Roughest coaster

[805Andrew]

Probably Flashback at you know which park.

[rcjp]

Coaster express at Parque Warner Madrid. Honestly, it really was painful: I could almost feel my brain being bashed against my skull, it gave me some serious headache.

[necoastergp]

Wildcat at Lake Compounce, so much pain. Ouch.

[Moose]

In general I don't judge rides on certain seats, but Wildcat is a muuuuuuch better ride in the middle seat of any of the three bench cars.

[coasterjunkie1975]

Wild Beast at Canadas Wonderland is up there for roughest coaster for me...I swear I lost my spleen a couple of years ago while riding it.

 

Dishonorable mention goes to Kingda Ka as the last ride that I had on it was the only time that a ride made me feel sick to my stomach.

[cmullin]

Mean Streak at CP

Mine Buster at Canada's Wonderland

Ghostrider at KBF

Viper at SFMM

Manhattan Express

[IneedTPforbunghole]

For me it's definitely Mean Streak.

[SFMMGeek27]

Blue Streak at CP. Ouch!! I thought that thing was gonna kill me! Never riding that thing again. I actually thought Mean Streak wasn't that bad.. Not smooth and not a very good ride but not anywhere near the roughest thing I've ridden either.

[LoopScreweD]

I think this video clearly showcases just how rough ShockWave was listen to the ride slamming into the turns and the pain of the riders. [vimeo]

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[sixflagsgadvguy1000]

I recently visited Hersheypark, and I got a headache after a single ride on Wildcat.

 

Probably Wildcat at Hershey and Rolling Thunder at Gadv for me. Thank god Rolling Thunder is getting torn down.

[tororific]

I rode Shockwave close to its demise, and I don't think it was THAT horribly rough. Sure, it slammed you around, but I don't know.

 

It's odd how little shelf life those coasters had at both SFGam and SFGad - was maintenance cost the real story, with declining ridership? Interesting how Viper remains.

[RaptorBoyASU]

Blue Streak at CP. Ouch!! I thought that thing was gonna kill me! Never riding that thing again. I actually thought Mean Streak wasn't that bad.. Not smooth and not a very good ride but not anywhere near the roughest thing I've ridden either.

 

Obviously you rode this a while ago. The last few years, Blue Streak has been running crazy smooth.

 

It used to be that I'd give this award to Thunderhawk at Dorney or Grizzly at CGA. But Thunderhawk got some TLC this year, and actually was very re-rideable in the front. And Grizzly wasn't as bad as I remembered it last time I rode.

 

So now my vote would have to be for Wildcat at Hersheypark, or Gouderix at Parc Asterix

[2012jarrett]

Steel: Ninja at SFOG

Wood: SoB at Kings Island (the rougher of the two)

[medoman]

coaster express at parque warner definitely is my roughest.

 

runners up/notable mentions go to furious baco at portaventura and robin hood at walibi Holland

 

I've ridden mean/blue streak and wild beast/mine buster and didnt think they were bad at all! after coaster express everything seems buttery smooth!

[MoonCadet]

This is probably a little unfair to the coaster in question as I am sure that there are other ones that feel rougher; but I give the honor of roughest coast to the only coaster that actually made me bleed... The Mighty Canadian Minebuster... or more accurately known as The Mighty Canadian Lipbuster to me.

 

Granted at the time I was probably a foot shorter that I am now but I managed to split my lip wide open on that ride. My mother spent a good portion of the ride trying to find some napkins in her fanny-pack to stem the tide of blood. In the end I was ok didn't go to first aid bleeding eventually stopped and I got on with my day.

 

As for other coasters... I still don't know how to ride the Mind Eraser at Six Flags New England without getting a headache... so I kinda stopped even trying.

[kongker]

#1 Wood: Ghostrider - KBF

WAS exceptional, especially the first 5 years of it's existence. I actually loved this ride more than the Texas Cyclone. The PTC's (esp. the Silver Train) made the ride feel truly awesome. However, after recently riding I felt like all my internal organs had been violently pummeled. Picture: Mike Tyson's Punch Out (Body Blows). Every lateral shuffle was painful & not fun.

 

#1 Steel: Matterhorn - DLR

Another all-time favorite. I was truly disappointed after riding w/ the new train stock. I thought the LED's lights were cool.. But no seat/back padding?? Not even a suspension system in lieu of basic seat comfort? Even Goofy's Sky School (Fair Ground Death Trap) has better rolling stock. After the hype & build-up it felt as if absolutely no track rehab had taken place. In fact it felt worse. Unfortunately, no future re-rides for me in it's current state.

 

Bummer

[Angle O. Descent]

^^ Where were you sitting on Gutbuster? I find it's brutal in the back seat, but much smoother in the front.

 

Here's a few others:

- Flight deck (CW)

- Anaconda (KD)

- Riddler's Revenge / Mantis

[djboss302]

Mean streak at CP, Predator at Darien Lake, and every single Vekmoa SLC that has ever been built.

[Moose]

Predator is pretty bad. Hopefully it will get reborn with the Ricky Mountain treatment.

[gerstlaueringvar]

Hades360 all the way! Seriously it's not a coaster, it's the death trap on SAW! (I wanna play a game, cut all your fingers off or I will send the train! Dispatch in 5,4,3,2,1 all clear...ahhhhhhh let me die!!! )

[Mstankow]

I didn't think Shockwave was that rough. I still really liked the ride even in its final years.

 

Now Steel Phantom was rough. First half was awesome but when you hit that first loop it was just pain until the ride was over.

[LoopScreweD]

Shock wave SFGAM even though i love its appearance the ride experience looks worse than drachen fire from the videos i have seen. Listen close in this video to the ride slamming into turns and the pain of the riders "Shivers"

[Vonni]

Timber Wolf- WOF

[Jackdude101]

Rate the accuracy of this top 10 list. The #1 roughest is the Coney Island Cyclone.

[cmullin]

^ Both Giant Dippers are not very rough at all, and definitely neither are one of the 10 coasters in the world.