TOP 5 B&M INVERTED COASTERS

[Billy]

Here's mine:

 

1- Raptor - solid ride from beggining to end

2- Alpengeist - intense speed, beautifully situated

3- Montu - good first half-my fav inv. zero-g roll, boring second half

4- BTR's - just awesome and always will be

5- Great Bear - love the drop and zero g!

[fergusonat]

1. Montu

2. DD:Fire

3. Top Gun: The Jet Coaster (aka Afterburn: The STD)

4. DD:Ice

5. Alpengeist

[SFAfan#1]

Out of all the B&Ms I've been on (not that many) heres my list:

 

1. Dueling Dragons Fire - IoA

2. Afterburn - Carowinds

3. Alpengiest - BGE

4. Dueling Dragons Ice - IoA

5. Batman Clones - 6flagz

[coastered]

Right now my top 5 B&M inverted coaster is:

 

1 - Katun (Mirabilandia)

2 - Black mamba (Phantasialand)

3 - Batman The Ride (SFMM)

4 - Silver Bullet (KBF)

5 - Top Gun / Flightdeck (PGA/CGA)

 

But at the end of 2008 I am probebly able to add Nemesis (Alton Towers) and Nemesis Inferno (Thorpe Park) to this list.

 

And for 2009 my plans are to visit south-east USA (Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina).

Then I think i can add the following coasters to this list:

* Dueling Dragons (IoA)

* Montu (BGA)

* Afterburn (Carowinds)

* Batman The Ride (SFoG)

[eggzter]

well i just got back from orlando a few weeks back so now i have a few inverts to compare.

 

1 Nemesis (Alton Towers)

2 Montu (BGA)

3 DD fire (IOA)

4 DD ice (IOA)

[zburns999]

1) Alpengeist: front seat ride was an incredible experience, and that drop is something else

 

2) Raptor: By far the most intense invert I've been on. I'd even go as far as saying it's the most intense B&M I've been on.

 

3) Batman the Ride: Quick, smooth, and wild. Can't ask for much more

 

4) Great Bear: helix drop rocks mass amounts of socks

 

5) Talon: I just needed a number five. I actually think Talon is pretty lame

[CoasterExpert13]

1.) Alpengeist-BG-Europe

3.) Raptor-Cedar Point

4.) Montu-BG-Africa

4.) Silver Bullet- Knotts Berry Farm

5.) Talon-Dorney Park

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

1. Batman, SFMM- Intense, compact, and plenty of directional changes that make it the best B&M I've ridden period.

 

2 (tied) all other Batman clones-I think MM's runs a little rougher than most, but who doesn't like it a little rough every now and again?

 

3. Silver Bullet, KBF- One of B&M's tamer rides, I guess to make it family friendly, but with a 54'' height requirement. Helix at the end pulls nice G's Not worth more than a 15 minute wait.

 

4. Raptor, CP- Okay, kinda boring layout, but with CP staffing, ride is a capacity monster.

 

5. More Batman clones.

[sushirocks13]

01: Afturburn

02: Raptor

03: Talon

04: Nemesis

05: Silver Bullet

 

..... and these are just my opinions on the look and elements of the rides.

I've only actually ridden one of my top 5.

[rollerboy]

I have only ridden Nemesis Inferno, its still my favorite coaster of all time!

[revilolee]

My Top 5:

 

1) Afterburn (Carowinds)

2) DD Ice (IOA)

3) Alpengeist (BGE)

4) DD Fire (IOA)

5) Batman (SFGA)

[AstroDan]

1> Nemesis

2> Black Mamba

3> Nemesis Inferno

4> ?

5> ?

[thrillgeek]

1. Duelling Dragons- Fire (IOA)

2. Duelling Dragons- Ice (IOA)

3. Top...umm..Flight Deck (CGA)

4. Batman The Ride (SFMM)

5. Nothing else

[Josh Linn]

Lets see...

 

1. Montu

2. Raptor

3. Talon

4. Batman: The Ride (SFGAdv)

5. Great Bear

[TC Ridesalot]

My question is when limiting the topic to such a specific type of ride, how is it possible to truley get any thing out of the posts? I don't mean this negetivley but if you have only rode 4 B&M Inverts how can you garade each of them. Here's my thoughts, take a look at the different lists and see if you can gather anything from them. Here's what I see:

1-People from the midwest have The Patriot on their list

2-People from the East all have Alfi on their list

3-People that have taken a trip or live in Florida all Have Montu and DD's on their list

4- Our overseas friends love Black Mamba and Nememis

5. Our Southern friends like Flight Deck

6. And finally, our West coast friend love Silver Bullet

 

So, I guess there is some really good info on this thread. First, that no matter where you are, if there is a B&M Invert it will be one of your favorite. Secondly, B&m Inverts are great coasters.

 

BTW, here's my list:

1-Montu

2-DD's both sides, loved them both

3- Patriot (way better than most even know)(ride before you judge it)

4-Batman at STL and Dallas

 

 

4-

[Fry]

1. Talon

2. Batman La Fuga/The Ride (GAdv)

3. Montu

4. Alpengeist

5. Duelling Dragons Ice

[Josh Linn]

2-People from the East all have Alfi on their list

 

Not entirely true. I live in the East and I've been to BGE and found Alpengeist way overrated. It's my least favorite B&M invert out of the 6 I've been on.

[SFjunkie2010]

1. Dueling Dragons (fire)

2. Montu

3. Dueling Dragons (Ice)

4. Alpengeist

5. B: TR SFMM

[coastered]

4- Our overseas friends love Black Mamba and Nemesis

In Europa we have more great B&M Inverted rollercoasters that we all love.

In the UK you can find Nemesis and Nemesis Inferno.

Spain has a Batman clone (Batman La Fuga)

Italy has the great Katun

and Germany has Black Mamba

 

I really love B&M inverted coasters and this is my list.

1 - Katun (Mirabilandia)

2 - Black Mamba (PHL)

3 - Batman The Ride (SFMM)

4 - Silver Bullet (KBF)

5 - Top Gun / Flight Deck (PGA / CGA)

[MASH80554077]

1. Raptor (CP)

2. Batman The Ride(SFGADV)

3. Talon (DP)

4. Great Bear(HP)

5. Alpengeist(BGE) The PAIN

[rct2wizard360]

I think most of the inverts are over rated.

Both sides of DD were okay in my opinion, the helix after the Immelman on Fire was the best part, but otherwise I wasn't too thrilled.

 

The only thing I liked about Alpengeist was the drop and the first immelman.

 

I just don't like Raptor, and I personally think it's the most overrated invert out there.

 

My favorite invert is still and probably will always be Batman: The Ride at SFGAm. Everythings intense, fast, and it's the one thing all the others lack IMO.

[Zack44]

Batman: The Ride (GADV and SFMM) and Tatsu.

[jbarner14]

My favorites go in this order:

Montu (BGA)

Talon (Dorney)

Batman: TR (SFGAdv)

Alpengeist (BGE)

Great Bear (Hershey)

Raptor (Cedar Point)

 

Its not that I don't like Raptor, its just I find the others more fun. All in all they are all pretty close to one another in terms of the quality of the rides.

[Satchboogie3]

Alpengeist

Montu

Raptor

Top Gun: Great America

Top Gun: Carowinds

 

Special mention:

Talon

[coastered]

My favorite B&M Inverted coasters are:

 

1 - Nemesis (Alton Towers)

2 - Katun (Mirabilandia)

3 - Batman The Ride (SFMM)

4 - Black Mamba (Phantasialand)

5 - Top Gun / Flight Deck (CGA)

 

6 - Nemesis Inferno (Thorpe Park)

7 - Silver Bullet (KBF)

 

But I think it will change a bit, after i have been to Florida this year.

I think Montu and both Dragons will be in my top 5.