In this video, I describe my thoughts on Mr Freeze Reverse Blast, a launching shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas! (and also Six Flags St. Louis) I also discuss a critical design flaw of the ride that I have always found fascinating! Hope you enjoy!
Batman & Robin: The Chiller was an iconic roller coaster when it operated at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1997 to 2007. However the ride was plagued with issues which I discuss in this video. Let me know if you ever got the chance to experience The Chiller!
Top Thrill Dragster opened in 2003 as the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster. The ride stands 420 ft tall, features a 400 ft vertical drop, and accelerates to a speed of 120 mph in just 3.8 seconds. While the ride is no longer the world's tallest or fastest roller coaster, it is certainly still an extremely impressive and complex coaster! In this video, I give my full review of the ride and go over many misunderstood concepts with the ride, including empty train operations verse full train operations and 5 vs 6 train operations. I hope you enjoy!
In this video, I give my review and a deep technical analysis of Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world! Kingda Ka opened in 2005 as the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster and also happens to be one of the most complex coasters out there!
Intamin Prefabricated Wooden Roller Coasters were a dominate force during the 2000's. This technological break through resulted in some of the best roller coasters on the planet! However, this ride model seemed to suddenly stop selling? Why is that? Let's take a look!!
Magnum XL-200 is an absolute CLASSIC and has operated at the Cedar Point Amusement Park since May of 1989. The ride opened as the world's first hyper roller coaster which is a coaster that stands over 200 feet (61 meters) tall. In this video, I discuss my thoughts on the ride as well as an in depth dive at the technical and operational aspects of Magnum!
Maverick is one of the most unique roller coasters at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio! The ride opened in 2007 and has delivered thrills to millions of riders with its snappy transitions and fast pacing. In this video, I present my thoughts on the ride as well as an in-depth look at how the ride operates! I hope you enjoy!
Intimidator 305 is one of the most visually impressive roller coasters out there. Not only that, but the ride delivers an unrivaled intense experience that many roller coaster enthusiasts absolutely adore. But not all people are fans of this roller coaster, and I actually think from a business perspective, this ride was a flop.
As wild as this ride is for the wilderness, the way it operates is even wilder!! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's operations blow my mind and maybe it will blow yours too! This video mainly applies to the version of Big Thunder Mountain that operates at the Disney World Magic Kingdom Park, but comment down below if you're familiar with the California, Tokyo, and Paris versions!
Superman Ultimate Flight may not be the most thrilling roller coaster, but the way the ride works is insane! B&M flying roller coasters are quite complicated technical beasts and this video demonstrates just how complex they are! Thank you Shawn for making this video possible! Follow him on Instagram: @shawn_pizza
The Bat was a jaw dropping attraction when it first opened at Kings Island in 1981! While not technically the world's first suspended roller coaster, most had never seen or heard of such a thing! But the prototype attraction built by Arrow Dynamics would end up being one of the worst designed roller coasters in history.
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure quickly gained a reputation as being one of the most unreliable roller coasters in the world after a rocky opening in June of 2019. The ride combines some of the most daring elements of a theme park attraction into a single experience.
Son of Beast opened in 2000 as the world's tallest, fastest, and only looping wooden roller coaster. It quickly became known for its rough experience and sent 27 riders to the hospital in 2006. In 2009, it would close for good. What exactly went wrong with this hyper wooden roller coaster?
In this video, we discuss the history, block zones, and ridiculous operations of Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom! Space Mountain is not only the world's first completely indoor steel roller coaster but also the world's first completely computer automated roller coaster!
Expedition Everest is one of the Walt Disney World's most iconic attractions! This roller coaster helped turn the performance of Disney's Animal Kingdom around, and delivers rides to millions of guests every year! In this video, we discuss the history of the attraction, how it helped Animal Kingdom, and the madness behind its operations! This is yet another crazy Disney roller coaster!
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain may just be the world's weirdest roller coaster. The attraction is a conversion of an old dark ride into a tight and compact wooden roller coaster! The experience the coaster delivers to riders is completely bizarre! But the ride also comes a long with a list of operational issues that we'll discuss in this video! No issues that pose any danger to riders of course but definitely some interesting stuff! Thank you Eiam Staples for making this video possible! Eiam is son of Gene Staples, the man who bought Indiana Beach when its prior operator went bankrupt. Give Eiam a follow on instagram! He has even more behind the scenes photos of Lost Coaster! - @stapleseiam
Rattler at Fiesta Texas had to be one of the most problematic roller coasters of all time. Designed to interact with the cliff walls of the park, this wooden menace would cause hundreds of injuries the first year it opened and require years of modifications to smoothen out the experience!
Great American Scream Machine was once the world's tallest and fastest looping roller coaster, and actually helped Six Flags Great Adventure climb out of years of decline. The ride was quite rough but its impact was significant for Great Adventure. In this video, I cover Great Adventure's uprise in the 1970s, it's decline in the 1980s, how Scream Machine helped turn the park around, and all of Scream Machine's operational issues.
Knott just a ride, but a GhostRider! In this video, we break down the history of Knott's Berry Farm leading up to the introduction of GhostRider, how GhostRider went from world-class to unbearably rough, how the ride was revitalized in 2016, and why the capacity of this attraction is absolutely atrocious! I hope you enjoy it!
Millennium Force is arguably one of the world's most famous roller coasters! But something about it just isn't the same, something I consider problematic. Also thank you all for 100,000 subscribers!!
Steel Vengeance will most likely go down in history as one of the most unreal roller coasters ever built. When Cedar Point made the decision to transform Mean Streak, the park gave Rocky Mountain Construction all the money in the world and told them to "go wild." And the park certainly got the unimaginable coaster they hoped for, along with quite the headache of a roller coaster to maintain and operate.
Loch Ness Monster has to be one of the most legendary roller coasters out there. When it opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 1978, it was truly cutting edge. But it has since become more of a relic in terms of innovation and technology. Coincidentally, the ride outlasted a newer version of the coaster that Busch Gardens introduced in 1978, Drachen Fire.
When Busch Gardens Williamsburg introduced Drachen Fire in 1992, it was supposed to be the park's new headlining attraction. But instead, the roller coaster quickly gained a terrible reputation for how rough and uncomfortable it was. In this video, we explore the true story of Drachen Fire's origins and why the ride was so rough.
Big Bad Wolf was a relatively short lived legend. It operated at Busch Gardens Williamsburg from 1984 to 2009, and was quite an awesome roller coaster! In this video, we explore the ride's history and upbringing, ride experience, and operational quirks and flaws!
Moonsault Scramble was one of the most radical roller coasters to ever exist! So radical that the ride today may not be considered "legal" in many parts of the world.
Superman The Ride at Six Flags New England might be one of the most accident-prone roller coasters to ever exist. The ride's history is also quite polarizing, and so is the ride's reputation amongst roller coaster enthusiasts. Buckle up as we take a deep dive into the world of Superman The Ride, otherwise known as Superman Ride of Steel and Bizarro
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a roller coaster that Universal Destinations and Experiences wishes they never purchased. Find out why this attraction is so problematic!