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Postby Ilovthevu' on July 27th, 2004, 12:12 pm
This topic deals with what coaster anywhere is just bad?

I will give you my top three.
1) The Boss (SFStL)-It's just not fun. It's not even a gut-wrencher wooden coaster.
2) Typhoon (Santa's Village)-It has one loop yet is one painful pointless ride. Why did you get rid of Galaxi for this?
3) T2 (SFKK)-You can't even enjoy the fun out of it because it goes too fast.
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Postby SFGA 11 on July 27th, 2004, 12:38 pm
1). Son of Beast - Just plain aweful hurts like hell and not even fun one bit.
2). Mean Streak - Same as above
3). T2 same reasons as ilovethevu
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Postby SFGAm Rules on July 27th, 2004, 1:06 pm
Ilovthevu' wrote:2) Typhoon (Santa's Village)-It has one loop yet is one painful pointless ride. Why did you get rid of Galaxi for this?


I never went on this because the last time I went to that park I was too young. My mother went on it once and it did something to her shoulder. Now she will never go on a looping coaster other than DV although she used to be able to go on Demon.
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Postby Timmy179 on July 27th, 2004, 1:20 pm
Ilovthevu' wrote:2) Typhoon (Santa's Village)-It has one loop yet is one painful pointless ride.


Give me a break, Its a small market park, without tons of money, be happy they have something.
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Postby SFGAm Rules on July 27th, 2004, 1:25 pm
^ Here's an idea, replace that thing with Shockwave! They could afford it because it is old, and you guys could go ride it because it was close. Best of all, it would make us stop talking about how we want SW put back up! :wink:
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Postby Piper6319 on July 27th, 2004, 3:28 pm
1. Viper at SFGAD
2. Viper at SFGAD
3. Viper at SFGAD

It gets all three because it is just that bad. Believe me SOB and T2 are cake walks compared to this piece of garbage.
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Postby SFGAm Rules on July 27th, 2004, 3:34 pm
^ When I went to SFGAdv I was going to ride, but a bunch of people in the Rolling Thunder (SFGAdv) line told me that it wasn't worth it.
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Postby w00dland on July 27th, 2004, 4:08 pm
Psyclone SFMM- You'd think I'd be good because it's got near the same layout as Viper right? Wrong, be sure to have a back brace at the ready

The Boss SFSTL- Double Drop is very cool on the first ride, after that don't bother because you might not survive another...

Go Gator ANYWHERE- Not worth 5 ride tickets...
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Postby SfGaMownz on July 27th, 2004, 4:25 pm
Psyclone- The whole ride shakes when you are going up the lift hill and it is extremely rough.
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Postby frdbggns150 on July 27th, 2004, 6:16 pm
1-Son of Beast-Hurts-squishes you into your seat
2- Iron Wolf- Hurts- all the stand up roller coasters iv been on and this is the only one i find that hurts! right between the legs. ouch-never rideing that ride again-and I know that many of you are going to disagree with me.
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Postby Mr. SFGAm on July 27th, 2004, 7:45 pm
I haven't ridden Son Of Beast yet, but the worst I've ever ridden was Kings Island's Racer(forwards). From the moment we left the lift, it was a shuffling, jack-hammering, bouncing, vibrating, rough, painful ride. It is the only ride I've ever ridden that I wanted off before it was half over. :evil:
And I used to love that ride so much. :(
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Postby Virtua Tennis on July 27th, 2004, 8:46 pm
Montu.
Why people like it? I don't know.
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Postby Danhockey04 on July 27th, 2004, 9:12 pm
Mean Streak, that thing is just plain mean!! It hurts so much, terrible, what ride has trim brakes on the first drop, seriously. For 4th of July next year, CP should just light Mean Streak up in flames for their celebration and with the gas pipes underneath the ride, there goes the whole park. :lol:
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Postby coasterzak on July 27th, 2004, 10:00 pm
1. Viper at SFGAdv - it's TOGO - TRY ONCE GET OFF
2. SOB - it was really THAT rough when I tried it - one lap was enough - lots of my insides were rattled
3. Viper at SFGAdv - Can't express how big of POS this machine is.
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Postby Ilovthevu' on July 27th, 2004, 10:49 pm
Isn't there another coaster somewhere else that has single cars and goes through these (heartline rolls I guess).
http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery33.htm?Picture=3
I watched Discovery channel before and it was blue. Does anyone know another one with SINGLE cars?
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Postby DejaVu The Ride on July 27th, 2004, 10:58 pm
You probably saw the one at Sfaw. That type of ride is a lot different than Viper. It isn't as rough, too. It is called Ultra Twister and is known as a pipeline coaster. The cars are of a notable difference from Viper's cars.
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Postby Ilovthevu' on July 27th, 2004, 11:19 pm
Yes that would be it. Thanks.
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Postby sfgamer2 on July 27th, 2004, 11:51 pm
Well one of the worst I've ever been on is Sidewinder at SFEG and Spacely's is a little stupid yet needed and any Arrow original boomerang coasters.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on July 28th, 2004, 8:35 am
None of the coasters I've been on were bad.
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Postby Galvan on July 28th, 2004, 9:54 am
I have to disagree with just about all your answers.

Son of Beast is a great ride, the only thing is the handle bar that near your knees, for a taller person like me its rough on the knees. but i found a solution...Staple yourself into the seat...the coaster doesnt provide much air time as it is, and when you do that your knees dont take as much pain.

T2 I might be the only person in the world that likes it,but i think T2 is good.

The Boss I somewhat agree with you on this one, but i think the train is the real reason its so rough at times. But the speed and the air time is amazing so i wouldnt discount this ride.
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Postby DejaVu The Ride on July 28th, 2004, 1:05 pm
Yeah, i liked the Boss except for the rough and jolting parts of it. But, the air on the drops is sensational.
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Postby ihauntu2 on July 28th, 2004, 3:51 pm
The Boss - I have to agree. the steep drops and climbs are cool, but they aren't worth the rattled bones and chipped teeth this thing can leave you with. I can't believe something that fairly new is that rough, especially when you look at how smooth Viper (SFGAM) is.
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Postby tacoking1664 on July 28th, 2004, 5:00 pm
1 - Vortex at PC - Rough, short, bad layout, and easily B&M's worst.

1 - Mean Streak at CP - Too smooth for a woodie, virtually no airtime, and those trims suck. :)
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Postby sfgamer2 on July 28th, 2004, 7:26 pm
ihauntu2 wrote:[b] I can't believe something that fairly new is that rough, especially when you look at how smooth Viper (SFGAM) is.


I haven't ridden but then again look at ragin' cajun.

I've been on a replica of t2 it wasn't all that bad.
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Postby DejaVu The Ride on July 28th, 2004, 7:36 pm
Ragin' Cajun is very smooth compared to most, if not all of the above mentioned rides.
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