Your favourite drop

[boldikus]

BOOM

 

 

While El Toro's drop stands head and shoulders above any other drop I've experienced, some honorable mentions:

 

Maverick. Nothing like that feeling of being violently tossed into the shoulder restraints and then back into my seat in less than a second. The twists right after the drop are pure bliss.

 

*from TPR Park Index

 

 

Phantoms Revenge. The first drop has a really nice twisted yank in the back seat that surprised the hell out of me, but the insane second drop steals the show. It just feels like its never going to end and then just as it does your head is almost chopped off.

 

 

 

Skyrush. Two pops of airtime on the same drop? Yes please, and thank you.

 

 

 

Millennium Force. Best part of the ride. The view, the height, the airtime all the way down, the speed you are going as you pull out of the drop. Breathtaking, basically.

 

*from TPR Park Index

 

 

Nitro. I am a huge fan of Nitro because its flat out fun and not intense at all. But its also enormous and fast. Love the view from up there and the floater air in the back seat all the way down the drop.

 

*from TPR Park Index

[Picto81]

Some great drops there boldikus. That Phantom's Revenge one with the head chopper at the bottom looks awesome. I wish I lived in the US just to experience these beasts.

[Imagineer Josh]

The first drop on Goliath (SFGAm) is something else! Why is it not mentioned yet?

 

[angryemobeaver]

I've only ridden about 140 coasters so I'm missing out on some amazing ones like El Toro and the RMC's. But for what I've ridden I would have to say:

 

Maverick

Diamondback

Cornball Express

Intimidator 305

Skyrush

Millennium Force

[Parkhopper]

One of my favourite is the first drop on KÄRNAN at Hansa Park. The walls around you makes it so diffrent.

Kärnan at Hansa Park - http://www.kärnan.de/en

[viking86]

Easily El Toro @ SFGADV. Honorable mentions goes to Storm Runners tophat and first drop on Balder, both in the backseat.

[I love pie]

Definitely Goliath @ SFOG's drop. It gives a good whip effect in the back, and has epic floater air.

And is it just me, or does El Toro's drop look as big/bigger than Fury 325's drop?

Photo from the TPR park index.

Edited December 30, 2015 by I love pie

[boldikus]

^ Toro always *looks* small to me in person since its practically next to Ka, that is until I'm on the ride going around that turnaround up there and realize just how far down I am about to fall.

[zottewoef81]

Expedition GeForce - backseat. The End.

[Intimidated305]

Hmmm... my favorite drop is a tough one. I remember I305 being a very good drop, especially in the back, and Skyrush is also calling my name, but I think Fahrenheit wins for me. Never in my life has a roller coaster freaked me out so much.

[SFOG1991]

Skyrush

Phantom's Revenge second drop

Conneaut's Blue Streak second drop

(Lots of love for the state of PA in this post)

 

Those are some that come to mind for me. Hard to compare much of anything to Skyrush, except maybe the first drop on El Toro.

[BeansproutMidget]

 

Favorite drop goes to Maverick or Fury. Fury's drop felt like an eternity, and Maverick's was so sudden it caught me off guard.

[oriolat]

Expedition GeForce - backseat. The End.

 

QFT

[thecoasterdude]

Probably a toss-up between Skyrush and El Toro. Both drops are breath-taking, however the Skyrush drop is steeper. But El Toros drop is just how everyone says it is. I would probably lean more towards Skyrush though.

[angryemobeaver]

I've yet to visit SFGAdv to ride El Toro and there are still hundreds of coasters I'm dying to ride. However out of the roughly 150 coasters I've ridden, my favorites are: Maverick, Vortex (KI,) Fahrenheit, Diamondback, Intimidator 305, and Raptor. I know, my list makes it seem like I've only been to Ohio (and Pennsylvania/Virginia) but for some reason these instantly popped into my head right when I saw the title of the thread. I think most people would agree with me that Maverick, Fahrenheit, Diamondback, and I305 have great first drops, but Vortex in the second to last row is literally my second favourite drop after Maverick. And I also really love the drop on Raptor if you sit in the back because you get whipped and then get a nice moment of floater airtime.

 

*edit*

 

I totally forgot about dive machines! Sheikra has a wonderful drop, definitely worth mentioning!

[ALT2870]

The drop back into the quarry on Rattler (backseat) wins hands down for me. Never felt such extreme ejector air. Honorable mentions are its first drop in the back and front car into the high five on Colossus.

[tykunkel1031]

My top 3 have to be Maverick, Gatekeeper, and Banshee in the back row (surprisingly whips you right over without the pre-drop).

[Stonem]

Karnan has the best drop I have ever experienced, even better than the Expedition GeForce's one

[MN16]

The backseat on Raging Bull has a great first drop. It comes up so sudden after that pre-drop.

[rockerjohn]

My favourite drop so far is the first one on, sheikra at busch gardens.

 

[TheCoasterKid211]

What ^ said.

[coaster1000]

I couldn't choose one!

Millennium Force, Expedition GeForce, Maverick, X2, Kärnan.

But there are many coasters I have yet to ride!

[richards.adam]

Nice question.

 

For me I prefer flat rides as coasters have never really lived up to all the hype; or very rarely do.

 

So, those who have ridden both; Oblivion or Shiekra/Griffon? I know there's a huge height difference (and angle difference) but I felt the build up to Oblivion made is the better drop.

 

The better drop not the better ride. Anyone agree/disagree?

 

Source: ThemeParkReview

[chickenbowl]

Assume you are riding all of these in the back row

 

1. El Toro

2. Intimidator 305

3. Iron Rattler

4. Skyrush

5. Outlaw Run

6. Millennium Force

7. Goliath - SFGAm

8. Griffon/SheiKra

9. Twisted Colossus

10. Raging Bull

[LeoBruz199]

It's so weird no one has ever mentioned a Eurofighter yet.

 

I think SAW's drop was one of the two best I've ever had. I might've only ridden it once, but I remember something out of this world. It was awesome.

 

As for the other one, I think Oblivion - The Black Hole at Gardaland takes it, as it's the only dive coaster I managed to ride, since I can't travel much, but it's still incredible.