Condor Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Got to ride Black Mamba this year and I was really impressed with it. It's not the most intense, but it's one of them. I figured the setting was going to be the lone selling point, but there's so much more to it than that. The first drop has a nice old school kick to it and it's interesting riding one of these with so many non-inverting elements. 1. Raptor 2. Dueling Dragons Fire 3. Afterburn 4. Black Mamba 5. Montu 6. Alpengeist 7. Dueling Dragons Ice 8. Fight Deck 9. Banshee 10. Great Bear 11. Talon 12. Silver Bullet 13. Batman: The Ride 14. Patriot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterer Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1. Katun 2. Nemesis 3. Alpengeist 4. Afterburn 5. Banshee --- 6. Batman clones (favorite is the first, and my first, at SFGAm) 7. Raptor 8. Flight Deck 9. Red Dragon 10. Great Bear 11. Black Mamba 12. Silver Bullet 13. Blue Dragon 14. Talon 15. Patriot 16. Nemesis Inferno Still have yet to manage to ride Montu somehow. And I've always thought Pyrenees looked incredible. Nemesis Inferno is the only I remember to be actually somewhat disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapfordakids Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 6. Alpengeist 5. BTR Clones 4. Dueling Dragons 3. Afterburn 2. Great Bear 1. Montu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamedturtle Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1. Alpengeist - I love the height, speed, terrain and themeing 2. Afterburn 3. Montu 4. Talon 5. Silver Bullet -- 6. Great Bear 7. Raptor 8. Dueling Dragons 9. BTRs - Every time I queue up for these, I think they're awesome, even though they're everywhere. Then I ride it once, and that's plenty. They are awesome, but too intense for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Theme Parks. Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 This season I rode Banshee, and for me it ranks right in the middle of the B&M inverts I've been on. It's very different than the others I've been on because it's so huge, yet graceful. And while the second half is definitely forceful, you never really get the whipping sensation that the old school B&M inverts have, even compared to less intense inverts like Great Bear and Talon. It felt more like riding a wing coaster on steroids than a coaster like Raptor. New rankings: 1. Alpengeist 2. Afterburn 3. Raptor 4. Banshee 5. Great Bear 6. Talon 7. Batman: The Ride All of these coasters are in my top 20 steel coasters except for Batman, which would at least be in my top 40, maybe even top 30, if I tried to rank that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTristanA Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1. Banshee 2. Montu 3. Afterburn 4. Fire 5. Raptor 6. Batman 7. Ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I still love Silver Bullet and think people trash on it way too much I can agree with this. It might be towards the bottom tier of inverts but it's still a phenomenal ride and that weird, prolonged turn between the loop and cobra roll is a blast. Definitely. The best rides are when the restraint is on a loose click, so the overbanked turn, zero-g roll, and hill between the two corkscrews is super floaty and fun. Definitely the "airtime-iest" invert I've ridden. But the helix has forces very comparable to Raptor's helix or the turns on the Batman clones. The first drop is really lame though, I will admit that. But given the space constraints Knott's had, I don't think they had a ton of options for a steep drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Josh Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I rank the clones individually, so here's my list. 1. Banshee 2. Batman The Ride (GAm) 3. Batman The Ride (OG) (Only here because it's one of two Batman clones I've ridden backwards, the other being the GAm one at my home park; I prefer Batman backwards for sure) 4. Chinese Fireball 5. Batman The Ride (StL) 6. Hungarian Horntail 7. Batman The Ride (MM) (This was just more sluggish than the other clones when I rode) 8. Raptor (not sure what happened here, but this was really rattly when I rode. Not quite GateKeeper, but that's the reason it's the lowest. It's also the least memorable for me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I'll be riding Montu in a few days ... yeah, you might as well just edit this post now and hit the enter key in front of Alpengeist to move it down a line and make some room at the top . Ive been on 6 now, 2 of which were B:TR clones so currently Alpengeist Talon Raptor Batman (Great Adv) Great Bear You can add "fortune teller" to your growing list of occupations alongside weatherman, travel agent, and professional assh*le. After over a week of reflection A NEW CONTENDER ENTERS THE ARENA. 1. Montu 2. Alpengeist 3. Talon 4. Raptor 5. HITP Batman (Great Adv) 6. Great Bear 7. Batman (SFOG) Honestly, its neck-and-neck with Alpengeist. I prefer the setting in the woods but the overall forces and those trenches (notably the batwing and the final corkscrew) give Montu the slight edge. More detailed review coming in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1. Montu 2. Alpengeist 3. Talon 4. Raptor 5. HITP Batman (Great Adv) 6. Great Bear 7. Batman (SFOG) What's different about Batman during HITP, other than the perpetual blast of cold air throughout the ride? I've only ridden Batman at SFMM and Silver Bullet at Knott's. Silver Bullet was one of two coasters that made me sick the first time I rode it. Batman didn't... go figure. That being said, they're both really enjoyable coasters, but I prefer Batman for its intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 They put harder wheels on Batman in the winter so it doesn't valley. It flies through the course like it's the peak of summer. Just go. You'll understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Regular Batman just tries to rip your face off, HITP Batman tries to rip your entire body off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 They put harder wheels on Batman in the winter so it doesn't valley. It flies through the course like it's the peak of summer. Just go. You'll understand. Regular Batman just tries to rip your face off, HITP Batman tries to rip your entire body off. I'll try it out this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Regular Batman just tries to rip your face off, HITP Batman tries to rip your entire body off. Imagine if they ran it backwards during HITP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'd imagine Bill would be really butthurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Did he not like it? Batman Backwards was fun to experience but not something I'd ever want long term. It really hurts the ride's rerideability for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'd imagine Bill would be really butthurt. That would be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastered Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1. Top Gun @ PGA2. ?? 3. ?? 4. ?? 5. ?? Untill now I only have done 1 B&M inverted. In Europe there are more Vekoma SLC's, you know. But in 2006 i will do a couple more B&M inverted coasters. Like Batman (SFMM), Silver Bullet (Knotts) & Black Mamba (Phantasialand) I just found my list from 12 years ago at the first page of this topic In 2017 this list is completely changed. 1. Nemesis - Alton Towers 2. Montu - BGT 3. Katun - Mirabilandia 4. Oziris - Parc Asterix 5. Dueling Dragons - IoA 6. Batman The Ride - SFMM 7. Batman La Fuga - PWM 8. Nemesis Inferno - Thorpe Park 9. Top Gun - PGA 10. Black Mamba - PHL 11. Silver Bullet - KBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1. Batman: The Ride-SFMM 2. Top Gun/Flight Deck-CGA 3. Talon-DP 4. Great Bear-HP 5. Silver Bullet-KBF But still many great rides I've yet to conquer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Undecided between Banshee and Afterburn. Somewhere after that it's B:TR at SFSTL, because it's 50 minutes away, depending on whether we stop for coffee or not. Also, Alpengeist. Again, no idea the order except that I like the first two the best and I don't analyze my coasters. I know my easily chosen favorites and that's about as far as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgtlover Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1: Montu2: Afterburn 3: Alpengeist 4: Dueling Dragons (Dragon Challenge...eh) (both tied) 5: Batman The Ride (SFOG) [update] 1: Montu 2: Banshee 3: Afterburn 4: Raptor 5: Alpengeist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1. Raptor 2. Banshee 3. Batman the Ride (SFMM) 4. Silver Bullet 5. (I've only ridden 4.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Having been on a LOT of B&M inverts... It's actually really hard to rank them. But I'll try! 1.) Montu. 2.) Dueling Dragons - Fire (Sorry. It will always be Dueling Dragons to me.) 3.) Batman The Ride (SFOT) 4.) Dueling Dragons - Ice 5.) Raptor However, we get to ride Banshee soon, so I bet this list changes some! Well, after 3 years... I think it's finally time for an update. 1.) Montu 2.) Alpengeist 3.) Raptor 4.) Batman Clones 5.) Dueling Dragons - Fire 32.) Banshee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftThrill Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 My opinion has slightly changed, I've gotten some really good Batman clone rides lately so 1. Raptor 2. Batman clones 3. Banshee 4. I need to ride more inverts 5. At least I haven't had the displeasure of riding an SLC yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrixmarshalljames Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1. Montu 2. Fire Dragon 3. Afterburn 4. Great Bear 5. Alpie Banshee, meh Raptor and Alpie are 5a and 5b We're planning a Europe trip, so I'm sure Nemesis will get on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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