P.S. Mantis with trims...Mantis without trims...not much of a difference to me. With the trims, there is less pressure on your legs and the loop is slower, so I kind of like it better.
I still contend that the multi-looper layout was the wrong way to go for the stand-up design. Put a stand-up train on a hyper, and that's thrilling.
I'd also contribute a 3a, that the B&M 4-abreast trains further contributed to the feeling of confinement. Stand-up trains ought to be as minimalistic as possible.
I liked King Kobra. I like Shockwave @ PKD. I loved Chang.
I hate Vortex. I didn't dislike Iron Wolf, but it wasn't as good as a Togo or Chang.
As for Mantis, I'll tell you a week from Thursday...
:)
Edit: Note that I didn't always hate Vortex, when it was new it was great. But its aged to be rougher than any Arrow I've ever been on (and that includes Shockwave @ SFGAm). *** Edited 8/6/2004 4:36:02 AM UTC by TeknoScorpion***
It's a neat sensation, but it is rather slow going. Then there's the other factor about their terrible capacity due to the loading difficulties. I'll wait in a line for the first ride on a new stand up, but not a second time. At SFoG, I usually only ride scorcher if there is a 3 train wait or less.
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
My favs:
1. Chang 2. Riddler 3. Iron Wolf 4. Mantis 5. King Cobra 6. Batman The Escape 7. Vortex 8. Shockwave
I develop Superior Solitaire when not riding coasters.
I love Georgia Scorcher, although it is starting to show some age (getting rougher) and I liked Chang.
The only one that I didn't like was Vortex at Carowinds. It's showing some serious age. It was very rough. I had been spoiled I guess by Scorcher cause when I got off of Vortex I was calling for the "head" of all standups! lol It's rough!
Ridder's is one of my fave coasters!
-Tina
I refused to wait 2.5 hours for mantis at CP last September. I wanted to ride as many of the coaster there in the one day i was there and no one i heard from said mantis was a must do like TTD, MF, Raptor and Magnum. yes those 4 did take a lot of the day to do since TTD was a 2 hour wait and MF was also 2 hours.
If I go to PKD this September I will try to ride Shockwave there.
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