ArieForce One Review, Fun Spot Atlanta RMC I-Box Roller Coaster | Georgia's Best Coaster
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2023
- ArieForce One is the monstrous Rocky Mountain Construction steel coaster at Fun Spot America Atlanta. This ride features a bevy of airtime hills and four awesome inversions. Designed by Joe Draves, this coaster runs along the road and back edge of the park. And it's now the best coaster in Georgia!
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Wake up babe Canobie reviewed Arieforce One
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Enjoy!
Oh my god shut up!!! This is why I’m breaking up with you
Joe Draves has really proved himself to be the perfect go-to designer for RMC after the retirement of Alan Schilke.
Definitely!
Alan Schilke Retired How Did I Not Hear This?
Agree completely. This ride is damn near unparalleled. Its close but its currently my number one
It's up there for me too.
I was worried that RMC wouldn’t be the same after the retirement of Alan Schilke. It sounds like they’ve found a new superstar designer.
Definitely.
It's the dude who did Maxx Force for S+S. He's got this and Wildcats under his belt. I am really looking forward to anything he gets his hands on through RMC
Love the review! Arie Force One is definitely one of the most aggressive coasters I’ve ever ridden! It’s like if Iron Gwazi and Steel Vengeance had a patriotic baby! 😂❤️🤍💙
It reminds me a ton of Untamed as well.
@@CanobieCoaster I could definitely see that because untamed is supposed to feel like a mini SteVe
RMC has for some reason decided to make their brake runs really aggressive for no particular reason
They seem to prioritize one extra element over more room on the brake run.
OMG! I think you just explained why I didn’t enjoy AF1…..I’m a “get as much room as possible” kind of guy and that ending absolutely destroyed my thighs and back
That explains it.
Your reviews are seriously my favorite out of all coaster review channels. Excited to see what you think of Wildcat's Revenge!
Thank you! Should be riding that later this summer.
This!
@@CanobieCoasterI’m better than Skyrush
A very good choice for your favorite.
@@Wildcattttt highly doubt that! But I'll have to see later this summer...
so so so so happy to have this absolute beast in my backyard, very happy you enjoyed it as much as you did!
Lucky!
I simply cannot wait to ride this in the fall!!! Thanks for another awesome and thorough review!
Have fun!
Getting my tickets for Georgia and Bama tonight. Can't wait for this, Goliath and Rampage!
Solid trio
Like all those rides.
Awesome review man. Glad you loved it just as much as I do. It’s my number 1 over Iron Gwazi and Velocicoaster. This thing is just so intense and fast paced and all the elements hit SO good
The elements are fabulous. The fact the truss dive is the worst element is incredible.
This ride looks insane!!!
It is.
I love ArieForce One. That drop following the double up was enough to make my 4-hour drive from Savannah worth it!
It's a fantastic ride.
Nice review! It's quickly becoming a bucketlist ride for me as it's gaining A LOT of hype its opening year already
It's fantastic.
Terrific review! This ride slaps!!
Thanks!
This reminds me of liking Steel Vengeance in the back car except the end bunny hills which I preferred in car 5. Then again it was 5 years and a month ago. Thanks for posting!
You're welcome!
6:47 I always make sure the lap bar firmly contacts my legs for this reason. For me felling like you will be ripped from the train is better than being repeatedly smashed into the bar plus it makes it more comfortable
Some like the sensation of being tossed like a ragdoll.
After 16 laps yesterday I have a new #4 coaster. This is also my second favorite RMC (out of 12) only behind Steel Vengeance. It’s just crazy from start to finish. The quad down/break run is a *bit* much but it didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the ride.
I don't mind the quad down. The brake entry can be bad in back though.
Can’t wait to ride this when I visit family in Georgia. Sad it wasn’t open when I came last Christmas
Have fun!
I cannot wait to ride this! I have been fascinated by it since it was announced. It's good to hear that you didn't have issues with the quad down strength or the stopping. I think I'll be alright with it as well. My last 2 visits to Fun Spot Atlanta were brief weekend visits, and there was 1 other guest in the park one time, and 3 other guests in the park the next. So I'm just hoping for enough guests in the park that it's not always a solo ride on ArieForce One.
There should be a handful of other coaster enthusiasts there from experience.
I realy hope that there will be more rmcs coming to europe
I hope so too. I think Walibi is getting 2 more in 2025.
I love how you pointed out the temperature drop on the turnaround; you get that same sensation on Flight Deck at CGA. On a cold winter day, it really accentuates the speed with the cold air blowing in your face
Yeah that's another cool element (literally).
The thing that puts this ride above my old #1, Steel Vengeance, is the location. The ride experiences themselves are about neck and neck for me. However, even with Fast Lane plus, SV is impossible to marathon. The long wait times make it very tedious. You simply can’t ride Steel Vengeance 30 times in a day, but I was able to do that on ArieForce.
Just rode SV again this past week maybe it's the assigned seating and the same train, but the second half of the ride is non-existent like those bunnie hopped away down to ATL and I rode Wildcats Revenge the next day and it runs so much better but Arieforce #1!
I was able to ride Steel Vengeance a ton on one visit, but I got lucky with a bad forecast and a storm that never came. But I know that is an anomaly.
Rmc greatest hits collection
It sort of is.
Something I wanted to mention. I like how calming your voice is in your videos.
Thank you!
Rode 3 times today.....wow!...Since Fun Spot is such a small park with no lines....was also able to visit Six Flags Over Georgia and...another wow for Twisted Cyclone. Arie was much better than I expected....but I truly cannot place it above Vengeance or Gwazi...I feel it's more comparable to Wildcat's Revenge.... In any case....what a great time to be Alive!😊
It's an amazing ride that as a bonus, never has a line.
The airtime is insane the pacing is flawless.It’s the perfect coaster and the ride ops letting you leave the bar high make for the best rides I’ve ever had on a coaster. Im already trying to find a flight back to Atlanta so I can go on it again
It's exceptional
Fantastic review. I agree wholeheartedly. I think you make a very fair point about the lap bar position and how it dooms us thoosies. I dont try to put the lapbar up that high, just enough to feel the airtime, and because of that ive never really felt that much pain on the quad down.
Its my #2 ride, topped only by Fury. I cant wait to see what coaster Fun Spot adds next to FSA, they have an extra 80 acres to play with, without buying another inch of land.
Thanks! Yeah the lap bar position really makes me think that's why people find it painful.
I rode this 37 times yesterday! And it is my new number 1, and the Outerbank is my favorite element of any coaster.
Nice! It's so easy to marathon this.
@@CanobieCoaster yup! Me and my brother went 10 times in a row without moving in the very back row and I needed to rest for like 40 minutes😅
Can't wait to get on this
It's amazing.
Rode ArieForce One x3 this weekend. Completely agree with you about the exit on the zero-G stall. That is one of the most thrilling moments on the coaster for me.
It's amazing.
The High Speed Inversion After The Double Up Was Originally Supposed To Go Through The Arcade Via A Acrylic Tube So The People Inside Can See The Train Shoot Through The Building. But In The End It Was Decided To Go Over The Building.
7:05 Medusa Steel Coaster At Six Flags Mexico Is The Other RMC To Feature A 5 Car Train. It Originally Opened With 6 Cars But One Was Removed A Few Years Later.
i thought medusa ran 5 in the offseason while they refurb one of the cars until they're all good for the crowded months, also Why Are You Typing Like This?
@@matheuscastello6554 A Habit Of Mine.
Also In Most Offride Videos Of Medusa I Could Find It Had 5 Cars.
ua-cam.com/video/C4M1qicy1Yg/v-deo.html This Is The Most Recent , And Medusa Runs 5 Cars.
That one usually runs 6, but sometimes runs 5. That would have been super disorienting if it could go through the arcade.
The best RMC I’ve ridden, this coaster is insanely fast and fun.
Definitely is the best RMC I’ve done too and I’ve done notable like SteVe, Gwazi and Lrod. This ride is just on a whole other level compared to those rides, the only thing that compares to it for me are some of the crazy late 2000’s intamins but this is even more ridiculous than those which is why it’s my #1.
It's up there for me.
I measured -1.71 gs on the quad down. That’s just insane
Not surprised!
I would love to get on this one, it looks like by far the best of the Fun Spot headliners and even compared to other RMCs it seems spectacular.
Easily the best ride in the Fun Spot chain.
its the better rmc in georgia too
The fact that this was added to a FunSpot park is incredible. Itll be interesting to see what the SFoG announcement is coming for next year, I hope they'll try to retake #1 in the state. It'd be nice to see GA get another incredible ride, but AF1 has set a high standard.
I doubt Six Flags Over Georgia will be able to top this ride.
Just rode it the other day. It’s one of the most relentless coasters I’ve ever been on.
It's incredible.
Judging by the coaster Untamed, Twisted Timbers and Wicked Cyclone are the closest comparisons
It feels like a cross of Untamed and Gwazi.
Excellent review of an excellent coaster! I completely agree that the quad down was not that bad, definitely nowhere near "too much airtime" in my book. Would love to see this gamble of a coaster pay off, especially if it leads to some increased competition with Six Flags.
I hope it pays off for them too. It was a bold move.
I loved this ride!!!
Me too.
I would have neve visited this park had it not been for them putting this in...
@@ChasyGLOC I think that's why they went with such an incredible keystone attraction like AF1; a really show stopper to put it on the map when even people down the road were like "Fun Spot what?". Now that you know it's here, they can fill out the park with more rides. 2024 I think will be another major ride.
Wow OK, I am in. Atlanta has been added to trip, adding SFOG as well. They are only a 35 min drive from one another.
Just avoid Atlanta rush hour traffic.
Michael, I have been waiting for your review of this one. I enjoyed your reports from the land down under, but I am glad you finally got to experience and review ArieForce One. I know you are fan of the mid to large scale RMCs, and I expected you would like ArieForce. With that huge double up, and the comically stout finale, might the second half of ArieForce One bear some similarities to a hypothetical RMC Phoenix? I hope to make it to Atlanta this summer; Please keep posting the great content.
I don't want to think of Phoenix ever being RMCed.
@@CanobieCoaster Nor do I, The Phoenix is one of my favorites. I just cannot help noting that both rides have a double-up, turnaround, and four ridiculous airtime pops into break run.
I was there Memorial Day too! Must have just missed you, I left in the early afternoon for my flight home.
I was at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier in the day and went to Fun Spot at night. My daytime rides on ArieForce occurred the week prior.
Wow I just came across this video. I actually lived on the land that park is on. I haven’t been that way in a while.
This must be a shock to see!
I’m not sure if this will be covered in a separate video, but between the two new RMC’s that opened this year, which do you prefer (Assuming you’ve been on Wildcat’s Revenge)?
That’s a really nice *video idea!
I haven't been on Wildcat yet, but plan to by the end of summer.
Who designed this, a former employee from Action Park?!!! 😂 Gotta ride this. 🤘🏾
Nope, Joe Draves.
Looks crazy. Possibly the best coaster in the southeast, and I’m a huge Velocicoaster fanboy.
I think it is the best in the southeast.
Hot take: I took a trip to Orlando and Tampa last week. Velocicoaster and Iron Gwazi simply cannot top ArieForce One.
The night rides on VC and IG are fantastic, but I admittedly thought they both had some lackluster elements. The first half of VC and the stall and outer bank on IG underperformed IMO. The flawless transition between elements and unmatched airtime on AF1 at any time of day keeps it as my #1. I'd put IG's drop and the Mosasaurus roll on VC as my two favorite elements on any coaster, but the outer bank and double up on AF1 are near perfect, and they're on the same coaster. Long live ArieForce One ❤
I prefer ArieForce as well.
i just love it because i live down the street from it
Nice!
Lol I set the lap bar at its minimum position every time, it’s definitely not the most comfortable ride in that form but that’s what I love about it so much, no other ride is anything like it
I know a lot of enthusiasts like doing that. But I think that may be the reason a lot find the finale too painful.
This is one RMC that you shouldn't judge based on your first lap. After a few laps, the coaster was competing with Wildcat's Revenge and Steel Vengeance in terms of power. I have it just below those 2.
It blew me away even after ride 1.
I rode it twice yesterday.
A Maze Ing!
It's exceptional.
Watching this after steel vengance, my back was sprained by maverick so my back still hurts but overall every rmc I’ve ridden is amazing, magnum is still better tho
I prefer RMCs to Magnum because of the restraints and more consistent ride.
I will be riding this next month hoping it will be as good as people say it is. I do not think it will top Iron Gwazi for me but I am hoping it is not as disappointing as Steel Vengeance was for me.
I absolutely loved the coaster. It did exactly what I wanted.
I’m going to hate that finale. I’m over those painful tiny bunny hills
I completely understand why it's not for everyone.
in my opinion, stapling yourself for the end makes it more do-able
I don't know what's crazier: the coaster itself, or its location at a FEC?
(Actually, no ... being at a FEC is much crazier!)
Definitely shocked everyone when it was announced.
Canobie Coaster would say:
There is a video screen in the station, telling guests when their restraint is at the verify position. A lot of coaster enthusiasts use this to set their restraint at the minimum position to maximize their airtime. Now I've heard several people say the finale on ArieForce One has too much airtime.
Say "lots of airtime", "tons of airtime", "plenty of airtime", and "too much airtime". What are the differences between the four terms? What do you think?
Too much is when there's more than there should.
Arieforce One looks great and I can't wait to ride it. Does it do onride photos?
I didn't pay attention if they did, sorry!
@@CanobieCoaster eh no biggie 😁
It looks amazing nonetheless
No, but i wish it did
Have yet to go to Georgia to go here and ride this but those last hills look ridiculous
They're intense.
Do you prefer this over Iron Gwazi? I’m pretty sure I’d like this more than iron Gwazi for the better airtime on AF1 and the great set of inversions. I haven’t ridden AF1 or IG. I’m sure Steel Vengeance would be my favorite RMC though given the length of the ride and the overall amount of quality airtime and quantity airtime.
Yes, but it's close.
Can you make a video where you rank your favourite 80s songs?
No, not too fluent on that topic.
@@CanobieCoaster okay, how about top coasters with the most airtime?
I scheduled a long layover at ATL that provided me with 4 hours at this park. In that four hour timespan, I was able to ride this ONCE. The ride was cycling with riders the entire time. Why did I only get one lap? Because they had an unannounced film event going on and they were only allowing riders who had made a reservation somehow. This was not on their social media or website so it was a total surprise when I arrived. When they did finally open to the public, it took them 27… yes, twenty seven minutes to dispatch the first train. I got my one lap in row 4. The line was down the stairs and the station packed so I couldn’t risk waiting an unknown amount of time for a second lap. In the course of over 50 minutes they had dispatched 3 trains. This park has some serious growing pains to work out, and their management needs much improvement. All their shirts had been sold out for weeks ahead, so that was missed income opportunity for them. There were several other enthusiasts here coming to the park on their way to coaster con and had the same experience. While great for ATL locals who can casually drop by for a few laps maybe with a season pass, I cannot recommend visiting this park for long distance travelers at this time.
I know they had run out of shirts, but they had restocked when I visited in late May. That's unfortunate they didn't make the filming event known. That probably led to a backlog for the wait you experienced.
@@CanobieCoaster yep pretty much everyone in the park queued up for its delayed public opening for the day. The most frustrating part was their camera person came out to the ride entrance and wanted more riders to get shots of full trains (because only a handful of people were still riding from the shoot) and the park management wouldn’t let us in to ride. It would have been understandable if the ride was down for maintenance, but it was fully operational and they wouldn’t let the public ride during that event.
@@joeygassmann5595are you talking about opening day? Or a different day?
@@inlinechris two Fridays ago, 6/16. I had already traveled to ATL for the original opening weekend 3/5, but they delayed the AF1 opening another month so I made another trip down.
What is your preferred seat on AF1?
Back row, but any seat is amazing.
This ride is amazing, but it's also one of the few coasters I cannot marathon. After just two rides I'm out of breath, especially if either of them are in the back!
I had no problem marathoning it as long as I braced for the ending.
yea
Love it.
Does ArieForce one carry the speed and power like Iron Gwazi and Zadra which are powerhouses
I’ve ridden Gwazi, this compares but has more airtime and inversions.
Yes it does. The ride never seems to slow down.
@@CanobieCoaster The bottom of the first drop and the final hill on the quad down has an elevation change of about 20ft, from what I was told on opening day. So it makes sense it maintains its speed.
Not having ridden it yet, not sure I would like it as much as others. Without a doubt, Iron Gwazi and SV would still be ranked higher. Iron Gwazi above SV, but I'm not that much of a fan of twisted timbers and SV is borderline too repetitive with ejector hills, I would maybe have AF1 be 3rd, maybe 4th best.
You may find this a bit too much then. The finale is RMC repetitive ejector cranked up.
Its a great RMC. Unfortunately when I rode it I had a bad day...lots of fighting Atlanta traffic to get there, I just had a bad disposition. So I was just a bit out of it to enjoy such an intense ride. Its not pertinent to the ride itself other than to say it is WAY out of the way, because Atlanta traffic is brutal. So if you go to visit this ride, factor in the time/energy/enjoyment factor of the whole trip. Get there with plenty of time to relax and unwind from the trip itself. One fantastic thing about this is that if you love hard-core coasters, there are no crowds. If you get the all-access ticket you can ride it 20 times in a row.
I've been lucky I've timed my commutes to avoid bad traffic in Atlanta.
I have never experienced an rmc before.. Do they have the most intense airtime moments on any coaster?
RMCs typically have a lot of ejector, or intense, airtime. Some other coasters also have intense ejector, but RMCs tend to consistently contain a lot of it.
This one is league above most RMCs. It's in the same league as Iron Gwazi and Steel Vengeance
The ejector airtime is powerful and occurs in rapid-fire succession.
Only one question remains: How many more names to we need for Heartline- or zero G rolls? I find it interesting that just because an arcade is located under it, the roll get's a new name.
Great coaster though. Even though all the hype and non stop RMC talk kinda killed my anticipation for RMC's, not gonna lie.
It makes it quick to identify so I don't mind.
@@CanobieCoaster It was more a "mimimi" than an actual complaint. I just get confused sometimes with all those names^^
its sad I will probably not ride this for a long time
It should be there for a very long time at least.
6:40 Canobie Coaster said:
Now I've heard several people say the finale on ArieForce One has too much airtime.
I'm laughing a bit from that quote. Imagine saying "has lots of airtime" and "too much airtime". What are the differences between the two? What do you think?
Too much is beyond the comfort threshold.
Between the RMC coasters, do you have ArieForce One at Fun Spot Atlanta placed in 1, in 2, in 3 or in 4?
3 or 4.
I think Gwazis sense of speed, pacing and comfortability is much better but if you’re into just airtime I can clearly see how this is better
Yeah this definitely has the better airtime.
Canobie Coaster said:
Now I've heard several people say the finale on ArieForce One has too much airtime.
Imagine saying "lots of airtime" and "too much airtime". What are the differences between the two? What do you think?
Too much means it's more than should be present.
100000/10 🥹🥹🥹🥹
Amazing ride!
8:08
Hm yes, bird
Photobombing
Wildcats revenge next?
Still need to ride it first.
One thing you didn’t mention that I think is worth nothing is that the night rides on AF1 are downright insane. Morning rides are still fantastic, but it’s cranked up beyond imaginable at night
I had night rides on it. Too insane :)
It ran well at all times, but the night rides were definitely wonderful.
Yeah night rides are absolutely crazy on this thing.
I got on it
Nice!
7:09 Except Medusa Steel Coaster
It usually has 6 cars.
Looks slow.....lol I so have to hit this someday. Looks intense 😊
Far from slow lol.
@CanobieCoaster those lightning trains look slick
this hauls
The quad down has gotten bad reviews. Personally, I wouldn't like it, too much for me. Do you think they would ever change the Quad down? How about just 2 hills and a longer brake run?
There are rumors they may slow it down with something other than a trim.
What would you rate this coaster?
10
This is a beautiful patriotic coaster, but they really need to add trim brakes, because that brake run is too short. Also I wonder what odd locations an RMC will be plopped in
I'm surprised they didn't just make a longer brake run.
@@CanobieCoaster same, i always try to sit in the even rows so that i can brace for the break run
Why is it 5 rather than 6 cars in a train? Too intense for a sixth car? 🤔
Could be capacity? Or maybe maneuverability.
Damn the lapbar position sounds like an enthusiasts dream. I had a ride on Steel vengeance at the minimum verified position (with permission by the operators) and the ride was out of this world. Nice to hear the operations are similar at iron gwazi. Since you've ridden most of them, which RMC, from the top of your mind, has the worst stapling operators?
Depends on the operator, but Zadra was the tightest I saw consistently.
Imagine saying:
lots of airtime
tons of airtime
plenty of airtime
too much airtime
I think they mean similar, but what are the differences between the four? What do you think?
A) Lots of airtime is more beyond what someone may enjoy it.
B) Tons of airtime is more beyond what someone may enjoy it.
C) Plenty of airtime is more beyond what someone may enjoy it.
D) Too much airtime is more beyond what someone may enjoy it.
D
Is this coaster a hybrid even, or is it entirely steel supports and steel track?
I think there are some wood supports in there.
This is ridiculous. The wheels of each car are captive to the rails, so every car does the same motion of every other car. Therefore the forces must be the same. How can it make any difference where you sit, other than wind or puke in your face? It can't.
The train has different speeds cresting elements depending where you sit, leading to different forces.
Your voice - whether your own or the computer's, or some combination - is nearly unintelligible. You/it run(s) words together, has a very strange lack o proper sentence emphasis, and in general is like listening to fingernails scrape on a chalk board. It is rare I have to turn on captions to understand my own language.
Sorry my speaking voice isn't pleasant for you.
@@CanobieCoaster Well, since you like making videos, you need to practice how to moderate your speed and delivery. It takes practice. At least you didn't use a canned computer voice.
Do you think you'll ever go back to Warner Bros Abu Dhabi? I'd love to see an updated video on that park. It looks incredible.
Not sure when, but someday!