CRAP! My favorite drop on any coaster that I've done up to this point. The 90-degree drop sensation on a smooth 200-foot hypercoaster is just insane! The first camelback and outer bank are wild. We need more large-scale moments on RMCs like these moments! The outer bank ejects you out of your seat sideways to the left just before you are absolutely yanked back to the right at the bottom of the element. Just insane! The two inversions following in the first half are just great. This stinking stall is wild, and I can't believe no one is talking about it more. It's not the longest stall from a hang time standpoint, but you're literally heading in a downward trajectory. You're gaining speed while in the stall, which is an insane sensation. The second half of the ride is a jumbled mess of goodness, with two of my favorite airtime moments coming right out of the break run. The final bunny hills at the end are fun but not my favorite, and I think they are probably where this ride gets its reputation for being repetitive. The quick ejector pops on RMCs have historically never been my favorite (same case with Twisted Timbers), especially in the front, but they are still a fun time. I kind of just wish the lap bars were a little less painful (wish they could have restraints more like B&M clamshells or Intamin restraints on Velocicoaster), but oh well, that's being picky. This ride is perfect! Ride in the front and back!
I think this is an incredibly underrated ride and a really good floorless coaster. I prefer this to Kraken or Rougarou, which are the only other floor...
I think this is an incredibly underrated ride and a really good floorless coaster. I prefer this to Kraken or Rougarou, which are the only other floorless I've done. I don't have much negative to say about it. I wish its inversions punched a little harder, but that's really a nitpick. The first loop is just massive, which is so cool in its own right, but it lacks some of the bite other vertical loops have. The cobra roll is pretty solid. My favorite parts of the ride, however, are the first drop, banked turn around the cobra roll, and drop off the mid-course. B&M deviated from their norm with this floorless layout, which I appreciate. It's definitely worth riding multiple times when you visit KD.
Also, I have to mention that drop off the mid-course break run again because it's great.
Truly a legendary ride. Probably my most ridden coaster outside of the Incredible Hulk at Islands of Adventure. This ride just has a presence, being l...
Truly a legendary ride. Probably my most ridden coaster outside of the Incredible Hulk at Islands of Adventure. This ride just has a presence, being located right at the front entrance of Carowinds. It weaves over and under guests as they walk up, which was just a genius idea. The first drop is incredible. I still remember my first time riding in 2016 when I had experienced nothing like it. It quickly became my #1 and introduced me into the idea of having a favorite coaster. Although the ride is now my #3 (behind Steel Vengeance and Velocicoaster), I still just have an absolute blast every time I ride. The laterals are insane, sense of speed is phenomenal, ride is super smooth, and the layout just works really well. The one caveat I will mention for new riders: don't go in expecting this to ride like a B&M Hyper with non-stop floater airtime or you may end up mildly disappointed. There is airtime on the 3 hills at the end, but the focus of this ride is the first drop, speed, and laterals. Only thing I could nitpick is that the helix isn't super intense and not on par with the rest of the ride. I wish it had been a little bit more tightly profiled, but again, that's nitpicking. Plus, there's a head chopper on the helix! Anyway, I've blabbed too much. Fury 325 is an absolute masterclass!
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Y'all I'm sorry, I know these ratings are opinionated, but this is the most overrated coaster I have ever been on. I really want to give this thing th...
Y'all I'm sorry, I know these ratings are opinionated, but this is the most overrated coaster I have ever been on. I really want to give this thing the benefit of the doubt, but I don't think it deserves it, especially given all the hype people bring this thing. To start off with the positives: 1.) The ride has a beautiful location, being situated right next to Lake Erie, facing toward Canada, and there are great views at the top of the lift hill. 2.) The ride also has great capacity, and I hardly had to wait for it. 3.) There is genuinely good airtime on the final ejector hills. For the cons: The layout really just isn't that inspiring to me. I understand that the coaster was introduced in 1989 and was built and measured by hand, which is really cool, but it just doesn't deliver on many levels. The first drop is fine, but the first camelback afterward is poorly profiled, and the train just crawls over it. Afterward, there is admittedly a decent second airtime hill. However, the turnaround that follows is so poorly profiled and rough. You get tilted sideways abruptly before you even start turning, and it is so awkward. And finally, the airtime hills at the end come. The airtime on these is definitely powerful, but these restraints are so painful. Once you get stapled by these during the final stretch, the lap bar just doesn't have any give and every airtime hill that follows you are just focusing on trying to avoid the pain. I'm sorry, but this is not how I like airtime. I understand ejector airtime pops, but the final hills on Magnum are just so poorly profiled and rough. When combined with these restraints, they hurt. The one thing I will admit is that I need to ride Magnum again in the back. I rode in the magic seat when I went in June, and I have heard the airtime is more painful in the back of each car, especially in car one. And coming from someone who has been a little harsher on ejector endings (Twisted Timbers), I will admit that this may just not be my type of ride, but I still really enjoyed Twisted Timbers and Steel Vengeance (my #1) despite them not having endings that suit my preferences. Anyway, I don't have much else to say. I don't get why so many rank this as their #1, #2 or, even in their top 5 at Cedar Point, nor do I understand people who rank this in their top 15-20 overall coasters, but again, it is all down to preference. If you like ejector airtime and are ok with it potentially being painful, you'll probably like Magnum. As it stands for me, this is the most overrated coaster I have ever been on. Not a bad ride, but a far cry from being a great coaster IMO.
Maverick is awesome! Love the first drop, which is insane despite it only being 105 feet tall. Those low-to-the-ground turns and ejector airtime hills...
Maverick is awesome! Love the first drop, which is insane despite it only being 105 feet tall. Those low-to-the-ground turns and ejector airtime hills that follow are also insane! Feels like a mini I-305 for a sec. To me, this ride's first half could be argued as its best. I think the two inversions on this ride are decent, but nothing insane. Still fun though! If I had to pick one moment I was a little let down by, its the launch. I was expecting a much better version of Velocicoaster's first or second launch (I haven't done anything super comparable outside of that), but it just didn't really do it for me. Probably my fault for having crazy expectations, but I think I'd barely take this over Velocicoaster's first launch, but definitely not over its second or the Incredible Hulk's launch. Far from a bad moment though! The stangle dives and ending ejector hills are great so that makes up for it. My first time going to Cedar Point I thought Maverick might be my #1 at the park (or at least I hoped it would be), but Steel Vengeance is just too good. I think this ride is great, but I would advise you keep your expectations in check on this vs. Steel Vengeance if you haven't done both. If you end up liking it better, more power too you! But you wouldn't set expectations as brutally I high as I did for this. Phenomenal ride though and definitely my #2 at Cedar Point.
DISCLAIMER: I want this rating to go up (yes, I know I'm giving it a 4.5 star). I recognize why people see this as a top-tier RMC, and I think it has ...
DISCLAIMER: I want this rating to go up (yes, I know I'm giving it a 4.5 star). I recognize why people see this as a top-tier RMC, and I think it has the potential to get there for me, too. However, as it stands currently, I think this ride is a little overrated. When I rode this ride last year, it was my first RMC, so I had a lot of expectations kind of heaped on this ride. I went in expecting this coaster to potentially end up in my top 3 (with an outside chance at being my #1 over Velocicoaster and Fury 325 at the time) and hoped it would be the #1 in the park (definitely would take I-305 over this). This probably wasn't fair, given the type of ride this is. It is a smaller-scale RMC, but it has tons of power. I really enjoyed (some) of the airtime and pace. The barrel roll down drop is a solid inversion and the outward bank and three ejector camelbacks are awesome. However, I found the lap bar to be pretty painful on some ejector moments, and there are a lot of ejector moments on this ride. In all fairness, I rode this in March of 2024, and both rides were close to the front, where I tend to feel a little more pain on ejector pops on RMCs. I definitely want to get more rides, especially closer to the back of the car and during the summer. As it stands, it's slightly overrated in my book, but I still really enjoyed it. Definitely worth coming here for this ride and I-305.
