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I count my coasters on the objective track. The problem I have with "experiences" is that it can be too subjective. In that case, someone could count the front and back of a train as different experiences. Someone could ride a coaster, like Ninja, before and after the tree removal and consider it a new experience. Riding a coaster during the day time, and then at night time...different. Same thing when parks flip their trains around backwards. As far as racing coasters, like Gemini, I count both tracks separately. Even though it is the same experience, I would count 2 Batman the Rides from different parks as 2 coasters, even though they are the same experience. If I were to count my experiences, I could probably get my count up to 1,000. It is a personal list, but if I were to say something like "I have been on 1,000 coasters, and this is my opinion"...it just doesn't seem as credible in comparison to someone who has actually ridden 1,000 different roller coasters.

When I worked there, everyone told me that you will get crapped on at least 1 time during the summer. I managed to get away clean my first summer...but my second summer, I got crapped on 3 times. I also accidentally killed two of them during my employment. In both instances they flew in front of my car on my way home. I later found out that it's apprently a $500+ fine because they are endangered

I was able to go back again thanks to another business trip! The park was fairly busy in comparison to my last trip normal operation day there. I managed to get on some missing credits and Afterburn a few times between the down time. Fury has managed to sneak up into my #1 spot. After the missing credits, it's now #1 of 518. I haven't really followed this thread, but I can see why it got messy. As long as people are genuine with their views, that is really all I care about. I was upset after media day because I witnessed a few specific people who were intentionally talking crap about the ride, just because they don't like B&M. These were the same specific people who have put coasters in their Mitch Hawker Poll, that they sometimes have never ridden, to rank them really low, and sabotage the results. A friend of mine even witnessed people who never even made it to media day going on Facebook and giving the ride bad reviews.

Decided to join to give my 2 cents I just got back from my media day, and business, trip (was lucky to visit a nearby office the week before). Personally, the ride might be my #2 steel coaster. I was able to ride the coaster early, and later in the afternoon. Once the ride warmed up, it really had some great airtime. I would classify this airtime as "very strong floater". If you have ridden Leviathan, you will know exactly what kind of airtime to expect. For ranking this as a "seasoned" or "non seasoned" or rider, my count is 514...whether that is a lot, or a little, I will leave it up to you. I only count up to 5 clones on my list like Wacky Worms, Boomerangs, SLCs, etc. I was always a long B&M hater. I didn't like any of their coasters built after the early 2000's. I thought all of their hyper coasters were very forceless with no airtime. I felt this way for a long time...all the way until I rode Leviathan. For those that have ridden Leviathan, you will know how un-characteristically B&M this coaster is. There are strong forces all over the ride. I can tell you this, if you liked Leviathan, you will love this coaster! I was originally disappointed that this coaster wasn't going to feature that crazy "hop" Leviathan has, but I didn't care in the end. Looks are also deceiving. When you watch the POV, it looks as if the ride is going slow through gentle transitions. The important thing to remember is that this ride is 300+ feet, going 90+ MPH. When you are going that fast, everything will be proportionally larger. So while it looks like you are "crawling" through that last little helix on the ride, you are flying at 50-60mph, pulling a few G's. For those saying this coaster is "boring", "force less", or a "mine train in the middle seats"...you must be REALLY salty about B&M in order to let yourself have such a bad experience on the ride. I can't tell you that you are wrong, but if you are able to have such a negative experience about something so exciting, you are definitely in the wrong hobby.