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Kinitawowi
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HellAshes
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Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Finally went on of one these guys.
I've wanted to go on a giant inverted boomerang coaster since I was 14 (9 years ago) and I'm so glad Six Flags New England got one cause it was a BLAST to go on. I was in the front so I got a nice perfect view straight down at the ground. _________________
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eddaket
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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HellAshes wrote: | Finally went on of one these guys.
I've wanted to go on a giant inverted boomerang coaster since I was 14 (9 years ago) and I'm so glad Six Flags New England got one cause it was a BLAST to go on. I was in the front so I got a nice perfect view straight down at the ground. |
You went to SFNE and didn't invite me D: hehe
I haven't been all season (my friends are a bit sick of Six Flags after going every year for like 8 years). Still have yet to go on this since the last time I went was last year after it was constructed but before it was open. |
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PiemanLK
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singemfrc
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singemfrc
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Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Here a few of the craziest coasters in the world that are on my bucket list to be able to ride
Gravity Max - Known as the "tilt coaster" you go up the lift and then edge up to a sheer dropoff (as in, there's no more track) at which point the whole track tilts 90 degrees and connects with the rest of the track below. After a pause for dramatic effect, the train is dropped. This is the only coaster like it in the world, it's located in Taiwan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA4_BjmHzAM
Starry Sky Ripper - This is a flying coaster like Tatsu, but with an extremely unique layout. It looks like whoever designed this coaster was really able to just do whatever they want without the usual restrictions and they really went crazy. If you watch this video the people riding it are all people who have ridden hundreds of coasters and you can hear the genuine shock in their voice at how amazing it is. This coaster is located in China.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANdvfJu_4A
Outlaw Run - The world's craziest wooden coaster, it features the steepest drop and several inversions. Yep, inversions on a wooden coaster including a double barrel roll. Must be ridden to be believed! Outlaw Run is located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqDI599wvE _________________
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skinnywhitecomic
Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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singemfrc wrote: | Outlaw Run - The world's craziest wooden coaster, it features the steepest drop and several inversions. Yep, inversions on a wooden coaster including a double barrel roll. Must be ridden to be believed! Outlaw Run is located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqDI599wvE |
I work for Herschend Family entertainment, which owns several theme parks in the US, one of which is Silver Dollar City. I had no idea that this coaster was there. I love roller coasters, but I'm always a bit nervous on wooden coasters because I feel like they might break at any moment. Just one of the thrills, right?
I should be able to get a few free passes there and see the place for myself. _________________
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singemfrc
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Almost everyone that I've talked to who's ridden Outlaw Run has subsequently proclaimed it to be the best coaster they've ever ridden. _________________
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PiemanLK
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I think most of my bucket list coasters at this point are wooden coasters actually. In the next few years I hope I can get on The Beast, Prowler, The Voyage, Fireball, Mountain Flyer, Leap the Dips,, Flying Turns, Cornball Express, Cyclops, there's a ton of great wood rides out there.
HellAshes wrote: | I've wanted to go on a giant inverted boomerang coaster since I was 14 (9 years ago) and I'm so glad Six Flags New England got one cause it was a BLAST to go on. I was in the front so I got a nice perfect view straight down at the ground. |
GIBs are so much fun, and they're not really rough like a lot of Vekoma rides, y'know? They're actually really intense. _________________
[quote=''Otend'']Id come up with a long post, but Pieman said what we are all thinking, as usual[/quote]
[quote=''youhas'']EDIT TO ADD: Hey, post #3000! Neat! I will eagerly anticipate my set of ScoreHero-branded steak knives within six to eight weeks.[/quote]
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singemfrc
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Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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If you ever come out west there's a brand new woodie in Santa Clara, CA called Gold Striker that is excellent. Definitely the best woodie out west, it's unusually relentless for a wooden coaster. _________________
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RLKDragon
Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 2253 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:05 am Post subject: |
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HellAshes wrote: | Finally went on of one these guys.
I've wanted to go on a giant inverted boomerang coaster since I was 14 (9 years ago) and I'm so glad Six Flags New England got one cause it was a BLAST to go on. I was in the front so I got a nice perfect view straight down at the ground. |
Ah, you must've got the one that was at Six Flags Great America for so many years. Good luck with all the problems that are sure to arise from it, since it being down for maintenance was 90% on my experience with it. |
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PiemanLK
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Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:19 am Post subject: |
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RLKDragon wrote: | Oh, you must've got the one that was at Six Flags Great America for so many years. Good luck with all the problems that are sure to arise from it, since it being down for maintenance was 90% on my experience with it. |
Actually no, the Six Flags Magic Mountain GIB came to SFNE. I forget where the Great America model went. _________________
[quote=''Otend'']Id come up with a long post, but Pieman said what we are all thinking, as usual[/quote]
[quote=''youhas'']EDIT TO ADD: Hey, post #3000! Neat! I will eagerly anticipate my set of ScoreHero-branded steak knives within six to eight weeks.[/quote]
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youhas
Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 3015 Location: Santa Clara, CA
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Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:05 am Post subject: |
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singemfrc wrote: | If you ever come out west there's a brand new woodie in Santa Clara, CA called Gold Striker that is excellent. Definitely the best woodie out west, it's unusually relentless for a wooden coaster. |
Good to know, good to know. The local Great America is literally one exit up the freeway from me - I get obstructed views of their "fireworks displays every Saturday in August!" from my apartment - though I haven't been there in years. But that's something I should totally check out if the opportunity strikes.
As for Branson, MO: statistically, I'm going to pass through there at SOME point.... [pens maniacal notes to self] _________________
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PiemanLK
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RLKDragon
Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 2253 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:36 am Post subject: |
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I wish I didn't have blurry pictures to show, but during my business trip to Copenhagen this past week, I stayed at a hotel near an amusement park called Tivoli Gardens. Inside are two small roller coasters: one super old, and the other likes it's loops.
The Demon is a steel modern coaster with two loops and a corkscrew which, being at night while I rode, lit up a green trail of light under the rails as the carts passed by. The second and older of the two (in fact, one of the oldest in Europe) was called Rutschebanen. Built in 1914, it was this little wooden thing that loved it's bunny hills. Short and nothing special, apart from the history of it.
Super fun trip overall, and finding those coasters was icing on the cake. |
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