GoBears Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I was just wondering, what is your favorite drop from each park you have been to? It can be the first drop of a certain roller coaster, a specific drop during the course of a ride, a water ride, or even a drop tower. Hopefully this topic hasn't been done before because I did a search. Anyways, here's my list: Cedar Point - First drop of Maverick. Kings Island - First drop on Diamondback. Mt. Olympus - The final drop on Cyclops. Silver Dollar City - First drop of Outlaw Run. Six Flags Great America - Raging Bull's first drop. This could change after Goliath opens. Six Flags St. Louis - Screamin' Eagle's first drop. Timber Falls - HellCat's first drop. Universal Islands of Adventure - Dudley Doo Right's final drop. Universal Studios Florida - HRRR's first drop. Walt Disney World - Tower of Terror at the start of the drop sequence. It's funny hearing everyone's reactions who are taken by surprise. I excluded a few smaller parks that didn't have any drops worth noting and I combined all of the WDW parks into one since I only enjoyed Tower of Terror's drops. I went there before Everest opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschu Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Sfne is Bizarro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoGuy Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Magic Kingdom: 3rd drop on Space Mountain Epcot: drop on Maelstrom Hollywood Studios: Tower of Terror Animal Kingdom: backwards drop on Everest Disneyland: the drop under the boulder on Indiana Jones DCA: Tower of Terror Universal Studios: first drop on HRRR IoA: first drop on Dragon Challenge (Red, back seat, specifically) BGT: Sheikra's first drop BGW: used to be Big Bad Wolf's final drop, now the last drop on Apollos Chariot SeaWorld: Mantas pretzel loop dive drop SFOG: Acrophobia SFMM: Superman KD: Intimidator 305's first drop KI: Drop Zone CP: the final drop on Magnum XL-200 (in the tunnel), followed by a tie between MF's first drop and Maverick's first drop in the back seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Adventuredome - El Loco's first drop California's Great America - Gold Striker's first drop Gilroy Gardens - Quicksilver's drop after the second (main) lift hill Knott's Berry Farm - Supreme Scream LEGOLAND California - Technic Coaster's first drop Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Giant Dipper's first drop SeaWorld San Diego - Manta's first drop Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Medusa's first drop Six Flags Great Adventure - El Toro's second drop Six Flags Magic Mountain - Apocalypse's first drop in the back seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Parque Warner Madrid: Superman's first drop Portaventura: Shambhala's first drop Six Flags Great Adventure: Nitro's first drop (in the back) (oh, it's not el toro because I didn't get to ride it as it was closed, so don't kill me) Dorney: Dominator Hershey: Skyrush (best overall for me) Cedar Point: Millennium Force Disneyland Paris: Indiana Jones' drop into the loop (I know it's not a big deal but it's the best I could think of for the park, and has a nice head-chopper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012jarrett Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Kings Island: Banshee's first drop Cedar Point: Millennium Force's first drop Carowinds: Afterburn's first drop BGW: Griffon's vertical drop BGT: Cheetah Hunt's drop off the wind catcher Kings Dominion: I-305's drop SFOG: Goliath's first drop SFMM: X2's face-first drop KBF: Montezooma's drop off the rear spike Adventuredome: El Loco's first dive loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnastyGnoric7 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Cedar Point Maverick's first drop beyond 90 DEGREES Hersheypark Skyrush's first drop so much airtime Knoebels, Phoenix's drop after the first turn around Dorney Park Talon's first drop, so unexpected since I was used to Great Bear Waldameer Ravine Flyer II's first drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Dorney Park Talon's first drop, so unexpected since I was used to Great Bear Yeah in the back you do get a bit whipped sideways More than in the other inverts I've tried, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 King's Island - Drop Zone Cedar Point - Millennium Force SFOG - Goliath Dollywood - Thunderhead Holiday World - The Voyage Six Flags St. Louis - Mr. Freeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Cedar Point - Maverick's first drop Kings Island - Diamondback's first drop (though Banshee might trump it) SFGAm - Raging Bull's first drop Waldameer - the drop off the turnaround across Peninsula Road SFStL - Boss's first drop Carowinds - the twisty second drop on Intimidator SFOG - Acrophobia Kings Dominion - 305's first drop BGW - Alpengeist's spiraling first drop Dorney - Talon's first drop Hersheypark - the drop out of the flying snake dive SFGAdv - Nitro's first drop Darien Lake - ROS' first drop Kennywood - Jack Rabbit's double dip Holiday World - Voyage's tunneled triple down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro_Ryan Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (These are all in the backseat lol) Cedar Point - Millennium's first drop Dorney Park - Hyda's first drop Six Flags Great Adventure - El Toro's first drop Kings Dominion - Intimidator 305's first drop Carowinds - Intimidator's first drop Busch Gardens Tampa - Sheikra's first drop Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Loch Ness Monster's first drop (I really liked that one for some reason, lots of airtime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeeman311 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 GAdv- El Toro's first drop Hersheypark- Skyrush's first drop Lake Compounce- Wildcat's first drop Knoebels- Stratosfear's drop Morey's Piers- Great White's first drop SFNE- Bizarro's first drop Islands of Adventure- Dr. Doom's drop Universal Studios- HRRR's first drop SeaWorld- Kraken's first drop Animal Kingdom- Expedition Everest's backwards drop Magic Kingdom- Splash Mountain's drop Hollywood Studios- Tower of Terror's drop Cedar Point- Maverick's first drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Kennywood - a few great ones but I'll go with Jack Rabbit double drop Cedar Point - Maverick first drop Kings Island - Banshee Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Alpengeist Dollywood - Mystery mine drop after 2nd lift UHS - Jurassic Park the ride Holiday World - Voyage first drop Elitch Gardens - Sidewinder Carowinds - Intimidator SFOG - Goliath CW - it's been too long since I've been, can't remember Disney - Tower of terror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiMiT Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 From the back seats of all listed: SFGAm: Viper (the double-dip thingy) SFOG: Goliath's first drop (Cyclone's catapult drop is a close second) Holiday World: Legend's first drop Beech Bend: Kentucky Rumbler's very unique first drop SFSTL: Boss (the tiny ejector airtime drop right after the first one) Kentucky Kingdom: Twisted Twins (how can you argue with dueling drops?) Universal Orlando: HRRR (the lift is just as exciting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Animal Kingdom- Expedition Everest (backwards drop) Blizzard Beach- Summit Plummet Busch Gardens Europe- Apollo's Chariot (Rhine River drop) Canada's Wonderland- Behemoth (first drop) Canobie Lake Park- Untamed (first drop) Darien Lake- Ride of Steel (third hill) DelGrosso's Amusement Park- X-Scream Disney's Hollywood Studios- Tower of Terror Dorney Park- Hydra the Revenge (first drop) Dutch Wonderland- Kingdom Coaster (first drop) Epcot- Test Track (drop after the barrier) Funtown U.S.A.- Excalibur (first drop) Great Escape- Sasquatch Hersheypark- Skyrush (first drop) Islands of Adventure- Jurassic Park River Adventure Kennywood- Jack Rabbit (double down) Kings Dominion- Intimidator 305 (first drop) Knoebels- Twister (first drop) Lake Compounce- Boulder Dash (boulder drop) Lakemont Park- Leap the Dips (final drop) Luna Park- Cyclone (first drop) Magic Kingdom- Splash Mountain (final drop) Marineland- Sky Screamer Martin's Fantasy Island- Silver Comet (sweeping drop before the final bunny hill) Playland- Dragon Coaster (first drop) Quassy- Wooden Warrior (first drop) Santa's Village- Yule Log Flume Seabreeze- Log Flume Six Flags America- Tower of Doom Six Flags Great Adventure- El Toro (first drop) Six Flags New England- Bizarro (3rd hill) Story Land- Bamboo Chutes Typhoon Lagoon- Crush 'n' Gusher Universal Studios Florida- Revenge of the Mummy (drop after first launch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 From the back seats of all listed: SFGAm: Viper (the double-dip thingy) SFOG: Goliath's first drop (Cyclone's catapult drop is a close second) Holiday World: Legend's first drop Beech Bend: Kentucky Rumbler's very unique first drop SFSTL: Boss (the tiny ejector airtime drop right after the first one) Kentucky Kingdom: Twisted Twins (how can you argue with dueling drops?) Universal Orlando: HRRR (the lift is just as exciting) I completely forgot about The Boss' dip after the first drop. That's actually my favorite drop in the park, not Screamin' Eagle's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I love this thread Here is my list: Six Flags Great America: Giant Drop Michigan's Adventure: Shivering Timbers Valleyfair: Power Tower Nickelodeon Universe: Spongebob Squarepants Rock Bottom Plunge Cedar Point: Maverick first drop and Magnum Airtime Hills Kings Island: Drop Tower Holiday World: tie between The Voyage and Liberty Launch Kennywood: Sky Rocket BGW: Apollo's Chariot Kings Dominion: Intimidator 305 and Grizzly Indiana Beach: Cornball Express and Double Shot Kiddieland: Little Dipper, after the turnaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I eliminated some parks that I haven't been to in awhile, small parks or that have extremely obvious answers due to only having one star attraction. I've also eliminated Skycoasters as that would win in every park that has a skycoaster. Busch Gardens Tampa - Kumba's first drop Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Mach Tower Canobie Lake Park - Untamed's first drop Carowinds - Intimidator's first drop Cedar Point - Millennium Force's first drop Dollywood - Mystery Mine's final drop (honorable mention to Tennessee Tornado's first drop). Dorney - Demon Drop Great Escape - Comet's first drop Hersheypark - Storm Runner's first drop (is it bad that I almost said Coal Cracker, because I almost did... and yes I have ridden Skyrush) Islands of Adventure - Hulk's first drop Kings Dominion - Drop Tower (honorable mention to Intimidator 305) Kings Island - Drop Tower Knoebels - StratosFEAR Knott's Berry Farm - Xcellerator's first drop Lake Compounce - Boulder Dash's first drop Sea World Orlando - Manta's first drop Six Flags America - Superman's first drop Six Flags Great Adventure - El Toro's first drop (honorable mention to every other drop on El Toro) Six Flags Magic Mountain - Lex Luthor Six Flags New England - Goliath's first drop Universal Studios Florida - Rip Ride Rockit's non inverting loop drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hersheypark - Storm Runner's first drop (is it bad that I almost said Coal Cracker, because I almost did... and yes I have ridden Skyrush) I think I would take Fahrenheit's over sotrm runner's (even though I like the ride itself a lot more) as it has a really storm pop of air going beyond vertical, but that's a great one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 SDC- Outlaw Run's drop off the 153 degrees turn Six Flags Great America- Giant Drop CP- Maverick's first drop Ocean Kingdom- FOTR's first drop SFFT- S:KC's drop off the MCBR SFOT- Mr. Freeze's vertical drop Magic Spring: X Coaster's drop Mt. Olympus: Cyclops' Drop-O-Death SFMM: Lex Luthor DCA: ToT Disneyland (California/HK): Space Mountain's big drop SWSA: Steel Eel's third drop Little Amerricka: final drop of their wild mouse USH: Mummy's first backward drop SFStL: Boss' double down Chimelong Paradise: Dive Machine's second drop Happy Valley Shanghai: every drop of Mega-Lite Timber Falls: Avalanche's first drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMarkSta Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Since I'm seeing a lot of first drop's I'm gonna go a little unconventional and pick two that ain't first drops Cedar Point: Magnum's second turn and drop overlooking beautiful Lake Erie Kings Island: Banshee's drop into the ravine before the Pretzel Loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Knott's: The indoor plunge on their log ride Cedar Point: Maverick's beyond vertical, front row of back car Valleyfair: Wild Thing's first drop, back row Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Iron Rattler's Quarry Dive, back seat Disneyland/DCA: First full length drop on TZToT WDW: See Above SFMM: Tatsu's dive into the pretzel roll, third row USO/IOA: HRRR's first drop, third row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 To keep this from being a 50+ park list, only parks with at least one significant drop (100+ ft) are included. Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Griffon's first drop California's Great America: Drop Tower's drop Canada's Wonderland: Leviathan's first drop (Drop Tower's drop is a really close second) Carowinds: Intimidator's second drop Cedar Point: Top Thrill Dragster's spiraling drop (Millennium Force's first drop and Maverick's first drop are runner-ups) Darien Lake: Ride of Steel's first drop Disneyland Resort: Twilight Zone Tower of Terror's dark drop (second to last drop)/Splash Mountain's final drop Dollywood: Tennessee Tornado's first drop (Mystery Mine's indoor drop is a runner-up) Funtown Splashtown USA: Dragon's Descent's drop Great Escape: Sasquatch's drop Holiday World: Raven's fifth drop Kings Dominion: Drop Tower's drop (Intimidator 305's first drop is a really close runner-up) Knott's Berry Farm: Xcelerator's top hat La Ronde: Goliath's first drop Lake Compounce: Boulder Dash's drop in the woods (not the first drop...it's shortly before the turnaround after two or three rises) Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Superman Ultimate Flight's twisting drop Six Flags Great Adventure: El Toro's first drop (Kingda Ka's spiraling drop is a runner-up) Six Flags Magic Mountain: X2's first drop (Apocalypse's first drop, Superman's tower, and Lex Luthor are runner-ups) Six Flags New England: Bizarro's first drop (Cyclone's first drop is a runner-up) Six Flags St. Louis: Mr. Freeze's spike (Superman's drop is a runner up) Waldameer: Ravine Flyer II's first drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Silver Dollar City - Wildfire - First Drop - Back Seat - (having not been on Outlaw Run Yet) Frontier City - Silver Bullet - first drop - Back Seat Six Flags Over Texas - NTG - First Drop - Back Seat SFFT - Iron Rattler - First Drop - Back Seat Galveston Pleasure Pier - Iron Shark - First Drop - Front Row EPCOT - Test Track - First Drop - Any seat Disneys Animal Kingdom - Expatiation Everest - Backwards Drop - Front Seat Disneys Blizzard Beach - Summit Plummet Disneys Hollywood Studios - Tower Of Terror - Any Seat. Disneys Magic Kingdom - Splash Mountain - Final Drop - Any Seat Six Flags Great Adventure - El Toro - First Drop - Back Seat Magic Springs - X - Coaster - Backwards drop on the lift hill - Front Seat Universal Orlando - Revenge of the Mummy - First drop after the launch - Front Seat Universal Orlando Island Of Adventure - (at the time) Dueling Dragons - Fire side - First Drop - Front Seat Fun Spot Kissimmee - Sky Coaster - First drop after pulling the ripcord Stratosphere Hotel and Casino - X-Scream - ENTIRE RIDE - Front Row Cedar Point - Top Thrill Dragster - First (and only) drop - Front row... (The view... not the forces) Hershey Park - Fahrenheit - First Drop - Front Row... (There are so many more to come... but that's all for now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleRiderCam Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Knott's Berry Farm - Xcelerator's top hat drop (especially in the back) Six Flags Magic Mountain - Full Throttle's top hat drop (back seats) Six Flags Over Texas - Mr Freeze's tower Busch Gardens Tampa - Sheikra's dives SeaWorld San Diego - Manta's drop into the ravine Universal Studios Hollywood - Jurassic Park's final drop Universal's Islands of Adventure - Incredible Hulk's barrel roll drop Magic Kingdom - A lot of drops on Space Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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