Beauty and the Coaster...

[Adriel]

OK, many of you will discuss BEST THEME PARK or BEST ROLLER COASTER. But I wanna ask you guys something different.

 

What is the MOST BEAUTIFUL coaster you've ever ridden?

 

Well, I think I like THUNDER DOLPHIN. The texture of the whole track is really beautiful and it has very nice view of TOKYO at the top.

[Rollerholden]

CA Screamin' at DCA

Magnum XL-200 at CP. I liked being right on the beach like that.

[steel]

Good question...

Patriot at night is beautiful - the white stripe seems to glow, and the lights make it look like a long string of peppermint.

Millennium Force also looks very nice.

Mean Streak is always pretty with the lake in the background.

The coasters at Valleyfair are always lit up well - Skyscraper was a little better at night.

Villain looks really nice. Too bad it isn't.

Thunderhawk at GL also looks great.

IMO, Big Dipper has lost a lot of its beauty now that there's a clogged up wave pool next to it.

Thunderhawk at DP! I forgot about that! It's so pretty in that walkway through the trees.

[RRollergod]

I definatly say EE at night hands down! That thing sends a certain chill down your spine at night, but it is very beutiful! No PTR is complete without it!

[Worm]

Ananconda @ Gold reef city. Pink and teal actually go good together!

The river rapids underneath is also beautiful with all the palm trees and huge fake rocks!

[jynx242]

GASM at SFoG. Its reflection in the lake that it is over is just beautiful. Also, at night when the lights are twinkling all along its track and fireworks are going off over it - a sight to behold. When I was little - it was the first "big" rollercoaster that I ever saw and I couldn't wait to be tall enough to ride it.

[jamesdillaman]

I always like driving into Michigan Adventure as you travel past the insanely long structure of Shivering Timbers, which can seem to shine in the early morning sun. Nothing like when that first train tests as you wait for the gates to open. That is definitely a beautiful coaster.

-James Dillaman

[FlyingScooter]

The title of this thread sounds like a Broadway Musical.

 

Jennifer Aniston in Beauty and the Coaster! She's alone in a big city, affraid to venture out. Then she meets Son of Beast and her world is turned upside down! SOB takes her for a ride like no other. She becomes seduced by his mad powers!

...based loosely on the tales of Phantom of the Opera and beauty and the Beast.

[Erik Johnson]

I think Apollo's Chariot has my favorite coaster setting, but in terms of the actual coaster/coaster train itself? Hmmmm, I really like Expedition Everest's trains, especially with the interactive steam....

[Jumboshrmp]

Dueling Dragons at night. The two loops are lit up red and blue for fire and Ice. Not to mention that since that is a dark area of the park (and there is a wall between the street on the other side), that coaster is PITCH BLACK.

It' was awesome riding at night, but also, it seemed to be much higher when you look down from it at night.

[jamesdillaman]

^That reminds me, when you ride the beast at night, coming up the second lift, the view of the park is incredible. The coaster itself isn't beautiful, but especially if the fireworks are going off, it's a great experience.

-James Dillaman

[Coastinmiller]

The Demon at Tivoli Gardens at night is a really awesome sight, with the whole track lit up and the Japanese lanterns all over the place.

[ParkTrips]

Beauty can pretty much only be found in wood, IMO. Not to say that steel can't look good, but wood lattice just overshadow's anything in steel.

[BeemerBoy]

^ Yep. And to think, two of the most beautiful are also two of the worst.......Mean Streak and SOB. Well, IMO, of course.

[BiCoastal Kid]

See, I think SOB is actually really freakin ugly.

 

The Voyage

Revolution

Giant Dipper @ Belmont

Hoosier Hurricane

WHite Cyclone

[viking86]

Of those I have been on:

 

Hullámvasút

Hochschaubahn

Katun

Lisebergbanan

Magnus Colossus

[BeemerBoy]

See, I think SOB is actually really freakin ugly.

 

Well, yeah, I forgot to mention that if you take away the stupid loop, it's one of the most incredible structures around.

[Golfie]

My first thought was Raging Bull at SFGAm, but since all there is around SFGAm is ugly factories, it's not that great of a view from up top.

 

American Eagle, however, is awesome. When you look down the helix, all of the wooden supports look beautiful.

 

 

Andrew "Yay for woodies!" C.

[niiicolaaah]

I don't have one specific favorite, but I am a fan of B&M coasters. They can look very graceful IMO.

 

Raptor

 

Scorcher, although it needs to be painted

 

Riddler's

 

Top Gun PGA

 

Pics pimped from RCDB

[benzo41190]

I really like the setting of Hades....its just so pretty!

[Reon]

^Amen to that, though its more of the whole are of the 3 titans for me...

 

I think Millenium Force is the most beutiful coaster I've ridden to date. It just looks so elegent, especially at night when the lift is lit up like a rave..

[steel]

I wish those lights changed more gradually, like Power Tower's. That would be way better looking, IMO.

[USRoadTripper]

Great American Scream Machine in SFoG is the Nicole Kidman of roller coasters.

 

-Julie

[commander jigga]

Dueling Dragons is the most beautifully designed ride in my opinion. But look-wise, I'd have to say.....hmm....either Incredible Hulk or Kumba.

[havenli]

I'm partial to Dollywood's Thunderhead. The twisted wooden structure nestled in the mountains...what's NOT beautiful about it?

 

http://www.coastergallery.com/2002/DW16.html

 

See? Ain't it pretty?