mike541x Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Without a doubt, Hades! My other favorites are Nessie, BBW, Grizzly, Roar, Rebel Yell, Phoenix and alot others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedarpointfangirl Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I do like Nitro's pre- lift. Even though Mean Streak and the Texas Giant are brutal, I love both of their pre-lifts also!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBannedKid Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Would the entire layout of Ninja at SFMM count? I mean, it is pre-lift...the second one that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Psyclone SFMM (Defunct) The tunnel turnaround out of the station was the only smooth part of the ride Ghostrider at KBF kinda has a cool pre lift section as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dammie16@vt.edu Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 1. Mystery Mine!! Dum Dum Dum (Song is still in my head a week later!) 2. Hydra barrell rolling hairtime goodness 3. Pheonix TUNNEL!!! and Thunderbolt Drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 The tunnel on Phoenix is great, with the pitch black darkness and the lovely smell of grease. Nitro is also good as the predrop is alot bigger than any other B&M's Ive been one. Nemesis Inferno is probably my favorite. The train picks up quite alot of speed before twisting gently from side to side through the mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Another vote for Phoenix then Hades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Hades is my favorite as it's my favorite part of the ride. Thunderbolt's (Kennywood) was fun too. I also kind of like Wildcat at Lake Compounce's prelift. It's boring, slow, and uneventful, however I love riding it in the back seat and watching/feeling the train flex as it slides through the turns. Not really a fun part of the ride (or a fun ride at all) but there's something about that that I love watching. Raven kind of does the same thing on the prelift with it's older train, but to a lesser degree as two bench trains don't seem to flex as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArrowHater Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Hades; all the way. +The other funs ones are , Expedition Everest, and Son Of Beast. Oh yeah the hulk.. But it really isnt a pre-lift, it was more of a show then again its not even a lift. Its a launch... Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskater132 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I have to say Texas Giant, it gets to an insane speed hence intense lateral Gs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topthrillmaverick Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 And Fahrenheit is just intimidating sitting there looking straight up 110feet at the lift. And thinking "lift hills aren't supposed to do that." and the dual chain lift is so unusual it's intimidating. I totally agree with that! I really like Hydra's super slow roll though. It's probably my favorite pre-lift I've been on. However, I do like the slow anticipation on TTD even though its a pre-launch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetrial3141592 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'm going to go with Supersonic Odyssey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor2011 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 My favorite is Thunderbolt or Jack Rabbit at Kennywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Clear Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 The Voyage has a cool pre lift section, but it's hard to remember it since the post-lit section kills so many brain cells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I thought the prelift on Hercules was the best part of the ride. The prelift was pretty good. The one on Predator slightly reminds me of it. Hydra's prelift is only good for the jo jo roll. The turn afterwards to the lift is terrible. It still tops all the other B&M prelifts. I always liked the tunnel on Phoenix. The prelift on Roar! is better than the one on Thunderhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_e219 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 The Jackrabbit and Thunderbolt at Kennywood, Hydra at Dorney, and the Twister at Knoebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 The Voyage has a cool pre lift section, but it's hard to remember it since the post-lit section kills so many brain cells. Voyage's pre-lift is a piece of straight track, and then a 5ft dip onto the lift... Holiday World doesn't seem to care much for cool pre-lifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Clear Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 But the dip has kind of an s-bend to it that makes it special. Plus, if you're on it, it means you're at Holiday World and what's better than that? Robbie "fanboy" Crockett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wood: Phoenix tunnel. Its pitch black, turns, and it builds up for the epic airtime your about to experience Steel: MM. Something tells me its the closest thing we have in the US to that Scooby Doo coaster in Australia. Its a great dark ride section with outer-banked turns, quick drops, and an addicting song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkkyj Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I have this memory of something that may not have existed... for some reason, I remember a coaster at Opryland that had its main drop right out of the station. Not that it should be trusted, but my memory is that the lift hill was the last element of the ride and took you back up to the station. Looking at the coasters on RCDB and other sites, it looks as though Opryland never had something like that. Anyone know of a ride like that in the midwest or south in the 80s? I was very young and could be merging some memories together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splzero Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Phoenix during halloween with the fog machines and black lights. and hades for any other time of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacoasterrider Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Twister's dual lift (knoebels) is pretty sweet, with a nice little turn in between. So we can agree that PA has the best Pre-Lifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayberry21 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'll have to go with the Phoenix's pre-lift. I love how the fact the tunnel is just pitch-black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerboy Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nemesis Inferno, correct me if I am wrong but I think its the longest pre lift for an invert? Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragsterfan420 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wood: I'd have to say Son of Beast. It's a great little, smoother, teaser of what you just got yourself into. Steel: This is harder. I'd have to say Adventure Express (Kings Island). It's pre-lift is pretty long and has some nice sounds and thematic effects. Also I like the pre-lift of Dominator (Geauga Lake/Kings Dominion). It's actuall quite long compared to other B&M pre-lifts and it was neat at Geauga Lake goin' over the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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