Maverick Review, Cedar Point Intamin Blitz Coaster | Jack-of-All-Trades
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- Опубликовано: 26 дек 2021
- Maverick at Cedar Point was the original Intamin bltiz coaster and this ride is a jack-of-all-trades. This coaster features a beyond vertical drop, ejector airtime, crazy transitions, two inversions, an LSM launch, and some theming. Maverick does a little of everything and it does everything well! Find out just how good this coaster is in this review!
Video Credits
Maverick Aerial (East Coasters)- • Maverick Drone Footage...
Maverick Animation (Cedar Point)
Maverick Barrel Roll (CraiGomez)- • Maverick (Heartline Roll)
Maverick Off-Ride (coastercrutchfield)- • Maverick (Off-ride HD)...
Maverick Off-Ride (ElToroRyan)- • Maverick Off-Ride - Ce...
Maverick POV, 2019 (Cedar Point)- • Maverick POV
Maverick POV, 2021 (East Coasters)- • Maverick POV 4K Front ...
White Water Landing (Sean Flaharty)- • White Water Landing's ...
Background Music
0:00:00 • ZitronSound - Wild West 🔽 goo.gl/DnqXaA
been said that maverick was wayyy ahead of its time. The industry is still catching up to what intamin started doing 15 years ago. This ride single-handedly ended the “bigger, taller, faster” phase of the coaster wars
Maverick shows it's more about the layout and elements than sheer size.
I mean it was only 2007 which wasn’t long ago
Maverick truly does have pretty much everything a fan of coasters would want
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You have become my new coaster channel. You are not biased based on your love for a ride, but give a true review based on the overall ride experience. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for the hard work!
Wow, thanks!
On my last ride in 2019, I was in the front, in the right hand seat, and on the second Stengel Dive, I felt like I hanging forever. Such a blissful moment, for me, on such a bronco of a coaster. I even like the inversions too. This is my number one coaster for a reason.
It's a very varied ride.
Rode this for the first time back in August and it’s by far my favorite so far. I vividly remember approaching the launch halfway through yelling “WHAT IS THIS?!” I had no idea of the launch, which added to the experience. 10/10 the perfect coaster
Glad you loved it!
That’s must have been crazy, first pov I watched I thought the ride ended at the launch.
You keep reviewing such elite rides lol, slow down. Maverick is one of the best coasters in the nation. Widely considered the 2nd best and maybe by some, the best coaster at CP. This ride is relentless, ot is so intense, used to have one of the most violent inversions ever, has crazy power in every force and element. Airtime, whip, laterals, ejector airtime, launch, positives... literally every force besides hangtime. This is a true CP gem and if you love intensity, this could easily be your favorite coaster ever.
I'm trying to review the rides that will show up in my top 50 that I have lots of footage for.
Maverick is my number 10 overall. I enjoy it's mix of elements. My favorite part is the launch tunnel, especially at night.
Such a well-rounded ride.
That first drop looks cartoonish just going YEET
It's powerful.
The airtime on the first camelback was even stronger when I rode it a week ago. I recorded -1.44 gs on the first camelback.
Have only been to C.P. once 3 years ago. Was a newbie as a coaster enthusiast. Had no clue that this coaster even existed. Had just got off steel vengeance and my brother was like hey lets check this one out. Needless to say the experience was unbelievable and completely unexpected. Have just booked my next visit the last week of August. Will be at the park for 3 days. All I can say is Zamperla better not drop the ball. My brother and I can't wait to get a taste of TT2.
Have fun!
I don't even remember the hard restraints on my 2014 visit, but that might be why Maverick didn't stand out much to me on my one ride. I remember liking it, but not nearly as much as I do now. In 2014, I put Gatekeeper & Millennium Force far ahead of it, but I now have Maverick ahead of those 2. In fact, I would've put Maverick at # 10 overall out of 50 in 2014, but I now have it around 10-12 out of 505.
That's quite the jump!
My 3rd favorite roller coaster out of the 115 that I have ridden.
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My last rides in 2019 solidified my high opinion of it; it's my #7 overall out of 412 for the reasons you listed. I don't like the restraints, but it's not the end of the world when you have such a complete package of a ride like this in my opinion. Back row is my favorite for the insane ejector on the drop
I'm torn between the front and back. Both have their pros.
My number one. Incredible
It's excellent.
You’re right that the front row of Milly is unbelievable. I rode it today and couldn’t agree more.
Glad you loved it!
Love it! Was there last week and would rate it #2 Behind SteVe! The launches are the best!
I prefer Steel Vengeance and Millennium Force to it.
I remember riding this for the first time early evening as the sun was going down, and was blown away by the whippy alternating left and right bends. It really gave the impression of riding an out of control horse, whilst being pure fun at the same time. Rather than thinking of a top 5 or top 10, I like to think if I was building a park and could choose just 5 coasters to go in it, what would I choose? It’s such a different experience from most rides that I’m pretty sure it would be one of those picks.
I agree it offer such a different and diverse ride.
Excellent footage 💕💕💕💕💕💕
Thanks!
I love Maverick. It’s in the top 25 in the US. I typically prefer back row to front.
It's excellent.
Although this ride sprained my back it is still absolutely phenomenal, it’s top five in the park for sure. The drop packs more of a punch than others twice it’s size, that’s probably my favorite element or the steingle dive. And that second launch had me holding onto the restraint tighter than any coaster, I knew it was comming and it still terrified me
It's so intense!
how’s u sprain ur back
All of this coaster is great but there are four parts of this coaster that really make this coaster for me that first drop, launch, that first Stengel dive under the first drop then that last Stengel dive
Those parts are awesome.
I only have 1 one ride on Maverick, and it was in the middle car. I was still able to experience the crazy positives and violent airtime (the first hill after the low turns made my shirt go over my head) but I still think that Maverick was a little over hyped for me, but that might be because of my only ride being in the middle. I would’ve gotten a back row ride, but it broke down and stayed down for the rest of the day as I was ready to board the train.
The middle is still good, but the ends are better.
i remember in august i got a night ride on maverick and they turned off the brakes before the second launch so we flew right through, it was crazy
I wonder if the launch is better if you're braked since the ride has to accelerate you more.
This ride seems so fun.
It is.
Been waiting for this one. I have yet to go to cp. I would like to next year. Suggestions on the best time of the year?
If you can, near the end of August. Maverick's usually a 25 minute wait, and that's without FastLane, and waiting for the front.
I've heard you want to visit between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends if you want everything open and fully staffed. I've never had an issue with closures during this time. The last week of August was the lightest I've seen for crowds there in that time period.
Mav is so similar yet so different to 2 of my favorite rides. It has the intense positive g's and whippy elements of Nemesis and the AMAZING launch of Rita. Just Mav focuses on airtime and Rita is closet to having even some, but its weak floater.
Rita is a pretty solid ride, but it doesn't have the length or power of Maverick. Rita may have a more forceful launch though, but it's not in that tunnel.
When you mentioned the launch in the tunnel, I kinda wish that the loud noise that can be heard from offride when the train launches was mentioned
That would have been a nice effect.
@@CanobieCoaster it can be heard from offride right by the launch tunnel. It’s a loud gunshot-like noise
Did you like the twisted horseshoe roll? How many coasters have similar soft straps?
A few have the soft straps like Intimidator 305, Fahrenheit, and Storm Runner.
I went on this 13x this past week. Definetly number 2 at the park.
That's a lot of rides on Maverick!
@@CanobieCoaster I spent 3 days there! Went on it once the first day...and 6x the 2nd and 3rd day (I got a flash pass or whatever it's called)
I rode this in July for the first time. I sat in the back seat and I was laughing and screaming at the same time.
Nice!
Before watching: this is one of the most popular coasters I've ever ridden but I place it as my 6th favourite coaster at Cedar Point after 5: Raptor; 4:Top Thrill Dragster; 3: Gatekeeper; 2: Millennium Force; 1: Steel Vengeance.
I found the 1st launch of Maverick to be only fun for a couple seconds but after it stops gaining speed the lift hill is no more or less boring than any other, but would be a reason I think Maverick has pacing issues during the lift hill. I wouldn't usually blame any coaster's one lift hill for pacing issues, but in Maverick's case: people love the 1st launch and don't consider that the rest of the lift hill actually has pacing issues.
I also find the drop in the back car to conflate bastardized airtime by featuring a 95 degree 100' drop entered as fast as 20 MPH with traditional 1st drop airtime in the back car, which while I admit delivers an intense experience, its intensity blinds our natural dropping negative g meter with unnatural intensity, which doesn't allow me to have a chance to properly feel what I love about most 1st drops, felt fully in the back car of any coaster train with at least 8 rows of seats, starting at the convex portion of track usually at the highest point of the ride starting when the train starts gaining speed the moment it disengages from the chain lift and drops, reaching a maximum angle from anywhere between 45 degrees to 90 degrees before levelling out of that maximum steep angle of descent, which is often my favourite part of any roller coaster. But because it's more than 90 degrees and enters the drop at such a high speed, it seems to skip over what I love about 1st drops the most.
My favourite part of the ride are the three turns following that 1st drop, as well as the 2nd launch in the tunnel which often happens after a break that causes worse pacing issues than the lift hill pacing issues. That is followed by the better launch of the ride (the 2nd best launch in the park after TTD) that is then followed by a sudden turn to the left and then a trimmed uphill before dropping to a fast and long finale mostly over water with water effects for the off ride viewers. Maverick is the only coaster I prefer the middle car in, since I usually prefer the back but prefer it in the middle to compensate for being 95 degrees entered at about 20 MPH. The front is good too, especially because the trains feature a car 0. Nobody can have experienced the entire track of 4,450' if it's only at the EBR and not where it started.
I appreciate the fact that you like MF better but I find the airtime on MF identical everywhere (at different parts of the airtime parts of the layout) except the back where the drop was the best, especially with it's long trains, so I prefer MF in the back two rows of the back car.
I'm surprised you place it below a few of those rides like Gatekeeper and Raptor, but Cedar Point has a stacked lineup.
Awesome review! Definitely one of my all time favorites, Velocicoaster is definitely better but I still consider it one of the best out there! Steel Vengeance barely had the edge in my rankings for me
Thanks!
Are you going to review Valravn soon
I will eventually.
This ride been overlooked for the past few years ever since Steve opened
It seems to be just as popular from waht I've seen.
This ride used to be faster with efficiency until they adapted the new safety protocol which has slowed down the loading process so much. I remember the wait times used to look long but ride ops churned through guests so fast. They always had at least 4 to 6 cars but operations were so much better.
I imagine it's like the Millennium Force issues ElToroRyan mentioned.
I actually LIKE the Intamin Soft-Strap OTSRs. In fact, I like them more than the Millennium Flyers. And I'd give Maverick a perfect score and think it's better than Millennium Force, and man, Millennium Force's hate MUST go to Orion. So do YOU quote-on-quote "like" the Soft-Strap OTSRs, Mike?
I prefer lap bars, but the soft strap restraints are fine.
@@CanobieCoaster So you don't "like", but you don't "dislike" them either.
I actually LOVE them
I love it but I always lamented when they removed the roll. I have not ridden with the latest restraints though, my rides were with the restraints that are identical to the ones on Superman at Movie World in Australia, like a straight up hard-ish OTSR kind of thing, and I never liked them much. I still want them to add the latest gen Intamin lap bars to this coaster to make it even better.
The straps are way better.
@@CanobieCoaster good to know
But in your video of top 25 roller coasters in Ohio, made in 2020, Canobie Coaster said:
The only issue I really have with Maverick are the restraints. They don't hurt, they just feel a bit bulky.
Correct
i think maverick is better than steve tbh, im going for a weekend at the end of june so it might change but something about the forces on maverick is just incredible to me. steve has never been too intense for me, and the restraints seem to clamp down on my thighs too much, so i usually just end up experiencing pain instead of airtime. that drop on steve in the back row is incredible tho, same with the one following the "brakes" (theyve never gone off on any of my rides)
I prefer Steel Vengeance, but this is an awesome coaster.
I couldn’t imagine what that heartline roll would’ve felt like you would probably pass out
The one on iSpeed was nuts, so if this one was wilder that says a lot.
@@CanobieCoaster I never rode that but from videos it looks unnatural
I wish Top Thrill Dragster & Maverick were both one & the same ride built into one.
That would be sick.
00:17 so much for the surprise lol
I thought it was general knowledge it had a launch at this point, especially since the park advertises it.
Imagine Maverick getting the newer Intamin lap bar restraints...
That would be a nice improvement.
Mav is amazing...
Steel Vengeance is amazing also. I wish CP would fix their relationship with Intamin...
It's amazing Maverick and Steel Vengeance are a 1 minute walk from each other.
I have a feeling if it did open with the heart line roll, it would probably be kinda pain full, comparing this to velocicoaster’s binosarus roll, this roll is more faster pasted.
So is this something cedar point is telling the truth, or are park executives just over exaggerating.
Not to mention if it did have the roll, it would have a very similar reputation with the general public to intimidator 305.
That roll would have been intense, but it could've also led to headbanging with the old restraints.
I just wish Intamin would build a Blitz racer. CP needs more capacity! Or a major Maverick overhaul that includes the omitted roll, Velocicoaster restraints and better uptime.
A blitz racer would be cool.
There is Blitz racer in China called Dueling Dragons at Guangzhou Sunac Land
Jack of all trades, what means?
Does a little of everything.
My number 2 out of 108 credits.
Nice!
@dark whale nope
@dark whale that might be number 1 if I ever get to ride it.
Maverick has a capasity of 1200 riders per hour
Milenium Force is 1300 riders per hour
Top Trill Dragster 1000 riders per hour
Maverick feels like it's quite a bit less than Millennium Force from observation.
I think those are theoretical rates by Intamin which is overestimated in real life. If you check out ElToroRyan’s channel, he does an amazing job explaining this in his “problematic coasters” playlist.
The inversions are definitely the weakest part of the ride they don’t offer any lateral whip or hang time they just kinda glide through them also The S bend where the heart line roll would’ve been is also kind of weak I wish they had found a way to make it Like a small Bunnyhop instead the rest of the ride is fantastic though
In this review, why did you not give Maverick a perfect score?
The restraints aren't as freeing as newer Intamins.
If only it had those glorious lapbars…
I know!
Easily the best ride in the park.
I prefer Steel Vengeance and Millennium Force, but it's still great.
@@CanobieCoaster it’s okay, we can’t all have good taste like me 👑
Though I enjoy this ride I find extremely overrated. I don’t think it’s anywhere near as good as SV Millennium Force or Dragster. I feel like the RMCS and Intimidator 305 all do what Maverick does better minus the launch. But hell across the midway Dragster has nearly twice its launch.
I don't think Maverick is a top 10 coaster, but it's excellent for its variety.
why not 10? Coaster Studios gave it a 10,
Restraints
Maverick is a top 5 easy
It's a very strong and well-rounded ride.
The meter stats are unnecessary
I know some people overseas appreciate it.
This was my favorite coaster until steel vengeance was made
I prefer Steel Vengeance as well.
Maybe it’s because I have ridden this coaster so many more times than Steel Vengeance (or maybe it’s the insane wait and TSA-like line experience combined with stupid guests), but I have this as my #1. SV is my #2
I far prefer Steel Vengeance, but that's no slight against Maverick.
I really don't get the hype for this ride. It's my#8 in the park with even raptor and rougarou ahead of it for me
Wow that's very low.
Maverick is Definitely a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Coaster, and proves that a Rollercoaster doesn't have to be the Biggest, Fastest, or Tallest to Be Great!! It's a shame that This Awesome Rollercoaster wasn't engineered to accommodate 4 Car Trains. It definitely would have increased ride capacity.🎢❤️‼️
Such a well-rounded ride.
@@CanobieCoaster Absolutely!!