PHOTO TR: Holiday World, SF Great America, Indiana Beach

[USRoadTripper]

Hey Joe! Glad to see that you enjoyed Great America...I agree that it is my favorite of the Six Flags parks that I have been to as well. I do enjoy Whizzer, but agree with whoever said it is like the park's mine train...it's supposed to be a starter coaster, and I think it's a good one. I also found Raging Bull to have a decent amount of airtime...maybe you hit it on a bad day, or I hit it on an exceptional one *shrug*

Talking about coasters that you don't "get", I guess that would be Cornball Express for me! Everyone talks about the ejector air, yet I felt none! Again, hopefully I rode it on a bad day.

And Joe, I always read your TRs!

 

-Julie

[robbalvey]

^ When were you at SFgam? I know when we were there in 2001 Bull's airtime was INSANE. But that was because the trims either weren't on or weren't on very much. Every trip since then the trims have pretty much killed any airtime other than the first drop.

 

If it wasn't for those trims that ride my actually be in my top ten! But with them on the ride challenges the Morgan hypers for the epitome of mediocrity.

 

--Robb

[USRoadTripper]

I was there last August, and I really enjoyed Raging Bull. I wouldn't quite call the airtime insane, but there was quite a bit of it...more floater than ejector. It was enough to put it in my top 10 steel list. I can't recall how hard the trims were on since I only rode it once and wasn't paying attention!

 

-Julie

[robbalvey]

^ I would say the trims were probably on, then. They have been since 2001 it seems. If they were off you would definitely know!

 

--Robb

[DATman]

RB didn't wow me very much as well. After a great first drop, it became so anti-climactic. AC was so much better, as the trims don't do nearly as much.

[pvcoasterguy]

I still enjoy Raging Bull for what it is. The first drop/turnaround is insane, and the rest of the ride is more relaxing than anything. However, I do like the figure-eight finale... it's pretty darn intense for a B&M (and the trims before it are hardly ever on.)

 

Raging Bull has had the same amount of "trimmage" for quite a while now. The ones on the third hill are pretty hard, but they usually don't prevent some nice, long floater air from being had. The mid-course ones usually are on just a tad, allowing nice air off the brakes and the following hill. The ones before the finale are hardly ever on. I think I've had one ride that they've been on, and they hardly slowed us down.

 

The only other ride with trims (other than mid-courses/excluding Wild Mouse) is American Eagle. Usually the trims aren't terrible on it. In fact, they've been running it better than ever in the past couple years. The brakes on the top of the helix are a light grab for the forwards side, and on a little harder for the backwards side (probably because you'd be beaten up to death towards the end of the helix with the sudden transition into flat track. Forwards doesn't have the insane transition, and well, it goes forwards. Sometimes there's a tap at the end of the helix before the dropoffs, but they hardly slow you down. The ones before the finale helix of roughness doom are almost always on pretty hard. But, it's a good thing because that final helix is really tight and pretty darn rough.

[ParkTrips]

By the way, that was the park Mr. PR moved to, right? If so, then indeed that was a promotion.

 

Yes, that's where Jim is now. I didn't run into him or anything though.

 

4) Raging Bull... yes, the third-hill trim sucks. But, it doesn't kill the air there.

I think sans le trim, it could have been the best hill on a B&M hyper with ejector air like an Intamin. but, alas, its far from that.

 

7) Iron Wolf... is very intense. Rough? Sometimes. Occassionally, you can get a nice, smooth ride on it, which allows you to see how insane this ride actually is.

See, I didn't find it too intense nor fast. To me, Scorcher is intense. Riddler's has its intense moments, but not Iron Wolf.

 

I do enjoy Whizzer, but agree with whoever said it is like the park's mine train...

I can totally see that, but I've never heard a mine train outside of Orange County (take your pick) get so much love as Whizzer.

 

Talking about coasters that you don't "get", I guess that would be Cornball Express for me! Everyone talks about the ejector air, yet I felt none! Again, hopefully I rode it on a bad day.

Bummer! If you go back anytime, my favorite seat was right side, back bench. OMG!

 

 

And Joe, I always read your TRs!

Thanks Julie, though it's just a joke really