When I was 4 years old, I watched this tape all the time. It was all I knew. My parents had the VHS tape. I always thought Cyclone was so interesting (and Thunderbolt) and I always wanted to ride it. Well, I'm 29 now and I just got my wish. I rode the Cyclone yesterday and I've got photos to prove it!
@@DAOzz83 Scary-but not for the reason you think! I actually wound up growing up to be 6ft 11in, so I kept ducking the whole time so I wouldn’t lose my head. The ride operators insisted I’d be safe riding. They had to put me in the rearmost seat, alone, since it has more legroom. And I had to cross my legs. But I did it!
I’m sure that in the last (nearly) 100 years, at _least_ a few guys over Seven Foot have made their way down to the Cyclone. But it sounds like it was quite a ride for you!
this tape was the reason y i am so obsessed with roller coasters to today, every detail of this tape from start to finish and i was like 8 at the time!
Like many others I had this VHS as a kid. I was probably 11 or 12. Wore the tape out and still a coaster fanatic to this day! Thank you for the upload!
I had this VHS , bought it at KINGS ISLAND , along with a video of K.I. coasters THE BEAST , VORTEX , KING COBRA and RACER .. LOVE watching these old park videos , NO CELL PHONES , OUT DATED CLOTHING , SIGNS SAYING HAMBURGERS AT $4.00 NOT $20.00 DRINKS $2.50 NOT $10
@@bryanterry1111 Hey there's nothing wrong with what you said....it's actually quite true!! Of course MOST of our sources of annoyance before we were 14 or 15 seem petty and overdramatic in hindsight, and I'm no exception...I just view it as a sign that my childhood was positive and good enough that the stuff that upset, annoyed, or angered were far more petty (and I, therefore, far more overdramatic) than ACTUAL issues people experience in life!! I would imagine if I had lived in severe poverty or was a victim of child sexual abuse, the idea of Arrow Dynamics (and every subsequent steel coaster company after) changing their lift system so it didn't make the loud, infamous "Arrow chain lift clanking noise" that I enjoyed SO much as a kid (living about a 5 minute drive from Kennywood meant my family was there MANY times every year, even before they started having season passes...I would ACTUALLY stand near the Steel Phantom, and then Phantom's Revenge, listening to it in sheer awe...as if it were a damn concert!! I get super embarrassed thinking about it now @ 29 years old, especially because I did it whether I was with family or friends!! But again, I'm glad THAT was my obsession, and I never needed to focus on finding a loving family or something!
The end credits song popped into my brain just now, and it took me half an hour to remember that it was from this video, and then I searched RUclips for it and sure enough, someone had uploaded the whole tape! This is the first time I've watched this since the 90's and I was surprised how much I remembered.
I SWEAR, at the job I've been at for a year now, come February, I heard them play THAT song during my first week and I was desperate to find out if there were actual words to it, yet it took over 2 months after I first heard it play. It WAS slightly different from it, and after catching the main chorus of the song, turns out Madonna had a song out in the 80s called "Dress You Up in My Love" that I'm 99% sure HAD to be their inspiration for that music. There's enough differences that the credit music here DEFINITELY wasn't a direct copy...but the dinging/chiming is DEFINITELY taken from her song.
Heh, old comment, but; I’m not surprised! People are calling it cheesy, but it’s really a well put together little production. Script, presentation, visuals, music, editing; It’s all very straightforward, but with just enough flair to keep it interesting, and it comes together quite well. All in all, it’s not surprising it managed to worm it’s way into your brain; It certainly did mine!
I rode Batman The Ride for the first time in my life when I was 9. It wasn't the one from Magic Mountain, actually it was the on in St. Louis, but it was still Batman all the same. I never forgot that day, truly one of America's Greatest.
I watched this VHS so many times. I don’t remember the hosts being so corny 😂 I have been obsessed with rollercoasters and this certainly potentiated my obsession. Must have watched this hundreds of times.
I had the whole series. I got this video for Christmas 1995 and was obcessed with it . I drove my family insane watching so much. This was my favorite. I have been obcessed with roller coasters my whole life and getting these videos was one of my favorite Christmas presents ever.
I finally got to ride Iron Dragon at Cedar Point and it’s fantastic. I’m just a bit sad that Big Bad Wolf and DF aren’t things any more. I know DF had a reputation, but still, that coaster had one hell of a design. I’d love to see an RMC raptor remake!
You are awesome for uploading this! This was one of my top favorite VHS tapes to watch when I was little! My home park is Kings Island, and my family has also been visiting Cedar Point since the 80s!
i actually got to ride Big Bad Wolf before it shut down, it ry was as epic as they come! wish i could say the same for Drachen Fire... it looked like fun
I watched this all the time as a kid and later as an adult watched Rick Steves all the time on PBS. I'm just now putting it together that they're the same guy and it's blowing my mind!
Crazy to watch this now and see what is and isn't still in operation. Lets see: Viper- Operating but I've heard its gotten rough over the years Batman- Operating and with fresh paint job. Honestly I think the blue track looks better Mean Streak-Now the giant RMC hybrid Steel Vengeance Magnum XL 200-Operating Raptor- Of course its still in operation, its one of the best inverts ever Beast-Operating, duh Top Gun- Now known as Flight Deck Texas Giant- Now the New Texas Giant, the RMC hybrid that started it all Kumba- Still operating Big Bad Wolf- RIP :'( I still haven't forgiven them for removing the best suspended coaster, I never got a chance to ride it. Drachen Fire- One of the most infamous defunct coasters ever Thunderbolt- Still going strong Steel Phantom- Now the non-looping Phantom's Revenge with a much smoother ride experience Cyclone- The landmark coaster is still operating, but it did almost get torn down back in the 70's
Well I have ridden 9 roller coasters that were on the video or dvd of this. I've ridden both Viper and Batman the ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Mean Streak, Magnum XL 200 and Raptor at Cedar Point, Beast at Kings Island, Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa, Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Cyclone at Coney Island in Brooklyn New York.
The coasters I've ridden in this video are Magnum XL 200, Raptor, and Mean Streak at Cedar Point, Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa, and Batman the Ride, but at Saint Louis and not at Magic Mountain, still the same type of ride and still great all the same.
@@kyleeaton2660 Ok so basically that is a mirror image of Batman the ride so my advice is you should head to southern California and try their version of Batman the ride unlike the one at Six Flags St. louis that you mentioned.
@@zacharyelder349 Already did that a few years ago. Even though the St Louis one is a mirror image, it's still the same one in California. Which reminds me, I have now added Viper to my list as well.
@@kyleeaton2660 ok so how about visit coney island in Brooklyn New York there you can ride the legendary Coney Island Cyclone which is my hometown roller coaster.
Funny how a number of these "greatest american coasters" featured are disliked. Viper has a reputation of being unbearably bumpy, Magnum 200 is thought to be boring and unpleasant, and Mean Streak has a reputation of being one of the worst coasters ever made. Also, how do you base the program at Magic Mountain and not mention Colossus?
It’s easy to say they are disliked now but when then video came out they weren’t quite as rough and coaster enthusiasts weren’t as fortunate as we are today to have so many more designers that specifically take into account the smoothness of a ride. At the time this video came out I had been on over 150 coasters and the ones I had ridden on this list were some of the best out there.
I rented this from the library back in the day, for some reason it came with those cheap red and blue "3d glasses", which really didn't do anything but make you watch the show in blue and red. lol
This vhs video was my childhood. I can't even fathom how many times I've re-watched this.
sameee
SAAAAAAME!!!!
YEAH ME TOOO
When I was 8, this video was MY LIFE, lol! Good times.
I was 4
Ditto.
Watching this right now brings me back to being 8 and watching this day and night. Formed my childhood.
When I was 4 years old, I watched this tape all the time. It was all I knew. My parents had the VHS tape. I always thought Cyclone was so interesting (and Thunderbolt) and I always wanted to ride it.
Well, I'm 29 now and I just got my wish. I rode the Cyclone yesterday and I've got photos to prove it!
How was it?!
@@DAOzz83 Scary-but not for the reason you think! I actually wound up growing up to be 6ft 11in, so I kept ducking the whole time so I wouldn’t lose my head. The ride operators insisted I’d be safe riding. They had to put me in the rearmost seat, alone, since it has more legroom. And I had to cross my legs. But I did it!
I’m sure that in the last (nearly) 100 years, at _least_ a few guys over Seven Foot have made their way down to the Cyclone. But it sounds like it was quite a ride for you!
My parents have a video of me when I was 4 years old reciting the entire intro from memory. Now I've been on 172 coasters!
lol now I've been on 400
this tape was the reason y i am so obsessed with roller coasters to today, every detail of this tape from start to finish and i was like 8 at the time!
I got to ride the original steel phantom.....that coaster was wicked!!
Thank you so much for uploading this absolute classic. Certainly responsible for addicting me to roller coasters for a life time
I remembered this when I was a kid since then back in 2003.i used to watch this on DVD in 2003. Brings back memories to my childhood.
This is such a throwback for me. Watching this was a big part of my childhood. And yet I am still scared of coasters to this day, in my 30s lol
Like many others I had this VHS as a kid. I was probably 11 or 12. Wore the tape out and still a coaster fanatic to this day!
Thank you for the upload!
I got this for christmas on VHS when it first came out PURE NOSTALGIA !!!!
I watched this all the time while playing Roller Coaster Tycoon
RIP Ron Toomer! Thanks for everything!
I had this VHS , bought it at KINGS ISLAND ,
along with a video of K.I.
coasters THE BEAST , VORTEX , KING COBRA and RACER ..
LOVE watching these old park videos ,
NO CELL PHONES , OUT DATED CLOTHING , SIGNS SAYING HAMBURGERS AT $4.00 NOT $20.00
DRINKS $2.50
NOT $10
Nostalgia trip! I watched this tape so many times as a kid.
I just love how Six Flags Magic Mountain always gets the credit for Batman the Ride even though Six Flags Great America had it first 😤😤😤
Water water everywhere we’re gonna get wet.
John Griswold so I said that 3 years ago which means I was 13 years old lmao, idk why I was so pressed. Let’s just pretend I never said it.
@@bryanterry1111 Hey there's nothing wrong with what you said....it's actually quite true!! Of course MOST of our sources of annoyance before we were 14 or 15 seem petty and overdramatic in hindsight, and I'm no exception...I just view it as a sign that my childhood was positive and good enough that the stuff that upset, annoyed, or angered were far more petty (and I, therefore, far more overdramatic) than ACTUAL issues people experience in life!! I would imagine if I had lived in severe poverty or was a victim of child sexual abuse, the idea of Arrow Dynamics (and every subsequent steel coaster company after) changing their lift system so it didn't make the loud, infamous "Arrow chain lift clanking noise" that I enjoyed SO much as a kid (living about a 5 minute drive from Kennywood meant my family was there MANY times every year, even before they started having season passes...I would ACTUALLY stand near the Steel Phantom, and then Phantom's Revenge, listening to it in sheer awe...as if it were a damn concert!! I get super embarrassed thinking about it now @ 29 years old, especially because I did it whether I was with family or friends!! But again, I'm glad THAT was my obsession, and I never needed to focus on finding a loving family or something!
Still have this VHS. Watched it so many times as a kid
The end credits song popped into my brain just now, and it took me half an hour to remember that it was from this video, and then I searched RUclips for it and sure enough, someone had uploaded the whole tape! This is the first time I've watched this since the 90's and I was surprised how much I remembered.
I SWEAR, at the job I've been at for a year now, come February, I heard them play THAT song during my first week and I was desperate to find out if there were actual words to it, yet it took over 2 months after I first heard it play. It WAS slightly different from it, and after catching the main chorus of the song, turns out Madonna had a song out in the 80s called "Dress You Up in My Love" that I'm 99% sure HAD to be their inspiration for that music. There's enough differences that the credit music here DEFINITELY wasn't a direct copy...but the dinging/chiming is DEFINITELY taken from her song.
Heh, old comment, but; I’m not surprised! People are calling it cheesy, but it’s really a well put together little production. Script, presentation, visuals, music, editing; It’s all very straightforward, but with just enough flair to keep it interesting, and it comes together quite well. All in all, it’s not surprising it managed to worm it’s way into your brain; It certainly did mine!
I was actually visiting Magic Mountain when they were filming this :)
I rode Batman The Ride for the first time in my life when I was 9. It wasn't the one from Magic Mountain, actually it was the on in St. Louis, but it was still Batman all the same. I never forgot that day, truly one of America's Greatest.
I watched this VHS so many times. I don’t remember the hosts being so corny 😂
I have been obsessed with rollercoasters and this certainly potentiated my obsession. Must have watched this hundreds of times.
"Oh Baby...yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."
one word. nostalgia
Remember, you're not allowed to put your hands up on a Cedar Fair coaster! Or wear a t shirt that isn't one solid color!
I use to have this on VHS. Glad it's on youtube
I had to check this out after Podcast The Ride. This is truly a gem of the 90's.
RIP Mean Streak!
Got this for Christmas in 5th grade.
I always wanted to ride that Arrow prototype coaster.
Hank Hill You can build that exact coaster type in Rollercoaster Tycoon 3.
In roller coaster tycoon 3 only!
OMG, I had this and I loved it! Still have not had the opportunity to ride any of these, but I'm sure most of them are no longer around.
Most of them are.
I had the whole series. I got this video for Christmas 1995 and was obcessed with it . I drove my family insane watching so much. This was my favorite. I have been obcessed with roller coasters my whole life and getting these videos was one of my favorite Christmas presents ever.
I threaded the VHS for this when I was kid. So good!
Mean Streak will be the greatest RMC to date so much potential
Maybe it will be called Meaner Streak
Nah i guess steel vengeance😜
I was glad that I got to ride Mean Streak when I did. I never wanted to miss out on riding some of America's greatest from this video in person.
And the Twin Towers are seen in this classic video. ❤
The people that made this film need to go back and do another one with some of the newer coasters out there and have it feature Steel Vengeance.
I finally got to ride Iron Dragon at Cedar Point and it’s fantastic. I’m just a bit sad that Big Bad Wolf and DF aren’t things any more. I know DF had a reputation, but still, that coaster had one hell of a design. I’d love to see an RMC raptor remake!
You are awesome for uploading this! This was one of my top favorite VHS tapes to watch when I was little! My home park is Kings Island, and my family has also been visiting Cedar Point since the 80s!
Unfortunately most of these parks with these classic rides on here!
Some of them aren't there anymore!
Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed it.
Viper awesome ride
i actually got to ride Big Bad Wolf before it shut down, it ry was as epic as they come! wish i could say the same for Drachen Fire... it looked like fun
Hey! It's Rick Steves as one of the hosts. People in Seattle and European Travel Show fans will get this joke.
I watched this all the time as a kid and later as an adult watched Rick Steves all the time on PBS. I'm just now putting it together that they're the same guy and it's blowing my mind!
Crazy to watch this now and see what is and isn't still in operation. Lets see:
Viper- Operating but I've heard its gotten rough over the years
Batman- Operating and with fresh paint job. Honestly I think the blue track looks better
Mean Streak-Now the giant RMC hybrid Steel Vengeance
Magnum XL 200-Operating
Raptor- Of course its still in operation, its one of the best inverts ever
Beast-Operating, duh
Top Gun- Now known as Flight Deck
Texas Giant- Now the New Texas Giant, the RMC hybrid that started it all
Kumba- Still operating
Big Bad Wolf- RIP :'( I still haven't forgiven them for removing the best suspended coaster, I never got a chance to ride it.
Drachen Fire- One of the most infamous defunct coasters ever
Thunderbolt- Still going strong
Steel Phantom- Now the non-looping Phantom's Revenge with a much smoother ride experience
Cyclone- The landmark coaster is still operating, but it did almost get torn down back in the 70's
57:25 The World Trade Center - oh....
RIP to all the coasters in this video that are no longer in operation
I wore this video out when I was young!!!!! I was so upset when I lost the tape when i moved!! #ChildhoodMemories
I love Kumba.
Cedar Point is my MAIN Amusement Park!
I really miss the big bad wolf
8:41 reminds me of a space track ride
Well I have ridden 9 roller coasters that were on the video or dvd of this. I've ridden both Viper and Batman the ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Mean Streak, Magnum XL 200 and Raptor at Cedar Point, Beast at Kings Island, Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa, Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Cyclone at Coney Island in Brooklyn New York.
The coasters I've ridden in this video are Magnum XL 200, Raptor, and Mean Streak at Cedar Point, Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa, and Batman the Ride, but at Saint Louis and not at Magic Mountain, still the same type of ride and still great all the same.
@@kyleeaton2660 Ok so basically that is a mirror image of Batman the ride so my advice is you should head to southern California and try their version of Batman the ride unlike the one at Six Flags St. louis that you mentioned.
@@zacharyelder349 Already did that a few years ago. Even though the St Louis one is a mirror image, it's still the same one in California. Which reminds me, I have now added Viper to my list as well.
@@kyleeaton2660 ok so how about visit coney island in Brooklyn New York there you can ride the legendary Coney Island Cyclone which is my hometown roller coaster.
Its the same canned screams being looped over and over the whole time 😂
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I WANTED TO REWATCH BUT I'M TOO LAZY TO GO UPSTAIRS AN FIND MY VHS's
rando blast from the past that probably needs submitted to Red Letter Media for Best of the Worst tbh- quite funny stuff when it's not rides
Isn't this part of the whole documentary?
7:45 nice overdub when he screws up the speed
10:06 apparently the brake run is so intense everyone is screaming?
It's canned screaming
Does anyone know the music that was used in this?
The dubbed over screaming is soooo bad
I really wanted to find the audio loop that they used.
I heard about steel phantom but I never road it because I wasn't born before 2001
6 Flags Magic ⛰ in Valencia, California
#1. Gold Rusher
#2. Magic Flyer (Clown Coaster, Wile E Coyote Coaster, Goliath Jr., & Percy's Railway)
#3. ⛰ Express
#4. New Revolution (Great American Revolution, La Ŕévóĺúćíóń, & Revolution)
#5. Colossus
#6. Sarajevo Bobsleds
#7. Shockwave
#8. Ninja
#9. Viper
#10. 🌀
#11. Flashback
#12. Batman the Ride
#13. Superman Escape from Krypton (Superman the Escape)
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD I HAD THIS
4:47 IS THAT SHOCKWAVE?!?!? 😱😫
Steel Phantom.
Mean Streak: a fan favorite?
I bought a set of four of thee till have them I can post if wanted
The Texas Giant actually opened in March 17, 1990. not 1992.
Chicken clucking at 9:42
Steven Sutcliffe ON EVERY FUCKING RIDE
I.had.this.3d.rollercoaster.video.once.i.bought.it.cause.the.giant.dipper.was.on.the.cover.i.love.rollercoasters.i.would.love.to.ride.them.with.a.female.who.also.loves.rollercoasters...any.takers ?
I think that this tape was made about 1997 or 1998
This one was in ‘94, but they followed it up with a few more documentaries around that those years.
Blossom Mason Riddlers Revenge would have been there or at least in construction in 1997
M.I.L.F.
Ow my butt
53:25
Funny how a number of these "greatest american coasters" featured are disliked. Viper has a reputation of being unbearably bumpy, Magnum 200 is thought to be boring and unpleasant, and Mean Streak has a reputation of being one of the worst coasters ever made.
Also, how do you base the program at Magic Mountain and not mention Colossus?
It’s easy to say they are disliked now but when then video came out they weren’t quite as rough and coaster enthusiasts weren’t as fortunate as we are today to have so many more designers that specifically take into account the smoothness of a ride. At the time this video came out I had been on over 150 coasters and the ones I had ridden on this list were some of the best out there.
All of the dubbed-in screaming is horribly distracting.
How is this in 3D?
I rented this from the library back in the day, for some reason it came with those cheap red and blue "3d glasses", which really didn't do anything but make you watch the show in blue and red. lol