Firebird is an extremely underrated roller coaster, it’s remarkable for how old it is! It really feels like your average B&M floorless coaster, which,...
Firebird is an extremely underrated roller coaster, it’s remarkable for how old it is! It really feels like your average B&M floorless coaster, which, in my opinion, is a good thing. In the back of the train, there is no headbanging to be felt outside of one moment coming out of the corkscrew. This is not the case in the front, do NOT ride Firebird in the front row lol
Firebird is shockingly well paced compared to other old B&Ms like Vortex. It has two moments of airtime in the first half, a decently long ride experience, and overall it’s just a super fun little ride with some fascinating historical context. I really hope it gets relocated and continues to thrive elsewhere, but I would also be satisfied to see the trains retrofitted to Vortex. Looking forward to experiencing Firebird for one more weekend, it will be a shame to see this ride go :,)
Wild Mouse has some good laterals, which is to be expected, but unlike the others, it's very light on the trims and actually has one or two moments of...
Wild Mouse has some good laterals, which is to be expected, but unlike the others, it's very light on the trims and actually has one or two moments of weak floater, so that's nice. Unfortunately, it's also pretty rough. I'm hoping Hersheypark will replace this with a custom family coaster someday.
Lightning Racer's middle section is fun, as you quickly traverse multiple low-to-the ground turns and hills, but the first third of the ride is dreadf...
Lightning Racer's middle section is fun, as you quickly traverse multiple low-to-the ground turns and hills, but the first third of the ride is dreadfully rough and the last third is slow and dull. Lightning Racer seriously needs some Titan Track.
Lightning Racer's middle section is fun, as you quickly traverse multiple low-to-the ground turns and hills, but the first third of the ride is dreadf...
Lightning Racer's middle section is fun, as you quickly traverse multiple low-to-the ground turns and hills, but the first third of the ride is dreadfully rough and the last third is slow and dull. Lightning Racer seriously needs some Titan Track.
I love Fahrenheit, I think it's #2 in the park. The drop is very intense, it delivers a good gut punch and a pop of airtime to riders, the Norwegian l...
I love Fahrenheit, I think it's #2 in the park. The drop is very intense, it delivers a good gut punch and a pop of airtime to riders, the Norwegian loop delivers some crazy positive gs, the cobra roll is fun, although rattley, the corkscrews are two of the greatest inversions of all time in my opinion, and the final airtime hill is very strong. I have one complaint, Fahrenheit's capacity is DREADFUL. This line never dips under an hour, and on weekends, it can reach up to three hours. But aside from that, there's nothing wrong with this ride.
I was told that this ride was "boring", and I got off wondering how a ride like that could possibly be considered boring by anyone. The first drop had...
I was told that this ride was "boring", and I got off wondering how a ride like that could possibly be considered boring by anyone. The first drop had some great airtime, and the twister second half is deceivingly intense. It's also one of the more scenic rides in the park, and I much prefer it to Dragster.
There's something about the way the hills transition from curving up to curving down that just hurts so bad. Easily one of the worst major coasters I'...
There's something about the way the hills transition from curving up to curving down that just hurts so bad. Easily one of the worst major coasters I've ever ridden. I did ride in the back, so it might be better in the front.
WOW! I went in expecting nothing from this ride and I was absolutely blown away! The drops have fantastic airtime, the entire ride is glass smooth, th...
WOW! I went in expecting nothing from this ride and I was absolutely blown away! The drops have fantastic airtime, the entire ride is glass smooth, the slow turns are a great opportunity to high-five people in the other train, the hills all have this heavenly flojector, the trains are really well padded actually, and the helix at the end is VERY intense! This is one of the best rides in the park and I prefer it over Magnum and Top Thrill Dragster. This is the better of the two sides.
WOW! I went in expecting nothing from this ride and I was absolutely blown away! The drops have fantastic airtime, the entire ride is glass smooth, th...
WOW! I went in expecting nothing from this ride and I was absolutely blown away! The drops have fantastic airtime, the entire ride is glass smooth, the slow turns are a great opportunity to high-five people in the other train, the hills all have this heavenly flojector, the trains are really well padded actually, and the helix at the end is VERY intense! This is one of the best rides in the park and I prefer it over Magnum and Top Thrill Dragster.
By far, and I mean by a LONG SHOT, the WORST roller coaster I have ever ridden. There is headbanging on the LIFT HILL!! I don't even know how Vekoma b...
By far, and I mean by a LONG SHOT, the WORST roller coaster I have ever ridden. There is headbanging on the LIFT HILL!! I don't even know how Vekoma butchered this ride so badly. Every single inch of track is just headbanging, I'm not exaggerating. I saw kids come off of this thing in tears. Six Flags, I'm begging you, please purge Carowinds of this unholy monument of pain! Leave the children alone!!!
Great Bear is fantastic, it does everything a B&M invert should do. Ridiculous rushes of positive gs, mind-bending moments of whip, and a fantastic se...
Great Bear is fantastic, it does everything a B&M invert should do. Ridiculous rushes of positive gs, mind-bending moments of whip, and a fantastic sense of speed, which the setting of this ride only intensifies! However, it remains my second favorite Pennsylvanian B&M invert with a loop, zero g roll, immelmann and corkscrew lmao
Top Thrill Dragster's launch was the single most insane moment on any roller coaster I have ever experienced! It's indescribable, the fiery sensation ...
Top Thrill Dragster's launch was the single most insane moment on any roller coaster I have ever experienced! It's indescribable, the fiery sensation of intensity that hurtling down the far-too-short launch track provoked within your body will never be matched. Getting ripped down that launch track with only a lap bar was heavenly, while the subsequent tophat would actually bring you to heaven before plummeting you back to Earth again. Top Thrill Dragster was only two moments, but those moments were so memorable that the ride's runtime didn't matter. It's a shame Cedar Fair's poor management of the park led to the tragic accident that abruptly ended this coaster's life.
I was able to ride the USA’s newest wing coaster yesterday night after an hour fourty-five wait and just… WOW. Rapterra is the embodiment of everythin...
I was able to ride the USA’s newest wing coaster yesterday night after an hour fourty-five wait and just… WOW. Rapterra is the embodiment of everything 2020s B&M is. It’s intense, it hauls ASS, it has a very creative layout, it’s gorgeous, and fun as hell. It’s also hilariously bouncy just like all new B&Ms seem to be lol
The launch is FANTASTIC! It takes 4 seconds to reach its top speed, so there’s no reason that launch should be THAT intense, but it’s so good!! The overbank is super floaty and staring down at the ground to your right is surreal! All three inversions feel distinct, and the airtime moments absolutely deliver! Rapterra has some decently strong positive gs, but it’s not too much, if you know what I mean. Rapterra NEVER loses its speed, and you’ll hit the break run out of breath.
One other aspect of the experience that will take your breath away is the SPECTACULAR theming!! Like DUDE, this is Cedar Fair??? The set pieces are extremely large scale, and the area is shockingly detailed. This isn’t just a home run, the goddamn ball is in the stratosphere. Fantastic job Kings Dominion and B&M. 💚🩶💛
This is the best coaster in the park and one of the best coasters ever built. Copperhead Strike is just a masterpiece and a non-stop barrage of airtim...
This is the best coaster in the park and one of the best coasters ever built. Copperhead Strike is just a masterpiece and a non-stop barrage of airtime, positives. whip, hangtime, and whip. This is how you do a launch coaster
Fury 325 is incredible! This is the 3rd giga coaster I've experienced, and while I thoroughly enjoyed it, I walked away with the opinion that it was s...
Fury 325 is incredible! This is the 3rd giga coaster I've experienced, and while I thoroughly enjoyed it, I walked away with the opinion that it was sliiiiiightly overrated. The first half deserves all the praise and more, its genuinely ioncredible, but the second half has two big duds in the tall banked turn and the helix. The airtime hills are extremely strong, but for whatever reason, those two dead spots really kill the pacing.
Nothing gets me quite a powerful hydraulic launch, but unlike the other accelerators, the rest of the ride is great. The inversions are snappy and Sto...
Nothing gets me quite a powerful hydraulic launch, but unlike the other accelerators, the rest of the ride is great. The inversions are snappy and Storm Runner features a few strong moments of airtime. It also tends to be more reliable than other Intamin Accelerators. I LOVE the audio right before the first launch as well. S Storm runner is incredible
In 2024, Hersheypark made the best modification to a roller coaster in the entire history of the amusement industry. With the new lap bars, it is fina...
In 2024, Hersheypark made the best modification to a roller coaster in the entire history of the amusement industry. With the new lap bars, it is finally possible to appreciate Skyrush's intensity, laterals, airtime and speed in perfect comfort. Skyrush went from the middle of my rankings to my top 10 overnight. After 12 years of wasted potential, Skyrush is finally great. Bravo to Hersheypark for actually listening to their guests and making much-needed modifications to their rides.
This coaster is weeeeeird - and I honestly love it. The first drop is very powerful, and there are a surprising amount of airtime moments featured dur...
This coaster is weeeeeird - and I honestly love it. The first drop is very powerful, and there are a surprising amount of airtime moments featured during this layout. The first camelback has some weak floater airtime, as does the entrance into the first helix, but from there, it's all ejector. The INSANE second camelback, the exit out of the second helix, and the final three airtime hills all provide some very strong ejector airtime. The low-to-the-ground turns provide a great sense of speed, as does the much maligned straight track, which is still very fun.
The only issue I have with this hypercoaster is that it's rough as HELL. Some moments are enhanced by the rattle, but the helices in particular are made far less bearable due to the constant jostling.
In the back, this was one of my least favorite coasters ever. In the front... Just... Wow... I was expecting Iron Rattler to be the best ride in Texas...
In the back, this was one of my least favorite coasters ever. In the front... Just... Wow... I was expecting Iron Rattler to be the best ride in Texas. If not that, then New Texas Giant, Boardwalk Bullet, maybe Texas Stingray. After riding Steel Eel in the front, I can confidently say that this is my favorite in Texas. What a ride! I love Steel Force, especially in the front, so when I got a very rough ride in the back on Steel Eel, I figured I should ride up front, since not only is Steel Eel smoother in the front, it has better airtime up there, too. But when I went to go give it a reride, it broke. And it stayed broken for another 2 hours. I figured I should get one more ride before I left the park. And as I was going to leave, I noticed it running with riders. I grabbed a quick front row ride, and I was blown away. Smooth, sustained floater on every hill. I love Gemini, and this felt identical to that ride. The weird, old fashioned, steel coaster airtime with a lap bar that sits inches above your lap is my absolute favorite type of airtime. Steel Eel is incredible. Don't skip out on a front row ride.
So, SO GOOD. This ride is nonstop action with crazy ejector airtime. Imagine if RMC built a Sky Rocket 2, that's Galeforce. The launches are great, th...
So, SO GOOD. This ride is nonstop action with crazy ejector airtime. Imagine if RMC built a Sky Rocket 2, that's Galeforce. The launches are great, the airtime is great, the laterals are great, and the ride ops let you have the restraint as loose as you want! (I'm not kidding, the ride ops don't push down the restraint AT ALL, Skyrush method all you want here.) My only issue with the ride is that the laterals are a little much in the back left, but that's it. This ride is elite and noone can tell me otherwise.
I have never and will never care if an amazing ride is short. An elite ride that lasts for 20 seconds ranks the same as an elite ride that lasts for 5...
I have never and will never care if an amazing ride is short. An elite ride that lasts for 20 seconds ranks the same as an elite ride that lasts for 50 seconds. Twisted Cyclone has an amazing first drop, three great inversions, and very strong airtime. The wave turn in particular is spectacular. It's so impressive to me how amazing this layout is with so little height and length. It's like a little Steel Vengeance.
I did not expect El Toro to live up to the hype. I expected 4 awesome ejector airtime moments surrounded by a bunch of filler. This was an incorrect a...
I did not expect El Toro to live up to the hype. I expected 4 awesome ejector airtime moments surrounded by a bunch of filler. This was an incorrect assumption, way off. El Toro is unbelievable. The drop and 3 camelbacks are just as good as people say, if not better. I have never experienced airtime this strong and sustained before, and experiencing it with such minimal restraint makes it feel much stronger. There are several other weaker pops of airtime, but they keep the pace. The turnaround section subjects riders to some very sustained positive gs, which is made even crazier by the insane jackhammering you experience at the valley of the swooping turn. I love the wooden jank of El Toro, I honestly hope it never runs as smooth as a steel coaster. El Toro is paced like Maverick and as intense as Skyrush. This is one of the best coasters on Earth, without a doubt
I have ridden Wildcat's Revenge about 100 times over the past two summers. This is a perfect ride. There isn't a single element or transition on this ...
I have ridden Wildcat's Revenge about 100 times over the past two summers. This is a perfect ride. There isn't a single element or transition on this ride that I would change. The sequencing, the pacing, the shaping, it is all FLAWLESS. This unassuming, mid-sized RMC that I thought would be about as good as Twisted Cyclone upon announcement, ended up being better than Steel Vengeance. It is as relentless as I305, it has airtime like Skyrush, it's smooth like every other RMC, it has ridiculous laterals and whip, it's perfect. Joe Draves remains my favorite coaster designer. Steel Curtain, Galeforce, Maxx Force, and Wildcat's Revenge all rank in my top 15. Joe Draves is an artist. This is better than Steel Vengeance and it is not close for me.
What a waste of a coaster of this scale. The size of its trains stunts Griffon, forcing the shaping of the track to be as gradual as possible. The dro...
What a waste of a coaster of this scale. The size of its trains stunts Griffon, forcing the shaping of the track to be as gradual as possible. The drops pales in comparison to the others in the park, the Immelmanns do absolutely nothing. I genuinely hate this ride, even more so now that I know how awesome a high-intensity, fast-paced dive coaster can be. Iron Menace shits ALL OVER this coaster in every way. The only good thing about Griffon is the view.
I got my first and last 2 rides on Kingda Ka less than a month before it closed permanently. I remember watching videos of this ride as a kid with tho...
I got my first and last 2 rides on Kingda Ka less than a month before it closed permanently. I remember watching videos of this ride as a kid with thoughts running through my head about how petrifying this coaster looked. I can't believe its going to be gone, but I am honored I was able to get two incredible rides on the king of coasters. If I had known about the rumors at the time, I would have ridden Ka over and over again, but my experience with this beast was fleeting. Kingda Ka's 120mph launch was the best launch I've ever experienced, and flying up and over the tophat was unreal. Kingda Ka was a once in a lifetime experience. Long live the King
I'm a sucker for absurdly intense inverted coasters, and Great Nor'Easter is exactly that. I was blown away by just how much I enjoyed this unique Vek...
I'm a sucker for absurdly intense inverted coasters, and Great Nor'Easter is exactly that. I was blown away by just how much I enjoyed this unique Vekoma SLC. First of all, it HAULS through it's layout. I assume that the track and train tolerances were tightened during the retrack, which helps this ride from bleeding momentum. The first drop and the rollover are the standout moments to me. The first drop provides a great gut punch, while the rollover has some absurdly strong Gs. The rest of the ride is just as solid, with breakneck pacing and consistent intensity. I will say however, Great Nor'Easter is still very rough. Even after the retrack, there are many jolts and bad transitions. But they didn't bother me at all due to the fact that the ride runs with vest restraints.
