gerstlaueringvar Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Let's talk about things on a coaster that came out of nowhere or we didn't know it was there. Most of the time we know what to expect but sometimes special effects, unique elements, unexpected forceful moments etc would surprise us. Spoiler alert for the whole thread!! 1. Space Fantasy final showroom (surprise special effect) 2. Kärnan lift drop 3. Steel Dragon 2000 helix (forceful moment) 4. Outlaw Run outward banked turn (airtime) 5. Grizzly Mountain reverse drop, it's quite obvious but a lot of people still got scared by it. Tell us more about what surprised, or even scared you on a coaster! Edited July 7, 2015 by gerstlaueringvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Nobody expects the Spanish In...I mean the Verboten drop track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Dodonpa's airtime hill. Holy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The first thing that came to mind is the airtime pop before the rolls on Storm Runner. Did not expect that whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Coaster Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 First time on El Toro without too much knowledge about the layout - Rolling Thunder Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Though I knew the layout, I never paid any attention to the forces in POV's. Eight years later, I rode El Toro for the first time in the magic seat, and that RT hill was painfully awesome. NOTHING compares to that ejector hill. Edited July 5, 2015 by RollerManic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MIntaminGCI Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 First time on El Toro without too much knowledge about the layout - Rolling Thunder Hill. This. I knew of the layout obviously as it's being built in my home park, but I've never felt airtime like that before on anything, so I had no idea what I was about to be in for when I rode it in the back the first time ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Winja's surprises (I'm sworn to secrecy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Agreed with Winjas. I also like how Gerstlauer sneak in a cheeky inversion at the beginning/end of a lot of their coasters. I also think the surprisingly big last drop on Apollo's Chariot would be a great surprise had it not been in plain view from the queueline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Oh how can I forget about Maverick's second launch? Pretty sure most GP were not expecting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ngdaKa88 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 When you are in a Vekoma Invertigo, the loop on the way back in the front row, that is in the loop on the way back the last row! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khat26 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The airtime hills on Fury 325. I didn't expect them to be so strong. They were very unB&M. Gives me hope for Mako. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agerikson Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The pop of ejector airtime in the tunnel on Kings Dominion's Grizzly. Such an awesome moment every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Winja's surprises (I'm sworn to secrecy) ...among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anything Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The Thirteen track fall at Alton Towers is one of the best elements, even though I couldn't resist reading up about it before I rode. Also in the UK, the indoor section of Saw is also great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The initial drop out of the station to the lift hill on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at the Magic Kingdom. It really is a surprise and a bit of a shock for first-time riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Outlaw Run's sideways airtime wins this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The first thing that came to mind is the airtime pop before the rolls on Storm Runner. Did not expect that whatsoever. True. Skyrush's awkwardly shaped first drop which gives you a huge pop of air right when you thing it's over. Laterals on steel force's helix. The last turn on talon: very forceful. The airtime hill on abismo at parque de atracciones de Madrid. it produced way more air than I thought it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirspud Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I managed to get my wife on the Thunderbolt without her realizing that it dropped straight out of the station and into a ravine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcurry11 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The immelmann loop into helix on the red side of Dueling Dragons, it hit me like a brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The last drop on Apollo's Chariot, back row. It still gets me every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 ^Speaking of Apollo's Chariot, the drop just after the mid-course brakes (right after the turnaround by the Rhine River) is particularly forceful if you're sitting in the very back row. You get "piledrived" back into your seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The ending to Adventure Express at Kings Island, still surprises me everytime...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Peabody Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 In no particular order: 1. The double-down on the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood. I love riding with people who've never been on it before and forgetting to mention it. 2. The finale of Wonder Mountain Guardian 3. The last element of Verbolten 3. The rib-tickler in the front seat of the Silver Comet at Martin's Fantasy Island. 4. The ending of Adventure Express at Kings Island, surprising in a "WTF just happened?" major disappointment way. 5. The tunnel on Knoebel's Twister when ridden after dark (it's almost invisible). That's all I can bring to mind at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The double-up on Boulder Dash. That quick 1-2 punch of air pulled a sound of joy from me that I didn't know I was capable of making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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