Is GhostRider a World Class Attraction? • FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT
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- Опубликовано: 11 дек 2023
- Ryan and Byron saddle up for a ride into Knott's Berry Farm to discuss GhostRider - The tallest and fastest wooden rollercoaster on the west coast!
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Nine episodes in and this has easily become one of my favorite podcasts. It's well researched, it's got really chill hangout vibes, and Ryan and Byron's passion for the rides really comes through.
I havent been on most of these rides and I might never. but I like these guys, and I love how passionate they are about something I personally know so little about
Same. It was great to see Jenny last week. Apparently she posts more often on Patreon but I’m too broke for all that.
I echo this sentiment 😊
as someone who CANNOT handle coasters, you guys describing the absolute most miserable experience and then being like "yeah its the greatest thing ever" is hilarious
46:16 / 46:20 I love how Ryan always sounds like Toad from Super Mario Bros. when he's on a rollercoaster
GhostRider was the first roller coaster I ever went on as a kid. This episode is giving me too much nostalgia.
I live in Europe, I have been to a theme park only once in my entire life, I've never before consumed theme park content, but man this podcast has actually transformed me into being interested in rides and parks, I'm planning a trip to Disneyland because of this pod, who knew I could super into theme park stuff. Looking forward to new episodes every week!!
Where are you from? Just curious. There are a lot of fantastic theme parks within Europe as well!
@@STSGuitar16 I’m from Slovenia, don’t have a lot here🙃
@@Ann-zj8nh do a little googling. There are actually a decent amount of lesser known theme parks in Europe. There may not be anything in Slovenia, but I’d bet there are some parks in other countries closer to you than you might think!
as a coaster fan myself, i was waiting for you guys to cover a roller coaster! glad byron will bring coaster knowledge to the podcast, loving the show!
As a socal native and as a child experienced that field trip, i have felt so seen in this episode ❤
I don’t live anywhere near amusement parks, but seeing the joy and passion for these rides has made me want to travel to these parks just to enjoy them myself - one of my favourite new podcasts that I look forward to every week :)
I’m so glad I found people who love theme parks and rides as much as I do!
as a SoCal local myself, I love me some Knotts Berry Farm. Its a great park that i suggest to my friends who visit who don't want to splurge on Disneyland. idk if its ever been officially confirmed, but I like to think Walt Disney did get a lot of inspiration from the park.
I went on Ghost Rider quite a few times from 2008-2014ish and agree that it got more and more jerky and headache inducing as time passed.
I knew they re-tracked the ride in 2015, but didn’t realize they also removed the brake run. I went on Ghost Rider again in 2018 or 2019 and was shocked how much more intense it seemed. That brake run removal was definitely it haha. And it is so much smoother and more enjoyable since they redid it.
GhostRider is world class. I think this ride has my favorite second drop on a roller coaster with Phanton's Revenge at Kennywood at a close second.
Yooooo as a Pittsburgh kid, that second drop on Phantom at night??? Unreal
You guys are killing it! im loving all of these. Also love seeing the love for knotts would love to seee you guys review Knotts scary farm as an event
This is what I was hoping for when the podcast started!
I went to Knotts for the first time as an adult earlier this year after having worked for Disneyland for a long time, and I was genuinely in shock the entire time I was on Ghostrider. I've ridden a lot of wooden coasters in my life, but man, that thing COOKS in the best possible way and just absolutely doesn't let up. It's such a blast, I can't wait to go back! So excited to see you guys talk about it.
Happy to hear they updated the track haha
If you like the ghost town area, it's based off an actual ghost town near Barstow. Mr. Knott bought Calico Ghost Town in the 50s and fixed it up. As a kid, we would go camp there and visit the ghost town. They have shops, a train ride, live actors, a restaurant. At one point they did a ghost tour and a hanging show around Halloween but I'm not sure if they still do it.
I’ve never been to Knotts but Im firmly on the side of wooden coasters being world class attractions.
I kind of feel there needs to be an alternative to the movie question for rides like this - Sometimes a ride is just a ride and it shouldn't be penalized because it doesn't have a story element. Maybe something that focuses for on the thrill element - like can you stop yourself from screaming. Or maybe something regarding the Lore of the ride - does it make you want to find out it's history.
As someone from the Midwest who moved to OC for college, was offered a free ticket to Knott's Berry Farm for part of a school trip, and promptly turned it down because I thought "Meh, I don't really feel like going berry picking this weekend," you are correct in assuming no one knows about this place outside Socal 😂
18:51 Don't quote me on this, but pretty sure that Colossus became Twisted Colossus because it caught on fire back in 2014/2015. Major damage cause them to add the steel to reinforce and ultimately retheme to the steampunk ride it is today. As a fellow sicko, Im really loving the show! Thanks guys!
This is one of my favorite podcasts ever!! If you’re taking episode requests for the future, I’d love to suggest some rides from my home town parks in Williamsburg Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion (which recently got bought by six flags.)
Thank you so much for these awesome episodes, especially the super nerdy rollercoaster talk! I love learning more about these rides!
this show is the best
Really loving this program! Some theme park folks would be great to see on your podcast: Disney Dan, tampa jay, cris the girl (former Disney cast member), and expedition theme park
Also Ethan’s mum
Yesss DisneyDan would be awesome. I wonder if he'd choose Figment for his ride?
"good starter coaster for kids" ryan says about jaguar meanwhile some of us were fully like 16 when they first rode it unafraid lol - i have yet to have the pleasure of riding ghost rider... didn't conquer my coaster fear (and thus acquire my love for coasters) until i was around 16 and had moved out of southern california but its on the list, all my primos and i stand by how iconic knotts is, it has snoopy for crying out loud!! love everything about this podcast, makes me miss california more than i already do
This is my new favorite podcast. Its been such a pleasure to catch it in it's beginning phases and I'm excited to see it grow! I was shocked to find out how new it was with how well the topics are researched, the flow and production quality, *chefs kiss* keep up the good work!
Hello, fellow sicko here!!👋 I was so excited when I saw this episode post 🤠 Ghost Rider was the first rollercoaster I ever went on, and it changed my life. I will never forget how ALIVE my 11 y/o self felt that very first time. It's because of this ride I am the theme park lover I am today 🫡 Love this podcast!
Coaster wars sounds like an awesome topic for an entire episode!
I freaking love the Watcherverse
took a few episodes, but i think i found my new favorite podcast
I really enjoy the balance between the nerdy jargon and the engaging explanations!
I really do just love everything this company puts out..I listen to this podcast every Tuesday
As a midwest native, makes my heart happy any time yall bring up cedar point and im just WAITING for ryan to go and review them all
Knotts and their penchant for never updating their safety video/audios is so endearing to me (montezooma's literally sounded like a warped cassette)
Tuesday is my new favorite day of the week because of this podcast!
i'm obsessed with this podcast!! i don't live as close to any amusement parks as i did growing up, so this podcast helps scratch that itch. (it also STRONGLY makes me want to plan my next theme park trip 😅)
🕯️🕯️manifesting countless seasons of FYA to come 🕯️🕯️
Ooo, great ride to pick! It's definitely a world class coaster, but I'm not sure it's a world class attraction. I'm very curious to see how it ends up!
This is the first rollercoaster I ever rode and it is still one of my favorites of all time! Genuinely what stared my love for thrill rides. Great episode! Loving this podcast more and more with each episode!
I do that loose fit thing on Big Thunder Mountain, not so much for air time but for the bank sections. I love riding on my own and sliding from side to side around the corners, which you can’t do if you’re stapled in. It crushes your ribs a bit but it’s great fun!
I like how you guys think the ride's Safety Video is from the 90's. Most of the video was filmed in 2016. The only portions of the video from the 90's is the POV footage and narrator spieling the safety instructions . The man in the video is Jeff Tucker, and the girl sitting next to him is his daughter. Jeff Tucker is one of the leaders of entertainment for all the seasonal events at Knotts, particularly Scary Farm. He is responsible for most of the content in the Hanging show.
This is my new favorite podcast and as a newly founded theme park weirdo as Ryan says (i just went to my first park this year) and this podcast is awesome made me buy tickets to disneyland for the first time now want to check out knotts
Love this podcast! And this one took me back to being 4 years old, exploring Knotts with my grandpa! 🖤🖤🖤
As an amateur thusie, this was a great episode to show off all the little terms we use in the community. I love this nerdy podcast!
Loving the podcast! Just subscribed. Would love to hear y'alls thoughts on Velocicoaster and Cosmic Rewind!
My wife's great grandparents were great friends with the Knotts! Now her family goes there every so often and talk about the stories told by them.
I live in Michigan but I visited California to see my boyfriend and he and his mom took me to Knott's Berry Farm. It was my first ever theme park, and first time ever riding a rollercoaster. I refused to go on one that went upside down, that is, until my second visit and I went on Silver Bullet I FREAKING LOVED IT. I can't wait to go back next year!
My first coaster was Coast Rider which we dubbed 'baby coaster' because it was so little and tame, however I almost cried on it.
Ghost Rider was my first "real rollercoaster" and I had my eyes closed the entire time. It was awful, but in the best way possible.
I get so excited with each new episode. Love this pod!
I’m LOVING these new pods so much-esp as someone studying this industry for a masters!
Also would pay good money for Byron and Ryan to go out to Dollywood and ride the Lighting Rod (if they haven’t already) and see how it compares since it’s advertised as the fastest wooden coaster period lol (can confirm v fast and VERY GOOD)
That said tho PLEASE don’t ride with loose restraints on coasters and thrill rides!!! They are meant to be that tight for a REASON and if they’re not you’re courting disaster-you can never know when a ride will go down and where on the track you’ll be, two trains on Rip Ride Rocket got stuck in Orlando recently for an extended period with one being UPSIDE DOWN and the other being stuck in an ascent for over an hour.
I know this is an unpopular take and may make me a weenie but please follow posted safety instructions, your life is not worth a centimeter more of airtime!!
I remember going on field trips to Knotts in elementary school! My school was cool because we went to learn about some history and after that our teachers let us loose to ride the rides 😊
I love a good wooden coaster. If anyone on the podcast has ridden The Beast at Kings Island, I would love to see it covered. It’s not just one of the most unique coasters I’ve been on, its one of the most interesting rides I’ve been on period.
(51:18) Love calling out people who being authorized items on the the ride ... but minutes early show Ryan recording while on the ride. LOL 🖤
the train puppet!! cute!!
I’m so glad they beat their viewer goal 🥹 👏🏼
The front row at night during horror nights was the best coaster experience I've had. Ghost rider feels almost out of control and I love it.
I saved this for a night I could make a drink and chill while listening. I endured a 90 minute queue that played All I Want for Christmas on loop for 2 minutes and 40 seconds of thrill and it was worth it, but I also ended up with disembarkment syndrome for five months after riding so I'm not allowed to ride rollercoasters anymore.
Just listening to them talk about how much they love ghost town and knots really brings warmth to my heart as a socal kid, next to Disney literally my childhood! And it's also cool that my siblings and I ran into Ryan in ghost town our whole day was made!
Love this episode! But also I don’t know if anyone pointed out but a year or two after the retracking, they added the mid course brakes back. I forgot the reason why they did it but it’s back.
You should have Byron as a special guest on Top Five Beat Down to debate which coasters are the best
I’m at 73 credits and my husband is at 104 credits and this ride is easily in our top five!
You should ride Boardwalk Bullet in Houston, TX. It truly is almost as good as Ghostrider.
As a fellow coaster thoosie, I am dying to get to California mainly for this coaster. Please do more roller coasters in the future!
ghost rider is easily one of the best thrill rides. it was my first and i’ll always have a special place in my heart for it.
I’ve been a pass holder since 2018 and I go at least once a week. Honestly I’ve only seen ghost rider at a 10-15 min wait (maybe 30min on a weekend?) on a normal day. Outside of popular events like Knotts Scary/Merry Farm, this ride is very accessible to the average tourist!
I like that the commercial had to say longest "In the West" because we know that The Beast is the longest wooden roller coaster.
Great stuff as always!
i love love love this podcast please keep it going!!
Looooove this pod!!! 🎡🎢
I remember going to Knotts as a school trip in the early 2000's and Ghostrider at the time absolutely beat you around, with a scary degree of sliding in your seat the whole way.😅
Ryan is always my representative on the internet. A SoCal native that’s my age lol ❤ love this episode so much as a person who loves knotts & my first job as a teen lol
It's still wild to me that with the large amount of Comic Book themed rides that Amusement Parks do, that GhostRider doesn't seem to have any major incidents or even general confusion with the Marvel Character. I was surely expecting something to be brought up in this episode or in the comments regarding that. Like a fun fact about Marvel trying to get them to change the name but failing.
I have gone on pretty much every ride y’all have mentioned and love the fun facts about them! I have yet to go to Knotts Berry farms and amped to plan a trip there lol love the podcast! 🤎
Big fan of the Watcher crew and honestly I didn't think this would be a bit boring ,how wrong I was this was amazing
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I'm out here just absolutely chewing up the coaster enthusiast nerd shit in this one. Hearing Byron makes me realize what I sound like when I talk about coasters 😂
I've only been to a few theme parks in my life, and none more than once. So this is the first ride you've talked about that I've actually ridden on. It was actually the first roller coaster I ever rode! I'd been afraid of roller coasters up until then, but I was with a group so I just went with it. Turned out I loved roller coasters! So definitely a memorable one for me.
My first loopty loop roller coaster ever was Montezooma's Revenge when I was 8 years old. I also went on Supreme Scream that trip and didn't shut up about it for like two entire months afterwards. My favorite might have been Boomerang (rip to a real one).
Such a fantastic podcast. Every episode makes me want to ride that attraction again! Thank goodness I live in SoCal, so these attractions (besides E.T.) are a short ride from where I live!
Ghost rider absolutely blew me away. I had never seen any povs of the ride so that first drop shook me to my core. I've ridden it 4 times, and still, the sudden drops scare me to death. Best coaster ever
Indeed I am a fellow theme park sicko. Another great episode. As a SoCal native I have Knotts and Ghostrider in my heart.
knotts is truly such a gem love it
please please please do the 20,000 leagues under the sea ride at wdw!!!! my favorite ride ever
I love this podcast I can’t wait till you guys get out of California and Florida though and hit some small parks to see what they have. I live in East TN and am hoping you guys hit the famous Dollywood one day and ride all of their coasters I think they have like 8 or 9 now. Would love to see more content and maybe you guys filming footage of yourselves actually riding the rides and rating them in sort of a weird wonderful world style video show/podcast hybrid thing.
This episode is gonna make me sink back into my Rollercoaster Tycoon era 😂
Please cover something from Dollywood! So underrated but so fun!
Everytime I want to ride ghost rider, it is closed and/or my mom wouldn't let me get on it alone. It is my life's mission to go back and ride it. Regardless on what you gave it, it is world class in my book.
Now that you guys are doing roller coasters you definitely gotta do X2! A lot of cool history there also since it was the last ride that Arrow built, which was the same company that Walt Disney used a lot at Disneyland.
You were definitely way easier on Ghostrider than a lot of other rides you've covered.
I would love to see West Edmonton Malls park chatted about one day on this as well!
I feel like Ryan would enjoy the fact that Ipe (E-pay) wood is known for having no KNOTs
This was the first roller coaster I was ever on. Like Byron I was a wimp, and therefore my first ride on it was with my eyes completely closed the whole time.
My most recent ride was like in April this year, it was still amazing 🤩
Here’s the problem with cedar fair and their lockers.
At Carowinds (owned by cedar fair) they have $5 90min lockers for fury 365 and copperhead strike that are basically mandatory. You can not take a phone, a wallet, a hat, NOTHING on these rides. And they are $5 and barely work most of the time. It took us 30 minutes to get one to work because they’re so broken. The attendant couldn’t get it. So she had to run across the park and get her manager to refund us to open a new one.
It can only be unlocked once too. So for 90mins if you want your moneys worth, you can’t have your phone or wallet.
The free lockers at universal are great. Because they are intended for someone riding just that one ride once.
FELLOW SICKO HERE. Love that Cedar Point was finally mentioned as I'm a Michigan sicko. I've been on Magnum and Millennium Force... AND Top Thrill Dragster (RIP) lmfao
❤ love the Watcher fam
The boys introduced me to Knott’s! Seriously want to visit at some point. I’ve been on a couple wooden coasters. Thunderhead at Dollywood being the craziest and probably most painful 😂
My cousins and I used the strategy is going to the park before opening and hitting Ghostrider first. We brought cards and would play poker while sitting in front of the park gates, which we also did once on the loading dock of the Log Ride while we waited for them to troubleshoot and restart that ride.
World class Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter was at the opening of Timber Mountain Log Ride at Knott’s Berry Farm
Used to love this coaster as a kid. As an adult I need a backiotomy after. Still a fantastic wooden coaster. I do love seeing it in operation during Scary Farm.
I like the hat, Ryan!
I rode this for the first time when I was around 7 years old(during the early 2000s) and it was so rough that it took a whole pre-existing scab off of my elbow 🤣 I remember coming off confused about why I was bleeding, then realized the ride did it lol
I think the fans would like to see the Orca (aka the lost Ghostrider preshow)
We went to Knott's a lot when I was little but 2019 was the first time I went on Ghost Rider and it is definitely one of my favorite rides ever because of the noise alone 😂
I rode Ghost Rider in March 2012...and I remember being injured the rest of the day
Diggin it!