NitroRider Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 I've only ridden one coaster in the rain, and that was Kraken. And it was not an enjoyable ride. Kraken is normally really good, but I don't know about in the rain.
okinawaboy11 Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 I'd say any woodie because most steel coasters go to fast and it just straight up hurts.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 One of the best coasters I have ridden in the rain was Thunder Coaster at TusenFryd in Norway.
BDG Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 I've been on tons of rides in the rain. I'm from Belgium, where no week goes by without a few heavy showers. Anyway, most memorable experiences: Colossos It was raining cats & dogs, the park (Heide-Park) is partly built on a hill and water was running down from the paths like a small waterfall. Our group was soaked before we even reached the second camelback. Tonnerre de Zeus is a great experience as well. Goliath (Colossos as well) is a good alternative to an acupuncture threatment. Raindrops hitting your face (and arms) at over 50mph. Overall, wooden coasters tend to be much smoother and faster during or after a good shower of rain, makes them so much more fun. Even SLC's are rideable when they're wet.
cobra_roll06 Posted December 8, 2006 Posted December 8, 2006 Dueling Dragons at IOA. Adds to the duel effect if you no what i mean lol
SharkTums Posted December 8, 2006 Posted December 8, 2006 I don't remember if I posted or not here...but... Let me second the people who have said Thunder Coaster and Tonnere de Zeus...both rides are completely different in rain versus normal weather. TdZ gets a special place in my heart for soaking Dan from head to toe on one particular rain ride (first of the day) when an entire tree dumped it's water on us!
MisterP Posted December 9, 2006 Posted December 9, 2006 Is the Underground a choice? Exterminator? Flight of Fear?
coastrfreak2000 Posted December 10, 2006 Posted December 10, 2006 Magnum XL-200 It was extremely painful, but hilarious at the same time. The on-ride photo was priceless.
exmouse Posted December 10, 2006 Posted December 10, 2006 Millennium Force is fantastic in the rain, apart from it gaining a bit of speed your face gets a wonderful exfoliation treatment. 2 years ago I was at Cedar Point with the RCCGB and our ERS on TTD was cancelled due to the rain so instead we got one on MF. Of course that 30mph makes all the difference when being pounded in the face by the rain. It was such a laugh with most people putting their hands in front of their faces to stop the sand blasting effect. Still I had very smooth skin afterwards. I always find it odd how so many parks in the US close their coasters in the rain, if they did that here in the UK they'd never be open.
sfmmFREAK Posted December 10, 2006 Posted December 10, 2006 an indoor one, lol. i hate riding rollercoasters when its rainy.
darklingscribe Posted December 10, 2006 Posted December 10, 2006 Thundercoaster without a doubt. If Thundercoaster's dry rides were even close to the rides it gives when wet, it would rival Balder as my number one wood coaster.
Xxhershey818xX Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 IMO I absolutely in Love with NITRO in the rain its just the best!!!
BeemerBoy Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 an indoor one, lol. i hate riding rollercoasters when its rainy. Glad I'm not alone on that one. The only time I've ever ridden a coaster while raining was unintentional. We were trying to get one last ride on Dueling Dragons in before Florida acted like typical Florida. Well, we made it to the top of the lift hill after an unscheduled delay in the dispatch, and then like a light switch, the skies just opened up. And no, there's nothing fun about riding a coaster in a downpour.
verticalzero Posted December 15, 2006 Author Posted December 15, 2006 Nemesis is very quick when it rains, most of your blood rushes to your feet and they tingle more or you just "grey/blackout. Anyone rode a coaster when the air temp is below freezing...?
exzantia Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 In 2004 I had one day in New York City. As I got to Coney Island the rain was hammering down. No way that was stopping us. We kept riding until they closed the place (sadly that wasn't too long after we got there). Riding in the rain was fine, the awful soaking wet journey home on the other hand...
jedimaster1227 Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 Kraken is always fun when its raining at night!
fakestar Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 I rode pretty much everything in Carowinds years ago in the rain. Top Gun was painful in the front but not painful enough to keep me from powerriding it. AND HURLER WAS ACTUALLY DECENT. Amazing, I know, but true.
coaster05 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Any coaster I have ever had the privelage to ride in the rain was better then when it wasn't raining. The combination of a new element and the great joy I feel for acting like a complete moron by not being smart enough to get out of the rain.
HAJiME Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Colossus. A coaster that goes from utterly TERRIBLE to AMAZING when the track's wet and has been for the last 10 or so hours. Nemesis Inferno is cool when it rains too. It certainly gets less sickly. Only problem is it's h20 intolerant and breaks down in heavy rain. Only Thorpe could break a B&M. Only Thorpe... lol
Freefallbestrideever Posted December 21, 2006 Posted December 21, 2006 I rode X and Goliath for the first time when it was raining and it was the best ever!
IceDragon Posted December 21, 2006 Posted December 21, 2006 Nemesis is very quick when it rains, most of your blood rushes to your feet and they tingle more or you just "grey/blackout. yeah... i think i blacked out on the 4-g turn... bloody hell, they said if it rained, it would hit somewhere between 4.5-6/7 g's... its sounds pretty fake, but it sure felt like my feet were gonna break off! Air's indifferent. nothing too spectacular, but the inline twist is much better. Oblivion... well... it was fairly hard, leveling my head so it was parallel with the ground, we were falling at the same rate as the rain... that was fairly freaky. Colossus' air-time hill after the loop was insane! it is usually floater air time, but this was true ejector air-time!
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