terps252006

...but still not enough to care what the names are haha touche'

1 Beast 2 Diamondback 3 Flight of Fear 4 Vortex 5 Invertigo 6 Firehawk 7 Adventure Express 8 Racer 9 Flight Deck 10 Son of Beast 11 Backlot Stunt Coaster 12 Little Bill 13 Runaway reptar 14 Fairly Oddcoaster

I call them by whatever I feel at the time. I don't really think I stick to old or new names....just whatever comes out. I Like These Names: The Crypt, Invertigo, I Don't like these names: Flight Deck Drop Tower is so close to the original name that I could care less about that name change. Backlot Stunt Coaster is a ride that I don't really care to ride, nor do I talk much about it, so I could care less what the name is. Flight of Fear was always Outer Limits: Flight of Fear so the name is barely different.

Agreed on having to have ridden all three. All three do offer great rides. Airtime doesn't do anything for me, so naturally Diamondback doesn't impress me much, ... I easily go with Millennium Force

Lol Seriously? Your gonna say I'm wrong when you haven't even ridden 1 of the 2 coasters in question? You didn't even give any reasons about anything I said that was "totally" wrong. And to let you know, Millennium Force and Diamondback really are nothing alike. Both give very different ride experiences. You are right that Millennium Force is much taller though. It's much faster too. Diamondback is very smooth, but Millennium Force is just as smooth. Like I said before, If you like Height and speed more than you'll probably like Millennium Force better. If you like Airtime better, than you'll probably like Diamondback better.

First of all, nobody knows the odds of it failing, because it hasn't failed yet. The restraints don't really bother me while riding at all. But when I think about it, I wish there were safety belts. Why not? The main concern when building roller coasters and rides is and should always be safety. Nobody ever entertains the idea of the system failing, until it actually does fail.....And when the systems fail, I would hope that there is a backup plan (Seatbelts). So I guess my gripe is that Diamondback offers no backup plan.

Intamin easily. B&M's are nice, but are nowhere near as innovative as Intamin. Also I find my favorites to be mostly intamins. Intamin comes out with record breaking or record setting innovative coasters, but can also do wonders with a classic out and back design. (see Millennium Force, S:ROS/Bizarro, Expedition Geforce) You have to think outside the box, and I think B&M is still inside the box....at least much more so than Intamin

Uhm....ok..... I just think that Diamondback will ever be able to beat Millennium in my opinion. Millennium doesn't have 5+ airtime hills but it's not meant to. It meant to just be about height, speed, and positive G-forces. Still, as of now I'm only speculating. Who knows? After I ride Diamondback it might be my favorite coaster forever. For now, though, I'm stickin' with Millie. It's all about opinions. Certain People like different elements better than others. Nobody is right. However I wholeheartedly agree with you. It is unfathomable to me how someone could like Diamondback better than Millennium Force, all factors considered. Kings Island is my home park, so I've ridden DB quite a few times. I just got back from Cedar Point a couple hours ago so my memory is fresh. Millennium Force is far, far, far superior in my book. After this visit to Cedar Point I still like MF, Maverick, Top Thrill Dragster, Magnum, and Raptor all better than DB. I think the only factor that DB edges MF in is Airtime. Speed = MF (not even close) Height/Drop = MF (not even close) Intensity = MF (airtime elements of DB are not 'intense') Theme = MF (this is closer, as neither is themed great. but MF definitely gives me much more of a futuristic/space/the unknown vibe than DB gives me a snake/western/desert feel. Especially at night.) Appearance= MF (DB just looks like another coaster at Kings Island. MF has this aura about it. Even though it is not the tallest at Cedar Point, It isn't really dwarfed by anything.) Trains/comfort = MF (This is close. I don't care for DB's seating style as I don't think it added anything to my ride experience, but the seats are very comfortable.......However MF's are the most comfortable seats I have ever been in. Also, I along with some of my friends have been hit by falling objects on DB (change, a sharpie, and my friend took a cell phone to the head) Not a big deal, but nothing like that has ever happened on MF. Smoothness = Even. (Db is ultra-smooth. but so is MF) The splashdown feature on DB is nice-looking, but does nothing on the ride unless you're in the very back seat. This is actually my least favorite feature of DB. And whoever said the turns on DB are more forceful than on MF is absolutely insane. What it comes down to is MF =Huge Drop, Relentless Speed. DB = lots of Floater Airtime. Pick Your Poison IMO... Airtime can be a neat addition to a ride with already great Speed/Height/Intensity....... but a ride like DB that is built mainly for airtime is boring when compared to World Class Coasters

Dam. I thought Outer Limits was the new name, and Flight of Fear was the old one!

1 MF 2 Magnum 3 DB Millennium Force provides the ultimate ride experience for me. Riding it at night blows away its closest contenders IMO. Magnum is a coaster that I like more and more every time I ride it. While the ride is not all that comfortable, it is far from being painful. Diamondback is extremely overrated IMO. Good addition to KI, but nowhere near world class. The hill appears much smaller than it is. Doesn't look intimidating at all. Good drop tho. Doesn't hold its top speed at all, and I still don't believe the thing goes 80 at any point during the ride. Feels like 60-65. Airtime in general does nothing too much for my ride experience on any ride, so its no surprise that the airtime elements of DB do nothing for me. There are honestly a few days at KI where I would rather ride Vortex, Invertigo, or Outer Limits all over DB. I would actually take MF, Maverick, TTD, Magnum, Raptor, and Wicked Twister all over DB.