Matheus Castello - Reviews

No one told me this thing had airtime, what the hell? The first hill after the drop hits from the middle seats onwards, and especially in the front, it's some pretty good flojector. The hill after the...

No one told me this thing had airtime, what the hell? The first hill after the drop hits from the middle seats onwards, and especially in the front, it's some pretty good flojector. The hill after the "MCBR" rides similarly on a smaller scale and with less air. The first drop and the drop off the "MCBR" on the otherhand, bring some airtime to the back. From there the ride has a fun pair of corkscrews, and that helix is actually kinda fun with all the laterals moving you up and down! I was very pleasantly surprised with this coaster as well! I hope the rumors of it biting the dust aren't true for the near future at least, because it really is something special compared to other coasters in the country!

This is my first SLC and I already went in expecting something shakey and forceful. But Firewhip exceeded my expectations, still! The vest restraints made the roughness not a problem for me, even if i...

This is my first SLC and I already went in expecting something shakey and forceful. But Firewhip exceeded my expectations, still! The vest restraints made the roughness not a problem for me, even if it is very noticeable, and especially so further towards the front. But the forces here are quite something, that double roll in particular has to be one of the most forceful elements on any coaster I've been on. Easily my favorite ride in the country!

This RCCA monstrosity is as rough as you'd expect... This coaster throughs you around like NOTHING else by roughness alone, and it's NOT comfortable, it feels like the coaster is built on a dirt road ...

This RCCA monstrosity is as rough as you'd expect... This coaster throughs you around like NOTHING else by roughness alone, and it's NOT comfortable, it feels like the coaster is built on a dirt road instead of on wood. And while it is a gigantic wooden coaster, it doesn't really do anything with that height and speed... I want to like it so much because it's so iconic for Brazil, but I just can't. Please RMC Montezum :)

This is your standard Windstorm clone, it's a fun ride with a genuinely wild drop after the MCBR, it feels completely wrong in the best way possible. But other than that, the ride isn't particularly i...

This is your standard Windstorm clone, it's a fun ride with a genuinely wild drop after the MCBR, it feels completely wrong in the best way possible. But other than that, the ride isn't particularly interesting. I feel like this model has a bit of an identity crisis in that it doesn't know what audience it's aimed at, since thrill seekers won't enjoy most of the ride, yet people who prefer milder rides will probably be floored by that one drop. It's a really curious model, haha

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...

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.

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 ...

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!

This thing is absolutely fantastic! Until I had ridden it, the only B&M Hyper I'd been on was Nitro, and this thing completely dunks on it, and I enjoyed Nitro a lot, too! But Mako is just so much bet...

This thing is absolutely fantastic! Until I had ridden it, the only B&M Hyper I'd been on was Nitro, and this thing completely dunks on it, and I enjoyed Nitro a lot, too! But Mako is just so much better, it has some real nice flojector airtime, and the ride is just pure bliss in the form of airtime. People like to complain about the part after the MCBR, but I think it was a reasonable finale to the ride. Of course, more airtime is always welcome, but I don't think Mako's ending is a dealbreaker, by any means! Two years later, it's still my favorite B&M Hyper, with me also preferring it to Shambhala!

DISCLAIMER: this review was made right before the ride had the 208 Retrak, when it was at its roughest state, I've heard it's significantly better nowadays! — I really wanted to like this thing, but t...

DISCLAIMER: this review was made right before the ride had the 208 Retrak, when it was at its roughest state, 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, unquestionably the most uncomfortable coaster I've ridden and I've ridden two RCCAs, one of which (Montezum) hasn't gotten ANY major trackwork done since 1999, so yeah, its quite the bar that this felt more uncomfortable, I presume due to the lighter timberliner trains amplifying the vibrations, especially since the park was dead when I visited and I only had zen rides. This roughness really is a shame, because the inversion is absurdly fun, and you can 100% feel the "woodyness" of it while being upside down, it's a sublime moment, not to mention the fun airtime pops. But then you hit every single valley and it's just, ugh, awful... It completely outweighed the good parts of the ride

This was very smooth when I visited, but it was just... boring? I'm sure for its time this coaster was a huge milestone, but in more modern times, it did feel a bit pointless. It just went so sluggish...

This was very smooth when I visited, but it was just... boring? I'm sure for its time this coaster was a huge milestone, but in more modern times, it did feel a bit pointless. It just went so sluggishly over these turns, and the ride wasn't racing when I went, so that took away the last chance for this ride to have a redeeming quality! Still, it's always sad to see a classic go, even if it didn't age well, rest in peace Colossus.

This thing feels more like a drop tower than a roller coaster, in a sense, but it's still a fun ride nonetheless. Even if it's just that one spike, the launch goes on for so long, it feels like you're...

This thing feels more like a drop tower than a roller coaster, in a sense, but it's still a fun ride nonetheless. Even if it's just that one spike, the launch goes on for so long, it feels like you're gonna take off, and you get so much weightlessness that it really is a great ride at the end of the day. Of course, it's hard to compare it to anything with more substantial of a layout though, so it can't get full marks, but it's fun for what it is!

That first drop will forever be etched and live rent-free in my mind, it is completely out of this world to go down facing the ground, and last minute perform such a quick rotation. This thing feels u...

That first drop will forever be etched and live rent-free in my mind, it is completely out of this world to go down facing the ground, and last minute perform such a quick rotation. This thing feels unreal in the best way possible. Not to mention the fly-to-lies both of which are incredibly disorienting and remarkably fun! The ride definitely loses steam a bit on the turnaround, but it doesn't detract from the ride for me, and neither does the bounciness of the seats and rotation, it wasn't discomfortable in any way, inner or outer seat, as far as I remember.

I actually didn't hate this myself? I don't know how because everyone complains about this thing, and understandably so, but to me this was much more boring than uncomfortable. I think I got one flip ...

I actually didn't hate this myself? I don't know how because everyone complains about this thing, and understandably so, but to me this was much more boring than uncomfortable. I think I got one flip if that, and it just like wiggled its way down, but I do not genuinely recall any discomfort. It was just kind of a pointless ride, which is a shame, I'm sure if it spun more it would have been more fun, but as it was, it felt like an overbraked wild mouse on its side. I'm really eager to do Insane at Gröna Lund and see what a full potential Zac Spin really is like

The pretzel loop is absolutely insane as usual, the rest of the ride? Not so much, but that's okay! The contrast between the floaty graceful part and the fricking pretzel loop kinda works for some rea...

The pretzel loop is absolutely insane as usual, the rest of the ride? Not so much, but that's okay! The contrast between the floaty graceful part and the fricking pretzel loop kinda works for some reason, and this ride is as a result, a nice supporting coaster in the park!

I don't have the clearest memories of my rides on Toro, but I just recall the drop, and first two camelbacks having some absolutely batshit ejector. The section after the second camelback and before t...

I don't have the clearest memories of my rides on Toro, but I just recall the drop, and first two camelbacks having some absolutely batshit ejector. The section after the second camelback and before the notorious Rolling Thunder hill lets its foot of the gas a bit, but it's still fun! And of course, I did really enjoy the parts after the RT hill too, the low to the ground transitions and quick pops of airtime at the end are a reasonable finale for such a fantastic ride!

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 fant...

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!

When I visited BGT I believe only the lion side was open and it wasn't dueling. So there went this coaster's only chance for salvation for being interesting. I'm sure the dueling elements on this woul...

When I visited BGT I believe only the lion side was open and it wasn't dueling. So there went this coaster's only chance for salvation for being interesting. I'm sure the dueling elements on this would have been fantastic, but without that, all I was left with was a pretty 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!

This site needs a "Laterals" tag bad 'cus that's the best aspect of this ride. I was expecting a very boring ride as I've heard of the drop trims, but I didn't feel a thing trimming the drop, and you ...

This site needs a "Laterals" tag bad 'cus that's the best aspect of this ride. I was expecting a very boring ride as I've heard of the drop trims, but I didn't feel a thing trimming the drop, and you got some light float in the back in a few moments (drop included). The ride shook a bit but it wasn't unbearable at all. The best part though, are the laterals, especially on the dueling element, which is why I slightly prefer Blue / Azul, as you get thrown into the other train and get better laterals by virtue of being on the inside of the turn!

This site needs a "Laterals" tag bad 'cus that's the best aspect of this ride. I was expecting a very boring ride as I've heard of the drop trims, but I didn't feel a thing trimming the drop, and you ...

This site needs a "Laterals" tag bad 'cus that's the best aspect of this ride. I was expecting a very boring ride as I've heard of the drop trims, but I didn't feel a thing trimming the drop, and you got some light float in the back in a few moments (drop included). The ride shook a bit but it wasn't unbearable at all. The best part though, are the laterals, especially on the duelling element, which is why I slightly prefer Blue / Azul, as you get thrown into the other train and get better laterals by virtue of being on the inside of the turn!

This really is a phenomenal coaster! The Mosasaurus roll is as awesome as everyone describes it, and all of the second half is genuinely killer, perfect pacing throughout. You have a fantastic drop of...

This really is a phenomenal coaster! The Mosasaurus roll is as awesome as everyone describes it, and all of the second half is genuinely killer, perfect pacing throughout. You have a fantastic drop of the top hat, a world-class stall, a wave turn, a twist and shout, an overbank that doesn't overstay its welcome the glorious Mosasaurus roll, and a close with an S-hill double up into the brakes. Absolutely fantastic. And the first half, while not the star of the show, absolutely gets you up to speed with fun inversions, quick turns and transitions, and some great head-choppers. I genuinely can't think of a single negative (outside of negative G-forces) or something I'd change with the ride, it's that good!