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Skyrush for me. With no possible comparison to any other coaster I've ridden. What a serious kick-ass ride.

^^Nice review! I went to CP for the first time last week too. I was really lucky with the weather as they predicted rain and thunders for both Tuesday and Wednesday (the days I was there) but it only rained for an hour on Wednesday and they kept raptor, twister, gatekeeper and some other rides on that area running in the rain. Here are my personal reviews: Gatekeeper: Basically what I was expecting from other reviews, not a lot of forces a lot more floating and flying around than actually pulling some Gs. The restraints did tighten a lot during the ride but I didn't find that that bad (maybe because as they were running only two trains there was no wait time sitting in the brake run). Some floater air, some hangtime in the drop and in the inline roll thingy but I suffered from some rather nasty vibrations in the outside seats when sitting closer to the back. That is made a bit worse by the fact that you're glued to your seat so you vibrate along. I know I wasn't in my top conditions due to lack of sleep but still I got some slight headache sometimes and a brand new ride should never do that, right? Still, nice ride overall with fun elements and visually very appealing looking great at the front of the park. Wicked twister: Fun ride with a significantly more powerful launch than possessed (at Dorney), some weightlessness in the spikes and nice ride time for such a short track. Raptor: My favourite invert so far! Smoother than I was expecting (despite the slight snap in the cobra roll and massive one when the train enters the brake run), intense, long and loud like every B&M should be ! PS: The helix at the end pulls some nice forces. Blue Streak: Very enjoyable ride with some really fun pops of airtime. Lovely short coaster which goes near my wooden top (as I haven't ridden that many). Corkscrew: My first ever arrow. A bit jerky (specially in the airtime hill) but still enjoyable. I just felt like the restraints weren't made for my size but for shorter people as I had to kind of slouch for it to close properly. I don't know if anyone has experienced this but I find it odd as I'm not particularly tall at all (5,77 ft). Iron Dragon: My first and so far only suspended ride so I haven't got much to compare it to. Thought that it lacked some speed at some parts and just a bit jerky sometimes (although I have no idea how these rides are supposed to be in terms of smoothness). All in all, it was a fun experience. Mantis: From the reviews I'd heard I thought it would be almost impossible to ride. However, having ridden it twice in the second row it wasn't that bad, sure you get some nasty headbanging if you lean your head against the headrest but if you stick it out like I did (which actually is advised by some ride ops) it wasn't painful at all, just uncomfortable in some parts. Having said that, I had ridden Green Lantern at SFGAd a few days before and it was a lot smoother, has one more inversion and it's slightly faster and taller. I wouldn't say it was the worst B&M I've ridden, just the least good. Despite this, it's not a ride I go in for pleasure but more for the credit (and I wouldn't really recommend it). Millenium Force: Great ride, very long with some nice airtime in the middle. I have to admit that I was slightly disappointed by the first drop: it just didn't feel as long and awesome as I thought it would be. Still, I have got to admire the fact that it is able to maintain some speed during the entire layout (something B&M hypers usually lack) and that last small hill towards the end gave me more than floater air, nice way to end (along with the overbank). Top Thrill Dragster: Awesome ride, great acceleration, great speed and unbelievable height. Having said that and having heard many people saying how much better it is than Kingda Ka I must also say that it didn't really feel that. It is undeniably smoother than KK and has the big advantage of having lapbars. However, I didn't feel a really big difference from the restraints and, despite having trims on the tophat, Kingda ka has that long airtime hill and the launch felt more intense (wich I already knew as it goes to 128 in 3.5 seconds while TTD goes to 120 in 4, but honestly wasn't expecting to notice). Still, a genuinely pulse pounding ride which offers some intense thrill. Magnum: Fun ride, even though the restraints suck as they are quite painful. A bit rough but not bad for a ride designed from a coat hanger. Those airtime hill towards the end, despite a bit painful, were great fun. Gemini: Rode the red side only, enjoyable ride, not very rough (despite that massive jolt in the helix before the brakes), managed to offer some floater and, overall, a fun ride. Mean Streak: Horrible. One of the roughest coasters I've ridden and I noticed they tried to make it not so bad by putting the trims in the first drop but they ended up ruining the pace of the ride which clearly felt like it had been designed to go through some elements faster than it goes now. The sheer roughness gave me some bad (although temporary) headache and I feel sorry for this ride as (like many have said) it has a lot of potential. It really is mean and it really needs an urgent RMC treatment. Maverick: worst part of the trip, the goddamn thing was closed for the two days I went to the park. When I first went there Tuesday morning they said it was because of the heavy rain that had fallen before the park opened. Returned in the afternoon and then they said it was mechanical problems and the story repeated the following day. I'm sorry I have no pictures but I lost my memory card for the camera and I doubt I will get it back. To sum up: Really awesome trip (apart from Maverick's problems), great park with amazing collection of rides, very efficient, the lines were rather short as the weather was very unstable and I was surprised by the amount of rides they kept running in the rain (Gatekeeper, raptor, wicked twister, MF, blue streak and all the flat rides I could see from the area). All in all, awesome and I expect to return one day to CP (just a shame it is 3758 miles from home ).

I know this wasn't that dumb, anyway: when I went to Hershey a week ago I was in line for skyrush and ahead of me were two kids and their dad. As sooperdooperlooper got to the break run one of the kids asked if It went upside down to which the dad answered in a confident way that it couldn't due to the lack of OTSR. I kindly explained that it could and that there was a loop at the bottom of the first drop. Not only wasn't he minimally convinced but pulled a really rude face. I suppose some people don't like to be corrected at all.

1- Kingda Ka 2- Top Thrill Dragster 3- Millenium Force

Corkscrew at CP last Tuesday, followed by magnum a few hours later.

I would have no reason to live. What if someone built an inverted woody?

That would probably mean it was a really old B&M, so a SBNO B&M. What's worse than a nice Vekoma headbanging treatment?

For now: the batman clones (particularly the one at SFGAdv) but maybe that will change when I ride skyrush on Sunday!

I must say I'm surprised that space mountain and temple of peril can be considered that bad. Is it because of roughness or the layout and coaster themselves? I have suffered some headbanging while riding space mountain in the back but I have had some fairly decent rides near the front and never had a rough ride on temple of peril. Maybe I just caught those rides on good days.

Wow that looks sweet! Even though it is short it seems to pack a really nice set of elements. Now I really have to go to Germany next year!

I know this might be too technical but unless someone is driving a car that has significant downforce it is almost impossible to experience actual negative Gs. 0g is what happens most of the times, I suppose. Still, it is very fun. There is a stretch of road between where I live and a nearby city where I always ask my dad or mom to speed up in order to get some floater air. However, if you have a sports car with a lot of downforce it is possible to get airtime, in fact, some supercar manufacturers say some of their models can drive upside down (in a tunnel, for instance) so, in theory, it is possible to get hangtime too.

Oh thanks. The forecast seems to be changing constantly so I'm not really sure what to expect yet. I obviously don't want any rain but as long as I can ride the coasters I'm satisfied. By the way, what about Cedar Point? Do they operate the rides in the rain?

I'll be going to dorney on saturday and the weather forecast includes some showers. Does anyone know what their policy is when it comes to operating rides in the rain? I hope it's not too bad as I want to make the most of the day.

Big thunder mountain at Disneyland Paris when I was 3. Quite a fun ride.

Batman la fuga at Parque warner madrid. What a nice ride to start with!

Quite embarrassingly, I've never ridden an arrow as there are not that many here in Europe but I'll ride my first in a few days at Cedar point! Just haven't decided if it will be corkscrew or magnum.

I quite like high positive G forces although I'm not a big fan of portions of rides that pull intense Gs for a long period of time as they may cause grey out and can get slightly boring. I prefer quick peaks of high Gs like you get on the BTR clones because it allows the ride to pull more Gs without riders blacking out (and, in my opinion, it is more fun).

And also cool if they work as foot-chopper elements!

Looks like a really nice addition to the park. I have to admit I'm slightly disappointed about the lack of an eight inversion. Still, I'm happy that there is no MCBR (or at least seems to be so, according to the video) and the layout seems pretty original!

It is nice to see that you had such a fantastic time at SDC. How I wish I could be there. I bet almost nothing beats that much ERT on outlaw run!

Now this is getting really interesting! Inverts really are one of my favourite kinds of coasters and I would really like to see B&M coming up with a nice intense layout like the old school ones. Lets just hope KI doesn't let us down on this one!

Nice to see some action. Is it just me or does that brake run look quite steep for a wingcoaster? Does anyone know why B&M have been making their brake runs steeper than usual lately (since behemoth)?

^and^^Not now, only in a very distant future.