socalMAN123 Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 The classic Starship 2000. Nothing is better than a super intense, super fun gravitron. You can always have so much fun on those things. ---Brent
VivaLaVibora Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but has anyone noticed how "flat rides" usually, and most likely, involve some sort of an elevation change? This is something I always think of. They kind of have to because otherwise, you just get a Scrambler. Even a carousel goes up and down. A minature train ride on the other hand doesn't go up a hill, but it could. Even a Tilt-A-Whirl is a on a tilt. Roller coasters also have an elevation change.
Sunfire Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I think one of my favorite flats are Top Spins. I love how they flip, swing and hang you upside down. The only thing that sucks is that they are crotch killers.
dragsterfan420 Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 My favorite flat ride would have to be drop towers like Drop Zone at Kings Island. No other flat rides scare me that much. No other flat rides scare me at all actually.
downunder Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 C'mon the definitive answer to this question boils down to two words - bouncy bouncy. I don't even know what those things are called.
Lincow Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 ^^ That "bouncy bouncy" is made by a Spanish manufacture called Safeco, its also very very popular in spain that kind of rides. Now there are a new versions made by de Italian manufacture Sartori that are also very popular in the Spanish fairgrounds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aa__gufY2E&feature=related ^Bigger, Faster.... ^This version its so funny...
bspellx5 Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Pretty much any Huss Ride is good for me. One I'd really like to try though is that Take Off one, that looks pretty crazy. Has anyone been on one? If so, could you explain what its like?
coasterbill Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 The "Monsoon" ride that Wyandot Lake used to have. Does anyone remember that?
krouvi Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Pretty much any Huss Ride is good for me. One I'd really like to try though is that Take Off one, that looks pretty crazy. Has anyone been on one? If so, could you explain what its like? I tried this type of ride once and will never try it again. It spins like hell and you can feel the g's. However, I am very sensitive to motions and I knew this ride would make me sick but decided to ride it. It was big big mistake as I was so sick I couldnt stand for two hours and puked akk over the fair.
Cygnus12 Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I love flatrides! I like some even more than coasters beleive it or not. I'd say that my top 3 are: 1: Breakdance 2: Zipper 3: Top Scan
alomar Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Rode my first Tango at the state fair the other day. Dear lord the inventor of that needs to be shot! haha. The ride is fun but the seats, or lack thereof, are something to be desired!!! But the KMG experience, too much fun!!!!
DiSab Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 The "Monsoon" ride that Wyandot Lake used to have.Does anyone remember that? That ride was the shit. I could ride it for hours on end. I think my favorite flat would have to be the Giant Frisbees. Those are just plain fun.
Rousfv Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Rush was the best experience i've had yet on a flat ride, but the KMG Afterburner at bakken was very great too. I really want to go on more KMG rides!
Der_Wellenflug Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Personally, I like Zierer for their Wave Swingers and Fire Balls; HUSS for their Top Spins, Flic-Flacs, and Magics; Chance for their Yoyos and Falling Stars; Mondial for their Swingers and Diablos; Zamperla for their Rotoshakes; KMG for their Experiences, Tangos, Afterburners, Speeds, and Inversions; Fabbri for their Evolutions; and RBPR for their Evolutions.
Der_Wellenflug Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I also forgot to add Intamin's Flight Trainers and their Looping Starships.
cfc Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 ^I've merged your topic with this already-existing thread. Please post your favorite flat rides (and flat-ride manufacturers) here. Thank you, Chuck
CreditCrazy Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 S&S Towers. They're pretty fun, they have a lot of air-time, and they don't make me sick like most other flatrides.
ghost007jas Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I looooooove Screaming Swings! It makes me sad that the only one in close proximity to me (Knott's) is a pay per ride.
GreatAdventureConnection Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Hmmmmm, I would have to say Power Surge! There is one at Knoebels and there was one at Casino Pier in Seaside, NJ! I love that flat ride, even though you would get stuck alot!
Train Driver Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 At Parks: Free Fall Tower at Holidaypark (Intamin, Giant Drop) Scream Heidepark (Intamin, Gyro Drop) Talocan (Huss, Suspended Top Spin) Travelling: Transformer (Soiriani&Moser Top Star Tour) Eclipse (Mondial, Capriolo) Cyber Space (Mondial, Capriolo) Airwolf (Mondial, Inferno) Vortex (Technical Park, Vortex2) The real Shake (Mondial, Shake R4) Flash (KMG, Inversion) XXL (KMG, Afterburner XXL) Xenox (KMG, Move It) Flash Talocan Xenox Scream Free Fall Tower The real Shake Transformer Eclipse Cyber Space Airwolf XXL
cal1br3tto Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Here's my top 3 for now: 1. Scream-n-Eagle at Oaks Park, which is a KMG Afterburner. It's just plain exciting! 2. Rock-o-Planes (I've only ridden the one at Oaks Park). They're fun because you control the experience, and they're even moderately scary, although I wouldn't call them "thrilling". I found myself saying bad words out of surprise the first time I rode one, which is not typical of me. 3. Gravitrons! (I've been on the Starship 2000 at a Funtastic carnival.) They're not in the least bit scary, but it's a fun sensation and concept. It's trippy to look sideways and down, and it's fun to try to "unglue" your head. They're also extremely creepy--imagine being alone in a dark, enclosed ride with just the operator! I've yet to try positioning myself upside down, etc. (if it's even allowed), which is apparently doable and common but looks unsafe to me. Anyway, they're decidedly more fun than Round-Ups, which I like but don't find very exciting.
pruje Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 Probably the Zipper. I've always liked the Spider and Wave Swinger a lot too.
Myst3Exile Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 I haven't really been on very many, but my favourite would probably be the Zamperla Power Surge. It's so damn fun!
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 The Merry-Go-Round for being a classic. For thrill value, the super suspenseful and fear evoking INTAMIN DROP TOWER!
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