Son of Beast Savior Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Just out of courosity, What Ride Do You sit in 1st seat? I sit in 1st seat on: All rides Quote
The Interpreter Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 There are only two rides that I will ride ONLY in the front seat, or not even bother...for totally different reasons: * Maverick. The ride is simply awesome in the front seat. In fact, it is my favorite steel coaster, by far. In other seats, I find it to be an incredible bore. * Son of Beast. With the new trains and sans loop. Before then, I rode the middle seat of the back car. For the same reason. I find the ride tolerable there. Then again, Terpy is relatively old...you younguns can ride what you want where you want. For that matter, so can the rest of you! And welcome to KIC! Quote
Dvo Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 I like it on Maverick a lot... it really is a great experience up front. Although I like all seats on it as well and normally I don't wait for the front. I DO ride the front on all B&M Inverts and Stand-Ups because with the 4-across seating the line is almost never long. I really like it on TTD as well. the wind in your face is just ridiculous, and that drop is wild! Quote
The Interpreter Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 I suppose I should add I will only ride Kingda Ka in the front seat of any car on the train...the backs are far too jackhammery for someone of my advanced years! And the very front seat is indeed so worth it (as it is on Top Thrill Dragster, as well). Quote
CedarPointer Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Top Thrill Dragster, sometimes FoF, occasionally The Beast, and I try to ride DB in the front when possible. Quote
thelostcoaster Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Just out of courosity, What Ride Do You sit in 1st seat? I sit in 1st seat on: All rides CP's MaverickKI's Diamondback Quote
thekidd33 Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Congo Falls. It started in 1996 when me and my brothers all rode in the front seat and thought we were so cool because of it. It has kinda become a tradition each year since then. Quote
TylerRider Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 I would want to ride in the front on any ride! Quote
coaster_junky Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 i'll ride the front on any roller coaster, but my personal preference goes to the very back, well except on Diamondback, the feeling of gliding over the water in the splashdown is amazing. Quote
dakota2112 Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 One and only one answer: Flight Deck Quote
XGatorHead 8904 Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 There's not a single ride where I absolutely have to be in the front seat. Although the one I find makes the most difference is Flight Deck. There are only two rides that I will ride ONLY in the front seat, or not even bother...for totally different reasons: * Maverick. The ride is simply awesome in the front seat. In fact, it is my favorite steel coaster, by far. In other seats, I find it to be an incredible bore. Maybe that's why I wasn't all that impressed with it. It's a decent coaster, but it doesn't rank near the top of my favorites. I've only ridden it once, and that was in the back seat. It just didn't seem to live up to all the hype to me. Quote
rotag Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 There's not a single ride where I absolutely have to be in the front seat. Although the one I find makes the most difference is Flight Deck. There are only two rides that I will ride ONLY in the front seat, or not even bother...for totally different reasons: * Maverick. The ride is simply awesome in the front seat. In fact, it is my favorite steel coaster, by far. In other seats, I find it to be an incredible bore. Maybe that's why I wasn't all that impressed with it. It's a decent coaster, but it doesn't rank near the top of my favorites. I've only ridden it once, and that was in the back seat. It just didn't seem to live up to all the hype to me. , i love the back seat on that coaster. Quote
74Gibson Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Maverick is phenomenal in the front but, unlike Terpy, I love it in every other seat too. Hypers are fun in the front because you hang over the first hill but I don't ride there often. Fahrenheit at Hershey was a bore till I sat in the front. Coming over the vertical lift set the tone for the rest of the ride. Flight Deck Quote
thatbandguy8807 Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 One and only one answer: Flight Deck There's not a single ride where I absolutely have to be in the front seat. Although the one I find makes the most difference is Flight Deck. There are only two rides that I will ride ONLY in the front seat, or not even bother...for totally different reasons: * Maverick. The ride is simply awesome in the front seat. In fact, it is my favorite steel coaster, by far. In other seats, I find it to be an incredible bore. Maybe that's why I wasn't all that impressed with it. It's a decent coaster, but it doesn't rank near the top of my favorites. I've only ridden it once, and that was in the back seat. It just didn't seem to live up to all the hype to me. i agree...i love the front seat on flight deck....although i usually find myself at the back of the coasters more than the front except for Flight Deck...thats the only one i have to ride up front no matter what Quote
Beast1979 Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Diamondback is friggin amazing in the front. Nighttime + Front + Beast = ABSOLUTE WIN. Aside from that, wherever there's a short line I guess. Quote
coaster_junky Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 i've rode Diamondback at night in both row 1 and row 16, and i must say, it's amazing getting to dangle off the chain lift in the very front only seeing a few little light poles lighting the ground below and it's equally amazing getting the extreme ejecter air coming over the tops of the hills in the very back when you cannot see when you are about to clear the top of one. Quote
Tom76257 Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 The front seat on Diamondback is pretty cool and I prefer the front seat on Firehawk, Mantis, and never rode anything but the front row on King Cobra. My favorite seat on Magnum is 1-2. I also try to sit towards the front on Flight of Fear. Quote
fan of beast Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 i enjoy the front on all coasters but, i prefer the back on Vortex and Diamondback. Quote
DropZone99 Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 Well at KI I usually sit in... Vortex: 7-1 (second to back) Diamondback: 14 Beast: Second to back Backlot: Second to back Racer Red: Usually sit in second to back, but the front is the best Adventure Express: Second to back Face/Off: The end closest to Drop Zone Son of Beast: Front row, although sometimes second to last Top Gun: Second to last Firehawk: Row 5 Flight of Fear: Somewhere in middle, but in the front of a car Beastie: Back Reptard: front Lil Bill: Only ridden it once, and it was years ago Quote
mtl2013 Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 I like all rides up front, but the only ones that I would almost insist on riding in front are Maverick, The Beast, and SOB Edit: I forgot to say TTD Quote
gad198 Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 If I am riding a coaster for the first time I usually decide what seat I ride in using the following: Front Seat Better: * any full circuit Intamin coaster (TTD, Maverick, MF) * any ride with a shorter train (Maverick, Mystery Mine) * any ride with a deserved reputation for being rough (Mean Streak, SOB) * B&M floorless (for the floorless effect) Back Seat Better: * most B&M coasters (other than the floorless) * most wooden coasters * most multi-loopers of any style For the poll I'm in the Millennium Force camp. The first drop is much better in the back, but after that the sense of speed and the airtime pops you get on the third hill and on the final bunny hill are much more pronounced up front. Maverick comes in a very close second. Quote
gigacoaster2k Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 I don't mind riding up front unless it's Wicked Twister. I'm a back seat or ejector seat rider.. I like my G FORCES and AIRTIME! I know when a coaster is in my top 10 when I get strong Gs and ejector air even in the front seat. I remember when my friend Cameron asked me "Which seat is ejector seat on Voyage?" Quote
Touchdown Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 Im a back seat person, but if Im presented with a line for the front seat wait that is as long as other rows of most coasters (some I only sit in the back) Ill go there (which rarely happens, the day has to be pretty dead.) That said there are some select coasters that Im willing to wait longer for the front row on occasion: -Alpengeist -Montu -The Beast -Millennium Force -Top Thrill Dragster -The Voyage -Dueling Dragons Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 I usually ride the in the back but on a few rides I like the front better. Maverick, Top Thrill, and Flight of Fear. Quote
Jasper Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 I'm not really too big of a fan of front seat rides. There are though a select few I try to ride in the front on. Maverick Diamondback Flight Deck Vortex Flight of Fear Magnum XL-200 (I have to ride in the ejector seat and the back first though) Quote
mech Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 any ride i havent been on before/in-a-while (such as any non KI ride) unless i know theres a better seat Quote
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