I would have to say The Beast is the worse coaster out there! People are nuts when they say the beast is awesome! #2 has to be Serial Thriller, that things slams you all over!!
My brother has a bad tendency to put his hands up in the same fasion as one would when doing the "Y" part of the YMCA dance. When we rode Magnum the first time, his elbow cracked me in the head as we entered the banked-but-not-really-turning section of the turnaround. I gave him a dopeslap for that one after the ride.
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"If we built a ride that everyone wanted to ride, it would be called an elevator, and that's not an amusement ride."
-Stan Checketts, S&S Power
My most painfull memory is my first ride on the King Cobra at PKI. My seat accidentally got locked too high... OUCH!!!! I still believe it is one of the best coasters ever.
My second most painful was SOB. I haven't ridden it yet this year, but I am soooo looking forward to it.
I threw my back out on the Beast the first time I rode it. But now it is my favorite, I just should have let my back heal from a work injury!!
I was miserable on the Georgia Cyclone. I just didn't fit in the seat right so It killed my gut and hips. If it didn't have those seats for skinny rears I would be ok; oh wait, if I just lost those 40 lbs....
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"If you look out the left side of the Train you will see the coasters of Cedar Point."
'01 Trips thru the spin cycle-SOB 06
1. GASM at SFGAD. Well, what do you expect with those horse-collars?
2.Any SLC "Hang and bang"-for obvious reasons.
3.The Chiller-Robin. Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent ride, but WOW! A disorienting, head banging trip in two directions. The only thing I don't get is why I keep going back for more.
I must say the most painfull experiance of my life was 2 years ago on the Texas Giant. They still had the old trains and they were plenty rough. As we went down the first drop the ride was shaking me so bad that I thought my fillings were going to come out. But my most painfull moment came when the train came out of the drop and roared up the first banked turn. It shook me so bad that I pulled a muscle in my side. I had to ride the rest of the way with that pulled muscle agonizing me the entire way. It was a like having someone stab me in the side every time the ride took a steep turn or went over a hill.
The Giant is much smoother now with the new trians. I'm not sure if any track modifications were made, but the ride now feels as smooth as the day it first opened.
Thanks SFOT, I would've hated not being able to ride the Giant anymore.
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TITAN RULES!
*** This post was edited by DAN-EL on 5/2/2001. ***
When I used to ride "alot" of coasters, the top "never agains" were:
1-Vortex, King's Island
2-Dragon, Adventureland (the horsecollars are the worse, and the loops have a zig-zag at the top!)
3-Tornado, Amarillo, TX, another OD Hopkins masterpiece. No OTSR, but really nasty shaped loops and pull outs that literally cracked my back (in a BAD way).
4-Steel Phantom, almost worse every time. I rode it at Coaster Con when it opened in what seemed to be a break free ride. It went so FAST thru the loops you were stuck to the seat and didn't move an inch. Anyone member this? Then later, with breaks on, it gave plenty of time for headband city. SO happy they're re-doing this ride.
5-Z-force. Rode once at Great America, once in Atlanta and once at Magic Mountain. Got worse every time. ouch!
UNTIL I rode Viper at SFGAdventure. Whatta nightmare! I thought my jaw was broken. AND Mr. Freeze in St. Louis is a cool ride, but it did make me bite out a large chunk outta the inside of my mouth. Spit blood the whole way down the exit ramp. yowza!
And whoever said the T-Bolt at Kennywood is rough, where?? It's a wild woodie! One of the best! Maybe you had a bad wheel.
When I used to ride "alot" of coasters, the top "never agains" were:
1-Vortex, King's Island
2-Dragon, Adventureland (the horsecollars are the worse, and the loops have a zig-zag at the top!)
3-Tornado, Amarillo, TX, another OD Hopkins masterpiece. No OTSR, but really nasty shaped loops and pull outs that literally cracked my back (in a BAD way).
4-Steel Phantom, almost worse every time. I rode it at Coaster Con when it opened in what seemed to be a break free ride. It went so FAST thru the loops you were stuck to the seat and didn't move an inch. Anyone member this? Then later, with breaks on, it gave plenty of time for headband city. SO happy they're re-doing this ride.
5-Z-force. Rode once at Great America, once in Atlanta and once at Magic Mountain. Got worse every time. ouch!
UNTIL I rode Viper at SFGAdventure. Whatta nightmare! I thought my jaw was broken. AND Mr. Freeze in St. Louis is a cool ride, but it did make me bite out a large chunk outta the inside of my mouth. Spit blood the whole way down the exit ramp. yowza!
And whoever said the T-Bolt at Kennywood is rough, where?? It's a wild woodie! One of the best! Maybe you had a bad wheel.
On Shockwave at Drayton Manor, I had my hands up and out on the right hand seat (or standing place) and on the final turn there is a tree that needs cutting and I sliced my hand open on it, I even needed 3 stitches!!
Also TPMBO at blackpool, I looked up at a plane as it went over and I couldn't lower my head as it dropped when I hit the bottom my head was pushed back so far that most of the train heard the CRACK of my neck. OOOOWWWWW!!!!
The first time I rode The Beast was probably the worst coaster ride of my life. The pain I endured was unexplainable. I love the ride but the first trip on the ride was aweful.
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Definatly Texas Twister @(Geauga Lake). My thighs still hurt!!! ):
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Definatly Texas Twist @(Geauga Lake). My thighs still hurt!!! ):
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