HatetoFLY Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'm going to say the most intense B&M would be Montu before all the trims or even now a days when they barely touch. All around best invert I have been on and one hell of a coaster. Also I have to agree with those who think Manta because that pretzel loop is by far the most intense element I have ever been on as well, but the rest of the ride is relatively tame. So I give the nod to Montu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montupoopc Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I would have to say... Alpengeist. Â I just remember it taking every element with such speed; especially the cobra roll. Â Also, Kumba is indeed very intense. I love it though. Everything up until the cobra roll on that ride is pure heaven, and then it gets super rough, and pulls some crazy g-forces. Â I'm surprised people are saying Dueling Dragons Fire and Montu. I think both of those rides are really graceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 obviously Batman is taking the cake and I agree because they are very tight rides... but that's what makes them so intense. As far as elements go I will hop on the bandwagon with the Pretzel Loops on the flyers, but a new entry into the thread, and for me personally, is Nitro's helix before the MCBR. I always get a little fuzzy toward the end of it, it's nuts and so forceful, yes the rest of the ride is smooth and full of floater air, but that part always gets me, anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtickles Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Nemesis for me. After just recently experiencing it with a few rides in the back row, I would say it's more intense than the batman clones, which I've been on a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Chang at SFKK. I couldn't ride it more than twice in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I would say Manta is pretty Intense for me, the first B&M that gives me headache after riding it more than 3 times in a row, pretzel loop is crazy  Also Kumba is pretty intense but I think is because is rough, maybe is just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntme23 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'm going to have to repeat what everyone's been saying, B:TR and Tatsu at SFMM are the most intense for me. I have to wait a while between Batman rides, and, again like it's been said, the pretzel loop on Tatsu is something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 For overall experience, the most intense B&M would be a tie between Batman the ride and Kumba. Other nominees would include Hulk, Dueling Dragons, Raptor, Dominator, Top Gun, Tatsu, and Montu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'd go with a Batman clone too. I had a terrible headache afterwards! I think the "whipping" of the B&M wingovers really did it to me. In one of those inversions (forgot which), I swear my vision went blurry for a second. Those Batman clones sure pack quite the punch for a mass produced model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximo37 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'm going to have to go with Manta (it is SO damn pretty).. That pretzel loop is just truly insane.. First time I rode it, I was a touch light-headed for nearly the hour following.. of course it didn't help that I hadn't slept in nearly 30 hours, had a couple of beers and it was 97 degrees out for my first ride... but love that coaster none-the-less... I've since ridden it 4 more times, with no repercussions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChris125x Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 The two that stand out for me are Kumba and Dominator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sir Clinksalot Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'd probably rank the inverts I've been on intensity wise as follows: Batman: The Ride Raptor Montu Talon Great Bear Alpengeist  I actually didn't find Great Bear or Talon all that intense. But Great Bear is one of my favorite inverts.  Most intense for me would be: Batmen Hulk Fire Dragon  Most intense element is Tatsu's pretzel loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haiderodes Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 For me it would have to be Tatsu in the back row. I equate the front row of Tatsu to be the back row of the Superman flyers if you want a comparison. That pretzel loop is killer, but I am happy that they haven't had to tone it down over the past three years. Sometimes intense is good. Â Runner up would have to be the Batman: The Ride layout. I have been on them at SFMM, SFOT and SFGAm as well as Great White at SWOT and Goliath at SFFT. I have to say the SFMM remains to seem the craziest out of all of them (to me at least). Â Goliath (aka Namtab aka Gambit) seems to lack the "snap" in the flat spins...maybe because it has less weight with the 7 car train. Great White is just strange to me...fun but strange in how its forceful UNTIL the last flat spin and spiral into the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walibi owner Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I only ride Black Mamba at Phantasialand so that is my intense B&M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballteen58 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Goliath at SFFT. If not that Raptor at CP. Ironically I like the other two inverts I've ridden more. Least intense was either SKC at SFFT or Griffon at BGE and I'm leaning towards the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appel Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 B+M's I rode:  Nemesis Black Mamba Silver Star Nitro Superman Ultimate Flight Bizzarro (Great Adventure) Batman The Ride (GADV+SFMM) Tatsu Riddler Scream Alpengeist Griffon Apollo's Chariot Sheikra Montu Kumba Mantis Raptor  I find BTR the most intense B+M and Griffon as the smoothest and the best..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbit Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Pretzel from tatsu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franc Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 What hobbit said. I didn't like the feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keasbey Nights Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 From what I remember, Batman The Ride at Magic Mountain was very intense. My vision dimmed the first time I went on IOA's Incredible Hulk (it was during the cobra roll), but that was because I was young. I'd call it a toss-up between BTR and Mantis at Cedar Point - whichever one happens to be running better that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorchomp83 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Out of all the B&M's I've ridden, these would be my top 3:  1. Batman SFStL 2. Kumba 3. Raptor  To me, those are consistently intense throughout the entire ride. Other coasters have very intense moments (ie-Manta's pretzel loop is, IMO, the most intense B&M element I've experienced), but those three offer a whole course of ass-kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuschSchoe Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 The two that stand out for me are Kumba and Dominator. I don't find Dominator to be "intense", just an overall extremley fun, long, and smooth ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbdw Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 For me definitely the Incredible Hulk I blacked out the first time I went on it      Steel 24 Wood 4 Total 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Kumba is my #1. I gray out a lot on NITRO. No other B&M hyper in the US does that for me. I've been on all North American B&M hypers except Raging Bull and Behemoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboard83 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Alpengeist's cobra roll really gets intense, and was so much more so before that holding break b4 the drop . That ride used to break peoples legs! I used to grey out in the loop and cobra roll. Ah...the good old days of Alpengeist... But overall nowdays, B:TR @ sfstl. Best of the clones IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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