Reviews • Zac AJ

It seems a bit basic but the devil's in the details. The way it chucks you over the lift hill at such high speed, the little turns and dips with just...

It seems a bit basic but the devil's in the details. The way it chucks you over the lift hill at such high speed, the little turns and dips with just the right level of aggression. Ends too soon, but what can you do? Sit on the outside

Before I rode this I had assumed that the stuff it does must be illegal or impossible, because it's exactly what I always wanted but nothing even came...

Before I rode this I had assumed that the stuff it does must be illegal or impossible, because it's exactly what I always wanted but nothing even came close. Wish I could tag like 8 Pros, and the only con is it doesn't run through 4x before i have to get out

Just a really solid ride, feels nothing like other the usual hypercoaster. And the crew was running it really smooth too, fastest line in the park bu...

Just a really solid ride, feels nothing like other the usual hypercoaster. And the crew was running it really smooth too, fastest line in the park but not the shortest

After riding Wildcat and SV I was really excited to ride another RMC but wow, this is nothing like them. The layout is so banal it's hard to believe ...

After riding Wildcat and SV I was really excited to ride another RMC but wow, this is nothing like them. The layout is so banal it's hard to believe it was even made this millennium. I guess it's fast and smooth? Nothing really wrong with it but it just feels like a waste of resources and space Also, calling it wood is a complete scam

Feels a bit out of place at CP. A fine coaster overall, but very average. Before we boarded we were confused why there was literally no line, bu...

Feels a bit out of place at CP. A fine coaster overall, but very average. Before we boarded we were confused why there was literally no line, but afterwards it make sense. Weirdly brutal little bump after the lift

It's got nothing on Yukon Striker. Even the wait before the drop didn't seem long enough to build any tension, it just sorta briefly stopped you and ...

It's got nothing on Yukon Striker. Even the wait before the drop didn't seem long enough to build any tension, it just sorta briefly stopped you and then let go. The first drop didn't even feel that high or anything. After the first drop, I'd swear there's only one feature before you immediately get braked for the second drop. Come on, give me something! The second drop... I sorta assume it's just a brake point that's being repurposed as a 'drop' since it's a dive coaster- it barely even stopped you. Why not actually do the hold+dive again? And you've done so little after the first drop, shouldn't there be a ton of speed left? Why is the drop so low? After the second drop the ride is fun for a bit, but still doesn't last that long Missed opportunity

Maybe this was nicer when it was new but I could not believe how bad it was. I can't even tell why it was built. Just to be tall? Come on. The lea...

Maybe this was nicer when it was new but I could not believe how bad it was. I can't even tell why it was built. Just to be tall? Come on. The least inspired layout I've ever seen on a steel coaster. The ride is horribly rough and even the air time drops just feel painful. It doesn't even feel that tall or fast in the modern context, just put it out of its misery. If there's a worse hypercoaster I don't know it.

Nothing really stands out to me about this ride on the good or the bad side. It's a solid inverted coaster. Not too short. No slow bits. Not too r...

Nothing really stands out to me about this ride on the good or the bad side. It's a solid inverted coaster. Not too short. No slow bits. Not too rough. But nothing screams "ride me again' either like Banshee does

Having never ridden this style of ride before, and seeing that it looked cool from a distance, I thought this would be pretty fun, but it was quite b...

Having never ridden this style of ride before, and seeing that it looked cool from a distance, I thought this would be pretty fun, but it was quite boring. It was just sorta slow and floaty the whole way, never feeling like anything happened. Even the iconic barrel roll through the entryway just sorta blinked by without feeling cool or anything. The only ride the whole day to make my head hurt, which doesn't even make sense since it seemed gentle and fairly new. Maybe being on the outside was giving it some imperceptible constant vibration or something? It sure didn't improve the action like I expected either. A complete novelty ride, feels like it was built solely for cool photo op potential

Before I rode it I always shit talked this ride. It felt so pointless to wait in line that long just to go up one hill, barely make it over the top, ...

Before I rode it I always shit talked this ride. It felt so pointless to wait in line that long just to go up one hill, barely make it over the top, and come back down. Before they added the triple launch I might not have even bothered riding it. But I had a fast pass so what the hell. Yeah, it's short. Still makes me go "so...wheres the rest of the coaster?" when I look at it. But if it hadn't broken down immediately after I rode it I'd for sure have gone on it 2-3 more times. Honestly it doesn't even need the hill, it's just so fun getting launched really fast lol. A lot of people complained that it was getting rough and the track is old, but I thought it was perfect- there's a perfect amount of rattle and vibration to the trains during that second and third launch to really make it feel like you're being accelerated to insane speed, faster and faster. If they made a coaster that was just like, half a mile of flat track with an LSM under it and then it turned around and deployed a parachute to slow you back down again I'd still think it was awesome

My favorite giga by far (though I haven't tried Fury yet). Leviathan and Orion especially, I didn't even realize were giga coasters when I first rode...

My favorite giga by far (though I haven't tried Fury yet). Leviathan and Orion especially, I didn't even realize were giga coasters when I first rode them. They're big, sure, but that's it. Very gentle, sorta lackluster, at best you get a soaring feeling. Some tighter turns or inversions would be nice. MF is what I expect from a giant speed machine! Feels like it's peeling your face off. I blinked and had trouble opening my eye again because the wind was pressing my eyelid shut. The edges of my vision got a bit dark at point point, which no other coaster has ever managed. Yeah, it's a bit old, and not as smooth as newer gigas. I didn't ride it when it was new but I honestly wonder if the roughness actually enhances it. It's never rough in a way that hurts, and there's no over-shoulder restraint to bash your head into. It just makes you _feel_ the speed in a whole extra way, like drag racing in a 70s muscle car vs a tesla. Even the way the train screams past the queue just feels way faster than anything else- even top thrill doesn't compare to it.

I went onto this blind, only excited for the launched vertical drop. Turns out, that was the least fun bit. The entire sequence feels sorta tired, b...

I went onto this blind, only excited for the launched vertical drop. Turns out, that was the least fun bit. The entire sequence feels sorta tired, barely any faster than a chain lift could go (honestly I think some special fast chain lifts might even be faster), and then when you get to the peak, which should be the coolest bit, it even slows down the launch further. Probably the shortest and slowest vertical drop I've been on; way inferior to a eurofighter or something similar. The rest of the ride is fun, lots of stuff packed in there, and I didn't see the second launch coming at all. Now THATS a launch. Could use a bit more after the second launch but the overall length of the ride is good. The real issue though, and the reason I didn't ride a second time: the seats were absolutely painful. Not sure what was up with them but the way the hard plastic was shaped felt like it was just bashing into the bottom of my thigh painfully throughout the whole ride. Was honestly a bit hard to walk for a few seconds after getting off

After being wowed by Wildcat and Wicked Cyclone I was excited for holy grail, but was a bit disappointed. Arguably, it's more extreme; all the nu...

After being wowed by Wildcat and Wicked Cyclone I was excited for holy grail, but was a bit disappointed. Arguably, it's more extreme; all the numbers are bigger, but it seems like the speed doesn't allow it to do as much as it could. No super tight turns or little flings, it just rushes around in a circle two or three times at high speed. The trademark RMC ejectors are there still, but almost too sharp, they stop being thrilling and just feel like it's yanking you down, and the inversions feel a bit uninspired They should have used all the speed it gathers from that first drop do you another circuit around the outside or something first to burn off more speed with larger RMC features, and then used all that empty area in the middle and underneath to have more fun being creative with a bit lower speed

A very quirky wood. Drop out of the station is cool. Single restraint seats for two is really fun as long as you're both comfortable with it. Combi...

A very quirky wood. Drop out of the station is cool. Single restraint seats for two is really fun as long as you're both comfortable with it. Combined with a sorta rough ride it's something that you enjoy _because_ it's old. Most coasters of this design style are pretty boring to me, you get to the turns at the top of the hills and just slowly turn around, but this is FAST. Amazing what a little change like that can do. The turns also aren't banked hardly at all, so those fast corners just chuck you back and forth and take full advantage of the wide combined seat. You may like that or hate it- but I think it's the ride's best and distinguishing feature

Weird little coaster, never seen anything quite like it. Very fun most of the way, the last few bits at the end are pretty boring though. Could use ...

Weird little coaster, never seen anything quite like it. Very fun most of the way, the last few bits at the end are pretty boring though. Could use a bit more content or maybe a second launch

I tagged it 'first drop' but really it's the second drop off the clip through Thunderbolt, holy crap is that awesome. The rest of the ride is bor...

I tagged it 'first drop' but really it's the second drop off the clip through Thunderbolt, holy crap is that awesome. The rest of the ride is boring and painful. I don't know what they were thinking removing the inversions in the second half- the new design is more boring and rougher. A few seconds in and I was just wishing the ride would end. The first drop is also just weird.. nice twisting drop into.... a completely flat straight section? Feels like it's just begging for a loop, or at least put a little airtime bump/drop in! A very confusing coaster, feels like it was designed by drunk middle managers

This is the only thrill coaster whose theming has ever impressed me. God D*#m, it's cool. The launch? Awesome. Only coaster I've been on where...

This is the only thrill coaster whose theming has ever impressed me. God D*#m, it's cool. The launch? Awesome. Only coaster I've been on where it launches fullspeed from the station, really adds to the build up. And then it actually launches and it just keeps going faster and faster in the dark, you have no idea when it's going to end or what it's going to do next. And then straight into complete insanity, just great.... until the brake point in the middle which completely stops you, waits, and then veeerry slowly drips you into the second half. This is exactly the type of ride where you just can't be stopping the train like that, it really needs to be complete disorienting madness in a box and then you exit. The dribble out of the brake is almost worse though, I don't know how it's not obvious to coaster designers that you should immediately drop out of the brake and get that speed back. The whole second half is completely lame thanks to that, it even makes the first half feel worse. Oh and the line is super slow. Pretty sure we just stopped for 20 minutes at one point. Very rough, probably nearing the end of its life sadly.

Fast and rough, tosses you around a bit, but not in a bad way. The second drop into the helix at the end is awesome. Lift hills are way too slow, ...

Fast and rough, tosses you around a bit, but not in a bad way. The second drop into the helix at the end is awesome. Lift hills are way too slow, and too much brakes too, feels like it needs one or two more features on each half to flesh it out. Experience changes a lot depending on how much the first brake area stops you

My favorite inverted. The crew had it going like clockwork and was able to ride 3 times in 45 minutes. Rides good, not too short but could be longer...

My favorite inverted. The crew had it going like clockwork and was able to ride 3 times in 45 minutes. Rides good, not too short but could be longer. A bit more spread out than similar rides, which helps appreciate it since you get a moment of rest between each feature