Coaster reviews

Airtimes Hangtime Duration

This thing is very fun for what it is: a family thrill coaster. Don't go in expecting Maverick. But the launches are fun, the s-bend section is a highlight, you get some great ejector cresting the windcatcher tower (although that's the only moment, as far as I remember), and the inversion has some very nice hangtime! I couldn't think of a better ride to be your first "upside-down" coaster, and even for thrill seekers this thing is still fun! I just wish the random straight section of track was something else, because going through that part always takes away my immersion!

First Drop Inversions Too short

I've seen some people saying they prefer the MCBR-less dives as they're better paced (and that Emperor is the best Dive in the US), but I have to disagree. I liked SheiKra much better because it at least has two killer drops whereas this only has one, which is great might I add, but it pales in comparison to SheiKra, and the inversions are very fun (albeit nothing spectacular), but it just leaves a "aw that's all" feeling, even moreso than SheiKra, I found, as that still fulfills you more with the drops. Still a great ride, of course, but the ethos of the B&M Dive prevents it from being much more than that.

Rattle Discomfort

When I visited BGT I believe only the lion side was open and it wasn't duelling. So there went this coaster's only chance for salvation. I'm sure the duelling elements on this would have been fantastic, but without that, all I was left with was a very rough ride, with nothing standout about it. A shame :( glad some of its structure got to live on as one of the best roller coasters in the world!

Inversions Intensity Rattle Headbanging Discomfort

I've heard this ride is fine once you clear the over-the-shoulder restraints, but I rode as a kid, and the headbanging was VIOLENT! I cannot in good faith rate this ride any higher, even though I really want to appreciate its power and iconicity!

Layout Hangtime Rattle Discomfort

(DISCLAIMER: this review was made before the ride had the 208 Retrak, I've heard it's significantly better nowadays!) I really wanted to like this thing, but the ride itself didn't want to be liked. This thing jackhammers like hell and back, it felt like the ride wanted to rip my legs out of my body. Which is a shame, because the inversion is very fun, and you can 100% feel the "woodyness" of it while being upside down, it's a sublime moment. But then you hit every single valley and it's just, ugh, awful...

Theming

It's a nice family coaster from MACK, can't score it much higher than this, because it really isn't the kind of ride I personally enjoy the most (it's very family oriented, and honestly a bit sluggish. Don't come in expecting a thrilling MACK Launch Coaster or even something like Manta @ SWSD), but it's still better than most other roller coasters at the Disney Orlando parks.

Theming

Fun family ride! Although the WDW one is more fun with its airtime pops, being on the dark is always special on a coaster. Can't rate it much higher than this because it's not my kind of ride, but still very fun!

Airtimes Fun

(I don't know this side I rode, I think it was this one since I've heard Omega is usually more likely to get fast passes, and I don't think my family knew how to use them when we visited? But this review can apply to Omega anyway so :P) This ride is awesome! Being in the dark is an instant fun multiplier, and you get some fun pops as you go! I don't think I can say anything that hasn't already been said haha

Theming Fun Duration

Probably the best Mine Train out there? Going backwards and in the dark is always fun, and this coaster does pack a surprising punch on a helix or two!

Theming Fun

The forward-facing part isn't particularly novel, and the backward-facing part is too short, but the spinning part, that's where it's at. It's genuinely so fun going through those horseshoes spinning. For a family coaster this ride definitely gets its job done, it's a great addition to the park!

Theming Nice surprise! Fun

It's hard to wrong on a coaster when going backwards, and it's hard to go wrong on a coaster when in the dark. This ride, while otherwise forgettable, becomes a very fun attraction thanks to the backwards section and being enclosed and in the dark. Very fun little coaster!

Theming Nice surprise! Fun

I hate that this ride replaced Dueling Dragons, but I still cannot do anything but praise it. It's a fantastic family coaster with some very fun surprises, and the theming goes a very long way! I don't rate it as high as others because I prefer more thrilling rides to this, but that's just my personal taste.

First Drop Too short

This ride is not much outside of the two drops, but those two drops are so fantastic that they make up for the rest of the layout being underwhelming. SheiKra is a bit of a gimmick, but facing down that 200+ foot drop will never NOT be exhilarating.

Pace Ejectors

This is a great lil' ride. It's peppered with so many ejector pops, making even the slow-to-start swing launch actually very fun due to all the airtime pops. The tall element after the launch has fantastic ejector into it in the front and out of it in the back, and the return run also has some great airtime bursts. Great ride!

Inversions Intensity

This thing is wildly intense, all the inversions and forceful helices, and the whip on that zero-g roll, as is tradition with old school B&M was absolutely fantastic! There's a reason they cloned this layout so much!

Inversions Intensity

This thing is wildly intense, all the inversions and forceful helices, and the whip on that zero-g roll, as is tradition with old school B&M was absolutely fantastic! There's a reason they cloned this layout so much!

Inversions Intensity

Manta is a fantastic ride, even if only for the pretzel loop! The rest of the ride doesn't particularly standout, but the usual fair for a B&M flying coaster is fun given your position. Great ride! Just pray the ops are fast enough for you not to be stuck on the brake run at the end (they won't be)!

Inversions Pace Intensity Rattle

It's so sad walking up to this ride and seeing no wait for it even with one train operations, because it's still a fantastic ride even to this day. The inversions are all fantastic and forceful, with the highlight being the zero-g roll, but really, everything here is fun, even the helix at the very end is so forceful for no reason. This ride is a masterpiece!

Inversions Pace Intensity

This thing is so intense, it's completely nuts. The whip, the forces, it's all so strong and throughout all the layout, no dead spots, with the batwing and zero-g roll being the highlights. The trenches are a very nice addition to help the sense of speed. Montu is fantastic!

Inversions Launch Intensity

This thing has the perfect start: A very forceful tire-driven launch, into a super whippy zero-g roll drop, sustaining the positives into a cobra roll and a vertical loop! absolutely nuts! Some of the parts after let their foot off the gas a bit, but I don't think it's anywhere near enough to be a problem. This ride is a classic and for good reason!

Nice surprise!

This is basically a dark ride, and as one, it's alright! But judging it as a coaster (which I am doing, as I'm not keen on dark rides, and this is "Captain Coaster" after all), it kind of doesn't do anything. The tilt track isn't anything special, but it's the best part of the ride by elimination.

Inversions Intensity Rattle

There are more intense B&Ms in Florida, but of course Kraken is still super fun! The straight drop is great, and has some fun little floater, and then all the inversions are nice and fun! It's not as intense and whippy as Montu or Kumba, but that's ok because what it is is still fun!

Duration

This is the only alpine coaster I've been to, so I don't have much to compare, but it was a fun experience! If you don't break you get some fun laterals and there are two sneaky pops of airtime.

Inversions Intensity

This thing is nuts! It has a hulking 263 feet elevation change between highest and lowest point, and it absolutely feels like it. The inline twists are always fun, but the highlight cannot be anything other than that Pretzel Loop. That thing is intense! I don't think the ride has pacing issues, though. Even though none of the rest of the ride matches the Pretzel Loop, the standard B&M Flying coaster fair so high off the ground is always fun and enjoyable! Truly a world-class ride!

Theming

This is a very cute family coaster, going out of the shopping mall and featuring some nice theming for a park this scale! It's a very mild ride, of course, but a great fit on this family-oriented park.

Don't expect to get out of your seat, this is a wild mouse, but it's one of the tame ones. A mild mouse, if you will! Still a nice addition to this park's lineup as an in-between for the kiddie coaster and Cobra's Curse or Cheetah Hunt!

Fun

It's nothing special, just your standard spinning wild mouse! It's not particularly fast nor does it spin particularly fast, so it kinda just... exists!

Smoothness

It's an alright family coaster! Don't have anything more to say!

Theming Duration

Great mine train! Can't score it any higher given it's not the kind of ride that I enjoy the most, but it's fantastic for what it is.

Theming Duration

Great mine train! Can't score it any higher given it's not the kind of ride that I enjoy the most, but it's fantastic for what it is.