dippindotsguy8 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Definitely Excalibur at Valleyfair As for my other home parks: -Jaguar at Knott's -Viper at Magic Mountain -The Bread Factory at DCA
cfc Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 -The Bread Factory at DCA What's not to like about a free piece of sourdough bread?
Thunder_Run Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Any kind of automobile track that allows you to control the car's direction with the wheel. Honestly surprised I haven't seen anyone else mention those already.
YoshiCraft2011 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Those frog hoppers. I feel embarrassed when riding them, but they are a nice guilty pleasure.
Barge84 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 TTA/People Mover at MK is one of my all-time favorite rides. I rarely visit the park without taking a spin.
805Andrew Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Green Lantern and Apocalyse at SFMM Autopia and Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin at Disneyland Mickey's Fun Wheel (swinging cars) at DCA Boomerang at Knott's The Demon at CGA
tututiara Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 I love the little carnival or theme park swing rides, even though they don't go very high. They make me feel like I'm flying! Also, I could never walk away from a rapids ride.
Chlobeast13 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Colossus at SFMM used to be the one I could ride over and over... I love old woodies. Well, most of them.
rcdude Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 I don't really have specific rides, but rather general types of rides I'd consider guilty pleasures. Roller Coasters: -CCI Woodies (even the rough ones) -Mack Wild Mouse Coasters -Vekoma Boomerangs (except the roughest installations) -Any Schwarzkopf -Most Arrows (especially loopers, suspended coasters, and mine trains) Non-Coasters: -Railroads -Frisbees -River Rapids -Bumper Cars -Pirate Ships -Swing Rides -Log Flumes -Observation Towers -Scramblers
firewalk13 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 I love the Sky Ride at Cedar Point, that and driving the cadillac cars and Dodgems after several beers. Wheee!!!
GnastyGnoric7 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 For me, it's definitely any B&M invert.
woolandmammoth Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 I love old Arrows. The hypers and the loopers are some of my favorites. Gotta say, Vortex at Kings Island is a fantastic ride. Creative layout, all sorts of forces, and pleanty of inversions. I enjoyed it more than Banshee. Skull Mountain at Great Adventure is another guilty pleasure. The last row has an incredible pop of air time. The rest of the ride is fun, fast paced, dark, and usually has some crazy music playing. Cant help but laugh at the giant pumpkin in the helix. Why is there a giant pumpkin in a mountain? Better question, why are there two? They also throw in a strobe light... during the break run. Anti-climatic, but funny.
rcjp Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 For me, it's definitely any B&M invert. Why would that be guilty pleasure? Most of them are pretty good and even the ones not so popular among the enthusiasts are okay.
aLFREd_25 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Mine has to be Scream. Every visit my friends and I made to the park, it was a must for me. It didn't hurt that that section of the park was a dead zone and it never has a line. Ironically, I didn't enjoy Medusa, now Bizarro, quite as much.
Genx24 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 At Great Adventure, its Skull Mountain and Blackbeard's Treasure Train. Both are a lot more fun than they would seem. At other parks, I look for a solid collection of flats that I'd actually ride (I don't handle spinning well, so that leaves out teacups and scramblers.) I really love whips and a well put-together dark ride.
YeahThad Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I'm a really big fan of any ride where you stand or have control of your motion. I've never had a bad experience on a stand up coaster and I greatly enjoy rotors and other similar rides. I had a chance to get a few spins on a rock-o-plane once and I fell in love. NickU up in Minnesota has Brain Surge and Shell Shock where you have a great deal of control. I find Brain Surge a wee bit dull, but on Shell Shock I've gotten over 30 flips (47 according to the ride op who felt obligated to notify me of this). After a couple in a row it gets super intense and stuff. It was fun. I reached my pinacle of motion sickness. Good times.
milst1 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Good thread. Journey into Imagination with Figment is my big guilty pleasure. I used to love the Old Mill at Kennywood until the Garfield re-theming made it intolerable. Nevertheless, I will ride just about any crappy dark ride I can find.
coasterbill Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I love the Sky Ride at Cedar Point Damn right... preach
firewalk13 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I'd consider marrying the sky ride if it weren't for the fact that that'd be insane
viking86 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I love the classic log flume rides, and I almost always ride them unless the ride is very long. Both Liseberg and Djurs Sommarland have excellent log flumes. I also have a little bit of a soft spot for Loopen at Tusenfryd. Its not too rough in the backseat. Of course it also holds somewhat of a sentimental value as it was the only major coaster in Norway from when it opened in 1988 until Thundercoaster opened in 2001. Still I would not be sad if it closed, but I always ride it when I visit the park. Can we list rides that are not opened yet? I can almost guarantee that the new Frozen ride at EPCOT will be on my list...
larrygator Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Good thread. Journey into Imagination with Figment is my big guilty pleasure. I used to love the Old Mill at Kennywood until the Garfield re-theming made it intolerable. Nevertheless, I will ride just about any crappy dark ride I can find. Key words highlighted for you.
cfc Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Good thread. Journey into Imagination with Figment is my big guilty pleasure. I used to love the Old Mill at Kennywood until the Garfield re-theming made it intolerable. Nevertheless, I will ride just about any crappy dark ride I can find. Key words highlighted for you.
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