Rollercoasters

dr gonzo

Im quite fond of rollercoasters like most people and i was just wondering what people think is the most fun one?

iMax

The one in funderland is great. I can't wait for that to come back I must ride it four or five times each visit & I go to funderland a LOT !!!











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My absolute favourite is X (http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/x.html) Man that is one cool ride. Closely followed by Riddler's Revenge, Hulk, & California Screamin

RustySpoon

I'm a big fan of nemesis in alton towers, i also love the grand national, the crazy mouse and the big one in Blackpool. I love coasters!! Want to get to oakwood this year when hydro will be open again.

dr gonzo

Alton towers is pretty good but i think if you ever get to go to america some of the coasters there would blow your mind and not just florida either Ghostrider in knotts berry farm is absolutely amazing! well worth a visit!

Lex_Diamonds

Crushinator in France is amazing.

midget lord

Space mountain in disneyland paris is pretty cool, its in an enclosed dome, so you cant see whats coming!

I will be here tommorrow so i will report on that come tuesday!!!

dr gonzo

i agree space mountain is really good, and the because its soo dark inside not many people know what it looks like and last time i was there it broke down so the lights came on and i was one of the lucky few who was privvy to the insides.

iMax

Actually there's one called "Mullholland Madness" in Disney's California Adventure which seems like a gentle little ride (video here - http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=MulhollandMadnessAttractionPage&bhcp=1) & it's aimed at kids but the bends on it are 90 degree angles & you genuinely (first ride) think you'll come off.

Collosus (largest wooden coaster in USA) is excellent.

If you like indoor coasters, then the Mummy's revenge is interesting...

ykt0di9url7bc3

RustySpoon wrote:

I'm a big fan of nemesis in alton towers, i also love the grand national, the crazy mouse and the big one in Blackpool. I love coasters!! Want to get to oakwood this year when hydro will be open again.

Nemisis is fantastic, the grand national is crazy for its age, the Big is very cool... didnt like Oblivion (waste of 2 hours queing)...

Been to a couple in the states but not thing much to right home about...

Been a bit of a roolercvoaster freak when it comes to holidays

RuggieBear

busch gardens in Tampa Bay FLorida has a rollercoaster called the Kumba which i absolutely loved. Haven't been there for a decade so i'm sure they have even better ones now...http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/ar_kumba.aspx

kasintahan

Alton Towers gets my vote.

Somehow queueing (spelling?) for 45min-1hour doesn't seem so bad there.
I think it's the remote crowd sensors that tell you how long you will have to wait for each ride (from the other side of the impressive woodland grounds), that every ride is free once you pay in (and that's cheap), the sky car (forget the real name).

solice

Dragon Khan in Port Aventura in Spain rocks.

Alkers

I agree - 3minutes long, 8 inversions and 68mph. has a 120 foot loop and a 160 foot drop too. I've been to alton towers too. Oblivion is allright but I went at Easter and there was only a 15min queue. Nemesis was very good and if you queue for the front seat it is amazing.

yeraulone

The "Top Gun" ride at Paramounts Wonderland in Toronto is a bit of a hole opening experience.

solice

yeraulone wrote:

The "Top Gun" ride at Paramounts Wonderland in Toronto is a bit of a hole opening experience.

That the one that goes backwards half way through the ride?

I have to say that most of the rollercoasters there are very short. You get on them and almost straight away you have to get off them. Although the novelty of having to stand up on one of them is quiet cool!!!!

I changed my mind. The best rollercoaster in the world is the one in Tramore

Mimikyu

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FX Meister

solice wrote:

That the one that goes backwards half way through the ride?

I have to say that most of the rollercoasters there are very short. You get on them and almost straight away you have to get off them. Although the novelty of having to stand up on one of them is quiet cool!!!!

I changed my mind. The best rollercoaster in the world is the one in Tramore

The bat is the one that goes backwards halfway through. That ones getting on a bit, I first rode it in 1988. Top Gun is almost the same as Nemesis at Alton Towers, built by the same people too if I remember correctly. The newer one, Air, in Alton Towers was a let down, but at least it kept the goons busy queuing for that and off the other coasters. Oblivion is okay but very short ride time. I've been to Alton Towers a few times and the best time is in October mid week. Practically zero queue times but you still have to walk around. A few years ago I was there a mate broke his arm. The had closed the gate to stop admissions tot he Nemesis as it was the end of the day. While waiting for the medics to arrive the coaster came in and I got to ride it one more time. Alton Towers have a new launch/induction coaster opening this season, 0-61mph in 2.3 seconds.

kenmc

i like the wooden ones eg the Robin Hood in Six Flags Holland, or the Great white in moreys (used work there back in 1996! - looks beter now!!). but the great nor-easter was cool also...

Eye

Of the coasters i've been on i'd say Collossus in thorpe park london would rank as my favourite, 10 inversions leaves you feeling like you don't know which way is up or down great stuff

Of the coasters i'd love to go on.....wow so many to choose from, the new coaster in six flags great adventure called Kingda Ka breaks 2 very nice records, fastest and tallest, 0-128pmh in 3.5 seconds and then 456feet straight up http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadventure/index.asp
check out the video animation near the bottom of the page

As mentioned already by iMax X in another six flags park also looks to be a hell of a ride

other worthy mentions would be:
Deja Vu in sixflags magic mountain
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/DejaVu.html

Superman the escape also six flags magic mountain
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/superman.html

and Scream also in six flags magic mountain
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/scream.html

hell just about everything in six flags magic mountain would be great....would love to go there