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Drops or loops?

Drops or loops?

  • Drops

    Votes: 35 94.6%

  • Loops

    Votes: 2 5.4%
  • Total voters
    37
alexdude98

alexdude98

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Two thrilling parts of a roller coaster. The drop and the loop. But which is better? I personally prefer drops because unless they're tight loops, they're a small thing to me.
 
Drops. I love the sensation of speeding down a big drop. Loops are one of my least favourite inversions, I don't find many to be that forceful apart from on inverted coasters.
 
Drops as they vary much more differently than loops. Each drop gives a different sensation, different force and the height and gain in speed makes it much more exciting than a loop.

I'd agree that probably the only forceful loops are those on inverted coasters.
 
I'd say drops. But loops are pretty fun, and they can be fairly unique from each other too. I think I like Arrow loops the best.
 
The main drop is the best and probally most important (experience wise) part of a ride for me. It will make or break a ride. I don't need me any loops.

So when a first drop is trimmed the ride will not perform for me. It sets up the general impression for the rest of the ride, and being lackluster instantly means the rest of the ride has a hard time finding a way to impress. Esentially I feel a ride like a film. The biggest expected climax you get is dissapointing instead of wowfull, and lowers the love for the rest of it.

Edit: I just realised I cant spell for sh1t.
 
Love them both although I think my favourite element would be a cobra roll although I have never rode any coasters which have one in them? Are there any in the U.K?
 
LOL Waffleman...

Off the top of my head, I can think of five cobra rolls in the UK.
Jubilee Odyssey - Fantasy Island
Colossus - Thorpe Park
Wipeout - Pleasurewood Hills
Boomerang - Pleasure Island
and I think (could check if I could be bothered)...
Kumali - Flamingoland.

Hit the road and find them :)

I enjoy loops, but I prefer a decent drop I think :)
 
Yep, there's a Cobra Roll on Kumali. I like Cobras too, but as for Drops vs Loops, Drops wins it for me. Loops, I think, are one of the least thrilling inversions, on their own. A good drop can be amazing, as well as acting as the kick start to the rest of the thrills.

Of course, in combination and great drop into a loop is what loops are all about. The loop straight after drop controls the trains pacing so the get a rush, a slow down at the top and another rush down the other side.
 
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Of course, in combination and great drop into a loop is what loops are all about. The loop straight after drop controls the trains pacing so the get a rush, a slow down at the top and another rush down the other side.
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Actually, this is probably why I love the arrow shuttle loopers :) Best of both worlds...
 
Loops don't relaly do anything for me, even the one on Jubilee Odyssey which is massive. The drop is king. Oblivion is still the best drop in the UK.
 
Drops.

Aside from Kumba's dive loop thing, I can't really think of any other memorable loops I've experienced.

When it comes to drops, loads of them come to mind. Millennium Force, Big One, any top hat element, the double-drop on Grand National....and so on.
 
Drops. They take your breath away :shock: (literaly) if it's high and fast enough. Loops. Hate 'em. If I want to look at my feet while turning upside-down, I'd do a somersault.
 
Yeah, drops are good, but Th13teen has a rubbish drop! And that's the main part of it, but then again, look at Oblivion! Also has a drop as a main part and that's a fantastic ride!
 
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