How Rough is Too Rough?

Although it wasn't a terrible ride and the pain was endurable, I'd say the roughest I've encountered is the Hurricane at MB Pavilion. If you go when the park is vacant and the empty station tempts you to keep coming back one more time, you may find yourself with a headache rather quickly.

"Find yourself a dream and, when you find it, chase it like a bull chasing a rodeo clown; don't give that clown an inch, not one inch" -Sean Kelly

Tom Servo said:
nasai: You didn't happen to go to Suzuka for the F1 race, did you?

Nope. I could have seen some races, as there was one the day I went, but no. My wife is from Japan, and we were on a trip in the early spring of '98. They had just opened Mad Cobra, so we took off to go ride it, and I hit Blackout while there. The highlight of the trip was an entire group of very attractive "red-leather wearing" Marlboro girls, complete with freebie cigarettes! How sweet! Giving away free cigarettes to little kids, so Philip Morris can make the money back they are losing in the states. I guess getting the youth of Japan smoking is the next goal, as they think that's one of the many things that makes Americans cool.

Still, the girls were hot. Very hot. *gnaws knuckles* *** Edited 11/25/2003 4:24:47 AM UTC by nasai***

The Flying Turns makes all the right people wet - Gonch

The Hurricane at SCBB and Shockwave at PKD are the only two coasters I've ever really not liked... they just were TOO much. Granted that last ride on Hurricane was just before they realigned the track (they did it one week after I was there!) and Shockwave... well I'd just rather not talk about it. This is an example of how being rough can ruin coasters.

I thought Flashback at SFMM was pretty cool. Yes it was rough, but the ride had perfect pacing and the forces were nice. Why is the helix butter smooth? That's also the only ride I've ever had the restraint pop up on me (happened 2 times in the second and third z-dives) but the OTSR stayed down, just the lapbar came up. Still weird feeling. *** Edited 11/25/2003 6:02:03 AM UTC by GoliathKills***

Hey Gonch, pull me too! ;)

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Manhattan Express is the worse rollercoaster I've ever been on. 6 of us rode it and all 6 had really bad headaches when we got off. I've never had that happen on the Mean Streak in 100 times I've ridden it.

nasai said:

Batwing. OMG. Got my first, and preferably, only ride this last fall. That was enough for me. I have no need to ever ride it again. I thought X-flight was smooth as my wife's ass, compared to this jobber.
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Hah, I caught you using my word!! Or is that wrd, Danny? Looks like I might be going to Solace after all Rob, which is simultaneously good news and awful news.

Forget Hercules... forget Steel Phantom...

In my opinion the rougest coaster I ever encountered was Hurricane at Rye Playand. Talk about a neck breaker!

Then again, not so much "roughness" as much as sudden direction changes that resulted in out right pain and torture.

"Yes... well... VICTORY IS MINE!"

Coaster! at PNE left bruises on my thighs, was it too rough? NO!

Thunderbolt at KW cracked or bruised a rib. Too rough? NO!

Cyclone at CI is another bruiser, too rough? Again, NO!

Am I a masochist? Mmmmm...

Different people have different thresholds for roughness. Also, those rides are (I hear) very exciting. I suspect that, were those rides less esxiting, but equally violent, yu would have found them to be too rough.

I want to live where it's all the same. I want to live where it's all just like today. I want to live where it's always Saturday.

nasai said:
Nope. I could have seen some races, as there was one the day I went, but no. My wife is from Japan, and we were on a trip in the early spring of '98. They had just opened Mad Cobra, so we took off to go ride it, and I hit Blackout while there. The highlight of the trip was an entire group of very attractive "red-leather wearing" Marlboro girls, complete with freebie cigarettes! How sweet! Giving away free cigarettes to little kids, so Philip Morris can make the money back they are losing in the states. I guess getting the youth of Japan smoking is the next goal, as they think that's one of the many things that makes Americans cool.
Still, the girls were hot. Very hot. *gnaws knuckles* *** Edited 11/25/2003 4:24:47 AM UTC by nasai***

Oh, that's too bad. F1 is probably my only love above roller coasters...there's something about those monsters that makes my heart skip a beat. Hearing the banshee-like howl of the engines, knowing that *every* corner exit means Xcelerator-equaling acceleration....it makes me a happy boy. And yes, the Japanese race-mascot type women can be ridiculously attractive.

My favorite, though, along the lines of tobacco adverts in racing, were the Lancer Evolutions in World Rally Championships. All of the Lancers were sponsored by Marlboro, and each one of them had the Marlboro chevron on the hood, with the Marlboro logo replaced with the phrase "SMOKING KILLS". Talk about strong anti-smoking advertising!

Too bad I haven't been able to quit the habit yet!

boblo, I'd agree with you on all three of the woodies you listed, and even got PICS of the bruises from the Silverwood/PNE trip...they were *that* good, LOL.

The only woodie I ever found *too rough* was that SoB at PKI when I first encountered him.

As far as steel, GAdv's Viper nearly took my head off in a bad way this year, and Rye's Hurricane is the ONLY Windstorm I've ever ridden that I felt was truly awful....*completely* due the the neck/head thingy! Whoever buys it, (assuming removal of those god-awful torture devices) will have a good coaster for the price!

Batman: The Escape at SFAW is pretty rough. It's amazing how a bunny hop could bash your head into the side of the extremely hard restraints. That's not the worst I've been on though. That would have to be Rattler! Not only was it rough, it had that boring helix thing! Anywayz, thats my two cents.

Superman: Krypton Coaster----Just Ride It 1.) Millennium Force 2.) Superman: Krypton Coaster 3.) Steel Eel 4.) Raptor 5.) Mantis

'gator, when did you get pictures of my thighs?!? Did 'moosh slip me a 'mickey'?

SOB lives up to it's initials.

When is the next 'slow' season in Florida?

I thought I said "thighs" boblo, I didn't explicitly SAY they were yours....;)

Our slow season is from now until Spring break, just avoid the week between Christmas and New Years....and let me know when yer comin'! :)