Single element with the most dropped items

[LuminousAphid]

 

As I am sitting here watching people's cell phones fly away on SFMM Goliath's third hill, I suddenly want to know, which coaster in your home/favorite park claims the most lost items from silly guests? And specifically which element in that coaster? Are coasters with inversions more likely to claim your stuff, or do non-inverting rides catch people with their guard down?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbS3M0KsN28

 

I should mention this, although most here don't need reminding: DON'T BRING LOOSE ITEMS ON COASTERS! Something as small as a cell phone could cause serious injury when it's flying through a theme park full of kids and people at 60 mph

[YoshiFan]

Hydra's jojo roll. You go through the inversion so slowly that you hear coins falling out of pockets often and sometimes other items as well.

[The Coaster Ninja]

I have seen so many hats and phones go flying on El Toro's first drop and RT hill. More than any other coaster, I think.

[Anac0nda]

ZacSpin's endings is one that comes to mind. But the kings of coin dropping are HUSS Topspins and Boosters.

[coasterbill]

El Toro is really good at ejecting loose articles but Yoshi is totally right about the jojo roll. That's a tough one to beat.

[bill_s]

I think steep lifts are worse for my pockets. Also have issues with Intimidator 305 seats push stuff around in your pockets, wrapping around up the side often below your stuff. I once didn't realize I had my phone and heard something that sounded like a cell phone hitting the floor and managed to keep my foot on it.

 

Also managed to lose something on Shockwave ... so my second answer is ejector turns

[boldikus]

Came in here to post El Toro and Hydra, too late. I've lost track of how many times I've been waiting for Toro and watched something come flying off a train. The thing rips womens weaves out.

 

Honorable mention: S:UF pretzel loop.

 

Also, I wonder how many cell phones are at the bottom of the creek under Skyrush.

[SFOGdude25]

No specific element comes to mind, but flying coasters in general are really good at making people lose their stuff since your seat position seems to always turn those open pockets upside down in just the right way.

[n1ch0las]

Pretzel loops on B&M Flying coasters. Don't even know how many times I've seen objects go flying when you hit the top of the loop with the floater air.

[mike541x]

To this day I still see people lose items on I305, usually on the two airtime hills.

 

Also, I wonder how many cell phones are at the bottom of the creek under Skyrush.

 

I was wondering the same thing about Anaconda this year when I saw a cellphone fall out into Lake Charles as it went through the corkscrew. Those inversions have quite the hangtime.

[cfc]

I think it's hard to beat this section of Thorpe's Colossus when it comes to lost and flying items.

 

[gerstlaueringvar]

^ Yes! I saw like three phones and two wallets flew off the same train at Chimelong Paradise once!

[cfc]

^Yep--they're exactly the same ride, although Chimelong's seemed a bit smoother to me.

[KingRCT3]

Hulk's first zero-g roll is a classic!

[rcjp]

Pretzel loops on B&M Flying coasters. Don't even know how many times I've seen objects go flying when you hit the top of the loop with the floater air.

True.

And while slower inversions hangtime providing inversions like hydra's jojo roll are also good ones generally people, when riding a coaster that "goes upside down", will be a little more careful when in reality inversions like loops are not that likely to make you lose stuff. On the other hand many non inverting coasters that have airtime moments will make people lose their items (I'm thinking about one ride on nitro when as we were going over the hill after the hammerhead turn a bunch of coins flew out of someone's pocket and one of them hit me in the head)

[DoinItForTheFame]

I'd say 90% of RMC coasters entire layout's minus the brake run and lift hill. The amount of crazy negative forces on those rides are insane. Which makes me wonder:

 

Has anyone here lost, or seen someone lose a loose article on an RMC coaster??

[bbomser]

Hulk's first zero-g roll was a classic!

 

Fixed

[timetrial3141592]

I'd say 90% of RMC coasters entire layout's minus the brake run and lift hill. The amount of crazy negative forces on those rides are insane. Which makes me wonder:

 

Has anyone here lost, or seen someone lose a loose article on an RMC coaster??

 

Yep. The number of lanyards and things that have flown up off the front end of WC's train (and often caught by the back) is astonishing.

[SFOG1991]

Pretzel Loops or just B&M Flyers in general.

 

I have seen 3 friends on 3 different occasions lose their phone on S:UF even when they are with me and I warn them.

[n1ch0las]

I'd say 90% of RMC coasters entire layout's minus the brake run and lift hill. The amount of crazy negative forces on those rides are insane. Which makes me wonder:

 

Has anyone here lost, or seen someone lose a loose article on an RMC coaster??

 

I can attest.

 

Rode NTaG a couple years back as my first RMC. I've never ever had to even think about losing my wallet out of my back pocket on a coaster before, but during my 7th or 8th ride I saw it go flying into the row ahead of me on an airtime hill. Thank god it bounced into the guy next to me's lap and he grabbed it and gave it back. I flew back home a few hours after that and wouldn't have made it through security without it!

 

Love that ride.

[chickenbowl]

I have to say the last few airtime hills an Magnum! I actually lost my own phone on the hill in the final tunnel!

[Midgetman82]

I've seen some stuff go flying from Lightning Run's airtime hills while on the ride, but the most memorable one was a kid who wore a necklace with keys on it (which I assume were his way to get into his house). It rose from his neck and flew off on the first airtime hill. He panicked the rest of the ride, and had to make a sad phone call afterwards.

[Comeagain?]

Pretty much any part of a GIB, but particularly stopping on tower 1 on the return trip. Lots of cell phones.

 

SpinCycle's "pause" upside down where you're no longer sitting on your back pockets is good.

 

And Chance Sky Divers.

[Physical]

Hydra's "jojo" roll out of the station, no doubt about it. Every night the Hydra crew goes under it to retrieve the dozens of lost cellphones/wallets/you name it.

[TBpony414]

Came in here to post El Toro and Hydra, too late. I've lost track of how many times I've been waiting for Toro and watched something come flying off a train. The thing rips womens weaves out.

 

Honorable mention: S:UF pretzel loop.

 

Also, I wonder how many cell phones are at the bottom of the creek under Skyrush.

 

LOL at Skyrush's creek, there is at least one phone from my household in there. Boyfriend had it in a buttoned cargo pocket and lost it during the element right after the first drop. It whipped out and flew right past my head but I couldn't grab it in time. He now puts stuff in my zippered fanny pack!