Coasters R Fun Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Any tips on riding this? Unfortunately I've never ridden it yet, but I plan to very soon. I've heard its rough for some, smooth for others, and some are inbetween. What's the best seat to get? Front? Back? Inside? Outside? Any advice? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Based on my own X-periences (sorry, I had to ), the best way to ride X is to stay on the ground and watch. Seriously, when I ride, I make sure I keep my legs crossed at the ankles to keep them from bouncing on the seat (my third ride was very painful because of that). You'll get the worst beating in the last two inversions on the ride. Also, make sure the restraints are as tight as possible when you board the train. That'll also help to keep you from bouncing around. All in all, X is a great concept, but was poorly executed. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Dose anyone know if there is a single rider queue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 To the best of my knowledge, the only single rider line at SFMM is for Déjà Vu. I wish that would change, as they'd get more people through lines with more of them. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 No there is not a single rider line. You have to RUN to it in the morning and you can't get in line one hour before the park closes. The ride is rough but not too bad. My rides on it wern't that bad and it is fun. And the line for X goes slow for obvious reasons. Brace yourself in the second half of the ride and don't pass out in the hot long line and you'll be fine. Kevin"For the smoothest ride, ride Psyclone before you ride X"Bujold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Brace yourself... Either the back or front is fine, and sometimes the back will be the front, and sometimes the front will be the front. This isn't a coaster for airtime, so make the restraints as close together as possible, and pull the seatbelt tightly. Its a bit overrated, don't expect too much, and a bit too short and disorientating. RIDE THE INSIDE SEAT! And give your best friend the outside seat and see how much they'll love you... seriousley, the outside seat makes it a lot worst. Evilness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Anyway how I look at those seats, they just dont look comfortable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 ^ Actually, the seats themselves are rather comfortable. Probably the most comfortable coaster seats I have been on. Unfortunately they are on a bad ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeamthu1 Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 I went on X last year: I found the only way to avoid a large line is to run there as soon as the park opens... I made the mistake of doing X once, and then going round to do it again, cos the line was only up to the station: but it took a further hour from there! As for best seats to ride in, I found the front of the train to be far the best. I did front twice, and it wasn't painful at all, but when I went towards the back, it kinda sucked. Inside seat is also better... and make sure you do those restraints up as tight as you can. As EBL said, great idea, but poorly executed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RctInfinity Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 I guess I would ride it if it didn't have a HUGE VERTICAL DROP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 It's not a bad ride, just bumpy. Ride in front or back and the inside seat, the outside is very very bumpy. My first ride in May 2004 was amazing, then another ride in August 2004 sucked ass. But the seats are very comfy and it's a very nice restraint system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 I guess I would ride it if it didn't have a HUGE VERTICAL DROP! But that moment when you flip forward and head straight to the ground facedown is the whole reason to ride it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Now Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 ^ Hell ya! That is the only enjoyable part of the ride, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 The vertical drop is actually one of the enjoyable parts of the ride. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Try to get the inside seat and don't pick the front row. Try your hardest to keep your head back really hard, and push ur legs back don't kick them forward. One time I got really bad bruises from X because my legs were bouncing around and I was in shorts. I always take asprin before riding X also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Yeah, see...here's where I'm concerned. I rode it 2 weeks ago (had to for a co-workers daughter...back outside seat). And what is normally my favorite part, the first drop, nearly knocked me out!!! I hit my head so hard on that first drop that I didn't remember anything till we were in the lazyboy turnaround! Now, I haven't ridden an outside seat in awhile, but even when I used to that first drop was NEVER as shaky as it was when I just rode it. It is kind of sad, I remember riding it during the first few months of operation and it was in my top 10!!!! It's now just gotten so brutal that it's not really fun to me. My other fond memory of the ride is while filming one of the Discovery Channel shows and having to ride it in an outside seat 8 times in a row, and watching all of the camera rigging shake itself apart during each ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 My other fond memory of the ride is while filming one of the Discovery Channel shows and having to ride it in an outside seat 8 times in a row, and watching all of the camera rigging shake itself apart during each ride! when was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 April of '02...right before the arm broke off and it was closed almost all summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The ride isn't that bad. The trick is to not expect that much out of it. Make sure you ride on the right side (the side you have to go under the station), ride it in the front (the line bunches up in the back, so cut underneath the railings to the right, and make your way to the front...I wouldn't call it cutting if there was a space for the front ), and then sit on the inside seat. . . .yes, this quite oftenly means sacrificing your GP friends ride (if your partner is a child or older, more fragile person, have them sit on the inside). Anyways, just keep telling yourself the ride is a bumpy piece of shit, that makes flashback look like butter, and you might come out with a smile, because it was "better than expected"... . ...works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Now Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The last ride I had on X was decent, not amazing, but decent. For one thing, it had been raining that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroJoeC Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Man, I will *never* understand all the critisizm of X! I first rode in Apr of 02. I rode it 7 times in two days and fell in love with it. I mean I was contemplating if anything else would ever compare (yeah it really made an impact on me). Fast forward time, and all of a sudden everyone loathes the ride. Great, another ride that got so rough it's unenjoyable. So I never make it out to Cali until this past April - over three years later. I was nervous to ride X because of how rough everyone said it was and how people swear it off and never ride it again. Well I'll tell you what, I rode it, and it hadn't lost a step! In fact, all of the negativity toward it made the ride even better for me, because my expectations were soooooo low. Even my bf Keith, who *hates* rough rides (he can't stand Storm Runner because he hits his head a couple times in some of the more intense parts) said X is his number two coaster, right behind SROS SFNE. And we even took his little Asian girlfriend who weighs no more than 105lbs with us, and she wanted to ride more than us! (she's not a coaster geek). So either we had two really good days this past April on X, or I'm just completely missing all this "roughness" talk. Either way, we'll be out there again in Oct. so hopefully it's as good as I remember then, too! Joe "and the crew was even hauling butt during the days we were there!" C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 ^Joe... The ride is really weird, it seriously has good and bad days/seats/trains/runs/etc. Don't get me wrong, I've had a couple of good rides on it recently...just few and far between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 My daughter, a 15-year-old, 105-lb half-Asian , rides it and loves it every time. I just get thrown around too much and have had more than my share of rough rides on it. I'm glad it works for you, Joe. Honestly, the entire ride is a great concept, but is flawed in its execution. One thing that I think would have helped is a wider track, perhaps with the extra wheel set that drives the rack and pinion system (for seat rotations) on the inside rather than the way they ended up doing it. Trains would have had greater stability, and I believe that would have cut way down on the roughness. I'm not an engineer, though I do work in the industry. But the bottom line is that no one should have to "learn" how to ride anything. The idea of a ride is to get on and enjoy it. Eric "Just my two cents' worth" L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Now Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Even Alan Schilke has to admit that X isn't what it use to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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