Reviews • David

Twisted Cyclone is a good solid fun RMC hybrid. It’s great and all but it just doesn’t do much for me other than be a solid fun coaster, kind of like ...

Twisted Cyclone is a good solid fun RMC hybrid. It’s great and all but it just doesn’t do much for me other than be a solid fun coaster, kind of like an average B&M. I would compare it to Twisted Timbers at KD. For a much more inspired RMC, just drive a few minutes and ride ArieForce One.

Wow, this ride is one you know just looking at the track that you need to be very prepared for janky rough transitions and turns. Those turns caused t...

Wow, this ride is one you know just looking at the track that you need to be very prepared for janky rough transitions and turns. Those turns caused the guy sitting next to me to have his head smash into my shoulder, poor guy. I rode very defensively and survived but yikes!

This was my favorite ride at Dollywood. It’s an Arrow from 1999 just before they got sold and it’s by far the best Arrow I’ve ridden. It’s got some of...

This was my favorite ride at Dollywood. It’s an Arrow from 1999 just before they got sold and it’s by far the best Arrow I’ve ridden. It’s got some of that Arrow jerkiness but mostly it’s smooth and has this unbelievably amazing first drop in the dark through a tunnel immediately into this massive 110 feet tall vertical loop. My only complaint is I wish it were longer. Still can’t believe I’m saying that about an Arrow coaster. I grew up riding an Arrow called Viper at Darien Lake in the 80s and it has these sort of old school vertical loops. This one just gives me that old school Arrow loop stuff and does it in a compelling and smooth way. I wish Arrow were still making these today.

I caught this right when they opened and it was the perfect introduction to Magic Mountain for me. Just a fun blast, and I love that they let you ride...

I caught this right when they opened and it was the perfect introduction to Magic Mountain for me. Just a fun blast, and I love that they let you ride the inside and outside of the big loop.

The wait was so long and the obnoxious guests in line soured my mood to such a degree I was just happy when it was over. Is the coaster good? Maybe on...

The wait was so long and the obnoxious guests in line soured my mood to such a degree I was just happy when it was over. Is the coaster good? Maybe on a slow day.

I’ve never really truly liked a flying coaster until Tatsu. It was surprisingly comfortable, I never felt nauseous like the restraints were trying to ...

I’ve never really truly liked a flying coaster until Tatsu. It was surprisingly comfortable, I never felt nauseous like the restraints were trying to make me lose my lunch the way they do on other flyers. It had a smooth and fun start but that giant Immelmann inversion was out of this world insane. For that one maneuver I have to give this 5 stars. Another thing it has going for it is that it uses the hillside terrain and surrounding forest so well.

I was lucky it was running and got a ride on it. I love the old school roar of its track and how long it takes to get up to speed. It’s such a throw b...

I was lucky it was running and got a ride on it. I love the old school roar of its track and how long it takes to get up to speed. It’s such a throw back to an earlier coaster era with all the newer launch coasters but I love it for that reason that it’s a piece of history and looks beautiful towering above everything. I think older rides like this that have been surpassed technologically are valuable to keep around and remind us how much things have changed.

It was a typical Arrow mine train ride but does have the hillside terrain working for it. It was a lot of fun and a good family ride as these mine tra...

It was a typical Arrow mine train ride but does have the hillside terrain working for it. It was a lot of fun and a good family ride as these mine trains usually are.

The last remaining Arrow mega looper was just as intense as everyone says. You get those jarring transitions and sweet sweet teardrop vertical loops. ...

The last remaining Arrow mega looper was just as intense as everyone says. You get those jarring transitions and sweet sweet teardrop vertical loops. Do yourself a favor and ride it in the front, not the back, since the front is much more smooth on this ride. The back row tried to kill me. The feeling I get is that you shouldn’t really be going 70 mph through this course and these elements. It’s a flawed ride but I love it so much and hope they keep it running for a long time.

The hillside location makes this a wonderful terrain coaster and of course the fact it is suspended swinging cars from Arrow makes it fairly unique si...

The hillside location makes this a wonderful terrain coaster and of course the fact it is suspended swinging cars from Arrow makes it fairly unique since a lot of these types of coasters have been removed from parks. I hope Ninja with its black train cars stays around a lot longer.

This ride is so much fun. I absolutely love that they have a sign over the track right before the inversion warning you that strange things are about ...

This ride is so much fun. I absolutely love that they have a sign over the track right before the inversion warning you that strange things are about to happen and you need to keep your head back for their one inversion. It really made me laugh. It’s a wonderful family coaster and I hope it stays around a lot longer.

I feel like this might be the first wooden coaster I’ve ridden that seems to be all about speed and just making you feel like the train is going way t...

I feel like this might be the first wooden coaster I’ve ridden that seems to be all about speed and just making you feel like the train is going way too fast for the track and it’s going to derail at any moment. It’s a wonderful wooden coaster and I wish there were more like it. It’s not going to give you airtime and lateral forces but it’s amazing with its intensity and being out of control.

This is a good, stand-up B&M looper. It didn’t hurt and it was fun. It did put a lot of downward pressure on my legs but I remember how awful Mantis w...

This is a good, stand-up B&M looper. It didn’t hurt and it was fun. It did put a lot of downward pressure on my legs but I remember how awful Mantis was with the head-banging and Riddler’s Revenge was super smooth with no head-banging.

The first drop was really good, the first half really, but the second half was awkward, especially the weird hanging sideways out of the mid-course br...

The first drop was really good, the first half really, but the second half was awkward, especially the weird hanging sideways out of the mid-course brakes. It didn’t really leave much impression.

This is so much better and more refined than previous Premier coasters. I usually just ride a Premier to get it out of the way, like the Flight of Fea...

This is so much better and more refined than previous Premier coasters. I usually just ride a Premier to get it out of the way, like the Flight of Fear clones or the Tempesto clones. This ride was just the right balance of intensity and fun while not being too forceful. If Premier can make this ride then I have a lot more respect for them. If I didn’t know better I would think Intamin made this.

This older B&M was such a fun thrill to ride and very smooth at 29 years old. The theming was also great around it. I think the amazing thing to me wa...

This older B&M was such a fun thrill to ride and very smooth at 29 years old. The theming was also great around it. I think the amazing thing to me was how like an RMC layout this ride has with lots of less forceful but fun and crazy intense inversions and twists. You look at the track and think it will give you a headache and then it just delivers a smooth fun ride. I wish more B&Ms were this good.

I had others at the park say they loved this ride but for me it had nothing of value and plenty of rattle to dislike. A single rail coaster is a gimmi...

I had others at the park say they loved this ride but for me it had nothing of value and plenty of rattle to dislike. A single rail coaster is a gimmick, not an innovation.

I rode it a night and it was a lot of fun, I liked how they turned the racing coaster into a two-loop race with different courses each time. This just...

I rode it a night and it was a lot of fun, I liked how they turned the racing coaster into a two-loop race with different courses each time. This just didn’t make much of an impression on me for some reason. I think the lower height RMCs don’t do much for me. They’re still fun but not a top 20 coaster.

It’s not really memorable, it’s sort of a small family coaster with some theming and a light launch at the beginning. I don’t love the helix to start ...

It’s not really memorable, it’s sort of a small family coaster with some theming and a light launch at the beginning. I don’t love the helix to start the ride and overall the feeling is sort of jerky.

The reviews on here for Racer 75 were not great but when I rode it I was blown away with how smooth and fun this ride is. I love the straight out and ...

The reviews on here for Racer 75 were not great but when I rode it I was blown away with how smooth and fun this ride is. I love the straight out and back format, though they were only using the right side. Give it a ride in the last row.

Anaconda is a product of its time. The front row gave me a weird sideways rattle coming off the first drop into the loop. The back row was night and d...

Anaconda is a product of its time. The front row gave me a weird sideways rattle coming off the first drop into the loop. The back row was night and day with much more smooth ride and more natural movement through even the second half that seems a bit unevenly paced. My guess is that the brake run midway is nearly stopping the train much more than originally intended to minimize complaints about roughness. I really hope they don’t get rid of this ride just because it’s a link to a specific time that is gone. It oozes 80s/90s charm in its station and overall design with the loud clanking of the lift chain and the scaffolding support structure and the unpolished hand-designed track sections that don’t smoothly mesh. Am I nostalgic, yes, but you’ll regret it when these Arrows are gone.

Initially I was glad the park took a chance on this rare type of coaster but after finishing the ride I thought it was mostly a wasted opportunity. I’...

Initially I was glad the park took a chance on this rare type of coaster but after finishing the ride I thought it was mostly a wasted opportunity. I’m almost certain they could do something more interesting than this. There’s just not much to it so it ends up being a kiddy/family coaster.

It’s a good smooth B&M floorless looper. The first drop and vertical loop are the best. It’s fun to compare this to Anaconda at the same park because ...

It’s a good smooth B&M floorless looper. The first drop and vertical loop are the best. It’s fun to compare this to Anaconda at the same park because they both try to do something similar. This even has corkscrews at the end. I rarely love a B&M but at least this one was good.

This corkscrew is a copy of the others. I haven’t ridden one in a minute so I forgot what it’s like. I always like the solid feeling of the Arrow trai...

This corkscrew is a copy of the others. I haven’t ridden one in a minute so I forgot what it’s like. I always like the solid feeling of the Arrow train and how it grips the track. The track itself has the usual weird glitch that RMC has tried its best to avoid. Entering the corkscrew after the drop, the car tips sideways and then remains sideways as you dip down and then up for the corkscrew and right there I watched people in the train do that fun little Arrow jump in their seats. I’m glad they keep this one running after all these years but it was getting really rusty.

This coaster is a basic but good wild mouse that whips you around turns quickly and does a few awkward dips. It’s not great but the people riding it w...

This coaster is a basic but good wild mouse that whips you around turns quickly and does a few awkward dips. It’s not great but the people riding it were enjoying it.