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Major coasters you never knew existed?

Jamesss

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Today I came across photos of Superman el Último Escape at Six Flags Mexico.

It struck me that in my many years of being into this hobby, I don't think I have ever seen a picture, POV, or heard of this coaster.

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For such a substantial coaster at a Six Flags park that I already know about, it was odd that I didn't even vaguely recognise it.

Watched a POV on YouTube and it looks quite quirky. Presumably some here have ridden it. Is it any good?

Has anyone else similarly not known the existence of a major coaster?
 
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Tulum

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It is a very fun coaster with quite some good airtime moments and an impressive view on the city.

I guess the major surprising coasters I stumble over are usually in some Chinese Parks.
 

cookie

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Up until a day before I rode it in 2008, I didn't know a large Intamin looper existed in central Kuala Lumpur.


I just heard we were going to a mall that my dad said had "the largest indoor park in Asia" and I assumed it'd have one or two family coasters and whatnot. Imagine my shock when I looked online and saw this. I was pretty well-versed in the coasterverse by that point already, so that it completely eluded my radar still stuns me. Shame that it doesn't ride as great as it looks.
 
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hyde666

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Speaking of Chinese coasters, I keep forgetting Dinoconda is a thing, the only other S&S 4th dimension coaster aside from Eejanaika. It's a few feet shorter than its cousin from Japan.
 

costar

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Speaking of Chinese coasters, I keep forgetting Dinoconda is a thing, the only other S&S 4th dimension coaster aside from Eejanaika. It's a few feet shorter than its cousin from Japan.
…And it’s seriously rough. Which is a shame because it could have been quite a good ‘advert’ for the concept but I suspect it’s maintenance letting it down. I remember feeling quite bad for the old Chinese lady on the other end of my row, coz I was hurting enough! So I guess the original S&S 4D is truly finished : (
 

zen

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Up until a day before I rode it in 2008, I didn't know a large Intamin looper existed in central Kuala Lumpur.


I just heard we were going to a mall that my dad said had "the largest indoor park in Asia" and I assumed it'd have one or two family coasters and whatnot. Imagine my shock when I looked online and saw this. I was pretty well-versed in the coasterverse by that point already, so that it completely eluded my radar still stuns me. Shame that it doesn't ride as great as it looks.

Thats a pretty neat looking coaster when did it open?
 

Hyde

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Earlier on in my burgeoning coaster career, I remember being floored by the "lesser" known B&M Inverts, especially Orochi, Pyrenees, and Katun. Granted, the late 90s were very US-focused for B&M development, with many (myself included) American enthusiasts salivating at their every move.
 

Pokemaniac

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It's always fun to browse RCDB and find something big you never knew (or remembered) existed. A name you don't quite recognize, look up, and find "whoa, does this park have such a big coaster?!?"

I decided to go through RCDB's list of coasters sorted by height and pick out a few surprise finds, coasters we certainly don't talk about too often in these forums. All of these coasters are taller than 50 m, which is a dang big coaster when you think about it. But I get the impression that these are quite rarely thought about:

A slightly taller(?) Sheikra clone operating in China:

This hypertall spinning Vekoma shuttle coaster in Taiwan:

Two scaled-down precursors to Steel Dragon 2000, operating in Cedar Fair's most forgotten parks:

The new home of the Japanese Stealth clone, in Russia:

The only Intamin FlyRider ever built:

The Turkish iSpeed clone:

Pop quiz question: Which park built Vekoma's tallest-ever non-shuttle coaster? This defunct place in South Korea:
(and it's going to Indonesia, apparently!)

Quick, name all the Mr. Freeze clones and semi-clones! Chances are you missed this one in Indonesia:

This 50m custom Intamin LSM coaster in Turkey:
 

cocoa

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I purposefully organized a 10 hour layover in KL with the express purpose of riding supersonic odyssey. I actually do like it, it's just quite short---it was riding perfectly fine when I was there. There is very little else worth doing in the park though, so it only held my attention for a handful of rerides before I just walked around the city. I did have a very fun experience getting totally lost in that mall trying to find it, though.

to answer the question, I usually spend so much time researching places on rcdb that I'm not often finding myself surprised. but I do often forget that Perth has a theme park with a decent eurofighter with some interesting custom bits: https://rcdb.com/7444.htm

I think I find it hardest to keep track of the sort of small-park mid-size woodies in the US. sometimes I'm like oh, there's a woodie in Maine? Ok then, that actually looks pretty neat.
 

Pokemaniac

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I remember having no idea that Phaethon at Gyeongju World existed until they built Draken, which is unfortunate considering it looks like one of the best and unique inverts imo.
If I recall correctly, this thing was even unknown to the coaster community in general until after it opened. Suddenly, someone discovered a B&M operating in South Korea nobody had ever heard about. It must be every enthusiast's dream.

Or a regular Tuesday, I guess, if you're @gavin .
 

gavin

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If I recall correctly, this thing was even unknown to the coaster community in general until after it opened. Suddenly, someone discovered a B&M operating in South Korea nobody had ever heard about. It must be every enthusiast's dream.

Or a regular Tuesday, I guess, if you're @gavin .
Pretty much. I can't remember how it all happened now, and I guess the CF topics are long gone, so I'm not sure whether it had opened or not.

I remember getting a friend to call the park to ask about the manufacturer, confirming it as a B&M, so there weren't any pictures of it at the time, so maybe it was pre construction.

All a bit hazy now.
 
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