Zack44 Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 Rolling Thunder (either side) at Great Adventure, followed closely by Great American Scream Machine at the same park.
Philrad71 Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 What the heck happened to Gemini???? I was definitely disappointed in it when we rode it Friday. We sat in the middle of the blue train and every time we hit the bottom of a hill, it hurt about as bad as Magnum's bunny hills. It is interesting how the turns are so incredibly smooth, but the hills are just downright painful anymore. I think we may have to pass on this one the next time we go as it just wasn't fun for us at all...which is too bad as this was the first "big" coaster I ever rode. Blue Streak was actually smoother and less painful than Gemini.
eddie200330 Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 However, I agree that it's poorly designed. Yes the banking is all wrong. Furthermore, that first hill always strikes me as pointless...no airtime, just slowly going over a big hill *yawns*. -Doug "Millie craps all over Maggie" Heim ?? Everytime I ride I go for the last car and get some pretty good floater air the whole way down the first drop, second drop, and third drop! I don't understand the banking issues either, I thought the turns were all taken pretty well. And as far as the bunny hills, isn't that what they were designed for............
RomanHORSEman Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 Roughest wood coaster IMO would be either the Rattler at SFFT or Hurler at Carowinds. Roughest steel easily Mind Eraser at SFA. Hated it.
samisthabomb Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 Texas Giant @ Six Flags Over Texas Zoomerang @ Alabama Adventure
Foxy Roxy Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 1) GASM, I strongly recommend avoiding this. 2) Vekoma Boomerang 3) Vekoma SLCs
davisal771 Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 ^ Of course you come right out and infer that every Vekoma Boomerang and SLC are rough...
rcg19 Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19
Foxy Roxy Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 ^ Of course you come right out and infer that every Vekoma Boomerang and SLC are rough... I've been on The Sea Serpent at Morey's Pier, Sidewinder at Hersheypark, and Flashback at SFNE, and Mind Eraser at SFNE and The Great Nor'Easter. I have to say, they're not the smoothest rides I've ever been on.
B-RadG Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 Invertigo at KI Beast in a wheel seat Mean Streak Mind Eraser at SFA
Cairnben Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 The Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canada's Wonderland, or as I like to call it "The Mighty Canadian BACKbuster"
razor12 Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 1. Grizzly (Kings Dominion) 2. Georgia Cyclone (SFOG) 3. Runaway Mine Train (SFOT)
djbrcace1234 Posted July 11, 2010 Posted July 11, 2010 Windjammer was bad as well now that I remember, and not to mention Manhattan Express. TOGO, Arrow, and Vekoma; I don't care how bad they may ride nowadays, but I enjoy most coasters.
imawesome1124 Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 ^ Which Alpengeist did you ride? The one I rode was butter smooth!
cal1br3tto Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Here are some recent contenders for me: Voyage: My favorite coaster, but not my head and arms' favorite coaster. Timber Wolf: Another fun coaster, but the first drop is intense in a bad way. Hellcat: 3.1 provides an enjoyable ride, but the very back row is harsh.
BaMiTsPaT Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 ^^I too thought Alpengeist was smooth, but not butter-smooth like Silver Bullet or Talon.
CMV Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Mean Streak, hands down. I suspect it may have given me the cancer.
Steelinwood Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 The track was smooth, but the forces were wicked intense!
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 WOOD: Psyclone, hands down...hurt like hell. STEEL: Flashback SFMM, or any coaster made by Togo.
ANJLOVER14 Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Tremors at Silverwood. I had 2 AMAZING rides in the front and middle, but when I rode the back row, it knocked the wind out of me when I slammed into the back of the seat on the first drop.
coastermaniac Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Most wooden coasters I can handle because I know how to ride them (leaning with turns and not putting my back on the seat). The roughest unavoidable ride I've been on is Mantis. I can never seem to avoid the pain that I get from that ride no matter how I try to ride it. Many people say Mean Streak but most times that I've ridden MS have been very smooth...and I've ridden it countless times.
aceospades1250 Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 1. Psyclone - SFMM 2. Ghostrider - Knotts 3. Manhattan Express 4. Magnum XL200 - Cedar Point 5. Viper - SFMM
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