The first ride on Steel Vengeance was great but not amazing, and only cemented number 1 after those late night back row rides. So I get the slight disappointment angle.
RTH required multiple re-rides to get the perfect lap.
Taron requires evening rides to appreciate.
Helix requires evening...
I would say that the RMCs have perfected the stall, as all of theirs I've ridden (Goliath, Wildfire, Zadra) all feel like Zero-G, an upside down B&M floaty hill if you will. The restraint is there but your full weight isn't against it.
Other manufacturers are hit and miss with their attempts...
Layout is pretty bland but it has a decent floaty hill on the forward leg and has a gorgeous view all the way around, spike is also more impressive than a lot of others.
It's the theming and setting that set it apart, as they nearly all ride the same.
Hangtime is not airtime. A proper stall, such as Wildfire or Zadra is genuine upside down weightlessness and is great airtime, hanging upside down with your full weight on the restraint is not. Typical stat padding.
I'm still hopeful that with a full train this speeds up a bit through that...
If they had replaced all the track including the lift, brakes and station then I would have. Similar to removing a worm and putting a brand spanking new one in.
Anyway, people can count it if they want, but I shall be gazing down from my ivory tower ;)
I think it will be similar to Hulk where there is no extra cred, and it automatically ticks if you rode the original, marking it as ridden in another location.
Plus, RCDB only shows the one ride, so no extra cred for me.
The original seats on Skyrush were painful yes, but the ride is still in my top 5 even so. I do see the point that others make about it though, so your 2nd poll in a few years will heavily weight at the top end, hopefully with the people who really dislike the ride being significantly fewer...
Assuming rolling launch the lack of a MCBR isn't a huge deal, I expect it will be a sub 60 second ride so will hit the final brakes around the time of the next dispatch anyway.
Looks good though. @chainedbanana saw something that Vekoma teased which looks eerily similar to this.
This is incredibly exciting, at least for me.
It's already a world class coaster, and after plenty of rides I found a position which negated the pain caused by the old restraints. Being able to ride it without having to position specifically is only a good thing.
Might make the queues longer is...
Most of my top 20 needed multiple rides to put them where they are. There's certain rides like the Intamin and Mack launchers which really need to warm up first.
So the obvious ones are;
Taron
Helix
Batman Gotham City Escape
Toutatis
Then there's the wacky one - Ride to Happiness - which needs...
Harsh, was a good cred but we were dying in the heat. Shame we couldn't physically manage a re-ride.
Hopefully Thunderhead is as good as the first time I rode it, that's a top tier GCI, so should get up high in your list.
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