Which is worse, Arrow or Vekoma?

[imbordisux]

If you're talking only about headbanging, I gotta go with Arrow - I love boomerangs and SLCs, but won't ride an Arrow looper.

 

That said, Arrow definitely had the bigger (and probably biggest) impact on the industry - tubular steel, (safe) loops and corkscrews, inverts, launches, FOURTH FRICKIN' DIMENSION... they were truly the "Renaissance Men" of coasterdom.

[TheGreatOne]

For me, it goes like this:

 

Arrow Coasters I like:

X

Big Bad Wolf

Carolina Cyclone

Loch Ness Monster

Viper-SFMM

Anaconda

Steel Phantom-RIP

 

Vekoma Coasters I like

Deja Vu's

Disney's Vekomas

 

I actually like quite a few Arrows, but the ones that are bad are bad. Then again, I really don't like many Vekomas. Therefore, Vekoma is "worse" to me.

[lagg]

Vekoma have a few wounders like BTMR. Arrow have a few wounders like PMBO.

 

But the Vekoma Corkscrews kill me. So yeah... its Vekoma.

[coasterboi]

i would have to say arrow cause they are so much older than most vekoma rides

[MattJackson]

I have to say Arrow. Vekoma, IMO, is rougher than arrow, and Arrow has made some pretty good rides. Great American Scream Machine at SFGAd is pretty rough, but they have done good jobs on occasion, like Magnum at Cedar Point. And Arrow corkscrews are, in general, more popular than Vekoma corkscrews.

[J man]

The roughest coasters I have been on were mostly Arrows. I haven't been on too many Vekoma rides so I wouldn't be able to tell which is rougher.

[Movieguy]

Arrow's made some pretty rough coasters, but they've built some decent ones every now and then as well...I have yet to ride on ONE decent coaster made by our friends at Veclona.

[MSLSM]

Arrow-even though I've only ridden two Vekoma coasters. The roughest arrow coaster I've ridden is Demon, so I guess I've had good luck.

[socalMAN123]

It really doesn't matter. Both coaster companies both have their rough coasters and the really rare smooth ones.

---Brent

[zburns999]

Arrow is deffinitely better, just because they have a better selection. I mean the suspended (with the kinks worked out, unlike Bat of course) is one of the most fun varieties of coaster anywher. On the other hand, what does Vekoma have? Roller skaters, Bommerangs. My vote is deffinitely to Arrow.

[Mind Eraser]

Both are rough, but the intensity of headbanging is far more extreme on some Vekoma coasters. I've never had a problem on an Arrow looper, but Goudurix and the St. Louis Ninja were both really hard to handle.

 

SFoG's Ninja was awesome though! Gotta sit in the Super Happy Magical Seat, however.

[X]

I say that both have rough ones and rare fun ones. But just beacause Vekoma made Goudurix, I say they are worse!

Kevin"Actually has a Vekoma and An Arrow in my top 10 "Bujold

[Lord Turbine]

Which do you think is worse, Arrow or Vekoma

 

Togo.

[MLRC7 CP]

I never thought togos were that bad

[Yankee cannonball]

Vekoma and Arrow have a standard of being rough as hell, but which is worse? I'm guessing Vekoma.

[kraken613]

Vekoma! Id rather die than have to ride an SLC!

[DarkMeasures]

I want to ride an SLC. Everytime I go to a park with one, they are closed for some reason. And yet I somehow managed to ride Deja Vu...

 

anyway, nothing beats arrow, especially Shock Wave.

[coastercrazed49]

It really depends on what kind of coater the company makes. For a vekoma SLC's can hurt a lot, but there newer coasters like booster bike are very smooth and fun to ride. Also Arrow has hypers are fun and most of the time smooth, but there other coasters like the corkscrew models can be rough. So there is really not one company that has a rougher coaster.

[Acero]

Aside from Arrow's Suspended Line (which also has its rough moments), Arrow is rougher than Vekoma - in my experience.

See, with an SLC, you just have to try really hard to position your head correctly in order to escape the headbanging. However, with Arrow rides that I have ridden more than once (namely GASM), I can't find any way to avoid it.

Also, a couple of Vekoma's rides are extremely smooth, almost close to B&M smooth, like the LSM line, or the Motorbike coasters.

[bspellx5]

Pretty much all the Arrow loopers I have been on i thought were pretty rough, the worst being the Steamin Demon at Great Escape in Lake George, NY, that thing was really bad. Its about 7 seconds long, the lift is ridiculously loud, and it took about 10 minutes to load and unload. On the other hand though, they have an Arrow Mine Train called the Canyon Blaster, I didn't think that was too bad.

I've never really had a problem with Vekomas though, and I actually enjoy their Boomerangs quite a bit. But out of the 5 I've been on(La Ronde, Great Escape, Hersheypark, and Six Flags New England, and Darien Lake), I though Six Flags New England's was the worst.

[Behemoth230]

Vekoma! Every one of their coasters that I've ridden I now regret riding

[the sound]

Arrow for sure. Vekoma's newer rides are apparently decent, SLC's aren't that bad, and Cyclone (arrow at dreamworld) is easily the roughest ride i have ever been on.

[Yankee cannonball]

I had a feeling the motorbikes would get into this. They are Vekomas only redeeming ride if you ask me.

[Wes]

Merged the old topic with the newer one.

[astroworldfan1]

Vekoma. Look at Ninja @ SFoG death waiting to happen. But I still kinda like it!