SeanS Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 On the steel side, I have to throw in a vote for Iron Wolf at SFGAm. I rode it about a month ago and found it to be as unpleasant an experience as I can ever remember having at a park -- and it used to be one of my favorites. The stand-up restraints were as uncomfortable as always, but the ride itself was even worse. I ended up putting my hands over my ears after all the head-banging.
Coaser-Joe Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 The defunct Viper at SFGAdv was definitely the roughest and worst coaster I've ever been on. I got a nose bleed on that ride, and IDK if it was the skull smashing ride or my allergies, but the ride was awful.
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Last year I rode Texas Giant in the back and wanted to climb out half way through the ride. Glad they are going to retrack it. It needs it badly. Really? It wasn't that bad when I rode it in March. I was riding in 2nd last row too! Grizzly is way worse, trust me. Glad to hear about the retracking though. Certainly gives me another reason to go back to SFOT next year. Well, it will be closed all of next year I believe...
fisher1095 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 ^ Yes, they are re-tracking/rebuilding TG for the entire 2010 season, and it opens again in 2011. Hopefully the renovations are worth the wait. But my vote goes to Mean Streak. Case closed.
DiSab Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 There are a lot of bad woodies out there (like Mean Streak), but there is nothing - and I mean nothing - on nearly the same level of awfulness as Son of Beast. One of the all-time worst-designed rides ever. I can only hope this investigation closes that damn thing for good - that area of land can be used for so much more than that piece of crap. Every ride feels like my insides are being rearranged...
Calicoasters Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 ^I got really lucky on Son Of Beast last month! (Really really lucky because it closed the next week) We wanted to get the pain over with fast so it was the first ride of our day, the roughness was quite average and the ride was a lot of fun! Mean Streak however was a disaster! I was actually kind of glad it was so terribly rough, it kept our minds off of how slow and boring the layout was! Roghest Rankings 1. Mean Streak 2. Demon @ CGA 3. Revolution @ SFMM
msep003 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 the roughest steel coaster is Amercan Scream Machine at SFGAdv then in second position Goudurix at Parc Asterix .
Audio111 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Steel - Manhattan Express : Roughest Steel Coaster by far Wood- Cyclone (SFNE) : The back row is dangerous, you will get hurt.
adrenaline90 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Psyclone @ SFMM was unbearable in the back row.
Cavs Fan Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Besides the obvious (Mean Streak and Son of Beast) I would have to say a ride on Magnum that I once had. I have not been on many coasters, but this one gave me a bad headache for about ten minutes and I bruised my hips.
ReelBigFish419 Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Hmm... Rolling Thunder and Great American Scream Machine are fairly rough but I think one of the roughest I've been on was probably, SooperDooperLooper. That thing was just plain painful lol.
kingsdominionlvr Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Drachen Fire pretty much anywhere on the train, especially in the middle.
willh51 Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Drachen Fire pretty much anywhere on the train, especially in the middle. But the legend of Drachen Fire says it was "amazing?" - Mind Eraser at SFNE was awful - The Georgia Cyclone was brutal when I rode it back in 2003, but I've heard it's been retracked a bit since then.
some random guy Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 cheetah at wild adventures, i almost lost a tooth and a spine on that thing.
LiveForTheLaunch Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Son of Beast hands down, I mean, I heard it was going to be bad, but it was even worse than I thought, and I can tolerate pain pretty well. Second would be Wild Beast at Wonderland, though I think it might have come down to where I sat, it was still a horrible ride. My dad physically came off with a mark on himself from where he slammed into the side of the car. Those are the only two coasters I would really consider rough.. I'm usually not very picky but these two I totally have no desire to ever ride again.
jer1188 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Hercules at Dorney... felt like someone was trying to shake the brains out of my skull but I loved every minute of it, as long as I had advil with for later.
coolcalicoaster Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 After my recent trip to Kings Island, I will have to say Vortex is up there with the worst of them. I felt like I was in a car accident the whole ride. The only smooth part was going up the lift hill. I would put it second behind Revolution.
LiveForTheLaunch Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 ^ Really? I didn't think Vortex was bad at all. In fact, every multi-looper I have been on has been fairly smooth, whether it be GASM, Vortex, Ninja, etc.. None of them have actually made me feel like I was being thrown around too terribly. GASM was probably the worst of them but it's still not something I'd consider to be very rough. A tip for when you're riding, force your head against one restraint that way you don't get any headbanging. I do this for everything with OTSR's that inverts because of the amount of earrings I have, and surprisingly it minimalizes headbanging very well.
coolcalicoaster Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 ^I have never been beaten up so bad on a coaster other than revolution. Last time I rode Viper at MM it wasn't near as rough as Vortex. Maybe I just had a bad experience but after that ride I wasn't willing to give it another chance. OUCH!
LiveForTheLaunch Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 ^ Ah well, you tried it out and got your credit, no point in riding it again really. It's not fantastic anyway, I just didn't think it was really rough, especially considering the fact that, you know, Son of Beast is in the same park .
bspellx5 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Son Of Beast was the most pain I have ever recieved on a wooden coaster. I felt like it was trying to rip my upper body off of my lower, thankfully I got the credit though and I NEVER need to go near it again. Still don't get why it has 30 min+ lines most days...
LJGoBlue Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 ^I think the GP love Son of Beast because of the gimmicky title of tallest wooden coaster in the world. The GP loves that kind of stuff, but I don't mind because it means shorter lines elsewhere. IMO, Mean Streak is probably the roughest roller coaster I have been on, not fun at all.
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Texas Giant Psyclone Mean Streak Great American Scream Machine (Jackson) Vortex (Kings Mills) Villain Psyclone (so rough, it gets counted twice)
milst1 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Apologies for not going through all 70+ pages of this thread...I have to vote for my ride on GhostRider at Knott's. I was pretty sure that my kidney stones were being shaken loose. -Martin
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