Jarrett
Most Obnoxious Member 2016
Ah, the infamous Clash of the Wing Coasters that has plagued me for so long...
So eight hours? from each other exist two wing coasters with a lot in common, and at the same time, extremely different. Both have had some time on my top ten, both ranked in around the same spot on my top ten when I got them (Wild Eagle #5, GateKeeper #6), both are absolutely gorgeous to look at, and both provide amazing views. However, one of them is a bigger coaster with a more complex drop and more near-misses that not only interacts with the path but stands guard over the main entrance to the park. From the ride you can see the entire coaster-dominated penninsula on which it resides and the enormous lake that surrounds it. This coaster, the less intense of the two, has been marketed as a terrifying death machine right alongside the balls-to-the-wall Intamins that call the park home. However, it doesn't have a clearly defined theme but still looks really nice. The other has a much shorter, simpler layout, a gorgeous theme, and while it doesn't interact with the path, it makes up for that by flying high standing guard over its park on the peak of the central mountain around which it was built. From the mountain you can see the surrounding Smoky Mountain region of the Appalachians as the wooded hills give off the white mist that gives the area its name. This ride is marketed as more of an inspiring challenge than a typical flight of terror that is typically associated with major coasters, yet is generally agreed to be the more intense of the two. And it has possibly the worst theme song of any coaster on the planet.
Gah, I've been going back and forth with these two coasters for two years now and I'm trying to finally decide this year which one I like better. I'm riding them both in the (wing)span of a little over a week, so I should have a pretty good way to compare both of them. One of them will keep the spot currently occupied by GateKeeper, though, that's for sure. I know enthusiasts typically don't like wing coasters but my tastes aren't like that of a typical enthusiast, so I'd really like to figure out which one I like better.
If I ever get the money, I'm buying some land and having B&M build "Jarrett's Unpopular Opinion: The Ride." It'd be a very nice but entirely forceless wing coaster with trains themed to puffins.
So that's the dish, I challenge YOU to make the decision that has plagued me for so long! GateKeeper or Wild Eagle, let the battle begin!
So eight hours? from each other exist two wing coasters with a lot in common, and at the same time, extremely different. Both have had some time on my top ten, both ranked in around the same spot on my top ten when I got them (Wild Eagle #5, GateKeeper #6), both are absolutely gorgeous to look at, and both provide amazing views. However, one of them is a bigger coaster with a more complex drop and more near-misses that not only interacts with the path but stands guard over the main entrance to the park. From the ride you can see the entire coaster-dominated penninsula on which it resides and the enormous lake that surrounds it. This coaster, the less intense of the two, has been marketed as a terrifying death machine right alongside the balls-to-the-wall Intamins that call the park home. However, it doesn't have a clearly defined theme but still looks really nice. The other has a much shorter, simpler layout, a gorgeous theme, and while it doesn't interact with the path, it makes up for that by flying high standing guard over its park on the peak of the central mountain around which it was built. From the mountain you can see the surrounding Smoky Mountain region of the Appalachians as the wooded hills give off the white mist that gives the area its name. This ride is marketed as more of an inspiring challenge than a typical flight of terror that is typically associated with major coasters, yet is generally agreed to be the more intense of the two. And it has possibly the worst theme song of any coaster on the planet.
Gah, I've been going back and forth with these two coasters for two years now and I'm trying to finally decide this year which one I like better. I'm riding them both in the (wing)span of a little over a week, so I should have a pretty good way to compare both of them. One of them will keep the spot currently occupied by GateKeeper, though, that's for sure. I know enthusiasts typically don't like wing coasters but my tastes aren't like that of a typical enthusiast, so I'd really like to figure out which one I like better.
If I ever get the money, I'm buying some land and having B&M build "Jarrett's Unpopular Opinion: The Ride." It'd be a very nice but entirely forceless wing coaster with trains themed to puffins.
So that's the dish, I challenge YOU to make the decision that has plagued me for so long! GateKeeper or Wild Eagle, let the battle begin!