arby Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 My definition of 'compact' apparently differs from some. While I have some ideas of what may be better coasters out there, I am only choosing from those I've experienced personally. I think the best compact coaster I have been on is a Gerstlauer Spinning Coaster, i.e. Pandemonium. A lot of compact coasters are a lot of fun but the Gerstlauer had more forces to them than most other compacts.
alilstronger Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I will put in my vote for Scandia Screamer. That is a really good portable coaster in my opinion.
linearinduction Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Fire Dragon, Jet Star 2, and Wicked at Lagoon.
djboss302 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 So far the best compact coaster I've ridden is the Batman clone at SFGAm. However, X-Flight is pretty nice too.
rcjp Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Batman clones for me: very intense and....... that's it!
Angle O. Descent Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 If we're talking REALLY compact, the Maurer Sohne spinners like Waldameer's Steel Dragon are pretty fun.
Woodie Warrior Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I'm gonna go with American Thunder for wood and Batman clones for steel.
Nrthwnd Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) For a launch coaster, Kanonen in Liseberg Park really has a small footprint compared to other much larger launch coasters. And it's elements just as varied, with a mini-Top Hat, a loop, and a barrel roll making it a really fun and fast ride. EDIT to add a photo, thank you TPR Archives! And if compared, I would rather ride this over Stealth, Kingda Ka, Xcelerator, anything-over-100-feet-tall, easy! More fun, even with a much smaller Top Hat. (o: Edited February 12, 2014 by Nrthwnd
Angle O. Descent Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 ^ I just watched a POV, it looks pretty sick
Nrthwnd Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 ^ And this is one I could fit in my back yard LOL! Or in our own Playland park - could take the place of that wretched log flume ride (log - ha!) at the "front" of the park. And if it gets put at the back of the park - replacing that old and disgusting Cork Screw (please!), the station needs to be in the SW corner of the footprint.The ride then gives awesome quick views of the mountains in the Top Hat, before and after the barrel roll. Yeah this one, or even an El Loco. Either would be great! EDIT to add: If I had to choose my Holy Trinity of compact coasters, and the three to put in my own home park, it would be: - Kanonen at Liseberg - Mumbo Jumbo at FlamingoLand - Tornado at Bakken (a spinner with a sick lift hill) Check Tornado out - http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=27&linkid=4158
Zem Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I love the extremely compact layout of the Boardwalk Bullet. Such a nice coaster in a really small footprint.
booink Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I have not been on any of the following, but of what I've seen, Mega-Lites look awesome if they are small enough to be considered compact ! If they don't, then, S&S El Loco's looks amazing. Also lots of peoples might/will disagree with me, but I find Galaxies to be quite fun. They are usually pretty fast and the first drops are cool.
DanM64 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I have to go with Flight of Fear which was already mentioned in this thread. I'd say the Batman clones as well, but though small, I don't consider them all that compact.
rcjp Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 ^Didn't think of that one. It really is compact and is also great fun.
gerstlaueringvar Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 American Thunder is great, just not sure if it is in the compact list. Same thing goes to Viper SFMM.
Pyrozooka0 Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Ones I have been on: Batman clone layout Ones I havent been on: the portable Swartzkopf multi-loopers.
AusCoasterFan Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 The Smiler? That's compact for the amount of track it incorporates...
thrillseeker4552 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 El Loco at Adventuredome looks really good for its compact layout.
coreysaysyo Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 The old wildcat at Cedar Point was pretty sweet I kinda miss it to be honest. I do understand though, it was getting pretty old. Plus they were having a lot of trains bump each other :I
yay101 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I like the layout for SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge the most for a compact coaster! I wish more of those were built...
downunder Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 What about Winjas, that's like coaster someone put in their attic. The Flight of Fear coasters are excellent IMO. Van Helsing's Factory was a pretty groovy custom layout compact coaster.
jray21 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Winjas is amazing. I'd definitely count that one! Wooden Warrior is also a good one.
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