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Awesome video, and I love the music. What is the name of the song? It was stuck in my head all day! EDIT: Found it! It's "Rasputin" performed by Boney M.

I rode Montu last year and earlier this month, and I had great rides on it. The trims before the Batwing were never functioning, and the MCBR didn't trim off much speed at all. Montu is my favorite invert! I wanted to mention Raging Bull @ SFGAm. There was never a time where it wasn't neutered, but it would be a much better ride if the third hill trims were never put on. Out of all of the B&M hypers that I have ridden, Raging Bull is easily the worst. I also vote for The Beast and Son of Beast, easily two of the worst wooden coasters that I have ever ridden, all due to rough, boring rides.

B&M Speed coasters have awesome restraints. Very comfortable.

^That explains why maXair gives you a longer ride than Delirium at PKI. After riding maXair at CP, I expected the same from Delirium at PKI. Unfortunately, Delirium has far fewer full swings than maXair.

^Trust me, you're right about that!

Mine is the now defunct Moonsault Scramble. While I may have never ridden it (especially since I have never been out of the US), it was a beautiful coaster to look at!

On one ride on The Voyage, my friend and I were in line for the front row when I noticed a couple in line for the second row were having a disagreement. The husband was trying to coax his wife into riding. He succeeded, and we got in an headed for the lift. I knew I was in trouble when she kept saying OH MY GOD the whole time we were heading to the top. You know the trademark howling screamer that you hear on large coasters when you are watching them from the ground? Well, try being the person DIRECTLY IN FRONT of one of those screamers. She screamed from the first drop until we hit the final brake run, and BOY WAS IT LOUD! I have never heard someone scream that loudly or that much on a single ride. My friend and I were laughing the whole ride, but my hearing was a bit dampened for a while afterward. She apologized after the ride, and I just smiled at her. It was hilarious!

Hey, I understand. The best advice I can give to you is to take your time. After riding Giant Drop at SFGAm right when it opened in 1997, it scared me so bad that I swore I would never ride another drop ride again. I bypassed them at every park I went to until I worked up the courage to try Power Tower at Valleyfair! in 2003. I was terrified on the way up, but once it was over I realized that I really liked it! I have ridden drop rides at every park I have been to since. They still scare me every time, but I love them now! Don't be in a rush to conquer your fear, it will just make it worse.

I wear contacts, but I like to wear sunglasses to keep the wind out of my eyes and I have straps to keep them pinned to my face. It does make no sense that you can wear them on TTD but not Xcelerator.

^I think the ride time is short for two reasons. 1. To move the line along. 2. That is all the force the compressed air tanks have, especially since they are used to slow the ride back down as well. I think the likely explanation is #1, but #2 may factor in.

I'm not really fond of riding coasters in the rain, but Raging Bull at SFGAm ws pretty interesting in the rain.

Worst: Adventure Express at PKI. Ending with a lift hill just sucks, especially since they give you the impression that the ride isn't over yet! Best: The Voyage at Holiday World. From the mid-course brakes until the end of the ride, it just doesn't let up!

^I agree about Skyhawk. That ride offers some wicked airtime!

Shockwave (defunct) at SFGAm. It was my first coaster ever (at the ripe old age of 10 or 11) and it scared the crap out of me!

Anyone who doesn't say they are scared of at least one ride is full of it. For me, the scariest rides I have ever been on are Skycoasters (I just about passed out just looking at the Kissimmee Skycoaster, but it was an awesome ride!) and Drop Rides, especially Intamin ones. I have never been more nervous and scared before a coaster ride than I was just before I rode Millennium Force for the first time. I hadn't ridden a lot of coasters up to that point, so that just made it worse!