Ravine Flyer II pretty much is the reason why a lot of people go to Waldameer. The park was fun and really enjoyable but the main incentive to go is still this coaster. It was especially so for me bec...
Ravine Flyer II pretty much is the reason why a lot of people go to Waldameer. The park was fun and really enjoyable but the main incentive to go is still this coaster. It was especially so for me because Steel Dragon 2000 was closed. Fortunately, this ride hardly had a wait so we were able to ride it multiple times. The ride’s seatbelts can definitely be tightened a lot so if you like that then it’s good, but I found that just tightening not too much still gets the job done but also allows you to enjoy this ride’s airtime thanks to the PTC lap bars. Once you’re on the ride, enjoy the view of Lake Erie. It’s a beautiful view and a great aspect to the ride. First drop is great in the back, but I prefer going towards the front because the rest of the layout is more forceful there. You then go into a turn with strong laterals over the first airtime hill on the bridge. This hill provides good floater, but the second hill on the bridge provided more sustained and more forceful floater. Before this second hill though, you go through a few turns that have insanely good laterals. These turns are probably my favorite part of the ride. The hill before the second time over the bridge is forceless, so that element is just filler. The rest of the layout is more floater hills and turns providing more laterals. There is one noticeable turn and that is the 90 degree banked turn. This doesn’t have laterals, but the sensation of just being sideways masked it a really fun element. Overall, the ride is filled with airtime and laterals and provides a long ride experience. There is one major flaw though and that is the rattle. This is a rough ride, more than just the enjoyable wooden coaster roughness. Every time I went on it, I heard people that were complaining that it was painful on the brake run. It was a bit surprising because I hadn’t really heard about it being rough, but it was. It was enough to make it so that I only rode it 3 times the day I went. Hopefully the park gets Gravity Group’s precut track to fix the rough portions because that would keep the wooden coaster feel to this incredible ride. Even with the rough ride, this is an amazing ride and makes visiting Waldameer worth it.
