Chasethebase Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yes, my hobby is riding rollercoasters (Yes it's also expensive). What are your favourites? Post up videos of them and discuss them and such. I myself haven't been to any parks in the USA so I don't know what they're like over there, but I've heard great things. My top favourites are like the ones below, where it goes up and does a drop, but launch coasters are fun as well, such as Rita (Alton Towers), Desert Race (Heide Park), and Blue Fire (Europa Park). Here's my #1 favourite. Nemesis at Alton Towers, UK And my #2 favourite. Silver Star at Europa Park, Germany Link to post Share on other sites
Glassed Silver Share Posted November 11, 2010 I've been to the Heidepark, too, and I enjoyed both their rollercoasters!!! I love rollercoasters, yes they are expensive, but in some parks you get them for free with your day ticket. The only thing that's driving me nuts are the long waiting lines!!! :angry: Glassed Silver:mac Link to post Share on other sites
0trunk Share Posted November 14, 2010 I've been to most of the theme parks in the US but I'm highly impatient and can't stand people which usually results in me leaving early. I really liked Bizarro and my favorite wooden coaster would have to be El Toro in NJ, when you go over that huge hill you lift out of your seat for a good 2 seconds, it's unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites
majortom1981 Share Posted November 14, 2010 MY favorite is El toro at Great adventure. ITs the closest park to me. Yes kingda ka is cool but just being the highest and the fastest doesnt do it for me (well its still the highest). Link to post Share on other sites
Emily_June Share Posted November 14, 2010 The Maverick and the Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. I much prefer big drops and bunny hills over twists and turns. Link to post Share on other sites
TCA Share Posted November 24, 2010 i would have to say millennium force and raptor at Cedar Point but, then I like all types of coasters really :shiftyninja: Link to post Share on other sites
KevinTyco3 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I love roller coasters! My favorite of all time is the Hulk at Islands of Adventure! Link to post Share on other sites
richardsim7 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I LOVE Nemesis, here's a pic I took of it: Link to post Share on other sites
nycmattw Share Posted November 28, 2010 Wow my roller is like **** compared to you guys o_o Link to post Share on other sites
Chasethebase Author Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2010 I've been to most of the theme parks in the US but I'm highly impatient and can't stand people which usually results in me leaving early. Heh, when we went to Europe touring the theme parks (end of Sept, beginning of Oct), there were virtually no queues, we did about 5 times on Silver Star and 8 or 9 on Goliath at Walibi World Netherlands. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinTyco3 Share Posted November 28, 2010 My website is all about roller coasters!(link in my sig.) @richardsim7: That picture looks fake for some reason, well the waterfall does at least. :rofl: Link to post Share on other sites
0trunk Share Posted November 28, 2010 Heh, when we went to Europe touring the theme parks (end of Sept, beginning of Oct), there were virtually no queues, we did about 5 times on Silver Star and 8 or 9 on Goliath at Walibi World Netherlands. Damn, you have no idea what I would do for no queues! I've been a few times to Nederlands but never been on coasters there :pinch: Link to post Share on other sites
chrispinto Share Posted November 28, 2010 I much prefer Air to Nemesis at Alton Towers Colossus and Stealth at Thorpe Park (UK) are probably my favourite coasters at the moment though My website is all about roller coasters!(link in my sig.) @richardsim7: That picture looks fake for some reason, well the waterfall does at least. :rofl: The waterfall at nemesis is a reddish/purple colour, meant to represent blood from the giant spiders meal (the spider being the theme of nemesis) I can safely say that is a real photo Link to post Share on other sites
richardsim7 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Yeah, it's long exposure so the water looks smokey :) Link to post Share on other sites
Hendrick Share Posted November 28, 2010 My favorite is Son of Beast in Kings Island, located in Mason Ohio. I have a season pass there for this coming year, but my favorite ride may never see the light of day again. (A little rough... enough to cause a great deal of concern for some people.) Tallest, Fastest wooden coaster in the world. It, at one time, had a loop, as seen in the above video. Unfortunately, after the first accident, it was removed. Link to post Share on other sites
chrispinto Share Posted November 29, 2010 Colossus at thorpe park Stealth at thorpe park Air at alton towers Link to post Share on other sites
Emily_June Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yeah, it's long exposure so the water looks smokey :) But how'd you get a long exposure on a moving coaster, with everything else remaining sharp? I'm just curious, not accusing you of faking the photo. :) Link to post Share on other sites
chrispinto Share Posted December 7, 2010 But how'd you get a long exposure on a moving coaster, with everything else remaining sharp? I'm just curious, not accusing you of faking the photo. :) I might be wrong, but i'm guessing Nemesis broke down and he was on-ride and just lucky Nemesis, Air and Rita at Alton Towers are pretty known for breaking down from time to time (and usually result in free tickets given out if you happen to me stuck on it) Link to post Share on other sites
Chasethebase Author Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2011 In an update to this, just picked up my Merlin Pass and went to London Dungeons and the London Eye yesterday, was awesome. Dropped by the Regents Street Apple Store while I was at it. :whistle: Link to post Share on other sites
TangoEight Share Posted January 30, 2011 The big one at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. T8 Link to post Share on other sites
Jason S. Global Moderator Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Maverick and the Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. I much prefer big drops and bunny hills over twists and turns. the maverick is filled w/ twists and turns :huh: Cedar Point still has the best coasters (collectively) in the world :happy: Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainSlow Share Posted February 1, 2011 I might be wrong, but i'm guessing Nemesis broke down and he was on-ride and just lucky Extremely unlikely, once the train on Nemesis leaves the lift hill, it's down to gravity for it to complete the track :p Another vote for Air at Alton Towers here, however I do quite like Th13teen (Alton Towers again)... Link to post Share on other sites
Chasethebase Author Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2011 Seems that Parc Ast?rix is getting a new coaster, first one in 11 years! And it's a B&M! Roller Coaster: unknownAmusement Park: Parc Ast?rix (Plailly, Picardie, France) Classification: Roller Coaster Type: Steel - Inverted Status: Under Construction opening 2012 Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster / Custom Height: 114' 10" Link to post Share on other sites
+NJ Louch Subscriber² Share Posted February 10, 2011 So... You like Nemesis? Imagine this then... Summer in South Africa, there's a theme park near Cape Town called Rotanga Junction. About the size of Thorpe Park, and it's lead coaster is the same model coaster as Nemesis. And here's the thing. Midday, busy time of year, it was easy to park AT the main gate (not near, AT). Walk onto the ride, ride it, wanna go again? NO QUEUE. Like none. So we just stayed on! Just sayin... Link to post Share on other sites
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