texcoaster Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 ^ I believe that's either Tower of Terror at Gold Reef City, or Moonsault Scramble at Fuji-Q Highland. Not 100% sure, some correct me if I'm wrong. I've not been on Moonsault, and honestly, I don't remember high Gs on Tower of Terror. It might be that the Gs are so brief, or it might be that I was trying really hard not to crap my pants after that drop. Not sure. At any rate, I think that if you're talking extreme Gs, you can't leave out Edmonton's Mindbender, or the "centrifuge" section of SFMM Goliath or SFOT Titan... although Titan's upward helix is even heavier on the Gs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Did you ride Tower of Terror before 2005, or just recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetrial3141592 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 First coaster to feature a sidewinder: Dragon @ Ocean Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Drachen Fire had the first: Wraparound corkscrew Cobra roll (batwing) Interlocking corkscrews Cutback Xcelerator had the first hydraulic launch and reverse top hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Drachen Fire had the first:Cobra roll (batwing) Interlocking corkscrews We discussed the corkscrews on page 2. They aren't actually interlocking, just intersecting. And there are like 15 Vekoma Boomerangs made before 1992 that had "boomerangs," which are Vekoma's cobra rolls. But yes to the other two. Wicked Twister--Cedar Point: firts double-twisted impulse coaster (and first impulse to exceed 200ft in height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlvr_nc Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Isn't the Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds the first coaster to feature 4 inversions Yes it did, long long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Magnum XL 200. First Arrow Hyper Coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blnkgttrst Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Superman: Ultimate Flight SFOG First coaster to feature a Pretzel Loop ...first flying coaster in the U.S. ??? And i'm sure i'm wrong about this but First double station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 ^ The first Flying coaster goes to Stealth, it could possibly be the first B&M flyer in the US. I also know it wasn';t the first double station because Vekoma Flying Dutchmans have double stations as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hades - First coaster to travel underneath a whole parking lot (twice!) XLR-8 - First coaster to begin with the letter X. Dragon-Khan- First B&M with a completely straight first drop (not curved to the left or right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy99 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 The first Flying coaster goes to Stealth, it could possibly be the first B&M flyer in the US. I also know it wasn';t the first double station because Vekoma Flying Dutchmans have double stations as well. Did Stealth aka BORG aka Nighthawk, did it have a double station at Great America because it aint got one at Carowinds (I wish it did though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I'mnot 100% sure about Stealth, but I know for sure that X-Flight (Firehawk) does and that was the second flying coaster built, built in 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Son of Beast - First wooden coaster with a loop, and also the first (and still only to this day) wooden coaster to exceed 200 feet. No way. The 1920s had "Loop the Loop" and "Flip-flap railway", both of which were wood. not 1920's they were both 1900's Steath did not have a duel boarding station also I am unsure about this one but were the MGA Demon twins the first multi element coasters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force 310 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Two corrections... Flip-Flap Railway was wood. This is correct. It was also probably the only coaster to pull as many as 12 Gs. However, Loop-the-Loop ran on a three-rail steel track system. I have the patents for an earlier concept of Edwin Prescott's steel-track looping coaster similar to Loop-the-Loop somewhere in my bedroom. Anyway, the point is that it's steel. Also, Stealth was not the first "flying" coaster. Skytrak at Granada Studios in the UK was. Actually, according to RCDB, Stealth was technically the third flying coaster, with Komet at Encounter Zone in Dubai, a very screwed-up family coaster, opening in 1998. Stealth was still the first flying coaster with a conventional track system of some sort, though. Skytrak ran on a single-rail system, as did Komet.Just look at how durable and smooth Komet's track system looks... Luckily, though, it was only seven feet tall and it closed in 2005. I would have liked to ride it if only out of perverse curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Did you ride Tower of Terror before 2005, or just recently? I rode it in 2002. When I went back in 2005, it was closed. Did they reprofile the track or something? I think I heard somewhere that they changed the cars, but that wouldn't change the Gs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 (edited) My, my, how time flies by with a thread. I was looking for a thread to post this in. And this thread looked to be the best one to do so... (And the I did read The Rules on the first page.) I was wondering. I have had the luck of riding several coasters that were the original prototype (or the first U.S.) for a lot of older coasters we've ridden, particularly the steel ones. I have ridden: First SLC Ever: El Condor ~ Walibi Holland 2008 First U.S.SLC: T2 ~ Kentucky Kingdom 1995 First Corkscrew: Corkscrew ~ Knott's 1975 First Dive: Oblivion ~ Alton Towers 2006 Anyone else realized this, in their coaster travels? Edited June 1, 2016 by Nrthwnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBoarder Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Batman at SFGAm was the first invert, right? I guess I got that. Cedar Point's firsts are also pretty common: - Magnum XL - 1st Hyper - Millennium Force - 1st Giga - TTD - 1st Strata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Dragon Fire was the first coaster in the world to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews when it opened in 1981. Drachene Fire at Busch Gardens Willaiamsburg opened in 1992 and because the second coaster in the world to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews. But, since it closed in 1998 and was demolished a few years later, Dragon Fire remains the first and only coaster to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Outlaw Run has several: - First wooden coaster with a barrel roll - First wooden coaster with multiple inversions - First RMC built from the ground up - First coaster to use RMC's Topper Track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Dragon Fire was the first coaster in the world to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews when it opened in 1981. Drachene Fire at Busch Gardens Willaiamsburg opened in 1992 and because the second coaster in the world to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews. But, since it closed in 1998 and was demolished a few years later, Dragon Fire remains the first and only coaster to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews. Actually, Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has two counter-clockwise corkscrews, as does Bizarro/Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure. And, while we're on the subject of SFDK: V2 is the first and only Intamin shuttle coaster with an angled heartline roll (even if it was made that way to fix a rather sizable mistake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) Antarctica at SeaWorld Orlando was the first to utilize the trackless ride system and in doing so be completely uninteresting. Edited June 2, 2016 by Hilltopper39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Antarctica at SeaWorld Orlando was the to utilize the trackless ride system and in doing so be completely uninteresting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 ^^LOL that is so true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Disney California Adventure was the first to utilize the trackless ride system successfully, and in doing so, be completely awesome. Fixed. But - wasn't the Sally Corp trackless ride in Enchanted Forest, Oregon, The First Trackless in the U.S? Built before the Seaworld Orlando's version? Just checking here. *And I think the thread's title could be changed to Coaster/Ride Firsts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Dragon Fire was the first coaster in the world to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews when it opened in 1981. Drachene Fire at Busch Gardens Willaiamsburg opened in 1992 and because the second coaster in the world to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews. But, since it closed in 1998 and was demolished a few years later, Dragon Fire remains the first and only coaster to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews. Actually, Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has two counter-clockwise corkscrews, as does Bizarro/Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure. And, while we're on the subject of SFDK: V2 is the first and only Intamin shuttle coaster with an angled heartline roll (even if it was made that way to fix a rather sizable mistake). But, Dragon Fire was the first to feature two counter-clockwise corkscrews when it opened in 1981. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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