Fury is my new number 1 coaster. It has furious speed and twists and turn and doesn't let up until the break run at the end. The sheer speed through the turns in the first half whip u in a blissful way! The air time is amazing throughout the whole ride. The bunny hops at the end surprised me good with the airtime. Seeing it in person you will be like damn this ride is fast in person. It's like a blur when ur up close watching from the entrance of the park. It will be your new number 1. Like this ride blows millennium force out the water and beats intimidator 305. Yes, millienium force was the first and original Giga but it has been overtaken! I love Fury 325! Does anyone else agree!??
I'm looking forward to adding a few Gigas to my track record. As of now I only have ridden Millennium Force, which is my #1 over anything else by a long shot. Having said that I haven't experienced any B&M Hypers or Gigas. The thing I dislike (not sure if that's even the right word) about B&M is the pacing. They just throw you from element to element to element. Are their Hypers and Gigas the same? Maybe it would be different with hills opposed to inversions. I love the pacing on MF. There is time between the hills going to and from the island. It's not just one element thrown at you after another after another.
But then again, what do I know?
Here's what I think the difference is: MF lets you feel the speed because most of its elements are low to the ground, whereas the B&M hypers (at least the three that I've been on) basically go from one big hill to the next, so every time you pick up velocity at the bottom of a drop you are heading right back up again. That's great for airtime, but my preference is to haul ass from start to finish, with just a few doses of airtime thrown in, and that's exactly what both Leviathan and Fury look like.
In fact, I really don't think I get the appeal of airtime. It's nice and all, but it goes behind strong positive Gs and sustained speed for me. I'd rather go balls-to-the-wall than balls-outta-the-seat.
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It "looks" forceless? What does that even mean? By the time you've recovered from the gray-out of the first drop and turn, you're almost to the rise for the big airtime hill.
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Jeff said:
It "looks" forceless? What does that even mean? By the time you've recovered from the gray-out of the first drop and turn, you're almost to the rise for the big airtime hill.
Not to mention, the first gen hyper trains are my favorite (least restrictive). No sides and nothing but a seat and a little lap bar.
GDdashROM said:
Hmm. That time between hills is exactly why I find Millie to be so overrated.
Different strokes, I guess... Another of my favorite coaster moments is the section of straight track coming out of the first helix, across the water, and into the second airtime hill on Ride of Steel at Darien Lake. It serves as a palette cleanser and builds anticipation for the upcoming slam into the incline with huge positive Gs, followed by amazing negative Gs at the top of the hill.
But then again, what do I know?
Don't get me wrong, I love BnM Hypers, but as described above, the constant Speed-up/slow-down of the back to back hills, especially towards the end of a lot of them, can be somewhat nauseating to me. Like riding a Swinging Ship ride, but to a much lesser extent. I love ground hugging speed and MF delivers it. And Fury looks to as well. In fact, if anything, the tunnels ruin it somewhat on MF.
I agree... Fury 325 is the top gigacoaster for me and my kids. Millennium Force second. Leviathan third. Intimidator 305 a distant fourth -- its an aggressive ride, marred by the restraints and seriously, what's with the lack of landscaping there?
Fury 325 just rocked it for us. The turns, the speed and even flojector airtime hills... wow. I just wish B&M included a few of the "crazy hop" element from Leviathan -- that is sublime.
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