Manic Monte Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 As impressed as I am with WC and TC, I'm more interested in seeing what RMC can do with some original wooden and steel coaster designs. Keep the 'conversions' rather unique to certain parks and not over saturated. More Outlaw Run and Goliath please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 ^x5 That is actually my biggest problem with the Beast. It is amazing...only if you ride in a specific seat at a specific time of the day. I agree that night rides on the Beast are one of the best possible coaster experiences. Riding the Beast at night is something everyone should try once. However, the same cannot be said about day rides. While scenic, the thrill level is only slightly higher than CGA's Grizzly. I experienced nothing more than large, drawn out, rough turns. To be able to ride an RMC version of this would be spectacular, but alas. Day rides on the best will always be unexciting as long as enough fanboys are determined to keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubysparkles Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Phoenix. It would be a sad day if they ever changed anything about that ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Day rides on the best will always be unexciting as long as enough fanboys are determined to keep it that way. Enthusiasts have very little to do with it... the ride puts up huge ridership numbers and the general public loves it too. There's no reason to ever iron horse the most iconic ride in the park that's immensely popular with basically everyone who visits the park except a few whiny enthusiasts. Phoenix. It would be a sad day if they ever changed anything about that ride. I'm so glad this ride is at Knoebels, because that pretty much guarantees that nothing major will ever be changed and the ride will always be incredibly well maintained. No matter where this ride was it would never be an Iron Horse candidate but a lot of parks would probably let it decline over the years and Knoebels will never do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreaminNewEngland Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I agree of course that they shouldn't Iron Horse it but why do people talk about this coaster like it's the greatest thing ever? I liked it but it had no airtime and wasn't overly memorable. >Yankee Cannonball >No airtime I'll agree to the final hills just before the brakerun having no airtime, but the rest of the ride has plenty of it, especially when you ride in the back. Yankee Cannonball has tons of airtime. You're basically standing up on several of the big hills. But the thing with the cannonball, it expands when it's humid out. Giving it very little airtime, that's why I usually ride it at night or just go to the park on a cooler day. I agree, the ending dies down, with can be fixed and will once they do the whole station over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Lightning Racer should not get the Iron Horse Treatment, it is one of the smoothest and best wood coasters already. I agree with LR. Honestly, I didn't find it as smooth or a good as most people here do but I still think it's just fine and there would be no need to touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gecomet92 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The comet at TGE. First because it wouldn't be a hybrid because it has steel supports. 2nd because it's smooth as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Beast Beast ...and then in no particular order- Beast, Boulder Dash, Holiday World's 3 Wooden Coasters, American Eagle, an entire assload of Wooden Coasters in the state of Pennsylvania, Boss (I have a bad feeling that Boss' time is up)... I could go on and on, and I bet anyone could. It's great when things get Rocky Mountain'd, but variety is the spice of life. & Beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 You know, with beast, I can see them contact RMC to change a few dead parts on Beast and give it topper track, but other than that Beast is very good as is. It's just a few of those parts that are dragged out way too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 GhostRider. Sure, it's pretty rough, but the ride is good as is. Perhaps some Toppler Track would help. GhostRider's layout with some RMC upgrades would be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Rides I have ridden: Viper, American Eagle - SFGAm Cornball Express Kennywood's coasters Holiday World's coasters Grizzly, Rebel Yell - Kings Dominion Blue Streak - Cedar Point Racer, Beast - Kings Island Tornado, Outlaw - Adventureland Rides I have not ridden: El Toro (both) T Express Wooden Warrior Coney Island Cyclone Thunderbolt (SFNE) Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Wild One - SFA Thunderbolt - SFNE Viper - SFGAm Comet - Hershey Park Screaming Eagle - SFStl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Wild One-It's still one of the best wooden coasters I've been on and in fact one of my favorites. I'd rather see it's neighbor Roar get the Iron Horse treatment(and I'm sure many of us on the east coast would love to have an RMC near by). Rebel Yell-Another classic that should always stay the same. Lightning Racer should not get the Iron Horse Treatment, it is one of the smoothest and best wood coasters already. I agree with LR. Honestly, I didn't find it as smooth or a good as most people here do but I still think it's just fine and there would be no need to touch it. I'm going to jump on the LR bandwagon as well. Such an awesome ride, but I can imagine if RMC did give it the Iron Horse treatment, it would be one amazing of a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barge84 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Phoenix. It would be a sad day if they ever changed anything about that ride. Good news. When TPR was here in August, I asked Rick Knoebel if they were planning on giving it the Iron Horse treatment. He just laughed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 ^This brings to mind a quote from Neil Simon's Murder by Death, which applies to this question: "Conversation like television set on honeymoon: unnecessary." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 El Toro, its smoother than most steel coasters. Blue Streak, Wild One, Racer (KI), or any older solid-built woodies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The first coasters that come to mind for me are Boulder Dash, El Toro, and the Coney Island Cyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 My mind went straight to my old home park, Kennywood. Don't touch any of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaffstar99 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 All GCI Coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisisruss Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Balder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai Fox Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Since Boulder Dash and Phoenix have already been called multiple times, I'm going to have to add in the third of my favorite wooden coasters. Twister @ Knoebels. That ride is, in my opinion, in the absolute perfect spot as far as intensity. Wild, but not painful. It doesn't need to be changed, it can't be improved...just let Knoebels keep it running like it does now for a good long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Since Boulder Dash and Phoenix have already been called multiple times, I'm going to have to add in the third of my favorite wooden coasters. Twister @ Knoebels. That ride is, in my opinion, in the absolute perfect spot as far as intensity. Wild, but not painful. It doesn't need to be changed, it can't be improved...just let Knoebels keep it running like it does now for a good long time. I feel exactly the same way about Twister. It's been perfectly walking the fine line between out of control and rough without ever getting too rough. Knoebel's maintenance team does an awesome job on this ride and because of that it's absolutely fantastic. Luckily Knoebels is way too awesome to ever iron horse anything because they'd rather spend whatever money and time is necessary to make sure their wood coasters are always running great. Iron horsing is great for corporate parks but it's not really something that would fit in at Knoebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ngdaKa88 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wodan @ Europapark, man that is an awesome twisty GCI Woodie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 T-Express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wild One-It's still one of the best wooden coasters I've been on and in fact one of my favorites. I'd rather see it's neighbor Roar get the Iron Horse treatment(and I'm sure many of us on the east coast would love to have an RMC near by). All of this. I could not believe how awesome Wild One was when I rode it last year. So much that I had to keep riding it. I'm always surprised there is not more love for it. Not super smooth, but far from rough and a great layout, with such great airtime. Roar, on the other hand... eh. I'd be fine with it getting Iron Horsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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