DoinItForTheFame Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Don't get me wrong, the ride is in my top 10 even after riding some of the most awesome coasters in the country, but the ride pretty much ends after it starts falling backwards on that spike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ7500 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Lamest coaster ending for Fabio. Best coaster ending for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Maverick's ending (everything after the lake turn) is pretty sweet. I also like Banshee's inline twist-helix combo. And many people will probably disagree with this one, but I love how Full Throttle slams into the brakes right after the top hat drop. It's a weird combination of ejector air and being violently thrown forward, and it makes for a great ending in my opinion. Oh, and Silver Bullet's corkscrew-airtime-corkscrew-helix combo is fantastic as well. I could list several dozen coasters here. As for lame endings, aside from the lift-hill-into-station coasters, GateKeeper is up there. Everything after the last inline twist is a total snooze fest. Great Bear's meandering after the last corkscrew is boring as well, but I'll cut Hershey a little slack since they were working with several limitations and restrictions on that coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Maverick's ending (everything after the lake turn) is pretty sweet. I also like Banshee's inline twist-helix combo. And many people will probably disagree with this one, but I love how YOLOcoaster slams into the brakes right after the top hat drop. It's a weird combination of ejector air and being violently thrown forward, and it makes for a great ending in my opinion. Oh, and Silver Bullet's corkscrew-airtime-corkscrew-helix combo is fantastic as well. I could list several dozen coasters here. As for lame endings, aside from the lift-hill-into-station coasters, GateKeeper is up there. Everything after the last inline twist is a total snooze fest. Great Bear's meandering after the last corkscrew is boring as well, but I'll cut Hershey a little slack since they were working with several limitations and restrictions on that coaster. I actually enjoy GateKeeper a lot but that may be because I don't get to ride wing coasters too often. It's not forceful, but I find helixes on wing coasters fun. I know I'm in the minority though. I don't knock Great Bear for the ending for the reasons you said. It's deliberate and better than adding an extra element that is a total bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 And many people will probably disagree with this one, but I love how YOLOcoaster slams into the brakes right after the top hat drop. It's a weird combination of ejector air and being violently thrown forward, and it makes for a great ending in my opinion. That part is hit and miss. A couple of times, the brakes slammed so hard that the lap bar punched me in the gut and knocked the wind out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavenHamilton Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando The fake station, the theatrical Mummy appearance, the flames on the ceiling, then the descent into hell...it's an unexpected, cheesy, exhilarating blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This seems like one that is rarely discussed, but I would actually say that the ending of Skyrush is a little anti-climatic. After the final (insane) airtime hill, it sort of just rolls through a wave turn then glides to the brakes. But this is one case where I really do not care. Skyrush is just so amazing and keeps up its pace so well, one dead turn at the end does not affect my view of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparkes92 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando The fake station, the theatrical Mummy appearance, the flames on the ceiling, then the descent into hell...it's an unexpected, cheesy, exhilarating blast. Completely forgot about that ending! It's impressive how Universal got that much track into a (mostly) pre-existing building (the track goes over and under each other after the launched lift) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This seems like one that is rarely discussed, but I would actually say that the ending of Skyrush is a little anti-climatic. After the final (insane) airtime hill, it sort of just rolls through a wave turn then glides to the brakes. But this is one case where I really do not care. Skyrush is just so amazing and keeps up its pace so well, one dead turn at the end does not affect my view of the ride. I almost sort of want to agree because I have often wondered if they could have maybe squeezed in a right hand turn after that final ridiculous airtime hill into some sort of helix over the creek before heading back to the brake run. But that final hill is so f*cked up as is that I ultimately have no issue with the ending of Skyrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mater Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Storm Chaser's final helix is just too insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 The end of Superman:ROS and ROS is insane. The ejector you get on the bunny hills is breathtaking. The worse is probably Volcano. There could've been so much more to the ride but it just ends with a bunch of inline twists and a drop into the Volcano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando The fake station, the theatrical Mummy appearance, the flames on the ceiling, then the descent into hell...it's an unexpected, cheesy, exhilarating blast. Agreed!! Mummy has a great ending!! Such a great ride!! The worse is probably Volcano... Agreed. While I do love the coaster, the decent sized dive down into a brake run was a huge disappointment my first ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Best coaster ending I've been on is Outlaw Run's double barrel roll, especially in row 11. Worst is YOLOcoaster's brakes all the way down the drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 The best ride ending in my opinion is magnum Xl200 as the ending is the absolute best part of the ride (those crazy airtime triangles) Worst ending is leviathan, the break run is so high up, pretty much higher than the first drop on the arrow looper right next to it, and it feels like you have so much speed going into it (you get airtime on the hill into the break run) Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirloindude Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Agreed on Leviathan having a terrible ending. They cut that ride off way too early. It's still very good, but it was another couple of airtime hills or other creative maneuvers short of being everything it should have been, and I had that criticism of it the first time I rode it. I think that gives Fury 325 a boost in my eyes. Fury 325 is the best ride in existence in my opinion, and I consider it that based on its own merits, but I do feel like it gets a bit of a bonus for not ending until it's truly out of gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I've always thought Big Thunder at Disneyland had a pretty lame ending. You go up the final lift hill and they have all those explosions, then it's just a gradual slope dow with a turn to the bones. Then it's pretty much done. While it's not terrible, I always thought it needed a more amazing ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 ^ In the other hand, DLP's Big Thunder Mountain has a truly awesome ending. The rush through the tunnel is incredible, you go up to 65kph (while Space Mountain tops at 70...) and thanks to the wind you definitely feel like you're going faster than that. Then, the ultimate move is a hop from the tunnel, with a pop of air for the first rows... Amazing ending within an amazing ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCHeadache Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Best: Silver Bullet: graceful rolls into a tight helix. The ultimate expression of the inverted coaster. Phoenix: a series of relentless bunny hops leaving me easily six inches out of my seat. Griffon: a splash brake leaving rainbows for those watching if the sun's in the right place. Steel Venom: The holding brake makes it the best impulse. Worst: Verbolten: A bad cover version of the Big Bad Wolf's ending. The drop now only serves to simultaneously deliver intensity uncalled for on a family coaster and kill the pacing by having to launch all the way up into it, then being too big for those turns. The Big Bad Wolf had that drop trimmed for a reason. They should have just eased outside and then done (a gentler) launch straight into those turns. Volcano: a dive into the brake run. Couldn't they have done another lap around the structure or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 ^ In the other hand, DLP's Big Thunder Mountain has a truly awesome ending. The rush through the tunnel is incredible, you go up to 65kph (while Space Mountain tops at 70...) and thanks to the wind you definitely feel like you're going faster than that. Then, the ultimate move is a hop from the tunnel, with a pop of air for the first rows... Amazing ending within an amazing ride. Everytime I see this thread, my first thought is Big Thunder Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabreezed Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 One that isn't really thrown around a lot is Jackrabbit@ Seabreeze. It has a lights out finale,which is epic. Also up there is the Knoebels woodies. As for the worst endings: Storm Runner,Adventure Express,etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Does Everest count? I know it’s just an S bend without the Yeti but it just works so well. Some of the best: Maverick, Outlaw Run, Big Grizzly Mountain, Python in Bamboo Forest, Eejanaika (facing down on the brake run), Space Fantasy, Silver Bullet, Raven, Fire Dragon. Some of the worst: Adventure Express, Gatekeeper, Voyage (gosh just end it already!), Storm Chaser, BTMR DL and MK, Cheetah Hunt (it’s awkward, like the cheetah caught its prey and is twisting its neck to kill it), Powder Keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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