ParkTrips Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ Amazing. Erik still doesn't have it ranked high enough
downunder Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) ^^While I didn't rate it as highly (in comparison) as others, Mindbender is a fantastic coaster. It's glass smooth, it was uncanny that such a forceful coaster can be so smooth. Plentiful g-forces, perfect inversions, airtime - I rode it over and over again when I was at SFOG. I like the setting of the coaster as well, in that wooded little corner near the back. Edited May 6, 2011 by downunder
Erik Johnson Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ Amazing. Erik still doesn't have it ranked high enough   Hee hee. Though it did climb a few places this year after my super July 4th ride-a-thon at night during the fireworks show last year. Seriously I think I rode it 10 times in a row.
the ghost Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Just helped KT submit her second ever steel poll! 1 Rasender Roland Hansa-Park DE 2 Fav Flitzer Any Park Anywhere ** 3 Fav Powered `Coaster' Any Park Anywhere ** 4 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere ** 5 Whizzer Six Flags Great Am IL 6 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere ** 7 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere ** 8 Matterhorn Bobsleds Disneyland CA 9 Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere ** Kristen's got some awesome taste! Matterhorn is still one of my favorites anywhere!
SharkTums Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^If you look though, she actually DIDN'T like the Matterhorn as it's second to last for her! She told me she didn't like it cause it was too bumpy. I kind of agree with her a bit! Although, it pains me to rank an Intamin ride last she REALLY didn't like the Intamin Bobsled!
the ghost Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ True... I just read where you said most of her "credits" don't count, so that makes more sense. Matterhorn is fun BECAUSE it's bumpy.
ANJLOVER14 Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Hey, according to Mitch's website, the polls have been extended to Sunday, May 8. Â Check it out! Â www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm
robbalvey Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ Yes, we know. We posted that same thing here: http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1021589#p1021589
Big-M Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^^While I didn't rate it as highly (in comparison) as others, Mindbender is a fantastic coaster. It's glass smooth, it was uncanny that such a forceful coaster can be so smooth. Plentiful g-forces, perfect inversions, airtime - I rode it over and over again when I was at SFOG. I like the setting of the coaster as well, in that wooded little corner near the back. Â Forceful... check! Smooth... check! Airtime... check! Wooded setting... check! Â I need to ride this thing.
cal1br3tto Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^Agreed. I really enjoyed Shock Wave at SFOT, so I'm looking forward to riding Mind Bender. These rides show that the old-fashioned loopers can be very "complete" and satisfying, even rivalling their modern counterparts.
robbalvey Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ Mind Bender and Shock Wave are easily better than most looping coasters that have been built in the last 10 years. It's almost frightening how well those older Schwarzkopf rides really do hold up!
Andrewoplis Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ Gotta love Schwarzkopf, Montezuma's revenge was an easy top 15 for me!
downunder Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^Monte has still got a kick to it, though I didn't think Greezed Lightning at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom was quite as forceful, albeit it used a different launch a weight drop as opposed to Monte's flywheel launch. Â This is rapidly become the Schwarzkopf love thread, bring it on.
cal1br3tto Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^Okay then! Â I really liked Monte as well; it may be simplistic but it has some very good airtime! I'm not the biggest fan of Revolution, though, but who is nowadays? However, I am somewhat fond of it, as it has a pleasing setting and layout. Â What I haven't really liked so far are the non-loopers. As much as I sometimes love compact coasters, a couple Schwarzkopf ones are among the least entertaining coasters I've ridden.
ParkTrips Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 I only actually have 2 Schwarzkopfs in my top 10 - kinda surprising considering how much of a fanboy I am, but I have most of them in the top 20% or so. The only ones that has ever really let me down were Wizzer and Revolution. Mind you, Shockwave, WEM Mindbender, and Bullet (if its around anymore) are still on my to-do list.
robbalvey Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ You mentioned The Bullet so I'm forced to post this.... Â
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 I also like how older Schwarzkopf loopers seem to feel much more out-of-control and much less predictable than newer loopers. I only got to ride Mindbender once or twice, but during ERT on Shockwave sometimes back to back rides in the same seat felt a little different. And the airtime was scary sometimes! It's definitely not like airtime on a B&M or Intamin Mega coaster or something like that. It seemed to kind of throw you everywhere. Fun, but scary.
Andrewoplis Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) Ive only have been on 2 Schwarzkopf loopers my self, and both of them were good! I can wait to ride number 3 this summer! Edited May 7, 2011 by Andrewoplis
robbalvey Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 (edited)  TODAY (SUNDAY) IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR STEEL COASTER POLL BALLOT! Instructions: http://www.ushsho.com/steel_instructions_2010.txt The actual Ballot is here: http://www.ushsho.com/steelballot2010.txt. The Excel version is here: http://www.ushsho.com/steelballot2010.xls  Web Based Online Ballot Creator! (EASY!!!): http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/  Here is my "top 25" list - as you can see I do use the group method for some of them: 1 - Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park 2 - Goliath - Walibi World 3 - Bizarro - SF New England 3 - Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion 4 - Fly Over Mediterranea - Happy Valley Chen 4 - Kawasemi - Tobu Zoo 4 - Mega-Lite - Happy Valley Song 4 - Piraten - Djurs Sommerland 5 - iSpeed - Mirabilandia 5 - Kumba - Busch Gardens Afri 6 - Nemesis - Alton Towers 7 - Eagle's Fortress - Everland 8 - Winjas - Fear - Phantasialand 8 - Winjas - Force - Phantasialand 9 - SheiKra - Busch Gardens Afri 10 - Mindbender - Galaxyland Amuseme 10 - Olympia Looping - Traveling 11 - Dragon Khan - Port Aventura 12 - Pyrenees - Parque EspaNa 13 - Montu - Busch Gardens Afri 14 - Euro-Mir - Europa-Park 15 - Dueling Dragons-Fire - Islands of Adventu 15 - Dueling Dragons-Ice - Islands of Adventu 15 - Superman Escape - Warner Bros. Movie 16 - Tele2 Insane - Grona Lund 17 - Dive Coaster - Happy Valley Song 17 - Dive Machine - Chimelong Paradise 18 - Ride of Steel - Darien Lake 19 - Atlantis Adventure - Lotte World 20 - Hollywood Rip Ride Ro - Universal Studios 21 - Fav Ultratwister - Any Park Anywhere 21 - Katun - Mirabilandia 21 - Shockwave - Six Flags Over Tex 21 - Wild Train - E Strasswalchen 22 - Storm Runner - Hersheypark 22 - Tornado - Bakken 23 - Furius Baco - Port Aventura 25 - Behemoth - Canadas Wonderland 25 - Mindbender - Six Flags Over Geo 25 - Powder Keg - Silver Dollar City 25 - Revenge of the Mummy - Universal Studios 25 - Saw - The Ride - Thorpe Park 25 - Steel Hawg - Indiana Beach 25 - Superman - Ride of St - Six Flags America 25 - XCelerator - Knott's Berry Farm  Of course my "Bottom ten" 50 - Dragon - Adventureland 51 - Screamin Squirrel - Mysterious Island 51 - Sequoia Adventure - Gardaland 52 - Huracan - Belantis 53 - Space Mountain - Disneyland Paris 54 - Cobra - Tivoli Friheden 55 - Dodonpa - Fujikyu HighLands 56 - Eejanaika - Fujikyu HighLands 57 - Iron Wolf - Six Flags Great Am 58 - Spinning Batman - Shijingshan Beij. 59 - Manhattan Express - New York New York 60 - Goudurix - Parc Asterix Edited May 9, 2011 by robbalvey
LcHg5265 Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 Damn you. Now I have to go listen to the Euro Mir soundtrack!
hauntguy Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 Those instructions are way too complex. Why can't this be web-based? I don't have 2 hours to fill out a text based survey that will be thrown out because of a syntax error.
ParkTrips Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 There are several online helpers that are posted on mitch's site if you don't want to do it in notepad. I also don't see how it would take 2 hours - I started from scratch this year, had 150 lines to order, and it took my like 30-40 mins.
djbrcace1234 Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 (edited) Just filled mine out! Â top 10: Xcelerator Riddler's Revenge Califronia Screamin Montu Dueling Dragons--both Kumba Silver Bullet Matterhorn Montazuma's Revenge X2 Â Â Man, I need to travel more! Edited May 8, 2011 by djbrcace1234
traincrossin Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 Those instructions are way too complex. Why can't this be web-based? I don't have 2 hours to fill out a text based survey that will be thrown out because of a syntax error. Here's a pretty simple one I use. http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/
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