Candymonium Review, Hersheypark New for 2020 Roller Coaster | Best Coaster at Hershey?
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2020
- Candymonium is the newest, tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster at Hersheypark. This Bolliger & Mabillard hyper coaster joins Skyrush as Hersheypark's second hyper coaster and Candymonium was part of the $150 million Chocolatetown expansion opening in 2020. But how does it compare to Skyrush and the other B&M hyper coasters?
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Candymonium POV (Hersheypark via PennLive.com)- • Hersheypark Candymoniu...
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Tobu - Candyland (NCS: Music Without Limitations)- • Video
1:24 R.I.P Phone from Skyrush rider
Should have used the free lockers!
Hershey's coaster lineup is loaded.
Agreed!
Their coaster lineup to me is comparable to Kings Island
@@kennyt7708 I think so too because both parks have a very good top-five and no one can quite agree unanimously on what their best Coaster is
Even more so now with Wildcat's Revenge
Having the mid course at the end of the ride also makes maintenance easier. Block checks are easier because all 4 blocks on candymonium are pretty close to each other (lift, station, final brakes, mid course brakes). This also makes evacuating riders easier as well
Another good point!
The world needs more speed hills.
Agreed!
Well if it has the best pacing out of any B&M hyper then it will most likely be my favorite
There's a good chance! I personally prefer Shambhala. Similar pacing but stronger airtime.
Canobie Coaster ok
Your logic says its better than Orion meaning if you added 80 feet to the lift 100 feet to the drop and making it 85 degrees making 15 mph faster and adding and making its turnaround over 200 feet tall and having it take a speed hill going faster than its top speed would make it worse.
B&M keeps getting better and better with their hypers...unlike some of their other models.
Agreed!
Thunderbird was the last wing coaster built by B&M
@@patrickstrahm05 In America, they’re actually still going strong out east
@@alexlents4689 I meant it more like the launched wing coaster. Although there is another one going to the U.K
Candymonium exceeded my expectations. Great review!
Glad to hear it, thanks!
I agree so much with your point about the trims on the camelback with those of the camelback on Orion! I heard people say those trims killed the end but I disagree. I got so much sustained airtime over that camelback that just got stronger as you the train crested and went down the drop. Great review 👍
Thanks! I agree some of the B&M hyper trims can kill a ride, but the ones on Orion and Candymonium didn't hamper the ride one bit.
That near miss is one of my favorite parts of the coaster
Me too!
I rode this a few weeks ago and I was blown away! That second hill is really something.
I agree.
Great Review, Candymonium looks really good and for me it’s probably going to be difficult to choose this or Storm Runner for the park’s #2 coaster.
I prefer Candymonium since the ride is so much longer and loaded with airtime, but Storm Runner is a fantastic launch coaster.
great professional review 👍
Thanks!
I love the steep lift hill on Candymonium
That's true it is steep. I was still numb by the one on Skyrush!
Last week was my first visit ever to Hersheypark. Now, I'm really wondering how the front of the park looked before. During the 1-hour early entry both days, I got plenty of rides on Candymonium, and did one ride late in the day. I would agree with the points you made about the layout, but that outward bank after the first helix didn't seem to do much. The far right seat got some very slight airtime, but in the far left seat, it's just a simple turn with no airtime (but with a better headchopper). Overall, great ride, but I still prefer Mako. The visual presentation of Candymoium is by far the best of any hyper that I've seen.
The old entrance was a really narrow village with small shops. It was a cute entrance. I thought the outward bank was one of the ride's best moments personally in any seat.
Love your channel. Finally rode this last week and honestly I was very underwhelmed. The first two drop ands the smoothness were nice, but the second half of the coaster was very lacking. No air time, and no big moment in the end
I like the second half myself. I get plenty of airtime.
It looks like B&M did real well with this one. Either Mako and Candymonium should be the best B&M Hyper in the US and I can see your point about this coaster being at the same level as an Orion or Leviathan. Hershey will be a potential place for me to visit in 2021.
I think Mako's first half is better than Candymonium's first half, but the second half of Candymonium crushes Mako's 2nd half.
The trims don’t even effect the airtime
Agreed!
Big disagree. They killed both hills that they're on for me.
The trims killed the ride for me I got so little airtime i normally like to get 2 re rides but the trim brakes sucked so much I did not bother to ride again
Awesome review! The airtime is definitely overrated to me. I got the least room on this out of the ones I've done. It's the weakest of the 3 I've done, but I'll have to come back and see if I can get some more room. And pacing isn't a HUGE factor to me so yeah...
They weren't stapling for me.
Great Review! Also in one of your videos you mentioned Coaster Express being the worst coaster youve been on, so can you do a review on that?
I have very little footage of Coaster Express (just 1 photo), so I'll see if I can find enough footage I can use to assemble a review.
Did you film some of this video yesterday on Monday August 10 because I was there yesterday and I saw a guy with a camera videotaping the roller coaster
No, I was there in July.
Canobie Coaster would say:
After Skyrush was deemed too intense by most parkgoers, Hersheypark went with Bolliger & Mabillard for their second hyper coaster.
What does that mean, "too intense"? What do you think?
Too intense is beyond the intensity threshold people find tolerable.
Candymonium is butter smooth and the very very slight rattle did not bother me. Candymonium is a 10/10 ride for me.
It's a great ride.
Is Skyrush intense to the point where you grey out at various points of the ride? Just curious.
The first two turns will cause most people to greyout.
I’m trying to break my fear of coasters, and I’ve done some intense family coasters but never hyper- is this a good hyper to start with?
Yeah it's super smooth and a better first hyper than Skyrush.
When I went on it I didn’t feel a rattle. And like you said I kinda like where they place the brakes it’s kind of different and unique
It's not a bad rattle in those two places, but there is a vibration.
Hmmm I didn’t feel it
This is one of the stronger B&M Hyper Coasters for airtime and laterals
Yes it is.
Will they ever add another coaster near Candymonium? How would they expand back there?
Considering Hershey has shown no issue building rides over each other, they could easily build another coaster traveling over the far end.
Most likely
I feel like they should of hired IMAscore to make a soundtrack for the queue line.
I'd say that for most rides. I love IMAScore!
Question: You've compared Canymonium to Shambala, Apollo's Chariot, Mako, Fury 325, Leviathan, and Orion. But I must ask: How does it compare to Behemoth and Diamondback?
Diamondback has an amazing start, but that's a ride where the second half is killed by a trim brake. Behemoth is a tier below those ones, but a ride I really like.
You got AIR CONDITIONING?!
It had just poured rain a little bit before I went to the coaster, and it was hotter in the middle of the stairs than anywhere
They had a fan at the top
Oh no!
I'm so not used to this as the new main entrance.
It's definitely different. But a good different!
Can I ask what is flejector air time? I've heard the phrase a few times and always wondered if it was just people saying ejector wrong or if it was something different altogether
It's something in between floater and ejector.
@@CanobieCoaster ah brilliant thanks so much I'm not so much a coaster enthusiast but I do love watching the videos lol
Just rode it two days ago during Christmas Candylane and it was hauling ASS. This hyper is definitely in my top 5
The trims are usually off in winter so the fountain hill has extra oomph.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah I could tell
I always had to wait 45 minutes to ride SKYRUSH. I never understand why coaster enthusiasts say that SKYRUSH is not liked by the "public"
It's the shortest coaster line most days even with just one train running.
Will there be a Sky Rush review?
Yes!
The spiders and cobwebs weren't part of the theming?
Not quite.
Please tell me they play I Want Candy in the line.
Sadly they did not. It was current pop music.
So you believe this to be the second best B&M Hyper behind Shambala? What about the other coasters at Hersheypark? Where would you rank this to the rest of them?
I'd put this one second in the park to Skyrush and second for the B&M hypers after Shambhala.
I thought the coaster had some great airtime, was relatively intense, and had some unique elements (outer bank curve, helix around the fountain). My main complaint was the length. For some reason, it felt quite short to me. I think they should have taken out the upwards helix, and tried to add in a little bit more airtime.
It felt like a good length to me.
I really hope I can ride this soon. I really want to see if I like it better than apollo's chariot
It's much better in my opinion.
Do you think Apollo’s Chariot is an elite hyper too?
In the very back row, yes. I love that coaster's setting and sustained floater airtime. But it suffers if you ride it in any other seat.
Yeah the airtime on that hill into the photo section is amazing
cool. is it locsted at hersheytown
Chocolatetown
Imagine saying:
Coaster enthusiasts loved the coaster's relentlessness and intensity, myself included, but many parkgoers found the coaster to be too intense.
What are the differences between "loved the coaster's intensity" and "found the coaster to be too intense"? What do you think?
Too intense means it goes beyond someone's comfort threshold.
Plsssss review sidewinder my 2nd fav coaster in Hershey park other than candymonem
I don't plan to make a review for Sidewinder since it's a common clone.
@@CanobieCoaster ok sorry to bother you
is it located in chocolatetown?
Yes
This is butter smooth with a tiny rattle but it does not bother me. Hershey has the SixFlag type of risers because they have 200ft rides and intense rides
It's a stacked park.
@@CanobieCoasterthey have some great coasters Skyrush and Wildcats Revenge are some SixFlags level rides. If you any the smoothest ride on Candymonium the red train is the smoothest the blue train has more of a rattle. It is funny how I rode Candymonium ten times and 9 rides were in the red train and one in blue
Either overhyped or I just rode King's Island Diamondback/Orion way too many times this year to be impressed
I like Candy and Orion nearly equally.
Looks like a nice Robin to Skyrush's Batman
Agreed!
Imagine saying:
Coaster enthusiasts loved the coaster's relentlessness and intensity, myself included, but many parkgoers found the coaster to be too intense.
What are the differences between "coaster enthusiasts" and "parkgoers"? What do you think?
Parkgoers refer to all guests. Coaster enthusiasts are those who are avid coaster fans.
Check this video where the first trim doesn't engage at all but the second does:
ruclips.net/video/_mgIaOR1NsE/видео.html
I think B&M hypers fitted with trims from the start, do not provide a different ride whether they engage or not. On coasters like Raging Bull when they were added years afterwards, then yes, they make a massive difference.
Allow me to explain. B&M design their coasters meticulously and to travel at exact speeds within a very tiny margin of error. If the trim brake engages, it means the coaster is running too fast and is slowed to the speed it is *supposed* to travel at by *design*. If it doesn't, it just means the train is lower than the target speed for that portion of the ride. B&M use extensive computer modelling and literally DESIGN the EXACT speed for every moment in the entire ride. If a trim brake does not engage, I think there is a psychological effect that it was a better and faster ride, when in reality it's the same thing :)
I agree, especially since Candymonium is designed to run with temperatures in the 30s when it would run slower than a hot summer day. I don't mind trims as long as the airtime is still strong and that's the case with Candymonium.
Have you been to six flahs america and can you review it
Yes I've been to Six Flags America. I can put it on the list.
@@CanobieCoaster what did you think of dox glags america and great america assuming you've been there
@@itscooldude167 Love Great America. Six Flags America is just ok. I have a ranking of the Six Flags parks if you want some more thoughts on them.
BTW six flags america is actually getting better, six flags sees the potential in this park, or just good management, plus they run the woodies in holiday in the park when I visited
I think that Candymonium is a fun ride, but I never experienced any rattle on any area of the ride, but of course this is 2 years after the review
It's still smooth.
is 9.25 less than 9.5?
Yes
Candymonium is for the GP. Skyrush is for the enthusiasts.
Fair!
I’m surprised you never reviewed the coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure
I don't have much video footage of them, just a huge stockpile of photos. I plan to review them gradually as I get video footage since I go there quite a bit.
Canobie Coaster that’s disappointing but ok
@@ThrillsofColdplay I have enough for El Toro though!
Canobie Coaster that’s good
These newer B&M Hypers with the smaller trains seem very different with their older B&M Hypers that have 9 rows
They are faster paced.
@@CanobieCoaster I think also the camelbacks are steeper
Candy is like a tall kiddie ride. Nothing special at all😂 but skyrush wooo love it!
I find it thrilling.
I didn’t really expect intensity so I wasn’t that underwhelmed
B&M hypers are always about the sustained floater airtime and reridability. I don't mind the lack of intensity since Skyrush is right next door.
In an ideal world, Heaven for me would be being on the back row of skyrush all day every day. I don't understand anyone who doesn't like it. And I'm tall (but not fat, maybe that makes a difference).
I love Skyrush, but I do acknowledge the restraints can be painful with how tight they are and how little contact they make.
B&M may be a bit too unoriginal, but that does give them the chance to really perfect the ones the already have. They really seem to be responding to the criticisms of their older hypers with this one: the trims kill the airtime, the mid course kills the pacing. Both of those were more or less solved by Candymonium
I love this layout.
Hershey has some tall and great roller coasters they might get a giga in 5-10 years
I think they're a rare park that could afford a giga, but I don't think they'll get permission to build over 300 feet ever again.
@@CanobieCoasterthey can build up to 350 feet but they would have to convince the township if a near by park got one then Hershey would must likely get one then could either get a giga soon or a 205 foot tall dive coaster
@@CanobieCoasteryou have to get permission from the township to build over 200ft and that’s must likey why Skyrush was only 200ft and they wanted to make it a hyper and see how it went and then they built Candymonium and maybe that could be a test run to prove B&M can bring in people. Candymonium was a need to Hershey and maybe a test run for a giga. I think in 5-10 years we could see one happen at Hershey but first a dive coaster
Mako? Diamondback?
Mako has a slightly better first half, but Candymonium's second half is considerably better. Diamondback has a fantastic first half as well, but the trims kill the second half on that one.
I went on this ride today it’s not as scary as it looks
It's a ton of fun.
best new 2020 coaster?
It has a strong argument! I'm torn if I prefer this or Orion.
Candymonium does not have a midcourse it is the first set of brakes
It's a very late mid-course.
@@CanobieCoaster It’s not a mid course its a brake run then you have the holding brake
This coaster is almost perfect, but the seatbelts can jab you, and I don't like that, wish it would run like Nitro.
I've never had an issue with the belts.
I wouldn’t compare this to Storm Runner very different coaster types
I agree the two are way different rides.
Damn, rattles already?
Just one little section.
1:25 is someone losing their phone? xD
Probably
I hear 2 completely different stories with skyrush
People either love it or hate it.
@@CanobieCoaster not true. I think Skyrush is really good but not great. Drop is a bit shallow (the kink halfway is awesome though), first turn first ejector hill are elite and the stengel is savage. Rest just feels like filler. Solid ride 8/10
Isn't eight cars normal fo a B&M? TLDR: B&M Hypers (with drops of under 200' like Goliath; at Six Flags LA Ronde and Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia) to the three that are over 300'; (Leviathan, Fury 325 and Orion) have anywhere from 7 through 9 rows of four cars, with most of them having eight cars, including ALL the oversize hypers that have eight each. Can't we just agree that for a B&M hyper that seven cars are a short train; nine cars are long and eight is not only the middle length train but that it is still the most common amount of cars on any B&M model including the three fastest hypers (according to B&M's label although are considered to be Gigas, since they have drops of 300-320' and top speeds of 91-95 MPH) ? Long story short: Isn't eight cars normal for a B&M?
Their first 7 hypers (including the junior ones in the Goliaths and Hollywood Dream) all had 9 row trains. They then went to the staggered seating on Behemoth, Diamondback, Intimidator, and Shambhala. When they went back to the old seating, they've had 7 on Mako and Candymonium. 8 on the gigas. And 9 on Flight of the Himalayan.
@@CanobieCoaster By George you're right! I guess there are many more with 9 cars than I'd initially thought.
I don't know why my comment didn't post before, but I was suggesting if you have problems with those nasty loud scratchy noises in future videos and want the audio fixed for free, let me know, as that's the sort of stuff I do for a living. It will only take 2 minutes to make it so much better (not removed entirely though but barely noticeable). Cheers. Those noises are really nasty on the ears and speakers cause they are so much louder than your voice.
This video was released last year and may have been with my old microphone. Is it still an issue on my newer videos?
@@CanobieCoaster It happened on videos from a couple days back too and that was when i started from newest videos on your channel, but I'd have to find them again. If you want an example of the noise I will watch this video again and point you to exact times. It happens more than once.