bonsaiisuperstar Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Son of Beast at King's Island. It was like being in a 3 minute car accident. I swear the lift hill clanking was designed to "pre-deafen" you so you couldn't hear the screams of pain from the other riders.
GayCoasterGuy Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 ^Yes on all accounts. It was more painful than the couple car accidents I have had. It's the only ride I ever rode that hurt my spine.
MNCoasterlover Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 #1: That crappy old Corkscrew at VF/CP. Ride once, head hurts. Ride twice, need a massage.
dstephe9 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 2-Georgia Cyclone @SFOG, all I remember of the ride is being expelled from my seat over and over, which is very fun, I could never even could focus on anything after I rode because I was so shaken up I Agree with this. I actually tipped over in my seat on this ride. U could never right myself after getting knocked over. I Also say son of a beast is very rough.
Randomman295 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 #1: That crappy old Corkscrew at VF/CP. Ride once, head hurts. Ride twice, need a massage. Are you serious? I rode VF's Corkscrew last year and it was ridiculously smooth for an Arrow. In all honesty it was the smoothest ride in the park aside from Wild Thing. Although it's got great floater air and a neat layout with great intensity, KBF's Ghostrider is ridiculously rough and rattly. Defensive riding really is needed to enjoy it.
RCjunkie Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 #1: That crappy old Corkscrew at VF/CP. Ride once, head hurts. Ride twice, need a massage. Are you serious? I rode VF's Corkscrew last year and it was ridiculously smooth for an Arrow. In all honesty it was the smoothest ride in the park aside from Wild Thing. Although it's got great floater air and a neat layout with great intensity, KBF's Ghostrider is ridiculously rough and rattly. Defensive riding really is needed to enjoy it. I agree, for an 'Arrow' VF's Corkscrew is pretty smooth all things considered. If you were shorter and your head hits the restraint during the inversions then I can see it being a rough coaster but otherwise it is pretty decent even after all these years. But if VF's Corkscrew is the roughest coaster he has been on then kudos to him! I am not that lucky.
AusCoasterFan Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Number 1: GhostRider was pretty bad - I was genuinely in a lot of pain. For steel: Desperado at Buffalo Bills and maybe the Cyclone at Dreamworld (Australia) Don't get me wrong though... GhostRider and Desperado are still good coasters. I just try to look past the discomfort if I can!
Moose Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 The knock off Chinese Alec's were pretty damn rough. Of course the fact that the restraints didn't white fit did not help.
BackseatBoss Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Georgia Cyclone. It was a long time ago and I was young but all I can remember is pain. Maybe it will be different now that i'm older? And Hades has gotten pretty bad. Nothing horrible, but not good for the average park visitor in my opinion
yay101 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 The roughest coasters I've been on are Hurler at King's Dominion and Hoosier Hurricane at Indiana Beach. My back and neck hurt really bad after riding them. Another rough coaster is Demon at Six Flags Great America. But for me, I've ridden it three times, and it's only been bad two of those times.
Ducky dude Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 The rattler. SFFT THE ROUGHEST COASTER YOU'LL EVER RIDE!
Aceattack52 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 #1: That crappy old Corkscrew at VF/CP. Ride once, head hurts. Ride twice, need a massage. They have something similar at Carowinds although I don't think it was as bad.
GrapesLie Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 The Ninja at SFSTL but for some reason I still enjoy riding it.
Aceattack52 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 ^ I have to use the Vekoma Magic Seat just to be able to ride Ninja.
azza29 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Wood: Coney Island Cyclone. Even with seats padded to the hilt that thing is nasty. Steel: Coney Island again. Soarin' Eagle. They strap you into an iron maiden and let the ride beat you up. I don't know why there's so much Arrow hate. They are delightful until you hit a corner.
ultradude306 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Has to be the Wild Beast at Canada's Wonderland (known as the "Back Breaker" by me & my friends for the fact that there is an enormous jolt @ the bottom of the first drop). It's actually quite sad. The ride seems to have great airtime, but sadly, it's nearly un-rideable due to the roughness. It would be great to see it get a rehab from RMC, which might not be too unlikely as there is enough open space around the ride to make construction relatively easy (@ least easier than Minebuster, which is in the middle of the park & would require maneuvering around the Water Park). Would be sick to see "Iron Beast" as CW's next coaster, but idk if it'll ever happen.
alwaysairtime14 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Rolling Thunder at SFGAdv- The kids riding in the back told me not to do it...smartest 10-year-olds I've met. Wildcat at Lake Compounce- This is getting a rebuild this year Mind Eraser at SFNE- I swear it's bumpier this year than last. My smoothest wooden coaster that's a classic is the Dragon Coaster at Playland. Smoother than half of the wooden coasters built over 80 years later.
Voxelmatic Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 ^For my ride a few weeks ago, Wildcat was one of the smoothest wooden coasters I had ridden. Although I agree with Rolling Thunder, and I would like to add SFA's Mind Eraser to the list.
ultradude306 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 ^ Always wondered... Does anyone think the mind eraser name was given to the SF rides as a kind of pun?... Almost like they knew they'd be rough?
alwaysairtime14 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 ^For my ride a few weeks ago, Wildcat was one of the smoothest wooden coasters I had ridden. Although I agree with Rolling Thunder, and I would like to add SFA's Mind Eraser to the list. Good to know, I wasn't even sure if they had finished retracking it. It's been closed since September. Will have to get to the park to try it out.
GoBears Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 The roughest coasters I've been on (no particular order): Boss - It's extremely rough, especially the last helix but I still find it very fun. Racer (KI) - I did not enjoy riding this at all. Every time we went down a drop, it felt like the train was hitting concrete. Hades - One of my favorite wooden coasters and one of the most aggressive ones at that. Very painful but the tunnel is pure fun. Zeus - Ouch. I leaned forward and the back of the seat still kept hitting my back which left bruises. Mean Streak - It didn't shake me side to side so much as it was just very bumpy. HellCat (Timberfalls) - This little ride is a ton of fun but very rough. Still one of my favorite woodies! Corkscrew (CP) - Definitely gets your neck on the corkscrews, but that's how most Arrow loopers go. The Beast - My favorite wooden roller coaster. It's indeed rough, but I absolutely love it!
caffeine_demon Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 I was lucky enough to visit m & d's in Scotland a few weeks ago, where they have 2 entries in the roughest coaster list. 1st up - space coaster (which their website claims launches you from 0-60 in 8 seconds). http://rcdb.com/3653.htm Looks innocent enough, but seriously bashes your legs, and the helix is just pain!! 2nd up - tornado. http://rcdb.com/1070.htm Had heard bad reviews, the 2 loops are actually pretty smooth, then EVERY transition gives you a big old neckchop! Strangely fun though!
GnastyGnoric7 Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 Thunderhawk at Dorney, ugh, the air time was more like bang time
Wes Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 Thunderhawk at Dorney, ugh, the air time was more like bang time
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