David Parrett - Reviews

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 jus...

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 was how like an RMC layout this ride has with lots o...

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 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 ...

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.

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...

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 day with much more smooth ride and more natural mov...

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’m almost certain they could do something more inte...

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 they both try to do something similar. This even h...

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 train and how it grips the track. The track itself has...

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 is basically a good family/mine train ride with a strong Japanese design flair and I love that it weaves through the trees. It’s actually smooth and another delightful smaller coaster with a ton ...

This is basically a good family/mine train ride with a strong Japanese design flair and I love that it weaves through the trees. It’s actually smooth and another delightful smaller coaster with a ton of unique charm.

I really enjoyed this older launched coaster. It was unique in that you launch out of the station, travel through a vertical loop and up a spike, then backwards through the station and up another spik...

I really enjoyed this older launched coaster. It was unique in that you launch out of the station, travel through a vertical loop and up a spike, then backwards through the station and up another spike and then it’s back to the station where the ride ops had to drag the coaster into position. It was comfortable and fun.

I was so excited to ride this Morgan Giga but I think Intamin does this better. The problem with this ride is it’s dropping you and then snapping you back up too quickly so you get too much positive-g...

I was so excited to ride this Morgan Giga but I think Intamin does this better. The problem with this ride is it’s dropping you and then snapping you back up too quickly so you get too much positive-g force. This gave me a bad headache and was a one-and-done but I’m glad I got the credit. The bunny hops didn’t do much for me either. I would rather ride the other smaller Morgans.

It’s very dark with just a starfield at the beginning and then I couldn’t see anything the rest of the ride so I was going based only on feel. It was a twisty ride that felt like it went for a long ti...

It’s very dark with just a starfield at the beginning and then I couldn’t see anything the rest of the ride so I was going based only on feel. It was a twisty ride that felt like it went for a long time with a bit of jerky motion here and there but good overall. The best part of the ride is the theming inside.

Wild Eagle is intense, I grayed out on the first couple drops. I tend to find B&M loopers to be too forceful but this was still fun and very smooth with comfortable restraints and no worries about hea...

Wild Eagle is intense, I grayed out on the first couple drops. I tend to find B&M loopers to be too forceful but this was still fun and very smooth with comfortable restraints and no worries about head banging. It also uses the hilly terrain really well since you’re in a secluded wooded area.

It’s not a coaster if we’re being honest. It is a train on rails with a dip here or there but it’s really a musty smelling heavily-themed story ride with lots of animatronics like you find at Disney. ...

It’s not a coaster if we’re being honest. It is a train on rails with a dip here or there but it’s really a musty smelling heavily-themed story ride with lots of animatronics like you find at Disney. I think it’s cute and worth a ride when at Dollywood.

This ride looks like a boring old coaster they keep around for the memories and then you ride it and it constantly surprises. This might be my favorite wooden coaster layout with all the sharp sudden ...

This ride looks like a boring old coaster they keep around for the memories and then you ride it and it constantly surprises. This might be my favorite wooden coaster layout with all the sharp sudden lateral turns you don't see coming. I'm not sure about airtimes but the layout definitely keeps you wondering whats coming next. Like any wooden coaster it can be a little rough but it was acceptable to me.

After I waited forever in line for this sad little thing, I couldn't help but imagine how much better this ride would be with an actual story and theme. Like, just take this dark building and throw ou...

After I waited forever in line for this sad little thing, I couldn't help but imagine how much better this ride would be with an actual story and theme. Like, just take this dark building and throw out the tiny coaster and put a story-based ride in its place about the Prince Ludwig and how he scares his subjects or something. Spend actual effort on theming and make this worth riding.

I’m going to say it’s a bit uncomfortable but I still enjoy riding these Arrow coasters that are a blast from the past. A lot of these Arrows are slowly being removed one by one so I hope this remains...

I’m going to say it’s a bit uncomfortable but I still enjoy riding these Arrow coasters that are a blast from the past. A lot of these Arrows are slowly being removed one by one so I hope this remains.

Most smooth and comfortable wooden coaster I’ve been on. And it was intense and still had that wooden vibration and sense of being out of control. Ride it in the front and it feels like you’re out of ...

Most smooth and comfortable wooden coaster I’ve been on. And it was intense and still had that wooden vibration and sense of being out of control. Ride it in the front and it feels like you’re out of your seat half the time during the turns.

The lift hill might be the most subversive ride element I’ve experienced. The way they play on your expectation that a slow lift chain is going to drag you up the lift hill and instead all hell breaks...

The lift hill might be the most subversive ride element I’ve experienced. The way they play on your expectation that a slow lift chain is going to drag you up the lift hill and instead all hell breaks loose and it just keeps building in intensity until the end. It’s just so much fun, so many ejectors. The ride ops were not great since they were blocking people from just entering the station and choosing their row but its a minor quibble. The day I was there a major thunderstorm came through and ‘Lightning Rod’ was struck by lightning (which closed it for an hour or so), go figure.

Simply amazing ride. It's so unique with the zig-zag split stacked lift hills and the giant double helix wrapping around the curving station. It's also set in a thick forest of trees so you sort of fe...

Simply amazing ride. It's so unique with the zig-zag split stacked lift hills and the giant double helix wrapping around the curving station. It's also set in a thick forest of trees so you sort of feel like it's built into the landscape. Probably my favorite wooden coaster.