I would NOT and repeat NOT take any of the information this guy is talking about. I've ridden this ride over 200+ times and the front rows are the most uncomfortable and jerkiest seats on the train. Back two rows are the best and smoothest as long as you keep you head back at all times.
Do you try to pin your head back against the pad? What about the final raven turn? I've heard to keep your head forward for that so the pad doesn't bump it. I've also heard keep it back and then change to forward during the middle of the raven turn. I've had success with this, but last time when keeping my head back it unexpectedly jerked and bumped my head before the mid point of the turn. I know keeping your head forward during the 2nd half the turn can stop all bumps pretty easily.
The Message of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 is: The Six Flags Parks do suck ! Thats why you have the Szenarios to fix them ! Now i have learned that message, 15 years later after getting disappointed visiting one in real life...
I rode it for the first time last Saturday and I could not agree less. The ride is absolutely incredible and I can put up with the roughness. My strategy was leaning forward the entire ride on the inside back row seat. Sorry you didn’t like it but this ride is incredibly perfect to me.
i didn’t even have to brace and the ride was still mostly okay. i didn’t sit in an inside seat and i’ve heard it’s worse on the outside. still this ride is so insane, disorienting and incredible i can look past any discomfort.
Closest thing to an X3 that properly fixes the issues X/X2 has is probably Eejanaika over in Japan. Not only does it run better, the layout and forces are much better and really take the concept to the next level. It's so wild that X2 actually feels kind of tame in comparison.
very well edited. i actually very recently ridden x2 around 3 weeks ago. I liked the ride, but i couldn't get behind the ride simply because of the final raven turn. it slammed my head back and forth against the hard headrest. i ended getting a mini headache after riding but it luckily wore off after 5 minutes. i was in the 6th row, so second to back. i liked every part of the ride except the last raven turn. i thought the rest of the ride wasn't that rough.
I rode this past tuesday and the ride's lift had a malfuntion at the top, leaving us stuck up there in the sun for 20 mins. They had to reset it. Its a great ride till the end it hits a bump making the seats jerk hard as all get out!
@@TheCoasterDude as soon as they start perfecting their axis design the 4d design will perfect with it. If they can make the axis smooth i dont see why the 4d wouldnt be either!
This was one of my bucket listers. Was soooo excited to ride. My first ride on X2 almost knocked me out. Same spot. I've ridden a few more times just cuz it's there, and I really want to love it because of its insanity, but if you aren't fully bracing for airplane crash impact (tuck chin into chest as hard as you can and lean forward), your head will get demolished right before the brake run. The ride is absolute jank. You can see it in every off ride video. Just watch how "smooth" the rotation is coming out of the drop. Legs just bouncing everywhere. Ride might as well have square wheels. Glad I got to experience? Sure. Would I be gutted if they tore it down for a kiddie coaster? Nope. 😂
@@GDNebula_ forward, no question. honestly, in most cases other than a launch, it's prolly the best practice. x2, the headrest feels ironically really comfy and soft, but if you let the ride ragdoll you and keep head back, you're gonna get wrecked (and prolly at the exact spot mentioned in vid). on really rough wooden ones, it's usually my back that gets jackhammered (there aren't usually headrests high enough). best bet is to scooch as far forward as you can and use any handlebar to pull on and keep back away from seatback! i know...i sound like a wuss who "can't handle it," and i take those comments in stride, but it's more having a solid coaster count, mental tallies of how the good ones feel, and keeping benchmarks.
I've only ridden the coaster twice, once as late X and once as early X2. I had already gone to the park a good handful of times, amd X was always closed. When I heard that X was open around mid-day we made our way to it. The wait time was excessive considering we didn't see all that many people in line, and the experience overall just didn't feel worth the time. I mean, it felt cool but yeah I remember feeling like the rotations and directions didn't actually make much sense to me. Did X2 as that was open next time I went, didn't feel much better. It's been over a decade so my memories can be distorted, but I always felt like comparing it to the very smooth Tatsu which was a much more worthwhile experience.
I’ve avoided this ride ever since it hurt me so bad last time, but I feel as though it would possibly hurt more keeping ur head back, as you’d be putting more force into the headrest as it slams u back
‼️‼️Please do not take his advice on having your head back on the headrest the whole ride, I made this mistake the first time I rode and I got an intense pressure headache right after, the next time I rode it was with my head back on the first drop and head forward the rest of the ride and got no headache nor whiplash and it was smoother on my head than the first time‼️‼️
Rode back in 2013, I didn't find it that rough and I can tolerate some roughness, if the ride has redeeming qualities. I did ride in the second row though. At the end of the ride everyone clapped especially when we returned to the station because we loved it so much. But it might have gotten rougher by the time you went.
That same thing happened to me! It literally slammed my head into the head rest so hard at the end I was shocked like it was some sort of malfunction! this is the only coaster I will never ride again because of that.
Oh I'm back row outside seat all the way. Yeah it's rough, but I love it. I admittedly am not a good person to ask because 1) I don't like B&M except for early inverts and 2) At one time back row Pysclone was my favorite ride in the park.🤪
If it wasn't for the side seating X would be smooth. It has computer generated track. The issue is that the trains are outside the rails so it shakes a lot. The same can kinda be said with B&M wing coasters. It's hard to design a train designed like that to not rattle. All the weight is off the track
There's no words to describe this ride. Waiting in line. Finally getting on only for your legs to dangle. Going backwards. The "it's good to be you" song playing like it was going to be some sort of family fun kiddie coaster only for the song to transition to Metallica's Enter Sandman. My blood was pumping at this moment. We were going backwards, high high up, until that big drop. I'm scared of big drops but that was terrifying. X2 literally destroys you as you twist and turn and bang your head and the Raven Turns are so crazy. Don't ride this again, your better off riding Kingda Ka or something. This coaster was fun but thrilling.
I would NOT and repeat NOT take any of the information this guy is talking about. I've ridden this ride over 200+ times and the front rows are the most uncomfortable and jerkiest seats on the train. Back two rows are the best and smoothest as long as you keep you head back at all times.
Do you try to pin your head back against the pad? What about the final raven turn? I've heard to keep your head forward for that so the pad doesn't bump it. I've also heard keep it back and then change to forward during the middle of the raven turn. I've had success with this, but last time when keeping my head back it unexpectedly jerked and bumped my head before the mid point of the turn. I know keeping your head forward during the 2nd half the turn can stop all bumps pretty easily.
The Message of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 is:
The Six Flags Parks do suck !
Thats why you have the Szenarios to fix them !
Now i have learned that message, 15 years later after getting disappointed visiting one in real life...
I rode it for the first time last Saturday and I could not agree less. The ride is absolutely incredible and I can put up with the roughness. My strategy was leaning forward the entire ride on the inside back row seat. Sorry you didn’t like it but this ride is incredibly perfect to me.
i didn’t even have to brace and the ride was still mostly okay. i didn’t sit in an inside seat and i’ve heard it’s worse on the outside. still this ride is so insane, disorienting and incredible i can look past any discomfort.
Dang, I hate to hear that it was such a bad experience, but man! This video was so good, definitely subscribed!
Closest thing to an X3 that properly fixes the issues X/X2 has is probably Eejanaika over in Japan. Not only does it run better, the layout and forces are much better and really take the concept to the next level. It's so wild that X2 actually feels kind of tame in comparison.
very well edited. i actually very recently ridden x2 around 3 weeks ago. I liked the ride, but i couldn't get behind the ride simply because of the final raven turn. it slammed my head back and forth against the hard headrest. i ended getting a mini headache after riding but it luckily wore off after 5 minutes. i was in the 6th row, so second to back. i liked every part of the ride except the last raven turn. i thought the rest of the ride wasn't that rough.
I rode this past tuesday and the ride's lift had a malfuntion at the top, leaving us stuck up there in the sun for 20 mins. They had to reset it. Its a great ride till the end it hits a bump making the seats jerk hard as all get out!
i rode it when it was called X, im an og!
Yeah it's time to replace track and trains
Arrow went out of business so the only way they’d do that is if S&S renovated it. I would love to see that happen but idk if it will anytime soon
@@TheCoasterDude as soon as they start perfecting their axis design the 4d design will perfect with it. If they can make the axis smooth i dont see why the 4d wouldnt be either!
This was one of my bucket listers. Was soooo excited to ride. My first ride on X2 almost knocked me out. Same spot. I've ridden a few more times just cuz it's there, and I really want to love it because of its insanity, but if you aren't fully bracing for airplane crash impact (tuck chin into chest as hard as you can and lean forward), your head will get demolished right before the brake run. The ride is absolute jank. You can see it in every off ride video. Just watch how "smooth" the rotation is coming out of the drop. Legs just bouncing everywhere. Ride might as well have square wheels. Glad I got to experience? Sure. Would I be gutted if they tore it down for a kiddie coaster? Nope. 😂
Does it help more to keep ur head back or forward on this ride? For janky wooden coasters it helps to put ur head forward for me
@@GDNebula_ forward, no question. honestly, in most cases other than a launch, it's prolly the best practice. x2, the headrest feels ironically really comfy and soft, but if you let the ride ragdoll you and keep head back, you're gonna get wrecked (and prolly at the exact spot mentioned in vid). on really rough wooden ones, it's usually my back that gets jackhammered (there aren't usually headrests high enough). best bet is to scooch as far forward as you can and use any handlebar to pull on and keep back away from seatback! i know...i sound like a wuss who "can't handle it," and i take those comments in stride, but it's more having a solid coaster count, mental tallies of how the good ones feel, and keeping benchmarks.
I've only ridden the coaster twice, once as late X and once as early X2.
I had already gone to the park a good handful of times, amd X was always closed. When I heard that X was open around mid-day we made our way to it. The wait time was excessive considering we didn't see all that many people in line, and the experience overall just didn't feel worth the time. I mean, it felt cool but yeah I remember feeling like the rotations and directions didn't actually make much sense to me.
Did X2 as that was open next time I went, didn't feel much better. It's been over a decade so my memories can be distorted, but I always felt like comparing it to the very smooth Tatsu which was a much more worthwhile experience.
Personally I didn't have issues with the roughness of the ride. It's just kinda boring besides the drop and raven turn tbh
I’ve avoided this ride ever since it hurt me so bad last time, but I feel as though it would possibly hurt more keeping ur head back, as you’d be putting more force into the headrest as it slams u back
‼️‼️Please do not take his advice on having your head back on the headrest the whole ride, I made this mistake the first time I rode and I got an intense pressure headache right after, the next time I rode it was with my head back on the first drop and head forward the rest of the ride and got no headache nor whiplash and it was smoother on my head than the first time‼️‼️
That song at the end was a banger.
Rode back in 2013, I didn't find it that rough and I can tolerate some roughness, if the ride has redeeming qualities. I did ride in the second row though. At the end of the ride everyone clapped especially when we returned to the station because we loved it so much. But it might have gotten rougher by the time you went.
That same thing happened to me! It literally slammed my head into the head rest so hard at the end I was shocked like it was some sort of malfunction! this is the only coaster I will never ride again because of that.
Theme parks and water parks are not for everyone.
Shit will crack your head open
Dang x2 is my all time favorite coaster and it was not very rough for me
Same here, people must be forcing their heads forward and doing something wrong...
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Oh I'm back row outside seat all the way. Yeah it's rough, but I love it. I admittedly am not a good person to ask because 1) I don't like B&M except for early inverts and 2) At one time back row Pysclone was my favorite ride in the park.🤪
Crazy how the 2 roughest rides at this park are right next to each other 💀
If it wasn't for the side seating X would be smooth. It has computer generated track. The issue is that the trains are outside the rails so it shakes a lot. The same can kinda be said with B&M wing coasters. It's hard to design a train designed like that to not rattle. All the weight is off the track
@@CarolinaCycloneJamesOlder B&M wing coaster are some of the smoothest coasters 😅
@@CoasterCarter09 kinda. If you get an edge seat it can get bumpy. I've noticed that on gatekeeper and wild eagle
Did u have ur head back on the first drop and then ur head forward the rest of the ride? Thats how u have to ride it
There's no words to describe this ride.
Waiting in line. Finally getting on only for your legs to dangle. Going backwards. The "it's good to be you" song playing like it was going to be some sort of family fun kiddie coaster only for the song to transition to Metallica's Enter Sandman. My blood was pumping at this moment. We were going backwards, high high up, until that big drop. I'm scared of big drops but that was terrifying. X2 literally destroys you as you twist and turn and bang your head and the Raven Turns are so crazy. Don't ride this again, your better off riding Kingda Ka or something. This coaster was fun but thrilling.
Great video and especially great thumbnail!! Keep it up brother