Coaster reviews

Intensity Hangtime Too short Capacity

I thought it was a cool little ride for a smaller SeaWorld park. I thought it packed a good punch for such a short ride and was pretty intense. I only wish the ride experience was longer and the capacity was increased.

First Drop Intensity Too short

This was my first dive coaster and I kinda got what i expected. I rode in the back on my first ride and thought it was just ok, than i rode it in the front and it was much better. The front really makes a difference. I thought that the first drop was pretty sweet and the inversions were pretty intense. I only thought it was too short and lacked theme for a park called SeaWorld.

Airtimes Nice surprise! Fun Theming

Its a great little ride at Seaworld. Definitely a nice surprise and definitely rides better than the povs. The airtimes are nice and its just overall pretty fun. My only gripe with the ride is they got lazy with the theming after the 1st half. I would definitely have loved it more with water and better theming on the ground.

Nice surprise! Dead spots

Nice surprise. Drops weren’t bad and the loop was pretty intense. Nice ride for what it is.

Inversions Intensity Theming

First things first, this coaster is a floorless and it is a parking lot coaster. Scream as a lot of inversions and it is just a decent coaster. Nothing special.

Inversions Intensity Too short

I don’t know why, but this invert just didn’t do much. I rode it 2 years ago and I really enjoyed it. I rode it yesterday and it was just ok. It was a short ride with decent intensity, but I just felt like it didn’t do anything special.

Location Pointless Layout

Honestly just a pointless ride. I understand why this mine train exists, but it’s just a rough ride without offering much.

First Drop Intensity Duration Headbanging Discomfort

This ride actually surprised me. The intensity of this ride is pretty high and I loved it. The first drop was pretty forceful in the back and I greyed out for half of the ride. Really loved it. Unfortunately it is a bit rough, but it isn’t as bad as others make it out to be. Definitely really fun though. Would be 5 star if it was smooth.

Airtimes Inversions

It just didn’t do much for me. For some reason I don’t get the butterfly feeling on roller coasters anymore, and on this ride it was just airtime hill after airtime hill and I didn’t feel anything. If you still get that feeling, you will enjoy this ride. But I just prefer intensity over airtime at this point.

Fun Pointless Dead spots

Unfortunately, there isn’t much to this ride. The layout just doesn’t do much and the launch is anything to really care about.

Airtimes Fun Duration

Let’s get the negatives out of the way first. The ops are slow, and should be faster. Also I believe ghostrider is slightly overrated. Now for the pros. GhostRider has plenty of airtime and constant drops. It offers nice laterals as well as a long ride experience. The duration of the ride is very noticeable and very pleasing. Very fun coaster and definitely a must when you go to Knotts. Solid pacing as well. Not a top 25 coaster in the U.S, but definitely a must ride while in Southern California. One of the best woodies out there.

Duration Discomfort Pointless

Jaguar is a family style coaster. I feel that it had more of an out of control feel than I was expecting. Still pretty tame, but a little rough; I slammed my arm a couple times into the side. For the most part, a tame coaster that’s long. Ops were a disaster though.

Intensity Layout Duration Theming

Silver bullet is one of the most disorienting rides I’ve ever been on. Throughout most of the ride I didn’t know where we were going and I was greying out for most of the ride(that’s pretty hard to do). There are plenty of inversions and it has great speed. The only problem is the first drop isn’t great and is pretty gradual. Solid invert for sure though.

Discomfort Pointless

So, the first drop isn’t bad and I kinda of enjoyed it. The problem with this ride stems from the terrible restraint system. They use a shin guards on the ride, which really hurt. The theming is really lacking the ride looks pretty rundown. Just a ride that sucks to ride and that is hella painful.

Fun Layout

I rode it like 6 years ago, but I don’t remember much. I did like it as a kid, but give a much better rating until I ride it again.

First Drop Fun Hangtime Too short Theming

Honestly, I had some expectations for this ride, but thought it was just gonna be an above average roller coaster. Hangtime exceeded my expectations. The first drop was spectacular and the inversions were solid, there is also an intense airtime hill in the middle of the ride. Unfortunately the coaster is too short and doesn’t have much theming. But definitely a great ride for sure.

Fun Layout Theming Discomfort

It is wild mouse so there isn’t much to talk about. I will say, it is one of the better wild mouses and the drops were untrimmed and intense. Unfortunately it is only a wild mouse, and the theming has definitely deteriorated over the years, especially for Disney’s standards. Also, be careful, there are a lot of abrupt stops.

Theming Duration Disappointing!

Honestly, I was pretty disappointed. I rode the left side a couple days before and loved it, but the right was just a lot less lackluster. There was not as many drops and a lot less sharp turns and out of control feel. The theming was better on the right side, and it was more smooth. But I just thought the left side was a lot better.

Theming Fun Smoothness Rattle Dead spots

Used to ride this a lot as kid as California screaming and really enjoyed it. I do believe that the original theming is superior, but the Pixar theming isn’t bad either. In terms of the ride, it is a tame thrill coaster with some airtime and drops. The airtime isn’t great, but it’s still pretty fun. The launch is more ínstense than the stats, and the theming and music help out the ride alot. The ride is pretty smooth, but there is a rattle on the loop. Ride the back for more airtime, and ride the front for the wind in your face(both were good). Overall just a solid coaster, but a must ride at Disneyland(California Adventure).

Fun Intensity Duration Discomfort Airtimes

Some people might say Matterhorn is too bumpy, although I may agree, it definitely adds to the ride experience. Since the restraints are only seatbelts, and the turns are really bumpy, it gives a completely out of control feeling. I love the intensity of the this ride and the bumpiness adds a lot. There also is great theming and the turns are really sharp. All in all, a surprisingly intense coaster with solid ride time.

Theming Capacity Fun Airtimes Dead spots Intensity

It’s a tame Disney family coaster, you can’t really expect intensity and big drops. The theming is pretty good and I like the noice the train makes throughout the layout. Unfortunately the drops are shallow and doesn’t have much intensity. Mainly just a well themed family coaster with som good effects.

Theming Fun Smoothness Airtimes Layout

If you were to give me the Star Wars version of this ride, which they offer in may, I would give it a 5 stars. I believe the theming of Star Wars made this coaster so much better. With that being said, the coaster is definitely better than it’s stats and has a decent ride time. The line is always super long and the drops are nothing special. The laterals are pretty intense, but just not enough without the Star Wars theming to make it impressive. The darkness ads to the intensity, and great roller coaster for kids.

Theming

It’s a tame family ride. Rode it a couple years ago

Intensity Smoothness Ejectors Too short Capacity Lap Bar

(Revised review) I’ve ridden this coaster in the past and I was fairly underwhelmed. But today just rode this coaster 4 times. Rode it in the back row. To say the least, it was a much better experience. Railblazer is a fast, intense layout with some inversions and ejector airtime. The ejectors definitely seemed to pop more and was much more intense. The ejectors were insane this time and definitely had you complete out of your seat.The theming is meh and my major flaw with the ride is how short it is. The ride is too short, but super fun none the less. The restraints also hurt the ride, by really limiting your airtime.

Airtimes Pace Intensity Rattle

I rode this two times in the back row, and I was pretty impressed. GCI did a great job with this coaster. The pacing is great and the first drop in the back row is excellent. The layout is fantastic with plenty of airtime and fun moments. All around, it is a great coaster that is intense and just plain fun to ride. The intensity comes from the violent dips and turns, which in my opinion makes it better. Great woody! Only downfall is that it can be a little rough in certain spots, but I think that it adds to the intensity more than actually hurting the experience.

Rode this like 4 years ago. Wrote the review for the credit. It’s a bigger kiddie coaster. Nothing positive or negative to say about it.

Well. I rode this a long time ago. Wrote the review for the credit. It’s a kiddie coaster, can’t really say much more than that.

Theming Pace Rattle Layout

I thought it was alright. Solid wooden coaster. Didn’t give too much airtime and the drops seemed a little lack luster. The speed and pace was great. Recommend the back row for most intensity. Last half of the layout seemed to be tame and not much positives to it. My friends loved it though, but I thought it was alright.

Capacity Disappointing! Layout

It is a stand up coaster. Rode it back in 2015 before it got changed to Patriot. Nothing to write home about, lack luster layout and B&M stand up coasters just aren’t great.

Pace Fun Intensity Too short Inversions

Unfortunately this is one of B&M’s first inverts and it shows. Flight deck is fun and has good pacing. But it suffers from its short layout and lack of inversions. There are only three inversions, although intense. The problem with flight deck, is there are many other better B&M inverts that are better and I believe many of the Batman clones are better. The first drop into the first loop made me grey out, and the layout was fun. But the lack of inversions and a short ride make me have to give it a lower grade.