Best American B&M Inverted coaster

[Tmcdllr]

So the Q is, which Topgun is btr? I think Carowinds is much better.

 

Are you sure? PGA's helix is pretty awesome- if you sit on the left side as you go around the helix it's over water- it seems like you are only inches above it and if you reach out you could touch it, does Carowinds have anything like that on Top Gun?

[CoasterExpert13]

I choose Alpengeist. I love that coaster, its the tallest out of all the B&M inverteds, the sense of speed is fantastic. I love the layout: Immleman, Loop, Cobra-Roll, Heartline & a Corkie..it's so different from the other B&M inverteds (although most b&M inverteds except the B:TR clones have unique layouts.) The themeing is great, the scenery is awsome and its located at one of the most beautiful parks in the U.S. What more could ya want?

[pkdcoaster]

I love Alpengeist too.....but I am Very spoiled by how it ran its first year. I am making a video now for Alp and I have footage from 1997 and you can see how much faster it was. it is my #2 invert now, Funny how well they made that huge coaster fit in so well in that park you should have seen it under construction. I did not think they could get that area back to beautiful again but leave it to BGW.

 

JEFF

[l3ite_me1313]

So the Q is, which Topgun is btr? I think Carowinds is much better.

 

Are you sure? PGA's helix is pretty awesome- if you sit on the left side as you go around the helix it's over water- it seems like you are only inches above it and if you reach out you could touch it, does Carowinds have anything like that on Top Gun?

 

Mehh PGa doesn't really do it for me. Plus, it doesn't have the batwing

[larrygator]

I voted for Great Bear because I didn't think anyone else would vote for it. And I was right

[DragonLord]

Alpengeist gets my vote all the way. For my money, no coaster combines every element of coaster design so perfectly. It has a great location and (to me) runs flawlessly.

[coasterguy618]

Talon, only because it is the best out of the three Inverts I have been on that are on that list. But, why, o why isn't Dueling Dragons on there?

[Freefallbestrideever]

B:TR because i haven't been anywhere other than Socal but i'm sure it would change if i rode Alpengeist or Montu

[mikejafox]

Raptor is beastly it HAS to be that!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darien Laker]

The only inverts i've been on are SFGam's Batman, and SFDL's Mind Eraser. Batman takes it by a long shot. This summer I will get to ride Raptor though.

[SFOGdude25]

I love Raptor!

 

It DEFINES old school B&M invert!

[ChrisFL]

I've ridden:

 

Montu

Great Bear

Alpengeist

Dueling Dragons...

 

of those 4 err 5, I pick....Alpengeist first. I only had the chance to ride it once, but IMO it was much more thrilling than my home Montu. Dueling Dragons is also very good, but each ride is IMO too short. So if we have to split it into Fire and Ice, I'd pick:

 

Alpengeist

DD Ice

DD Fire

Montu

Great Bear

[mightypotato]

I've been on Alpengeist, Montu, Raptor and Dueling Dragons. My favourite, by far is Alpengeist. It was my first coaster that went upside down when it opened in 1997 and I still love riding it whenever I go down to BGW. Simply awesome.

[redunzelizer]

Question was which B&M is your favourite.

^ You spelled favorite wrong

 

Hehe, nope, no wronk speeling with any favourites!

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=favourite

 

It should be a well known fact that any language both evolves and degenerates (e.g. in terms of omitting redundant characters) over some time, simply for convenience. So both spellings should be co'ect.

 

Greetings from the secret grammar police...

[ParkTrips]

^ I was just teasing Miss Nic

 

Trust me, I don't need to be getting on anyone's case for spelling

[pkdcoaster]

Thank you for fixing the list Elissa.

 

JEFF

[ECZenith]

Wooo! Go Alpy!

[DATman]

DDr!

[CP_RULES]

So why is Patriot on the list when it is not open yet?

[Billy]

Its a toss up between Alpie and Raptor for me. Alpie is just beautifully placed and powerful all around -and if you take a ride at night on it, its power is amplified by a million. Raptor in my kind of ride - rampant , intense, twisted and completes with a solid ending.

 

honorable mention : Talon - just a great ride beggining to end. I LOVE that highly banked turn after the dip...such a good snap in it.

[timetrial3141592]

You spelled favorite wrong

 

Actually, the British spelling is "Favourite".

 

Anyway, I chose Montu. I was at BGT on a day where the trims were essentially off. That little loop is intense...

[dejavu1316]

I have only been on 4 inverts: Talon, Batman, Silver Bullet, and Raptor. My favorite is SB, only because I love the Helix and the overbanke. I love Batman due to the G's! And I loved Raptor, and the Cobra roll...and Talon was so sweet. But I got to go with SB on this one.

[ParkTrips]

Actually, the British spelling is "Favourite".

 

Yea, for the SECOND TIME, I was kidding.

 

Resume thread.

[Zand]

1. Talon

2. Raptor

3. Alpengeist

4. Batman

 

5. Great Bear

 

First 4 are incredibly close together. Great Bear simply lacks.

[pkdcoaster]

/\ I agree about Great Bear... I love the helix and 1st drop and the inversons are sweet but it just kills me with the "Intermission" between EVERYTHING its like WOW...ok take a break.....WOW.....take a break...way too much flat track (I understand B&M had to work with what HP gave them) I just hate the "coffee breaks" between the elements.

 

JEFF