Worst Ride Name

[Rocket Rodder]

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. (Haters 'gonna hate.)

 

 

It's a great ride, don't get me wrong, but really, who says the full name? Most people just call it "Thunder Mountain"... That's even more syllables than Hollywood rip Ride Rockit!

 

It's a mouthful. So what, it really looks like a train, but still!

[Mechanic]

I read somewhere about it that it's something profane like "Hamster Coaster".

 

How is "Hamster Coaster profane? Did you mean profound in a sarcastic way?

[Ace Of Spades]

Anything in China.

 

Case in point: "Super Speed Cool Cool Bear...Come on! Don't hesitate!"

Oh come on, that's one of the very best names! By all accounts, China's best (worst?) example is the oft-mentioned-in-this-thread "10 Inversion Coaster."

[imawesome1124]

^What about Wood Coaster at Knight Valley?

[Movieguy]

By all accounts, China's best (worst?) example is the oft-mentioned-in-this-thread "10 Inversion Coaster."

 

Don't forget, that it brings you "orgiastic scream!"

[golfburner1]

Runaway Mine Train at Sfgadv

[Movieguy]

I know people have mentioned Japanese coaster names...what about the collection of generic coaster names at Nagashima Spaland?

[davisal771]

^

"Children Coaster"

"Jet Coaster"

"Wild Mouse"

"Shuttle Loop"

[fantasticmrmatthew]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the eurofighter at Zoosafari Fasanolandia that is named, you guessed it, eurofighter.

[Coaster Cordalis]

I read somewhere about it that it's something profane like "Hamster Coaster".

 

How is "Hamster Coaster profane? Did you mean profound in a sarcastic way?

 

I probably do...

 

I'm not a native speaker, so I maybe mix something up sometimes. What I ment is: If it really just says 'Hamster Coaster', the name LOOKS impressive (just because of the ammount of words) but means something... simple.

 

P.S.: Yep, I just got it (thanks to dict.cc): it's not 'profane' what I tried to say. Never try to just translate by instinct...

[Double0Kevin]

I've never been a fan of California Screamin'. Great ride, but the name is just lame to me, not clever at all. I would rather it be called Giant Dipper or something that fits it's seaside amusement park theme.

[cal1br3tto]

^I used to find it confusing that there was absolutely no tie-in to the song "California Dreamin'." But now I realize there's no call for that and it wouldn't fit in with the nature of the park.

[Tomes1225]

Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape From Arkham Asylum takes the cake for me. It's the longest name I've ever heard.

[Mechanic]

I read somewhere about it that it's something profane like "Hamster Coaster".

 

How is "Hamster Coaster profane? Did you mean profound in a sarcastic way?

 

I probably do...

 

I'm not a native speaker, so I maybe mix something up sometimes. What I ment is: If it really just says 'Hamster Coaster', the name LOOKS impressive (just because of the ammount of words) but means something... simple.

 

P.S.: Yep, I just got it (thanks to dict.cc): it's not 'profane' what I tried to say. Never try to just translate by instinct...

 

I totally understand, since English isn't your first language. I hadn't noticed before that you were from Germany. For what it's worth, your English is still about 1000 times than my German.

[Miracleman]

Viper and Goliath at Six Flags parks. The names mean nothing. Heck, Goliath at Fiesta Texas isn't even big.

[BaMiTsPaT]

Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape From Arkham Asylum takes the cake for me. It's the longest name I've ever heard.

 

I usually just call it "the wild mouse near Bizarro." Much easier to remember!

[cymonster-rex]

the space probe at the old wonderland Australia

[SkyBreak95]

Corkscrew, Roller Coaster, Looping Coaster, Wildcat, Big Dipper.

[KoasterDan]

Any park that names their Boomerang coaster "Boomerang", should be instantly slapped in the face. I hate that name with a passion.

[The49er]

Viper and Goliath at Six Flags parks. The names mean nothing. Heck, Goliath at Fiesta Texas isn't even big.

 

I actually think the two are creative but overused. Viper gives the image of a frightening snake (train) about to strike, and Goliath...well, it means big. SFMM's Goliath seemed pretty big to me.

[Schrecken]

I have always thought that Great Bear at HP was a really pedestrian name for a B&M invert (even though it is one of the mildest B&M inverts out there). "Great Bear" sounds either like a flat ride or a kiddie coaster IMO.

 

Also agree with the comic book/super hero names - they just get old really quickly + there is also the confusion - "Super Man and Bat Man" - but which coasters are they referring to?

 

For me the snake names tend to get over used as well; as far as I know there's only one Anaconda but plenty of Vipers and Pythons out there or variants of those names.

 

Then of course there are the other clone names - Goliath, Deja Vu (gone but not forgotten), etc, that along with the super hero stuff takes away the individuality that a coaster should have.

[KoasterDan]

Viper and Goliath at Six Flags parks. The names mean nothing. Heck, Goliath at Fiesta Texas isn't even big.

 

I actually think the two are creative but overused. Viper gives the image of a frightening snake (train) about to strike, and Goliath...well, it means big. SFMM's Goliath seemed pretty big to me.

 

I think that Goliath was a good name for SFOG's and SFMM's, but that's it. I don't think Goliath was a good fit for SFNE's. It just doesn't seem right. Yes, it's big, but when I think of Goliath, I'm thinking Green/Orange. Not: Outrageous Green and Hyper Blue, like the media day t-shirts said.

[XYZ]

I think it's really pathetic how NY-NY changed the name of their roller coaster from Manhattan Express to Roller Coaster. I really don't know what was wrong with the Manhattan Express name and it is a million times better than Roller Coaster.

[Bryce]

Hollywood Rip, Ride, RockIt.... Ew. Like the coaster but I hate the name and it doesn't fit in...

[coasterfansince1999]

^I agree. I actually asked the attendant what it meant and she's like "Don't know, don't care!"