coasterlover420 Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I would have to agree, Volcano, WT, and Maverick. I love Mavericks launch...especially when everything in the tunnel is working. I did have a question though, something that has been bothering me for awhile now. A few years ago I noticed what looked like LSM's on Rock N' Roller coaster, yet a a catch car comes flying back after launching each train. I always assumed it was hydraulics of some sort, but then noticed the white bars. I originally thought LSM and LIM worked similar. Why utilize the catch car with the LSMs? I thought those eliminate the need for something having to actually attach to the train to launch it. I hope my question is clear enough, thank you! I suppose it was just Vekoma being Vekoma...but yes, there is a catchcar that is launched by LSMs. It's basically just unnecessary moving parts.
grrt Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Top for me is Storm Runner. I was surprised how much more forceful it was than Dragster. Runner ups: Volcano: The Blast Coaster Flight of Fear (KI and KD) Nothing else really sticks as forceful for me. I only rode Volcano once, and can't remember it to the fullest. I'd love to go back and try it again along with Intimidator which I haven't done yet.
Schrecken Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I was going to list Storm Runner too, when I double-checked and realized that it is actually hydraulically launched rather than a LIM. Storm Runner does pack quite a bit of a punch and that's why - it is a hydraulic launch like Xcelerator at KBF in that regard.
coasterfreak101 Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 ^Most of the rides that people have listed throughout this entire thread have hydraulic or air-powered launches. The title was disregarded a long time ago and it just kind of became a general "most forceful launch" thread for a lot of people.
andre8 Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I've only been on 1 LIM, which is V2 in SFDK, and one LSM, Superman The Escape. I can't really compare for LIM Launches, but for the two launch coasters I've been on, V2 is the most forceful launch.
BaMiTsPaT Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 I would say Wicked Twister at CP would be the most forceful LIM launch I've been on.
funkeymon Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Possessed or Storm Runner for me. Never have I come across a launch so intense than those two.
Kumbarider1993 Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) Possessed at Dorney Park and Volcano at Kings Dominion. Both were really powerful, the Premier spaghetti bowl rides (two of which i have been on) didn't compare at all. Edited August 23, 2011 by Kumbarider1993
Kumbarider1993 Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Possessed or Storm Runner for me. Never have I come across a launch so intense than those two. Storm Runner isn't an LIM launch. It's a hydraulic launch.
DJeXeL Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 WHAT IS TEST TRACK! DOES IT COUNT! To my knowledge the Test Track vehicles (Soon to be Radiator Springs Racers as well) are powered by their own DC motor which gets power from a bus-bar underneath the track.
extremecoasters37 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Well since Storm Runner is a hydrulic launch. It has to be Possessed for me. I'm going on Volcano in October so that may change.
Toro#1 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 tie between Volcano and Batman & Robin: The Chiller (RIP ), on Chiller their was nothing like being hauled out of the station with no warning lol
odene497 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 I'd say a tie between Volcano and Anubis at Plopsaland. The portion of LIMS looks to be about 10 feet long, and boy does it get you up to speed in a jolt.
greenspandan Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 sort of surprised to see so many people listing Volcano -- Hypersonic XLC's launch was far more forceful. higher top speed with a shorter launch (granted it was compressed air, not LIM).
Schotcher Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 sort of surprised to see so many people listing Volcano -- Hypersonic XLC's launch was far more forceful. higher top speed with a shorter launch (granted it was compressed air, not LIM). Exactly, we're talking about LIM launches, not Pneumatic.
griffonj2022 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Volcano at KD is definitely intense. I've yet to go to Dorney Park, seeing as Possessed seems to be another high choice.
rcdude Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Top two LIM launches for me would probably be Volcano, The Blast Coaster followed by California Screamin'. If you include LSM, however, Maverick beats both of those. In general, I find Intamin's magnetic launch coasters are generally more forceful than Premier's, however Superman: Escape from Krypton is the biggest exception to that (weakest magnetic launch in my experience, but probably partly because you are launched backwards). For all launches, Xcelerator wins, but it is hydraulic and doesn't count for this thread.
coasterlover420 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 ^SEFK was the first of any kind, so it's understandable that it wouldn't be taken to the extremes, but in general Intamin tends to make things much more intense. I think in this case, Intamin launches tend to be better because the way it is set up, there is part of the rotor on all sides of the stator, so there is much less wasted energy, whereas Premiere rides have a single fin between two magnets, which means the energy isn't used as efficiently. Just my observations...
B.A.B Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 I have to say that Volcano and Flight of Fear has to be the strongest LIM launches I ever felt.
SoCalCoasters Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 My only experience w/ LIM/LSM launches are Cheetah Hunt, V2.5, and California Screamin' Out of those three, I'd say CA Screamin' and Cheetah Hunt tie in force levels.
CoasterRollin Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Volcano at KD is definitely intense. I've yet to go to Dorney Park, seeing as Possessed seems to be another high choice. ^ From what I can recall, Volcano's is stronger. Possessed is still great fun, but it doesn't quite kick you back into the seat like Volcano does. So I would have to agree with some of the others-- FoF and Volcano are the strongest that I've experienced.
IanKgtr Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 For Volcano, are we talking the second launch after the first turn, right before you go into the mountain? I just wondered because I didn't think the first launch was very intense at all... Other than that, I think the Flight of Fears are the most intense I've felt, but again it's probably the illusion of flying out of the station and into a tunnel. The Intamin Impulse coasters are close behind, though.
simon8899 Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Haven't done too many but love the launch of Fluch Von Novgorod (Gerstelauer Launched Eurofighter). After a short drop it goes from 5 km/h to 105 km/h (3-65 mph) in 1.4 seconds....in total darkness.....
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