ChrisFL Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 When I recently visited BGT and finally rode Sheikra, I was amazed at how much you are engulfed by the coaster, just walking around the area. Its practically all around you even though really it's a short ride. I think its really cool when you have an area where you can get a good view of most of the coaster and you can easily see all the elements. What other coasters have areas like this?
jarmor Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 Top Gun at Paramounnt's carowinds... heck pratically every coaster at Paramount's Carowinds is like that...but most notiable is BORG and Top Gun
Vince Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 The Mummy has a great involving area. And I have a feeling that Expedition Everest will have one too.
nannerdw Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 GA Cyclone, SUF @ SFOG, and Face/OFF all have cool central areas that make you feel like you are "inside" the track structure.
rjholla2003 Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 Scream Machine @ Great Adventure is pretty decent since the queue takes you right through the middle of the coaster. Kingda Ka is definately the most immersive @ Great Adventure though. You feel like you're in a different park when you're in the original queue. The temporary queue feels like one, but it's still pretty good. The most immersive queue I've experienced overall has to go to Universal Studios Hollywood's own, Revenge of the Mummy. That queue is simply spectacular.
ChrisFL Posted January 10, 2006 Author Posted January 10, 2006 Scream Machine @ Great Adventure is pretty decent since the queue takes you right through the middle of the coaster. Kingda Ka is definately the most immersive @ Great Adventure though. You feel like you're in a different park when you're in the original queue. The temporary queue feels like one, but it's still pretty good. The most immersive queue I've experienced overall has to go to Universal Studios Hollywood's own, Revenge of the Mummy. That queue is simply spectacular. But you can't see the tracks or the coaster go by in the Mummy que (or at least not in the Florida version) Im referring to what others said, where you're practically in the middle of the tracks or can go all through the coaster layout.
Guest Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Twister II, Mean Streak, Nemesis, Mantis; lot's of queue's that go right through the center of the coaster.
Slacking Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 I have to say Great Bear at Hersheypark. I do agree with Sheikra though, it has given the Stanleyville area of the park a new life.
ShoubraStreet74 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Riddler's Revenge and Xcelerator, the queue line goes under most of the coaster in both of those rides.
socalMAN123 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 ^ Ditto. You can basically see the whole ride from standing in front of it. ---Brent 1500 POSTS! YAY!
Luxo Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Wild One, it pretty much splits Six Flags America right down the middle.
rjholla2003 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Scream Machine @ Great Adventure is pretty decent since the queue takes you right through the middle of the coaster. Kingda Ka is definately the most immersive @ Great Adventure though. You feel like you're in a different park when you're in the original queue. The temporary queue feels like one, but it's still pretty good. The most immersive queue I've experienced overall has to go to Universal Studios Hollywood's own, Revenge of the Mummy. That queue is simply spectacular. But you can't see the tracks or the coaster go by in the Mummy que (or at least not in the Florida version) Im referring to what others said, where you're practically in the middle of the tracks or can go all through the coaster layout. True. I was using immersive in a different sense with that one. Another queue where the ride engulfs you is Talon.
SuperGreek1562 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Superman: Ride of Steel at SFNE. You can see all of the second half of the coaster. You can not see the drop, first 2 hills and the overbanked turn. But after that you get a great view of the rest of the ride!
Shockwave Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 The queue line for Nemesis is pretty good, you get a great view of almost the whole ride as you walk around it.
BorisTF Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Colossus @ Thorpe Park, the quad roll is almost over the entire pathway, and the hop after the hill & corkscrews go right over the queue
CoasterExpert13 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 I'd have to say: Mantis- You can see mostly all of its gloriously twisted layout...the first drop, loop..under the divel loop, incline loop and the twisted ending. BKF (Dominator)- You can also see most of this ride while in the queve-lines...first drop, loop, bankcurve around the cobra-roll and the rest of the ride.
RCoasterny Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Talon at Dorney Park, and Twister at Knoebels.
viking86 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 Kanonen @ Liseberg The queue line is right in the middle of the twisted mess
TheGreatOne Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 I'd have to say Silver Bullet is one of the most involving coasters for me...you walk just a few feet away from the ride...and no nets! -Bryan "Surprised CF hasn't put up nets around that ride" Wood
Coasterlicious Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Mantis was cool.... but I got freakin sunburn from the 2 hour line.... ( since when does Mantis rack up that many people?) Also I think that Wicked Twister is cool just for the fact that you have the ride going back and forth in front of you, and the beach behind you.... oh and Disaster Transport..! ( ok...thats just a joke.. )
rjholla2003 Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Coasterlicious, are you the roller coaster enthusiast version of Gangstalicious? Superman Ultimate Flight @ Great Adventure is pretty good too. You can get decent shots of everything from the queue.
Coasterlicious Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Coasterlicious, are you the roller coaster enthusiast version of Gangstalicious? Superman Ultimate Flight @ Great Adventure is pretty good too. You can get decent shots of everything from the queue. I would be honored to say that im a straight up G.... but thats not the case... im just... well... Coasterlicious.....
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