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The film to theme Lightning Rod on is so obvious it almost hurts: That film is Bob Clark's 1984 smash hit Rhinestone Just picture it: YOU! are now the New York cabbie given a once in a lifetime opportunity to become a country superstar! Throughout the queue, Dolly informs us that, after she...

I can always trust Matt N for a very interesting topic. Most of my own top 10 isn't too far away from where they supposedly "should" be, but there's some notable discrepancies in my predicted top list. Steel Vengeance (+1) Lightning Rod (-1) El Toro (+1) Untamed (+12) Fury 325 (+7) Maverick...

Tallest: Kingda Ka - 456 ft Fastest: Kingda Ka - 128 mph Longest: Beast - 7,359 ft Steepest: TMNT Shellraiser - 121.5 degrees Most Inversions: Colossus - 10 Oldest: Thunderhawk - 1924

- Coaster count at start of 2021: 306 - Coaster count at end of 2021: 338 - New coasters ridden in 2021: 32 - New parks visited in 2021: 6 - Park visits (number of days) in 2021: 9 - Best new-to-you coaster: Jersey Devil Coaster - Best new-to-you non-coaster: Easily Haunted Mansion at...

Looks very interesting! I feel like, with this being the fourth launch coaster in a row, it may feel a tad, obsolete? Maybe that's too strong a word, but Verbolten is just a stone's throw away and seems like a much better version of this coaster. Still, can't complain that there will be another...

So, I recently visited Dollywood and was quite worried that Lightning Rod could be dethroned. Luckily, it was decidedly not. Ridden in 2021 in italics. Lightning Rod - What a relief! I was never sure that LRod should be above SteVe, and the discourse surrounding LRod's RMCing has been quite...

I think, overall, Taron has got to be my favorite. It fits perfectly with the ride and is able to both match and enhance the ride's atmosphere and experience. But, there's two more that I think are well worth mentioning. First is that amazing theme from Maverick's promo, I really wish it was...

Currently at 153. Albeit not the best (some of y'all on here are putting me to shame!), but I'll cut myself some slack since, well, I am only 22 after all! I also think a lot of the films I've been watching and enjoying lately are not gonna end up on the imdb top 250. By now, most people can...

Precisely!

Forgot to post this a while back, but, a few months ago, I rode my 50th wooden coaster! It ended up being at a (somewhat) local park to me, which felt special. 'Twas Dragon Coaster at Rye Playland. Not much in the way of airtime, but it had that distinctive feel that only a coaster that's about...

Been a while actually, no real changes in terms of states breakdown, but three countries added since my previous post. Australia- Wild Mouse Germany- Taron Japan- Big Thunder Mountain Netherlands- Untamed Spain- Shambhala Sweden- Helix United Kingdom- Stealth United States*- Lightning Rod...

That really means a great deal to me! All I can ask of anyone is to listen. This is one reason I love these forums. Gotta be one of the last places on the internet with distinct civility within discussions (except maybe in the Iron Gwazi construction thread).

This is a super cute idea! I'd love to have a separate topic for Batman coasters as well. They don't quite have the variety of Superman, but, especially if you include villains, there's enough variety for a good list. Either way, here's my list! (Slightly stolen from my comic book ranking thread...

This is a very interesting point here. As a gay man, I've had this sort of argument with many straight friends of mine. I think your point lies mostly in the final statement: "why can't they just write some new ones instead of having to redefine everything?" And that's understandable. I agree...

Inspired by @Matt N 's fun Superman ranking thread, I figured, why not try and expand that further? It's amazing just how many coasters can fall into this category. It's telling of just how much Six Flags has relied on their DC Comics IP to "theme" coasters. Superman the Ride, SFNE: An easy...

Aheeeeeem I'm gonna put this into two categories actually, because there are basically 5 rides that, if missed, would make my day feel unsuccessful or incomplete (in order). El Toro Jersey Devil Coaster Kingda Ka Justice League: Battle for Metropolis Nitro Then, there are 5 that I do try to...

Ya know, it's been a while since I sat down and went through some of my opinions. Have some fun ones to share! I think Skyrush's restraints are a large part of why that ride works as well as it does. It's a thigh crush for sure, but the freedom allotted by the restraints makes the ride even...

My local park is Great Adventure which is almost odd, considering it's such a hassle to get to from NYC. Still, I'm able to get there multiple times each year (and I imagine I would've visited more than twice this year if Toro wasn't down and Jersey Devil was operating more reliably), and I tend...

Only been to Walibi Holland sadly. Untamed Goliath Lost Gravity El Condor Xpress: Platform 13 Speed of Sound Drako