2 of these were from my local park of Carowinds, and I completely agree with you. My friends and I always joke about how they should rename Vortex "Crotch Rocket" during the regular season and "Nutcracker" at Christmas.
i’m local to carowinds but have never gone before, planning to though and i’m probably ride it as a dare just to purposely put myself through pain like the dumbass i am
I thought you were very fair in your review. You provided clear critique from personal experience while speaking from a place of knowledge of each company's other work. Nothing felt gratuitous or mean.
He tried to balance, but I can really fell the difference between the critique and the praise in this video. Does he think, what we didn't notice his stealth between these things? 🤔🤔🤔
RUclips recommended one of your videos to me, I had no prior interest in amusement parks or roller coasters but I've been binging your content over the past day since the reccomendation. Your content varies from informative and honest to funny and has legitimatly piqued my interest in the amusement park community. Thank you, you've earned yourself a sub!
Personally Im a huge fan of Wildcat. Yes its a bit rough, but its excepted from a wooden coaster. That said, besides skyrush and stormrunner, it was one of the best rides i went on that whole day. The drop gave me that good weightlessness feeling and riding at night its fun not knowing whats ahead. Hoping to ride again this year !!!!
I'm so glad you mentioned the Canobie Corkscrew. Growing up in Maine, this was the only major inversion coaster available to ride. I wear glasses. It was not fun. Yet every year, I'd force myself back on it thinking it would be better somehow.
"You can easily go wrong with a Zamperla Volare" Make that a merch shirt please. Edit: Goliath and Compounce Wildcat are the most underrated coasters I have ridden.
There was a volare installed at my local park when I was in high school, and we were all so excited. I remember being so pumped to go on it, and then I rode it and it honestly felt like you literally had to hold yourself inside the car with sheer strength. I remember gritting my teeth and thinking “this is fun right? I was so excited it has to be fun. Just believe this is fun and maybe by the time it’s over it will be!” It was not. Not even a little.
Wild Waves near Seattle has one of the same model (they call theirs the Wild Thing) and it feels like they designed it to meet some federally mandated minimum standard for a "thrill" ride. Most days when the park isn't overly crowded they send riders through twice just so it feels vaguely thrilling.
Same here, Corkscrew is one of the worst coasters I have ever ride. I think Canobie should tear it down and put a new coaster, especially because we haven't got a new coaster since Untamed.
I rode it then too nd it was fine nd for many years up until like 2000 was the last time I was on it nd it was fine then too. That ride was awesome. Ive never heard anyone complain about it..ever. Either it aged terrible after that or some is a crybaby?? 🤔
If you ever go to Kings Dominion I would recommend skipping the Anaconda. The mixture of the slow inversions and the terrible head braces left my family and I with neck pains for a while after the ride.
I actually loved anaconda. It was the first looping coaster I ever rode, and it was a great experience. However, this was in 2012, and it may have changed.
@ThemeParkCrazy, You can breathe a partial sigh of relief as three coasters from this list are now defunct. Canobie Corkscrew at Canobie Lake Park was removed from the park after the 2021 season. Also during that year, Six Flags New England removed Goliath from the park map, and a park representative confirmed it would not operate for the remainder of the season. The coaster began demolition in late 2021 confirming its permanent closure. Hershey Park also announced on June 8, 2022 that Wildcat will be closed for good at the end of July, and that's exactly what happened. It will be converted by RMC into Wildcat's Revenge and will open in 2023.
They have so much padding in those seats but still after the ride was over I still had a head ache from the trains bouncing back and forth on the wooden track. It's like they wanted to try to kill you
It's not the worst woodie I've been on. No that award goes equally to The Rattler, The Boss, and Hercules. But, ask yourself--Why do they have a sign at the entrance in lawyer speak about its intensity?
I just got back from Carowinds and had a great time. Fury 325, Intimidator and Afterburn were great! Of course, after seeing your videos I stayed clear of both the ones you mentioned here. Thanks for the advice!
I don't find Rattlesnake all that rough. Admittedly it has a pretty common Wild Mouse layout, but the switchback turns are alright, and the pops of ejector airtime on the small dips are pretty fun.
He actually mentioned two Wildcats, one after the other. But I agree; Wildcat was enjoyable. I've been on more painful wooden coasters. The old ride Psyclone at Magic Mountain practically knocked my brains out the only time I ever rode it. :D
I have to disagree with hm too. I rode wildcat multiple times. It's shaky but the best way I can put it is it's like a massage type of vibration. It vibrates the whole time but isn't rough.
number 10 the mine train was the first roller coaster ive ever ridden, so it brings back memories, but when I rode it a couple weeks ago it was super rough I agree theme park crazy, they should do a retrack
I rode Viper about 10 years ago and I felt completely beat up by the time it was over. I hope they've figured out a way to make it better. It's one of the few coasters I've been on that I thought was dangerous.
I have ridden Goliath at SFNE, but when it was known as Deja Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain and was removed and relocated to SFNE in 2001. I had no problem with it, loved it, and the front seat was my favorite. As far as the Great American Scream Machine goes, I never had a chance to ride it. It is a carbon copy of VIPER at SFMM. Viper is the last of the Arrow mega-loopers in existence. The Vortex is similar but has 6 loops, where Vioer and The Scream Machine have 7 loops. Viper is my favorite roller coaster of all time. These rides comfort come down to your knowledge on how to ride these rides properly, and how the parks maintain these rides as they age. The old saying goes “You don’t know what you got till it’s gone”, reminds me of the Great American Scream Machine, and the Peoplemover at Disneyland. If you take out a classic you will NEVER hear the end of it from the park visitors. Hello from Phoenix Arizona.
Runaway Mine Train rides like the title. It is probably purposely not retracked, so it seems like it is on some abandoned track. I like how bumpy it is. It helps the theme in my opinion.
I used to like it at night when I was young. I feel like they should upgrade it or redo it with new trains and lap bars. It definitely has it's moments though
Totally agree with you on Soarin' Eagle. It was originally built at my local theme park in 2002 and it was the first Zamperla Volare ever built. It was relocated to Coney Island in 2007 but I did ride it before it moved. It was by far the worst experience I've ever had on a coaster.
Crazy Scrapping Kid it depends on height. I am 5'10, suppose to be 6'3 at full height. I did not ride a arrow looper after my rapid growth since my head banged like a bubble head. Then road Carolina Cyclone with no headbanging, thinking it was just a good ride. But then I rode Dragon Fire and did not bang either. So I just get shackiness. I am pretty sure I might have got a good one on GASM if I was tall enough when it was open.
I have been going to canoe since i was a little kid. I HATE the corkscrew. I have come off it with my ears bleeding from being banged around. So i agree, it sucks. However the Yankee cannonball and the new one, untamed, are awesome.
They got a new train, and I haven't ridden it since then. I was wondering if that made it any better, but one friend of mine said, no, if anything it was worse. So I'm not sure.
Adam Smith You lucky dog. You rode a major piece of rollercoaster history. I want to ride it once just for the credit. Have you ever ridden Wild Thing at Six Flags Wild Waves in Federal Way, WA? If so, is Corkscrew much worse than it?
The flying Zamperlas are some of my favorite coasters because it puts you out of your comfort zone, yet still is a ton of fun. The first time I rode one I rode it again and again for hours. How dare you.
That's what I said. Got me second guessing whether I should have brought my brother on here for his first coaster... He hasn't wanted to go to a park since 😅
I know it hasn’t aged well and has a very generic layout, but the Canobie Corkscrew was my first inverting coaster, so it’s always going to have a special place in my heart. That said, boo for the new paint job - *how dare* Canobie change anything from my childhood!
To be fair, until a few years ago, my parents claimed that the Steel Phantom (the original) was probably the worst coaster they've ridden. Not because it was a bad coaster, but because they always left with a terrible headache. It was also an Arrow and had the same type of trains.
@@user-K8T yes. The steel phantom before the track switch was horrible on your neck and head. The bank turn after the long drop with an inversion right after was too much. I do wish that they would build at least one inversion back into it tho.
How do you feel about the Steel Curtain? If done right this could be great for the park. And I'm hyped to have another coaster at Kennywood. And also to (hopefully) have shorter Phantom lines.
I agree with the vortex but the flying ace aireal chase got a remodeled and is a lot Smoother now in my opinion and you have got to ride the new Copperhead Strike at carowinds
I once rode Superflight a few times in a row and when I was in the shower that night, I noticed a lot of bruises on my shoulders from it and they lasted around a month. So basically I had to go through a month with a ton of red lines (from blood I guess since my shoulders are very skinny) on my shoulders.
Bart Smeets And on top of that, it's probably one of the roughest. Seriously, it changed my whole perspective about what's possible in terms of roughness and pain.
I rode Psyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain just a few years before the ride was closed, and that was by far the worst roller coaster I've ever ridden. It's almost unbelievable how rickety that thing had become.
I have noticed that a persons height makes a huge difference when it comes to head banging. I almost never have to worry about my head as much as my knees..
I love Wildcat at Hersheypark. I have never had a bad ride on it. I also enjoyed the two Volares I've ridden: Soarin' Eagle at Luna Park NYC and Time Warp at Canada's Wonderland.
I agree on vortex sucks but maybe it's because I'm short but I never had a head banging on the flying ace but eh idk...i also fell bad that Carowinds got on twice lol rip
I live in Canada and I go to Canada's Wonderland every summer. It's a great theme park with roller coasters like the Leviathan but if you ever go there and care about your head, do NOT ride Flight Deck. It's a terrible inverted coaster with horrible head banging.
AnimalzyNL it really isnt as bad as most say it is. Years ago I wouldve agreed with everyone but now its running much better. Yes there are still a few rough spots but its now at least 7-5th best in the park depending on some other factors
Wildcat is getting better, but it still rough. A lot of my friend, myself, and others mainly enjoy the ride for the roughness compared to all the smooth metal coasters in the park.
The "Wildcat" at Lake Compounce was the first coaster I ever rode back in the early 70's. Back then, there were no seat belts, restraints. or lap bars. There was just a bar in front that you hung onto. I rode it about 8 years ago and found that the cars were small and that I could barely fit my legs into them. After the ride, my knees were covered in bruises from being banged on the front of the car. I've lived about 15-20 minutes away from that park all my life. I will 100% agree about "The Great American Scream Machine". When I saw the title of this video, that was the first coaster that came to my mind. It was the absolute worst coaster I've ever ridden, and I've ridden a LOT of rough, throw you around, coasters. Nothing banged me up like that one did. That thing was a torture device made specifically to injure people. I was kind of pissed because my neck was so painful after riding it that it killed my enjoyment of every other ride that day.
On the canobie corkscrew I actually started bleeding from my earring digging into my head. I know it says to take off your earrings but I have 17 so that’s not happening.
Ninja at six flags st.louis. that thing is terrible. Technically my least favorite coaster. My real least favorite is ninja at SFOG. I had a terrible migraine coming off it it was so terrible. Luckily with the vest restraint and retracking it now standing as blue hawk with a great color scheme has become one of, if not, my favorite vekoma coaster.
Ninja at St. Louis is one of those that isn't so bad if it's your first coaster and you have no expectations set up. That was my case, but that ride was immediately followed by a ride on Batman, so yeah, I don't like it so much anymore.
Hi O Ninja at SFSTL was actually my first inverting roller coaster. At first I thought it was still had headbanging but it wasn't terrible. Since I grew up with SFSTL as my home park before moving to Georgia I slowly stopped liking it as I rode more and realized that it's pretty bad.
Dooble SFSTL isn’t my home park, that’s Dorney and SFGA, but it was the first park I visited being brave enougn to ride coasters. Now I have a whopping 20 credits
Thank you! The great American scream machine was the worst roller coaster experience of my life! My head was a pinball, and I was so hyped beforehand. I'm right there with you buddy.
Love the respect toward the Yankee Canonball. Canobie Lake Park is one of the best, most charming amusement parks in the U.S imo, and definitely the best in New England.
When I was watching this, I had a sneaking suspicion that what you called Goliath was once Deja Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain, and indeed it was. I have horrid memories of that ride, beginning when I was maybe about 11. I hadn't been on many coasters before then, and I was terrified of it. My mother forced me to go on, and I actually enjoyed it. I visited Magic Mountain several times after that, and enjoyed going on it, until it broke down a few times while I was riding it. The last time I rode it, we were stuck on the part where you're facing the ground on one of the straight up bits for about twenty minutes. It all the weight on the harness was terrifying. I wasn't sorry when they closed it.
Vortex was my number one from this list. Seriously, if you've never been on it, don't go on it. It's plenty of fun, but it bangs your head between the restraints as you ride. It is very uncomfortable. My number one worst coaster that wasn't on this list was Anaconda at Kings Dominion. Same thing on this one, it bangs your head between the restraints as you ride.
My least favorite is steamin' demon at six flags great escape probably because my family had the bright idea to sit in the front and put me and my sister in the back
The front is actually the worst on those Arrow Corkscrews, the best place to sit is the last car front row then they aren't too bad (IDK why it is but my theory is that the rear wheels that trail the train help stabilize the last car)
Tbh SLCs are terrible, but that doesn't make them not enjoyable still I guess? Like you can laugh at how bad one is and how much it beats you around. Some aren't as bad as the others, also, Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure is relatively okay
I feel the same as you when I went on Superflight, I went on it when I had a school trip there and I hated it! My local amusement park is Coney Island (Luna Park) Now I know not to go on Soaring Eagle! (Also, I went of the Cyclone for the first time a few months ago, best experience of my life!!)
SLCs have a great layout ruined by bad trains. I would recommend riding any SLC that has the new Vekoma (NOT KumbaK) trains; it is a delight. Standard Boomerangs, on the other hand, can die in a hole.
+Alex Snitzer I've ridden 2 Boomerangs (the one that was at Knott's Berry Farm and the one at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) and Kong (SLC at SFDK) is far worse than both. Boomerang at Knott's sucked but was bearable. Boomerang at SFDK was very smooth minus one jolt through the backwards loop. Kong is absolutely terrible. By far the worst roller coaster I've ridden. Probably the worst roller coaster in California (I've ridden basically every one). I'd even say the worst roller coaster on the West Coast.
Viper was my first Inverted Coaster & I loved it but i did find Revolution quite rough with my head banging from side to side against the restraints I still enjoyed it tho & when I got of it some bloke said to his mate have you still got your ears & i thought I know what you mean.
you reminded me of the time I went to La Ronde in Montreal. There was one ride my family did not like: Toboggan Nordique. here's the park's description of the ride: "Get a chilly breeze while sliding on a snowy mountain Ready to hit the slopes? Meet up with other nordic explorers aboard the Toboggan Nordique. You will get your fix for thrill in this classic steel ride that will lead you through a large flat section of upper track consisting of multiple 180° switchbacks with a few drops. Each small car can carry up to 4 people and will make you feel safe while you hit the slopes! This ride is a great start for those young thrill seekers that might not be ready for Goliath yet. Choose the country you will cheer for between our colorful cars from Jamaica, Canada, Italy and the United States of America! The architecture oh this Wild Mouse type of ride is well known for its many slopes that will remind you of your favorite ski-resort.Hold on tight because you might feel a little scared! Laughs and fun guaranteed!" you wanna know what this ride actually is? Painful. Nothing but painful. Those 180° switchbacks are torture for your lower body. if you wanna know what it looks like, this is the first video I found of it via Google search: ruclips.net/video/Wh6vrkECBBQ/видео.html
I’m no seasoned enthusiast. I’m still in my teen years and I’ve only started riding roller coasters last year. While on our trip to Maryland, we stopped by Six Flags America and I think 90% of you know where I’m going with this. Some rides like Joker’s Jinx and Ride of Steel I absolutely loved. Batwing surprisingly enough was open and although it was fun, I’d say it’s pretty similar to Nighthawk at Carowinds (my home park). I had known about Mindbender for a long time now and I was more hesitant to ride this than start my day at Carowinds last week with Fury 325. But I gave it a shot and uh…yeah, fuck that ride. I have a small pimple on my ear and after getting off, it had bursted. My eyes hurt like hell and I couldn’t ride anything else that day without feeling like my brain was gonna explode out the front of my head. Never doing that ride again. Never riding an SLC again. Fuck credits, fuck Mindbender.
“After an admittedly exciting first drop, it’s all down hill from there”...
...Literally
Sounds like a b&m dive
To be fair, that is like 90% of all coasters.
Lol
Theme park crazy: no offence to any company's
Also theme park crazy: this ride seems like a rat in a cage in an earthquake
*companies
@@LindaFromSeaAtTull if you are going to correct someone don't do it years after the damn comment was posted
Plot Twist: His real list is just Vekoma Boomerangs
Not counting the good one
What's the point in making one with just boomerangs? Lol they the same.
Themey Boi so what if you don’t like his list then don’t comment
Correction: all slc’s
No his whole list is vekoma slcs
2 of these were from my local park of Carowinds, and I completely agree with you. My friends and I always joke about how they should rename Vortex "Crotch Rocket" during the regular season and "Nutcracker" at Christmas.
😂
crotchet
Six Flags was like "We also need a ride that feels like it impairs male fertility" and got Green Lantern First Flight
Yes yes yes
i’m local to carowinds but have never gone before, planning to though and i’m probably ride it as a dare just to purposely put myself through pain like the dumbass i am
I hope the person who was filming Lake Compounce's Wildcat is ok
Why
KätäńäBøį Łöł 😂
Is it actually not that bad when I was wrote it
the coaster corner rode...
@@arielmarie3286 yeah I know I know
Theme park crazy in another video: Hershey park has lots of amazing rides.
Also him: *God the freaking WILDCAT*
don’t come at me guys i’ve just wanted to comment that for a long time
I rode the Wildcat 3 times, twice in the rain specifically because of how poorly maintained it is
I thought you were very fair in your review. You provided clear critique from personal experience while speaking from a place of knowledge of each company's other work. Nothing felt gratuitous or mean.
He tried to balance, but I can really fell the difference between the critique and the praise in this video. Does he think, what we didn't notice his stealth between these things? 🤔🤔🤔
RUclips recommended one of your videos to me, I had no prior interest in amusement parks or roller coasters but I've been binging your content over the past day since the reccomendation. Your content varies from informative and honest to funny and has legitimatly piqued my interest in the amusement park community. Thank you, you've earned yourself a sub!
The vortex is the worst. If I ever find out that I'm infertile then I know who to blame lol.
“My poor adolescent head” had to be the best line for me lmao
Hahaha. Hershey's Wildcat is amazing with the new trains. You should have rode it with the old PTC trains that it opened with.
Duuuude, those old trains were BRUTAL. I grew up with Hersheypark and remember when Wildcat absolutely just destroyed you.
Wildcat's seats are as comfy as couches
Rob L I literally love the wildcat
When did they replace the cars?
I was expecting 10 SLCs xD
LOL. SLCs sound bad.
@@davidgrindley813 I went on t3 and my thighs hurt
I operate Wildcat. It's not nearly as bad as it used to be. It's received a lot of new wood
Coaster Crazy which one?
Themeparkguy Productions Hersheypark's Wildcat
I went on it, I thought it was amazing, Hershey park is one of my faverioute parks, it should be more popular though, it's awsome
Cool
Personally Im a huge fan of Wildcat. Yes its a bit rough, but its excepted from a wooden coaster. That said, besides skyrush and stormrunner, it was one of the best rides i went on that whole day. The drop gave me that good weightlessness feeling and riding at night its fun not knowing whats ahead. Hoping to ride again this year !!!!
I'm so glad you mentioned the Canobie Corkscrew. Growing up in Maine, this was the only major inversion coaster available to ride. I wear glasses. It was not fun. Yet every year, I'd force myself back on it thinking it would be better somehow.
Goliath, breaks down every 5 weeks. Second Boomerang at the park. Take it down already!
The boat ride in it's place was better. But noooo they just had to have 10 coasters....
Sherman Shark thts not the ride tht replaces it. The joker replaced the boat ride.
I been binge watching rollercoaster vids lol
"You can easily go wrong with a Zamperla Volare" Make that a merch shirt please.
Edit: Goliath and Compounce Wildcat are the most underrated coasters I have ridden.
There was a volare installed at my local park when I was in high school, and we were all so excited. I remember being so pumped to go on it, and then I rode it and it honestly felt like you literally had to hold yourself inside the car with sheer strength. I remember gritting my teeth and thinking “this is fun right? I was so excited it has to be fun. Just believe this is fun and maybe by the time it’s over it will be!” It was not. Not even a little.
Being a southern NH native, with Canobie as my home park, I...
Kinda have to agree with you on the Canobie Corkscrew.
Wild Waves near Seattle has one of the same model (they call theirs the Wild Thing) and it feels like they designed it to meet some federally mandated minimum standard for a "thrill" ride. Most days when the park isn't overly crowded they send riders through twice just so it feels vaguely thrilling.
Same here, Corkscrew is one of the worst coasters I have ever ride. I think Canobie should tear it down and put a new coaster, especially because we haven't got a new coaster since Untamed.
Went to the park, didn't ride it, but did ride the amazing Psychodrome.
I've heard that they're actually getting rid of that ride.
Dude same I’ll always go on it when I’m there but it’s a lot
The Goliath change had to do with ride capacity. I loved it with the old trains at Six Flags Magic Mountain as Deja Vu
Runaway Mine Train, they fixed the trains so now it’s actually good
I LOVE THE WILDCAT!!!! (The one at Hershey Park). Although I do agree with you on Goliath, that coaster is so painful.
"as good as it is to look at, getting in line for this coaster is basically the equivalent of being sent to the gallows" omg i love this!
I'm right there with you on Goliath. In my own words: "And I thought MIND ERASER was bad..."
I'm not picky about my roller coasters, I love them all. EXCEPT That Togo piece of junk at New York New York in Las Vegas
Another horrible ride that injures people
I rode the Great American Scream Machine in spring of '92 and it was fine then. I guess it didn't age well. :(
I rode it then too nd it was fine nd for many years up until like 2000 was the last time I was on it nd it was fine then too. That ride was awesome. Ive never heard anyone complain about it..ever. Either it aged terrible after that or some is a crybaby?? 🤔
Skinned my knee getting off of wild cat at Hersheypark
in Spain we have a clone of the gigant inverted boomerang called stunt fall and It runs glossy smooth
Or aftershock at Silverwood. *I haven’t ridden it I’ve heard it’s smooth
Oliver Burg yea it’s awesome but not my favorite Vekoma
IIRC most people really like the giant inverted boomerangs; the one in the video got new trains by a different company which destroyed the experience
We have after shock for our smooth one in America
I’ve never had a problem with Goliath 😂 maybe it’s just me but I love it
SHISTARS • It’s probably your height because after I got off of that I could barely walk with the migraine I got
Im 6', and I loved it. Didnt find it to be harsh at all.
I liked it when it was Deja Vu. But the ride is super unreliable and breaks down so much.....
@@parkernicole6176 Sounds like there's a bad window of height where if one is taller or shorter than the bad sport, it is rough.
Goliath was also Deja Vu at Six Flags over Georgia. I was lucky to get in a ride between the many break downs. Does anyone know if it's still there?
4:40 There is an exact replica of that ride at flamingo land resort and I’ve bean told it is SO rough!
If you ever go to Kings Dominion I would recommend skipping the Anaconda. The mixture of the slow inversions and the terrible head braces left my family and I with neck pains for a while after the ride.
xee8 79 Anaconda is definitely one of the worst Arrow Loopers that I've ever been on if not the worst.
I actually loved anaconda. It was the first looping coaster I ever rode, and it was a great experience. However, this was in 2012, and it may have changed.
@ThemeParkCrazy, You can breathe a partial sigh of relief as three coasters from this list are now defunct. Canobie Corkscrew at Canobie Lake Park was removed from the park after the 2021 season. Also during that year, Six Flags New England removed Goliath from the park map, and a park representative confirmed it would not operate for the remainder of the season. The coaster began demolition in late 2021 confirming its permanent closure. Hershey Park also announced on June 8, 2022 that Wildcat will be closed for good at the end of July, and that's exactly what happened. It will be converted by RMC into Wildcat's Revenge and will open in 2023.
Disappointed in Wildcat at Hersheypark being included. I AM THE HERSHEYPARK FAN BOY!!!!!!!
Aaron M It's far too bumpy, ngl. If anything, it hurts when you're on it
Aaron M SAME!!!!
They have so much padding in those seats but still after the ride was over I still had a head ache from the trains bouncing back and forth on the wooden track. It's like they wanted to try to kill you
A company's first ever coaster is going to have some issues. Wildcat isn't a bad ride it justs needs more love. Retracking at most. RMC not necessary
It's not the worst woodie I've been on. No that award goes equally to The Rattler, The Boss, and Hercules. But, ask yourself--Why do they have a sign at the entrance in lawyer speak about its intensity?
I just got back from Carowinds and had a great time. Fury 325, Intimidator and Afterburn were great! Of course, after seeing your videos I stayed clear of both the ones you mentioned here. Thanks for the advice!
My top worst ones would include:
Viper (SFMM)
Green Lantern (SFMM)
Rattlesnake (Chessington)
All more painful than thrilling
I don't find Rattlesnake all that rough. Admittedly it has a pretty common Wild Mouse layout, but the switchback turns are alright, and the pops of ejector airtime on the small dips are pretty fun.
I went on Wildcat at Hershey when I went on Vacation. It was very rough.
When I went on Wildcat recently, I was genuinely afraid that I would bite my tongue, and I did bite it! Just not off all the way...
Which wildcat?
I’ve been on Soarin Eagle before and I felt like I was being flung around under all of the equipment, super scary
Julie Zhuang I thought I was gonna either fall off or get hit by the poles
I disagree on wildcat. It may be rough, but its a lot of fun!
Maverick360 totally!!
Maverick360 Which one?
The one at Hersheypark. (the only Wildcat on the list)
He actually mentioned two Wildcats, one after the other. But I agree; Wildcat was enjoyable. I've been on more painful wooden coasters. The old ride Psyclone at Magic Mountain practically knocked my brains out the only time I ever rode it. :D
I have to disagree with hm too. I rode wildcat multiple times. It's shaky but the best way I can put it is it's like a massage type of vibration. It vibrates the whole time but isn't rough.
I just rode wildcat at lake compounce yesterday, and I was sore for the rest of the trip. The retracking definitely made it worse!
number 10 the mine train was the first roller coaster ive ever ridden, so it brings back memories, but when I rode it a couple weeks ago it was super rough I agree theme park crazy, they should do a retrack
My new fav line “you can easily go wrong with a zamperla volare”
the Viper at SFMM is the exact same as great American scream machine except not quite as rough
I rode Viper about 10 years ago and I felt completely beat up by the time it was over. I hope they've figured out a way to make it better. It's one of the few coasters I've been on that I thought was dangerous.
I have ridden Goliath at SFNE, but when it was known as Deja Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain and was removed and relocated to SFNE in 2001. I had no problem with it, loved it, and the front seat was my favorite. As far as the Great American Scream Machine goes, I never had a chance to ride it. It is a carbon copy of VIPER at SFMM. Viper is the last of the Arrow mega-loopers in existence. The Vortex is similar but has 6 loops, where Vioer and The Scream Machine have 7 loops. Viper is my favorite roller coaster of all time. These rides comfort come down to your knowledge on how to ride these rides properly, and how the parks maintain these rides as they age. The old saying goes “You don’t know what you got till it’s gone”, reminds me of the Great American Scream Machine, and the Peoplemover at Disneyland. If you take out a classic you will NEVER hear the end of it from the park visitors. Hello from Phoenix Arizona.
Runaway Mine Train rides like the title. It is probably purposely not retracked, so it seems like it is on some abandoned track. I like how bumpy it is. It helps the theme in my opinion.
It's one of my favorites
I used to like it at night when I was young. I feel like they should upgrade it or redo it with new trains and lap bars. It definitely has it's moments though
The lap bars crush my legs big time but in my opinion it's only moderately rough at some points
Christian Kidzspeed I rode it in 1974 with my grandmom so it has a special place in my heart but it is not enjoyable anymore.
1:18 I agree with you
The carts are all made of plastic and their was no comfort
When I saw Wildcat, i screamed, THANK YOU! That ride is very rough, and I love HersheyPark. Better off torn down.
Autumn Taglieber RMC
Wimp.
But that same coaster is GCI’s first coaster ever.
Totally agree with you on Soarin' Eagle. It was originally built at my local theme park in 2002 and it was the first Zamperla Volare ever built. It was relocated to Coney Island in 2007 but I did ride it before it moved. It was by far the worst experience I've ever had on a coaster.
The first time I rode Canobie Corkscrew this past summer, I actually got a decent ride on it, with no head bang.
Crazy Scrapping Kid it depends on height. I am 5'10, suppose to be 6'3 at full height. I did not ride a arrow looper after my rapid growth since my head banged like a bubble head. Then road Carolina Cyclone with no headbanging, thinking it was just a good ride. But then I rode Dragon Fire and did not bang either. So I just get shackiness. I am pretty sure I might have got a good one on GASM if I was tall enough when it was open.
I have been going to canoe since i was a little kid. I HATE the corkscrew. I have come off it with my ears bleeding from being banged around. So i agree, it sucks. However the Yankee cannonball and the new one, untamed, are awesome.
They got a new train, and I haven't ridden it since then. I was wondering if that made it any better, but one friend of mine said, no, if anything it was worse. So I'm not sure.
I rode the original Arrow Corkscrew (Corkscrew at Silverwood) and it was pretty rough, in fact it's probably worse than it's sisters.
Adam Smith You lucky dog. You rode a major piece of rollercoaster history. I want to ride it once just for the credit. Have you ever ridden Wild Thing at Six Flags Wild Waves in Federal Way, WA? If so, is Corkscrew much worse than it?
The flying Zamperlas are some of my favorite coasters because it puts you out of your comfort zone, yet still is a ton of fun. The first time I rode one I rode it again and again for hours. How dare you.
“First: runaway mine train” me: WHAAAAAAAAA- ITS NOT ROUGH, W H A T
Awqua The Wolf it is
Forzaguy125 barely
Forzaguy125 It’s not that rough at all.
That's what I said. Got me second guessing whether I should have brought my brother on here for his first coaster... He hasn't wanted to go to a park since 😅
Awqua it’s rough and I know bc it’s at my home park
I know it hasn’t aged well and has a very generic layout, but the Canobie Corkscrew was my first inverting coaster, so it’s always going to have a special place in my heart. That said, boo for the new paint job - *how dare* Canobie change anything from my childhood!
I don't think The Great American Scream Machine should be on the list, because that ride has been closed for a long time.
Its all the coasters he has riden not all the coasters he has ridden that still operate
MomYouAreDrunk the title says worst he's ever road he road it so yes it belongs here stop crying
To be fair, until a few years ago, my parents claimed that the Steel Phantom (the original) was probably the worst coaster they've ridden. Not because it was a bad coaster, but because they always left with a terrible headache. It was also an Arrow and had the same type of trains.
@@user-K8T yes. The steel phantom before the track switch was horrible on your neck and head. The bank turn after the long drop with an inversion right after was too much.
I do wish that they would build at least one inversion back into it tho.
How do you feel about the Steel Curtain? If done right this could be great for the park. And I'm hyped to have another coaster at Kennywood. And also to (hopefully) have shorter Phantom lines.
I saw this video and before clicking it I thought “Hersey park wildcat should be on here”, and when it came up I died laughing.
vortex has a special place in my heart cus it had my first 2 inversions on it
edit: grammar fix
Hey, its Pancake my first 5 inversions were on the Afterburn.
Lucas Hoffses nice! i passed that one when i first went to carowinds
I gonna ride it
Goudurix at asterix park in France. OW MY HEAD is all I can really say on this one. Seriously. It's painful.
I agree with the vortex but the flying ace aireal chase got a remodeled and is a lot Smoother now in my opinion and you have got to ride the new Copperhead Strike at carowinds
yeah, it’s much better as now and it looks nicer too
The wildcat at Hershey clamped down on my legs and I thought I was stuck 😂
I once rode Superflight a few times in a row and when I was in the shower that night, I noticed a lot of bruises on my shoulders from it and they lasted around a month. So basically I had to go through a month with a ton of red lines (from blood I guess since my shoulders are very skinny) on my shoulders.
I knew the vortex would be on here😂😂I've been to Carowinds a lot this year, and there's never a full group of people on the coaster. Ever.
When I was GP Soarin' Eagle was my favorite coaster
When I was GP trailblazer was my favorite ride
@@lionbrrzoffridefootage8091 bruh...
@@tismejaytee LOL
lmfao omg i love that you started off with Runaway Train!!
I think Condor in Walibi Holland deserves a special place in hell for being the first SLC.
Bart Smeets
Ja dat is waar samen met Bandit uit Movie Park Germany voor de retracking
Along with T3 it's sister
Rode it last summer. It sucks
Agreed. I gave it another go some years ago after an overhaul with new trains. It was still a ghastly rattlefest.
Bart Smeets And on top of that, it's probably one of the roughest.
Seriously, it changed my whole perspective about what's possible in terms of roughness and pain.
Just get out of line for Goliath and head for wicked cyclone or Superman...
I rode Psyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain just a few years before the ride was closed, and that was by far the worst roller coaster I've ever ridden. It's almost unbelievable how rickety that thing had become.
Psyclone was TERRIBLE.
I have noticed that a persons height makes a huge difference when it comes to head banging. I almost never have to worry about my head as much as my knees..
I love Wildcat at Hersheypark. I have never had a bad ride on it. I also enjoyed the two Volares I've ridden: Soarin' Eagle at Luna Park NYC and Time Warp at Canada's Wonderland.
I'm a coaster enthusiast. Since I started riding coasters about 4 or 5 years ago, I've ridden 124 different coasters.
Man, I remember going on great American scream machine as a youngin. Getting off was like retiring after 20 years in the nfl.
i went on that ride a few months back and it was definetly the worst coaster ive ever wirtten
Wildcat is probably my favorite woodie. I only got to ride it once so I guess that I was lucky enough to get a good ride the first time.
So glad number 6 is on the list! Its so rough even with the retrack!
I agree on vortex sucks but maybe it's because I'm short but I never had a head banging on the flying ace but eh idk...i also fell bad that Carowinds got on twice lol rip
I live in Canada and I go to Canada's Wonderland every summer. It's a great theme park with roller coasters like the Leviathan but if you ever go there and care about your head, do NOT ride Flight Deck. It's a terrible inverted coaster with horrible head banging.
Ugh that's their Vekoma SLC. I was surprised these weren't on his list!
Never rode it, but I just cant imagine wildcat at hershey being bad. The layout looks so promising.
AnimalzyNL it really isnt as bad as most say it is. Years ago I wouldve agreed with everyone but now its running much better. Yes there are still a few rough spots but its now at least 7-5th best in the park depending on some other factors
While it is certainly rough, I think it's still pretty good. Though, I would rather see it as an RMC.
Wildcat is getting better, but it still rough. A lot of my friend, myself, and others mainly enjoy the ride for the roughness compared to all the smooth metal coasters in the park.
Hershey's Wildcat is okay, but Roar at Six Flags America has a similar layout and gives a better ride even with the PTC trains.
It's bad, the PTC trains it used to run with absolutely destroyed the track and Hershey hasn't put the money into retracking it.
The "Wildcat" at Lake Compounce was the first coaster I ever rode back in the early 70's. Back then, there were no seat belts, restraints. or lap bars. There was just a bar in front that you hung onto. I rode it about 8 years ago and found that the cars were small and that I could barely fit my legs into them. After the ride, my knees were covered in bruises from being banged on the front of the car. I've lived about 15-20 minutes away from that park all my life. I will 100% agree about "The Great American Scream Machine". When I saw the title of this video, that was the first coaster that came to my mind. It was the absolute worst coaster I've ever ridden, and I've ridden a LOT of rough, throw you around, coasters. Nothing banged me up like that one did. That thing was a torture device made specifically to injure people. I was kind of pissed because my neck was so painful after riding it that it killed my enjoyment of every other ride that day.
The Hershey Park Wildcat is one of my all time favorites! It's rickety, suck it up!
I recently went to lake compounds, and that retrack you said happened didn’t do a thing. Probably the worst coaster I’ve ever ridden
I’m gonna be honest I didn’t have any head banging on canobie corkscrew when I rode it but I understand the other people do
6:46 this looks like old grainy VHS footage but I see Kingda Ka in the background lol
How about BOTH Wildcats get the rmc ibox treatment!...
Nope. RMC could try but Lake Compounce Wildcat is a kiddy coaster.
On the canobie corkscrew I actually started bleeding from my earring digging into my head. I know it says to take off your earrings but I have 17 so that’s not happening.
Ninja at six flags st.louis. that thing is terrible. Technically my least favorite coaster. My real least favorite is ninja at SFOG. I had a terrible migraine coming off it it was so terrible. Luckily with the vest restraint and retracking it now standing as blue hawk with a great color scheme has become one of, if not, my favorite vekoma coaster.
Ninja at St. Louis is one of those that isn't so bad if it's your first coaster and you have no expectations set up. That was my case, but that ride was immediately followed by a ride on Batman, so yeah, I don't like it so much anymore.
Highly agreed. It's so rough. The only way I will ride it is in the front car and only once just to relive the nostalgia.
Hi O Ninja at SFSTL was actually my first inverting roller coaster. At first I thought it was still had headbanging but it wasn't terrible. Since I grew up with SFSTL as my home park before moving to Georgia I slowly stopped liking it as I rode more and realized that it's pretty bad.
Dooble Ninja was my first inverting coaster too! Although technically it was super flight at Playland.
Dooble SFSTL isn’t my home park, that’s Dorney and SFGA, but it was the first park I visited being brave enougn to ride coasters.
Now I have a whopping 20 credits
Thank you! The great American scream machine was the worst roller coaster experience of my life! My head was a pinball, and I was so hyped beforehand. I'm right there with you buddy.
the wildcat at Hershey changed its seats so its way better now
Love the respect toward the Yankee Canonball. Canobie Lake Park is one of the best, most charming amusement parks in the U.S imo, and definitely the best in New England.
Just finished at Carowinds the other day. Hated Vortex. Everything else I enjoyed.
When I was watching this, I had a sneaking suspicion that what you called Goliath was once Deja Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain, and indeed it was. I have horrid memories of that ride, beginning when I was maybe about 11. I hadn't been on many coasters before then, and I was terrified of it. My mother forced me to go on, and I actually enjoyed it. I visited Magic Mountain several times after that, and enjoyed going on it, until it broke down a few times while I was riding it. The last time I rode it, we were stuck on the part where you're facing the ground on one of the straight up bits for about twenty minutes. It all the weight on the harness was terrifying. I wasn't sorry when they closed it.
Son of the beast was my number one worst
MrDreamcastx it’s called “Son of Beast” btw
I heard this was really bad
It wasn't that bad
Vortex was my number one from this list. Seriously, if you've never been on it, don't go on it. It's plenty of fun, but it bangs your head between the restraints as you ride. It is very uncomfortable. My number one worst coaster that wasn't on this list was Anaconda at Kings Dominion. Same thing on this one, it bangs your head between the restraints as you ride.
MrDreamcastx you got to ride it
That corkscrew at Cannobie has given me and my cousin a stiff neck on multiple occasions! Good call!
My least favorite is steamin' demon at six flags great escape probably because my family had the bright idea to sit in the front and put me and my sister in the back
hulaking Plays Trust me, the front is still terrible. I came off of the ride with the worst migraine I’ve ever had
hulaking Plays well then that was fuckin stupid on their part
The front is actually the worst on those Arrow Corkscrews, the best place to sit is the last car front row then they aren't too bad (IDK why it is but my theory is that the rear wheels that trail the train help stabilize the last car)
THANK YOU FOR THE SCREAM MACHINE JEEZ. I also convinced my mom, like you convinced your dad
Soarin Eagle was my first inversion roller coaster and it was fine
When my group of friends went to Carowinds we were dumb enough to try Vortex... needless to say I gave it a much more fitting name, “Nutcracker.”
No SLC?
SLCs arent even that bad. People are crybabies and cant handle the intensity
Estop Being in a boxing ring with Mike Tyson is also intense, but that doesn't make it good
Tbh SLCs are terrible, but that doesn't make them not enjoyable still I guess? Like you can laugh at how bad one is and how much it beats you around. Some aren't as bad as the others, also, Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure is relatively okay
The only one I've ridden is Mind Eraser at SFNE, and with the new restraints, it's not that bad.
another SLC that's actually well received is The Great N'oreaster at Morey's Piers
I feel the same as you when I went on Superflight, I went on it when I had a school trip there and I hated it! My local amusement park is Coney Island (Luna Park) Now I know not to go on Soaring Eagle! (Also, I went of the Cyclone for the first time a few months ago, best experience of my life!!)
Number 0:
Vekoma SLC..
Jonathan he's only ridden the one at Six Flags New England and he has a review of it
SLCs have a great layout ruined by bad trains. I would recommend riding any SLC that has the new Vekoma (NOT KumbaK) trains; it is a delight.
Standard Boomerangs, on the other hand, can die in a hole.
+Alex Snitzer I've ridden 2 Boomerangs (the one that was at Knott's Berry Farm and the one at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) and Kong (SLC at SFDK) is far worse than both. Boomerang at Knott's sucked but was bearable. Boomerang at SFDK was very smooth minus one jolt through the backwards loop. Kong is absolutely terrible. By far the worst roller coaster I've ridden. Probably the worst roller coaster in California (I've ridden basically every one). I'd even say the worst roller coaster on the West Coast.
Jonathan yas
Kaneki Ken yep
I’ve had the same viewing on Goliath for years! All of my friends think that it is a great ride and I don’t know what they’re talking about!
I've also ridden viper at six flags magic mountain and I enjoyed it. I didn't find it rough at all
Christian Moss :o
Heck no! Viper is one if the roughest rides in Socal! If people refuse to get on it... its a sign hah
Adrian Iniguez nope I found it smooth. If you think it's rough try the grand national and the ultimate
MM is my home park and I love viper
Viper was my first Inverted Coaster & I loved it but i did find Revolution quite rough with my head banging from side to side against the restraints I still enjoyed it tho & when I got of it some bloke said to his mate have you still got your ears & i thought I know what you mean.
you reminded me of the time I went to La Ronde in Montreal. There was one ride my family did not like: Toboggan Nordique.
here's the park's description of the ride:
"Get a chilly breeze while sliding on a snowy mountain
Ready to hit the slopes? Meet up with other nordic explorers aboard the Toboggan Nordique. You will get your fix for thrill in this classic steel ride that will lead you through a large flat section of upper track consisting of multiple 180° switchbacks with a few drops.
Each small car can carry up to 4 people and will make you feel safe while you hit the slopes! This ride is a great start for those young thrill seekers that might not be ready for Goliath yet. Choose the country you will cheer for between our colorful cars from Jamaica, Canada, Italy and the United States of America!
The architecture oh this Wild Mouse type of ride is well known for its many slopes that will remind you of your favorite ski-resort.Hold on tight because you might feel a little scared!
Laughs and fun guaranteed!"
you wanna know what this ride actually is? Painful. Nothing but painful. Those 180° switchbacks are torture for your lower body.
if you wanna know what it looks like, this is the first video I found of it via Google search: ruclips.net/video/Wh6vrkECBBQ/видео.html
Have you ever been to Worlds of Fun in KC, MO
Timberwolf
I’m no seasoned enthusiast. I’m still in my teen years and I’ve only started riding roller coasters last year. While on our trip to Maryland, we stopped by Six Flags America and I think 90% of you know where I’m going with this. Some rides like Joker’s Jinx and Ride of Steel I absolutely loved. Batwing surprisingly enough was open and although it was fun, I’d say it’s pretty similar to Nighthawk at Carowinds (my home park). I had known about Mindbender for a long time now and I was more hesitant to ride this than start my day at Carowinds last week with Fury 325. But I gave it a shot and uh…yeah, fuck that ride. I have a small pimple on my ear and after getting off, it had bursted. My eyes hurt like hell and I couldn’t ride anything else that day without feeling like my brain was gonna explode out the front of my head. Never doing that ride again. Never riding an SLC again. Fuck credits, fuck Mindbender.