McSalsa Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Ah, yes, the big finish. The last few seconds of your ride. Some coasters have it, giving one last huge thrill (or sometimes even a better one than the rest of the ride). Some don't, they may have great sections before the finale, but then they just get lame at the end. And thus we have this poll. Enjoy. As for me...while I loved the endings for Vortex, DB, and FOF...one coaster simply kills them all when it comes to a big finish... Beast's Helix! Especially at night. In this fairly recent KI Documentary "Riding History to the Limits" (you can look for the link around here somewhere), before Beast opened it was "test rode" (without brakes!) before the finale, and were so scared by it, that they had brakes installed before this point because they were afraid the train would explode out of the tunnel. Though the original brakes they had installed in '79 were less noticeable than what they have now... Makes me wonder...what that might have been like... Enjoy the poll. And if you don't like polls, why did you click this section!?!? Quote
KI Kevin Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I picked DB for the finale. Racer is my least favorite. Dirty walls! Yay! Quote
Outdoor Man Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Adventure Express. Going up the lift tunnel.... getting prepared for a big "something"- crest the hill, come outside and...................... STATION! .........oh wait. never mind. Quote
Sergeant Pepper Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I picked DB for the finale. Racer is my least favorite. Dirty walls! Yay! Exactly what i think because my favrite part of The Racer is dirty and moldy walls Woo! Quote
kiruler102 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Well i picked Beast for best finale even though it bit me. And i think Invertigo has the worst one. You go up and slowly come down the hill. Its too short to have a finale Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I think the best finale is on The Beast!! I think the worst finale is on Adventure Express because it gets you hyped up and then... nothing! But, I still like AE, just not the ending. Also, the God statue things can get annoying. Quote
violakat03 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 It's close for me. The Beast's helix or Diamondback's splashdown. I'm going to give the helix the edge though because it's exciting in all seats, whereas the splashdown is the best in row 16. Quote
CedarPointer Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 #1: Diamondback. The airtime and fast straightaway. Woot. #2: The Beast. So much more could have been done with the speed of the second lift instead of just going back to the station. At least a few hills... Quote
gigacoaster2k Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Aside from the obvious DB splashdown, I honestly like BLSC's ending the best. You shoot out of a pitch black tunnel and go UNDER the queue.. w00t! Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 The Beast helix takes the cake for me of any coaster. Quote
Coney Islander Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Flight of Fear's my favorite. That double corkscrew ending is great. Now imagine that double corkscrew without trims... Now, I bet if The Beast was trimless everyone would love it (even more) Quote
Whales_Rock Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Wow...... This kind of easy..... both of them! The Beats and Adventure Express! Quote
CedarPointer Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Flight of Fear's my favorite. That double corkscrew ending is great. Now imagine that double corkscrew without trims... Now, I bet if The Beast was trimless everyone would love it (even more) There's two corkscrews? Quote
Guest rcfreak339 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 #1: Diamondback. The airtime and fast straightaway. Woot. #2: The Beast. So much more could have been done with the speed of the second lift instead of just going back to the station. At least a few hills... So your saying the final hill is the ending? I cannot find a better helix or anything better on any ride then The Beast's final helix, even if trimmed it is the most incredible things ever. Quote
CedarPointer Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 I'm saying that they should have had more than a helix. Hey, it's better than just saying AE... Quote
Guest rcfreak339 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 CedarPointer.....AE's final is cool..... YOU WILL NOW PAY FOR WHAT YOU SAID! NOW YOU WILL PAY! Quote
CP+KI Girl Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 I picked AE for best. Invertigo for worst. Also, is the ending on Adventure Express broken? Because it doesn't go "Now you will pay!" like it used to. Quote
The Interpreter Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 When did you ride it last? It was working recently... Quote
raptor Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Yes, they have done some work obviously on AE, it now says Now You Will Pay, and it seems like the statues are more lit up and less of them have missing pieces or maybe it just seems that way Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 With in the past 2 years they have fixed the "Evil Stone God" at the top of the ride. So that he dumps "hot coals" on riders, along with cutting a hole at the top of the tunnel so Sunlight shines in making the guy at the top lite up even if a light burns out. The "you will pay" spiel inside the tunnel wasn't working until halfway through the season. and IMO AE has the best Finale Quote
CP+KI Girl Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 When did you ride it last? It was working recently... Last time a rode it was around the beginning of the season. Quote
Coaster Kid Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 DB for the best. AE for the worst im mean seriously all that intisipation going up that lift hill to find out that the ride is over. I mean really come on. Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Beast's helix for the best. I put Firehawk as the worst. I don't like the double twists. Quote
beastrider97 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 The Beast's helix takes the cake for best. It is just amazing. My least would be Adventure Express. "You will pay!" With no exciting finish that is. Quote
DropZone99 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Beast's ending is probably the best but some of my other favorites... Flight of Fear, I love that last corkscrew. Vortex, that helix is the perfect ending to a great ride! TOPGUN, I love how much you swing going into the brake run! Son of Beast, I like the turn around near the end, especially in the back seat you get some airtime diving down. Quote
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