rollercoaster Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 On the coaster topic, which coaster is the smoothest,and which coaster is the roughtest at PKI. Quote
Crazy31088 Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 It depends, really, I think. On sunday, I rode Top Gun and Vortex either during the rain, or shortly after it had rained, and it was the smoothest ride I had ever felt on any coaster at PKI. But SOB is undoubtedly the roughest. Quote
TheRickster Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 Smoothest = Top Gun Roughest = SOB Quote
fryler87 Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 i think i'll have to agree, top gun is the smoothest coaster in the park. as for the roughest...Son of Beast IS the tallest and fastest woodie in the world. all woodies are rough...the faster, the more turbulent...hey sonny? sorry, but you get the roughest vote. Quote
JIMMY JAMZ Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 Well for smoothest its gotta be Top Gun. And for the roughest Drum roll please... Son of Beast hands down has to be the roughest coaster in the park.Although there was a few times where the ride seems rougher than other times not to mention how uncomfortabe the trains are.For how big the trains appear thats how tiny they are inside. SOB is the second most roughest coaster I have ever rode next to Raging Wolf Bobs at Six Flaggs. Quote
DragonLord Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Oh geezs... no doubt about it that SOB is the roughest coaster in the park. I would also have to agree that Top Gun or Vortex are the smoothiest, probably TG. Depends on when you ride, like Crazy31088 said. Quote
TheRickster Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Vortex has many more g's then tg with the loops so no matter what id say its alittle ruffer.Just depends on your style. Vortex to me is more rough on the upper half of your body then sob. Sob is only rough on me when your leg's hit the bar. But my upperbody isnt fazed by sob at all. Quote
andyatuc Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 Smoothest = Top Gun. If it's rainy then it's a draw between TG and Vortex. I've had some really smooth rides on FoF and SoB after it rains but nothing like TG. Roughest = SoB. If it's cold then Beast and Racer could be close but SoB still wins. In all honesty there are a lot of factors as to the smoothness of a certain ride. One seat in The Beast gave me a really smooth ride, comparable to TG, and another is similar to SoB. It's all a toss up really. Andy Quote
sobgun Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 (edited) I think SOB is the smoothest and the roughtest has to be Congo Falls Edited January 1, 1970 by AZ Kinda Guy Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 HA! I agree sobgun. Congo can get really rough. Although the water tends to be smoother in the evening.Compared to the rougher water in the morning. I guess that explains why nobody test rides in the morning.... SOB is a slice of heaven. Gotta love all that trackwork! Quote
waterworkrulz Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 roughest= Son of Beast smoothest= TG Quote
fyrfyter Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 smoothest has got to be TG or FoF. It all kinda depends where you sit in the train, as to how comfortable you are. The last cars in all the trains get whipped all over the place like a tail, so they are the least comfortable. As far as roughest all around, that would easily go to SoB. No matter when you ride it, it always has the most bounce and crap of any of the PKI coasters, as well as the most vibration. Quote
Beastfreak Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 I just love how everyone here is agreeing that Top Gun is the smoothest coaster. Only so long ago (back early in the season) everyone was saying they wouldn't care if Top Gun was taken out, or they wanted it to be. Smoothest - Top Gun Roughest - Son of Beast (sometimes compairable RECAR for me) Quote
beastbreakdown Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 the smoothest in the park is top gun but i think Vortex has to be the most ear rumbling ride i have ever felt/ translation hurts your ears but the one that hurts your back has to be sob Quote
S500 Posted September 30, 2003 Posted September 30, 2003 If my memory serves me correctly, I would have to say that all of the steel coasters at the park are pretty smooth with the exception of Face/Off. Even though I have worked on Face/Off for a couple of years, I believe it is roughest of all the coasters. For my smoothest, I would choose Adventure Express. Quote
TheRickster Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I think face off is actually pretty smooth no ear hurter's and not really to much bouncing around. The g's thru the boomerang can be considered rough. My defination of rough on a coaster is pain though not jut getting shakin around. Quote
CYoung2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 You know I just gotta agree with Sparky and sobgun, that Congo Falls can sure take it out of me, I mean I come off that ride HURTIN! But I think the smoothest coaster of all times would have to be SOB turned backwards, wouldnt that be so smooth!? I think so! Quote
TheRickster Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 sob and The Beast need to be turned backwards for halloween nuff siad. Quote
sobgun Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 You know I just gotta agree with Sparky and sobgun, that Congo Falls can sure take it out of me, I mean I come off that ride HURTIN! But I think the smoothest coaster of all times would have to be SOB turned backwards, wouldnt that be so smooth!? I think so! how great would that be if they turned the SOB trains around Quote
CYoung2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 and also how about we put the gondala from Delirium and switch it with the chair ring on drop zone but instead of having them on normally we put them upside down! wow i bet we could sure have a fun ride with that! please. oh yea lets also work on that second train at face/off while were at it. Quote
BoObKiNoS Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I think that Monroe...i mean..S500 is right. And i also agree that Congo is probably the roughest...especially after it rains...man dem waves really produce a rough ride. As for the smoothest id say SOB has it down pretty tight. I've never had a rough ride on that thing...i dont know what the heck ya'll talkin bout. Its all about where ya sit at folks. Quote
PKI Homey Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I think Face/Off is pretty smooth. An now that they fixed Flight of Fear, it is one of the smoother coasters there. I don't really agree that The Vortex is really smooth at all. Pretty rough in my opinion. PKI needs a nice, smooth, fast coaster like Millenium Force or Nitro. Quote
sobgun Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I think that Monroe...i mean..S500 is right. And i also agree that Congo is probably the roughest...especially after it rains...man dem waves really produce a rough ride. As for the smoothest id say SOB has it down pretty tight. I've never had a rough ride on that thing...i dont know what the heck ya'll talkin bout. Its all about where ya sit at folks. what do you mean Monroe Quote
Browntggrr Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Its all about where ya sit at folks. How do you know where to sit if you have never had a rough ride? Quote
IcarusLives Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I have never really experienced a level of roughness that I thought was excessive at PKI. I have ridden with friends who's back hurt after SOB and my dad used to refuse to ride The Beast because it beat him up too much. Yeah, you get thrown from side to side a little on Beast but I just took it as part of the ride. The only coaster I've ridden that really hurt was Iron Wolf at SFGam. But for PKI I would rank Top Gun as smoothest and Beast as roughest, but not any level to where I wouldn't ride it. Quote
BoObKiNoS Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Its all about where ya sit at folks. How do you know where to sit if you have never had a rough ride? Middle seats of the car bud. If you sit on top of a wheel you're going to get f'd up. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Its all about where ya sit at folks. How do you know where to sit if you have never had a rough ride? Middle seats of the car bud. If you sit on top of a wheel you're going to get f'd up. Very true. Also, have you ever ridden in the back seat of FoF? Really no fun in my book. Quote
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 6, 2003 Posted October 6, 2003 That thing about not sitting on a wheel at SOB - true, it is smoother. But you're still going to get bounced around, don't kid yourself. Quote
Browntggrr Posted October 6, 2003 Posted October 6, 2003 As for the smoothest id say SOB has it down pretty tight. I've never had a rough ride on that thing...i dont know what the heck ya'll talkin bout. Its all about where ya sit at folks. You missed the point. Your comment is that you never had a rough ride, yet you know where to sit to get a smoother ride- It doesn't make sense. And then you go on to mention about sitting on top of the wheel s you will get "f'd" up, and still claim to have a smooth ride? Or am I confusing your form of sarcasim? Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Drew, I mean BoobKinos be sarcastic? Never! Quote
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