Are rough woodies bad?
Ok, we all bash coasters for being rough, but shouldn't woodies be rough? I personally love Raging wolf Bobs @ SFWoA because it beats the crap out of you. Anyone else have an opinion on rough coasters (wooden)?
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If they were smooth they wood be steel.wood will always be a little rough if a rider dont like then dont ride.me i love a good woodie the beast will live forever in my heart and soul.
People complain about Rolling Thunder at SFGAdv to be too rough. I think that is how a woodie should be, rough, and beats you up. :)
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Rolling Thunder could be better if SF took care of it (see recent post on 'Coasters not aging gracefully' for details). I don't approve of squeal! However, wooden coasters are suppose to be rough; elsewise, we may not have had all of their steel buddies built!! You gotta love both though - they are all fun to ride.
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I think that people don't really mind the roughness as long as it is exciting. Case in point, The Grizzly at PGA is not a favorite because besides it being very rough, it is slow in the turn arounds and doesn't offer any good laterals.
Grizzly @ PKD is so great, and it is so rough also. Raven can be rough in a little spots, but that's what makes it so good!
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"Bathroom 1 looks too intense for me"-Ed Markey
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"Bathroom 1 looks too intense for me"-Ed Markey
I notice a lot of people don't like certain rides because they are too rough. For example, lets take the Predator @ SFDL... I myself, and a *few* others, LOVE this ride to death. It is a “rough” woodie, but *I* love it just the way it is. It is not *my* definition of rough…There is no such thing as a "rough" coaster in my eyes, the way they are is the way they are.
If you think a coaster is too rough in your opinion, I feel as if you shouldn't say a ride is "too rough" because others may think it is "too smooth" Sure, its all in opinion, I won't tell you what to say, but I am bringing up a point here. Some coasters may be so rough they HURT you... don't ride it again. I might *love* that coaster, who cares how rough it is.
I must state that my new favorite coaster, (yes, ever more than Superman: ride of steel @sfdl) is the Villain at SFWoA. I asked some peoples opinions about it, and they say they would like it better if it wasn't so rough. Personally, I was on it around 12 times and never found one ride to be rough, in fact, it was amazingly smooth and I love this ride to death. Definitely my favorite of them all...
...I love rough rides, and I love smooth rides. There are plenty of smooth rides, and plenty of "rough" rides. If you like smooth rides, ride smooth ones. If you like rough rides, ride them. If you don't like rough coasters, you might not like wooden coasters... wooden are supposed to have a different feeling than steel and are supposed to be bumpy.
Ok, I just feel like I am rambling on about nothing, here is my final statement:
Accept rides for what they are!
Alan Jacyszyn
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If you think a coaster is too rough in your opinion, I feel as if you shouldn't say a ride is "too rough" because others may think it is "too smooth" Sure, its all in opinion, I won't tell you what to say, but I am bringing up a point here. Some coasters may be so rough they HURT you... don't ride it again. I might *love* that coaster, who cares how rough it is.
I must state that my new favorite coaster, (yes, ever more than Superman: ride of steel @sfdl) is the Villain at SFWoA. I asked some peoples opinions about it, and they say they would like it better if it wasn't so rough. Personally, I was on it around 12 times and never found one ride to be rough, in fact, it was amazingly smooth and I love this ride to death. Definitely my favorite of them all...
...I love rough rides, and I love smooth rides. There are plenty of smooth rides, and plenty of "rough" rides. If you like smooth rides, ride smooth ones. If you like rough rides, ride them. If you don't like rough coasters, you might not like wooden coasters... wooden are supposed to have a different feeling than steel and are supposed to be bumpy.
Ok, I just feel like I am rambling on about nothing, here is my final statement:
Accept rides for what they are!
Alan Jacyszyn
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First off....Woodies should be rough, but only to a point. If a coaster throws me around, I laugh, and enjoy myself. I like the fear factor that is built in. I like the occasional shock you get when a sudden dip, or hard charging helix forces you to one side of the car. However, I don't like coasters that make me sick or injure me. I recently was in Japan, and rode the White Cyclone in Nagashima. This coaster was a blast, and wasn't too rough. Nice Helixes throughout, and some great headchoppers. In fact, the closest headchoppers I have experienced. Then I rode the Steel Dragon 2000. Smooth Morgan Giga-coaster. At the end of the day, I chose to ride the White Cyclone one more time to kind of round out the day. It kicked the crap out of me, and kind of ended my day on a downer. I was tired, and yes it was hot, but I was absolutely shocked at how much I disliked it. I have found that woodies work better for me in the morning with the fresh dew on the tracks. Just my opinion, but I'm sticking to it!
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;)Rollercoasters are like parrots...if you take care of them, they should outlive you;)
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;)Rollercoasters are like parrots...if you take care of them, they should outlive you;)
I know Mean Streak is rough but its one of my favs at CP just for that reason.
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Cedar Point rocks!
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Cedar Point rocks!
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After my experince on Collosus at Six Flags Magic Mountain I thought all woodies were that terrible!! There were no banked turns on collosus which I hated plus the seats were not padded. The whole ride was one complete mess. When I went to Six Flags Marine World I was in line for "Roar" After I was the next to go, I watched all the people who just finished Roar come out of their trains. They were putting their hands on the backs and necks and rubbing them. I thought to myself "What am I thinking?!?" I started with a turn and some hops then up to the lift hill. I was really worried about how rough it was and then when it dropped and did a turn i flew to the right side of the seat. After that I thought the ride was ok but I went on it 3 times with my hands up and I loved it. It's better then any steel coaster I have been on.
Rough wood is the only way wood should be. When I ride one, I want to feel totally helpless. The coaster should leave you no doubt it's in control. Steel, on the other hand, goes for insanity. When I get on a steel coaster, I want to think "This is nuts... I'm 300 feet in the air" or "What am I doing?! I'm about to be launched from 0-80 in 1.8 seconds!"
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Joshua Wilcox
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Just think wooden coasters built early they will get more rougher as the years move on the only smoothest wooden coaster I have been on is Lightning Racer at Hershey Park.
"Hercules" roughness = bad
"Lightning Racer" roughness = none
"Wildcat" roughness = perfect
To wrap up:
Too much = bad
Not enough = boring (in my opinion)
Just the right amount = awesome
"Lightning Racer" roughness = none
"Wildcat" roughness = perfect
To wrap up:
Too much = bad
Not enough = boring (in my opinion)
Just the right amount = awesome
I think woodies can be rough to a certain limit... I don't mind roughness at all, but when it actually gets to be unbearable and takes away from the ride itself (cough-rattler-cough) it can get pretty bad. On the other hand, it looks like some of the modern GCI/CCI woodies have raised the bar on smoothness of woodies...
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riskmanager said:
"Rough isn't necessarily bad. The large bruise on my right elbow dealt to me by Son of Beast is bad."
Hey, that thing gave me a bruise on my right elbow too, and the left one. I'm very ambivalent about SOB, it's not an enjoyable ride, but it's still exciting!
I don't mind rough, but I hate brain shakers like
Herclues, and bashers like RWB, and totally boring rides like Mean Streak.
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