Goliath513 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 The short burst of airtime on those drops is amazing. You can't really tell you are going beyond vertical while going down though. The only beyond vertical coasters I have been on so far are Maverick and SpongeBob Rock Bottom Plunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 How can you not tell Maverick is beyond vertical? The track literally disappears in front of you for a split second it's so steep. You can definitely tell on Maverick, I have never ridden a Euro-Fighter, so I couldn't say for SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I've ridden Maverick and Mystery Mine, and the drops are pretty fantastic. Maverick has the best conventional first drop (i.e. not X) I've ever been on, and it gives me a slight tickle in my stomach each time. Mystery Mine's drop isn't as good because there's less of a pull in the back as compared with Maverick. But the drops are both pretty cool. Curling beyond 90 degrees is pretty cool. The pull down the drop from the back seat can't really be compared to a non-beyond-vertical drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Sure Fahrenheit's 97 degree drop is awsome, but I still prefer El Toro's first drop for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 ^That's EXACTLY how I feel! I thought I would be the only one who thought that. I thought El Toro's drop had more forceful airtime than Fahrenheit's drop even though its 21 degrees less steep. I have ridden both in the very last seat also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame coaster dude Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I do wonder if the airtime is more intense on Steel Hawg's drop since it's considerably steeper than Eurofighters/Maverick/Fahrenheit... it was closed when I went Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YJG(Ride On) Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 The best ride on Maverick is last seat. Not only is the drop amazing, but going over the airtime hills you get so much air...my shirt flew up over one of them...its insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 ^That's EXACTLY how I feel! I thought I would be the only one who thought that. I thought El Toro's drop had more forceful airtime than Fahrenheit's drop even though its 21 degrees less steep. I have ridden both in the very last seat also. It might have to do with the speed El Toro builds up going around the turn into the first drop, whereas Fahrenheit is coming off the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 ^That is very true and/or it could be because El Toro has 12 more rows so there is greater pull on the last row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamBam36 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Mavericks first drop is SICK. Sit in the back row and you will get some SWEET air. IMO WAY better than TTD or MF first drop. Or any hyper for that matter. Maverick is probably the best first drop on any coaster. Although I only rode El Toro after they slowed down the lift. That seemed like it would have been ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 They are not much different to normal drops, I found Oakwood's "Speed" 97 degree drop quite a normal feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacoasterrider Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 They are not much different to normal drops, I found Oakwood's "Speed" 97 degree drop quite a normal feeling I kinda agree, It seems like a vertical drop. There's not much difference between Storm Runner's drop and Fahrenheits (other then length.) There is one point, the first time I rode Fahrenheit I could notice the beyond vertical (front row) just because you're like facing inward toward the train and track instead of straight at the ground. There isn't much difference tho. That occurs for like .5 seconds and if you blink you'll miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerman87 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've only been on Maverick, but I'll tell you my version First off, by looking at the drop, it reall oesn't look like much at all. I had to squint to see the 95 deg part. But, when you go on it, it's so surprising. I always tell people it feels like when you're sitting on a horse, and it bucks forward. You get thrown into the the restraints and then ripped back into your seat. It is so awesome and has this crazy "Crap, I'm going to flyout of my seat" feeling. But yeah, then you hit the turn and ouch. Those restraints look nice, but they don't really help. The restraints kinda remind me of the Maurer Sohne Xtended coaster rerstraints, but with flimsy shoulder straps attached. You just gotta experience the drop. Then you'll know exactly how it feels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacoasterrider Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Here's by far the best example i've seen Watch the guys camera during the drop. You can almost feel the airtime and G's at the bottom. It's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have only been on one coaster with a beyond vertical drop, Typhoon at Bobbejaanland. Every single time we crested that lift hill, I couldn't help but scream during the drop. It was by far the best part of the coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaparri Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I do wonder if the airtime is more intense on Steel Hawg's drop since it's considerably steeper than Eurofighters/Maverick/Fahrenheit... it was closed when I went Thursday Sort of. The airtime is intense because, yeah, it's 120 degrees so you're really getting tossed out, but the tossing isn't quite as abrupt as, say, Maverick in the back seat or Mystery Mine over the first vertical drop in the back seat. I don't know if that makes sense or not. Either way, it's still a pretty intense feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame coaster dude Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 ^Still sounds great...I love ejector airtime hopefully sometime later this month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixedDrink Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I would expect you would fly over the hill like Behemoth in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmmrules! Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 X2's is probabably the most intense one out there. I can't remember exactly-since your going backwards up the lift hill I think you fall head first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixedDrink Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I didn't know X2 was beyond vertical? I thought it was just 90 degrees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalize Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I've only been on Maverick, but I love the sweet ejector air on the first drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I didn't know X2 was beyond vertical?I thought it was just 90 degrees? To be nerdy here for a second... its actually less than 90. I don't think its even 89. And the thought of something BEYOND vertical is trippy man....mind blowing. -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 X's initial drop is 88.5. I think it's about time someone applies a beyond verticla drop on a taller coaster-that way it'd be more noticable. If you were to go down a 250 ft. drop at 98 or 100 degrees, it'd stand out more than the 100 ft we're seeing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I would expect you would fly over the hill like Behemoth in the back. I've never been on Behemoth, but I have been on many B&M hypers. So I'm guessing it's similar. Beyond vertical drops. (Or at least on Eurofighters) are very sudden. You eject out of your seat for a quick but very sweet time. X2's is probabably the most intense one out there. I can't remember exactly-since your going backwards up the lift hill I think you fall head first. More face first, but trust me, it isn't the more intense out there. The best drop in the world IMO, way more intense than X, (Even though X was pretty intense. And yes, I'm saying X because it was X when I rode.) is Ge Force. The drop on Ge Force is WAY better than any beyond vertical drop, just because it gives you twice the amount of ejector airtime, for twice the time. --James "I love beyond" Flint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixedDrink Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 ^ The trains are longer on Behemoth because of the stadium seating, so the speed that you are whipped over the drop in the back seats is greater. This is actually hard to experience because this never usually happens with a full train. I've only experienced it during ERT. ^^ That's an awesome idea, I agree, I could barely tell Maverick was beyond vertical when I saw a picture of the drop, probably because the drop was so short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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