Coasterkid20 Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 I have to say this season since it looks like my funds are going to be alot more limited than the last couple of years, I will have to visit cliffs again. I was there the last operating day in 2003, so I'm overdue to ride NMR because it really is surprising how good it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 I'm going to hit the park again this weekend, just to ride the rattler a few more times, It really did blow me away last weekend, I remember it being a very good coaster, but damn it really kicked my ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 NM Rattler has a nice first drop  Ozark Wildcat too .. love those curving drops from GCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterkid20 Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 NM Rattler has a nice first drop Ozark Wildcat too .. love those curving drops from GCI  I have toa also agree on Ozark Wildcat, I think I liked the first drop on it better than I did on Thunderhead, Thunderheads almost looks impossible from the ground but Ozark Wildcat's is just so much fun with it's sort of morphed double down that gives surprisingly high lateral g's for a GCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis-storm Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 I would probably have to go with Heide Park's Colossos. I mean, you can't get much better than a 196 foot, 61 degree drop on a wood coaster that's as smooth as Millennium Force!  --Robb "Of course....that is until Balder in a few weeks with a 70 degree drop!" Alvey  Totally agree Robb, First drop on Colossos is fantastic, it's almost steel coaster smoothness & ride specs  Length: 4409' 5" Height: 196' 10"  Speed: 74.6 mph Duration: 2:25 Max Vertical Angle: 61 Degrees  Paul 'Going to Liseberg next month " Chapman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Currently my favourite first drop is the douple-dip on the Grand National. Ejector airtime all the way! Â Â This opinion might change after I ride Tonnere de Zeus at Parc Asterix, and Megafobia at Oakwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Raven at Holiday World has a great first drop, suprised no one has mentioned that one yet. Awesome air time in the back seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I am partial to the sudden drop into the darkness on SCBB's Giant Dipper out of the station  Scott " So what if it reeks in there it is still fun" Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I am partial to the sudden drop into the darkness on SCBB's Giant Dipper out of the station  I LOVE the first part of the dipper, a great coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenflames Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 My favorite has got to be Roar at SFA. I love the curve in the middle, and it's pretty steep (for a coaster at SFA). The first time I rode that coaster, I wasn't expecting the drop to have as much force as it did. That drop is the main reason I've ridden Roar about thirty times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasters 4 ever Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I like Comet's first drop. It gives me a really strong feeling going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Gosh this is a hard one! Â I had totally forgotten about Grand National till someone else posted about it! That's a pretty good drop, I also would say that Colossos is up there too. Â Come on NE Cyclone guys...that first drop is awesome!!! It's so ungodly painful in a way new way each season when they reprofile it that it's got to be up there! Â When are we doing the topic for favorite *any* drop on a Wooden coaster? Â Then I'd say: JackRabbit @ Kennywood and Cyclops at the Dells would be up there! Â Elissa "Mmm Cyclops" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 ^ Jack Rabbit would be my "any" drop also. I there was ever a coaster were every drop made you feel as good as that one, if would be one hell of a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterkid20 Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Gosh this is a hard one! When are we doing the topic for favorite *any* drop on a Wooden coaster?  Then I'd say: JackRabbit @ Kennywood and Cyclops at the Dells would be up there!  Elissa "Mmm Cyclops" Alvey  I know that's why I said first drop I figured it would be more challenging. If it was any drop on a wooden coaster we'd probably see a LOT of Cyclops, JackRabbits, Ghostriders and Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugged One Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 First drop on Rampage, Raven, Legend, Ghostrider, and Boulderdash. That's just good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 My absolute alltime favorite woodie drop was (note: "was") the first/second drop combo on the Riverside Cyclone (pre-castration). The first time I rode, I had heard the stories about that coaster, so I took my first ride in the back seat and ordered myself to keep my hands up the entire ride. When we went down the first drop, I was like "HOLY F**KING S**T!!!".... then we hit the second bump/drop and I literally thought I was going insane: "This cannot be real!" It felt like I was being rouched up by some 300 lb club bouncer. The air was amazing, it was so rough, it was just....perfection. But then SFNE went a f**ked it all up... Not only did they "retard" the first drop, they added another trim, I think. Now, it's horribly rough (not in a good way) and it just crawls along the track. I hardly ever get upset over coasters, but this situation justs really pisses me off. Â -kip- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterG Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Tremors, especially at about midnight at Coaster Alley Convergence. Â The airtime just keeps going and going - down the first hill, thru the gift shop, over the speed bump into the tunnel and finally ends when you hit the first curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbeal Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 My very limited woodie portfolio that extends to 2 parks gives me a rather easy decision here. Â At the moment, the double drop on the Grand National can't be beaten. Good air, even at the front, and still going pretty smoothly for its age. Â Hopefully this'll change in summer once Colossos has been rided! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 The Son Of Beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebbe Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 The first Drop at Balder, i think its a littel bit better then the one at Colossos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Balder gets my vote. The first drop in the backseat is just amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 hmm, tough call.I've got it narrowed down to four: Â Thunderhead is really neat because it looks like you are going to go strait into the trees but you pull out at the last minute with a pretty step and really twisty drop. Rampage and Silver Comet both have awesome ejections in the back seat, all while Boulder dash has a sweet location amongst the trees and the flat run at the top builds anticipation until you scream down the drop! Â Oh its so tough I'll call it a tie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Roar at SFMW gets me every time! I won't say it the best, but it scares crap out of me every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Wally wrote:Â Roar at SFMW gets me every time! I won't say it the best, but it scares crap out of me every time. Â I so agree! That drop is wickedly bizarre. Too bad it's the only good part of the ride. Â Â -kip- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallaaa -be Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Heide park's Colossos, just the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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