Posted August 31, 20178 yr comment_252128 I've decided to steal a topic I saw on another forum because I think it's quite interesting and I'd like to know what you guys reckon. What is your favourite drop (including lift if you want) that you have experienced? Mine would be no questioned asked Karnan. The insane, intense, amazing stuff that happens on the lift is only the beginning. When the actual drop comes it's one of the most intense moments I've ever experienced on a coaster. Back row, left seat, ejected so forcefully it hurts as you are twisted to the right and it feels like mere inches from you crashing into the tower structure, life altering! Honorable mentions would go to. Big One - No matter how many times I ride it, back row right seat still scares the crap out of me. Expedition GeForce - Similar to Big One but not as intense. T Express - The train reacts to the steepness of the drop in such a brutal ejector way and being Intamin, you can't be sure you'll be ok!
August 31, 20178 yr comment_252129 Katun, back row on this is sublime, little pop of air time too. Wodan for some reason feels amazing and in the rain it feels absolutely out of control. Nemesis, I just love how unassuming it is. Sure it hasn't got height or particularly intense speed, but I love how the momentum builds and builds.
August 31, 20178 yr comment_252130 I have two favourite drops for different reasons: One is back row El Toro because of just how intense it is. That drop feels like you're going to die, it is completely nuts and really does leave a mark on you. The other is Shambhala because of it's size and varieties depending on your row. At the front, you're hanging over the clamshell before accelerating. Towards the back (I've yet to ride in the back row), you get dragged over incredible fast (for a long time) due to the long trains.
September 1, 20178 yr comment_252151 the first time I rode New Texas Giant was in the back row, and let me tell you something, that drop was insane, I had never felt something quite like it.. Diamondback has some insane floater air on the Backrow, especially with a loose restaint Millennium Force just throws you out of the seat down the drop in the back row, and it feels like it never ends!
September 1, 20178 yr comment_252152 X2 at 6FMM; a huge drop which you are rotated into face first, then rotated out of into your back. Even though you know what the ride does and can see it in action before you get on it's still such a surprising and incredible feeling when it happens.
September 1, 20178 yr Author comment_252155 3 Intamin prefabs in 7 posts, I like that! I'm both extremely excited and extremely nervous to test out the Arrow/S&S 4D coasters. Can totally see why you'd pick X2, that sensation sounds incredible and evil at the same time!
September 1, 20178 yr comment_252162 Hopefully the new trains make the experience better, since the old ones juddered around into position making it very dodgy... Tonnere de Zeus has a great first drop in the back... Goliath at SFMM as well has a great "oh balls" feeling... Honourable mention to Phantom's Revenge for having a great first and second drop combo...
September 1, 20178 yr comment_252183 Not my favourites but I think Everest and montu have 2 pretty fun drops, but the best for me has to go to behemoth! Wow the airtime.
September 2, 20178 yr comment_252198 19 hours ago, Mega-Lite said: 3 Intamin prefabs in 7 posts, I like that! I'm both extremely excited and extremely nervous to test out the Arrow/S&S 4D coasters. Can totally see why you'd pick X2, that sensation sounds incredible and evil at the same time! I rode joker at six flags over texas and honestly, it was boring
September 2, 20178 yr comment_252199 My all time favourite is unfortunately on an SBNO Schwarzkopf ride, Knightmare. It had an element known as a "Psycho Drop" which I think is unique to this ride because of the manufacturers track section. The track basically consists of a large tube with rails central on either side rather than the common layout of being higher than the middle. It has a similar track to Olympia Looping. This means the rails can pivot around the centre which can't be done with a normal track. So the Psycho Drop was a near vertical drop which progressively twisted and turned at the same time towards the bottom reaching an almost 5G-Force. It's hard to explain so here's a POV. It has other quirks which make it one of my all time favourites too!
September 2, 20178 yr comment_252200 4 hours ago, LK_ said: I rode joker at six flags over texas and honestly, it was boring Those free spinning piles of junk are not 4D coasters in my book, it's the old controlled rotation coasters originally made by Arrow and now by S&S that count.
September 2, 20178 yr Author comment_252201 As pluk stated S&S free spins like Joker aren't what I was implying. X2 Eejanaika and Dinoconda are the beasts I meant! I've ridden Arashi, which is meant to be the best of the free spins and I didn't like it at all.
September 2, 20178 yr comment_252202 S&S free spins are still, well anyway I thought, a barrel of fairly intense laughs. Favourite drop.. Probably wicked cyclone back row. It made me gasp every single time and smashes the likes of boulder dash and superman and even geforce out of the water.
November 3, 20204 yr comment_271710 On 8/31/2017 at 8:17 AM, Charlesberg said: One is back row El Toro because of just how intense it is. That drop feels like you're going to die, it is completely nuts and really does leave a mark on you. I went on that in June 2018 on my school's trip to Six Flags, and it scared the PISS out of me! I was in the back row too. I still don't want to go on it again! Anyway, Batman The Ride because of how free as a bird (or bat) you feel. It is the GREATEST ride ever.
November 20, 20204 yr comment_271880 Millennium Force all day and every day!! Steel Vengeance and Zadra also deserve a huge mention in regards to best drops!!
November 20, 20204 yr comment_271882 I think my favourite would have to be Lost Gravity's. And on the leftmost seat, it is just insane! Other highlights, in no particular order... Balder Goliath (Walibi Holland) Hyperion Lech Coaster And whilst I'm numb to it a bit, Swarm (and any wing over drop tbf) is pretty damn cool, even if not my favourite. And as an honourable mention, 1066 at Festyland. It's by no means my favourite, but an unassuming drop. In the back row you get a surprising amount of ejector from it, and it's basically a drop off a mini cliff. Quirky.
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