What's Your Favorite Moment on Any Ride?

[TheCrypt]

What's your favorite moment on any ride? I would say I have 3 favorites.

3. Vortex's corkscrews. The hangtime is absolutely amazing.

2. Adventure Express' Gs. It has some strong laterals from the 1st lift-2nd.

1. The area from the MCBR-brake run on Flight of Fear. I love the short but sweet hangtime on the corkscrew, the highspeed turns around the floor, the teasing of changing directions after the MCBR (banked left, straightens out, banks left again,etc), and the overall roughness.

EDIT: Can't believe I left this out! My other #1 favorite is a tie between Flight of Fear and The Crypt's hangtime in the controlled flips. I loved that you hung against the restraints. Side note- Behind The Crypt's former building, there's either a seat from the defunct gondola, or it's a test seat. But it's just sitting there, easily visible and identifiable from The Beast's brake run. Any thoughts?

Edited June 29, 2012 by TheCrypt

[Titan]

Vortex's corkscrews, D-back's drop, and The Beast's helix.

Edit: I forgot Vortex's drop

[jdawg1998]

Vortex's drop. In my opinion it has the best drop in the park. (in terms of G's, at least it feels that way).

[TheCrypt]

^I agree wholeheartedly. The Arrow coasters seemed to get drops right. B&M's? They go to a max point, then immediately start to flatten out. Vortex gets my stomach a little better than that of Diamondback.

[dudecoasterman]

I love the second turn on Flight Deck when you fly over the station, and the camel backs on Magnum at CP (in row 3 only).

[KIfan1980]

See what some members thought in 2009 here: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/18083-best-element-on-a-ki-coaster/page__p__304272__hl__++favorite%20++element__fromsearch__1#entry304272

[BB1]

Was that Crypt in a later life that I saw? Anyways to the great laughing out loud.

1. The Beast helix

2. Flight Decks upward curve (yes really)

3. Adventure Express's last lift

4. Tomb Raider's lava pit scene

5. Sydney Sidewinder- going through a patch of Austrian Pines

6. The moment on The Beast where you look over the edge and think what am I doing?!

[TheCrypt]

Was that Crypt in a later life that I saw? Anyways to the great laughing out loud.

Harsh.... No matter! I stand by my opinion! And yes, Vortex's drop is amazing.

[Voicetek]

I've got a couple:

1. The first drop on Diamondback

2. The final lift hill/tunnel on Adventure Express

[Joncars05]

At KI:

3. Flight Deck's second turn over the station

2. Vortex's first drop

1 (tie). Beast's double helix (We're out of control!!) and Diamondback's first 2 airtime hills. (I'm Floating!!!)

At HW:

3. Raven's 5th drop

2. Legend's airtime bunny hop before entering the tunnel. (just before the double helix)

1. The Voyage: Yes the ENTIRE ride. From the airtime of the first few hills, to the tunnels, to the 90 degree turns, to the bunny hops laced throughout the track, to the final series or s-curves weaving in an out of the structure. Just a pure masterpiece!

At BGT:

3. Kumba's Zero-G roll

2. Montu's first loop

1. Shiekra's pause before the first drop. Front row outside seat, w/o the track below you. The view and suspense before the drop are both just awesome

[MDMC01]

Here's a few of mine:

-Vortex's first drop in the backseat, no hands, legs out... you get the best airtime

-Top Thrill Dragster's launch is amazing... you really don't know how fast 120 MPH is until you've ridden Dragster.

-Cresting Maverick's first drop when you get mass ejector air

-Crusing around Flight of Fear's bowl after the first two inversions

-Beast's double helix is awesome too

-Mystery Mine's intro to second drop/second drop

[thekidd33]

I couldn't narrow it to one.

- The roll after the launch tunnel on Hulk

- The first drops on Cornball Express, DB, Millennium Force, and Wild Eagle

- The 5th drop on Raven

- The drop out of the turn around on Shivering Timbers

- TTD's launch

[ziplock]

Top Three:

1. First drop on X2 in row 7, stairs side of the train in the inner seat.

2. Back row airtime on Bizarro at Six Flags New England

3. Launch on Top Thrill Dragster in the front row.

[LongLiveTheSmurfRide]

I like that part on The Whip at Kennywood where you whip around the corner. Favorite feeling on any ride.

[jdawg1998]

Oh, I never really thought of other coasters not at Kings Island...

Rock n Roller Coaster's launch is amazing, as is The Incredible Hulk's. All of Harry Potter & The Forbidden Journey is my favorite moment, actually.

[TombRaiderFTW]

The greatest hits, in no particular order:

• Pretty much any given turn on The Legend (except maybe the one prior to the lift)
  
• The entirety of The Raven
  
• Everything after the two large camelbacks at the beginning of The Voyage, as well as the first drop (when seated in the last car)
  
• The low-to-the-ground turns on Tig'rr (Indiana Beach)
  
• Blue Streak (Cedar Point) in the front car, especially when it's just rained
  
• Magnum XL-200 in the front car, especially when it's just rained, and especially when the trims are off, too
  
• Wicked Twister's launch
  
• The entirety of Adventure Express and Beast
  
• The "underground" portion of Backlot Stunt Coaster (KI or KD)
  
• Flight of Fear's launch and run from the MCBR onward (KI or KD, but especially KD)
  
• Either Racer in the first car at dusk
  
• All of Fahrenheit and Storm Runner
  
• Great Bear's run over the river, and especially the corkscrew
  
• Sky Rocket's zero-G roll
  
• All of Thunderbolt (Kennywood)
  
• Tennessee Tornado's first drop
  
• Everything after the station fly-by on Thunderhead
  
• Wild Eagle's zero-G roll
  
• All of Dominator (KD)
  
• I305's first drop and crazy banking transitions
  
• Volcano's launch and drop to the brakes
  

[A.S.Coasters]

Kings Island-

Diamondback's drop

Drop Tower

FoF's corkscrew

Cedar Point-

Top Thrill Dragster's launch&drop

Raptor's 0 G roll

All of Millennium Force

All of Maverick

Carowinds-

Afterburn's Batwing

Intimidator's Hammerhead

Ricochet's turns

Nighthawk's position on the lake

[LongliveKingsCobra]

FOF final corkscrew into the brake run! Wooo talk about a head chopper!!

Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey the first time you fly as well as the dementor scene. It really scared me!

The flying and falling part of Spiderman

The final drop after the "Station" scene on The Mummy's Revenge!

[TheCrypt]

Islands of Adventure:

3. All of Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls (omit car design)

2. All of the Incredible Hulk (omit launch and roll out of launch)

1. Launch and roll out of launch on the Incredible Hulk.

Universal Studios Orlando:

3. Spinning on Men in Black Alien Attack

2. The "Station" scene on Revenge of the Mummy! That was hilarious! That and the upwards launch.

1. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit's "loop".

Six Flags Great America:

3. Demon's tunnel.

2. All of Raging Bull.

1. Superman Ultimate Flight.

Geauga Lake:

1. The Big Dipper

Cedar Point:

3. Magnum's final air time hills that kill your legs.

2. The turns of Millennium Force while on Millennium Island Adventure Island.

1. Maverick IN THE FRONT ONLY.

Disney World:

3. Space Mountain.

2. Big Thunder Mountain/Expedition Everest.

1. Haunted Mansion.

Kings Dominion:

3. Dominator's cobra roll and loop.

2. Intimidator 305.

1. The Crypt (duh)

Busch Gardens Europe:

3. Alpengeist's cobra roll over the water

2. Loch Ness Monster's interlocking loops and tunnel

1. Griffon!

Busch Gardens Africa:

3. Cheetah Hunt's figure 8 and launches/quick turns through Rhino Rally

2. Gwazi's twisted layout

1. All of Kumba

And, well, yeah. I think I gotses em all (though I doubt many here really care!)

[bkroz]

In Indiana Jones Adventure (can you believe it?), the adventurous score from the films ends abruptly and is replaced by haunting, chanting choirs when you first see the "big room" that the ride takes place in. The whole Jeep bucks forward, offering each row in the transport a "stadium-seating" style view of the 60 foot tall face of Mara with the "Forbidden Eye" half corroded away. The jeep then slams down a set of stairs just before a green beam from Mara's eye shoots at you.

Ahhh... The best!

[stashua123]

the hangtime on Diamondback on the lift hill in the front and your thinking ohh crap!

The trim brake before the double helixand your think why is it slowing down?

The turn in to the double loop on Vortex and your thinking loop da loop

The drop into the lie to fly on firhawk on the first drop

[spitfire]

1. Diamondback's drop, also the splashdown

2. FoF's launch

3. Magnum's first two drops

4. The old Tomb Raider waiting area, when the video would play and the effects would occur, etc.

5. Vortex's drop and last two loops

6. SOB's first drop was amazing

7. When you actually get your car on the Monster spinning really fast

8. Very outer row on the water side of Viking Fury when it hits it's highest point

[kblanken]

Zippin Pippin - The last bounce before the end.

[MDMC01]

Whoops, totally forgot about Six Flags Great America's awesome moments...

-Viper's airtime

-Revolution (especially when you really get spinning before the ride slows down)

[fanofFirehawk]

I'm not sure if this falls under the category you are looking for, but when my freind and i were riding the cedar creek mine ride at Cedar Point. We were sitting in the back ( best spot to sit ) and the person in front of us was wearing a hat ( not the smartest thing to do ), and in the middle of the ride it came flying off. some how i caught it. The kid was rather sad and thought he had lost it for good but at the end of the ride we gave it back and was so happy to recieve his hat.

[TheCrypt]

Capitalization is your friend, young grasshopper.

But I forgot about Dollywood! How!

3. Tennessee Tornado's smoothness

2. Thunderhead in the front seat

1. Mystery Mine in the front, but if not in the front, I'd have to say Blazing Fury's drops take the spot for this

I didn't get to experience Wild Eagle.

[Hank]

Hitting the final brake run on Diamondback. Yeeha!

[beastrider97]

• The Beast's amazing double helix finale.
  
• Mystery Mine's short, but sweet, finale. The hangtime is fantastic.
  
• Last airtime hill right by the station on Millennium Force. Also, the entirety of the ride. Still my favorite roller coaster, no matter what the critics may say.
  
• 2nd launch on Maverick and the 2 airtime hills. THE strongest airtime I have ever experienced. My 2nd favorite roller coaster.
  
• The triple down and the return to the station on The Voyage.
  
• Launch on TTD
  
• Zero G rolls on Raptor
  
• Launch on Wicked Twister
  
• Launch and first hill on Storm Runner. My favorite ride at Hershypark, although I haven't ridden Skyrush.
  
• The hidden drops in Splash Mountain at WDW
  

[kingsislandfan1972]

Riding The Beast front seat at night in October in the rain, was my favorite moment ever on a ride.

[thegajone]

Jurassic Park River Adventure where you encounter the T Rex at the end just as you start to head down the hill, when it's working properly (sadly it was not last time I rode it).

2nd would probably be the laughin' place scene on Splash Mountain, or the entire indoor section of that ride if I don't have to narrow it down.

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