Best first drop on a steel coaster?

[CPmillenia94]

The thread is pretty self explanatory. I say Intimidator 305 back row hands down! You are practically catapulted over that thing and it has an unmatched intensity that lasts so long! It feels like it pulls up much later than MF..

[gerstlaueringvar]

Maverick hands down.

[cmullin]

Maverick hands down.

Agreed 100 percent, it feels like you're getting thrown out, and it has OTSRs.

[DanM64]

Maverick by far! Ejector air to the max.

[gerstlaueringvar]

^I took my first ride on the last row and WOW! Great milestone for my #125 and definitely my NO.1 steel! The ejector air on the first drop is way more intense than the Mega-Lites!

[TunaSled]

Love Maverick, Love Diamondback, but Raging Bull's first dive just does it for me so much. So very much.

[DanM64]

^I wish all B&M hypers had the kicker hill. Bull's drop is far better than Diamondback's or Nitro's.

 

^^I haven't had a chance to ride a Mega Lite yet- hopefully some day! Skyrush's drop is crazy too, but there's just nothing like flying over Maverick's first drop. Good call on the last row, Maverick's drop is the best in the back row!

[gerstlaueringvar]

Mega-Lite's first drop is much weaker than Maverick. Mega-Lites win for the bunny hoooooooops. Maverick is more intense and the bunny hop before the final brake kills all the hills on Mega-Lite. You can see in Kentucky Kingdom in the near future.

[Manic Monte]

Are you kidding me? Skyrush!

[kailisun98]

GOLIATH @ SFMM

[oriolat]

Expedition GeForce. End of discussion.

[PalmTree55]

Intimidator 305, back row. Nuff' said.

[GnastyGnoric7]

Skyrush in any seat, followed by Storm Runner, also in any seat

[Condor]

Skyrush. A whole different level of ejector air, even compared to other Intamins.

[Brassinthegrass]

Leviathan is my favorite drop that I have been on. The float down in the middle rows is just exhilarating!

[medoman]

gotta be expedition geforce

[mike541x]

Intimidator 305, back row. Nuff' said.

 

Apollo's Chariot, and Bizarro (SFNE) have amazing drops in the back row as well.

[CPmillenia94]

Skyrush. A whole different level of ejector air, even compared to other Intamins.

 

Yes, but at the same time it is sort of abrupt and awkward, kind of like cyclone at SFNE except with more painful restraints.

[A.J.]

Skyrush. A whole different level of ejector air, even compared to other Intamins.

Yes, but at the same time it is sort of abrupt and awkward, kind of like cyclone at SFNE except with more painful restraints.

Yes, but you don't get forcibly stapled until the bottom of the drop, so you actually get some out-of-seat time.

[Barge84]

Skyrush. I was caught so off guard the first time I rode it. You're thrown out of your seat for the entire drop.

[PKI Jizzman]

Love Maverick, Love Diamondback, but Raging Bull's first dive just does it for me so much. So very much.

 

I love Raging Bull so much for the first drop.

[DougMJr]

I might have to say Wizzer at SfGAm. That ride is just so much fun that it more than makes up for its lack of intensity.

 

I love Raging Bull so much for the first drop.

 

Raging Bull's first drop was great in the back. It's the only good airtime that coaster has.

[Bear92]

Montana Infinitum's insane first drop is a definite number one for me!

[VinTheAttendant]

Add another vote for Skyrush in the last row. Even after everything I had heard about the coaster, I was not expecting the first drop to be that powerful!

[Geauga Dog]

B&M - Raging Bull's first drop, in the back seat, is fabulous. Diamondback's first drop is also great. The wing-over first drops on X-Flight and Gatekeeper are excellent.

 

Arrow - KI's Vortex and BGW's Loch Ness Monster.

 

Intamin - Intimidator 305, which I like better than Millennium Force's, and Maverick