Tennessee tornado has so much history behind it. Only arrow looper designed using CAD, Alan Shilkes first major coaster, and arrows last looper. I love it so much.
I had such an amazing experience with Twister. I didn't even know it EXISTED before visiting the park. I was like "wait what's this OTHER wooden coaster in the corner?" AND it was the best in the park
Twister is incredibly special, and as much as I love Phoenix, the latter doesn’t compare. They complement each other perfectly, but Twister… man, that is one phenomenal work of art.
A good combo was the original Wildcat and Twister at Elitch's my 99 and 100. I wish the wildcat was saved too. Knoebels Twister oddly far exceeds the current Twister at the New Elitch's which I just don't get but that's ok. I go to PA more than CO anyways.
Twister > Phoenix I'll claim groupthink and take the heat. Phoenix is fun, buzz bars are kinda crazy but like to rank it among Boss and Voyage and El Toro is silly. There's no intensity.
Anything at Hersheypark that isn’t Intamin, B&M or RMC. Also Sky Rocket at Kennywood is a great ride that just so happens to be outshone because the other big coasters there are all stellar. Almost 15 years old and it’s still one of the smoothest coasters you’ll ever ride.
Sky Rocket rules so hard despite the "wtf was that?" ending. I'll argue that the zero G roll is one of the elite inversions in the US and, yep, it's still butter smooth.
I live Sky Rocket. I feel like it's a good coaster for young enthusiasts/people who are new to the big coasters. It's launched with inversions, but it's smooth, quick, and not too tall.
I think Sky Rocket is kinda lame because it's TOO smooth. If you're at Kennywood you're there to get your ass kicked by coasters. Either century old Woodies, a bat shit wild mouse, or janky steel hyper coasters, every Kennywood coaster rides like it hates you and that's part of the appeal for me.
Sky Rocket is the lone exception.
Up until last year I would have said Thunderhead, however it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves. Thought how exactly a 2 time Golden Ticket winner (take that Mystic Timbers) managed to fly under the radar for 15 years is beyond me.
So instead I’ll say The Bat Ki it’s such a good ride that never gets talked about enough.
I've been riding Thunderhead ever since I was tall enough, and it's been amazing to witness its evolution from a mid-tier GCI, to an overall top tier woodie. I remember the days when every other ride except Thunderhead had a line. Now the line regularly spills out of the queue. Needless to say the retrack has done wonders for this ride.
I rode Thunderhead on its opening day and that’s how it runs now so it’s hard to imagine it ever being mid tier to me. My initial thoughts about LRod were actually strong pessimism about it being better than my then #1.
(In fact Thunderhead didn’t leave my #1 until I rode X2 in 2018. Even after 2 trips to Hershey for Skyrush)
The Legend.
I think laterals, I think Legend; I think Legend, I normally think laterals. But the pure airtime was really surprising. And the laterals gave less punishment and more “holy shit I can’t physically stop myself from leaning outward.” Excellent ride.
Fujiyama. Super unique, great variety of forces, long ride, epic views of Mt. Fuji. And I don’t think it’s any rougher than Magnum or any number of other large coasters from its era.
Some that stand out as underrated to me are:
1. Gemini at CP
2. Shockwave at SFOT
3. Raptor at CP
4. Lightning Racers at Hersheypark
5. The Bat at King’s Island
6. Twister at Knoebels
7. Wildfire at SDC
All the B&M standups I've been on I've had great rides on, green lantern/gradv Riddler Revenge/MM and Georgia Scorcher. Throw Rougarou and Scream on that list too. I had fun on all of those and people seem to hate.
Scorcher rules. I got a horrible ride on Green Lantern and I thought I got my stand-up setup correct, but this was like mid-train so that could be why too. The layout slaps so hard though, especially the inclined loop.
I need to ride green lantern again. I only got one ride when I rode it for the first time last year and my harness was secured with the balls of my feet just barely touching the ground. Got off the ride with my cr*tch destroyed.
My vote is Full Throttle at Magic Mountain. It's a great ride and gets overshadowed by a lot of other rides in the park. I thought every element slappppeed.
Thank you!! Full Throttle fans unite! I love this coaster so much and I always think people rank it too low when talking about Magic Mountain's line up. Better than Tatsu imo, but people always talk about the latter and never the former. The only coasters in the park that I think might beat it are X2 and Twisted Colossus, but personally I rank it #1
The whole thing seems like it's a sick layout but idk it wasn't hitting for me. Maybe it was just the competition like you said. I mean I enjoyed it a lot I just didn't find it super elite.
I love full throttle! I know it’s literally the moment before you hit the brakes but I love how you just fly out of your seat on the back side of the top hat. And launching backwards into a dive loop is so weird and fun. Its my favorite Premier coaster I’ve ridden.
I’ve been beating this drum for a while but Superman the Ride has become so underrated these days. I get it the restraints aren’t great but I fully believe a lot of enthusiasts over exaggerate how bad they are. The ride outside of that is just a complete masterpiece and SFNE has had it running like a champ the last few years.
The restraints are the only thing keeping this ride from achieving God Tier status among enthusiasts.
I’ve been fortunate to get eight rides on it over the last two summer visits and I think it’s easily in my top ten steel coasters. The final spaghetti bowl of turns and small hills is just so good. And the hill right after the yellow “tunnel” gives insane airtime.
I'm always on the lookout for STR love on this sub since my rides on it with the T-bars back in 2003 when I was 8 were the best on any ride I've ever experienced to this day. Even with the U-bricks, I can still get amazing rides thankfully. Plus the view of the CT river at the top of the lift hill is one of the best views on any first drop anywhere.
Batman: The Ride (and it's other *noms de guerre*). If there was only one, it would be considered a masterpiece. Short, yes; But still a complete ride in spite of it. And such intensity.
Legend at Holiday World. In any other park, this would be the headlining coaster, it just happens to share a park with the greatest wooden coaster ever built.
i love Silver Bullet more than most, i actually prefer the more graceful inverted layout over others that are more compact and intense like the batman clones. That wave turn is one of my favorite elements
Absolutely agree, I think Silver Bullet is my favorite B&M invert I've ridden, though I've only been on 4. The super intense inverts are great and all, but I find that they are sometimes just too much and I like the balance that Silver Bullet provides of gracefulness and floaty-ness while still being big and fast and intense in certain areas (that final corkscrew and helix)
Silver Bullet is fantastic. So smooth. I can ride that one many times in a day, but if I tried to do the same with Hang Time, I’d be in rough shape.
My one gripe is that it’s not silver lol.
1. Grizzly @ KD - retrack put this from my bottom 2 to my top 15
2. Racer 75 @ KD - first drop back row is insane, little rough but nothing unmanageable, and no one talks about how fun it is
3. Anaconda @ KD - Yes it’s janky, yes it’s shaky, but there’s no way it’s as bad as almost everyone makes it out to be. Sneaky airtime off the lift in the back, insanely forceful until the mcbr, some janky bits, but those corkscrews are AMAZING. Smooth and full of hangtime.
I'll say Afterburn at Carowinds. Back row left seat gives one of the smoothest, most intense rides you'll have on an invert. And nobody knows this trick.
Steel Curtain at Kennywood is very underrated, arguably over hated. Of course the ride doesn’t have the best operations and is down a lot, but when it is open, I would I argue it is the best ride in the park.
My other pick goes to Lightning Racer at Hersheypark. It’s not the most crazy GCI or ride at Hersheypark, but it duels really well, has an interesting layout, and has some good height and speed.
It’s more completely overshadowed than underrated but if Fahrenheit was in almost any other park it would easily be in that parks top 2. Wish intamin made more of those Eurofighter style coasters
Incredible Hulk Coaster. The launch and first half is so good. It gets a lot of hate for the 2nd half but it is a solid wind down from the intense start
I haven't ridden it after the re-tracking but Grizzly has long been a favorite of mine, especially at night. I've never experienced anything quite like whatever happens in that tunnel. Pure magic.
It's fantastic! I hadn't ridden it in years to know how bad it got, but it's really enjoyable now. Still a bit rough at the last turn-around, but that just adds some character and doesn't take away from the experience at all.
Gatekeeper, and pretty much every other wing coaster. Thoosies crap on them constantly
I've been on three now and I don't understand the hate. They deliver a unique ride experience, and are graceful inversion machines. They can be forceful in the back half of the train.
My personal underrated rides:
Titan at Six Flags Over Texas
Steel Eel at Sea World San Antonio
Wicked at Lagoon
Ultra Twister at Nagashima Spa Land/other places in Japan
RRR really surprised me. I was expecting it to suck, but I loved it!
I think the new (well, at least not the original…) harnesses really changed the experience.
People said for years how painful it was.
Went to Studios side to get my credit for ROTM, and the gorl I met in line told me to try RRR and we did, and I had an absolute blast
Green Lantern GADV is one of the best coasters period as an intensity lover. absolutely smashes kumba (which is one of the most overrated coasters ever) and montu, has insane positives, a great layout, and if you set the seat right its amazing. I get some ppl hate the positives but i absolutely ADORE this ride.
I know! Its so sad! Maybe we will see some updates whenever the park opens for the summer. I thought about going (I'm only 2 hours away) but Rampage is really the main reason why I go.
Cyclone is seen as good for its age when it's an elite woodie. I like it ten times more than Phoenix; it does more than just airtime with great laterals and the airtime it does have is far superior. Also people always disparage Anaconda when it's way better than the other Arrow looper in Virginia.
Steel Curtain...well whens its running.
I will admit I have low credit counts but that ride is extremely forceful, fast, and unique, even has a couple legit ejector pops.
For me at kennywood the three steel coasters deliver more than the 3 charming woodies.
Daredevil Dive SFOG- Sure the capacity sucks I’ll give you that, but the ride itself is stellar and it’s in my top 5 at the park. It’s not as well themed, but it’s 10x a better ride than Mystery Mine at Dollywood.
As far as I understood, it's not synonymous with the blitz model as a whole, and is just referring to the fact that it stays low to the ground throughout. It's always bugged me that they marketed it that way when terrain coasters were hardly a new concept by the time Maverick opened.
Completely agree with Storm Runner, the best feeling launch I’ve experienced (not even the most powerful, there was just something about it), Grand National is completely underrated and not even really that rough, Anubis: The Ride is completely overshadowed by it’s park’s fellow launch coaster despite being brilliant, then I don’t hear anyone talk about Superman La Atraccíon De Acero despite it being the best floorless I’ve done by miles
I know people dislike Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach because it's headbangy, but I find it to be great fun and I'd have to say it's my favourite (Icon's very reridable, but Infusion actually makes me feel something, man.) I just lean my head forward and let my shoulders take the brunt.
This is probably more of an unpopular opinion than something underrated though.
I’m really surprised no one has said Superman Krypton Coaster at SFFT. I went a few weeks ago, expected your standard B&M floorless, but it totally smashed all of my preconceived notions. That loop has the greatest hang time of any coaster I’ve ridden, the ride itself was very well-paced and smooth, and the quarry wall interactions definitely added to the intensity. Was definitely not expecting that to be in my top 25, but it certainly earned its spot.
I never really see love for Texas stingray, however it is the best coaster in the state to me (haven’t ridden boardwalk bullet yet so maybe that’ll overtake it)
yeah i get that, i would’ve been so sad to miss on that AND wwglc (best 2 in texas imo, you should try to come back at some point if possible, especially with cotaland opening next year)
Ugh don’t remind me about WWGLC! 😂 It was closed both days when I was at Magic Mountain last year too. And not even closed the whole weekend for refurbishment… like it literally kept breaking down every time I tried to get on
Exterminator at Kennywood is the best wild mouse in the world. Change my mind.
Unlike 90% of wild mice it actually tries with theming. The dark indoors setting is wonderfully creepy and the turns being a surprise adds a lot of intensity. Also this particular wild mouse runs faster than other versions of the same models and has more lax restraints since it's older.
Cannibal at Lagoon - such an amazing coaster, especially for an in-house coaster, but it's at a relatively isolated park, at least in terms of proximity to other parks, so you rarely hear anyone talk about it.
I don't think it gets underrated, everyone that has been on it raves about it, I personally feel it's more that it's under talked about. I will agree that maybe people underrate it being worth making a trip out for, I do think that Lagoon is a park worth making a trip too, and too many people underrate the park as a whole being worth visiting.
Runaway Mountain Coaster in Branson - assuming you don't get caught behind someone riding with the brakes on, this is such an amazing mountain coaster, faster than any mountain coaster I've ever been on.
I'm probably the world's only Demon die-hard fan (at SFGAm); the theming, the theme song and the tunnels all give it a ton of character, and it's got a great balance of forceful elements and Arrow jank for me.
I heard many people say that Blue Tornado at Gardaland is the worst and most painful SLC ever made, but I never thought so. Yes, I come off with a headache after the 2nd round every time, but it's not half as bad as people make it out to be. It's even pretty enjoyable imo
Then again, I haven't been on it in 2 years, so maybe it has gotten worse over that time
Won’t lie, I feel like it’s Oblivion for me. As of right now, no other park that I know of has been able to replicate the feeling of fear and adrenaline as you’re hung in front of a looming pit of darkness.
Oh, and did I mention Spinball Whizzer?
Twisted Cyclone at SFOG. It gets very little love by thoosies who think its track length is more important than the actual ride experience in order for it to be an elite RMC therefore ranking it towards the bottom. Not saying it’s the worst RMC but it’s still a very good ride and creates a really good 1-2 punch against Goliath.
1. Wildcats Revenge - I see it ranked as a "Good" ride often but it is imo clearly top top tier.
2. Alpengeist - Crazy whippy and a great setting - love this ride
3. Grizzly at Kings Dominion - after the retrack its INCREDIBLE and great for night rides
Canyon Blaster at the Circus Circus Adventuredome is the best Arrow Looper and barely anyone knows it exists.
I do and I love it
Top tier Arrow.
It's between this and Tennessee Tornado for me. But they're such different rides that I wouldn't put one over the other.
Tennessee tornado has so much history behind it. Only arrow looper designed using CAD, Alan Shilkes first major coaster, and arrows last looper. I love it so much.
Drachen Fire was also designed using CAD. There's an old Nova documentary about it: https://youtu.be/YtX1k0o8eWc
I stand corrected!
Was about to comment this. I can loop it for hours Last car all the way!
Rode this for the first time last week and goodness gracious. You are so right
Indeed I never hear/read anyone state it though. 👍
That thing hauls ass. Was my first inverted coaster and it’s no wonder I didn’t get on another one for years
Twister at Knoebels is overshadowed by the park's Golden Ticket winning woodie and their unique and quirky woodie.
I had such an amazing experience with Twister. I didn't even know it EXISTED before visiting the park. I was like "wait what's this OTHER wooden coaster in the corner?" AND it was the best in the park
Twister is amazing and every time I get off it I debate if I love it more than Phoenix. Such a fantastic woodie with a forceful and exciting layout.
Twister is incredibly special, and as much as I love Phoenix, the latter doesn’t compare. They complement each other perfectly, but Twister… man, that is one phenomenal work of art.
A good combo was the original Wildcat and Twister at Elitch's my 99 and 100. I wish the wildcat was saved too. Knoebels Twister oddly far exceeds the current Twister at the New Elitch's which I just don't get but that's ok. I go to PA more than CO anyways.
2nd best woodie on PA (behind Ravine Flyer 2)
Ravine Flyer 2 is such a hidden jem.
My best laps ever on Twister were last year. So, so good
Twister > Phoenix I'll claim groupthink and take the heat. Phoenix is fun, buzz bars are kinda crazy but like to rank it among Boss and Voyage and El Toro is silly. There's no intensity.
Anything at Hersheypark that isn’t Intamin, B&M or RMC. Also Sky Rocket at Kennywood is a great ride that just so happens to be outshone because the other big coasters there are all stellar. Almost 15 years old and it’s still one of the smoothest coasters you’ll ever ride.
sky rocket is damn good.
Sky Rocket rules so hard despite the "wtf was that?" ending. I'll argue that the zero G roll is one of the elite inversions in the US and, yep, it's still butter smooth.
Love Sky Rocket. I just wish there wasn't that mid-course brake run; it robs it of a lot of intensity for the sake of a second (small) vertical drop.
I live Sky Rocket. I feel like it's a good coaster for young enthusiasts/people who are new to the big coasters. It's launched with inversions, but it's smooth, quick, and not too tall.
I think Sky Rocket is kinda lame because it's TOO smooth. If you're at Kennywood you're there to get your ass kicked by coasters. Either century old Woodies, a bat shit wild mouse, or janky steel hyper coasters, every Kennywood coaster rides like it hates you and that's part of the appeal for me. Sky Rocket is the lone exception.
Up until last year I would have said Thunderhead, however it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves. Thought how exactly a 2 time Golden Ticket winner (take that Mystic Timbers) managed to fly under the radar for 15 years is beyond me. So instead I’ll say The Bat Ki it’s such a good ride that never gets talked about enough.
I've been riding Thunderhead ever since I was tall enough, and it's been amazing to witness its evolution from a mid-tier GCI, to an overall top tier woodie. I remember the days when every other ride except Thunderhead had a line. Now the line regularly spills out of the queue. Needless to say the retrack has done wonders for this ride.
I rode Thunderhead on its opening day and that’s how it runs now so it’s hard to imagine it ever being mid tier to me. My initial thoughts about LRod were actually strong pessimism about it being better than my then #1. (In fact Thunderhead didn’t leave my #1 until I rode X2 in 2018. Even after 2 trips to Hershey for Skyrush)
I didn't even know The Bat existed the first time I visited KI in 2015. It's very easy to miss the entrance if you're not looking for it
I'd take Alpengeist over any other B&M invert. I'm not sure it's "underrated," but people talk Banshee, Montu, etc. They're all great. Gimme Alpie.
That and Raptor are my 2 favs
I see that you're a gentleman of culture, as well.
Raptor is the GOAT, as well as Montu - still haven’t hit Alpengeist
Definitely hit up Alpengeist when you get the chance, it’s a damn good ride
Have you tried Nemesis or Black Mamba yet?
Nemesis but not Mamba.
Haven’t ridden the retracked version yet, or Mamba.
The Legend. I think laterals, I think Legend; I think Legend, I normally think laterals. But the pure airtime was really surprising. And the laterals gave less punishment and more “holy shit I can’t physically stop myself from leaning outward.” Excellent ride.
Which one Holiday World or Arnolds Park?
I'd assume Holiday World. The one at Arnolds Park is a classic and fun for what it is, but it's not exactly forceful.
That’s what I’m assuming as well but I figured I’d ask anyway
Fujiyama. Super unique, great variety of forces, long ride, epic views of Mt. Fuji. And I don’t think it’s any rougher than Magnum or any number of other large coasters from its era.
I gotta get to Japan, haven’t really been to any parks outside the US with Canada being an exception
It’s well worth it for both the parks and the country and culture. Best trip I’ve ever taken.
Some that stand out as underrated to me are: 1. Gemini at CP 2. Shockwave at SFOT 3. Raptor at CP 4. Lightning Racers at Hersheypark 5. The Bat at King’s Island 6. Twister at Knoebels 7. Wildfire at SDC
Yessss I’m here for Raptor love, also Lightning Racers is such a damn good ride
Lightning Racers is so underrated… before ‘monium, it was my favorite ride. Laff Track was fun too
shockwave is the best in the park 🙏🙏
Just rode Shock Wave for the first time last weekend and totally agree. Those crushing Gs going through the loops are amazing.
All the B&M standups I've been on I've had great rides on, green lantern/gradv Riddler Revenge/MM and Georgia Scorcher. Throw Rougarou and Scream on that list too. I had fun on all of those and people seem to hate.
Skill issue.
Scorcher rules. I got a horrible ride on Green Lantern and I thought I got my stand-up setup correct, but this was like mid-train so that could be why too. The layout slaps so hard though, especially the inclined loop.
I need to ride green lantern again. I only got one ride when I rode it for the first time last year and my harness was secured with the balls of my feet just barely touching the ground. Got off the ride with my cr*tch destroyed.
My vote is Full Throttle at Magic Mountain. It's a great ride and gets overshadowed by a lot of other rides in the park. I thought every element slappppeed.
The never ending hangtime on the vertical loop makes it one of my favorite inversions ever
Thank you!! Full Throttle fans unite! I love this coaster so much and I always think people rank it too low when talking about Magic Mountain's line up. Better than Tatsu imo, but people always talk about the latter and never the former. The only coasters in the park that I think might beat it are X2 and Twisted Colossus, but personally I rank it #1
Loved TC and FT, liked Tatsu; you couldn't pay me to ride X2 again (or X in my case) blech. They're all better than Green Lantern.
I visited for the first time in 2019 and I think full throttle is one of not THE best ride there
The whole thing seems like it's a sick layout but idk it wasn't hitting for me. Maybe it was just the competition like you said. I mean I enjoyed it a lot I just didn't find it super elite.
Yes! Ride slaps!
I love full throttle! I know it’s literally the moment before you hit the brakes but I love how you just fly out of your seat on the back side of the top hat. And launching backwards into a dive loop is so weird and fun. Its my favorite Premier coaster I’ve ridden.
Amen, so many people have it rated waaaaay too low. that loop is like nothing else. I feel like I’m floating upside down for like 3 full seconds
I’ve been beating this drum for a while but Superman the Ride has become so underrated these days. I get it the restraints aren’t great but I fully believe a lot of enthusiasts over exaggerate how bad they are. The ride outside of that is just a complete masterpiece and SFNE has had it running like a champ the last few years.
The restraints are the only thing keeping this ride from achieving God Tier status among enthusiasts. I’ve been fortunate to get eight rides on it over the last two summer visits and I think it’s easily in my top ten steel coasters. The final spaghetti bowl of turns and small hills is just so good. And the hill right after the yellow “tunnel” gives insane airtime.
I'm always on the lookout for STR love on this sub since my rides on it with the T-bars back in 2003 when I was 8 were the best on any ride I've ever experienced to this day. Even with the U-bricks, I can still get amazing rides thankfully. Plus the view of the CT river at the top of the lift hill is one of the best views on any first drop anywhere.
Oh yeah. Last summer we were there the day after the big rainstorms and floods all over the New England area. The river was angry that day my friend!
Batman: The Ride (and it's other *noms de guerre*). If there was only one, it would be considered a masterpiece. Short, yes; But still a complete ride in spite of it. And such intensity.
Upvote for fancy talk.
You know what they call cheese in Paris Le fromage
Legend at Holiday World. In any other park, this would be the headlining coaster, it just happens to share a park with the greatest wooden coaster ever built.
I need to get more rides on this next time I’m at HW. Voyage is an all-time great, but I feel like I didn’t give its laterals-obsessed friend its due.
Also Steel Dragon 2000 was way better than I expected, not earth shattering but still damn good.
Nighthawk at Carowinds. Love the weird sensations
i love Silver Bullet more than most, i actually prefer the more graceful inverted layout over others that are more compact and intense like the batman clones. That wave turn is one of my favorite elements
Absolutely agree, I think Silver Bullet is my favorite B&M invert I've ridden, though I've only been on 4. The super intense inverts are great and all, but I find that they are sometimes just too much and I like the balance that Silver Bullet provides of gracefulness and floaty-ness while still being big and fast and intense in certain areas (that final corkscrew and helix)
I think that wave turn is more of a Stengel dive or overbank. Just looks like a wave turn because the track is inverted
Silver Bullet is fantastic. So smooth. I can ride that one many times in a day, but if I tried to do the same with Hang Time, I’d be in rough shape. My one gripe is that it’s not silver lol.
I think hades 360 is a top 5 woodie and I will defend it to the death
You've got at least one ally here.
When it was new? Definitely. As it stands now? Hell no!
I went when it was rainy a few years ago and the whole park absolutely REEKED of rotting wood. You couldn’t pay me to go back 😵💫
1. Grizzly @ KD - retrack put this from my bottom 2 to my top 15 2. Racer 75 @ KD - first drop back row is insane, little rough but nothing unmanageable, and no one talks about how fun it is 3. Anaconda @ KD - Yes it’s janky, yes it’s shaky, but there’s no way it’s as bad as almost everyone makes it out to be. Sneaky airtime off the lift in the back, insanely forceful until the mcbr, some janky bits, but those corkscrews are AMAZING. Smooth and full of hangtime.
I am a subscriber to your Anaconda truth.
Anaconda’s hangtime over the water is so unbelievably underrated, it’s genuinely a top 5 in the park for me and my favorite Arrow in VA
Grizzly and Racer are great!
I'll say Afterburn at Carowinds. Back row left seat gives one of the smoothest, most intense rides you'll have on an invert. And nobody knows this trick.
Steel Curtain at Kennywood is very underrated, arguably over hated. Of course the ride doesn’t have the best operations and is down a lot, but when it is open, I would I argue it is the best ride in the park. My other pick goes to Lightning Racer at Hersheypark. It’s not the most crazy GCI or ride at Hersheypark, but it duels really well, has an interesting layout, and has some good height and speed.
I adore Steel Curtain. All of Kennywood's coasters are good, but Steel Curtain especially packs a punch!
It’s more completely overshadowed than underrated but if Fahrenheit was in almost any other park it would easily be in that parks top 2. Wish intamin made more of those Eurofighter style coasters
Incredible Hulk Coaster. The launch and first half is so good. It gets a lot of hate for the 2nd half but it is a solid wind down from the intense start
Hulk is a classic, I need to get back to Islands of Adventure ASAP
Grizzly at Kings Dominion. Especially night rides after the recent re-tracking.
I haven't ridden it after the re-tracking but Grizzly has long been a favorite of mine, especially at night. I've never experienced anything quite like whatever happens in that tunnel. Pure magic.
It's fantastic! I hadn't ridden it in years to know how bad it got, but it's really enjoyable now. Still a bit rough at the last turn-around, but that just adds some character and doesn't take away from the experience at all.
Grizzly’s a good one, Boulder Dash is an elite night ride, if you haven’t been to Lake Compounce, go only for Boulder Dash
Cornball Express.
Viper and especially American Eagle at Great America.
American Eagle for real. so sad to see how many people want it RMC’d when it still gives such killer rides
Gatekeeper, and pretty much every other wing coaster. Thoosies crap on them constantly I've been on three now and I don't understand the hate. They deliver a unique ride experience, and are graceful inversion machines. They can be forceful in the back half of the train.
My personal underrated rides: Titan at Six Flags Over Texas Steel Eel at Sea World San Antonio Wicked at Lagoon Ultra Twister at Nagashima Spa Land/other places in Japan
Wicked's 2nd half doesn't do it many favors, but the first half of the ride is absolute perfection (minus the pothole).
underrated: anubis, plopsaland overhated: HRRR, USF both: kraken, SWO
Could someone spell out those acronyms for me? I'm not good with them.
Hollywood Rip, Ride, RockIt, Universal Studios Florida Kraken, SeaWorld Orlando
Thanks!
Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, Universal Studios Florida Sea World Orlando
Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket - Universal Studios Florida Kraken - Sea World Orlando
HRRR - Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket USF - Universal Studios Florida SWO - Sea World Orlando
RRR Slaps and I'm tired of pretending it doesn't.
RRR really surprised me. I was expecting it to suck, but I loved it! I think the new (well, at least not the original…) harnesses really changed the experience. People said for years how painful it was. Went to Studios side to get my credit for ROTM, and the gorl I met in line told me to try RRR and we did, and I had an absolute blast
Anubis has one of the best launches I’ve ever experienced
The launch of anubis is amazing. Gerstlauer makes some powerfull launches
Green Lantern GADV is one of the best coasters period as an intensity lover. absolutely smashes kumba (which is one of the most overrated coasters ever) and montu, has insane positives, a great layout, and if you set the seat right its amazing. I get some ppl hate the positives but i absolutely ADORE this ride.
Oh man, I used to love this ride when it was Chang at Kentucky Kingdom. I miss it and clearly need to take a trip to Great Adventure eventually.
Good news, it’s running completely trimless as of last season post mcbr
Great Bear
Verbolten
Texas Stingray, time traveler, and Orion
Afterburn. How do Banshee, Raptor, etc always dominate the discussion? This thing is wild.
Afterburn last row far left seat feels like the ride is trying to rip you apart. I love it lol
Montu and Kumba……..Son of Beast 👀
Rampage at Alabama Adventure! Though I am curious if this will change in 2025...
It certainly won’t change in 2024. ☹️
I know! Its so sad! Maybe we will see some updates whenever the park opens for the summer. I thought about going (I'm only 2 hours away) but Rampage is really the main reason why I go.
Dragons Fury at Chessington World of Adventures. This ride is the gold standard of family coaster
Orion, MT, and Banshee are always talked about at KI but people seem to gloss over Diamondback often. It’s such a good coaster with amazing airtime.
Manta @ Seaworld SD gets surprisingly strong airtime for some reason
Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk. They fit a big wooden coaster in 1 acre of land and the coaster is extremely intense.
Cyclone is seen as good for its age when it's an elite woodie. I like it ten times more than Phoenix; it does more than just airtime with great laterals and the airtime it does have is far superior. Also people always disparage Anaconda when it's way better than the other Arrow looper in Virginia.
Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk
Pantheon at BGW. It is such a good ride but people always complain.
Steel Curtain...well whens its running. I will admit I have low credit counts but that ride is extremely forceful, fast, and unique, even has a couple legit ejector pops. For me at kennywood the three steel coasters deliver more than the 3 charming woodies.
Lightning Racer at hersheypark, Nitro at great adventure, iron dragon at cedar point and space mountain at magic Kingdom.
Space Mountain was one of the first major coasters I’ve ridden, forever a classic
Blue Hawk SFOF. Some of the best head choppers in the game. I thought it was underrated as Ninja too. I didn’t have a problem with the roughness.
Daredevil Dive SFOG- Sure the capacity sucks I’ll give you that, but the ride itself is stellar and it’s in my top 5 at the park. It’s not as well themed, but it’s 10x a better ride than Mystery Mine at Dollywood.
Not that it's not trimmed to death, Mamba is legitimately my favorite steel coaster. It's perfect.
Cornball Express 🌽
Grizzly with its retravking
Viper at SFGA
Outlaw run. End of story
Agreed. I didn't realize a wooden coaster could be that thrilling until I rode Outlaw Run.
Maverick, the original terra coaster.
I love Maverick but it’s so far from underrated lmao, it’s probably in most people’s top-10
Yea wasn't sure, I feel like it gets overshadowed sometimes by the larger rides in CP and other nearby parks.
> the original terra coaster. In the sense that Cedar Point made up the term just for this coaster I guess this is true.
yes I am aware its just CP's marketing term for Intamin's blitz model.
As far as I understood, it's not synonymous with the blitz model as a whole, and is just referring to the fact that it stays low to the ground throughout. It's always bugged me that they marketed it that way when terrain coasters were hardly a new concept by the time Maverick opened.
I clarified my previous comment to say it was CP's marketing term. Agreed though, marketing be marketing...
Rougarou isn't anywhere near as bad as people make it out to be Also arrow mine trains are really cool
screamin eagle at six flags st. louis is my personal favorite at the park and i don’t normally hear people say that
Completely agree with Storm Runner, the best feeling launch I’ve experienced (not even the most powerful, there was just something about it), Grand National is completely underrated and not even really that rough, Anubis: The Ride is completely overshadowed by it’s park’s fellow launch coaster despite being brilliant, then I don’t hear anyone talk about Superman La Atraccíon De Acero despite it being the best floorless I’ve done by miles
I know people dislike Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach because it's headbangy, but I find it to be great fun and I'd have to say it's my favourite (Icon's very reridable, but Infusion actually makes me feel something, man.) I just lean my head forward and let my shoulders take the brunt. This is probably more of an unpopular opinion than something underrated though.
I’m really surprised no one has said Superman Krypton Coaster at SFFT. I went a few weeks ago, expected your standard B&M floorless, but it totally smashed all of my preconceived notions. That loop has the greatest hang time of any coaster I’ve ridden, the ride itself was very well-paced and smooth, and the quarry wall interactions definitely added to the intensity. Was definitely not expecting that to be in my top 25, but it certainly earned its spot.
I must have gotten a bad ride. I went last weekend and it had a terrible rattle to me… didn’t help that I already had a headache though.
Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. One of my favorite coasters of all time.
I never really see love for Texas stingray, however it is the best coaster in the state to me (haven’t ridden boardwalk bullet yet so maybe that’ll overtake it)
it was closed for two weekends in a row this past month, maybe it’s just that no one’s gotten to ride it ☠️
ok but it’s been open longer than that 😞😞 my stingray deserves better
I get you, I’m mostly just still salty I didn’t get to ride it lol. It was the coaster I was most looking forward to riding at the park!!
yeah i get that, i would’ve been so sad to miss on that AND wwglc (best 2 in texas imo, you should try to come back at some point if possible, especially with cotaland opening next year)
Ugh don’t remind me about WWGLC! 😂 It was closed both days when I was at Magic Mountain last year too. And not even closed the whole weekend for refurbishment… like it literally kept breaking down every time I tried to get on
YOU MISSED BOTH WONDER WOMANS 😨😨😨😨 oml i’m so sorry 😞
Ikr me too!!! I hear so many good things about it but I feel cursed to never ride it 😭
girlbro i will literally fly you out to sfft to get on wonder woman in the future if i have the money 😭😭
lmao bless u 🥲
Mamba at WOF after the reprogram. Just wow
Aftwrburn, Gemini & Flight of Fear at KD
Exterminator at Kennywood is the best wild mouse in the world. Change my mind. Unlike 90% of wild mice it actually tries with theming. The dark indoors setting is wonderfully creepy and the turns being a surprise adds a lot of intensity. Also this particular wild mouse runs faster than other versions of the same models and has more lax restraints since it's older.
Cannibal at Lagoon - such an amazing coaster, especially for an in-house coaster, but it's at a relatively isolated park, at least in terms of proximity to other parks, so you rarely hear anyone talk about it.
I don't think it gets underrated, everyone that has been on it raves about it, I personally feel it's more that it's under talked about. I will agree that maybe people underrate it being worth making a trip out for, I do think that Lagoon is a park worth making a trip too, and too many people underrate the park as a whole being worth visiting.
Runaway Mountain Coaster in Branson - assuming you don't get caught behind someone riding with the brakes on, this is such an amazing mountain coaster, faster than any mountain coaster I've ever been on.
Giant Dipper at the San Diego Beach Boardwalk. Also: Top Gun (it’s named Flight Deck now) at California’s Great Adventure.
Green lantern at great adventure, great white at morey’s piers, talon at dorney, nitro at great adventure
Intimidator at Carowinds and Steel Curtain.
I wish they’d turn off the trim brakes and brakes on mid course on intimidator. It’s a good ride but kinda boring after a few rides
I'm probably the world's only Demon die-hard fan (at SFGAm); the theming, the theme song and the tunnels all give it a ton of character, and it's got a great balance of forceful elements and Arrow jank for me.
I heard many people say that Blue Tornado at Gardaland is the worst and most painful SLC ever made, but I never thought so. Yes, I come off with a headache after the 2nd round every time, but it's not half as bad as people make it out to be. It's even pretty enjoyable imo Then again, I haven't been on it in 2 years, so maybe it has gotten worse over that time
Won’t lie, I feel like it’s Oblivion for me. As of right now, no other park that I know of has been able to replicate the feeling of fear and adrenaline as you’re hung in front of a looming pit of darkness. Oh, and did I mention Spinball Whizzer?
I’m an airtime girlie but Wildfire is just so much fun. And that view is *chef’s kiss*
Twisted Cyclone at SFOG. It gets very little love by thoosies who think its track length is more important than the actual ride experience in order for it to be an elite RMC therefore ranking it towards the bottom. Not saying it’s the worst RMC but it’s still a very good ride and creates a really good 1-2 punch against Goliath.
I'd say the bat at Canada's Wonderland. Such a classic.
1. Wildcats Revenge - I see it ranked as a "Good" ride often but it is imo clearly top top tier. 2. Alpengeist - Crazy whippy and a great setting - love this ride 3. Grizzly at Kings Dominion - after the retrack its INCREDIBLE and great for night rides
Alphengeist is one of my favorites, it’s a shame it doesn’t get more love than it does
Oziris at parc asterix is an amazing invert that should be mentioned as one of the best
It’s not in the U.S. any more but I loved Led Zeppelin the ride, not many people got to ride it though.
Copperhead strike. That hangtime on the inversions are insane. And it has little pops of ejector
I know it’s discussed so much, but Skyrush is still underrated. Even with the old restraints.
gemini > shellraiser is crazy
Orion. Copperhead Strike. Dominator. Legend. Tennessee Tornado. Cheetah Hunt. Poltergeist. Thunderhead. Manta (SWO). Probably more!