thunderbeast1968 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Worst coaster, I agree Meanstreak, SOB, and FoF before the OTSR removal. I have a question I hope input from many of you guys. I read in several posts that you all have several SFoG coasters listed. Is this a park I need to avoid? I have a plan for next summer for my first trip to the park. I need some input on this. My goal is to visit a new park every summer to add to my "COASTER COUNT" My trip this past summer was Kings Dominion. Oh btw I forgot Hurler, rough but not awful. Sorry one more thought, why does most consider the Vekoma SLC a "Hang and Bang" personally I thought the GL Thunderhawk was pretty good, but not like a BM invert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 No SFoG is not a bad park! Their rides aren't that bad IMO (then again we rode Cylcone, GASM, and Ninja in the front). I wasn't a big fan of Ninja, but by no means was it the worst coaster I've ridden. I really liked Cyclone and Great American Scream Machine. I would reccomend going to this park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 We had a great time at SFoG. For us Georgia Cyclone & GASM were horribly rough. But Ninja wasn't so bad (about the same as Vortex at KI). Others have said the opposite. I think the best thing is to ride them all once and then reride the ones you like over & over. The only park that I was disapointed in was Dorney Park and that was mostly because Talon was down with a broken lift chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick2007 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 My least favorite coasters: Gwazi, BGA Texas Giant, SFOT Flashback, SFOT (Vekoma Boomerang) Mean Streak, CP Son of Beast, KI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtl2013 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 ok. I am seeing a pattern. Some have said coasters from CP, and maybe even the crypt...(not a coaster)...but the most I have seen is SFOG. Are the rides there that bad?? I guess so. Although I remember in the topic about Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, someone said that KK was a stinker, but then these three were best: Magic Mountain, Great Adventure, and Six Flags Over Georiga. Honestly I didn't even know there was one in Georgia! Haha yeah. I do have to say, Magic mountain and great adventure have both been great experiences. I'll have to get down to georgia to try it out. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 My other two worst have to be Invertigo and Mantis.. both are just way too painful for me to enjoy them. I didn't find Mean Streak to be a horrible ride.. maybe a little shaky, but overall I found it incredibly boring. It looks better than it rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick2007 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 ^The three times Ive ridden MS, it's been just boring twice and rough and boring once. I've found it just depends on the day it is ridden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 My ride on MS this last Sunday will be my last. This lap made me worried that my internal organs were going to be torn loose. I was in the second row BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Last time I rode MS, I felt my brain rattle. So I will have to officially retire from Pain, I mean Mean Streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire-Beast-OF FEAR Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Mean streak and Predator, and ive been on SOB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainedBeast Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I have a big reason for this one, being 58 3/4 inches tall and all.. Vortex.. I'm right in between the grab bars and I get the crud beaten out of me no matter how I position myself. Migrane city for me there. T2.. Again, shortness and the already roughness of that ride DO NOT HELP. Thunderhawk at Dorney Park.. Really rough woodie~ It hurt really really bad! Meanstreak.. It just hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 ^I didn't find Thunderhawk too rough. I found that it gave great airtime that could potentially hurt you though! At one point in the ride, I got more ejector air then I do on Magnum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I take back what I said about Mean Streak.. it is downright horrible. As an enthusiast, I feel bad for saying that.. but it jarred me up and down and threw my spine against the hard seat back DURING THE WHOLE RIDE. My lower back hurt so badly that I took two Advil as I exited, and I gave it the bird as we walked away. NEVER AGAIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 ^and you questioned me for waiting for the front, with every other row opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausty1983 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Mean Streak is the worst ever I have been on, it makes SOB look like its just like The Beast really honestly which is true in some ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 ^and you questioned me for waiting for the front, with every other row opened. Haha! Me yelling at PhantomTheater from the middle of the train on Sunday: "Why are you waiting for the front?" Him: "I like having a spine!" I should have listened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSoB Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I felt like that the last time I rode... I rode in the front and it wasn't too bad... So i jumped back on and tried the very back... That is the most pain I have been in ever on a coaster... (Keep in mind I also enjoyed SoB in the back car.) Although I still got the few moments of air which are found on MS when compared to SoB. I was quickly slammed back down as the beating resumed. I have had back seat rides on MS before that were not near as bad. I like the ride and came off battered... Still not giving up on it though. As far as worst coaster goes though I'm gonna have to go with Cedar Creek Mine Ride. I think it has had a wonderful life span... However, the restraints on it absolutely bite. The ride itself is a tad rough and uneventful. The best part is the ending helix. It finally gets some speed there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I heard someone say (I don't feel like pressing the reply button, ) that they were short, and that made The Vortex painful for them because of the position of their head in the shoulder restraints. It's just an opinion, I'm not calling anybody a weakling - but I'm really short for my age and The Vortex doesn't bother me at all. Actually the worst coaster I have ridden has to be Beast now - I hit my lip on the side of the seat on the helix last week, and I started bleeding! Sorry Beast. Something else - my Dad told me that he thinks Vortex is really smooth! I don't know what he means by that.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 When I most recently rode Mean Streak, I chose, as I always do, the front seat. Gold train, this time. I can honestly say that was the most rough and violent ride I have ever had on any coaster, period. There was absolutely nothing pleasurable about it. I developed a severe headache that lasted the rest of the day. I, like others here have said, will not ride it again unless and until it receives a thorough rehabilitation. I don't doubt it is safe...I DO think it is a most unrideable coaster. I am a bit stunned it is open. I watched the ride from time to time the rest of the day. Seldom did I see more than three people on it, almost always in the front two rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Really? I rode in the back and thought it was fine... strange. Mean Streak seems to be a bit of an enigma... what did they do over this past offseason, anyway? There seemed to be something different... same on Blue Streak (which ran like lightning this year!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvo Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 ^They added some no-fall-through rails (the new boards that run parallel to the track between the rails). Nothing major to the actual track. They also used some lumber to replace the porches on the buildings in Frontier Town, and replaced many of the support beams on CCMR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Rider Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Mean Streak is the only wood coaster I've ever been on that I could consider bad. And I blame that on it being so over trimmed. I'd love a trimless ride, though I'm sure it'd probably be painful. Not as much as you think! It's not noticably rougher without them, but there is a lot more airtime to be had. Ask dare-to-fly how I know this! Mean Streak is quite possibly the roughest coaster I have ever ridden too, but not the worst. I absolutely do not like Mantis. It is the only coaster that I have ever said "never again" to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faeriewench Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain. ....makes Son of Beast seem cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainedBeast Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I heard someone say (I don't feel like pressing the reply button, ) that they were short, and that made The Vortex painful for them because of the position of their head in the shoulder restraints. It's just an opinion, I'm not calling anybody a weakling - but I'm really short for my age and The Vortex doesn't bother me at all. Actually the worst coaster I have ridden has to be Beast now - I hit my lip on the side of the seat on the helix last week, and I started bleeding! Sorry Beast. Something else - my Dad told me that he thinks Vortex is really smooth! I don't know what he means by that.......... Not when it gives you blackout worthy migranes. I'm 4'9 3/4 tall and I doubt you might be that short (I'm near the legal little person mark). And trust me, not a weakling~ I can usually handle whatever coasters dish out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP+KI Girl Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I have to say Mean Streak. It's very rough, and it was so long and I had to go to the bathroom all the ride. Also, my legs don't like Mantis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luff Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I'll have to pile onto MS I usually look at the ride, especially at night, and think of how beautiful it looks. Then I ride it and get a big headache. This year was the first trip that I skipped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Gibson Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Definitely a Wild Mouse. I just don't enjoy gettin yanked around all those turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastrider97 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 From what I have ridden: SOB or Mean Streak After these rides I felt like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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