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Yeah i’ve Rode the coaster before, plenty of times, it’s my favorite ride at great America, but the last time I went there I swear those lights in the tunnel weren’t there before-
Sure have. It was my first coaster with inversions - first rode it when I was 10 (didn't become a coaster fanatic till I was 15 or thereabouts). Last time I rode it was when I went by myself in 1994 (I was 18 then) and I remember the line not being particularly long.
It was actually pretty smooth when I rode it and I’m not blinded by nostalgia either. I’m a teen coaster enthusiast with 65 credits. It was forceful and janky but not very rough if you know how to ride it
I actually just rode it for the first time last week. I didn't find it too rough, but I was riding defensively to avoid headbanging. The only part that really wasn't comfortable to me was the bottom of the drop in the last tuneel going into the corkscrews and even that wasn't that bad.
I absolutely love the Demon: great vintage graphics and the best theme song on any coaster. One issue: it is likely the roughest ride on the planet, rivaled only by the neighboring American Eagle.
I rode this with my younger cousin when she was like 11/12..i was 15 at the time.. this coaster is perfect for youth/teens that don’t want to do the bigger coasters yet... I’m glad they still have it.. it reminded me of a smaller version of the shockwave.
I remember when this ride was called “The turn of the Century” back in the late 70’s early 80’s. Been riding this since I was 12. I absolutely love the theme song to this coaster
Yes, I have ridden the Demon many times ever since it opened in 1976. I rode it when it was Turn of the Century and then as the Demon. The Demon is a fun Coaster even after all these years.
The Demon is the perfect ride especially for beginners. This is the perfect ride to get you pumped for more thrill rides, I don’t often like roller coasters but this one is worth. The video makes it look more intimidating, than it really is. Another thing you should know, the ride does tend to bang your head quite a bit but the thrill of the ride makes it better 😂
I love Arrow loopers, alot of them are being taken down. But anaconda and lockness monster near me still stand and I love riding them. This coaster looks amazing, I love slow barrel rolls.
I do love the Lochness Monster. Too bad most of the giant Arrow Loopers are getting taken down. All they really needed was to get some comfy restraints and the ride would have been as good as new.
I still remember the first time i rode this when I was 8, I was in the front row with my grandma and it became the start of me riding the most extreme thrill rides ever
Do you have a preference ? I know the TotC hadn't been there for many years before it was converted, but if you remember it would be interesting to know what you think of both the coasters.
My mommy rode Turn of the Century on a trip to America when she was 12. That was in 1977. My mommy and daddy got married when they were 16 and 17, respectively.
@@batmandalorian5504 the only real difference besides paint and theming is that there were a pair of camel back hills where the loops are today. The cammel backs gave excellent air time
@@DrDiff952 Excellent. I never rode TotC as it was converted to Demon before I was big enough to ride. Demon was my first steel coaster and it was still in it's prime then with the new paint, demon rocks, blood, and lights; however it would have been cool to ride TotC to experience those air time hills.
Well both great america parks when opened were almost clones of each other. Today they couldn't be more different now that each one has a different owner.
I noticed it. I got stuck on the Eagle myself once. Ironically, it was also the blue train. We had just started going up the 1st hill and it stalled. We weren't high at all and it wasn't a big deal aside from the wait but if we had been up at the top like they are, I would have been freaking out.
I passed out for 3 seconds on the first loop, then 2 seconds on the second, and then died when I got off the ride... Why did this happen? Cuz this was my first roller coaster that had a loop.
Cause we humans aren’t designed for things like this and your inner ear could probably not keep up together with blood rushing from your head. On my first looping and corkscrew coaster I always tried to keep my eyes a bit ahead of where we were so I could see what was going to happen. I think that may have helped because the brain then matches what it sees to what it is about to feel, even in split seconds. If you expect something and that doesn’t match what your inner ear sends out to your brain then issues happen like vertigo, dizziness, more rocking and slamming into the seats and potentially blacking out as well.
This was my first ever looping roller coaster I was terrified yet I had so much fun. I vividly remember going down through the skull into the corkscrew. It’s a good ride.
I wish you all of the best on your upcoming medical issues. I was diagnosed with emphysema and heart disease. I used to absolutely love Six Flags Great America! I lived north, outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When spring would come, my friends and I would plan out our trips there. Plus we'd have a few spontaneous trips as well. Those days were absolutely incredible! God Bless and take care of yourself.
This roller coaster is so special because it was the only roller coaster that went “upside down” that I was tall enough to ride as a little girl. I was too short for the others. Eventually got my thrill-seeker badge. I will be 39 this year. Riding at night was the best.
I went on this for the first time back in 2019 with my mom. She told me that you HAVE to sit in the very back. We did. Your butt lifts off the seat right as you come down from the top of the first hill 😂 I was so scared but I would recommend trying it.
I just went on this one! I forgot it had two loops, so it totally caught me by surprise, but it was super fun! (It was my first time.) I also recommend the Grizzly!
Saw this coaster lots of times at Six Flags without even getting on it. But I do know those corkscrew 360 loops (two of them) just before the ride's end. And not to mention you go to the first tunnel before your first great ascent up to over 100 feet before the big drop.
@@coastercreativity1432 he probably didn't let you because there's a ton of people who lose their phones because they think they can hold onto it, he probably thought it wasn't secure enough
Rode this today and I still have a headache from how Jerky the ride is. It was really fun though, the loops were awesome and I liked the tunnel with all the lights in it, the design of the area around the coaster really sells the name and idea of it. It definitely got rougher over the years
Learned early on to keep my head fixed on either side of the headrest before the screws like the Batman ride. Not worth the pain tho when xflight’s right next door
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Theme Park POV How do you film this? What do you use?
Yeah i’ve Rode the coaster before, plenty of times, it’s my favorite ride at great America, but the last time I went there I swear those lights in the tunnel weren’t there before-
Sure have. It was my first coaster with inversions - first rode it when I was 10 (didn't become a coaster fanatic till I was 15 or thereabouts). Last time I rode it was when I went by myself in 1994 (I was 18 then) and I remember the line not being particularly long.
Yes just seemed short
Yes it’s my favorite ride
This was the first rollercoaster I ever rode when I was 8 years old ..... it's crazy that it's still there.... I'm 49 now ... wow
JimmyMack omg
Same, first coaster I ever rode in my first visit to great America in the late 80’s. Didn’t realize that the demon was still there, great vid!
This was my first inverted roller coaster when I was around 10.
28 now.
Is it scary or fast cause I’m 9 turning 10 and gonna go there for my birthday
@@roryarmstrong783 its fast but still fun :) the first drop might be a bit scary
That audio on the ride always feels like its a megaphone screaming right in my ears.(its also a headbanger)
lol :)
If you position yourself right and get the right seat, you won’t get the head banging.
The coaster and the people said bass boosted xD
fr this ride sucks cause you hit your head so much
@@buggz0689 your opinion I like this ride
the sharp and shrill audio during the video is actually a good way to replicate the pain you experience while riding it
LOL
LMAO
This coaster made by head bang so much I thought I had a concussion by the end of it. It’s definitely gotten rougher over the years.
I.never.had.any.complaints.or.problems.with.The.Demon.when.I.rode.on.it..but.I.rode.it.a.long.time.ago..when.I.was.about.to.graduate.from.Elementary.level.school...I.went.in.1980..that.was.the.only.year.I.rode.The.Demon
I got traumatized from roller coasters for a few years because it was so violent
It was actually pretty smooth when I rode it and I’m not blinded by nostalgia either. I’m a teen coaster enthusiast with 65 credits. It was forceful and janky but not very rough if you know how to ride it
I actually just rode it for the first time last week. I didn't find it too rough, but I was riding defensively to avoid headbanging. The only part that really wasn't comfortable to me was the bottom of the drop in the last tuneel going into the corkscrews and even that wasn't that bad.
The same thing happened to me I am never going to ride the demon again.
I absolutely love the Demon: great vintage graphics and the best theme song on any coaster. One issue: it is likely the roughest ride on the planet, rivaled only by the neighboring American Eagle.
I rode this with my younger cousin when she was like 11/12..i was 15 at the time.. this coaster is perfect for youth/teens that don’t want to do the bigger coasters yet... I’m glad they still have it.. it reminded me of a smaller version of the shockwave.
Nice POV! Good that they still play the classic Demon music, A little hint to the Marriot's days of the park
And also Gary Owens' voice as the narrator announcing where the Demon might have come from.
I love the charm this coaster has, if you don’t mind a little roughness this is an awesome ride!!
Yes I’m on my way to six flags right now it was my first coaster and I’m looking forward to getting on it again
I remember when this ride was called “The turn of the Century” back in the late 70’s early 80’s. Been riding this since I was 12. I absolutely love the theme song to this coaster
This is the first inversion coaster I ever rode! 🎢
Same.
Samreeeeee
Ashley G same
In howwen form
Yup me too.
This was my first ever roller coaster that went upside down. Its a little rough, but I think that adds to the charm
Yes, I have ridden the Demon many times ever since it opened in 1976. I rode it when it was Turn of the Century and then as the Demon. The Demon is a fun Coaster even after all these years.
I.wish.there.was.a.video.available.of.this.rollercoaster.when.it.used.to.be.the.Turn.Of.The.Century.from.way.back.in.the.days
Yasssssssss 🙌🏾
RIP buddy. Loved you for 42 years. My first looper.
Is it gone?
@@Brittzby No, it’s still there. The new ride, Wrath of Rakshasa, is not replacing it either
I love roller coasters I love amusement parks I love having fun
I love this roller coaster. Have a love affair that goes back to 1986. Long story but, one of my favorites, forever.
My favorite ride at Great America. Hurts so good baby!
Thanks for the memories!! Haven't been on this coaster for years!!
The Demon is the perfect ride especially for beginners. This is the perfect ride to get you pumped for more thrill rides, I don’t often like roller coasters but this one is worth. The video makes it look more intimidating, than it really is. Another thing you should know, the ride does tend to bang your head quite a bit but the thrill of the ride makes it better 😂
1:08 remember callin it the soul train ride growing up because the way the tunnel looks🤣🤣
Lol😂
This was one of my first roller coasters. It was fun but terrifying. Also it banged my head the entire ride. Makes it even more cool.
I love Arrow loopers, alot of them are being taken down. But anaconda and lockness monster near me still stand and I love riding them. This coaster looks amazing, I love slow barrel rolls.
I do love the Lochness Monster. Too bad most of the giant Arrow Loopers are getting taken down. All they really needed was to get some comfy restraints and the ride would have been as good as new.
A Virginian? Honestly, I’d like Anaconda a bit better if I didn’t get a headache every time I rode it
love the Demon... I loved it back when it was Turn of the Century too. My first looper :)
Still the best theme song ever
I remember when my older brothers,sister and dad forced me to go on this ride, I had my eyes closed the entire time
the music makes the ride more intense
IKR😂
I still remember the first time i rode this when I was 8, I was in the front row with my grandma and it became the start of me riding the most extreme thrill rides ever
I rode it in both forms the original Turn of the Century and as the Demon
Do you have a preference ? I know the TotC hadn't been there for many years before it was converted, but if you remember it would be interesting to know what you think of both the coasters.
My mommy rode Turn of the Century on a trip to America when she was 12. That was in 1977. My mommy and daddy got married when they were 16 and 17, respectively.
@@batmandalorian5504 the only real difference besides paint and theming is that there were a pair of camel back hills where the loops are today. The cammel backs gave excellent air time
@@DrDiff952 Excellent. I never rode TotC as it was converted to Demon before I was big enough to ride. Demon was my first steel coaster and it was still in it's prime then with the new paint, demon rocks, blood, and lights; however it would have been cool to ride TotC to experience those air time hills.
What I learned today... both of the Great America parks have Arrow loopers named Demon that are exact clones. Neat.
Well both great america parks when opened were almost clones of each other. Today they couldn't be more different now that each one has a different owner.
@@miker6570not anymore, both are now owned by Six Flags
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
AWESOME 2019 DEMON ROLLER COASTER ON RIDE FRONT SEAT !!!!!
No one commented that Eagle's Blue train is stuck near the top of the hill.
Yep. Hopefully they will RMC that ride.
@@creamcitysista1970 did you see the video that sfgam just released? They teased something about the eagle in it. Check out their Facebook page.
I noticed it. I got stuck on the Eagle myself once. Ironically, it was also the blue train. We had just started going up the 1st hill and it stalled. We weren't high at all and it wasn't a big deal aside from the wait but if we had been up at the top like they are, I would have been freaking out.
my dad used to hype up this ride as much as possible when we were kids without realizing how much it's run its course.
I passed out for 3 seconds on the first loop, then 2 seconds on the second, and then died when I got off the ride...
Why did this happen?
Cuz this was my first roller coaster that had a loop.
You reincarnated as a llama
Cause we humans aren’t designed for things like this and your inner ear could probably not keep up together with blood rushing from your head. On my first looping and corkscrew coaster I always tried to keep my eyes a bit ahead of where we were so I could see what was going to happen. I think that may have helped because the brain then matches what it sees to what it is about to feel, even in split seconds. If you expect something and that doesn’t match what your inner ear sends out to your brain then issues happen like vertigo, dizziness, more rocking and slamming into the seats and potentially blacking out as well.
@@fluffy-fluffy5996 wait so if I go on Batman at six flags and I know basically the whole ride and what’s will happen next I won’t pass out?
My grandma and my aunt went on this back in the 80's!
I rode the one at California’s Great America love it wow
This was the first “real” rollercoaster I ever rode. I was hooked after that. Though I was still a bit too chicken to go on Top Gun for a while.
This was my first ever looping roller coaster I was terrified yet I had so much fun. I vividly remember going down through the skull into the corkscrew. It’s a good ride.
Last time I was on this ride the light tunnel didn’t light up and I was disappointed. I have a spinal fusion now, so I’m thankful for this video!
I wish you all of the best on your upcoming medical issues. I was diagnosed with emphysema and heart disease. I used to absolutely love Six Flags Great America! I lived north, outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When spring would come, my friends and I would plan out our trips there. Plus we'd have a few spontaneous trips as well. Those days were absolutely incredible! God Bless and take care of yourself.
This roller coaster is so special because it was the only roller coaster that went “upside down” that I was tall enough to ride as a little girl. I was too short for the others. Eventually got my thrill-seeker badge. I will be 39 this year. Riding at night was the best.
My favorite roller coaster 🎢!
your favorite roller coaster? it hurts my neck and head so much
I’ve ridden demon at California’s great America, it’s a classic painful ride
I remember going on this ride 4 times when I was five… How brave I was.
Your lying because this ride is a head banger ._.
Wow you were tall when you were five
@@egg8027 I rode this when I was 5 or younger
I went on this for the first time back in 2019 with my mom. She told me that you HAVE to sit in the very back. We did. Your butt lifts off the seat right as you come down from the top of the first hill 😂 I was so scared but I would recommend trying it.
Okay the pull down this hurt my head but is still a crazy ride love it.
I just went on this one! I forgot it had two loops, so it totally caught me by surprise, but it was super fun! (It was my first time.) I also recommend the Grizzly!
They had one at the Great America in Santa Clara, and that one I rode.
Same
Yup. Me too
My first ride was the eagle. About 25 years ago. My kids never been so omg here we go. Soon.
That light up tunnel looked and sounded terrifying
One the first roller coasters I’ve rode definitely a
Pretty scary ride
This park looks like it has the most uncomfortable old roller coasters ever
its actually a really fun ride, and not uncomfortable
I rode this at Grad nite yesterday it was so much fun!😂
Damn they made new trains I like the older trains older version back in 2013
The Demon was one of my first roller coasters.
i feel bad for you
Everyone gets butterflies in their stomachs well I get butterflies in my balls hahahaha 😂
this is the same ride in California’s great America in Santa Clara it’s also called the demon and it’s red with black and the ride has a diff design
This ride kept throwing me everywhere but it was still fun
This and wizzer were my first rides when 3 years old
The old Arrows Arrows looper has aged well.
Saw this coaster lots of times at Six Flags without even getting on it. But I do know those corkscrew 360 loops (two of them) just before the ride's end. And not to mention you go to the first tunnel before your first great ascent up to over 100 feet before the big drop.
Haha this was my first ever time riding a roller coaster, and it was this exact one. It's odd I didn't have a scream, but it was worth the wait!
It's the demonator from drake and josh.
I rode this like 2 years ago and since then I’ve loved it
This ride is painful yet fun!
3:20 "HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE DEMON... HAVE YOU EVER HEARD HIS SCREAM??!?!?" 🗣🔥🔥🔥
The Demon is fun, but that ride needs a serious renovation to make it smooth again. The ride is extremely bumpy and causes a lot of whiplash.
Remember riding this about 12 years ago. Hit my ear and it hurt for weeks after. Other than that it was fun
It looks like the one in california’s great america
I still have the bruise on my head from when I first rode this that’s how brutal those corkscrews can be
How were you able to bring a camera (go pro I'm guessing) on this ride? - Do you get written permission? How? Thanks for any answers.
probably a strap that holds your phone on your chest, forgot the name
@@CodyMemer lol i tried bringing on but ride operator said no
@@coastercreativity1432 he probably didn't let you because there's a ton of people who lose their phones because they think they can hold onto it, he probably thought it wasn't secure enough
@@CodyMemer i think its just their policy... the thing was tied to me lol
@@coastercreativity1432 yeah
Rode this today and I still have a headache from how Jerky the ride is. It was really fun though, the loops were awesome and I liked the tunnel with all the lights in it, the design of the area around the coaster really sells the name and idea of it. It definitely got rougher over the years
Same era as the original Corkscrew (Knott's Berry Farm, Cedar Point) and Magic Mountain's Revolution.
This was my first looped rollercoaster
1:51
Was my all time favorite ride
It sucks that they’ve kept this ride closed for so long! I couldn’t even get a single ride for years.
2:18 I love that this image has 5 roller coasters
Where is this one located? I live near Arlington
Best ride in the park
Badass rollercoaster
My ears 3:00
This ride opened as Turn of the Century, then in 1980 as Demon and got 2 loops. It is tame by larger coasters, but in the 80's I thought it was scary.
the bass boost is crispy
I went on this before and it was my favorite (today)
How do people sit in the front 😭😭
So is this a neck bender like Ninja ov Six Flags St.Louis?
As going to this park a lot demon really packs a punch.
1:45 "I dont even like this ride." 😂
i passed out so many times on this ride idk how it’s still operating because it’s very old
is it just me or does American eagle look stuck in the background?
It looked like the blue train on the Eagle was stuck at the top of the lift hill :D
R.I.P Headpohone users
very intense in the back
When I was like five I went on this and I loved it idk why but I have always loved roller coasters
Crazy that this Demon is exactly the same as the Demon at Great America in Santa Clara, CA.
Learned early on to keep my head fixed on either side of the headrest before the screws like the Batman ride. Not worth the pain tho when xflight’s right next door
It was closed when I went there unfortunately. I still have yet to ride it! :D
@WaterishDog Great! I’m glad it’s all fixed up.
That was the first ever roller coaster I road still the OG
this ride hurt my head so much LMAO
The best thing about Demon is that nobody rides it, so you can double or even triple ride without getting back in the queue pretty often