the ghost Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 A lot of people say stand up coasters suck, but we have Riddlers Revenge at Magic Mountain, so I am wondering if there are any standups, in like the world, that can match this amazing ride. The only bad part is the painful straps, though of course this is the only standup I have ever been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Georgia Schorcher is my favorite. It was the last stand-up to ever be built, so it's probably the smoothest. There aren't really any stand ups that I don't like. Riddler pulled too many +Gs for me, but I liked Mantis, Chang, King Cobra, and Vortex (GA). I didn't realize how many stand ups i've been on until just now... I never rode Shockwave/Batman: The Ride, and the other Togos are destined to close, so I probably won't get a chance to ride them either. I look forward to riding Carowinds Vortex, which I hear is smooth, but not necessarily Iron Wolf. It's notoriously bumpy; So is La Ronde's Cobra(or so I hear). Intiman supposedly never made good stand-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I thought Mantis was better than Ridders Revenge. Riddler pulled too many +Gs for me, but I liked Mantis, Chang, King Cobra, and Vortex (GA). Really, I found Mantis to be far more forcefull than Riddler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 My feet went numb the last time I rode Riddler. I wasn't too happy. Mantis was a *bit* rough, but its sweet location makes up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba83 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I've ridden a few stand-ups, and Riddler's Revenge is way better than any of them. It is incredibly smooth and still has great speed, pacing, and it is pretty forceful too. I really can't imagine another standup being better than Riddler's, and I think it is generally considered the best stand up coaster, but I'm not sure. I really didn't like my ride on Mantis at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menghini Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 (...) Intiman supposedly never made good stand-ups. I only rode two stand-ups: Shockwave at Drayton Manor and Riddler's Revenge. Shockwave is Intamin, but it's not a very exciting coaster and at Drayton it looked really crappy, including the restraints! I think you're right: Intamin never made good stand-ups (they made 3, didn't they?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjonesbath Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I've only ridden Riddlers at SFMM and Shockwave at PKD, and Riddlers is much better than Shockwave in my opinion. Standups certainly aren't my favourite coaster variety, but then they are so few and far between I'll always look forward to going on one. To be honest, I don't find them particularly uncomfortable, but I also probably wouldn't re-ride them more than twice in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I've ridden Georgia Scorcher and Mantits. Mantits, though fun did not seem to pack as much of a whallop that Georgia Scorcher does. Scorcher has headchoppers, forces, tight layout. It seems like Scorcher is almost like a compact Schwarzkopf in design. Georgia Scorcher, hands down, best Stand-up coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 For the most part I do not like stand up coasters, but there are two that I have ridden that I would go back to ride again. The Georgia Scorcher at Six Flags Over Georgia, and Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain. As Homer says, Scorcher does pack a whallop with its tight layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 My favorite would have to be Chang at SFKK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdogg68 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I have only been on two, King Cobra and Chang, could have ridden Mantis, but didn't because Chang is bigger. Would have to say Chang for now til I ride another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Shockwave is nowhere near my favorite, but I would still ride it agian. Mantis is a bit rough, but it is more fun than Shockwave Vortex at Carowinds is probably my favorite stand-up coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 My favorite is Riddler's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Mantis is king of "Stand-Ups". King Cobra is 2nd followed by "Shockwave". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Riddler's Revenge by miles. Awesome, awesome layout! That little bunny hop does it for me every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreyml Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 GA Scorcher ive ridden vortex - caro mantis riddler chang - a very close second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 King Cobra @ Kings Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I would have to say The Riddler's Revenge! But to be fair, I've only been on 2 standups. -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 ^^I love your sig. I have ridden Mantis at Cedar Point, Skyrider at Canada's Wonderland, and Shockwave at Drayton Manor. I like and dislike them all. I loved Mantis, but I only rode it in 1996 so I'm sure it's gone to crap since then (that was its opening year). Shockwave was my 69th credit, although it was pretty boring. The zero-g roll was pretty cool. Skyrider is kind of boring, but it has its endearing qualities, like its random trick-track and noisy helix. So I'd have to say Skyrider is my favorite, if only for the nostalgia. I remember checking my height at the saddle every year until I was tall enough - then when I was tall enough, I was too scared to ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Chang is by far my favorite stand-up, I've only ridden Chang and Iron Wolf, so there is no competition, and I love everything about Chang.(my #2 coaster) Chang was my first stand-up, and I was blown away by the size of this coaster, and while not as forceful as Batman, it had decent forces. The ride was very smooth, and the hang time in the first three inversions was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I've only ridden Shockwave (KD) and Georgia Scorcher. I'll let people venture a guess as to which one I liked more. (Hint: It wasn't Shockwave) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkchan Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 1.) Mantis 2.) G. Scorcher 3.) R. Revenge 4.) Shockwave @ PKD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaparri Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If this were 2002 or earlier, I'd say Iron Wolf. But since then, it's become a pile of crap that needs to be cut up into scrap metal. That ride used to be so freakin' amazing. Anyway, out of Iron Wolf, Chang, Mantis, Vortex (Carowinds), Georgia Scorcher, and King Cobra, I have to go with Mantis. Georgia Scorcher is pretty darn good, as is Chang, but Mantis has the length that GS doesn't and it has the kick-your-pants ending that Chang doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterP Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The title of this post should be, "Which eye would you rather poke out?" Seriously, the only standup I've ever been able to actually stand was Chang (out of 6 total). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Is Riddlers still the tallest and fastest standup coaster in the world. And also why is it that people dont like standups Of course all I have been on is Riddlers and that was pretty fun and smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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