Stitch Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 (edited) Over the enormous life time of roller coasters there have been certain ones that have become rare to of been on, here are the ones I can think of. Nickelodeon's show "What would you do?" had a pie coaster that would run down a couple of dips and stop in a large pie. These two are both from Arrow Dynamics, The Bat and Drachen Fire, both removed due to their rough and techinical problems. Edited June 6, 2016 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I still bet 100x more Americans rode those 2 than this one: http://www.rcdb.com/id2601.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Yeah, I mean, it's kind of hard to define what is "rare." Certainly I guess any coaster that is now defunct could be consider rare, but honestly, coasters close every year, and thousands have been closed and torn down over time. What makes one closed coaster more rare than the other? And some of those are simply byeond my point of caring because of time. I guess I would consider someone who's ridden Idora's coasters as "rare" simply because of how long they have been closed and because of the fact that I *could* have ridden it in my lifetime. But I wouldn't consider someone who's ridden the Crystal Beach Cyclone as "rare" because I couldn't even imagine going on it since it's been closed LONG before I was even born. I guess you can call "hard to get to" coasters could be rare since most people that would come on these boards might not get to them very often. But just because one of us might not be willing to travel to Kuwait for a Batman clone doesn't mean that ride doesn't see thousands of riders every week, so why would that coaster be rare? To be honest, I've never really thought about it! I just go on the coasters that interest me. I don't really go out of my way for a coaster I don't care about that is either A. Doomed to close or B. Too far away. For example, I have just heard that Festival Gate in Japan has closed for good, but I didn't really consider the fact that we just rode that coaster last year as "rare." Just something that happened in the natural life cycle of many parks and coasters. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 Rareity as I see it is the time and ability to be able to ride the coaster, not weather or not you could make it to the park or some of the other reasons you noted. The Pie coaster I consider rare because you would have to be selected out of the audience to ride it and the show only lasted for two years. I hope that clears it up and I don't see any reason to get so riled up over a simple topic Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 The 3 Deja Vu's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazy Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I also consider riding all three Deja-vu's rare, I have been on 2/3 and I hope to make it 3/3 soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis-storm Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I count the 2 Vekoma's at Fantasy Island, Skegness rare ! A slight puff of wind and the coasters are shut It took one of my mates 6 attempts in visiting that park to get a go on both of them. So far I've only been the once & they were shut Hope to go there again in August for another chance in getting a ride on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stew560 Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I didn't make it to the event, but a large group of Enthusiasts got the ever elusive "Little Laser" credit a few years back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Recently discussed here, the two Stricker's Grove credits! After all, the park operates for like two days a year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugged One Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 A coaster I consider rare, at least for me to eventually get is the Tree Topper at Upper Clements. It will be rare for me because I will have made a special trip to another country just to ride one coaster. I'll have to check out what else is worth seeing in the Atlantic Provinces and make a vacation out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I think any coaster that doesn't have a photo on RCDB is pretty rare. Also - these credits in cuba would be pretty tough to get http://www.rcdb.com/tv.htm?continent=1&country=54&state=301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 The NAD kiddie coaster at Rye Playland, even during an event at the park they wouldn't let adults on .. sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I suppose a "rare" credit would be something like the Strickler's Grove coasters, or something like that homemade Blue Flash coaster. I mean, it's in a guy's backyard, so you'd have to make arrangements to ride it (I don't think I would ride it, though, not really trusting my life to some guy's project). Or a ride that might be really hard to get on as an adult, like Little Laser (I did manage to get that one, though). And I've seen all three Deja Vu's not operating!!! I'll actually be sort of annoyed if I actually manage to get on one. Not that I think I have a good chance of that happening... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I including Deja Vu's, although I do have one of the three at SFMM of all places!? Maybe my luck will change at SFOG in a few weeks ... oh and Zonga/Texas Tornado .. but that's just for me .. damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Oooh! I just thought of one...actually two! Both incarnations of MGM Grand Adventure's "Lightning Bolt!" --Robb "What ever happened to that ride???" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Hill Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 per rcdb: "Park closed to the public on 9/4/2000. Performance Rides International contracted to sell rides." Someone must have bought it, eh? I wonder if there's a way to find who did... On the subject of rare credits: I wonder if many mutli-bazillionaires have private coasters? I know I would if I were a bazillionaire. Billy "Wants to become a bazillonaire so he can buy up a bunch of old coasters and have them considered rare credits" Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 And I've seen all three Deja Vu's not operating!!! I'll actually be sort of annoyed if I actually manage to get on one. Not that I think I have a good chance of that happening... I feel pretty much the same way. I convinced myself about a year ago that I would never get to ride one of those things. // kept my promise so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Is there a kiddie coaster at the Neverland Ranch ? If there is that would be a real tough credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 ^not if you're a young boy! HAHAHA!!! I'm so funny! Elissa "sorry, it was too easy" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterkid20 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Oooh! I just thought of one...actually two! Both incarnations of MGM Grand Adventure's "Lightning Bolt!" --Robb "What ever happened to that ride???" Alvey I atually had managed to ride every single phase of that coaster, indoor, outdoor and outdoor extended. From what I remember it wasn't all that bad, kinda time, I remember it had a cool double dip first drop that you could actually catch some air on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I got the second incarnation of it .. or how about the Termite from Ken Perdersen's backyard .. although it met it's demise. Still think the NAD kiddie at Rye's Playland or anything at the Stricker's Grove park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoltan_Kodaly Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 A coaster I consider rare, at least for me to eventually get is the Tree Topper at Upper Clements. It will be rare for me because I will have made a special trip to another country just to ride one coaster. I'll have to check out what else is worth seeing in the Atlantic Provinces and make a vacation out of it. Ahh yeah I've always wanted to get on the Tree Topper! I've never heard of ANYONE who's actually rode that thing! But looking at their website, no amusement park could get more hilariously Canadian: Take a ride on the Sissiboo Sizzler Flume, as it floats down Shubenacadie River! Then slide down the Fundy Splash! Hahaha, thumbs up for the Bay of Fundy! It's wet, and it's a geography lesson! But Canada sucks so much for coasters, this year at my homepark, Calaway Park, they're doing something even better than getting a new coaster. In celebration of Alberta's Centennial, they're renaming their Arrow Corkscrew from "Corkscrew" to "Vortex!" Awesome!!! I haven't been there in years, but I might have to go check this beast out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 .. I dont know.. hmm.. maybe rare would be riding all the superman rides... because that would require much travel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 A coaster I consider rare, at least for me to eventually get is the Tree Topper at Upper Clements. I have that one To get to the park first we had to drive to Maine (3,4 hours..) then take the CAT boat (4? more hours) then still drive like 5 hours..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeistdude321 Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 http://www.rcdb.com/pd493.htm Those coasters would be hard credits to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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