I actually love the fact we've held the inversion record in the UK for over 20 years now; and I've ridden both Colossus and Smiler in the last two weeks
@@chumon1992 if you ever go to England, I'd also recommend Thorpe park, it is another popular theme park on the UK but most rollercoaster enthusiasts consider it the best from its wide variety of rides. Plus, It's on a little island surrounded by water!
Went on the Smiler last week, definetly a must. Alton Towers continue to raise the ceiling on theming and integration while staying below the tree line - impressive considering the ride might be easiler to implement without such restrictions.
Even though I’ve never been upside down on a coaster before, the idea of it just fascinates me. I can’t even imagine being in the early 1900s and going on a roller coaster that flips the world all topsy turvy. Great video as always!!! :D
The Smiler is my absolute favourite roller coaster. Contrary to TPC's suggestions, it's surprisingly not vomit-inducing - helped largely by how fantastically smooth its ride is. Also, fun fact: the interlocking batwing and cobra roll intentionally suggest the shape of a Staffordshire Knot, the symbol of the county in which The Smiler resides.
Smiler is the only ride where I have hit the final breakrun completely dizzy. And that's after being dizzy on the second lifthill before 7 more inversions. Truly an insane ride
@@dademurphy1732 with that corridor, I was half expecting some jumpscare or something. The smiler was also the first roller coaster that made me want to leave before getting into it's queue due to it's loud wind sound and obnoxious music track
I remember when I was a kid in the 70's. We believed if a coaster had more than 3 inversions. It would kill you. We got that from the older kids who thought they knew better. LOL
Why this was reuploaded: As it turns out, I somehow forgot to include Magic Mountain's Viper. There were two coasters on this list named Viper, so that might have been the confusion. Also, another Arrow Corkscrew Coaster opened just days before Cedar Point's Corkscrew. I threw that in here too.
@@FairGround7Delorean It would have held the record if it had opened at Hopi Hari as planned. Sadly, it sat in storage and didn't open until after the Smiler did.
@@D308M it really is quite bizarre, would love to have another Eurofighter in the UK - but with a takabisha style drop rather than Saw. See if we can get some 120° shenanigans going lmao
I remember when Kumba first opened. I was still a little kid but was fascinated by it and loved riding it. It was groundbreaking and very unique at the time but interesting to see that the layout is very similar to many B&M sitdowns/floorlesses that were built later. Kumba still has its charm though with the loop over the lift hill and scenic terrain. Definitely not a parking lot coaster 😆
im extremely surprised that the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburgh wasnt mentioned. Built by Arrow and opened in 1978. it featured two inversions and the worlds FIRST interlocking loops. It is only one of two complete circuit coasters to feature interlocking loops, and the only coaster still in operation to have such an element. This coaster is truly iconic.
The Loch Ness Monster was *my* first inverting coaster, the one that taught me that inversions are not that scary (but they are fun). When it was originally built I think it was briefly the world's tallest complete-circuit coaster, but it didn't have the inversion record. The most inversions on a coaster I've personally ridden is 6 (a tie between BGW's notorious Drachen Fire, and Fahrenheit at Hersheypark). I suppose Vekoma Boomerangs have 6 if you double-count inversions you ride forward and backward, but this is not the done thing.
I went to Alton towers last week; they have Oktoberfest on so they sell beers. I drank several in short succession and went on smiler 3 times in about 20 minutes thanks to the single rider queue, never felt sick once! Amazing fun
I was lucky enough to ride the smiler around a few weeks after it came out, very fun rollercoaster, and as for the nausea factor the only way I could combat it was having an anti sickness tablet around 30 minutes beforehand and even still by the half point I felt slightly nauseaess, fun times.
Oh I so remember the Corkscrew at Knott's.. I grew up going to that park when it was open entry and you bought tickets for the rides. They grew and had to fence it and charge entry, but the entrance fee included all rides, something Disneyland did not do. Knotts Berry Farm was a great place for kids.
Inversions are underrated, both by GP and coaster enthusiast standards. I feel like everyone just talks about airtime and negative G-forces. And I recently went to Cedar Point and the B&M loopers barely had a line, which is odd, especially because I went on a Saturday
I just wanted to pop down here to the comments section to thank you so much for all your hard work and research. These videos are so great, and I love that I always learn something I didn’t know about rides I thought I knew everything about. Just really fantastic, and it’s truly a gift to the community. Thank you!
Smiler is amazing. The fact that it’s in such a small footprint as well makes it even better. It’s so intense! The theming is done so well but the song……. Omg if the queue is long,it buries in to your brain
This is really cool! Vortex was at my home park, Kings Island, but I was never tall enough to ride it before it was sent to the scrap yard. Also I would love to ride something with a quadruple Heartline roll. It is wonderful how roller coasters have progressed through the years and how designers found new ways to hit you with more Gs without hurting you. Love this video. Love all your videos. Edit: I loved your chopped liver joke. "They said save the Whizzer, And shockwave became chopped liver."
I’m a born and raised Kansas Citian and I grew up going to Worlds of Fun! While I never rode it, I always heard lots of stories about the Orient Express!
I absolutely ADORE The Smiler. I don't feel sick or nauseous on it, but when I get off I feel like I'm floating. Each inversion is so well designed, and that second airtime hill...my god. Its a great coaster. My only complaint is how rough it can be ... I can ride it a maximum of twice a day, not because it makes me sick, but because it smashes my head against the restraints with each loop and that gives me a headache.
@schecter5035 you must have had some good rides! Lucky you! I've had my head smashed against the restraints on every inversion last couple of years. Still love the coaster though.
@@reputation8383 I have a pretty high pain tolerance and the occasional head bash just does not bother me really. Ever since i was little and even now i wouldnt consider something like the smiler rough. However it definitely is way rougher at times than others just depending
I miss Vortex so much. First time I rode it was 2007 and it was so rough but it was so much fun. It'll be sad to see a world without Arrow loopers as they are all so old now.
You've got two 7-inversion coasters in that park, with Kumba & Montu. The community is split as to which one they like more. They're basically tied for me. Of course, Iron Gwazi is now the best ride in the park, and one of the best in the world. Have a great time!
My first was the Hi-Roller at the fair. Scared the hell outta me, didn't expect the whole track to flip along with it but I fell in love with looping coasters later. My first proper coaster I think was either the Boomerang or Revolution.
I’ve ridden Dragon Fyre and was amazed at how smoothly it still runs. And the layout (although a bit dated) is still great fun. Honestly an underrated ride at the park.
I thought it was super rough. My head just rattled the entire time. Rarely got off without a headache. I remember thinking why is it rated so intense and then rode it a few times and understood why.
Great video, but I was a little sad to see Magic Mountain’s Revolution not included, as the first modern vertical loop. But I think you were focusing on the number of inversions on one ride.
Schwarzkopf definitely deserves to be mentioned alongside Arrow as an innovator of the modern inverting coaster, but Arrow happened to be out in front with the inversion records.
I went to enchanted land (Terra Encantada) and walked Mount Makaya. It was wonderful. Very impressive. She is still here in Brazil, in a park called Mirabilândia, they have her dismantled in their warehouse waiting for the change of terrain to reassemble it. The old park was in Rio de Janeiro, the new one that will receive it is in a state called Pernambuco in the northeast region of Brazil.
12g's in 1895! imagine being some rich guy from the 1890s who the most g's theyve ever experienced was standing up too fast and having more g's than a modern fighter pilot!
I love history of anything coaster related and I've been a huge fan of this channel as well as many others! Here's an idea, there once was a side friction Rollercoaster that was built at a park which was on a resort of Saltair City. This side friction coaster was unique in that it could reverse at some points causing the riders to go backwards and or forward on this coaster. It has elusive information but definitely a good idea for a future video!
I feel like you could fit more inversions but you'd have to commit to the ride being longer than the standard 2-5 minutes. 20 Inversions sure, but the ride is going to be so long it'll take like 10 minutes to fit them all without absolutely destroying passengers.
Some of these coasters had long afterlives. The Knott's Corkscrew, the original prototype that started the modern era of inverting coasters, is still operating at Silverwood. The Chicago Loop only ran for a few years in its original location; it was at the Alabama State Fairgrounds for a few years and eventually found a long-term home at Canobie Lake Park, where it ran as the Canobie Corkscrew until 2021. It was by far the jankiest coaster in the park but I was surprised to see how many fans it had when it was shut down.
11:06 I was in the 1984 park commercial for Darien Lake Fun Country- while filming, we had to ride the Viper continuously for two hours. Approximately 11 years later I worked on the ride as a Ride Host... Also, its kind of a shame, by the time that Arrow figured out how to do custom loops its was too late to save the company meaning Tennessee Tornado is one of a kind...
I think the Smiler breaks the record in a much better way than Colossus. While the Smiler may have 5 corkscrews among its 14 inversions, it intersperses them well with the rest of the layout, and overall each inversion is fairly unique. Colossus just feels like Intamin designed the initial 5 inversions (loop, cobra roll, corkscrews) and then just tacked on barrel rolls until they broke the record. Also, it's pretty impressive that the Smiler breaks the inversion record without a vertical loop.
I love every coaster’s that has inversion’s. Every since in 2017 that we went on Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain and I got a little shook enough on my brain and I decided that I want to stick with newer coasters. Same thing on Corkscrew but it was great ride back in 2018 at Cedar Point. Kumba was the best inversion ever since we went to Busch Gardens Tampa in 2019. And in 2021, it was a rough ride on Steamin Demon but it was a good ride once we went to Great Escape. I love them all!!!
Corkscrew isn't the most fun coaster to ride, but off-ride, it looks insane. I remember being absolutely awed when walking under the corkscrew portion as a kid.
I remember watching the Great American Scream Machine at work when I was a Ride Operator, and from whenever my family went. My sister and my dad were always much more into coasters than I was when I was small, and they rode it many times. Kind of sad that I didn't get a chance to ride it, but my sister came off it once with a pretty sore neck from getting banged around so much, so... Not too bent out of shape about it LOL
I’m just surprised that cedar point hasn’t gone for the record again after corkscrew. We do know, however, that maverick was either what we have now or a 200’ B&M floorless, which may have taken the record. With CF working with Guerstlauer, it would surprise me one bit of we see an infinity coaster come to the point 1-upping the smiler.
I used to get the world record of the banshee confused with the smiler. The smiler is the most inverted sure but banshee is the longest inverted and its a must ride.
Carolina Cyclone was the first coaster I went on that went upside down! I was so scared to get on it but by the time the ride was over, I was hooked and have enjoyed coasters with inversions since!
In the Defunctland vid on Coney Island, they mention how one guy lost his had in the coaster and they just let him go pick it up WHILE THE COASTER WAS STILL RUNNING.
This brotha did his homework because I've never heard anyone mention Libertyland in Memphis. Prob was never a reason but still. Good seeing my home park Opryland mentioned. The Wabash was my first time riding a coaster going upside down. I was tricked into riding it.
14:21 the way you say Goudurix is freaking hilarious. And btw I really don't recommend Goudurix because you get a headache after riding it. it is kinda sad tho, because it looks so cool.
Roller Coaster Inversions had started to become really popular ever since 19th and 20th Centuries. And roller coaster inversions are still popular to this day. Especially B&M Roller Coasters. My first inversion roller coaster is Batman: The Ride. Since it's a inverted roller coaster that had 3 inversions. I really enjoy going on roller coasters upside down. Which is why I go on more roller coasters that go upside down, especially the ones at Hersheypark, Dorney Park, & now Great Escape. Roller Coasters with inversions are so fun to ride that it even got me more into roller coasters!
The Smiler is such an amazing roller coaster from the layout to the amazing theming as well as the absolute baller move to not only break the inversion record, but to completely destroy it. For decades, each record holder was just 1 inversion more than the last up until here where they're just like "you know what? fuck your heartline rolls, we're gonna quadruple break your record without even using any cheap tricks, just because we know we can."
I’ve managed to ride 3 of these which is pretty cool. I’ve gone on Dragon Khan, Colossus & The smiler. All are great rides, but because of age Dragon Khan & Colossus are quite rough. They’re still worth the ride tho.
B&M's Kumba and Dragon Khan are the still the best for inversions imo. They used novel ideas and give the most variety with sequencing and size and don't rely on boring and nauseating consecutive small elements (heartline rolls) or two lift hills and excessive corkscrews, sea serpents (basically two corkscrews). I'm more interested in when will a great coaster design come along like Kumba and Dragon Khan that features 9 or more inversions.
I remember my first corkscrew coaster I rode on, it was at Alton tower's in Staffordshire England, I think it was 1981 or 1982 and I believe it was the first looping coaster in the UK
I managed to visit Thorpe Park while on vacation a few years ago and do Colossus. I didn’t watch POVs before like I’d done in the past. I GREATLY underestimated the ride. I had no clue what I’d gotten into. Those heartline rolls feel like they go on forever 😂 it’s an awesome ride!
I want to say my record for going upside down on a roller coaster is probably 4. Which was Canyon Blaster at Adventuredome. The ride had two loops back to back and then it had a corkscrew and then it just wound through the mountain work of the park definitely one of my favorite rides I've been on Now for flat rides it's Air Race at Lagoon that thing flips you so many times it's so much fun
@@EFFEZE lucky you!! Pretty soon I'm hoping to get on cannibal which is ranked up pretty high with the scariest roller coasters in the world from what I've heard
A lot of the coasters with tons of inversions are kind of one note. I like Medusa at Discovery Kingdom of all places, it has 7 but there's good variety and pacing. The main flat loop is huge. But usually if there's a ton of inversions a lot of them are kind of pointless.
It’s mad to think my first big coaster was collusus and it was the record holder at the time 😅 smiler is just as insane tho managed to do 3 times back to back and was immense ! Great to see some uk coasters on here we often get forgot about!
I remember early 2022 I was so scared of rides but then I decided to go to my local funfair, they have a KMG Freak Out and I looked at it and thought, nah... I went back later in the week though and rode it and it must of done something to me, few days later I was wanting to go to Alton Towers SOOOOOO BAD because im now obsessed with roller coasters and funfair rides. Luckily I got the chance and the first ever inverting coaster i ever did was Nemesis then I jumped in the deep end with the FRICKIN SMILER. Crazy, and i did Oblivion. So if you ever see a swingy-ride with freak out written on it, DO IT!!
This was an interesting video, great job! I ride viper at least once a week and it makes me sad to see low ridership and people coming off complaining about the roughness.
I honestly don’t really see the inversion record being broken. I see them more marketing “most inversions in (insert area here)” in the USA. You know, like, most inversions on the east coast, or something like that. Breaking the Smiler’s record would be insane on the human body.
my dad rode smiler after my sister dragged him on (this hapened around a month before the accident but thats unrelated) and i was talking about it the other day and he went 'yeah it went upsidown like four times?' and i said 'no dad... sixteen.' and he said 'oh well it didnt feelike it!'
I actually love the fact we've held the inversion record in the UK for over 20 years now; and I've ridden both Colossus and Smiler in the last two weeks
An now we also have Sik at Flamingoland..
We literally have 3 coasters that have more inversions than any US coaster 😅
Smiler looks soooooo fun. I hope to one day ride it.
@@chumon1992it's really good! Galactica and oblivion are super good too.
@jol4527 I would seriously love to visit England one day and I hope that when I do I will be able to go to Alton Towers
@@chumon1992 if you ever go to England, I'd also recommend Thorpe park, it is another popular theme park on the UK but most rollercoaster enthusiasts consider it the best from its wide variety of rides. Plus, It's on a little island surrounded by water!
Went on the Smiler last week, definetly a must. Alton Towers continue to raise the ceiling on theming and integration while staying below the tree line - impressive considering the ride might be easiler to implement without such restrictions.
People always get off the smiler unsteady on their leg
That's my dream coaster
@@EFFEZE nahh thats too far 😭
@@lemonamon too soon? Just dark humor mate
Why must they stay below the tree line? That doesn't seem to make for much fun.
Even though I’ve never been upside down on a coaster before, the idea of it just fascinates me. I can’t even imagine being in the early 1900s and going on a roller coaster that flips the world all topsy turvy. Great video as always!!! :D
Never been upside down on a coaster?! You can't go to a an amusement park without an inversion coaster
Honestly, I find it more sad that anything.
It's fun. You should try it sometime.
@@troll9682 unless a person has medical limitations that prevent it. 😅
@@troll9682 I know, I’m trying to get over my fear of coasters but you gotta work your way up :)
The Smiler is my absolute favourite roller coaster. Contrary to TPC's suggestions, it's surprisingly not vomit-inducing - helped largely by how fantastically smooth its ride is. Also, fun fact: the interlocking batwing and cobra roll intentionally suggest the shape of a Staffordshire Knot, the symbol of the county in which The Smiler resides.
It also looks like the Smiler face when views from certain angles
Smiler is the only ride where I have hit the final breakrun completely dizzy. And that's after being dizzy on the second lifthill before 7 more inversions. Truly an insane ride
And afterwards they make you walk up and down three flights of stairs!
@@jackbentley2201 yup! Through jagged corridors with dim lighting, walked into a wall both times I rode it
@@dademurphy1732 with that corridor, I was half expecting some jumpscare or something. The smiler was also the first roller coaster that made me want to leave before getting into it's queue due to it's loud wind sound and obnoxious music track
Best ride ever, there for 31st May birthday 😊
@@amra8929 hope you have a good time, wear some comfortable shoes and make use of the single rider queues especially on smiler/ wickerman
I remember when I was a kid in the 70's. We believed if a coaster had more than 3 inversions. It would kill you. We got that from the older kids who thought they knew better. LOL
:you:whatever you said I ain't writing that down
:me:looks at smiler
Why this was reuploaded:
As it turns out, I somehow forgot to include Magic Mountain's Viper. There were two coasters on this list named Viper, so that might have been the confusion.
Also, another Arrow Corkscrew Coaster opened just days before Cedar Point's Corkscrew. I threw that in here too.
Still didn't mention the new type B ten looper called "sik'" tho
@@FairGround7Delorean It would have held the record if it had opened at Hopi Hari as planned. Sadly, it sat in storage and didn't open until after the Smiler did.
@@ThemeParkCrazy it's crazy fun doing those heartline loops with just a lapbar
I was wondering why the video was private
Space Salamander has got to be the best rollercoaster name I’ve ever heard
Inversions are so fun, my first time experiencing one was an El Loco model at Flamingo Land. The hang time was incredible!
Which was, of course, a record holder itself, for a completely different reason lol
@@Temp0hCS yeah! It opened as the steepest drop in the world, it’s so odd going down it.
@@D308M it really is quite bizarre, would love to have another Eurofighter in the UK - but with a takabisha style drop rather than Saw. See if we can get some 120° shenanigans going lmao
@@Temp0hCS Yeah! I totally agree, a Eurofighter would be awesome
I remember when Kumba first opened. I was still a little kid but was fascinated by it and loved riding it. It was groundbreaking and very unique at the time but interesting to see that the layout is very similar to many B&M sitdowns/floorlesses that were built later. Kumba still has its charm though with the loop over the lift hill and scenic terrain. Definitely not a parking lot coaster 😆
Definitely. One of my favorites there fr. I live like an hour south of Tampa in Sarasota, so we visit quite often...
I miss Vortex. I'm very, VERY lucky I own that track segment. Another great one TPC!!!!!!
im extremely surprised that the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburgh wasnt mentioned. Built by Arrow and opened in 1978. it featured two inversions and the worlds FIRST interlocking loops. It is only one of two complete circuit coasters to feature interlocking loops, and the only coaster still in operation to have such an element. This coaster is truly iconic.
I'll definitely consider doing a more in-depth video on roller coaster inversions. This one focused on the world record.
Yeah, it was mentioned very briefly, but not singled out
@@ThemeParkCrazy Being the world's first interlocking Loop doesn't count?
The Loch Ness Monster was *my* first inverting coaster, the one that taught me that inversions are not that scary (but they are fun). When it was originally built I think it was briefly the world's tallest complete-circuit coaster, but it didn't have the inversion record.
The most inversions on a coaster I've personally ridden is 6 (a tie between BGW's notorious Drachen Fire, and Fahrenheit at Hersheypark). I suppose Vekoma Boomerangs have 6 if you double-count inversions you ride forward and backward, but this is not the done thing.
I wish I could ride the loch ness.
The absolute best coaster history channel knocks another out of the park.
I went to Alton towers last week; they have Oktoberfest on so they sell beers. I drank several in short succession and went on smiler 3 times in about 20 minutes thanks to the single rider queue, never felt sick once! Amazing fun
I was lucky enough to ride the smiler around a few weeks after it came out, very fun rollercoaster, and as for the nausea factor the only way I could combat it was having an anti sickness tablet around 30 minutes beforehand and even still by the half point I felt slightly nauseaess, fun times.
the first non-portable coaster I rode was, if I remember right, called "scream machine" at Expo 86 in Vancouver Canada. 2 loops and 2 corkscrews.
Carolina Cyclone is SUCH an underrated gem. Still super smooth so many years on. It's an incredible ride
Idea: Most influential coasters
Oh I so remember the Corkscrew at Knott's.. I grew up going to that park when it was open entry and you bought tickets for the rides. They grew and had to fence it and charge entry, but the entrance fee included all rides, something Disneyland did not do. Knotts Berry Farm was a great place for kids.
Inversions are underrated, both by GP and coaster enthusiast standards. I feel like everyone just talks about airtime and negative G-forces. And I recently went to Cedar Point and the B&M loopers barely had a line, which is odd, especially because I went on a Saturday
I just wanted to pop down here to the comments section to thank you so much for all your hard work and research. These videos are so great, and I love that I always learn something I didn’t know about rides I thought I knew everything about. Just really fantastic, and it’s truly a gift to the community. Thank you!
Love the "Where are they now" portion. Definitely a first for everything in the world.
Smiler is amazing. The fact that it’s in such a small footprint as well makes it even better. It’s so intense! The theming is done so well but the song……. Omg if the queue is long,it buries in to your brain
Yes, it did bury into my brain XD
I bought a fast pass. Totally worth it to not hear the song for hours.
This is really cool! Vortex was at my home park, Kings Island, but I was never tall enough to ride it before it was sent to the scrap yard. Also I would love to ride something with a quadruple Heartline roll. It is wonderful how roller coasters have progressed through the years and how designers found new ways to hit you with more Gs without hurting you. Love this video. Love all your videos. Edit: I loved your chopped liver joke. "They said save the Whizzer, And shockwave became chopped liver."
Aww that sucks. :(
@@bezoticallyyours83 Yup :(
I’m a born and raised Kansas Citian and I grew up going to Worlds of Fun! While I never rode it, I always heard lots of stories about the Orient Express!
I've ridden it several times, definitely a fun ride. It got really rough towards the end though.
I absolutely ADORE The Smiler. I don't feel sick or nauseous on it, but when I get off I feel like I'm floating. Each inversion is so well designed, and that second airtime hill...my god. Its a great coaster. My only complaint is how rough it can be ... I can ride it a maximum of twice a day, not because it makes me sick, but because it smashes my head against the restraints with each loop and that gives me a headache.
Exactly how I felt! It's very disorienting but never stops me going on it 😂
Its not even that rough bro
@schecter5035 you must have had some good rides! Lucky you! I've had my head smashed against the restraints on every inversion last couple of years. Still love the coaster though.
@@reputation8383 I have a pretty high pain tolerance and the occasional head bash just does not bother me really. Ever since i was little and even now i wouldnt consider something like the smiler rough. However it definitely is way rougher at times than others just depending
I miss Vortex so much. First time I rode it was 2007 and it was so rough but it was so much fun. It'll be sad to see a world without Arrow loopers as they are all so old now.
Not a tpc video without a reupload XD
I really want to travel out of the U.S. just to get a ride on some iconic coasters like the Smiler
OMG I'm riding Kumba in October and I am so stoked to make it my first 7-inversion roller coaster 🤩
You've got two 7-inversion coasters in that park, with Kumba & Montu. The community is split as to which one they like more. They're basically tied for me. Of course, Iron Gwazi is now the best ride in the park, and one of the best in the world. Have a great time!
the centrifucal railway looks kind of cute
My first was the Hi-Roller at the fair. Scared the hell outta me, didn't expect the whole track to flip along with it but I fell in love with looping coasters later. My first proper coaster I think was either the Boomerang or Revolution.
I’ve ridden Dragon Fyre and was amazed at how smoothly it still runs. And the layout (although a bit dated) is still great fun. Honestly an underrated ride at the park.
I thought it was super rough. My head just rattled the entire time. Rarely got off without a headache. I remember thinking why is it rated so intense and then rode it a few times and understood why.
Great video, but I was a little sad to see Magic Mountain’s Revolution not included, as the first modern vertical loop. But I think you were focusing on the number of inversions on one ride.
I would love to do a video covering the history of the loop.
Schwarzkopf definitely deserves to be mentioned alongside Arrow as an innovator of the modern inverting coaster, but Arrow happened to be out in front with the inversion records.
@@MattMcIrvin Exactly.
@@ThemeParkCrazy That would be fantastic!
revolution was a pretty brutal ride. it was great for the nostalgia factor, but it smacked you around in the process.
I went to enchanted land (Terra Encantada) and walked Mount Makaya. It was wonderful. Very impressive. She is still here in Brazil, in a park called Mirabilândia, they have her dismantled in their warehouse waiting for the change of terrain to reassemble it. The old park was in Rio de Janeiro, the new one that will receive it is in a state called Pernambuco in the northeast region of Brazil.
I hope mirabilandia gets the permits to set up the park
I've been on Dragon Fyre and it nice ride but extremely bumpy.
Cool fact about it Dragon Fyre is the third train is now used for The Bat
Also the corkscrews turn counter clockwise.
Did not know either of these facts! Now I think about yeah the bat has the same train!
24 times riding the smiler in one day. It was a fun day but boy did my neck hurt the day after haha
The Smiler is totally on my bucket list.
I absolutely love the smiler and I’m so happy to see it in my favorite roller coaster RUclipsrs video!!❤❤
12g's in 1895! imagine being some rich guy from the 1890s who the most g's theyve ever experienced was standing up too fast and having more g's than a modern fighter pilot!
I love history of anything coaster related and I've been a huge fan of this channel as well as many others! Here's an idea, there once was a side friction Rollercoaster that was built at a park which was on a resort of Saltair City. This side friction coaster was unique in that it could reverse at some points causing the riders to go backwards and or forward on this coaster. It has elusive information but definitely a good idea for a future video!
wooooooow never fails to disappoint! I’ve been watching you for a while, and i almost get a heart attack whenever i see that you have a new vid.
*old vid
Idea: ranking every major theme park in America (if it hasn't been done already)
I feel like you could fit more inversions but you'd have to commit to the ride being longer than the standard 2-5 minutes. 20 Inversions sure, but the ride is going to be so long it'll take like 10 minutes to fit them all without absolutely destroying passengers.
Some of these coasters had long afterlives. The Knott's Corkscrew, the original prototype that started the modern era of inverting coasters, is still operating at Silverwood. The Chicago Loop only ran for a few years in its original location; it was at the Alabama State Fairgrounds for a few years and eventually found a long-term home at Canobie Lake Park, where it ran as the Canobie Corkscrew until 2021. It was by far the jankiest coaster in the park but I was surprised to see how many fans it had when it was shut down.
I actually tried inversions first at patriot at California’s Great America so this video was special
Demon at CGA was my first!
11:06 I was in the 1984 park commercial for Darien Lake Fun Country- while filming, we had to ride the Viper continuously for two hours. Approximately 11 years later I worked on the ride as a Ride Host...
Also, its kind of a shame, by the time that Arrow figured out how to do custom loops its was too late to save the company meaning Tennessee Tornado is one of a kind...
thanks for making me learn the history of major roller coasters :)
Yeah, I think a 20 inversion coaster would be exhausting.
I love kumba so dearly, if they ever take that one down I think I’ll have a mental breakdown
The only one of these I’ve ridden is Kumba
I think the Smiler breaks the record in a much better way than Colossus. While the Smiler may have 5 corkscrews among its 14 inversions, it intersperses them well with the rest of the layout, and overall each inversion is fairly unique. Colossus just feels like Intamin designed the initial 5 inversions (loop, cobra roll, corkscrews) and then just tacked on barrel rolls until they broke the record.
Also, it's pretty impressive that the Smiler breaks the inversion record without a vertical loop.
Lol not the “where are they now” from movies based on true events at the end.
The Smiler is my favourite coaster! I love it so much!
I love every coaster’s that has inversion’s. Every since in 2017 that we went on Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain and I got a little shook enough on my brain and I decided that I want to stick with newer coasters. Same thing on Corkscrew but it was great ride back in 2018 at Cedar Point. Kumba was the best inversion ever since we went to Busch Gardens Tampa in 2019. And in 2021, it was a rough ride on Steamin Demon but it was a good ride once we went to Great Escape. I love them all!!!
13:11 Lol, Shockwave was the original Rock n' Roller Coaster
I LOVE YOU THEME PARK CRAZY ❤❤❤
Corkscrew isn't the most fun coaster to ride, but off-ride, it looks insane. I remember being absolutely awed when walking under the corkscrew portion as a kid.
For once I watched the original video, Ironically the one coaster I've ridden in this list is Viper, lol
Which Viper?
@@markvolpe2305 Oh I didn't even think of that, the one that was excluded, SFMM
BRO WHEN YOU HAD THAT WE HAD A 4 INVERTING RIDE. NEMESIS
I remember watching the Great American Scream Machine at work when I was a Ride Operator, and from whenever my family went. My sister and my dad were always much more into coasters than I was when I was small, and they rode it many times. Kind of sad that I didn't get a chance to ride it, but my sister came off it once with a pretty sore neck from getting banged around so much, so... Not too bent out of shape about it LOL
Jinma Rides patented a 16 inversion coaster in 2016.
For some intense roller coaster, it feel like your flying a fighter jet.
Viper at Darien Lake was my favorite coaster in my early teens. I remember marathoning it 14 times in a row on one trip. Oh the memories!
Love you're videos 🥰
I’m just surprised that cedar point hasn’t gone for the record again after corkscrew. We do know, however, that maverick was either what we have now or a 200’ B&M floorless, which may have taken the record. With CF working with Guerstlauer, it would surprise me one bit of we see an infinity coaster come to the point 1-upping the smiler.
I used to get the world record of the banshee confused with the smiler. The smiler is the most inverted sure but banshee is the longest inverted and its a must ride.
The smiler inverts so much, you can’t even count the inversions or most things
Carolina Cyclone was the first coaster I went on that went upside down! I was so scared to get on it but by the time the ride was over, I was hooked and have enjoyed coasters with inversions since!
Wow, some of those old coasters pulled 12G’s!!
Some newspaper articles I read from back then claimed the rides were totally safe. Really makes you think.
@@ThemeParkCrazy I wonder how many people greyed out on those rides because of the crazy g forces!
In the Defunctland vid on Coney Island, they mention how one guy lost his had in the coaster and they just let him go pick it up WHILE THE COASTER WAS STILL RUNNING.
I'm hoping to ride 2 of the coasters on this list next year, cross fingers for me🤞
I have been on colossus at Thorpe park
Darien Lake!! I love Viper!! Darien Lake is my nearest Six Flags park!
Really what to ride the smiler, it looks so cool.
This brotha did his homework because I've never heard anyone mention Libertyland in Memphis. Prob was never a reason but still. Good seeing my home park Opryland mentioned. The Wabash was my first time riding a coaster going upside down. I was tricked into riding it.
14:21 the way you say Goudurix is freaking hilarious. And btw I really don't recommend Goudurix because you get a headache after riding it. it is kinda sad tho, because it looks so cool.
well done peter. hope there's more
Roller Coaster Inversions had started to become really popular ever since 19th and 20th Centuries. And roller coaster inversions are still popular to this day. Especially B&M Roller Coasters. My first inversion roller coaster is Batman: The Ride. Since it's a inverted roller coaster that had 3 inversions. I really enjoy going on roller coasters upside down. Which is why I go on more roller coasters that go upside down, especially the ones at Hersheypark, Dorney Park, & now Great Escape. Roller Coasters with inversions are so fun to ride that it even got me more into roller coasters!
The Smiler is such an amazing roller coaster from the layout to the amazing theming as well as the absolute baller move to not only break the inversion record, but to completely destroy it. For decades, each record holder was just 1 inversion more than the last up until here where they're just like "you know what? fuck your heartline rolls, we're gonna quadruple break your record without even using any cheap tricks, just because we know we can."
This is an extremely great channel. All of the videos are fabulous.
For the amount I envy coasters across the pond, its nice to know the UK is still king of something!
You didn't mention the early, forwards and backwards, single Loop coasters.
Kumba is definitely my favourite roller coaster of all time
I’ve managed to ride 3 of these which is pretty cool. I’ve gone on Dragon Khan, Colossus & The smiler. All are great rides, but because of age Dragon Khan & Colossus are quite rough. They’re still worth the ride tho.
Honestly it is crazy to see how it evolved over time!
Thanks for taking my idea
B&M's Kumba and Dragon Khan are the still the best for inversions imo. They used novel ideas and give the most variety with sequencing and size and don't rely on boring and nauseating consecutive small elements (heartline rolls) or two lift hills and excessive corkscrews, sea serpents (basically two corkscrews). I'm more interested in when will a great coaster design come along like Kumba and Dragon Khan that features 9 or more inversions.
I remember my first corkscrew coaster I rode on, it was at Alton tower's in Staffordshire England, I think it was 1981 or 1982 and I believe it was the first looping coaster in the UK
I managed to visit Thorpe Park while on vacation a few years ago and do Colossus. I didn’t watch POVs before like I’d done in the past. I GREATLY underestimated the ride. I had no clue what I’d gotten into. Those heartline rolls feel like they go on forever 😂 it’s an awesome ride!
It is a shame that there wasn't a nine inversion coaster.
I want to say my record for going upside down on a roller coaster is probably 4. Which was Canyon Blaster at Adventuredome. The ride had two loops back to back and then it had a corkscrew and then it just wound through the mountain work of the park definitely one of my favorite rides I've been on
Now for flat rides it's Air Race at Lagoon that thing flips you so many times it's so much fun
I'm a world record holder, lol. The smiler is only 30 mins from my house
@@EFFEZE lucky you!! Pretty soon I'm hoping to get on cannibal which is ranked up pretty high with the scariest roller coasters in the world from what I've heard
A lot of the coasters with tons of inversions are kind of one note. I like Medusa at Discovery Kingdom of all places, it has 7 but there's good variety and pacing. The main flat loop is huge. But usually if there's a ton of inversions a lot of them are kind of pointless.
It’s mad to think my first big coaster was collusus and it was the record holder at the time 😅 smiler is just as insane tho managed to do 3 times back to back and was immense ! Great to see some uk coasters on here we often get forgot about!
for those of you who don't know what a block section is a block section is a piece of track that only one train by occupy at a time
Great job.!'
I remember early 2022 I was so scared of rides but then I decided to go to my local funfair, they have a KMG Freak Out and I looked at it and thought, nah... I went back later in the week though and rode it and it must of done something to me, few days later I was wanting to go to Alton Towers SOOOOOO BAD because im now obsessed with roller coasters and funfair rides. Luckily I got the chance and the first ever inverting coaster i ever did was Nemesis then I jumped in the deep end with the FRICKIN SMILER. Crazy, and i did Oblivion. So if you ever see a swingy-ride with freak out written on it, DO IT!!
The Orient Express was so rough but so fun.
This was an interesting video, great job! I ride viper at least once a week and it makes me sad to see low ridership and people coming off complaining about the roughness.
Fun Fact: the twin of Colossus is in Italy (Rome) at Cinecittà World named "Altair"
Nice to see Old Chicago get a mention. It was my home park for a while. You should do an episode about it.
I honestly don’t really see the inversion record being broken. I see them more marketing “most inversions in (insert area here)” in the USA. You know, like, most inversions on the east coast, or something like that. Breaking the Smiler’s record would be insane on the human body.
my dad rode smiler after my sister dragged him on (this hapened around a month before the accident but thats unrelated) and i was talking about it the other day and he went 'yeah it went upsidown like four times?' and i said 'no dad... sixteen.' and he said 'oh well it didnt feelike it!'