Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Most Wanted Park #1: Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Busch Gardens Williamsburg
I mean C'mon, what doesn't this park have. Griffon, Apollo's Chariot, Alpengeist, Verbolten, are all on my most wanted rides list. Even rides like Loch Ness Monster add to the park. Even though that's all the rollercoasters at that park, From what I've heard there is also a ton of great scenery, and it's run by Sea World so I expect a lot of fantastic themes. I'm looking at maybe making a trip out there soon, so stay tuned for more.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Full Throttle Impressions

Well Today Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain opened to the public. I'm a big fan of anything made by Premier Rides, so I'm pretty excited about this ride. I just hope you get a little hang time up at the top of that loop. That's what I love about Mr. Freeze is you get a really good amount of hang time and even a slight pop of air as you exit that top hat. Anyway, excuse my off-topicness, (I swear I'm not ADHD! ;), I think the ride looks pretty good. I do wish it was longer, and the whole hill over the top of the loop kinda seems like a gimmick. Either way, a mulit-launch ride fits in nicely with Magic Mountain's already stellar line up of coasters. Here is POV of the ride. Comment your opinions and review.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Dilemma...

   Alright guys, here is the situation. If you scroll down to the bottom of my blog you will see my total ride count. Unfortunately, it is not very impressive. I want to be able to post ride reviews from all over the world, but I haven't yet gotten to the majority of parks in the U.S. I will post all the ride reviews I can, but obviously that isn't many. So, having said that, I would like to hear your opinions and reviews from around the world. I will give you credit, or you can remain anonymous. Just email me the review titled by by the ride name followed by ride review. If you wish, you may put your name in the title as well. I will edit this review for spelling errors, but will try to keep it as original as possible. Thanks, and email me at mharrell120299@gmail.com 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Maverick @Cedar Point Ride Review

As we waited in line for a much hyped ride, known as Maverick, I couldn't help but get that giddy feeling of glee, but a pit in my stomach as well. This was something completely new. Only a few rides in this world were like this. And boy it didn't disappoint. 








As we boarded the comfy Intamin trains, and pulled down the most comfortable OTSR's there are IMO,  I noticed they were running about five trains, which made since because each train was only about three cars long.  Anyway, as they dispatched us from the station, I was surprised by the speed of the lift. I watched it a lot before we got on the ride, but you really can't appreciate it until your on it. As we crested the 105 ft. peak, a brief pop of airtime was followed by my first beyond vertical drop. It was pretty cool, and you could really feel it going almost inside the hill. But, what followed this is almost describable. As we bottomed out of the 95 degree drop, we headed into the hard, heavy banked right turn, and then a left hard banked turn, and then another hard right turn. But your brain can't even compute that. Its just twisty goodness. You then hit a hill full of ejector air. It's one of my favorite parts of the ride. Anyway, as you speed through to the rest of the first half, you continue this kind of sick cycle carousel. You finally slow down as you enter a tunnel. But your not like this for long, as it launches you at 70 mph through the rest of the tunnel. The rest of the ride is kind of a blur. I remember a lot of airtime, and some very interesting inversions, known as the twisted horseshoe roll. We finished with a nice pop of air and a heavily banked turned into the magnetic brakes.


     The Maverick at Cedar Point is one of the best rides I've ever ridden. Unfortunately, I haven't ridden many rides of this to compare it to. I really haven't really ridden many rides at all. But I still believe that it is a top notch ride of a high intensity and true uniqueness. 9.5 out of 10

Hey Guys!

    Well guys, I thought I would go ahead and make a post just to introduce you to my blog. I'm from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, so Six Flags Over Texas is my home park. For years it seemed like I was never going to find that one site that just had everything and anything that involved rollercoasters and park's around the U.S. and that's what I plan to bring to the table. I'll be doing ride and park reviews, top tens, most wanted parks, rollercoaster showdowns, and just blogs about things going on in the rollercoaster world. I want to strive to be the best I can be, so constructive criticism is welcome. Thanks, and I'll be posting a ride review soon and probably one a week, and others blog posts once or twice a week. I haven't ironed out the details yet. I'm just running around trying to find the best rollercoasters in the world.