loops or airtime?

even though this has probably been brought up before....

do you prefer a looper like kumba or a speed/airtime coaster like S: RoS??

ill take a speed/airtime coaster anyday. it gives a nice sense of freedom with little restraint and to me, they are overall better IMO.

I agree, Speed and/or airtime is better.

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Im the #1 Canobie Lake Park Fan!!!These are my top 3 coasters:
1. S:RoS @ SFNE 2. Yankee Cannonball 3. Cyclone

I agree with the both of you, speed/airtime is the better of the 2.

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The former Newbie to coasters. Ridden 100 coasters. Not so new anymore :)

I dont understand why designers have yet to incorporate both airtime and inversions into a roller coaster. Sure, some inverting coasters have airtime, but elements like a bunny hop or camel back are rarely seen on them.

Airtime all the way!

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SiX FlAgS FiEsTa TeXaS was great!

I'll go for speed/airtime! I went to SFHolland yesterday and had multiple rides on Goliath, which has the one of a kind Stengel-dive. Some might consider this to be just an overbanked turn, but it surely feels like an inversion on this ultrasmooth speedcoaster.

Here's my top 5 steel:
1. Raging Bull
2. S:ROS @ SFA
3. Montu
4/5. Mr. Freeze and Phantom's Revenge

Can you figure it out? I sure cant!

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"To get into this head of mine, would take a monkey-wrench, and a lot of wine" Res How I Do

gotta be differant im afraid. Loops all the way. i just love hanging upside down on coasters lol. Then again ive never ridden a Hyper so im not a big airtime exprenceee.... (thats gotta be poor grammer.)

Both:)

i like deja vu (when it's working) better than the Viper at SFGAm but I like Raging bull more than DV...

Airtime. I find myself being less and less enamored with going upside down.

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"He's blazin' away like the stars in the universe.." A. Vega + M. Rev "Ghostrider"

Someday there will be something here.

Well I like twists and turns more than either airtime or loops, so there.

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LONG LIVE ARROW DYNAMICS!!

I love laterals, fan turns, over banked turns, and all those of the wall element like on Goliath at SFMM and Roar WEST.

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Lake Compounce-So Fresh and So Clean Clean

I found that Talon delivers a good mix of both, and it's zero-g roll is the epitome of inversion + air. ;)

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I like speed/airtime the best!

Tyler

Speed and Air, no contest.

Apollo Andy, yes, Talon's inline twist is one of the sweetest around, but if you're a fan of that then I must recommend Kraken's zero-G roll. Still the biggest, out of your seat zero-G air that I've had the chance to experience.

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www.coasterimage.com
Dorney Park visits in 2002: 10

Airtime!!!!

GO WINGS!!!!!!!

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Hey man. Wanna buy some weed? Crack? Freepass on Millennium Force? I got the hook up...

Well heres my top 5 coasters

1. MF

2. Raging Bull

3. Magnum (need new lap bars and it could come really close to MF)

4. Raptor

5. SOB

Its not so much of air time that i like, its more of the speed, The bigger and faster, the better IMO.

MF has the height, speed, and airtime (i get a lot on that ride) to make it almost the perfect ride)

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bigger is better

*** This post was edited by pkifan4life on 6/14/2002. ***

this is a tough decision, i like my loops and inversions intense, if they arent , its still good but not great. After taking a ride on S:ROS at SFNE and NITRO at SFGADV, airtime is my favorite of the two.

im a speed demon.....but raptor is my favorite coaster in the world....so its probably loops. this is a confusing question, i dont know which is better!!!!

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Raptor rules the sky!!!!