The Small Things - CoasterBuzz

what types of things on a coaster do you think really boost the experience?

for me...i would say:

1.)tunnels 2.)trenches 3.)theming 4.)head-choppers 5.)unique on-ride pic locations

i also like a good atmosphere and station music. i think the DJ's on MF @ CP added to the experience and the involvement of the ride ops w/ loud-speakers helped too. anything to keep the excitement and get the adrenaline moving helps.

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Going through a helix at a decent speed, kind of like Gemini, boosts the experience for me.

Yes, I think the overall experience makes or breaks a ride for me. My first time on Millennium Force was the best because getting to the station you had the Millennium Force music and the lights and the excitement.

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"The opposite of war isn't peace, its creation," Rent.

I like good on-ride photos, a decent paint job, various elements, and brakes that don't make your body go foward.

Ride ops have a lot to do with it for me. Too often my ride experience carries over a lot from the way the coaster is being run, from efficiency to nice ride ops to other excited people on the train. If I'm disgusted and frustrated by the time I get on the train, chances are it won't be a great ride (exceptions: MForce, Raging Bull). Chang was like that...I might have enjoyed it more were it not for the horrible crew operating it. And very good crews added a lot to the Raven and Legend recently as well as the Gwazi. (In my book the BGT crews run a very close 2nd to HW's).

Brakes also affect my experience a lot, but I don't consider braking a "small" issue by any stretch.

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I'd have to say, everything you had. All those things help a coaster, but they don't have to be there for a great coaster. They help the experience a ton, but there a lot of coasters fine without them.

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*** This post was edited by Raging Rider on 7/23/2002. ***

Being able to see it scream by standing in the Queue. My Chelle thinks the themeing is the bestest.

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I love tunnels and headchoppers.

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Sean