What are some loud rides and coasters?

[DBru]

Most B&M's that haven't been 'sanded down' are very loud.

 

I love the roar of a B&M, though.

[24]

X2's lifthill!

 

On opening day it was really loud.

 

They silenced it recently. So now you can hear Enter Sandman from the line along with the voices.

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

I have to agree that S:TE overall makes an unecessary amount of noise. For lifts, X used to be insanly loud, but since they retrofitted the rollbacks with rubber it's reduced the noise. Goliath(SFMM) and Firehawk(KI) are two lifts I find to be noisy as well. As for the loudest roar I've heard on a B&M....I'd have to go with Riddler' Revenge.

[cmpunk771]

Colossus at thorpe park! You see saw go past and it is soooo quiet but when colossus goes by wow

[Speeddeamon128]

The Incredible Hulk it pretty loud at IOA.

[DiSab]

I agree with Bolliger&Mabillard, Firehawk's lift is just about the loudest thing I've ever heard. I used to think Flight of Fear was loud - now it pales in comparison to its neighbor.

[jray21]

Overall loudest, I would say Superman the Escape. You can tell when it is running from anywhere in the park. At the WCB we just listened for it to know when it was open. Of course other parks have similar situations, but when you think of all the other loud rides SFMM has(like Riddler, Goliath, Colossus, etc.) it is incredible that it still stands out as much as it does.

 

However....., My pick for loudest ride is the shattering glass sound on Dinosaur in Animal Kingdom. That is the only ride where I actually cover my ears. It is not the "loudest" in that you can hear it anywhere outside of the ride, but the speaker is soooo close, it's pumped up so loud, and it is the most ear splitting screaming screaching sound I have ever heard. Even thinking about it makes me cringe.

[gerd.muller]

The loudest coaster, I remember, was HyperSonic XLC at Kings Dominion.

[Crazy4Coasters!]

Superman: The Escape is my pick... I still try to time covering my ears whenever I hear the train approaching the pathway near Goliath!

[Volt]

It would be a tie between Dodonpa and Superman at SFMM.

[Josh Linn]

Great Bear

Incredible Hulk

Knoebel's Whirlwind lift hill

[nathanhillinbl]

Alpine Bobsled @ The Great Escape....We close the ride at 6 every night because the neighbors made a noise complaint to the town board.

[FitchCoaster]

I agree with whoever said the lifts on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Took a ride on it today, and the "clank"'s the lift made echoed through the caves, which just made it louder.

 

Still, it's nothing compared to S:TE.

I have noise-canceling earbuds for my iPod and I have no problem blasting music at nearly full volume. S:TE however, I find it hard to not cover my ears walking under it while it's running.

[pkd freak]

Dominator is not exactly the quietest coaster ever. Especially when it comes around that first turn.

 

I just love the sound of Dominator (B&M) at KD.

[TheHulk]

I agree with whoever said the lifts on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Took a ride on it today, and the "clank"'s the lift made echoed through the caves, which just made it louder.

 

Still, it's nothing compared to S:TE.

I have noise-canceling earbuds for my iPod and I have no problem blasting music at nearly full volume. S:TE however, I find it hard to not cover my ears walking under it while it's running.

 

The lifts on Big thunder mountain are the loudest I've heard in terms of actually hearing a coaster for myself in person, but I've seen videos of S:TE, and I think it easily takes the cake. The Incredible Hulk is pretty loud too, but I just love that sound.

[YFWE]

Son of Beast's lifthill makes an incredible amount of noise. Forget trying to say even a word to the person next to you, because the likelihood of them hearing you the first time is pretty low.

[Rocket Rodder]

I don't think this counts as a coaster, but Perilous Plunge under the drop can be ridiculous sometimes. @_@

 

As far as legit coasters go, Xcelerator gets my pick.. I can hear that thing clear across the park! Oh, and Ghostrider too.

[jjune4991]

Kumba at BGA. I can hear it in the front of the park sometimes.

[SFjunkie2010]

S:te definitely is the loudest I've heard so far.. the Hulk, BTMRR (Disneyland) and Kumba are also on my list, but S:TE can be heard throughout the park

[Mechanic]

S:TE gets my vote. That ride could have been named Flight Deck and the sound would have made the name appropriate.

[Rocket Rodder]

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[OCJ48]

Kumba has been running really loud of late, to the point that it was rumored (don't know if it was true) that last year some ride ops were given ear plugs.

 

Still, nothing quite like that B&M roar...

[TJ27]

1. SEFK scares the crap out of me when I'm near it and it cycles

2. All the Intamin launch coasters that come to my mind are louder than the average coaster.

3. S&S drop towers are really loud.

4. Most B&Ms are loud but I wouldn't say that they bother me.

[hansrubens]

I would say BTR at Disneyland Paris. The lifthill/tunnel sections are really noisy.

 

----Hans

[australianalex]

Tower of Terror II here in Australia is earsplittingly loud up close. You can hear it from the carpark, it sounds like a rocket going off. Oddly enough it doesnt seem as loud on ride, probably the adrenaline.

Im not sure if SEFK is this loud, is it?