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The one thing that has destroyed me about this contest is the so-called "preservationists" did nothing to stop the demolition and scrapping of the Villain (taller, faster, newer, better name).. This is my tribute to the Villain, I light a candle in your memory.

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I know the contest is done, but yeah.. NEVER FORGET!

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The one thing that has destroyed me about this contest is the so-called "preservationists" did nothing to stop the demolition and scrapping of the Villain (taller, faster, newer, better name).. This is my tribute to the Villain, I light a candle in your memory.

Heh, I just actually saw this for the first time now...and you're right! IMO, Villain (at least when it was in good shape and taken care of), was a much, MUCH better coaster than Big Dipper. However, I have to say that the condition Villain was in the last time I rode it, which was three years before it was demolished, I'm not surprised no one wanted it.

 

There was a time when Villain was ranked a "Top 20" wood coaster in the world...and then it quickly sank to #118. Just like it's West Coast Cousin "GhostRider", there is an AWESOME ride in there somewhere...I just wonder what went wrong to kill it?

 

--Robb "Oh, and WTF happened with Big Dipper anyway? There's been no movement or anything for more than two weeks!" Alvey

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^My one and only ride on Villain was in June 2007, and it was one of the worst rides I've ever had. I wish I could have volunteered to help tear it down.

It's such a shame too. One of the last rides I took on it was god awful as well. It was hard to believe that I was riding the same "top 20" woodie from 5 years before.

 

Although I'd say it's not much different than my rides on Hades this year versus 5 years ago. Hades was just terrible now.

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^What exactly was so bad about Hades this year? I've never ridden it, I just assume it to be just as aggressive as the other Gravity Group/CCI creations. Was it potholes? Shuffling? Jackhammering?

All of the above. The year it opened, it was in my top 5 woodies, this year it just beat the hell out of me. I don't think it will rank in my top 50. That's how much it fell. It *felt* to me like what would happen if no one took care of a roller coaster for a few year and just one day turned it on and let people ride it...terrible.

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