I've gotten a few comments regarding my use of stock footage. Some viewers liked it, while others said it took them out of the video and was distracting. I do not want my videos to turn off viewers, and my number one goal is listening to the fans. I meant for the stock footage to serve as an illustration to the emotional reactions of park guests to the rides' closures as well as comic relief. While I will not be reuploading again, I will aim on using a more moderate amount of stock footage In future videos. This was experimental and an attempt to try new techniques. I'm always happy to hear from my viewers when it comes to constructive criticism.
Eh, not a fan of the stock footage. I feel that it didn't really add anything, and some of the clips were poorly keyed as well. The content, overall, was great, so well done on that front!
As a Virginian, losing Big Bad Wolf and Volcano hurts. I did get to enjoy them both multiple times. I have to give Verbolten it's props, though. I rode it bitterly, but when we hit the drop track and dropped to Big's old river drop, my face broke into a smile. It's a worthy successor. King's Dominion better have something good up their sleeves to replace Volcano. It's has to be a launch coaster; something that has what Volcano was mixed with what HyperSonic could have been. While they're at it, they need to give a cosmetic update to Flight of Fear and bring Anaconda back to it's former glory. I love my park, but man it could be a superstar with the right changes.
Big Bad Wolf was so many children’s ride of passage to adult coasters, including my own daughter. We will always miss it. Verboten is okay, but it doesn’t not live up to Big Bad Wolf. Volcano was always worth the 2 and 1/2 hour drive and 2 hour wait. It was one of the best!
I cried when it closed and I never rode it I went to universal once when I was a kid and got up the courage to get in line for it with my family when I got to the station I was an inch to short and never got to ride it
You ain't kidding. I keep reading about how fantabulous Hagrid's is from people who, seemingly, have no idea what had to be sacrificed in order for Hagrid's to be built. Hagrid is a fine coaster with great theming, but it doesn't hold a candle to DD. Hagrid is just a ground-hugging coaster with a crapton of brake runs whereas DD was a "true" rollercoaster made all the more thrilling with its dueling aspect, which was discontinued for a really ridiculous and irrelevant reason. For those Potterheads cursing me with their plastic wands, I've ridden both, even back when DD still had its dueling theme and Hagrid's is a VERY pale replacement. Even the queue for DD was magical, and this was back when Universal didn't have a clue as to how to do queue theming. When the queue was converted to Dragon Challenge, it lost a big part of what made DD such a great ride, but at least the ride itself remained largely intact (minus the dueling aspect). To clarify, I don't hate Hagrid's. I just hate that DD had to be eliminated in order to make room for Hagrid's.
@@fredleggett923 Hagrid's rollercoaster is a marvel of tech that can work well with many cars running at the same time, 7 launches allowing up to 12 cars to be safely running on the same track is insane, terrain hugging imo is much better than just having track in the air. A lot of the fun from coasters for me is the full experience, theming, immersion, intense and gentle inversions and other track pieces. As much as I do enjoy a bit of duelling from DD, the rest of it just seemed like any other coaster, and seemingly not special in any sense, it was just a good, duelling coaster. Take away the duelling, and again, its just another hanging coaster, that honestly, would have a run for its money against others like it, Nemesis from Alton Towers for example. Although Hagrid's is a mismatch of many different techniques, its how it does them, and how well it does them that creates its large amount of positive reviews. Its an enjoyable ride, highly themed and overall a great experience for families. How you can say Hagrid's isn't a "True" coaster is beyond me, seeing how, a hanging duelling coaster has any more equity as a "True" coaster than a launch coaster has? Really, a "true" coaster would be like an arrow dynamics with like 1 loop in it. Just seems a bit weird and I dont really understand why you couldn't call anything that rides on a track, a "true" roller coaster tbh. And although the Duelling loop does look cool af, it is still an issue that loose items can inflict damage on someone, minor or life changing. I dont think DD was taken down to make way for Hagrid's, i think it was taken down and they put in a really good coaster (despite its first couple of months) in place after it was taken down. So maybe you gotta get that sour taste out your mouth, its not a glass half empty type of deal, give the park the benefit of the doubt at least. They could of just closed the ride, or better yet, replaced it with a terrible ride.
Dueling Dragons was one of my favourite roller coasters, I was lucky enough to ride it when they had the dueling feature, it was so good! Broke my heart when they disabled the dueling feature and broke my heart when they tore it down 😣😣
The Big Bad Wolf was one of my all-time favorites. It was one of my first roller coasters that I rode where I was seated under the track. The thrill of riding through the village and across the lake was amazing. It will be missed.
The Big Bad Wolf was one of my first roller coasters as a child. I can't remember if I rode the Loch Ness first or if it was the Big Bad Wolf. It was always a must ride whenever I went to Busch Gardens. I wish I could have taken my children to ride it. We have since moved a good distance away from Virginia. I hope to go back for a vacation now that the kids are older so that they can experience all the coasters that Busch Gardens has now. The Verbolten is a fun ride and I am glad they did try to pay respects to the Big Bad Wolf with the theming and the drop near the river.
Big Bad Wolf should of gotten a historic plaque after it was removed. All the Williasmburg locals and those far/between cherish its place in our childhood. Still, Verboten is fantastic and good replacement.
Dueling Dragons was the BEST ride. I went to Universal a few times growing up and remember riding the coaster over and over, running (probably sideways from the dizziness) as soon as I got off to get in line again. I was so upset when I heard it was closing. No coaster compares to the weightless feel, thrill of the near-miss collisions, and gorgeous view on top of the coaster before the big, initial plummet.
there's a ton of coasters that compare to it, all over the world. it literally did nothing different then hundreds of other steel coasters other then the dueling element.. once that was removed it wasn't more special then the incredible hulk or any other inverted coaster. nostalgic memory at best, but maybe go check out some other inverted coasters
I went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for my honeymoon last September. The dueling dragons coaster was already gone, and Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure wasn't finished yet. I missed two great coasters due to bad timing. T_T
You're not missing anything on Hagrid's. It's a piece of junk that keeps breaking down. I took a 3-day trip to Universal and it always had problems to the point where I never got to ride it. Waiting times of 4-6 hours are normal even if you go at rope drop. I won't miss it if they tear it down.
It was in Bring it On? I've seen that movie but don't remember DD being in it. I know HULK was in The House on Haunted Hill but can't seem to remember DD being in anything.
@@johngriswold4303 I will never go to Universal Studios again either, also because it has just become a greedy corporate juggernaut by now. But I will still go to Florida just for Busch Gardens.
@@johngriswold4303 So just because they took a ride, you'll never go to 3 of the world's favorite parks in the world. I'm pissed they took it out as well but I still go. Sounds like yall are to uptight.
Former Colossus ride-op here...While I definitely miss the original Colossus, she definitely wasn't her former self in later years. Adding extra trim brakes, etc. over time really gutted her of her original glory. So while it was sad to see her go, Twisted Colossus is a huge improvement. Sad they couldn't have just restored her to her former awesomeness though.
SFMM is my home park since the 70's. My favorite memory was riding Colossus with the smaller Psyclone trains, after Psyclone was demolished! I still miss Shockwave also!
The last few times I rode Colossus it seemed to me that the Red side seemed to have been used less often. I had only ridden the Red side a few times, and it seemed to me they always just ran the Black side. Any reason for this? Secondly, I think the failure of Twisted Colossus is not ensuring that the ride Duels. That is the whole point of a Dueling rollercoaster. I wish RMC would have kept Colossus as a 2 tracked 2 station coaster and ensured that the ride ALWAYS dueled. I have heard many folks complain that TC doesn't duel as often and it can be a disappointment.
The absolute worst thing 6FMM did was to put the trim brakes over the double-down that was probably the best part of the ride. That also lost the air time on the return leg hills. It was supposedly done to allow them to run 3 trains on the popular ride by having another block. But popularity immediately fell off and they seldom even ran both sides, let alone made any attempt to race. IMHO twisted Colossus is a huge improvement and better than the original. BTW the best west coast goodies are Gold Striker and the Santa Cruz Giant Dipper. Knott's Ghost Rider and Twisted Collosus are a pick-em for third place.
Same, I was always too young and then the two years I go in a row (last year and 2017 me being 13 and 14) it was closed. I've always wanted to ride it.
We Went to that Blacppol pleasure Beach Park every single year, that Wild Mouse wild was one heck of a ride, it may have gotten rougher over the years but that compact layout with those sharp corners and with those steep drops into air times and stuff really made up for it. That ride was a bad boy ride hands down and it'll be missed deerly!
One of my biggest regrets was never riding the Hypersonic XLC, but it was always closed when I visited. I haven't been to the park in years, and now my newest regret is not riding Volcano one more time. I loved that roller coaster. I was extremely upset when I heard the announcement. A lot of my friends were too.
These zipper pouches don’t even stay closed half the time. I put my phone and wallet in one and made sure I zipped it and remember that the operators made sure you weren’t holding anything and that the zippers were closed. Anyways, by the time the ride was over the zipper was undone and I can’t believe my phone and wallet didn’t fall out! I was so mad but thankful I didn’t lose my stuff
Literally they could've just made it mandatory to leave all of your belongings with someone you know on the ground so that it reduce the danger of unidentified flying objects hitting you in the face mid-inversion. I wish I could've ridden this coaster in my lifetime, alas, I was too young, too poor, and too far away to even be able to have a chance at riding this cool looking coaster.
I went to Universal for a band competition (in 2017) and I remember having such a blast on Dragon’s Challenge, I rode in front on both tracks. They must’ve closed the ride a few months after we went there. This is devastating honestly cause I had such a fun time on the ride, now I’ll never experience that same thrill ever again🥺. RIP Dragon’s Challenge, thanks for some pretty great memories....😢
It had such a short life for a modern coaster. Those 2 launchers unfortunately made the electrical costs to much for them 2 maintain and operate. Was my dad's favorite ride, and go figure they started to tear it down 1 week after my dad had passed away😥. My fav was the Dominator, rode the same train on it for 2 1/2 hours strait. So fun yet relaxing. We use to go 3-4 days a week. Was also funny driving right by Boring Busch Gardens to go to KD after we moved.
The Dueling Dragons was legendary and as much of a fan favorite as this guy says. My family would always ride it whenever we went to Universal on vacation. The last time I got on it was in 2007. It was such a great ride and gave us good memories. It's a shame it closed down.
I never got to ride Dueling Dragons, but I rode Hagrid's four days after it opened, and I really hope that the removal of Dueling Dragons doesn't prevent people from seeig how amazing of a ride Hagrid's is. While it's not as thrilling as it sounds like Dueling Dragons was, the ride feels absolutely incredible (and, as was said in the video, the theming is also amazing). Even though I'm very much a thrillseeker/adrenaline junkie, I literally cried after riding Hagrid's because of how amazing it felt. So I just hope everyone gives it a fair shot to get an unbiased opinion 💕
As somebody who’s ridden both, I was heartbroken when I first discovered the dueling dragons had been torn down. Then, I decided to give hagrids a chance because I’d heard such great things about it. After riding that one too, I can confidently say that hagrids is the ONLY coaster that could ever follow up the dragons. Hagrids is my favorite ride in the park alongside Velocicoaster.
They have a lot of area available now that Rip Roarin' Rapids is officially closed (I will miss that one). Maybe we'll see a Thunder Road revival on that side of the park.
Alyssa Miller , it is a great addition to the park but not my favorite . I rode it once , without someone sitting next to me , and was thrown around so much I thought I was gonna fly out ! I'm just gonna stick to Intimidator from now on 😂
I got to ride The Big Bad Wolf in the early 90's, right around when Drachen Fire opened (I got to ride that before they nerfed it and I loved it.) The Big Bad Wolf is still one of my favorite coasters. I'll never forget flying through the town, over the water, through the woods, narrowly missing buildings and trees. I've ridden faster, I've ridden taller, but there was just something special about that ride. I'm so glad to have that memory. Loved The Loch Ness Monster too, but, The Big Bad Wolf, man what a ride!!!!! Then, at night!!! Unbeatable!!
Megan Peters verbolten does a great job in memorializing the big bad wolf, especially with the second drop. BBW’s second drop is iconic and legendary among coaster fans.
I never actually got to go on the dueling dragons I'm from England and have only been to America once in 2009 but unfortunately I wasn't tall enough to go on the dueling dragons and the other rollercoasters and I wish I could've gone on the dueling dragons
Volcano was my first REAL steel coaster and it hurt my heart when I went to KD the last time only to see the mountain was basically gone. I nearly cried on Avalanche because there was not much more than rubble left of the coaster. Volcano will forever be missed 🥺
Dueling Dragons was our favorite since our visit in 2009. The interior theming along with choosing "Fire" or "Ice" made it the most memorable enjoyable theme park visit of our lives. Went back wearing our DD shirts when it was turned into Dragon Challenge. Ride staff were recalling their own memories of the good ol' days and asked about ours :). I purchased two DD mugs back in 2009 with a 3D dragon face half red/ half blue and are displayed in my living room.
Gwazi was my first coaster, I’m now a huge fanatic. I loved it. Me and my family used to call it the “bone shaker” and whenever we went on holiday to the US, we would always go on it. The year we went and it was closed was tragic
When he says Last Rides given, each time I hear Last Rites and smile, imagining a Priest there brought in especially to ease the ride into Roller Coaster Heaven. Thanks brain.
"Go and bring joy to the afterlife, my mechanical child. And pass on knowing you have brought joy to many riders in your life." Sorry, I cant help ramble off a monologue at that line.
Chiller should definitely be on this list over many of the coasters that made it. Between capacity, breakdowns, and popularity, it almost always had a huge line, but the experience was excellent and unique particularly after they switched to lap bars.
Dueling dragons was my favorite ride at Universal and I am so devastated to learn about why they disabled the dueling feature. And volcano was incredible! Hersheypark is the closest park to me, and I was comparing it to storm runner at the very beginning until it just took off. These two are so sorely missed.
Thunder road was my first roller coaster, I was one of the last to ride it. When I got off I just stood there and looked at it in all it’s beauty one more time. When I heard they were finally taking it down I cried.
I got to ride Thunder Road back in the Summer of 1999. I've noticed that Top Gun coaster 🎢 is no longer there NEITHER. Too bad. IF ONLY they had KNOWN about the long awaited sequel, Top Gun: Maverick
Volcano: The Blast Coaster was truly a ride that will be SORELY missed! Loved the launch and oh did you feel the push that sent you through the cone of the volcano! Quite a feat when you think about it! Gone but never forgotten!
They could have gone to s&s though cause they had the blueprints for every arrow suspended coaster and if they do choose (which I hope they do) s&s could revive the model
This was the first time I have heard about Dueling Dragons closing. I grew up 10 minutes away from IoA and for a while I had season passes. When the park first opened I rode the ride, and Hulk, dozens of times. It was always a good time. You mentioned how being in the front row was great for when the competing cars went head on, but also being in the last row was awesome because being in the last row was where you were literally whipped around those turns. I'm gonna miss Dueling Dragons. It was a great ride.
My daughter and I were among the last riders on Firehawk on closing day last year. It was perhaps her favorite roller coaster because of the flying effect. She’s even said she would rather have Firehawk back than the upcoming giga. 😱. I think she will change her mind next spring. I had credits on a few of the other rides mentioned here and watching this video brought back memories of park years gone by. Thank you for posting it!! 👍
I miss Firehawk too!! Orion is one of my all time favorites tho. Wish we could have both or that they at least add a flying coaster next! Did you guys end up liking Orion?
I felt that Colossus mention hard, especially when I remember riding it at the age of 7. Luckily, I did buy that wheel from the train during Coaster Con. And it’s a dueling RMC now.
the big bad wolf was my first coaster, I'll miss it dearly :') funnily enough I was scared to ride the other coasters, but would go on bbw all the time
Yeah, it's just something I tried out to spice up the zooming-in images and emphasize the emotional aspect of these closed attractions. It was also meant to serve as comic relief. Whenever I study relative audience interest, there are sometines drop-offs during still images. It is experimental and I'm going to see how it is received. Thank you for the constructive criticism; I aim to learn more about my audience, and comments like this help a lot.
,said the Bright Yellow Train to the Whimsical Advertising Logo. Ngi? That looks familiar....oh yeah...Rick! I love Lucy. Hello Rick, this IS a great vid as Andrew Agront says.
I rode Volcano in 2017. The line was long because it kept getting closed over mechanical issues but whooey that ride was awesome!! First coaster I went on by myself and first one that went more than 60mph. Now I'm a coaster maniac. Miss you, Blast Coaster ❤️
When I went to Carowinds from 2014-2016, I *loved* thunder road. It was my favorite coaster at the park. (Yes, I thought it was better than intimidator) I marathoned Thunder road every time I went. Every time I watch POVs of thunder road, I tear up. I really miss thunder road and how fun it was. I will always love you thunder road!
Great video, i rode several of these like BBW, Volcano, Dueling Dragons, Disaster Transport, Firehawk, but the one I miss is Colossus. When I first started getting into coasters, this was my favorite. Thank you for not putting Son of Beast on here, that ride SUCKED
Dragon challenge was my first rollercoaster ever :’) I was terrified to ride and was bullied to go on but after getting off I wanted to ride again and again! It started my love of coasters, sad its gone :(
Great video. Just came across it. In 1992, I was one of the operators for Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. Word of it closing was disheartening as it was one of my favorite positions that year in the theme park. I could tell you some stories about that ride and its neighboring coaster Drachen Fire (not mentioned in video) either of which no longer stand in the park. If you have any videos relating to most costly due to injury, Drachen Fire would be near the top of the list.
Right? The Vortex at California's Great America was awesome, I remember being really sad when I learned it was closing. It wasn't torn down luckily, just repainted and turned into a floorless coaster called Patriot
I rode Gwazi in its final year. Yup....it was painful and brutal. The defunct coasters I miss the most is the Mountain Flyer that ran at Mountain Park in Massachusetts. One of the most beautifully hell bent for leather wooden coaster one could enjoy. The hairpin turnaround was great!
Man I remember thunderroad!!! It used to be awesome!!! Funny story, when I was a young teen, my brother and I rode on this. However my brother is 6+ feet. In the loading dock there are several support beams. My parents told him to put his hands down but it was too late and he smacked his hands going 20 mph into the que. Another time we actually got stuck on the duel hill. One car would sometimes go forward and the other backwards. So we were stuck backwards on the hill as the other car sped past. But somehow once fixed he still managed to beat them down the top hill and drop. The BEST part of the ride. I will forever miss this coaster. It was an amazing wooden coaster.
I take pride in the fact that I was on the last ever ride for Disaster Transport in Cedar Point. I went on the last day it was open for a school trip and while on the ride, it broke down and we got stuck. Seeing as it was scheduled for demolition the next day, the operators didn't bother trying to fix the issue. We finished the ride and they closed it immediately after.
I got stuck on Twisted Colosus back in December 2017 due to electrical issues Also I only got to ride Disaster Transport once back in 2011 but I really miss it :(
While I do miss the original Colossus, I'm more than happy with how Twisted Colossus turned out (probably my favorite coaster as of now) so it's not a huge loss for me. Still it would be nice to keep some traditional woodies like Ghost Rider at least for diversity's sake, they don't all have to be RMCs.
I can actually say that I have been on Coaster # 2 & 1 and were sorry to hear that they both closed! I remember thinking Volcano was intense as well as Dueling Dragons. As I am older now I cant really do those rides anymore but am glad that I have. Thanks for the nostalgia and great job on this video!
@@markwilliams2620 same, I wish I could've enjoyed the early 2000's of Muse's concerts, I especially would've wanted to see the 2004 Rock Am Ring concert. Unfortunately, I was only 2 years old (this concert was 2 days shy of my 3rd birthday) and I am also a low income hispanic American, instead of a rich German or generally European adult.
I was so disappointed when I went to kings dominion one summer to find volcano the blast missing. I loved that ride so much and was a big reason as to why I loved going to that park when traveling on vacation. Gwazi is definitely a missed ride for me, it was depressing to see it rot away in the background never to run again. That being said I have high hopes for the new rmc coaster to take its place, it will be my first hybrid coaster experience when it opens I can't wait for it to open. Big Bad Wolf was an awesome ride. I haven't been there since its successor took its place it likely is a good ride but there was something to the suspended swinging coaster that was so much fun that the new ride might not be able replicate. Disaster Transport, I dunno what to say about it. I definitely had no idea what it was when I saw the building, it was an attention grabber as much as it was an eyesore and went to go see what it was. Got on the ride and was able to notice the bobsled cars to figure out it was a bobsled coaster. I love bobsleds, they are pretty fun but had only ever rode one other bobsled at kings dominion once before. Though when I rode it, it was so dark I couldn't see any of the props and decor so I was still a bit confused as to what was going on during the ride, I imagine it was a lot better when it was more recently converted.
My father, an ACE member since before I was born, cried when Colossus was shut down, bitched for a year. Then he road Twisted Colossus and said "if I'd known how good that would be, I'd breathed so much easier." His favorite coaster *ever*. He loves it.
I rode Eagle Fortress as a kid, lived in Seoul for 10 years and this was my absolute favorite coaster for a long time. Not only did it have good drops and lovely forest environment, but it also felt like it would never end in the best way
R.I.P these amazing coasters... 😞 They are gone forever but they won’t be forgotten. On the positive note, keep up the good work Peter! 😎👍 What’s your guys most missed coaster. Mines is Ragin Cajun.
I’m obviously new,and this is my first view of your video and enjoy the use of stock footage as comic relief. the vast majority of people live to senselessly complain,but if you received more complaints than compliments,do what you feel to appease them and remember, they will complain about something else. thank you for your excellent content and hard work
I rode Colossus on its last day. I agree on the sentimentality, while also agreeing that Twisted Colossus is absolutely a proper replacement. One of the best parts is that you essentially get to ride it twice, building the dueling feature into the circuit. This also means the dueling feature will never be "turned off", as happens with so many classic dueling layouts.
I was lucky enough to get to ride both tracks of the dueling dragons . I was sad to see it go and it wasn’t even around that long . I can’t wait to try Hagrids Motorbike ride !
Had the pleasure of enjoying Duelling Dragons (the loop made you flinch so hard) and Gwazi (back breaking end times) back in 07. Sad to see them gone...
I love that Magic Mountain had a moose hold the sign for Colossus closing in reference to the Lampoon's Vacation. Was a great ride to ride backwards during Halloween. One time my dad and I rode it first thing when the park opened and WOW it was incredibly slow with just the two of us on it. Literally at one point it was going about 2-3 mph around one of the turns. Pretty amazing how much of a difference the weight of riders makes.
One of my favorite coaster memories is being at the top of the hill on Gwazi and admiring the golden light of sunset as my older sister rode next to me :(
Great video and incredibly detailed in terms of history even down to the replacement rides. I was surprised to not see the Corkscrew from Alton Towers in the list though.
I've gotten a few comments regarding my use of stock footage. Some viewers liked it, while others said it took them out of the video and was distracting. I do not want my videos to turn off viewers, and my number one goal is listening to the fans. I meant for the stock footage to serve as an illustration to the emotional reactions of park guests to the rides' closures as well as comic relief. While I will not be reuploading again, I will aim on using a more moderate amount of stock footage In future videos. This was experimental and an attempt to try new techniques. I'm always happy to hear from my viewers when it comes to constructive criticism.
Volcano was awesome
and you still kept duling coaster
Good that you're listening to the comments. I'd drop the little stock footage all together, very distracting
I wasn't distracted at all. And I loved the footage of one of my favorite coasters, Verbolten!
Eh, not a fan of the stock footage. I feel that it didn't really add anything, and some of the clips were poorly keyed as well.
The content, overall, was great, so well done on that front!
3:47 Yo it looked like that guys head got cut off for a second in that clip! Scared me to death!
Denzil okay good i’m not the only one that got scared
Same
Yeah theyve got intense headchopper elements in Asia
Yeah i was looking for this comment.
He would be bleeding everywhere if that actually happened
As a Virginian, losing Big Bad Wolf and Volcano hurts. I did get to enjoy them both multiple times. I have to give Verbolten it's props, though. I rode it bitterly, but when we hit the drop track and dropped to Big's old river drop, my face broke into a smile. It's a worthy successor.
King's Dominion better have something good up their sleeves to replace Volcano. It's has to be a launch coaster; something that has what Volcano was mixed with what HyperSonic could have been. While they're at it, they need to give a cosmetic update to Flight of Fear and bring Anaconda back to it's former glory. I love my park, but man it could be a superstar with the right changes.
finally a comment that does not include or talk about dueling dragons
Yeah my brother was born the year big bad wolf shut down in he is permentaly salty.
Big Bad Wolf was so many children’s ride of passage to adult coasters, including my own daughter. We will always miss it. Verboten is okay, but it doesn’t not live up to Big Bad Wolf. Volcano was always worth the 2 and 1/2 hour drive and 2 hour wait. It was one of the best!
Damn, I looked forward to riding big bad wolf.
Yea big bad wolf was a fun coaster 😢
I am going to be salty about dueling dragons for the rest of my life
Koji SAMEEE!!! I'm glad I was able to ride on it once
Yup, same here.
I never got to ride it. I was too scared of them when I first went to Universal. At least Hagrids is fun
I cried when it closed and I never rode it I went to universal once when I was a kid and got up the courage to get in line for it with my family when I got to the station I was an inch to short and never got to ride it
Ditto about Big Bad Wolf.
The removal of dueling dragons is the biggest failure in the theme park industry.
You ain't kidding. I keep reading about how fantabulous Hagrid's is from people who, seemingly, have no idea what had to be sacrificed in order for Hagrid's to be built. Hagrid is a fine coaster with great theming, but it doesn't hold a candle to DD. Hagrid is just a ground-hugging coaster with a crapton of brake runs whereas DD was a "true" rollercoaster made all the more thrilling with its dueling aspect, which was discontinued for a really ridiculous and irrelevant reason.
For those Potterheads cursing me with their plastic wands, I've ridden both, even back when DD still had its dueling theme and Hagrid's is a VERY pale replacement. Even the queue for DD was magical, and this was back when Universal didn't have a clue as to how to do queue theming. When the queue was converted to Dragon Challenge, it lost a big part of what made DD such a great ride, but at least the ride itself remained largely intact (minus the dueling aspect).
To clarify, I don't hate Hagrid's. I just hate that DD had to be eliminated in order to make room for Hagrid's.
@@fredleggett923 Hagrid's rollercoaster is a marvel of tech that can work well with many cars running at the same time, 7 launches allowing up to 12 cars to be safely running on the same track is insane, terrain hugging imo is much better than just having track in the air.
A lot of the fun from coasters for me is the full experience, theming, immersion, intense and gentle inversions and other track pieces.
As much as I do enjoy a bit of duelling from DD, the rest of it just seemed like any other coaster, and seemingly not special in any sense, it was just a good, duelling coaster. Take away the duelling, and again, its just another hanging coaster, that honestly, would have a run for its money against others like it, Nemesis from Alton Towers for example.
Although Hagrid's is a mismatch of many different techniques, its how it does them, and how well it does them that creates its large amount of positive reviews. Its an enjoyable ride, highly themed and overall a great experience for families.
How you can say Hagrid's isn't a "True" coaster is beyond me, seeing how, a hanging duelling coaster has any more equity as a "True" coaster than a launch coaster has? Really, a "true" coaster would be like an arrow dynamics with like 1 loop in it. Just seems a bit weird and I dont really understand why you couldn't call anything that rides on a track, a "true" roller coaster tbh.
And although the Duelling loop does look cool af, it is still an issue that loose items can inflict damage on someone, minor or life changing.
I dont think DD was taken down to make way for Hagrid's, i think it was taken down and they put in a really good coaster (despite its first couple of months) in place after it was taken down. So maybe you gotta get that sour taste out your mouth, its not a glass half empty type of deal, give the park the benefit of the doubt at least. They could of just closed the ride, or better yet, replaced it with a terrible ride.
@@fredleggett923 hagrid is not a fine coaster at all. it’s a gay and stupid coaster.
@@wtfsus538 nah, Hagrid is better. Homophobe.
@@wtfsus538 using gay as an insult? Pathetic lmao
Dueling Dragons was one of my favourite roller coasters, I was lucky enough to ride it when they had the dueling feature, it was so good! Broke my heart when they disabled the dueling feature and broke my heart when they tore it down 😣😣
I was there in 2016. Was a lot of fun and the best coaster in the park, at least with reasonable wait times xD
@@BronxBomber-mf9hl I've been there 4 times, I rode it when it used to duel and I was there when it was shut. Are you okay?
I never rode it but hagrid motorbike adventure looks Good
Revived on Openrct2
Same!
The Big Bad Wolf was one of my all-time favorites. It was one of my first roller coasters that I rode where I was seated under the track. The thrill of riding through the village and across the lake was amazing. It will be missed.
Big Bad Wolf looked awesome! I’ve never been to Busch Gardens Williamsburg, but I hope to eventually visit.
I had heard about it and I was looking forward to riding but I never got to. :(
That 2nd drop and subsequent twisty section was fantastic. Even as coasters hit 200 and 300 feet, that drop always felt intense and impressive.
The Big Bad Wolf was one of my first roller coasters as a child. I can't remember if I rode the Loch Ness first or if it was the Big Bad Wolf. It was always a must ride whenever I went to Busch Gardens. I wish I could have taken my children to ride it. We have since moved a good distance away from Virginia. I hope to go back for a vacation now that the kids are older so that they can experience all the coasters that Busch Gardens has now. The Verbolten is a fun ride and I am glad they did try to pay respects to the Big Bad Wolf with the theming and the drop near the river.
I recently went to Busch gardens and I love the escape from Pompeii♥️
1970s-90s rides: *Opened*
Parks in 2010s: I don't think so
American Eagle: you forgot me
Demon: Shall we talk?
Apollo’s Chariot: Are you sure about that?
Loch Ness Monster: Hold my beer
When I read my first thought was obbsession song by Exo
Little dipper: bruh
Riding the Big Bad Wolf in the pitch dark was some of the best memories of my childhood. But Verbolten is a good successor!
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Coolmj5 Rachel is my name 😑
Big Bad Wolf should of gotten a historic plaque after it was removed. All the Williasmburg locals and those far/between cherish its place in our childhood. Still, Verboten is fantastic and good replacement.
I will forever miss Big Bad Wolf!! That hill over the water was always something I looked forward to when I visited there.
I went on the volcano at Kings Dominion. It was absolutely amazing at night. But definitely a lot of complications.
Dueling Dragons was the BEST ride. I went to Universal a few times growing up and remember riding the coaster over and over, running (probably sideways from the dizziness) as soon as I got off to get in line again. I was so upset when I heard it was closing. No coaster compares to the weightless feel, thrill of the near-miss collisions, and gorgeous view on top of the coaster before the big, initial plummet.
Yep.😌She was great.🥺I miss her terribly.🥺😢
there's a ton of coasters that compare to it, all over the world. it literally did nothing different then hundreds of other steel coasters other then the dueling element.. once that was removed it wasn't more special then the incredible hulk or any other inverted coaster. nostalgic memory at best, but maybe go check out some other inverted coasters
I went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for my honeymoon last September. The dueling dragons coaster was already gone, and Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure wasn't finished yet. I missed two great coasters due to bad timing. T_T
You're not missing anything on Hagrid's. It's a piece of junk that keeps breaking down. I took a 3-day trip to Universal and it always had problems to the point where I never got to ride it. Waiting times of 4-6 hours are normal even if you go at rope drop. I won't miss it if they tear it down.
@@largol33t1 If you didn't ride it then you can't tell anyone they're not missing anything... You don't know for sure. =/
Black Swan same for wife and I but we went literally a month after they closed it. It was just sitting there.....
Wow! Super bad luck! I think you would’ve liked Dueling Dragons.
And since dueling was two coasters that were completely different, you missed three. 😒
I always dreamed of riding Dueling dragons because I saw it on the movie “bring it on”, it’s so sad that I never rode it. :(
It was in Bring it On? I've seen that movie but don't remember DD being in it. I know HULK was in The House on Haunted Hill but can't seem to remember DD being in anything.
It was a okay coaster lost the dueling part later on in its life. I honestly prefer montu at busch gardens
I am lucky enough to have gotten to ride it twice for each track. I wish they hadn’t closed it but I am so excited to get to try Hagrid’s!
I wish I could ride it
Which bring it on? The original and the best its not in there
Duelling dragons was easily the best 2 inverts I’ve been on. Universal made such a bad decision:(.
@@johngriswold4303 I will never go to Universal Studios again either, also because it has just become a greedy corporate juggernaut by now. But I will still go to Florida just for Busch Gardens.
@@johngriswold4303 So just because they took a ride, you'll never go to 3 of the world's favorite parks in the world. I'm pissed they took it out as well but I still go. Sounds like yall are to uptight.
And just because of that you’ll stop going to the park? Over reacting
Volcano the Blast Coaster was terrifyingly exciting! Glad I got to ride it.
Former Colossus ride-op here...While I definitely miss the original Colossus, she definitely wasn't her former self in later years. Adding extra trim brakes, etc. over time really gutted her of her original glory. So while it was sad to see her go, Twisted Colossus is a huge improvement. Sad they couldn't have just restored her to her former awesomeness though.
SFMM is my home park since the 70's. My favorite memory was riding Colossus with the smaller Psyclone trains, after Psyclone was demolished! I still miss Shockwave also!
Maybe Magic Mountain will let them try that with Viper at some point in the near future.
The last few times I rode Colossus it seemed to me that the Red side seemed to have been used less often. I had only ridden the Red side a few times, and it seemed to me they always just ran the Black side. Any reason for this?
Secondly, I think the failure of Twisted Colossus is not ensuring that the ride Duels. That is the whole point of a Dueling rollercoaster. I wish RMC would have kept Colossus as a 2 tracked 2 station coaster and ensured that the ride ALWAYS dueled. I have heard many folks complain that TC doesn't duel as often and it can be a disappointment.
The absolute worst thing 6FMM did was to put the trim brakes over the double-down that was probably the best part of the ride. That also lost the air time on the return leg hills.
It was supposedly done to allow them to run 3 trains on the popular ride by having another block. But popularity immediately fell off and they seldom even ran both sides, let alone made any attempt to race.
IMHO twisted Colossus is a huge improvement and better than the original.
BTW the best west coast goodies are Gold Striker and the Santa Cruz Giant Dipper. Knott's Ghost Rider and Twisted Collosus are a pick-em for third place.
@@gordontaylor2815 Yeah, I hate Viper
Somehow I completely missed the announcement of Volcano closing. So when it appeared on the #1 spot, I literally screamed. 💔
really? almost all youtube coaster channels talked about it
Reid Allen I live in Virginia Beach and when I heard it was closing I got to ride it one last time, I also got to ride big bad wolf before it closed
I am still upset about Volcano
I’m glad I got to ride it when it was around. It’s my favorite roller coaster of all time.
When I was lucky enough to go to Kings Dominion, she was already closed! Damnit!🤬
Honestly, not getting to ride Volcano the Blast Coaster is one of my biggest regrets... :(
I rode it first year or so it was out . Back in 2002. Def was a long wait back then, and was well worth it.
I got to ride it
id have loved to ride it as well, but being a brazillian didnt give me many opportunities to do so :(
Same, I was always too young and then the two years I go in a row (last year and 2017 me being 13 and 14) it was closed. I've always wanted to ride it.
That is super sad... It was a great ride
We Went to that Blacppol pleasure Beach Park every single year, that Wild Mouse wild was one heck of a ride, it may have gotten rougher over the years but that compact layout with those sharp corners and with those steep drops into air times and stuff really made up for it. That ride was a bad boy ride hands down and it'll be missed deerly!
One of my biggest regrets was never riding the Hypersonic XLC, but it was always closed when I visited. I haven't been to the park in years, and now my newest regret is not riding Volcano one more time. I loved that roller coaster. I was extremely upset when I heard the announcement. A lot of my friends were too.
9:37 it was also used in the opening credits for the 90s sitcom Step by Step
Cedar Point: We’re adding zipper pouches to Steel Vengeance because many people have been hit in the face by flying objects!
Universal: oh.
These zipper pouches don’t even stay closed half the time. I put my phone and wallet in one and made sure I zipped it and remember that the operators made sure you weren’t holding anything and that the zippers were closed. Anyways, by the time the ride was over the zipper was undone and I can’t believe my phone and wallet didn’t fall out! I was so mad but thankful I didn’t lose my stuff
Literally they could've just made it mandatory to leave all of your belongings with someone you know on the ground so that it reduce the danger of unidentified flying objects hitting you in the face mid-inversion. I wish I could've ridden this coaster in my lifetime, alas, I was too young, too poor, and too far away to even be able to have a chance at riding this cool looking coaster.
"Cedar Fair wanted to downsize Geagua Lake" that's one way to put it lol
Hahahaha
Crum suckie
Fucking Seriously though..
You can say that again!
Post of the day.
I went to Universal for a band competition (in 2017) and I remember having such a blast on Dragon’s Challenge, I rode in front on both tracks. They must’ve closed the ride a few months after we went there. This is devastating honestly cause I had such a fun time on the ride, now I’ll never experience that same thrill ever again🥺. RIP Dragon’s Challenge, thanks for some pretty great memories....😢
I’m gonna miss the volcano! That ride was so fun especially at night.
It had such a short life for a modern coaster. Those 2 launchers unfortunately made the electrical costs to much for them 2 maintain and operate. Was my dad's favorite ride, and go figure they started to tear it down 1 week after my dad had passed away😥. My fav was the Dominator, rode the same train on it for 2 1/2 hours strait. So fun yet relaxing. We use to go 3-4 days a week. Was also funny driving right by Boring Busch Gardens to go to KD after we moved.
The words "downtime" and "Intamin" are very synonymous with each other
I’m looking at you top thrill dragster...
Owen Wege I'm looking you, Giant Drop at SFGA
Even though it just reopened, Skyrocket at Kennywood.
The Giant Drop itself has more ups and downs than the motion of the ride.
lol all of them never run they should get a new drop tower
As brutal as it was I still miss Son of Beast
A RMC was the awnser
I wish I could have rid it!!
@ihatescreennames89 because it was hated
@ihatescreennames89 same here! I also would have been shocked if Firehawk didn't make it
@@sillyrandomness683 I honestly was shocked fire hawk made the list
The Dueling Dragons was legendary and as much of a fan favorite as this guy says. My family would always ride it whenever we went to Universal on vacation. The last time I got on it was in 2007. It was such a great ride and gave us good memories. It's a shame it closed down.
Ditto!🥺
Honestly it’s crazy to me that Anaconda is still around after Volcano.
I’ve never seen anyone with an anaconda shirt. Yet so many people bought volcano swag a lot.
I never got to ride Dueling Dragons, but I rode Hagrid's four days after it opened, and I really hope that the removal of Dueling Dragons doesn't prevent people from seeig how amazing of a ride Hagrid's is. While it's not as thrilling as it sounds like Dueling Dragons was, the ride feels absolutely incredible (and, as was said in the video, the theming is also amazing). Even though I'm very much a thrillseeker/adrenaline junkie, I literally cried after riding Hagrid's because of how amazing it felt. So I just hope everyone gives it a fair shot to get an unbiased opinion 💕
As somebody who’s ridden both, I was heartbroken when I first discovered the dueling dragons had been torn down. Then, I decided to give hagrids a chance because I’d heard such great things about it. After riding that one too, I can confidently say that hagrids is the ONLY coaster that could ever follow up the dragons. Hagrids is my favorite ride in the park alongside Velocicoaster.
Thunder road closed on my birthday. Dumb decision to take that down. That was a nice vintage coaster too. That coaster was better than the waterpark
Hopefully Carowinds gets a GCI racing coaster to pay homage to the thunderoad
It's understandable, but disappointing.
They have a lot of area available now that Rip Roarin' Rapids is officially closed (I will miss that one). Maybe we'll see a Thunder Road revival on that side of the park.
@@zikikki1 carowinds could put a GCI racing in the old dinosaurs alive spot
@@ArrowThrills True, but it's a bit close to Camp Snoopy for something like that. It would have to be super compact.
Kings Dominion is my home park and losing Volcano still sucks ! 😭
I was just there last week, and let me say... You have a great park! Way better than my home park six flags great adventure!
Hannah Churchill totally agree, but twister timber is definitely a great gain
Alyssa Miller , it is a great addition to the park but not my favorite . I rode it once , without someone sitting next to me , and was thrown around so much I thought I was gonna fly out ! I'm just gonna stick to Intimidator from now on 😂
Yeah. I mean a barrel roll on the first drop!? Crazy!
I'm not against riding TT again , just with someone sitting next to me that's all lol
Volcano and the Wolf. I miss my childhood. Sucks they're both gone now. Thanks for the tiny tribute.
10:28 #5 warms my heart! It started my love of dark rides. It'll always be my #1 dark ride! Thank you for being kind in your commentary about it.
I got to ride The Big Bad Wolf in the early 90's, right around when Drachen Fire opened (I got to ride that before they nerfed it and I loved it.) The Big Bad Wolf is still one of my favorite coasters. I'll never forget flying through the town, over the water, through the woods, narrowly missing buildings and trees. I've ridden faster, I've ridden taller, but there was just something special about that ride. I'm so glad to have that memory. Loved The Loch Ness Monster too, but, The Big Bad Wolf, man what a ride!!!!! Then, at night!!! Unbeatable!!
The Big Bad Wolf was so much fun- I really miss that ride!
I've never been on that ride
i was one when it closed.. really wish i rode it but i do truly love verbolten
Megan Peters verbolten does a great job in memorializing the big bad wolf, especially with the second drop.
BBW’s second drop is iconic and legendary among coaster fans.
I rode it the year it opened.
I was 11
I was 5 when it closed. it was my favorite
Rest in peace Dueling Dragons. Fire and Ice were my two favorite tracks... 😭
Why are you a brony
@@obeseperson Why do you have a different opinion? Oh wait, because we're all different. I personally loved that show when I first watched it, so. :P
@@obeseperson finally someone wondering the same thing as me
I never actually got to go on the dueling dragons
I'm from England and have only been to America once in 2009 but unfortunately I wasn't tall enough to go on the dueling dragons and the other rollercoasters and I wish I could've gone on the dueling dragons
I was too short to ride it when I went to IoA when I was 11 or 12.
I cried.
i just want my dragons back, i get so upset and pissed off every time i think of how they’re gone and i’ll never ride them again :(
Isabel Dougherty same!!! I didn't even know it closed until today
Isabel Dougherty I went to universal last year wanting to finally ride this and I was so mad when I didn’t get to ride.
But Hagrid's is so good, it has murals nodding to Dragons inside of it. It was time for Dragons to lay to rest, it was rough.
Isabel Dougherty it’s not their fault, the ride became impossible to maintain with its age.
I don’t think it was impossible to maintain, it just didn’t draw enough people anymore, and people claim it didn’t fit the theme 🙄
Volcano was my first REAL steel coaster and it hurt my heart when I went to KD the last time only to see the mountain was basically gone. I nearly cried on Avalanche because there was not much more than rubble left of the coaster. Volcano will forever be missed 🥺
my first steel coaster was my first ever,
it was an arrow suspended
Dueling Dragons was our favorite since our visit in 2009. The interior theming along with choosing "Fire" or "Ice" made it the most memorable enjoyable theme park visit of our lives. Went back wearing our DD shirts when it was turned into Dragon Challenge. Ride staff were recalling their own memories of the good ol' days and asked about ours :). I purchased two DD mugs back in 2009 with a 3D dragon face half red/ half blue and are displayed in my living room.
Gwazi was my first coaster, I’m now a huge fanatic. I loved it. Me and my family used to call it the “bone shaker” and whenever we went on holiday to the US, we would always go on it. The year we went and it was closed was tragic
They're bringing it back
Yea they r RMCing it into a hybrid
Iron gwazi will be epic. They're using parts of gwazi and kept the name
I used to love Gwazi when I was a kid but when I last went on in 2014 it was incredibly painful. I can see why it's on this list.
In my opinion lightning races was the better dealing wooden coaster
Yes I agree. I used to love it. Until I went on it years later. It was so extremely rough
Went to shit in less than a year
When he says Last Rides given, each time I hear Last Rites and smile, imagining a Priest there brought in especially to ease the ride into Roller Coaster Heaven. Thanks brain.
That's what I hear too
"Go and bring joy to the afterlife, my mechanical child. And pass on knowing you have brought joy to many riders in your life."
Sorry, I cant help ramble off a monologue at that line.
An elaborate funeral service was given to the Mean Streak at cedar point because it closed around Halloween
@@tylerchurch2373 Then RMC brought it back from the dead.
Chiller should definitely be on this list over many of the coasters that made it. Between capacity, breakdowns, and popularity, it almost always had a huge line, but the experience was excellent and unique particularly after they switched to lap bars.
Facts!
I absolutely knew volcano was going to be #1. I rode it many times. When it first came out. there was nothing like it.
Rip Volcano. The praised coaster at my home park I never got to ride.
Dueling dragons was my favorite ride at Universal and I am so devastated to learn about why they disabled the dueling feature. And volcano was incredible! Hersheypark is the closest park to me, and I was comparing it to storm runner at the very beginning until it just took off. These two are so sorely missed.
Hannatomy I only went to Universal and Kings Dominion once (I live in Virginia, so that's pathetic). And I loved both of those rides
Thunder road was my first roller coaster, I was one of the last to ride it. When I got off I just stood there and looked at it in all it’s beauty one more time. When I heard they were finally taking it down I cried.
I got to ride Thunder Road back in the Summer of 1999. I've noticed that Top Gun coaster 🎢 is no longer there NEITHER. Too bad. IF ONLY they had KNOWN about the long awaited sequel, Top Gun: Maverick
Instantly No. 10 "Thunder Road". Why?!?!? I miss you Thunder Road: you were my first real coaster outside of Carowinds Scooby-doo
Volcano: The Blast Coaster was truly a ride that will be SORELY missed! Loved the launch and oh did you feel the push that sent you through the cone of the volcano! Quite a feat when you think about it! Gone but never forgotten!
you know it's a Theme Park Crazy video if it's re uploaded
Loool
Jorge B. Canchola
you arent funny so i dont like you
@@mattfahringer148 not funny, didn't laugh
matt fahringer new to the internet?
Lol that was funny
I definitely miss Big Bad Wolf at BG Williamsburg, it’s sad that it had to go but they couldn’t maintain it anymore
They could have gone to s&s though cause they had the blueprints for every arrow suspended coaster and if they do choose (which I hope they do) s&s could revive the model
Eltoro181 : True but ehhhh not the same
@@nathanrivers3707 ya
BBW could have been maintained only if Iron dragons pieces were scrapped for BBW
It could have stayed
This was the first time I have heard about Dueling Dragons closing. I grew up 10 minutes away from IoA and for a while I had season passes. When the park first opened I rode the ride, and Hulk, dozens of times. It was always a good time. You mentioned how being in the front row was great for when the competing cars went head on, but also being in the last row was awesome because being in the last row was where you were literally whipped around those turns. I'm gonna miss Dueling Dragons. It was a great ride.
I absolutely LOVE all the generic stock video footage you use in your videos, of random people reacting, crying, etc. So hilarious!
Thunder Road was the first rollercoaster I rode, I miss it so much 😭
same, it was so amazing
My mom found out she was pregnant with me on the big bad wolf. It was one also my first rollercoaster I ever rode on :)
@@Ratisha_Official LOL
@@Ratisha_Official lol. Smart ass!😂👌
It was my first too.
My daughter and I were among the last riders on Firehawk on closing day last year. It was perhaps her favorite roller coaster because of the flying effect. She’s even said she would rather have Firehawk back than the upcoming giga. 😱. I think she will change her mind next spring. I had credits on a few of the other rides mentioned here and watching this video brought back memories of park years gone by. Thank you for posting it!! 👍
I miss Firehawk too!! Orion is one of my all time favorites tho. Wish we could have both or that they at least add a flying coaster next! Did you guys end up liking Orion?
I felt that Colossus mention hard, especially when I remember riding it at the age of 7. Luckily, I did buy that wheel from the train during Coaster Con. And it’s a dueling RMC now.
I was there when Thunder road closed. I even own a piece of wood from it. I miss that ride so much
@@johngriswold4303 they wanted to expand the water park 🙄 feel like they should've kept the ride or replace it was another coaster
the big bad wolf was my first coaster, I'll miss it dearly :') funnily enough I was scared to ride the other coasters, but would go on bbw all the time
Very glad I got to ride Dragon Challenge before it closed.
I'm so happy to see Firehawk on this list. I will always miss Firehawk. It was my favorites
Great vid, as always. Ngl i really dont like the stock footage of people crying and stuff you put in, it ruins the professionalism of the whole thing
Yeah, it's just something I tried out to spice up the zooming-in images and emphasize the emotional aspect of these closed attractions. It was also meant to serve as comic relief. Whenever I study relative audience interest, there are sometines drop-offs during still images. It is experimental and I'm going to see how it is received. Thank you for the constructive criticism; I aim to learn more about my audience, and comments like this help a lot.
,said the Bright Yellow Train to the Whimsical Advertising Logo. Ngi? That looks familiar....oh yeah...Rick! I love Lucy. Hello Rick, this IS a great vid as Andrew Agront says.
michael randall uh what
I rode Volcano in 2017. The line was long because it kept getting closed over mechanical issues but whooey that ride was awesome!! First coaster I went on by myself and first one that went more than 60mph. Now I'm a coaster maniac. Miss you, Blast Coaster ❤️
When I went to Carowinds from 2014-2016, I *loved* thunder road. It was my favorite coaster at the park. (Yes, I thought it was better than intimidator) I marathoned Thunder road every time I went. Every time I watch POVs of thunder road, I tear up. I really miss thunder road and how fun it was. I will always love you thunder road!
Great video, i rode several of these like BBW, Volcano, Dueling Dragons, Disaster Transport, Firehawk, but the one I miss is Colossus. When I first started getting into coasters, this was my favorite. Thank you for not putting Son of Beast on here, that ride SUCKED
Airtime Thrills are you guys friends im subscribed to both of you
@@tylersmith5258 thanks! No I haven't met Peter
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you should probably meet at six flags mm or something
@@tylersmith5258 almost did last month but I got caught up with some other ACErs and missed his meet up
Dragon challenge was my first rollercoaster ever :’) I was terrified to ride and was bullied to go on but after getting off I wanted to ride again and again! It started my love of coasters, sad its gone :(
Ditto.😌She was great.🥺
Glad I've gotten to ride thunder road. Definitely pretty rough, but it was a fun ride. Great Video!
it was my first coaster when i was 6 watching this video made me cry, i was on the last ride of it
Great video. Just came across it. In 1992, I was one of the operators for Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. Word of it closing was disheartening as it was one of my favorite positions that year in the theme park. I could tell you some stories about that ride and its neighboring coaster Drachen Fire (not mentioned in video) either of which no longer stand in the park. If you have any videos relating to most costly due to injury, Drachen Fire would be near the top of the list.
I miss the vortex more than any roller coaster :( I literally cried when my friend told me it was getting taken down :(
Right? The Vortex at California's Great America was awesome, I remember being really sad when I learned it was closing. It wasn't torn down luckily, just repainted and turned into a floorless coaster called Patriot
Same
Why did they take it away
@@bigc8706 I guess because vortex was known for being a bit rough, so they converted it into a smoother floorless coaster
@@beachboysswiftie I think she meant vortex at kings island lol.
Blackpool wild mouse was the only ride I know where you could touch the supports if you wanted to, and the safety staff knew about it! 😅
The Blackpool wild mouse and dragon challenge are the ones I miss the most
I rode Gwazi in its final year. Yup....it was painful and brutal. The defunct coasters I miss the most is the Mountain Flyer that ran at Mountain Park in Massachusetts. One of the most beautifully hell bent for leather wooden coaster one could enjoy. The hairpin turnaround was great!
Man I remember thunderroad!!! It used to be awesome!!! Funny story, when I was a young teen, my brother and I rode on this. However my brother is 6+ feet. In the loading dock there are several support beams. My parents told him to put his hands down but it was too late and he smacked his hands going 20 mph into the que.
Another time we actually got stuck on the duel hill. One car would sometimes go forward and the other backwards. So we were stuck backwards on the hill as the other car sped past. But somehow once fixed he still managed to beat them down the top hill and drop. The BEST part of the ride. I will forever miss this coaster. It was an amazing wooden coaster.
I take pride in the fact that I was on the last ever ride for Disaster Transport in Cedar Point. I went on the last day it was open for a school trip and while on the ride, it broke down and we got stuck. Seeing as it was scheduled for demolition the next day, the operators didn't bother trying to fix the issue. We finished the ride and they closed it immediately after.
I got stuck on Twisted Colosus back in December 2017 due to electrical issues
Also I only got to ride Disaster Transport once back in 2011 but I really miss it :(
Amazing content dude!! Keep up the good work👍
While I do miss the original Colossus, I'm more than happy with how Twisted Colossus turned out (probably my favorite coaster as of now) so it's not a huge loss for me. Still it would be nice to keep some traditional woodies like Ghost Rider at least for diversity's sake, they don't all have to be RMCs.
I can actually say that I have been on Coaster # 2 & 1 and were sorry to hear that they both closed! I remember thinking Volcano was intense as well as Dueling Dragons. As I am older now I cant really do those rides anymore but am glad that I have. Thanks for the nostalgia and great job on this video!
Why did all the good things open before I was born, and rot away by the time I could ride them?
Happens. I always wanted to see Jimi Hendrix play. Alas, scoring a ticket, weed and a ride when your 18 months old is a wee bit difficult.
@@markwilliams2620 same, I wish I could've enjoyed the early 2000's of Muse's concerts, I especially would've wanted to see the 2004 Rock Am Ring concert. Unfortunately, I was only 2 years old (this concert was 2 days shy of my 3rd birthday) and I am also a low income hispanic American, instead of a rich German or generally European adult.
I was so disappointed when I went to kings dominion one summer to find volcano the blast missing. I loved that ride so much and was a big reason as to why I loved going to that park when traveling on vacation.
Gwazi is definitely a missed ride for me, it was depressing to see it rot away in the background never to run again. That being said I have high hopes for the new rmc coaster to take its place, it will be my first hybrid coaster experience when it opens I can't wait for it to open.
Big Bad Wolf was an awesome ride. I haven't been there since its successor took its place it likely is a good ride but there was something to the suspended swinging coaster that was so much fun that the new ride might not be able replicate.
Disaster Transport, I dunno what to say about it. I definitely had no idea what it was when I saw the building, it was an attention grabber as much as it was an eyesore and went to go see what it was. Got on the ride and was able to notice the bobsled cars to figure out it was a bobsled coaster. I love bobsleds, they are pretty fun but had only ever rode one other bobsled at kings dominion once before. Though when I rode it, it was so dark I couldn't see any of the props and decor so I was still a bit confused as to what was going on during the ride, I imagine it was a lot better when it was more recently converted.
Thunder Road at Carowinds was my first big coaster. I wasn’t quite tall enough but my aunt begged for them to let me ride it and I never looked back.
Big bad wolf was my favorite thing!!
I only had a chance to ride it once before it was taken down but it was so memorable!
My father, an ACE member since before I was born, cried when Colossus was shut down, bitched for a year. Then he road Twisted Colossus and said "if I'd known how good that would be, I'd breathed so much easier." His favorite coaster *ever*. He loves it.
I rode Eagle Fortress as a kid, lived in Seoul for 10 years and this was my absolute favorite coaster for a long time. Not only did it have good drops and lovely forest environment, but it also felt like it would never end in the best way
My mom rode Colossus in 1982 (when she was 12). I've never seen her with a more surprised reaction when she took a look at Twisted Colossus.
The fact that they cut all those trees down when they closed eagle fortunes 🥴 cringe
R.I.P these amazing coasters... 😞
They are gone forever but they won’t be forgotten.
On the positive note, keep up the good work Peter! 😎👍
What’s your guys most missed coaster. Mines is Ragin Cajun.
Press f to pay respects to gwazi
Well at least Gwazi is finally getting RMCed.
I’m obviously new,and this is my first view of your video and enjoy the use of stock footage as comic relief. the vast majority of people live to senselessly complain,but if you received more complaints than compliments,do what you feel to appease them and remember, they will complain about something else. thank you for your excellent content and hard work
I rode Colossus on its last day. I agree on the sentimentality, while also agreeing that Twisted Colossus is absolutely a proper replacement. One of the best parts is that you essentially get to ride it twice, building the dueling feature into the circuit. This also means the dueling feature will never be "turned off", as happens with so many classic dueling layouts.
I was lucky enough to get to ride both tracks of the dueling dragons . I was sad to see it go and it wasn’t even around that long . I can’t wait to try Hagrids Motorbike ride !
I REMEMBER THE VOLCANO!!!!THAT RIDE WAS A CLASSIC AND I LIVE RIGHT BY KINGS DOMINION CRAZYYYYY
Had the pleasure of enjoying Duelling Dragons (the loop made you flinch so hard) and Gwazi (back breaking end times) back in 07. Sad to see them gone...
I love that Magic Mountain had a moose hold the sign for Colossus closing in reference to the Lampoon's Vacation. Was a great ride to ride backwards during Halloween. One time my dad and I rode it first thing when the park opened and WOW it was incredibly slow with just the two of us on it. Literally at one point it was going about 2-3 mph around one of the turns. Pretty amazing how much of a difference the weight of riders makes.
I miss Disaster Transport so much, I’m glad it made the list. It was my favorite as a kid and cedar point feels different without it.
I never got to ride Dueling Dragons😭
I was too young when I went there but now that I’m older and I could’ve got on it, it’s already gone. :(
Gwazi and the Dragons, you just had to pick the words that would hurt me the most.
😭😭😭😭
Gwazi was my 1st ride
One of my favorite coaster memories is being at the top of the hill on Gwazi and admiring the golden light of sunset as my older sister rode next to me :(
@@chrissiep7363 well at least the top of Sheikra gives you a great view of the tampa skyline
Gwazi was my first ride in Busch gardens. But at least it’s getting rmc’d so it will be introduced to a new generation of adrenaline junkies
The Volcano was literally like the second ride me and my siblings went to, when we went to Kings Dominion. I'm SO upset that it was demolished. :(
Man, thunder road was so iconic if you grew up going to Carowinds. That one hurt my feelings the most lol.
Great video and incredibly detailed in terms of history even down to the replacement rides. I was surprised to not see the Corkscrew from Alton Towers in the list though.