Favorite Defunct Roller Coaster

[Edward M]

Some rides you wish never left. What are these for you?

Mine are Rampage @ Alabama Adventure and Disaster Transport

 

[Hyde]

White Water Landing and Mill Race at Cedar Point.

 

[madhjsp]

Big Bad Wolf, for sure. Shame it had to go, though Verbolten is a fine replacement.

 

[rollermonkey]

I wish the Salisbury Beach Wildcat or any of the Revere Beach rides had still been around when I was a kid.

 

[Snoo]

BBW is my favorite defunct by far.

 

[Hyde]

Er yeah, defunct roller coaster.

Can I just say Villain out of spite? Maybe it was misunderstood the entire time! :razz:

 

[Intricks]

Steel Phantom. Such a fab ride when the trims didnt hit

 

[Gavin]

Eagle Fortress by **** ing miles.

 

[furie]

I was going to make some sarcastic and cutting remark about how people will go on about a "great old Schwartzkopf" or something, getting all misty eyed about some old POS like Thunderlooper or The Beast - how it's such a shame Anton's best old machines have all gone out to pasture and whatever.

Then I had a good long think about it, and the only ride I can think of that's no longer "available to ride" that I'd love to ride again is... The Bullet from Flamingoland. I was gutted when I realised that - bad_furie.

 

[Rachel]

The only coaster i've ever been on that is no longer operating is Corkscrew at Alton Towers, so i'll go with that.

I wish i'd ridden Black Hole, but as a kid I wouldn't ride anything that I couldn't see first.

 

[furie]

It's okay, it was rubbish - you didn't miss out on anything.

 

[elephant58]

Super Dragon at DM. :wink:

I'm going with Corkscrew, but don't really care that its gone.

 

[Ian]

I'd love to have "one more go" on Bullet at FL and Scenic Railway at Margate.

Can't really say I have a favourite defunct coaster.

 

[Hyde]

I'll second the Schwartzkopf love - while Dorney Park's Laser lives on in Mexico, it is defunct to the point that I'll never ride it again. It was my first Schwartzkopf looper, and quite a good one at that. Definitely makes you come to appreciate the awe of the Schwartzkopf loop!

 

[furie]

Don't second it, I hate myself for saying it - I think they're generally mediocre or poor, with just one or two being really "good".

 

[Hyde]

Maybe a better label for Schwartzkopf is "iconic?"

 

[furie]

Well, my pick is certainly ironic

 

[Gavin]

I was actually going to put Flamingoland's Bullet as well. It was excellent, but the shoulder restraints could be quite painful. They had a horrible habit of sometimes tightening through the ride, leaving you in agony and unable to move until they were released.

Riding it as a lapbar only ride solved the problem fortunately.

 

[Youngster Joey]

Big bad wolf is the one that immediately comes to mind for me

 

[rtotheizzo17]

Dania Beach Hurricane is the best defunct I have been on.

Starliner is a somewhat close 2nd.