Hydra has it's first riders!

[alpengeistfan1]

The Jojo roll is reason enough to ride this, and it is quite a unique layout. It's an overall fun ride in my book except it rattles more significantly than other floorlesses I've rode.

[YoshiFan]

I have ridden it every year since the ride opened. I used to like it more before I rode other B&M coasters, especially Medusa/Bizarro at Great Adventure and saw that Hydra wasn't as great. I do like the inclined dive loop, but as others mentioned the rattling can be really bad to the point where I skip it some trips to the park. I'd rather spend my time at Talon and Steel Force.

[boardwalkbullet91507]

I always thought this ride looked visually awkward and unpleasing but word on the street is that this ride is killer. Ive only ridden one B&M floorless (Superman: Krypton Coaster) and its real intense!

[mightypotato]

I rode Hydra for the first time this summer, and apart from the jojo roll, there really wasn't much else interesting about it. It seems to fall victim to the "forceless B&M" syndrome that the newer rides seem to have. That said, at least it was pretty smooth. And the jojo roll kicks ass.

[mark549]

I also rode Hydra for the first time this year and was disappointed. It was smooth but forceless (even more than "Steel Force-less" next to it). At least the lines that day were non-existant. I didn't spend as long at Dorney as planned, especially since Skyrush and Storm Runner were not that far away.

 

Of the 30 B&Ms I've been on, all in the US, Hydra is the most boring, even more than Silver Bullet. At least CGA's "Vortex" isn't boring (it's painful, but it's not dull). I found the upside down roll out of the station very strange. It was the only part of the ride where I actually felt upside down.

 

I also found Talon disappointing although it was better than Hydra. Great Bear is more forceful although there could have been a bunny hop or something to end that ride.

 

I liked Hercules more than Hydra, but I only rode that when it was relatively new and hadn't yet become "Hurt Your Knees."

[DougMJr]

I rode Hydra for the first time last month. It was fun, I enjoyed the jojo roll and appreciated its unique layout... But I'll take Dominator any day of the week.