JonnyRCT3 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Thunderbolt @ Kennywood Jupiter @ Kijima Kogen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I'm going to have to go with Big Thunder Mountain Railroad since the ride was very fun. Also, it's the only coaster I've been on that has a pre-lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hydra at Dorney or Thunderbolt at Kennywood has my vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Supersonic Odyssey - Times Square Mall, Malaysia. The inventor of the JOJO-roll. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thunderation! End of the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thunder Mountain in Paris. Just flat out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceattack52 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Something interesting that I noticed was that there are no pre-ride elements on any of the coasters at SFOG. All have a short straight section or a 90 degree turn and it goes right into the lift. I really like the pre-lift elements! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Gold Striker has a nice one, slight turn to the left and then whips around to the right and then left into the lift. It's definitely a great start to an awesome coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Gold Striker has a nice one, slight turn to the left and then whips around to the right and then left into the lift. It's definitely a great start to an awesome coaster. I do agree about Gold Striker's pre-lift being really nice. It's much more intense than I thought. Heck, most GCIs have a really good pre-start anyways (though Gold Striker's pre-lift is my favorite of all of them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 The cool tunnel in Space Mountain (DLR) before the lift would have to be my favorite. It's even more awesome (and creepy) when they do Ghost Galaxy for Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Superman Escape and Scooby Doo at Movie World both have great dark ride sections before the lift/launch. For coasters without a dark ride component, Hydra's jojo roll is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Jack Rabbit is my favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 The Smiler's is brilliant. The drop is pretty huge and you get loads of speed through the prelift corkscrew, and in the dark it's extremely disorientating. Plus it's the smoothest part of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ap0ptosis Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Not much coaster experience but I am excited about Helix at Liseberg with the first drop into a corkscrew and a large turn before the first launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thunderbolt or Jack Rabbit at Kennywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Without any hesitation Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's Giant Dipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Although short, I always liked the prelift drops on either side of Gwazi at BGT. Quite a surprise the first time you rode it and when it was new, it made you feel like you were in for a really good ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinTheAttendant Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I haven't been on many of the great ones people have been listing, but there are a few off the top of my head I enjoyed. - Hydra: The Revenge, for obvious reasons - Mystery Mine, I'm a sucker for rides that integrate a story - Great White (Morey's Piers), great start - All the GCI coasters I've ridden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 So surprised that nobody has mentioned Thunderation at Silver Dollar City yet. Wodan's pre lift looks pretty fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 For me, I have three that stand-out. 1) Hydra the Revenge- I personally love the jojo roll. I'm a sucker for hang-time and there may not be a better inversion for it anywhere else. 2) Thunderbolt (Kennywood)- The drop out of the station and into the ravine is a classic. 3) Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (WDW)- I like the tunnel and the quick changes of direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Even though it's short, Ghostrider's is damn good for what it was: A taste for the rest of the ride. The train gains speed out of nowhere, and wakes you up by reminding you "Oh yeah, you're on a roller coaster" with a quick rattle and some sharp turns. Not to mention it looks great hidden in all of that foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I really liked Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's (MK) pre lift. And for some reason I really liked the Raven's pre lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I may be in the minority here, but I don't think that Jack Rabbit or Thunderbolt should count here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sabo Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 It would have been cool if Hydra would have a small pond with alligators around the jo-jo roll area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_brain_er Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Something interesting that I noticed was that there are no pre-ride elements on any of the coasters at SFOG. All have a short straight section or a 90 degree turn and it goes right into the lift. I really like the pre-lift elements! The Dahlonega Mine Train kind of has one. It does a 180 to the left and goes through that little warehouse building before the lift. Nothing too exciting, but a lot more than what the rest of them have. The only coaster I've really been on that had any kind of real pre-lift is Magic Kingdom's Big Thunder, so I guess that one wins by default. I think the one that looks the coolest to go on would either be Thunderation at SDC, since that's basically all of the ride, or Jupiter at Kijima Amusement Park in Japan, just because it seems to go on forever and looks like it picks up some serious speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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