Over the past four years, it seems to me that Vortex at PC has gone downhill considerably. I used to hate stand-up coasters because of the preconcieved notion I had for them ala Vortex.
But on my recent trip to SFoG, I rode Georgia Scorcher.
I was so mad at myself that I didn't ride this thing sooner!
If you want to talk about one of B&M's best, it is Georgia Scorcher. Although not the tallest or fastest, it is just awesome. It's drops are heaven, and the heavily banked turns are awesome. If you are going to SFoG, ride Georgia Scorcher, you won't be disappointed.
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"Enjoy your record-breaking ride on Millennium Force"
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- Peabody
The Scorcher is an AWESOME ride! For some reason, SFOG got lucky and has some of the best B&M's around. Living in FL, I get pretty sick of B&M's since that's all we have here, but the ones at SFOG renew any disbelief in their design abilities!
There is on point on the Scorcher right after the helix through the loop where you go over an overbanked hill type element. Kind of like the one on Goiliath in Holland, only smaller. If you are on the left side of the train you get thrown to the side - what a rush!
-Matt
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My two favorite coasters are named Superman.
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A trip to SFoG last fall renewed my interest in Stand-Ups, as I found Scorcher to be a really great ride. I also liked Chang on both of my visits to Kentucky Fried Kingdom this year, and Riddler's was one of the highlights of SFMM.
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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.
Ridden GS - Great ride, but I still think that Mantis is right up there too.
Though GS doesn't have the, I guess, 'whipping' action like Mantis does, if you ride Mantis while you're relaxed, and can brace yourself for whichever direction the train is headed, I don't think there'd be any problems.
I can tell you this, though. Mantis compared to GS may be a bit lacking, but what I get to ride most of the time (Iron Wolf) makes Mantis look like something straight from God's loins... If He has loins... I've gone too far.
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He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking; can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.
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