I've been praising Wicked Cyclone since 2021 and for years I didn't understand why it wasn't getting more love. I'm so happy that it's getting the respect and notice, especially considering its size and age.
Awesome job, Bryant! Glad to see some of my favorites on here like The Voyage, Time Traveler, and Mystic Timbers doing well on your list. I'll be going to Universal and getting my first rides on Hagrid's and the VelociCoaster in a few weeks, so I'll see how they shake out in my list! I really enjoyed these videos.
As someone who grew up in CT, I loved seeing boulder dash and wicked cyclone high in your rankings!!! Wicked cyclone especially does not get nearly enough love - it’s also the ride that made me an “enthusiast” ! It was just so much better and so different than anything I’d ever ridden before.
This video came up on my recommended after watching Coaster Studios and it wasn't until you got to your top 5 and I saw you that I realized it was you Bryant (even though I kept thinking I recognized your voice). Hi, it's Stacey, Tyler's mom! Loved your video as I have a lot of the same thoughts about some coasters that I feel are underrated (ex. Mystic and Twisted Timbers). Now I'm off to watch the rest of your top 100 series 😊
Of course! I really am enjoying your narrations/analysis of the all different coasters. I have no idea what my coaster count is, I'm sure it's respectable, but nowhere close to all you guys 😂
Nice video! Earned a sub. I like what u did when u ranked toro lol. It was pretty awesome in the non-wheel seats. Not to mention great number one it’s mine too. Absolutely perfect ride. Does EVERYTHING right, even theming.
A fantastic top 25; quality coasters throughout. Alas, my synchronicity streak is broken. Many of the coasters in your top 25 also appear in mine, but at *slightly* different positions. Still, that's all to the good; it means that we have similar good taste, but also things that make our opinions unique. (And I've never been to Japan.)
I realized something interesting while watching this: I've only ridden four of your top 25 coasters, but I have them ranked in the same order! My top four coasters are Voyage, Fury 325, ArieForce One and Goliath, which you have ranked at 3, 10, 14, and 18, respectively. I'm really hoping to get down to Florida sometime soon, but I'm currently planning my trip to Holiwood Nights.
Bravo!!! Bravo!!!!! Great video and I hope your channel takes off one of these days! I had 5 of my 64 make it into your Top 25: 2 Wildcat's Revenge, 3 Wicked Cyclone, 6 Skyrush, 11 Twisted Timbers, and 41 (yes 41 out of 64, we've been over this) Boulder Dash! Where does my #4 Fahrenheit rank on your list? I saw some clips of it here and Row 5 to open both days was like a bucket of water in the face in the best way possible. I really loved that thing. Also where do you put my #7 Excalibur in Funtown? I got 27 of my 28 rides in Row 11 and the first drop blew me away every single time, along with the bunny-hill section, plus it was quite smooth on that non-wheel seat. Epic night ride too if you ever go on a late-summer Saturday night. Definitely my top wooden coaster (out of 15 I think) and probably the coaster that occupies my mind more than any of the others to date. That and Fahrenheit are very underrated in the coaster community.
Thank you!! So I very much enjoyed Excalibur, definitely would place in the 101-150 range. But Fahrenheit…we massively disagree here haha, not for me, probably because it’s just about inversions, but it’s probably one of my least favorite Intamin’s
10:48 ya know, most enthusiasts trash the shed, or at least wish it was better. But i rode that thing a lot this year and your average person loves it, especially the kids. Its one of those things where i think people have become endeared to it because it IS kind of cheesy. And they like music. Not a call I would made, but honestly the ride would lose a lot without it imho.
5:30 Dollywood is my home park and I cannot agree more about Thunderhead being better than Lightning Rod. Lightning Rod is an incredible ride don’t get me wrong but Thunderhead provides a much longer and fuller experience. I’ve never really understood the hype behind Lightning Rod. It has a wave turn, a twist and shout, an outer bank airtime hill, and then the quad down (which yes, is legendary) and then the ride is over. I’ve always preferred Thunderhead 😅
I don’t think Velocicoaster will ever be topped for me. Its launches, pacing, airtime, theming, inversions, and queue are all perfection. Couple that with the fact that the Mosasaurs roll is my favorite element of any coaster ever, and the fact that Iron Gwazi was my number 99 and this was my 100th credit was insane to think about. I don’t see how anything can top this, as this was a pivotal role of my enjoyment in my Disney College Program.
I’ve ridden most of your Top 25, save for Goliath at SFOG and Fury 325 in the US, and all the stuff outside the US. Will get Fury this upcoming season. I’m surprised that it is as low as it is, considering how much everyone raves about it. I haven’t been keen on many B&M hyper/giga models though. Nitro has been my favorite so far of that style of ride.
Fun fact: Fury 325 is a B&M hyper model. The height classification is just a nickname. If Raging Bull is my number 1, does that mean I am gp? I don't care, the clamshell is awesome
Really enjoyed watching your top 100 videos. Only got a few new credits in 2024. Arie Force One was definitely the highlight for me. Looking forward to getting many new credits in 2025. Will be visiting Epic, Fiesta TX, Seaworld TX, and Cotaland for the first time. Will also be at Cedar Point the last week of August, but only if both Sirens Curse and TT2 are running. Was so painful to walk past TT2 several times on my visit in August. Hoping I get redemption in 2025.
We were dead on with outlaw run and really close on a bunch of others. Texas stingray, boulder dash, and wicked cyclone are the biggest differences. Pacing on the last lap of wicked cyclone kills it for me. Boulder dash I owe a re ride as I assume the Titan track should make a huge difference.
Wicked Cyclone really rips at night but takes most of the day to warm up. I have experienced a few night rides where it felt like there was a rocket engine strapped to the back and it even blasted through the 3rd lap. It's critical to ride it in the back car. For Boulder Dash I think it depends on why you didn't like it in the first place. I personally hate it and have it 41/64. The first drop still disappointingly has zero air time but then the titan track sends you absolutely flying into the woods right after, which is about 3 seconds of speed euphoria. The issue is that the rest of the track hasn't been replaced so you hit the "car crash" section at intense speeds and get pummeled from there. I'm also an old rider at 42 but I remember disliking this thing in my 20's.
@ Boulder dash has a lot of positives (setting may be the biggest). When I rode it is was pretty rough and Titan track has made a difference on other coasters I’ve rode and I think it would on Boulder dash. Also getting a night ride on it would be a big plus. In my top 100 currently out of over 700 coasters but it does have the potential to jump up. In terms of Wicked Cyclone as someone who has rode all of the RMCs less Hakugei, Wildfire, Medusa, and the new single rail in South Korea, wicked cyclone’s last lap is way slower. The. RMCs that are weaker for me are the ones with pacing issues like wicked cyclone, joker, and new Texas Giant. With that said first two laps are real good and wicked cyclone is in my 50s.
My top 25. 25. Lech Coaster 24. Pantheon 23. Mako 22. Expedition GeForce 21. Wildcat’s Revenge 20. Outlaw Run 19. Voyage 18. Maverick 17. El Toro 16. Hyperion 15. SkyRush 14. Twisted Timbers. 13. Fury 325 12. Kondaa 11. Taron 10. Toutatis 9. Lightning Rod 8. Untamed (WH) 7. Arie Force One 6. Velocicoaster 5. Voltron 4. Steel Vengeance 3. Iron Gwazi 2. Zadra. 1. Ride to happiness. And after 100, you got the #20 coaster correct 👍. Looks like you need to get to Europe. Some of your top ten may leave. Theming and great coasters.
Been on 20 of your top 25. Missing the three in Japan. Doubt I would rank flying Dino that high but respect on the other 2. I haven’t been on Karnan. It could break through as the first gerstlauer to make my top 100. The last one I will ride in just over a week. Cosmic rewind. Yeah going to get the 7 missing Disney credits. I expect it to be the best of the Disney coasters.
I need to rework my personal ranking, because I'm looking at the list I've been revising for a while and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I have conflicted feelings about Boulder Dash, because I want to love it, but the last time I rode it (uh, 2022 I think), it was jackhammering so hard that it was just difficult to enjoy. Definitely needed work. That was just before they started Titan Tracking it, and I'm going to get the chance to check it out again this season, so we'll see how I feel. (I also really want to check out the repaired Wildcat. My dream is that they do the rest of the retracking on Boulder Dash with GG precut wooden track instead of continuing to transform it into a steel coaster, but I don't know how realistic that is.) After checking out Funtown's Excalibur, I now think that's a better CCI than Boulder Dash, based on my most recent experiences... but this is subject to change.
@@coaster365 On my first ride way back around 2012, it instantly became one of my favorite coasters--and traumatized my wife, who made the mistake of going on with me as a non-enthusiast. But it felt like it had come down in the world a decade later. I realized that day that I'd enjoyed Phobia Phear Coaster more, which seemed morally wrong.
Okay my favorite hyper is also Goliath and I agree it’s the only hyper coaster that’s given me injector airtime and Arie force is number two on my list and I’ve rode it ten times in a row and yes it does give you bruises
Oh my goooooossshhhhh! Ranking overload!!!
I've been praising Wicked Cyclone since 2021 and for years I didn't understand why it wasn't getting more love. I'm so happy that it's getting the respect and notice, especially considering its size and age.
Wouldn’t be here without it! 🧡💙
Still my #1, though I haven't got a gigantic number of creds.
What a series! 🩷 I can't wait for you to go back to Europe!!!!
Ugh that would be amazinggggg, we’ll see 😄
@@coaster365 2026? 😜
@@barusshka92hmmm at the LATEST 2027 😅
Awesome job, Bryant! Glad to see some of my favorites on here like The Voyage, Time Traveler, and Mystic Timbers doing well on your list. I'll be going to Universal and getting my first rides on Hagrid's and the VelociCoaster in a few weeks, so I'll see how they shake out in my list! I really enjoyed these videos.
Appreciate it Dan!! Oh my God HAVE THE BEST TIME!! That’s so beyond exciting for you
@@coaster365 Thanks! Haven't been there in a while, so lots of new things! Also taking my 11-year-old daughter, who's down for all the coasters.
Exactly right about Twisted Timbers. I full out belly laughed from those ejector moments. I felt like I was going to be paunched into the forrest.
Absolute banger of a series!!
Thank you!! ❤
As someone who grew up in CT, I loved seeing boulder dash and wicked cyclone high in your rankings!!! Wicked cyclone especially does not get nearly enough love - it’s also the ride that made me an “enthusiast” ! It was just so much better and so different than anything I’d ever ridden before.
Omg I love to hear that!! Our quantity of parks isn’t that high but we’re definitely lucky to have some elite stuff
Can't wait for you to make it back to Europe. Hopefully a lot of Europe's best coasters can make it onto this list this time next year!
Got a pretty decent trip planned for the summer 😊
This video came up on my recommended after watching Coaster Studios and it wasn't until you got to your top 5 and I saw you that I realized it was you Bryant (even though I kept thinking I recognized your voice). Hi, it's Stacey, Tyler's mom! Loved your video as I have a lot of the same thoughts about some coasters that I feel are underrated (ex. Mystic and Twisted Timbers). Now I'm off to watch the rest of your top 100 series 😊
Omg Stacey that’s too funny!! 😂 Well I appreciate the support so much!! ❤️
Of course! I really am enjoying your narrations/analysis of the all different coasters. I have no idea what my coaster count is, I'm sure it's respectable, but nowhere close to all you guys 😂
Nice video! Earned a sub. I like what u did when u ranked toro lol. It was pretty awesome in the non-wheel seats. Not to mention great number one it’s mine too. Absolutely perfect ride. Does EVERYTHING right, even theming.
Appreciate it so much!!
My top 3 is…
3. ArieForce One (would probably be on top but I’m used to it)
2. Velocicoaster
1. Iron Gwazi
A fantastic top 25; quality coasters throughout. Alas, my synchronicity streak is broken. Many of the coasters in your top 25 also appear in mine, but at *slightly* different positions. Still, that's all to the good; it means that we have similar good taste, but also things that make our opinions unique. (And I've never been to Japan.)
Thank you Brian!! Clearly have good taste 😊
Impressive selection! I really hope my n.1 Zadra will make it to your top list soon 🙂
👀👀👀😉
I realized something interesting while watching this: I've only ridden four of your top 25 coasters, but I have them ranked in the same order! My top four coasters are Voyage, Fury 325, ArieForce One and Goliath, which you have ranked at 3, 10, 14, and 18, respectively. I'm really hoping to get down to Florida sometime soon, but I'm currently planning my trip to Holiwood Nights.
Voyage is addicting, I get it haha
Bravo!!! Bravo!!!!! Great video and I hope your channel takes off one of these days! I had 5 of my 64 make it into your Top 25:
2 Wildcat's Revenge, 3 Wicked Cyclone, 6 Skyrush, 11 Twisted Timbers, and 41 (yes 41 out of 64, we've been over this) Boulder Dash!
Where does my #4 Fahrenheit rank on your list? I saw some clips of it here and Row 5 to open both days was like a bucket of water in the face in the best way possible. I really loved that thing. Also where do you put my #7 Excalibur in Funtown? I got 27 of my 28 rides in Row 11 and the first drop blew me away every single time, along with the bunny-hill section, plus it was quite smooth on that non-wheel seat. Epic night ride too if you ever go on a late-summer Saturday night. Definitely my top wooden coaster (out of 15 I think) and probably the coaster that occupies my mind more than any of the others to date. That and Fahrenheit are very underrated in the coaster community.
Thank you!! So I very much enjoyed Excalibur, definitely would place in the 101-150 range. But Fahrenheit…we massively disagree here haha, not for me, probably because it’s just about inversions, but it’s probably one of my least favorite Intamin’s
Nice job with the ranking video, teasing us all month. When you get better rides on AF1, you might jump it the next few RMCs on the list
Thank you Keith!! I’d be STUNNED if it didn’t jump up
I agree with number one :)
VELOCICoaster is just the total package
10:48 ya know, most enthusiasts trash the shed, or at least wish it was better. But i rode that thing a lot this year and your average person loves it, especially the kids. Its one of those things where i think people have become endeared to it because it IS kind of cheesy. And they like music. Not a call I would made, but honestly the ride would lose a lot without it imho.
Exactly! 😅 I think I also wasn’t an enthusiast during the “What’s In The Shed!” campaign, so I didn’t have any of that potential hype
5:30 Dollywood is my home park and I cannot agree more about Thunderhead being better than Lightning Rod. Lightning Rod is an incredible ride don’t get me wrong but Thunderhead provides a much longer and fuller experience. I’ve never really understood the hype behind Lightning Rod. It has a wave turn, a twist and shout, an outer bank airtime hill, and then the quad down (which yes, is legendary) and then the ride is over. I’ve always preferred Thunderhead 😅
I’m going to ride Arie Force One Today!
Jealousssss, have fun!
I don’t think Velocicoaster will ever be topped for me. Its launches, pacing, airtime, theming, inversions, and queue are all perfection. Couple that with the fact that the Mosasaurs roll is my favorite element of any coaster ever, and the fact that Iron Gwazi was my number 99 and this was my 100th credit was insane to think about. I don’t see how anything can top this, as this was a pivotal role of my enjoyment in my Disney College Program.
Yeahhh, even knowing what’s out there and being beyond excited for them, I just don’t see how they’ll pass VC for those very reasons you mentioned
what editing software do you use? great video
Thank you! For now just iMovie, basic of basics haha
@ wow. Thats incredible what you are doing on just the phone man!
@@nohaybanda3061 well I edit on my MacBook but filming just my phone yes!
I’ve ridden most of your Top 25, save for Goliath at SFOG and Fury 325 in the US, and all the stuff outside the US. Will get Fury this upcoming season. I’m surprised that it is as low as it is, considering how much everyone raves about it. I haven’t been keen on many B&M hyper/giga models though. Nitro has been my favorite so far of that style of ride.
Well before Japan it was #7, so I still had it very high, and was definitely Top 5 after my first ride. Nitro is indeed amazing!
Fun fact: Fury 325 is a B&M hyper model. The height classification is just a nickname.
If Raging Bull is my number 1, does that mean I am gp? I don't care, the clamshell is awesome
Well it’s the king of the hyper model then 😜.
And no absolutely not! We all have different opinions and what makes the hobby fun!
I have 28 credits but Wildcat’s Revenge layout is elite
Really enjoyed watching your top 100 videos. Only got a few new credits in 2024. Arie Force One was definitely the highlight for me. Looking forward to getting many new credits in 2025. Will be visiting Epic, Fiesta TX, Seaworld TX, and Cotaland for the first time. Will also be at Cedar Point the last week of August, but only if both Sirens Curse and TT2 are running. Was so painful to walk past TT2 several times on my visit in August. Hoping I get redemption in 2025.
Sounds like an amazing year ahead!! Thank you for the support :) ❤️
We were dead on with outlaw run and really close on a bunch of others. Texas stingray, boulder dash, and wicked cyclone are the biggest differences. Pacing on the last lap of wicked cyclone kills it for me. Boulder dash I owe a re ride as I assume the Titan track should make a huge difference.
Wicked Cyclone really rips at night but takes most of the day to warm up. I have experienced a few night rides where it felt like there was a rocket engine strapped to the back and it even blasted through the 3rd lap. It's critical to ride it in the back car. For Boulder Dash I think it depends on why you didn't like it in the first place. I personally hate it and have it 41/64. The first drop still disappointingly has zero air time but then the titan track sends you absolutely flying into the woods right after, which is about 3 seconds of speed euphoria. The issue is that the rest of the track hasn't been replaced so you hit the "car crash" section at intense speeds and get pummeled from there. I'm also an old rider at 42 but I remember disliking this thing in my 20's.
@ Boulder dash has a lot of positives (setting may be the biggest). When I rode it is was pretty rough and Titan track has made a difference on other coasters I’ve rode and I think it would on Boulder dash. Also getting a night ride on it would be a big plus. In my top 100 currently out of over 700 coasters but it does have the potential to jump up.
In terms of Wicked Cyclone as someone who has rode all of the RMCs less Hakugei, Wildfire, Medusa, and the new single rail in South Korea, wicked cyclone’s last lap is way slower. The. RMCs that are weaker for me are the ones with pacing issues like wicked cyclone, joker, and new Texas Giant. With that said first two laps are real good and wicked cyclone is in my 50s.
My top 25.
25. Lech Coaster
24. Pantheon
23. Mako
22. Expedition GeForce
21. Wildcat’s Revenge
20. Outlaw Run
19. Voyage
18. Maverick
17. El Toro
16. Hyperion
15. SkyRush
14. Twisted Timbers.
13. Fury 325
12. Kondaa
11. Taron
10. Toutatis
9. Lightning Rod
8. Untamed (WH)
7. Arie Force One
6. Velocicoaster
5. Voltron
4. Steel Vengeance
3. Iron Gwazi
2. Zadra.
1. Ride to happiness.
And after 100, you got the #20 coaster correct 👍. Looks like you need to get to Europe. Some of your top ten may leave. Theming and great coasters.
Impressive list Alan! The plans are already in the works :)
Been on 20 of your top 25. Missing the three in Japan. Doubt I would rank flying Dino that high but respect on the other 2. I haven’t been on Karnan. It could break through as the first gerstlauer to make my top 100. The last one I will ride in just over a week. Cosmic rewind. Yeah going to get the 7 missing Disney credits. I expect it to be the best of the Disney coasters.
Alan in Disney whattt world may explode 😛
@@coaster365 yeah any tips?🤔
@@alantrotter2077 I could write a book 😅 but I’m sure one of the many vlogs out there would do a better job haha
I need to rework my personal ranking, because I'm looking at the list I've been revising for a while and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
I have conflicted feelings about Boulder Dash, because I want to love it, but the last time I rode it (uh, 2022 I think), it was jackhammering so hard that it was just difficult to enjoy. Definitely needed work. That was just before they started Titan Tracking it, and I'm going to get the chance to check it out again this season, so we'll see how I feel. (I also really want to check out the repaired Wildcat. My dream is that they do the rest of the retracking on Boulder Dash with GG precut wooden track instead of continuing to transform it into a steel coaster, but I don't know how realistic that is.)
After checking out Funtown's Excalibur, I now think that's a better CCI than Boulder Dash, based on my most recent experiences... but this is subject to change.
Intrigued to hear your thoughts when you get back on BD!
@@coaster365 On my first ride way back around 2012, it instantly became one of my favorite coasters--and traumatized my wife, who made the mistake of going on with me as a non-enthusiast. But it felt like it had come down in the world a decade later. I realized that day that I'd enjoyed Phobia Phear Coaster more, which seemed morally wrong.
I'm surprised twisted colossus wasn't in the top 25
Nahh if it consistently dueled I’d have it higher, and while riding both sides is nice, the 2nd lift hill definitely kills some momentum
My top 25 credits (out of 134):
1. Velocicoaster
2. Steel Vengeance
3. El Toro
4. Iron Gwazi
5. Wildcat’s Revenge
6. GOTG Cosmic Rewind
7. Space Mountain (WDW)
8. Maverick
9. Mystic Timbers
10. Millennium Force
11. Orion
12. Kingda Ka
13. Hagrid’s
14. Skyrush
15. Storm Runner
16. Maxx Force (fav at my HP)
17. Goliath (SFGreat Am)
18. Mako
19. Jersey Devil Coaster
20. Raging Bull
21. Nitro
22. Fahrenheit
23. The Monster
24. Mr. Freeze (SFSL)
25. Shivering Timbers
That’s a very good list!! Some big time Space love huh? 😅 (I honestly get it)
@coaster365 yeah it’s my nostalgic coaster, like how wicked cyclone is for you
@@twistedjake_ Space kinda is for me too!
@@coaster365 Yeah, and I love that old arrow airtime. Plus, it has my favorite queue music for any coaster
First also let’s see what you got
Okay my favorite hyper is also Goliath and I agree it’s the only hyper coaster that’s given me injector airtime and Arie force is number two on my list and I’ve rode it ten times in a row and yes it does give you bruises
Glad you enjoyed!
Dislike for dissing coaster studios
Lol
Yes I can’t stand the people I went to Japan and Germany (and a cruise) with this year 😜