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Great list I only been to the Midwest parks but here is my top ten so far hoping to visit Hershey park in the next years 1. Maverick- this coaster is insane one of the most intense coasters I experienced the launch omg 2.stevee a perfect coaster maverick and stevee are neck and neck love both 3.millie -omg the ride is awesome the height speed combo is insane the drop gets me every time the speed pushes me back to my seat lol 4. Orion -this one is so underrated the drop feels like it lasts forver and it’s so graceful I like how it provides more fun than intensity the airtime is crazy 5. Banshee - the best invert I been on first time riding it and scared the shit out of me the drop you don’t expect it and love the zero g roll 6. Diamondback love it airtime machine 7. The beast man I love the intensity going through the woods 8. Mystic Timbers I love it Seriously it’s like wooden maverick nonstop intensity the shed ruins the ride 9. Shivering Timbers my home coaster love it so much truly an elite woodie 10. Backlot stunt coaster this one surprised me it’s crazy feels like ima fall off the track and the fire coming at you scared me lol but loved it
Ok let me drop my top ten, for context I’ve been on 150 coasters exactly, and I prefer positive g force, pure speed, and pure sustained ejector or floater airtime over quick pops of airtime, pacing also plays a huge part in how I rank rides. Also lightning rod was closed during my trip to Dollywood. 1. Intimidator 305 (truly the greatest coaster ever made. It has insane speed, positive gs and insane sustained ejector airtime, insane airtime pops from the lateral snaps. This is truly THE greatest coaster ever in my opinion and I don’t believe anything can beat it. It’s absolutely perfect. ) 2. Skyrush (and yes, I do indeed like the restraints as I can somehow ride without pain) 3. Iron Gwazi 4. El toro (I actually like toro more up front. I feel like you get even stronger and more sustained airtime heading up the camelbacks up front charging over the hills. I actually got 8 minimum verify rides during thrillathon this year) 5. Phoenix 6. Twisted Timbers 7. Thunderhead 8. Coney Island cyclone (bonus points: my last ride was in a full suit and tie because I went directly from a wedding that was in the area) 9. Mine Blower (IT WAS SMOOTH LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I FIRST RODE IT YALL LIED RAHHH) 10. Boulder dash
I rode Skyrush for the first time this year and from what I figure, the thigh crush people are ignoring the lockers and trying to ride with pockets full of junk or something because I found nothing wrong with the lap bar at all.
@@haunter_1845 I rode skyrush yearsss ago when i was 4'10, maybe shorter, and i was losing feeling in my legs from the restraints. so idk what youre talking about tbh
@@damiann123 Most riders aren't 4'10 so if you're bigger now then maybe try it again and re-evaluate. I rode it for the first time with negative opinions in my head but when I got off my mind was changed. It also always takes a few rides to learn how to ride that ride.
Might as well put my list up 1- Superman SfNE (2003 t bars) 2- Steel V 3- Iron G 4- El Toro 5- The Beast @ night 6- Iron Ratt 7- Ghostrider 8- Mako 9- Twisted Colossus 10- X2 11- New texas g 12- Goliath over georgia 13- Millenium force 14- TTDragster 15- Joker discovery K 16- Phantom R 17- Diamondback 18- Wonder woman Golden lasso 19- Kumba 20- space mountain (2022 california) 21- Griffon 22- Fire dueling dragon 23- shockwave over tex 24- Villian geuga lake 25- Orion
Superman at SFNE was hauling this season and I still had amazing rides even with the U-bricks. If it had the T bars back, it would regain it's former glory for sure.
@@kylenickel1944There's of course downsides to being an early adopter, but it seems to have faired well for them. Technologically, they never pushed anything too far, unlike the reliability nightmares of Hypersonic XLC, TTD, etc. In fact, being early to the game helped them a lot in some cases. Despite it being short, I love Goliath. It has held up extremely well, and has a top-tier list of elements. It wasn't immediately outdated like New Texas Giant. Raging Bull was almost the first B&M hyper, but they were able to give it a very unique, twisted layout - something that is very untraditional when looking at the other hypers by the company. The park needs an elite ride desperately. Would love to see an Intamin multi-launch or mega coasters (probably the better move to not compete with Maxx Force); even a giga. They have a stacked lineup, but they would have a top 3 park lineup if they added an absolute icon to the park.
I love that phantoms revenge is on here! I grew up riding that ride and it holds a dear place in my heart! It will forever be marked as my favorite ride!
You have well explained reasoning behind all of your choices and I think you did a fine job! I think Wildcats Revenge is very re rideable until it gets warmed up so hit this ride early!!
Always look forwards to these. Top 5 (out of 75): 1. Velocicoaster 2. Iron Gwazi 3. Wildcat's Revenge 4. Skyrush 5. El Toro Every year it's a surprising yet great list!
Love your top 25 every year! You always put my personal favorite (Flying Dinosaur) on there which makes me happy. It’s funny how our ideas of “intense” are so different. You mentioned that Flying Dinosaur is intense, which I don’t personally find it, but you said that the Velocicoaster and Iron Gwazi are not so intense, which I found both so intense that my hands were shaking profusely after riding and would not be able to ride twice in one day. Very interesting!
Im from Europe so haven't ridden a single ride from those 25. That said if you visit Europe in future i think some rollercoasters here will definitely be on your top 25. Some examples Hyperion (Energylandia) - Zadra (Energylandia) - Taron (Phantasialand) - F.L.Y (Phantasialand) - Ride To Happiness (Plopsaland de Panne) - Taiga (Linnanmäki) my №1 - Untamed (Walibi Holland) my №2 - Batman gce (Parque Warner) - Toutatis (Parque Asterix) - Kondaa (Walibi Belgium)
Have you had a chance to ride Pipeline at SeaWorld Orlando? it packs a great ride in such a compact layout and floater on a standup is insane. Overall great list. I loved the jokes throughout
any 3 bench train will be better in the middle seat vs the wheel seats on a fully loaded train magnum is great in row 2 or the second to last the beast is best in second to last by a large margin blue streak row 2 eltoro second to last or row 2 kings island and dominion racers second to back any arrow mine train but especially runaway mine train at great adventure or the one at kings island all better in second to last or middle front (which at gadv is actually the first seat) the only 3 bench coasters i prefer the far back on are really old woodies with minimal restraints like phoenix, skyliner at lakemont, jackrabbit at kennywood, and big dipper at camden park.
One ride I have in my top 25 that I don't think many will have in theirs is Gaurdians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT. Its not the most intense ride by any means but it is extremely unique and I have the widest ear to ear grin on my face every time I ride it
I just beat my fear on mako. Absolute no1 and I am looking to get all the credits at seaworld orlando and busch gardens tampa (my home park) but i think for me, the only ride topping mako is velocicoaster
Where do you put Wicked Cyclone? Airtime Thrills has it way higher than Wildcat's Revenge. But he also likes Hades 360 and Viper at Magic Mountain a lot.
Interesting video with some interesting picks. I'm curious - I noticed there are no UK coasters on your list. Is that because you've not visited any UK theme parks, or because you don't think any UK coasters are worthy of being in your top 25 list?
I smiled ear to ear when I saw shivering Timbers because Michigans adventure has been my home park for like 10 years and barely anyone gives it the merit it deserves. Your coaster idiots video there is one of my favorites because it’s the first time I ever heard someone say something good about my home park
Right now my list isn't very strong outside of the top few, but my top 10 currently goes 10. Afterburn. Absolutely incredible layout, nearly impeccable pacing. This ride is what solidified 90's B&M inverts as one of my favorite models out there 9. Expedition Everest, an incredible mix of storytelling, buildup, intense attention to detail and a surprisingly fun coaster section. Definitely isn't here because it's the most wild thing in the world, but it is such an incredible achievement in how coasters can be used for storytelling. God bless Joe Rohde 8. Top Thrill Dragster, the launch alone gets it this high up. Such an incredible experience, I loved how it felt punchy and yet still incredibly long launch, with a very fun top hat to boot 7. Lightning Rod, used to like it more but I'm not as huge of a fan of it anymore. Still, incredibly intense and fun ride that packs one of the most unique layouts I've ever been on 6. Intimidator 305, incredibly intense while still being fun. Packs one of the best senses of scale I've seen on any coaster and I seriously love the level of intensity in the turns 5. Magnum XL-200, sure it's not the best ride out there, it's incredibly janky but there is just something I find so incredibly fun about this ride. And then it hits you with IMO the greatest series of airtime moments on any coaster I've been on at least that seals this ride as being incredible 4. Fury 325, such an incredible mix of intensity and floatiness. The drop alone is enough to have it rank so highly, and then it hits with a surprisingly rapid fired layout, packing what feels like a full 3 act structure worth of coaster 3. Maverick, a near perfect layout. Such an aggressive and fast pace, incredible airtime and a handful of my favorite elements out there. Has incredibly intense valleys which is something else I ADORE on coasters, delivers quite a lot on that 2. Steel Vengeance. I mean, duh. I love the amount of element variety and how many highlights there are. Also has one of the most disorienting series of elements from the laterals yanking you into the structure on a bunny hill->wave turn->insane zero g roll->slow-mo overbank 1. Thunderhead. This thing. Just. An absolutely perfect layout with amazing pacing, great setting, SHOCKINGLY intense and a wild mix of laterals, whip and airtime. Was running easily the best it ever has I've seen this past season. Just a perfect mix of the pacing, speed, intensity, length, being jostled around and pure fun I want on coasters and a hint of nostalgia
Had the good fortune to ride Lightning Rod literally days before they shut it down to put in the new chain lift hill. Easily one of the most intense roller coasters I've ever ridden. Will need to come back for the chain lift experience at some point, for sure.
Had to check out your evaluation of Shivering Timbers. Since it's pretty much local to me (10 miles away), I've ridden it often, too. I am glad they removed the trick-track some time ago as it left riders with headaches due to the severe side-to-side whipping motion it had. I just rode it in August of 2023 and I completely agree with your "potholes" comment. One was so bad that I left the ride with an extremely sore back. (Fortunately, we always ride it near the end of the day, as we know how rough the coaster can be.) Hopefully, with the Cedar Fair & Six Flags merger, they'll put some much needed maintenance into the track. Also glad to see Lightning Rod on your list. Running problems aside, it was one of my favorite coasters I've been on. We waited about 3 hours (due to shut downs) to get on this. It was very much worth the wait. One ride I wish was on your list is Disney World's Aerosmith Rockin' Roller Coaster. Between the elaborate theming and the nonstop speed from start to end (linear launch system sends you off at high speed when the light turns green) to the twists, turns, 3 inversions for a non-stop wild ride.
Completely agree with your assessment of Millenium Force. The best coaster at CP is Steel Vengeance followed by Maverick, then Millenium Force. But I personally rank them Millenium Force, Maverick, Steel Vengeance
I love your coaster lineup and I’m a fan of your channel and your lineup. I’m a coaster enthusiast but not on your level and other reputable UA-cam channels as I’ve only ridden about 200 coasters. I thought I’d give you my top 10: 1. Iron Gwazi 2. Velocicoaster 3. Wildcats Revenge 4. Steele Vengance 5. Zadra 6. Twisted colossus (it did duel on all 6 of my rides, lucky me!!!) 7. Diamondback 8. Mystic Timbers 9. El Toro 10. Lighting Rod
@haunter_1845 my mother grew up riding Scream Machine, while I didn't get to ride it, being able to ride Viper with her is a great memory. Viper is a must ride every visit, hope you get to it someday soon🙏
My family isnt the themepark type, so i dont go to themeparks at all (besides sfne, so happy to see superman on ur list) but its so fun to see your list and just imagine what the rides feel like, love your vids!
Here's my top 10: 10. Rita 9. Griffon 8. Iron Gwazi 7. Velocicoaster 6. Fury 325 5. Nemesis 4. Maverick 3. The Joker 2. Sik 1. The Smiler Honorable mentions: Red Force (Had some great memories with this one) Taiga The Monster
I love that you have my favorite wooden coaster above fury, Millennium Force and Steel vengeance proving cedar fairs best coaster is in their worst park.
I currently put Kingda Ka as my number one ever since Top Thrill Dragster closed for good because I’m obsessed with hydraulic launches. I hope Top Thrill 2 becomes my number one again.
Millennium Force is the best ride I have been on and my favorite. I have not been to CP since 2014 so I have not been on the replacement of Mean Streak, which our host loves, Steel Vengence.
ETR - What a great list. I am a huge Intamin mark, so I definitely enjoyed this list. That pink Gwazi shirt was f**king sick bro. That by far, is the coolest looking ride tee ever.
As a frequent visitor to universal studios osaka, i highly recommend taking the single rider line for Flying Dinosaur. It literally skips the entire line as it drops you into the locker area immediately, which would be towards the end of the normal queue. It turned a 100 minute wait into a 10 minute one for me this summer.
OK i'll give you my top 3 (that i've ridden) 1: Shambhala - Port Aventura, Spain 2: The Smiler - Alton Towers, UK 3: Hyper Coaster - The Land of Legends, Turkey
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I get to Silver Dollar City pretty frequently, I think I went 4 times this year, and I always hear people complaining about how rough Outlaw Run is now. I don’t really get the complaints but I haven’t gotten the chance to ride another RMC
wildcat, AAf1, shivering timbers (lmao) is highly controversial to be higher than steel vengance and I think public voting would undoubtedly agree, but of course we value your unique opinion.
I wasn't even that big of a rollercoaster fan. I'd been on Ghost Rider and Incredicoaster and was like, they are cool, but nothing like as cool as many say... And after riding Velocicoaster, I'm a changed man. Now I wanna ride every single coaster i can before i die hahaha Here's my unfortunately small ranking of rollercoasters that barely has any good ones haha (not counting uninteresting, super super kiddy rides with no redeeming qualities): 11. Goofy's Sky School (mid as frick, not a good ride) 10. The Jaguar (good length, too weak haha) 9. The Incredible Hulk (good coaster but rather forgettable tbh) 8. Matterhorn (slow but actually pretty crazy for a Disney ride) 7. Big Thunder Mountain (too slow, but fun experience) 6. Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure (good experience, eh ride tbh) 5. Wild Mouse (only coaster i got to go on since I was there with a lame choir group haha) 4. Hollywood Rip-Ride Rockit (it may suck sometimes, but it was my type of garbage haha) 3. Space Mountain (i just freaking love the music they play, what can i say) 2. Ghost Rider (was sick the day we went, only got to try a couple before I went to the infirmary haha) 1. Velocicoaster
went on edjenaika because of your video and man does it not disappoint! Also did flying dinosaur because of you and man that one should be higher on your list.
Rode Mr. Freeze a lot in St. Louis, always fun. Lightning Rod was closed when I went to Dollywood :( Hoping to ride Iron Gwazi and Velocicoaster this year!
Still triggered that I wasn’t able to fit in Wildcat’s Revenge. I’m very tall with very long legs and bigger thighs and the lap bar couldn’t fully go down to their limit. I was devastated. First RMC I wasn’t able to ride.
I love how your list is different than others like not putting steel vengeance as number 1! 😂 It’s very unique and diverse which is what sets you apart from other UA-camrs!
5: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point, Sandusky, USA 4: The Smiler, Alton Towers, Staffordshire, UK 3: El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, USA 2: Top Thrill 2, Cedar Point, Sandusky, USA 1: Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, USA
It's very refreshing for CGA to be mentioned without people trying to claim dibs on rides that are still currently operating like an estate auction for someone that's still alive :)
@@metallicnole4514 Good question! The reason for that is because my last trip to BGT was in 2018. I realize now that seeing Montu on here but not Iron Gwazi can be confusing without context. I feel pretty confident that Iron Gwazi will rank in my top 5 when I get the chance to ride it!
@@Florida_Man1- That thing is absolutely insane! The Voyage is obviously the star of the show at Holiday World, but The Legend is an incredible ride in its own right. Not everyone likes laterals, but I do. The ride is also glossy smooth with insane pacing. This past summer made me realize that I am a big fan of CCI/The Gravity Group woodies and prefer them over GCI's rides.
@@garminkid the reason that I don’t like The Legend is when I rode it in the summer of this year I found it rough and forceless, also that ride I got on it was in the back at night
I still remember back in '17 and early 2018 how all you heard about was how awesome SteVe was going to be and how bad Twisted Cyclone was going to be. No one and I mean hardly anyone was talking about Twisted Timbers. It was my wildcard for being the biggest surprise and boy did that pan out right.
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What a video
suprised to see wildcat's revenge so high! It makes me grateful I have such an amazing coaster at my home park.
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Rare footage of eltororyan not talking about block zones
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT 🤣🤣🤣
Anyone who's played Rollercoaster Tycoon knows what block brakes/zones are. 😅
@@nellingwood2in yet
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The annual ElToroRyan top 25 video never disappoints!
Hopefully you get to do more traveling in 2024!
New baby, unlikely 😂
Great list I only been to the Midwest parks but here is my top ten so far hoping to visit Hershey park in the next years
1. Maverick- this coaster is insane one of the most intense coasters I experienced the launch omg
2.stevee a perfect coaster maverick and stevee are neck and neck love both
3.millie -omg the ride is awesome the height speed combo is insane the drop gets me every time the speed pushes me back to my seat lol
4. Orion -this one is so underrated the drop feels like it lasts forver and it’s so graceful I like how it provides more fun than intensity the airtime is crazy
5. Banshee - the best invert I been on first time riding it and scared the shit out of me the drop you don’t expect it and love the zero g roll
6. Diamondback love it airtime machine
7. The beast man I love the intensity going through the woods
8. Mystic Timbers I love it Seriously it’s like wooden maverick nonstop intensity the shed ruins the ride
9. Shivering Timbers my home coaster love it so much truly an elite woodie
10. Backlot stunt coaster this one surprised me it’s crazy feels like ima fall off the track and the fire coming at you scared me lol but loved it
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Ok let me drop my top ten, for context I’ve been on 150 coasters exactly, and I prefer positive g force, pure speed, and pure sustained ejector or floater airtime over quick pops of airtime, pacing also plays a huge part in how I rank rides.
Also lightning rod was closed during my trip to Dollywood.
1. Intimidator 305 (truly the greatest coaster ever made. It has insane speed, positive gs and insane sustained ejector airtime, insane airtime pops from the lateral snaps. This is truly THE greatest coaster ever in my opinion and I don’t believe anything can beat it. It’s absolutely perfect. )
2. Skyrush (and yes, I do indeed like the restraints as I can somehow ride without pain)
3. Iron Gwazi
4. El toro (I actually like toro more up front. I feel like you get even stronger and more sustained airtime heading up the camelbacks up front charging over the hills. I actually got 8 minimum verify rides during thrillathon this year)
5. Phoenix
6. Twisted Timbers
7. Thunderhead
8. Coney Island cyclone (bonus points: my last ride was in a full suit and tie because I went directly from a wedding that was in the area)
9. Mine Blower (IT WAS SMOOTH LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I FIRST RODE IT YALL LIED RAHHH)
10. Boulder dash
I rode Skyrush for the first time this year and from what I figure, the thigh crush people are ignoring the lockers and trying to ride with pockets full of junk or something because I found nothing wrong with the lap bar at all.
@@haunter_1845 I rode skyrush yearsss ago when i was 4'10, maybe shorter, and i was losing feeling in my legs from the restraints. so idk what youre talking about tbh
@@damiann123 Most riders aren't 4'10 so if you're bigger now then maybe try it again and re-evaluate. I rode it for the first time with negative opinions in my head but when I got off my mind was changed. It also always takes a few rides to learn how to ride that ride.
@@haunter_1845 I will when I go back to hershey, I'll see if its any better nowadays
I wonder what the employees thought when you got on the Coney Island in full suit and tie
Might as well put my list up
1- Superman SfNE (2003 t bars)
2- Steel V
3- Iron G
4- El Toro
5- The Beast @ night
6- Iron Ratt
7- Ghostrider
8- Mako
9- Twisted Colossus
10- X2
11- New texas g
12- Goliath over georgia
13- Millenium force
14- TTDragster
15- Joker discovery K
16- Phantom R
17- Diamondback
18- Wonder woman Golden lasso
19- Kumba
20- space mountain (2022 california)
21- Griffon
22- Fire dueling dragon
23- shockwave over tex
24- Villian geuga lake
25- Orion
Superman at SFNE was hauling this season and I still had amazing rides even with the U-bricks. If it had the T bars back, it would regain it's former glory for sure.
It's crazy how balanced Great America is that it doesn't have a coaster on this list but is still widely regarded as one of the best SF parks.
It's even crazier when you realize that most of their coasters are either prototypes or early models of each type and still all good quality.
@@kylenickel1944There's of course downsides to being an early adopter, but it seems to have faired well for them. Technologically, they never pushed anything too far, unlike the reliability nightmares of Hypersonic XLC, TTD, etc.
In fact, being early to the game helped them a lot in some cases.
Despite it being short, I love Goliath. It has held up extremely well, and has a top-tier list of elements. It wasn't immediately outdated like New Texas Giant.
Raging Bull was almost the first B&M hyper, but they were able to give it a very unique, twisted layout - something that is very untraditional when looking at the other hypers by the company.
The park needs an elite ride desperately. Would love to see an Intamin multi-launch or mega coasters (probably the better move to not compete with Maxx Force); even a giga. They have a stacked lineup, but they would have a top 3 park lineup if they added an absolute icon to the park.
I love that phantoms revenge is on here! I grew up riding that ride and it holds a dear place in my heart!
It will forever be marked as my favorite ride!
You have well explained reasoning behind all of your choices and I think you did a fine job! I think Wildcats Revenge is very re rideable until it gets warmed up so hit this ride early!!
Great list! My top 25 has a lot of similarities! I’ve been on 423 coasters.
1. Zadra
2. Iron Gwazi
3. Steel Vengeance
4. El Toro
5. ArieForce One
6. VelociCoaster
7. The Voyage
8. Wildcat’s Revenge
9. Fury 325
10. Intimidator 305
11. Expedition GeForce
12. Untamed
13. Taron
14. Lightning Rod
15. Pantheon
16. Maverick
17. Shivering Timbers
18. Mamba
19. Skyrush
20. F.L.Y.
21. Hyperion
22. Twisted Timbers
23. Shambhala
24. Lech Coaster
25. Outlaw Run
Top list, why no time traveler there?
@@KKcampa I have Time Traveler just outside this list. I just prefer Outlaw Run and all these coasters to it.
Always look forwards to these.
Top 5 (out of 75):
1. Velocicoaster
2. Iron Gwazi
3. Wildcat's Revenge
4. Skyrush
5. El Toro
Every year it's a surprising yet great list!
Love your top 25 every year! You always put my personal favorite (Flying Dinosaur) on there which makes me happy. It’s funny how our ideas of “intense” are so different. You mentioned that Flying Dinosaur is intense, which I don’t personally find it, but you said that the Velocicoaster and Iron Gwazi are not so intense, which I found both so intense that my hands were shaking profusely after riding and would not be able to ride twice in one day. Very interesting!
I strongly disagree with so many of your choices, but I always look forward to your unique lists!
Im from Europe so haven't ridden a single ride from those 25. That said if you visit Europe in future i think some rollercoasters here will definitely be on your top 25. Some examples
Hyperion (Energylandia)
- Zadra (Energylandia)
- Taron (Phantasialand)
- F.L.Y (Phantasialand)
- Ride To Happiness (Plopsaland de Panne)
- Taiga (Linnanmäki) my №1
- Untamed (Walibi Holland) my №2
- Batman gce (Parque Warner)
- Toutatis (Parque Asterix)
- Kondaa (Walibi Belgium)
Zadra is my No.1 and I've ridden Gwazi and Velocicoaster and even Ride to happiness
Don’t forget Wildfire and Lech Coaster👌 from his list I only did The Flying Dinosaur
Steel Vengeance at #11 is wild
This felt like the most authentic top 25 list. Really enjoyed it!
Have you had a chance to ride Pipeline at SeaWorld Orlando? it packs a great ride in such a compact layout and floater on a standup is insane.
Overall great list. I loved the jokes throughout
I think the key to getting the best ride possible on El Toro is to ride it in the second to back row.
any 3 bench train will be better in the middle seat vs the wheel seats on a fully loaded train
magnum is great in row 2 or the second to last
the beast is best in second to last by a large margin
blue streak row 2
eltoro second to last or row 2
kings island and dominion racers second to back
any arrow mine train but especially runaway mine train at great adventure or the one at kings island all better in second to last or middle front (which at gadv is actually the first seat)
the only 3 bench coasters i prefer the far back on are really old woodies with minimal restraints like phoenix, skyliner at lakemont, jackrabbit at kennywood, and big dipper at camden park.
One ride I have in my top 25 that I don't think many will have in theirs is Gaurdians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT. Its not the most intense ride by any means but it is extremely unique and I have the widest ear to ear grin on my face every time I ride it
Lesss gooo! A new ETR video!
Magnum xl-200 is obviously the best coaster, anyone who says otherwise is wrong
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Great Video! Was secretly hoping to see twisted colossus on here but there were better RMCs …being from NJ happy to see El Toro in the top 3 💙
Yes! I cant wait till we get to ride some of these rides! Great video as usual!
I just beat my fear on mako. Absolute no1 and I am looking to get all the credits at seaworld orlando and busch gardens tampa (my home park) but i think for me, the only ride topping mako is velocicoaster
Just recently rode the mako 3 times (front, middle, back) and just to say, the back of that mf coaster is 100% all air, a top 10 for me
Where do you put Wicked Cyclone? Airtime Thrills has it way higher than Wildcat's Revenge. But he also likes Hades 360 and Viper at Magic Mountain a lot.
Hi! Hershey Park Season Passholder here... YES, the new Skyrush restraints are AWESOME. Reride it to be amazed!
Interesting video with some interesting picks. I'm curious - I noticed there are no UK coasters on your list. Is that because you've not visited any UK theme parks, or because you don't think any UK coasters are worthy of being in your top 25 list?
Mean Steak! Mean Streak!!! Best ride ever!!! Can't wait to ride it again!!!!
I smiled ear to ear when I saw shivering Timbers because Michigans adventure has been my home park for like 10 years and barely anyone gives it the merit it deserves. Your coaster idiots video there is one of my favorites because it’s the first time I ever heard someone say something good about my home park
My top 20 looks like this:
1. Steel vengeance (CP)
2. Velocicoaster (UIA)
3. Intimidator 305 (KD)
4. Untamed (WH)
5. Iron Gwazi (BGT)
6. Nemesis (AT)
7. Fury 325 (Ca)
8. Maverick (CP)
9. Pantheon (BGW)
10. Smiler (AT)
11. Formula Rossa (FW)
12. Ghost rider (KBF)
13. Railblazer (CGA)
14. Flying aces (FW)
15. Twisted colossus (SFMM)
16. Boardwalk bullet (KB)
17. Leviathan (CW)
18. Lost gravity (WH)
19. Wodan timburcoaster (EP)
20. Incredible Hulk (UIA)
A few hot takes in there haha but they are all world class rides
Wow. I doubt I’d have this list even if I was tripping on acid!
Right now my list isn't very strong outside of the top few, but my top 10 currently goes
10. Afterburn. Absolutely incredible layout, nearly impeccable pacing. This ride is what solidified 90's B&M inverts as one of my favorite models out there
9. Expedition Everest, an incredible mix of storytelling, buildup, intense attention to detail and a surprisingly fun coaster section. Definitely isn't here because it's the most wild thing in the world, but it is such an incredible achievement in how coasters can be used for storytelling. God bless Joe Rohde
8. Top Thrill Dragster, the launch alone gets it this high up. Such an incredible experience, I loved how it felt punchy and yet still incredibly long launch, with a very fun top hat to boot
7. Lightning Rod, used to like it more but I'm not as huge of a fan of it anymore. Still, incredibly intense and fun ride that packs one of the most unique layouts I've ever been on
6. Intimidator 305, incredibly intense while still being fun. Packs one of the best senses of scale I've seen on any coaster and I seriously love the level of intensity in the turns
5. Magnum XL-200, sure it's not the best ride out there, it's incredibly janky but there is just something I find so incredibly fun about this ride. And then it hits you with IMO the greatest series of airtime moments on any coaster I've been on at least that seals this ride as being incredible
4. Fury 325, such an incredible mix of intensity and floatiness. The drop alone is enough to have it rank so highly, and then it hits with a surprisingly rapid fired layout, packing what feels like a full 3 act structure worth of coaster
3. Maverick, a near perfect layout. Such an aggressive and fast pace, incredible airtime and a handful of my favorite elements out there. Has incredibly intense valleys which is something else I ADORE on coasters, delivers quite a lot on that
2. Steel Vengeance. I mean, duh. I love the amount of element variety and how many highlights there are. Also has one of the most disorienting series of elements from the laterals yanking you into the structure on a bunny hill->wave turn->insane zero g roll->slow-mo overbank
1. Thunderhead. This thing. Just. An absolutely perfect layout with amazing pacing, great setting, SHOCKINGLY intense and a wild mix of laterals, whip and airtime. Was running easily the best it ever has I've seen this past season. Just a perfect mix of the pacing, speed, intensity, length, being jostled around and pure fun I want on coasters and a hint of nostalgia
Nice List Except Thunderhead Is My Overall 68 Coaster So Way Lower
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od Okay
Can you maybe do a video ranking the top 10 or 20 highest capacity coasters?
Had the good fortune to ride Lightning Rod literally days before they shut it down to put in the new chain lift hill. Easily one of the most intense roller coasters I've ever ridden. Will need to come back for the chain lift experience at some point, for sure.
Had to check out your evaluation of Shivering Timbers. Since it's pretty much local to me (10 miles away), I've ridden it often, too. I am glad they removed the trick-track some time ago as it left riders with headaches due to the severe side-to-side whipping motion it had. I just rode it in August of 2023 and I completely agree with your "potholes" comment. One was so bad that I left the ride with an extremely sore back. (Fortunately, we always ride it near the end of the day, as we know how rough the coaster can be.) Hopefully, with the Cedar Fair & Six Flags merger, they'll put some much needed maintenance into the track.
Also glad to see Lightning Rod on your list. Running problems aside, it was one of my favorite coasters I've been on. We waited about 3 hours (due to shut downs) to get on this. It was very much worth the wait.
One ride I wish was on your list is Disney World's Aerosmith Rockin' Roller Coaster. Between the elaborate theming and the nonstop speed from start to end (linear launch system sends you off at high speed when the light turns green) to the twists, turns, 3 inversions for a non-stop wild ride.
Completely agree with your assessment of Millenium Force. The best coaster at CP is Steel Vengeance followed by Maverick, then Millenium Force. But I personally rank them Millenium Force, Maverick, Steel Vengeance
I haven't ridden enough coasters to even have a top 10 but your videos are inspiring me to hopefully change that.
I love your coaster lineup and I’m a fan of your channel and your lineup. I’m a coaster enthusiast but not on your level and other reputable UA-cam channels as I’ve only ridden about 200 coasters. I thought I’d give you my top 10:
1. Iron Gwazi
2. Velocicoaster
3. Wildcats Revenge
4. Steele Vengance
5. Zadra
6. Twisted colossus (it did duel on all 6 of my rides, lucky me!!!)
7. Diamondback
8. Mystic Timbers
9. El Toro
10. Lighting Rod
I just rode Mr.Freeze forwards last week and the backwards descent from the spike is uber-intense on that pullout! Ridiculous!
Great list, my personal number 1 is Viper at Magic Mountain, but Iron Rattler and Time Traveler arent too far behind
There is no coaster I miss more than Viper's twin, The Great American Scream Machine. I hope to ride Viper someday.
@haunter_1845 my mother grew up riding Scream Machine, while I didn't get to ride it, being able to ride Viper with her is a great memory. Viper is a must ride every visit, hope you get to it someday soon🙏
Another Ryan coaster enthusiast here and I have ridden many coasters in your top 25, I need more credits, though.
My family isnt the themepark type, so i dont go to themeparks at all (besides sfne, so happy to see superman on ur list) but its so fun to see your list and just imagine what the rides feel like, love your vids!
Here's my top 10:
10. Rita
9. Griffon
8. Iron Gwazi
7. Velocicoaster
6. Fury 325
5. Nemesis
4. Maverick
3. The Joker
2. Sik
1. The Smiler
Honorable mentions:
Red Force (Had some great memories with this one)
Taiga
The Monster
Here's mine out of 859:
25 - Leviathan CW
24 - Superman SFNE
23 - Maverick
22 - Boardwalk Bullet
21 - F.L.Y
20 - Lech Coaster
19 - Iron Gwazi
18 - Wildcat's Revenge
17 - Hyperion
16 - Skyrush
15 - Lightning Rod
14 - Pantheon
13 - Toutatis
12 - Fury 325
11 - Kondaa
10 - Ride To Happiness
9 - Voyage
8 - X2
7 - Taron
6 - Velocicoaster
5 - El Toro
4 - DC Rivals Hypercoaster
2b - Zadra
2a - I305
1 - Expedition GeForce 😌
I hope you will make a Europe Trip and ride Ride to Happiness, You will love it.
respect for having boulder dash on here that was my first big coaster as a kid
I love that you have my favorite wooden coaster above fury, Millennium Force and Steel vengeance proving cedar fairs best coaster is in their worst park.
I currently put Kingda Ka as my number one ever since Top Thrill Dragster closed for good because I’m obsessed with hydraulic launches. I hope Top Thrill 2 becomes my number one again.
I live 10 mins away from Busch Gardens and ride Iron Gwazi as often as possible! That and Velocicoaster and definitely my top 2!!
Millennium Force is the best ride I have been on and my favorite. I have not been to CP since 2014 so I have not been on the replacement of Mean Streak, which our host loves, Steel Vengence.
ETR - What a great list. I am a huge Intamin mark, so I definitely enjoyed this list.
That pink Gwazi shirt was f**king sick bro. That by far, is the coolest looking ride tee ever.
As a frequent visitor to universal studios osaka, i highly recommend taking the single rider line for Flying Dinosaur. It literally skips the entire line as it drops you into the locker area immediately, which would be towards the end of the normal queue. It turned a 100 minute wait into a 10 minute one for me this summer.
I agree with this!!
Mom el toro Ryan uploaded top 25 coasters
My top 20 favorite coasters
1. Iron Gwazi
2. Steel Vengeance
3. Intimidator 305
4. Zadra
5. Skyrush
6. Velocicoaster
7. El Toro
8. Hyperion
9. Leviathan
10. Orion
11. Pantheon
12. Untamed
13. Wildcat’s Revenge
14. Railblazer
15. Behemoth
16. Candymonium
17. Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
18. Diamondback
19. Twisted Timbers
20. X2
El Toro is in ElToroRyan's top 3? Never saw it coming, I am SHOOK.
My favourite coaster is montu because of its intensity, and I have not ridden many coasters. I do love nemesis aswell
OK i'll give you my top 3 (that i've ridden)
1: Shambhala - Port Aventura, Spain
2: The Smiler - Alton Towers, UK
3: Hyper Coaster - The Land of Legends, Turkey
Velocicoaster is my most cherished rollercoaster experience, particularly at night when the sensations are amplified to an exhilarating degree.
No Backlot Stunt Coaster?
Yeah the drop off ghostrider's mcbr in the back is probably my favorite coaster moment
shoutout to always bein able to see the main homie alpengeist on every vessi b-roll. you should get some roller coaster themed colorways. "alpengeist white"
I'm gonna share my top 25 here
25..blue streak
24..ccmr
23..gemini
22..skyrocket at kennywood
21..the racer at kennywood
20..adventure express
19..invertigo
18..the other racer but it's at ki
17..raptor
16..wild eagle
15..millenium force
14..maverick
13..steel vengance
12..the beast
11..rocky top mountain coaster at pigeon forge tenn
10..carolina goldrusher
9..phantoms revenge
8..rougarou
7..valravn
6..gatekeeper
5..banshee
4..diamondback
3..orion
2..fury 325
1..big bear mountain
18..
I get to Silver Dollar City pretty frequently, I think I went 4 times this year, and I always hear people complaining about how rough Outlaw Run is now. I don’t really get the complaints but I haven’t gotten the chance to ride another RMC
Did they repaint Mr. Freeze at Over Texas? If so, then finally, I’ve been calling it Mr. Heat for years.
wildcat, AAf1, shivering timbers (lmao) is highly controversial to be higher than steel vengance and I think public voting would undoubtedly agree, but of course we value your unique opinion.
I wasn't even that big of a rollercoaster fan. I'd been on Ghost Rider and Incredicoaster and was like, they are cool, but nothing like as cool as many say...
And after riding Velocicoaster, I'm a changed man. Now I wanna ride every single coaster i can before i die hahaha
Here's my unfortunately small ranking of rollercoasters that barely has any good ones haha (not counting uninteresting, super super kiddy rides with no redeeming qualities):
11. Goofy's Sky School (mid as frick, not a good ride)
10. The Jaguar (good length, too weak haha)
9. The Incredible Hulk (good coaster but rather forgettable tbh)
8. Matterhorn (slow but actually pretty crazy for a Disney ride)
7. Big Thunder Mountain (too slow, but fun experience)
6. Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure (good experience, eh ride tbh)
5. Wild Mouse (only coaster i got to go on since I was there with a lame choir group haha)
4. Hollywood Rip-Ride Rockit (it may suck sometimes, but it was my type of garbage haha)
3. Space Mountain (i just freaking love the music they play, what can i say)
2. Ghost Rider (was sick the day we went, only got to try a couple before I went to the infirmary haha)
1. Velocicoaster
went on edjenaika because of your video and man does it not disappoint! Also did flying dinosaur because of you and man that one should be higher on your list.
MFRB at Over Texas was running insanely intense this year… agree it’s gotta be top 25 if you like that.
How is nobody ever talking about Taiga in Linnanmaki? One of the best.
Rode Mr. Freeze a lot in St. Louis, always fun.
Lightning Rod was closed when I went to Dollywood :(
Hoping to ride Iron Gwazi and Velocicoaster this year!
Still triggered that I wasn’t able to fit in Wildcat’s Revenge. I’m very tall with very long legs and bigger thighs and the lap bar couldn’t fully go down to their limit. I was devastated. First RMC I wasn’t able to ride.
I got to ride Flying Dinosaur at Universal Japan this past August. The express pass is worth it to shorten that insane line!
I've never been on it so I can't talk too much, but shivering timbers above steve and fury seems illegal
I love how your list is different than others like not putting steel vengeance as number 1! 😂 It’s very unique and diverse which is what sets you apart from other UA-camrs!
Folks.
You should try the DC Rivals Hypercoaster in Australia at GoldCoast.
5: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point, Sandusky, USA
4: The Smiler, Alton Towers, Staffordshire, UK
3: El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, USA
2: Top Thrill 2, Cedar Point, Sandusky, USA
1: Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, USA
It's very refreshing for CGA to be mentioned without people trying to claim dibs on rides that are still currently operating like an estate auction for someone that's still alive :)
First of all you're a very lucky guy for getting to Japan, secondly why would anyone report you for a list they disagree with? I think you're great 👍
Let me know if a China trip is in the works - would love to ride Dinoconda someday!
*he looks like broccoli!* 🥦
Iron Gwazi is my number one. It’s just so epic!!!
I live 20 minutes from michigans adventure i am very suprised to see us on this list
Gwazi is one sick ride. nice.
Fujiyama for me it’s in the bottom of my ranking, ouch it hurts in backrow 😅 1) Eejanaika 2) Zadra 3)Toutatis 4) gotam city escape ❤
Ps. Why there’s no X2 in the list? I will ride it in april, hope to feel it like her sisters
I cant wait to totally come up with my own rollercoaster opinions after watching this.
Wow I’m shook with steel vengeance at 11
I was on vacation and I come home to this!!!!!
My Top 25
25 Millennium Force
24 Phantom's Revenge
23 Ghostrider
22 Twisted Timbers
21 Mystic Timbers
20 Maverick
19 Skyrush
18 X2
17 Mako
16 Outlaw Run
15 Intimdator 305
14 Twisted Colossus
13 Batman Gotham City Escape
12 Fury 325
11 Velocicoaster
10 Lightning Rod
9 Shambhala
8 Superman The Ride
7 El Toro
6 Wicked Cyclone
5 The Voyage
4 Zadra
3 Arieforce One
2 Iron Gwazi
1 Steel Vengeance
For Context I've Ridden 678 Coasters What I Look For In A Coaster Is Sustained Floater Airtime Ejector Airtime Pops Pacing And Intensity
I've only got 68 credits, but my top 25 are:
1. Jurassic World VelociCoaster
2. Iron Gwazi
3. Mystic Timbers
4. Rock 'n' Rollercoaster Starring Aerosmith
5. Alpengeist
6. GhostRider
7. Cheetah Hunt
8. Manta
9. Orion
10. Mako
11. Banshee
12. Montu
13. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
14. The Beast
15. Texas Stingray
16. Diamondback
17. Incredicoaster
18. Loch Ness Monster
19. InvadR
20. The Incredible Hulk
21. Hollywood Rip Ride Rock-it
22. Revenge of the Mummy
23. Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
24. Griffon
25. SheiKra
Makes me wonder if Kings Island wants to catch up in the coaster race
My guess is not much is going to happen coaster-wise until the action zone and front gate are rethemed and invertigo dies.
It’s that time of year again!
Great list! Here's my top 25 out of the 170 credits I have:
1. The Voyage
2. VelociCoaster
3. Intimidator 305
4. Fury 325
5. Lightning Rod
6. Steel Vengeance
7. X2
8. Twisted Timbers
9. Maverick
10. Skyrush
11. Lightning Run
12. The Legend
13. Storm Chaser
14. Thunderhead
15. The Incredible Hulk
16. Phantom's Revenge
17. Montu
18. Copperhead Strike
19. Goliath (SFGAm)
20. Raptor
21. Tatsu
22. Afterburn
23. Diamondback
24. Top Thrill Dragster
25. Maxx Force
I'm surprised iron gwazi isn't on here
@@metallicnole4514 Good question! The reason for that is because my last trip to BGT was in 2018. I realize now that seeing Montu on here but not Iron Gwazi can be confusing without context. I feel pretty confident that Iron Gwazi will rank in my top 5 when I get the chance to ride it!
I’m surprised how high The Legend is on this list
@@Florida_Man1- That thing is absolutely insane! The Voyage is obviously the star of the show at Holiday World, but The Legend is an incredible ride in its own right. Not everyone likes laterals, but I do. The ride is also glossy smooth with insane pacing. This past summer made me realize that I am a big fan of CCI/The Gravity Group woodies and prefer them over GCI's rides.
@@garminkid the reason that I don’t like The Legend is when I rode it in the summer of this year I found it rough and forceless, also that ride I got on it was in the back at night
Dam. Steve at 11
Great list but please head down to utah and ride cannibal, my home park just experience it other than that nice video always love eltororyan videos
I can't wait for another trip to Utah, for that coaster specifically. 😊
My top 10:
Iron Gwazi
Velocicoaster
Steel vengence
Tatsu
Wicked cyclone
Mystic timbers
X2
Pheonix
Mantu
Shivering Timbers
Liked video because of twisted timbers being your favorite small scale RMC very based and good opinion thank you Ryan
I still remember back in '17 and early 2018 how all you heard about was how awesome SteVe was going to be and how bad Twisted Cyclone was going to be. No one and I mean hardly anyone was talking about Twisted Timbers. It was my wildcard for being the biggest surprise and boy did that pan out right.
I love eltororyan
💥 bucket listers
4:18 "Millenium Forest" ☠️
What 1 trip to Japan can do for your top 25 🥱, you really need to visit Europe. Book that ticket!!
Skyrush is getting new restraints? Nooooo way. That’s cool. I wish they could figure out how to make the ride less rough
My modest top 25 are as follows:
25. Manta
24. Cheetah Hunt
23. Top Thrill Dragster
22. Kingda Ka
21. Millenium Force
20. Wicked Twister (rip)
19. Boulder Dash
18. Jersey Devil Coaster
17. Son Of Beast (rip)
16. Maverick
15. Gatekeeper
14. Thunderbird
13. Storm Chaser
12. Steel Curtain
11. Orion
10. Lightning Run
9. Phantoms Revenge
8. Fury 325
7. Banshee
6. Superman: The Ride
5. The Voyage
4. Phoenix
3. Wicked Cyclone
2. El Toro
1. The Beast
🤘❤️🔥🎢
Cedar points Wild Mouse came out this year, can't wait to see where you rank it...