I am writing this on behalf of what everyone wishes to say, but has not been said yet. O Rougarou, you are a stain on the world of architecture. Let i...
I am writing this on behalf of what everyone wishes to say, but has not been said yet. O Rougarou, you are a stain on the world of architecture. Let it be known architecture was intended for good, for a better world and future for those that will soon look over the rock we are just so dependent on. You, however, have turned it upside down. You were created for evil disguised as "fun". No one finds seemingly endless torture that no being, morally good, bad, or gray, deserves, "fun". Several times, you attempt to blatantly murder anyone naive enough to fall for your lies and tainted promises by bashing their head against what keeps them from taking the easy way out of your labyrinth of unneeded, wanted, or deserved torment, otherwise known as "death". To those individuals still with us that continue to think that humans are good at spirit, please know of the existence of Cedar Point's management team, and what they had done in 2014, to painfully morph an innocent roller coaster known as Mantis into the reincarnation of those that once created our little ball of life that have committed unforgivable sin. Rougarou is merely the calls, sweat, body and blood of those currently in the deepest circles of Hell, attempting to reach out to the outer world one last time. So let it be known, dear Rougarou, you simply do not deserve the right to cease to exist. I can only dream that one day, the management team of this very park admits their wrongdoings and backtracks on the portal to Hell they opened by closing it and tearing this ride down. That is all I have to say about you, Rougarou.
Excellent, family coaster. It delivers far more thrills than it looks like it should. While riding, it seems much faster than it is. Single train o...
Excellent, family coaster. It delivers far more thrills than it looks like it should. While riding, it seems much faster than it is. Single train only, so it has pretty low capacity. But the ride itself is more than just good.
In the last 5-10 years, I have had to rethink what a family coaster is. There are so many now. This park already has one of the best—Firechaser Expr...
In the last 5-10 years, I have had to rethink what a family coaster is. There are so many now. This park already has one of the best—Firechaser Express. This is one of the finest. Fun launches. Amazing length—it seemed to go forever. Great coaster, full stop. To put in Family category, it has to be near the absolute top.
5 stars aren't enough. Whatever could be considered to be the "okay" portions of the ride are more than outweighed by both launches, comfort of the la...
5 stars aren't enough. Whatever could be considered to be the "okay" portions of the ride are more than outweighed by both launches, comfort of the lap bar, top hat, mosasaurus roll, and the theming that does not disappoint from the second you enter the queue. Not to mention, a night ride provides indescribable euphoria. This coaster is a life changer. I don't know how SteVe or IG can top this, but should they not, I'm perfectly fine with VC remaining my #1.
To have this ride not be in your main home park but to also have it within an hour's drive is definitely an interesting scenario. It really does stand...
To have this ride not be in your main home park but to also have it within an hour's drive is definitely an interesting scenario. It really does stand out like a sore thumb. But once you get past the dirt and gravel parking lot, the carnival rides (which some are actually to be enjoyed) and a long-ish walk to the back of the park, you'll find a coaster that actually lives up to its hype, for better or worse. The first drop, while at a nice height, didn't do much for me, even on the back row, which was the 4th ride of the evening after pit-stopping during a 4 hour return drive, but all within about 10 minutes of each other, so the ability to lap a coaster that is on most thoosie top-10 lists definitely pushes the coaster up a notch in my rankings. The raven truss dive, zero-g roll, and outerbank were cool, but once again, nothing I couldn't handle. However, since my expectations were tempered, I proceeded to be absolutely blown away by the double-up (surprisingly) and subsequent arcade roll (this was elite as advertised). The rest of the ride went back to being fun, yet tame. Maybe VC has me spoiled. The brake run confirmed that RMC restraints suck for anyone relatively tall. Didn't hurt, but definitely wasn't pleasant. At least said brake run came at the end of the layout and not anywhere else, so pacing is certainly a standout feature of the ride. Along with its speed as well, it was hauling pretty nicely. And I must mention that it was warm-butter-cuttingly smooth. All of this to say, this is a ride that I'm not in love with, but I can see how other folks are. Overall, it's my #2 out of a small amount of credits.
What a waste of a coaster of this scale. The size of its trains stunts Griffon, forcing the shaping of the track to be as gradual as possible. The dro...
What a waste of a coaster of this scale. The size of its trains stunts Griffon, forcing the shaping of the track to be as gradual as possible. The drops pales in comparison to the others in the park, the Immelmanns do absolutely nothing. I genuinely hate this ride, even more so now that I know how awesome a high-intensity, fast-paced dive coaster can be. Iron Menace shits ALL OVER this coaster in every way. The only good thing about Griffon is the view.
My main problem with this ride is that it's very boring. It has some awful transitions in the second half, but it takes them way too slow for them to ...
My main problem with this ride is that it's very boring. It has some awful transitions in the second half, but it takes them way too slow for them to be especially bad. I did actually really like the first half of this ride, it was way more intense than I expected and is fairly smooth.
