Recent content by forrestc

Two are on my list of never hope to ride again: Ghost Rider (woodie) at Knotts berry farm. I prefer my rides to not make me wonder if I'm going to get off with serious injury. Just from all the sharp bumping combined with forces pulling me in not pain-free directions. I.E. I HATE rough...

Statistically it seems that B&M's are smooth enough that I don't bang my head around that much - I can deal with being thrown into the restraint, although I will admit that "semi-endurance riding" something like Kraken (SeaWorld) or Montu (Busch) near the end of the day can be pretty harsh in...

So, I've been riding 'big bad' coasters for not all that long now - although I guess I've probably ridden more than the average non-coaster fan (46 coasters, and several with numerous rides, and yes some big bad(good?) ones.) in my short experience. The biggest problem I run into where I walk...

I'd have to say that my favorites are the Disney Thunder Mountains on either US coast. Although I think if I had to choose I'd choose the one at DisneyLand. I think I got the last ride on both coasts the last time I was there - after 'endurance riding' the last half-hour each park was open...

Sorry to bump this slightly old thread, but I agree. Actually I had a chance to ride pretty much all the 'biggish' coasters on the strip last week, and I'd say that it was in my opinion the best coaster on the strip. I'm kinda sad that it might be my first and last chance to ride (got in 3...