What Chris fails to mention is that he screamed so loud on the ejector death hill that he scared the little kid in front of us almost to the point of tears. But yeah, this thing is AWESOME.
I've wanted to make a jazz combo and call us "Loop Five-Twenty". Also this park has a flat ride named "SCAT" and I wonder if its named for the musical term
The coaster needs more Elvis references really. I feel like instead of the speaker saying "thank you for riding the Zippin Pippin" after giving the exit instructions, it should hit us with that "Thank you very much"
I was one of the last riders of the Pippin at its original location. Libertyland's final operating day was a private event for FedEx employees and their families. My family stayed until close, and we got in line only a few minutes before they put the chain up at the front of the queue. I was on the last occupied train.
Here is my story. I grew up in Memphis, TN. This is the FIRST COASTER I EVER RODE!!! I was 5 years old. I rode with my uncle in the last car buzz bar only. Second coaster I rode was Revolution at Libertyland. I rode space mountain the same year at 'Disney World'. I now live in the Cleveland area, living the life of a rollercoaster enthusiast.
This was the best ride as a kid at libertyland especially before they added seatbelts. The old restraints in no way could properly secure a child and I used to absolutely fly
#30!? HOLY MOLY I NEED TO GET TO WISCONSIN! Edit: With Hades, Zeus, and Zipping Pippin, Wisconsin could be the most underrated coaster state. Never hear it talked about..
Grew up with the Zippin Pippin at Libertyland and the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. It was my first coaster around the age of 8. It felt like I was going to fly out of the car on every hill! There was a huge tree branch that they did not trim back in Memphis at the bottom of the first hill. You thought you were going to be decapitated. We would marathon the ride after Memphis Tiger football games during the fair. Miss the Pippin and those days so much! Thanks for the review.
Just did 7 rides on this. For me it is 100% a front row ride. The firs drop & turn do nothing, but then the 3 camelbacks give a sharp and strong flojecter pops that transition into floater air. Then on the final turnaround you get an ejector pop and very sustained and abrupt laterals at the same time. Then the hill before the death hill give sweet laterals. Then the death hill is insane. It is VERY strong in the front. Finally the last hill gives nice floater, then you get fun laterals and floater while popping into the breaks.
First coaster I ever road! Born and raised in Memphis TN and I used to ride this all day nonstop as a kid. It was so sad when libertyland closed and this staple of the area was moved and forgotten. I remember it as such a great and thrilling ride, and this video just confirmed one of my fondest childhood memories. Believe me it was even better back in the day with libertylands janky ass lap bars that in no way could secure a child into the seat and no seatbelts as well. Used to absolutely fly. This video made my week thank you
By me born and raised in Memphis, I can tell you how fun it was to ride on it and never thought that it would fade away but glad that someone has rebuilt it. Just hate that it left Memphis though.
The Ejector Death Hill, eh? I like it, though it's a bit of a mouthful. I've always referred to it as either the Nut-Crusher or simply the Bump. Glad you enjoyed the finest ride Green Bay has to offer.
Being a former Wisconsinite, I have been to Bay Beach multiple times. Zippin Pippin was one of my first roller coasters and I love the airtime on that thing. Wisconsin truly has some of the best wooden roller coasters that aren’t talked about a lot. I think Wisconsin is one of those hidden treasures. Too bad the took out Avalanche/Hellcat, the S&S woodie in Wisconsin Dells. I never got around to it but heard it was intense.
You made the right call riding it in the back! I use to ride this thing all the time, when it was at Libertyland. There they had massive trees that went over the coaster and hid the big drops. It was amazing!
I have to make another comment here because I am from Green Bay and I rode this when it opened about 6 times, mostly in the front just like the roller coaster videos! AND I LOVED IT EVERY TIME! I would come out smiling like the cheshire cat because it was so damn good! One of my mom's co-workers is a coaster fanatic and idk if it's just hometown bias but she rides that coaster every single day and it's her all time favorite! I laugh a little how you mention the death hill, because I don't like it! I'm a big dude, close to 300lbs. and the seatbelts are tight and that hill leaves a mark! it hurts! Other than that I wish I could come back again and again, but life happens fast, lets just say that. The Zippin Pippin is an amazing ride, it's not rough, it's a cool 25mph all ride, the first drop is amazing, and I can't thank you enough for visiting! Also didn't know the Giant Wheel opened! I had heard one was coming but didn't know when it would open! So that was cool to see! There's also another mini amusement park across the street from Bay Beach called Fort Fun, it's got a mini golf course, paint ball targets, batting cages, bumper boats, and Go Carts, pretty neat place! Also not far from Bay Beach is the wildlife sanctuary, which is sort of a zoo meant for domestic animals in need of a home/aid/repopulation, another awesome place with an educational center. The big white building is the original city hall, it's been converted to be a food court and arcade!
I know this comment is a little late…..but just now came across this episode! I am too from Memphis and so glad to see this beloved coaster again! I am so glad that it was actually rebuilt so others can enjoy it as I did when I was a kid. Brings back so many memories! Thanks so much for doing a video on this amazing coaster!
Wow, you really make a case for this little woodie! I have always wondered about this because I think it looks fun but I'm mainly fascinated with it because of it's history. I'll have to keep this in mind for the future.
This is my home park, and I’ve been on this coaster more than any other coaster in the world. This is definitely a back row coaster, as the airtime is fantastic. I’m also glad you mentioned the ejector death hill. Sometimes it’s so strong it hurts your legs. Also, Little Ammericka’s Mad Mouse is the world’s greatest wild mouse. No restraints and some crazy ejector at the end.
Ahh, the Zippin Pippin. I remember riding this back in May 1993 with a girl I had a crush on during my freshman year of Junior High. I miss this ride and Liberty Land.
Fantastic Critique on my local coaster. Pippin has a reputation for causing sore thighs after 4 rides in the back from the ejector death hill. The death hill is the single reason why you often see people bracing for it about 2 hills in advance knowing it’s power.
I pass this every time I visit my grandparents. It's really good and while I used to got to Bay beach once every 2 years I stop by every time I drive by and it's open
This is one of my favorite coasters and living 45 minutes away from Bay Beach is in my mind is a great perk for me. The amount of airtime in the very back is amazing.
I went to Libertyland in Memphis several times when I was a kid. I rode Zippin Pippin several times in the 90s, the last time (I think) when I was 15 in the mid-90s. My memory is a little foggy, but I do remember those bunny hop hills at the end being exciting and good.
Zippin Pippin has great airtime in the back row but the ejector death hill for you is the "I need to see my chiropractor" hill for me. Felt like like my head was going to pop off my body every time I hit that hill.
I'm from GB and thank you for visiting our great little park. I've been visiting Bay Beach since I was a kid growing up in Sheboygan. I've only ridden on this coaster once (I have a little, so we don't do coasters yet). I thought the ride was very jarring, but I think it was 2014 or 2015 when I rode it. Your review has talked me into giving it another shot in the back. Thanks for visiting our little park and doing a review, hope you enjoyed your fast visit.
I have Bay Beach on my radar for a trip I am planning a few years down the road to the Midwest. I would put Bay Beach between the Minneapolis parks and Michigan's Adventure (to get to the Manitowoc-Ludington ferry, you pass through Green Bay).
I’m From Memphis - this was my first ever coaster - grew up riding this one again and again - u don’t realize that your airtime is that good bc there aren’t any other big parks near u for comparison - last time I road this was close to 20 hrs ago. I’m super happy this ride is still around somewhere. Love this vid!!
Front is great too. It still hits the ejector death hill solidly and has. The airtime in the front feels more like you are being pushed up and over the hills.
Born and raised in Memphis. Used to get into libertyland during the mid south fair. Me and my best friend would skip the whole thing and head straight to the pippin. I’m glad it lives on. Road trip.
I've known about this for a while just because I'm a huge Elvis fan. I was also born like 30 minutes from here, so this was my childhood park, albeit before they had Zippin Pippin. Loved that sky slide though.
Thank you for this, Libertyland was my home park growing up and I have fond memories on the Zippin Pippin. I remember the feeling as if the cars were jumping the tracks.
Rode this today, and wisely had chosen the back (3rd row from back). This ride is SERIOUS! I thought I was on a 70 degree drop due to floater air time! So mich air tome on every hill! I totally agree with you! I absolutely love that the lift hill transitions into a constantly moving 180 curve which carries you over the first drop without slowing down! One Train Ops but no line!
I love how even though the park opened it in 2010, it still manages to have the kind of loveable rumble youd expect from a coaster over 50 years old (which it kinda is)
So, I haven't been to Wisconsin, but just seeing the footage, reminds me of two of my old favorites from Six Flags Over Georgia, Scream Machine, and Georgia Cyclone
I haven't ridden that ride since it was in Memphis at Libertyland., yeeats before it closed. I loved riding that ride. I wish I could get to Green Bay to ride it again and relive some old memories.
In the great bay and appleton area, I was lucky enough to get all day school field trips here. Me and some friends marathonned this for ours. If the ride was at bigger park, it would have an hour long wait time, but here it’s a walk on almost all weekdays! Great vid
I love it when you cover these smaller park coasters. I might never have known about this coaster, the air time it gives (which I am all about), or that great backstory if it were not for this video. I may not get to Zippin Pippin, certainly not soon, but it is definitely on my mental coaster map now, so maybe someday. Thanks.
I love seeing some love to Zippin Pippin! My Dad lives near Green Bay so I've been able to make my way to this remote park. Row 3 in the first car is where it is at though. The ejector hill of death is the perfect name for that moment. Surprised the hell out of me the first time I rode it and had to hold myself down every other ride after. Truly a gem of a woodie.
I live in memphis tn and searched up zippin pippin a week ago before you uploaded this... I never got a chance to ride because LL closed when I was 5 but i stayed at the park because it was close to my house 😢 thanks for revisiting my childhood
I think the fact that they reused the massive Thunder Eagle trains with 5 six person cars as opposed to the old 24 passenger trains make the back row one of the most thrilling ride experiences in the state
Great video Chris. You need to make sure to ALWAYS ride the front row first, just to get it out the way. Then come back and do ride the back car or row. Then get your next ride where ever you want. That way you get an even experience of the ride.
Love the videos like this where it's about the hidden treasures out there. Really helps flesh put the travels plans and add some (affordable) extra thrills!
I grew up in Memphis and I rode that thing 36 times in a row once (slow Tuesday I guess). I rode it once in Green Bay. I’m sure the folks were like...why does that guy have a huge smile on his face. Remembering my childhood. It shimmys side to side because the original did. It has an artificial clack noise on the lift hill because that’s how it originally sounded. The first turn after the lift hill...we were always convinced it was going to come off the track and shoot us into the parking lot of the MidSouth Coliseum. Love that ride.
I was up in Green Bay for the Green Bay Fringe Festival this past weekend and took some time to ride this woodie. I did get a front row ride, and the force that you get being pushed by the rest of the train is incredible. I don't think the floater airtime is as good as in the back, but I didn't care as I felt like I was riding on the cow catcher of a fast train. And that Death Drop is no joke. I wasn't aware of it the first time I rode it, and it is so good. Also, need to mention that they did raise the price from 4 tickets to 6, but the tickets are still 25 cents a piece so it's still a killer deal.
If you like underrated wooden coasters that have insane moments that no one talks about, definitely make the 3 hour drive from Carowinds to Myrtle Beach to ride Swamp Fox at Family Kingdom. No joke - it's the forgotten buzz bar woodie in the world that sort of completes the North American trifecta of insane buzz bar woodies. Canobie Coaster did a really good video review on it if you want to hear about it.
Rode this last week, can confirm the great airtime! I am also here to say that the front was better than the back! That death hill is painful it is soo strong (which I like) and there are plenty of other airtime moments. After doing it in the front and back I decided to have my 3rd ride in the front as it was that good!
A very timely upload for me. I literally rode Zippin Pippin for the first time today. Ate a patty melt at that canteen/grill too. Anyway, I got rides in the back, in 1:3, and in row 11. You chose wisely. Back had the great airtime, row 11 had lengthy amounts of floater, front wasn't much to write home about.
As soon as you said "Let me pause it right there." I knew exactly what you were about share. That one hill is INSANE!!! That alone makes the coaster worth getting a ride on. - Gary
It's a shame Elvis didn't have 23 guests because if he did it'd be Zippin Pippin'd be at full capacity and have the greatest momentum and speed. I love your enthusiasm for this; the layout looks like 1str rate classic straight airtime. I can't blame you for not wanting to give up another back seat ride; if I only had two in the back and it's as good as you say it is; I wouldn't either. Glad to see you're getting out and having fun this year; My most likely hope is for 2020 is Canada Wonderland due to the Virus (or I'd go to Great Adventure but Jersey Devil isn't open yet and I don't want to take risks with the Virus, even though I have my 1st Six Flags pass I got at SFMM in November). As of now my last coaster was the back seat Ghost Rider at Knott's almost 8 months ago. Thanks for this awesome video and stay safe!
Nice! I rode this in the summer of 2018, and while I really enjoyed it, I definitely didn’t have your “spectacular” experience! I rode it front and back - definitely preferred the back. Most notable for me was a violent pothole at the crest of the last (or one of the last) hills. It LITERALLY felt as if the train had derailed. I had never experienced anything like it on any coaster before (and never have since), and I was in shock. I rode it again and was amazed that I had the same experience in the same spot. I can’t exaggerate how jarringly violent this moment was - not painful, just stunning and scary. It didn’t seem to me that any coaster could possibly keep operating when it was doing that every round. It felt as if the train instantaneously dropped five feet, and there was the sound of a high-speed car crash. I’m wondering now if this insanely jarring pothole got a bit of retracking and it became your amazing moment of airtime.
Growing up in Memphis, I got to ride it yearly as a kid. I still remember the ejector death hill, and how bruised my legs felt like they were going to be by the next morning! *(ROTFLOL!)* If the first drop doesn't get you screaming, that one surely does, cause it's so shockingly good. LOL! Your video definitely makes me want to take a trip to ride it again! LOL! 🥰 Thx for the video, and covering all the back story to the ride.
Nice to see some one who like my childhood roller coaster and your soo right the last drop is definitely a shocker but you should have rode it a couple of years ago when the breaks at the end were like running into a wall of bricks it was so funny as everyone all made a ACH! As the breaks kick in 😂
Love your videos. I have Ridden Zippin Pippin ( I have family we visit in Neenah Wisconsin about an Hour South which allowed us to ride this last year and go to Indiana Beach this year ), Honestly looking at the coaster I thought we wasted our time going to the park. ( also went to a railroad musuem to, worth it ). But I found myself going back over and over again and buying more tickets to the point where I whipped out a 20, and used up every single one of those tickets.
This park is great! Yes, that death hill is like a slap in your lap with a 2 by 4! I was there on July 4th and chose row 3, which is the wildest ride! If you go back, try it! Also, Scat is insanity! Best spinning flat! Great review!
@@AirtimeThrills I'd say it's because it's an older model that reflects the original design intentions of a wild mouse, and the only restraint it has are side railings you're asked to hold onto. I think its simple mechanics give the coaster lots of charm
I really like this ride, but the last 2 hills into the brake run hurt SO BAD! If you don’t brace yourself, you’ll get launched into the lap bar lmao. I do wish the park was bigger. It’s actually pretty nice
I did this July 1st in the front row and my GOD! The air time was insane! With being in the front of the train felt like I was being pushed and lift out my seat by the hand of GOD! This woodie is my number #1. Hands down a front row ride. Even though the turns feel like death I’d ride this 24/7 btw I freakin love your Chanel. Been a fan and supporter since day one!
Just rode this today 2 times, and got LROTNOZP. First ride was back row and it was outstanding, did feel the little bit of the train shuffling side to side on the turnaround. On the last train of the night, the back row was taken, so we took 2nd to back row. And it had all of that ejector, but those turnarounds were definitely better not being on a wheel seat. Definitely think it's an underrated coaster to say the least! 😄😎
I rode in the front back and middle. Front there was airtime leveling out from the inclines from the valleys. But I thought the front was rather boring. Middle was ok. Back great airtime. I didn't notice that ejector death hill... But I did notice the painful topping out just before the end of the course.
This is one of the coasters that made me become a coaster enthusiast, with a trip to my home park Valleyfair right before and being near Cedar Point (on Lake Erie in sandusky) right after. This ride is one of my favorites still EDIT: Also slammed my foot into the car on the EJECTOR DEATH HILL, so that kinda hurt
Bay Beach is a great little park and this is a really fantastic ride (just watch your seatbelt buckle on that final brake run, ow). There's also a free nature center and wildlife sanctuary just down the road that has some hiking trails and a wildlife rehab center with a whole bunch of animal exhibits, and if you combine that with Bay Beach you've got a pretty great cheap summer day.
What Chris fails to mention is that he screamed so loud on the ejector death hill that he scared the little kid in front of us almost to the point of tears. But yeah, this thing is AWESOME.
Pinned because its important that people know this
Love this ride. My cousin and I ride it like 10 times every weekend, and at this point, we start screaming before the ejector death hill.
Airtime Thrills Seriously. The ejector was that good?
@@metrofilmer8894 yep
@@metrofilmer8894 as long as you're not in the front
"Ejector Death Hill" is now the name of my coaster-themed metal band.
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I've wanted to make a jazz combo and call us "Loop Five-Twenty". Also this park has a flat ride named "SCAT" and I wonder if its named for the musical term
where can I pre order your first album
Yes. Just yes.
People probably listened to popular jazz music in the 1920s while riding this classic coaster.
Sounds like Chris was ALL SHOOK UP after that ejector hill! Sorry, I can never resist an Elvis reference
Many of today’s youth probably don’t know that joke, like me.
I shoulda made this joke DANGIT
@@DoswarePictures they using the names of his songs lol
Crazy Coasters International I was guessing that.
The coaster needs more Elvis references really. I feel like instead of the speaker saying "thank you for riding the Zippin Pippin" after giving the exit instructions, it should hit us with that "Thank you very much"
I was one of the last riders of the Pippin at its original location. Libertyland's final operating day was a private event for FedEx employees and their families. My family stayed until close, and we got in line only a few minutes before they put the chain up at the front of the queue. I was on the last occupied train.
That's really nice
If the airtime is insane with it's current PTC train, then just imagine how it was with it's original PTC buzzbar trains.
lwith how Chris described it, if there were buzz bars you would fly out lmao
Tom L oh god no
They're actually RCA trains
@@bobataco210 That sounded fun
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to be honest I would love to see Chris's first time reaction to the ejector death hill lol
Wish i had my ivues
Here is my story. I grew up in Memphis, TN. This is the FIRST COASTER I EVER RODE!!!
I was 5 years old. I rode with my uncle in the last car buzz bar only. Second coaster I rode was Revolution at Libertyland. I rode space mountain the same year at 'Disney World'. I now live in the Cleveland area, living the life of a rollercoaster enthusiast.
This was the best ride as a kid at libertyland especially before they added seatbelts. The old restraints in no way could properly secure a child and I used to absolutely fly
Cleveland is a good spot for coasters. At least from may thru October
I just moved to Memphis in January... I am so disappointed.
@@AirtimeThrills most years
**pauses for a moment of silence to honor the "buzz bar" **
#30!? HOLY MOLY I NEED TO GET TO WISCONSIN!
Edit: With Hades, Zeus, and Zipping Pippin, Wisconsin could be the most underrated coaster state. Never hear it talked about..
No doubt some great underappreciated coasters there
Lol even as I live in Wisconsin I usually just go to great America in Illinois
There is another forgotten coaster in Wisconsin dells that is amazing it’s called hell cat(look up a POV) it is a super fast wooden it’s great
@@chubbychalupa5941 that got destroyed in 2017
@@itscooldude167 oops 😶🤭
Glad to see my local park is getting some love, Zippin Pippin is the most underrated woodie out there that’s for sure.
Grew up with the Zippin Pippin at Libertyland and the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. It was my first coaster around the age of 8. It felt like I was going to fly out of the car on every hill! There was a huge tree branch that they did not trim back in Memphis at the bottom of the first hill. You thought you were going to be decapitated. We would marathon the ride after Memphis Tiger football games during the fair. Miss the Pippin and those days so much! Thanks for the review.
Just did 7 rides on this. For me it is 100% a front row ride. The firs drop & turn do nothing, but then the 3 camelbacks give a sharp and strong flojecter pops that transition into floater air. Then on the final turnaround you get an ejector pop and very sustained and abrupt laterals at the same time. Then the hill before the death hill give sweet laterals. Then the death hill is insane. It is VERY strong in the front. Finally the last hill gives nice floater, then you get fun laterals and floater while popping into the breaks.
That smooth jazz in the background is perfect...
Welp time to add that one to the bucket list
First coaster I ever road! Born and raised in Memphis TN and I used to ride this all day nonstop as a kid. It was so sad when libertyland closed and this staple of the area was moved and forgotten. I remember it as such a great and thrilling ride, and this video just confirmed one of my fondest childhood memories. Believe me it was even better back in the day with libertylands janky ass lap bars that in no way could secure a child into the seat and no seatbelts as well. Used to absolutely fly. This video made my week thank you
Omg the lap bars. I thought was I going to go flying off the side every time!! Such great memories man!!! Also born and raised in Memphis!
Rode this after a trip to SFGAM. this ride honestly has just about the strongest ejector ive ever felt.
Elvis is the biggest coaster nerd of all time bro
@@beau_thielen gotta love another coaster cloud reply
alerts gotta love theese type of people
@Grant Robertson that's a big L
When I was clicking a Obama ad popped up
Curtis spotted
By me born and raised in Memphis, I can tell you how fun it was to ride on it and never thought that it would fade away but glad that someone has rebuilt it. Just hate that it left Memphis though.
I had no idea about the ejector death hill! This ride just moved up in my priority list of coasters to get on for sure!
Strange seeing this from a rival channel.
Dosware Pictures were not actually rivals, although we love to pretend to be enemies... I mean jk I HATE YOU CHRIS
ElToroRyan TH-camr Rivalries: Staged for Publicity
@@ElToroRyan and i hate you as much as i love to use your awesome off ride footage
Airtime Thrills haha! when I eventually come to California, I’ll bring my boxing gloves
The Ejector Death Hill, eh? I like it, though it's a bit of a mouthful. I've always referred to it as either the Nut-Crusher or simply the Bump. Glad you enjoyed the finest ride Green Bay has to offer.
Being a former Wisconsinite, I have been to Bay Beach multiple times. Zippin Pippin was one of my first roller coasters and I love the airtime on that thing. Wisconsin truly has some of the best wooden roller coasters that aren’t talked about a lot. I think Wisconsin is one of those hidden treasures. Too bad the took out Avalanche/Hellcat, the S&S woodie in Wisconsin Dells. I never got around to it but heard it was intense.
My first coaster! Epic airtime!
great to see love for my home coaster, I rarely ever see it talked about outside of 6th graders in Green Bay
Now everybody is going out of their way to ride this thing, congrats on being a trend setter.
Haha i noticed that suddenly people are talking about this thing, and its great. Not easy to get to but worth it
Zippen pippin was my first coaster I have ridden it more than any other coaster
You made the right call riding it in the back! I use to ride this thing all the time, when it was at Libertyland. There they had massive trees that went over the coaster and hid the big drops. It was amazing!
The ejector death hill is equally as good front or back, but the back is way better for the rest of the ride.
I have to make another comment here because I am from Green Bay and I rode this when it opened about 6 times, mostly in the front just like the roller coaster videos! AND I LOVED IT EVERY TIME! I would come out smiling like the cheshire cat because it was so damn good! One of my mom's co-workers is a coaster fanatic and idk if it's just hometown bias but she rides that coaster every single day and it's her all time favorite!
I laugh a little how you mention the death hill, because I don't like it! I'm a big dude, close to 300lbs. and the seatbelts are tight and that hill leaves a mark! it hurts!
Other than that I wish I could come back again and again, but life happens fast, lets just say that. The Zippin Pippin is an amazing ride, it's not rough, it's a cool 25mph all ride, the first drop is amazing, and I can't thank you enough for visiting!
Also didn't know the Giant Wheel opened! I had heard one was coming but didn't know when it would open! So that was cool to see! There's also another mini amusement park across the street from Bay Beach called Fort Fun, it's got a mini golf course, paint ball targets, batting cages, bumper boats, and Go Carts, pretty neat place! Also not far from Bay Beach is the wildlife sanctuary, which is sort of a zoo meant for domestic animals in need of a home/aid/repopulation, another awesome place with an educational center.
The big white building is the original city hall, it's been converted to be a food court and arcade!
I know this comment is a little late…..but just now came across this episode! I am too from Memphis and so glad to see this beloved coaster again! I am so glad that it was actually rebuilt so others can enjoy it as I did when I was a kid. Brings back so many memories! Thanks so much for doing a video on this amazing coaster!
Wow, you really make a case for this little woodie! I have always wondered about this because I think it looks fun but I'm mainly fascinated with it because of it's history. I'll have to keep this in mind for the future.
This is my home park, and I’ve been on this coaster more than any other coaster in the world. This is definitely a back row coaster, as the airtime is fantastic. I’m also glad you mentioned the ejector death hill. Sometimes it’s so strong it hurts your legs. Also, Little Ammericka’s Mad Mouse is the world’s greatest wild mouse. No restraints and some crazy ejector at the end.
I really liked mad mouse!
Ahh, the Zippin Pippin. I remember riding this back in May 1993 with a girl I had a crush on during my freshman year of Junior High. I miss this ride and Liberty Land.
Fantastic Critique on my local coaster. Pippin has a reputation for causing sore thighs after 4 rides in the back from the ejector death hill. The death hill is the single reason why you often see people bracing for it about 2 hills in advance knowing it’s power.
I pass this every time I visit my grandparents. It's really good and while I used to got to Bay beach once every 2 years I stop by every time I drive by and it's open
This is one of my favorite coasters and living 45 minutes away from Bay Beach is in my mind is a great perk for me. The amount of airtime in the very back is amazing.
I went to Libertyland in Memphis several times when I was a kid. I rode Zippin Pippin several times in the 90s, the last time (I think) when I was 15 in the mid-90s. My memory is a little foggy, but I do remember those bunny hop hills at the end being exciting and good.
Coming from a small town near Green Bay, I’m very happy to see this much approval for this roller coaster!
Zippin Pippin has great airtime in the back row but the ejector death hill for you is the "I need to see my chiropractor" hill for me. Felt like like my head was going to pop off my body every time I hit that hill.
I live incredibly near bay beach, and this ride always gets me excited to go there.
Hopefully going there Saturday! Looking forward to riding it!
I'm from GB and thank you for visiting our great little park. I've been visiting Bay Beach since I was a kid growing up in Sheboygan. I've only ridden on this coaster once (I have a little, so we don't do coasters yet). I thought the ride was very jarring, but I think it was 2014 or 2015 when I rode it. Your review has talked me into giving it another shot in the back. Thanks for visiting our little park and doing a review, hope you enjoyed your fast visit.
Thanks for being the 1st person to cover this coaster ever
Coaster-net did a video on it.
Thank you for reviewing this! This is an awesome classic woodie that doesn’t get talked about enough!
This is the closest coaster to my house and I love this coaster! Love to see it getting some attention for once
I have Bay Beach on my radar for a trip I am planning a few years down the road to the Midwest. I would put Bay Beach between the Minneapolis parks and Michigan's Adventure (to get to the Manitowoc-Ludington ferry, you pass through Green Bay).
I’m From Memphis - this was my first ever coaster - grew up riding this one again and again - u don’t realize that your airtime is that good bc there aren’t any other big parks near u for comparison - last time I road this was close to 20 hrs ago. I’m super happy this ride is still around somewhere. Love this vid!!
Front is great too. It still hits the ejector death hill solidly and has. The airtime in the front feels more like you are being pushed up and over the hills.
Born and raised in Memphis. Used to get into libertyland during the mid south fair. Me and my best friend would skip the whole thing and head straight to the pippin. I’m glad it lives on. Road trip.
This was my first roller-coaster I ever rode when it was in Memphis TN in the 1980's . I loved it! I miss it.
I lived just outside of Memphis when I was younger and loved riding this. Have thought about making a trip up there just to ride this again.
I've known about this for a while just because I'm a huge Elvis fan. I was also born like 30 minutes from here, so this was my childhood park, albeit before they had Zippin Pippin. Loved that sky slide though.
Front is also fantastic. So glad you liked our little gem of Midwest.
Thank you for this, Libertyland was my home park growing up and I have fond memories on the Zippin Pippin. I remember the feeling as if the cars were jumping the tracks.
Rode this today, and wisely had chosen the back (3rd row from back). This ride is SERIOUS! I thought I was on a 70 degree drop due to floater air time! So mich air tome on every hill! I totally agree with you! I absolutely love that the lift hill transitions into a constantly moving 180 curve which carries you over the first drop without slowing down! One Train Ops but no line!
I love how even though the park opened it in 2010, it still manages to have the kind of loveable rumble youd expect from a coaster over 50 years old (which it kinda is)
So, I haven't been to Wisconsin, but just seeing the footage, reminds me of two of my old favorites from Six Flags Over Georgia, Scream Machine, and Georgia Cyclone
This should be much better and smoother than those
I haven't ridden that ride since it was in Memphis at Libertyland., yeeats before it closed. I loved riding that ride. I wish I could get to Green Bay to ride it again and relive some old memories.
In the great bay and appleton area, I was lucky enough to get all day school field trips here. Me and some friends marathonned this for ours. If the ride was at bigger park, it would have an hour long wait time, but here it’s a walk on almost all weekdays! Great vid
I love it when you cover these smaller park coasters. I might never have known about this coaster, the air time it gives (which I am all about), or that great backstory if it were not for this video. I may not get to Zippin Pippin, certainly not soon, but it is definitely on my mental coaster map now, so maybe someday. Thanks.
I love seeing some love to Zippin Pippin! My Dad lives near Green Bay so I've been able to make my way to this remote park. Row 3 in the first car is where it is at though. The ejector hill of death is the perfect name for that moment. Surprised the hell out of me the first time I rode it and had to hold myself down every other ride after. Truly a gem of a woodie.
Oh man! That place brings back childhood memories of going there alot.
I live in memphis tn and searched up zippin pippin a week ago before you uploaded this... I never got a chance to ride because LL closed when I was 5 but i stayed at the park because it was close to my house 😢 thanks for revisiting my childhood
I think the fact that they reused the massive Thunder Eagle trains with 5 six person cars as opposed to the old 24 passenger trains make the back row one of the most thrilling ride experiences in the state
Great video Chris. You need to make sure to ALWAYS ride the front row first, just to get it out the way. Then come back and do ride the back car or row. Then get your next ride where ever you want. That way you get an even experience of the ride.
Being a native Memphian, I rode the original coaster once before Libertyland closed down. It’s great that its legacy continues.
Love the videos like this where it's about the hidden treasures out there. Really helps flesh put the travels plans and add some (affordable) extra thrills!
I grew up in Memphis and I rode that thing 36 times in a row once (slow Tuesday I guess). I rode it once in Green Bay. I’m sure the folks were like...why does that guy have a huge smile on his face. Remembering my childhood.
It shimmys side to side because the original did. It has an artificial clack noise on the lift hill because that’s how it originally sounded.
The first turn after the lift hill...we were always convinced it was going to come off the track and shoot us into the parking lot of the MidSouth Coliseum. Love that ride.
Green Bay Mentioned! Swell with pride, beer, Packers, cheese, AND THE ZIPPIN PIPPIN! Glad you rode it mah dude!
Thanks for the review! This coaster was never even on my radar to visit, but I will now need to work it into the plans for a future road trip.
I was up in Green Bay for the Green Bay Fringe Festival this past weekend and took some time to ride this woodie. I did get a front row ride, and the force that you get being pushed by the rest of the train is incredible. I don't think the floater airtime is as good as in the back, but I didn't care as I felt like I was riding on the cow catcher of a fast train. And that Death Drop is no joke. I wasn't aware of it the first time I rode it, and it is so good.
Also, need to mention that they did raise the price from 4 tickets to 6, but the tickets are still 25 cents a piece so it's still a killer deal.
Finally this coaster is getting some credit cause the airtime is really good
Always the back. The gut punch hill near the end is the best and then the brakes kick in.
If you like underrated wooden coasters that have insane moments that no one talks about, definitely make the 3 hour drive from Carowinds to Myrtle Beach to ride Swamp Fox at Family Kingdom. No joke - it's the forgotten buzz bar woodie in the world that sort of completes the North American trifecta of insane buzz bar woodies. Canobie Coaster did a really good video review on it if you want to hear about it.
Yes I was too scared to ride it but it looks awesome
Rode this last week, can confirm the great airtime! I am also here to say that the front was better than the back! That death hill is painful it is soo strong (which I like) and there are plenty of other airtime moments. After doing it in the front and back I decided to have my 3rd ride in the front as it was that good!
I felt like it was stronger in the back, I haven't ridden in row 3 yet so I will have to do that row too
BAY BEACH RAISED ME OMG! I USED TO GO THERE EVERY WEEKEND GROWING UP!
I’m so glad I live in Green Bay it’s so much fun to ride the zippin pippin and all the other rides!
I used to ride this coaster in Memphis as a kid. Over and over. Sometimes they would run it backwards!
I totally agree with everything you said. The ejector death hill is like just crazy. I mean your thighs hurt after one ride. It is amazing!
It's nice to see you enjoyed this. I've only been to Green Bay once since I moved to WI and didn't make it to Bay Beach, but now I have to go.
A very timely upload for me. I literally rode Zippin Pippin for the first time today. Ate a patty melt at that canteen/grill too. Anyway, I got rides in the back, in 1:3, and in row 11. You chose wisely. Back had the great airtime, row 11 had lengthy amounts of floater, front wasn't much to write home about.
One of the most slept on coasters period. So fun.
I rode Thunder Eagle and Zippin Pippin at it's original park and can't wait to see the two meet as one later this summer!
As soon as you said "Let me pause it right there." I knew exactly what you were about share. That one hill is INSANE!!! That alone makes the coaster worth getting a ride on.
- Gary
It's a shame Elvis didn't have 23 guests because if he did it'd be Zippin Pippin'd be at full capacity and have the greatest momentum and speed. I love your enthusiasm for this; the layout looks like 1str rate classic straight airtime. I can't blame you for not wanting to give up another back seat ride; if I only had two in the back and it's as good as you say it is; I wouldn't either. Glad to see you're getting out and having fun this year; My most likely hope is for 2020 is Canada Wonderland due to the Virus (or I'd go to Great Adventure but Jersey Devil isn't open yet and I don't want to take risks with the Virus, even though I have my 1st Six Flags pass I got at SFMM in November). As of now my last coaster was the back seat Ghost Rider at Knott's almost 8 months ago. Thanks for this awesome video and stay safe!
Nice! I rode this in the summer of 2018, and while I really enjoyed it, I definitely didn’t have your “spectacular” experience! I rode it front and back - definitely preferred the back.
Most notable for me was a violent pothole at the crest of the last (or one of the last) hills. It LITERALLY felt as if the train had derailed. I had never experienced anything like it on any coaster before (and never have since), and I was in shock. I rode it again and was amazed that I had the same experience in the same spot. I can’t exaggerate how jarringly violent this moment was - not painful, just stunning and scary. It didn’t seem to me that any coaster could possibly keep operating when it was doing that every round. It felt as if the train instantaneously dropped five feet, and there was the sound of a high-speed car crash. I’m wondering now if this insanely jarring pothole got a bit of retracking and it became your amazing moment of airtime.
Im sure they did some work on it since then, but given the weird wheel shaking around the turns, im sure its subject to a little jank
Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.
Growing up in Memphis, I got to ride it yearly as a kid. I still remember the ejector death hill, and how bruised my legs felt like they were going to be by the next morning! *(ROTFLOL!)* If the first drop doesn't get you screaming, that one surely does, cause it's so shockingly good. LOL! Your video definitely makes me want to take a trip to ride it again! LOL! 🥰 Thx for the video, and covering all the back story to the ride.
Nice to see some one who like my childhood roller coaster and your soo right the last drop is definitely a shocker but you should have rode it a couple of years ago when the breaks at the end were like running into a wall of bricks it was so funny as everyone all made a ACH! As the breaks kick in 😂
Love your videos. I have Ridden Zippin Pippin ( I have family we visit in Neenah Wisconsin about an Hour South which allowed us to ride this last year and go to Indiana Beach this year ), Honestly looking at the coaster I thought we wasted our time going to the park. ( also went to a railroad musuem to, worth it ). But I found myself going back over and over again and buying more tickets to the point where I whipped out a 20, and used up every single one of those tickets.
I live in Green Bay glad you enjoyed our hidden gem.
This park is great! Yes, that death hill is like a slap in your lap with a 2 by 4! I was there on July 4th and chose row 3, which is the wildest ride! If you go back, try it! Also, Scat is insanity! Best spinning flat! Great review!
I LOVE THE ZIPPIN PIPPIN! FINALLY SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT YAYYYYY
Little Amerricka's mad mouse is unquestionably the best wild mouse I've ever ridden
Agreed! It was surprisingly good
@@AirtimeThrills I'd say it's because it's an older model that reflects the original design intentions of a wild mouse, and the only restraint it has are side railings you're asked to hold onto. I think its simple mechanics give the coaster lots of charm
I really like this ride, but the last 2 hills into the brake run hurt SO BAD! If you don’t brace yourself, you’ll get launched into the lap bar lmao. I do wish the park was bigger. It’s actually pretty nice
I did this July 1st in the front row and my GOD! The air time was insane! With being in the front of the train felt like I was being pushed and lift out my seat by the hand of GOD! This woodie is my number #1. Hands down a front row ride. Even though the turns feel like death I’d ride this 24/7 btw I freakin love your Chanel. Been a fan and supporter since day one!
There’s stuff in Greenbay besides cheese and lambeau field?
The hidden gem Bay Beach. And a cool mini golf course across the street
@Just Tom yeah we have some corn too
Don't disrespect the cheese 😾
can't forget the beer and all the brewery's around town.
Just rode this today 2 times, and got LROTNOZP. First ride was back row and it was outstanding, did feel the little bit of the train shuffling side to side on the turnaround. On the last train of the night, the back row was taken, so we took 2nd to back row. And it had all of that ejector, but those turnarounds were definitely better not being on a wheel seat. Definitely think it's an underrated coaster to say the least! 😄😎
I rode in the front back and middle. Front there was airtime leveling out from the inclines from the valleys. But I thought the front was rather boring. Middle was ok. Back great airtime. I didn't notice that ejector death hill... But I did notice the painful topping out just before the end of the course.
FINALLY someone is giving this ride some attention!
This is one of the coasters that made me become a coaster enthusiast, with a trip to my home park Valleyfair right before and being near Cedar Point (on Lake Erie in sandusky) right after. This ride is one of my favorites still
EDIT: Also slammed my foot into the car on the EJECTOR DEATH HILL, so that kinda hurt
Bay Beach is a great little park and this is a really fantastic ride (just watch your seatbelt buckle on that final brake run, ow). There's also a free nature center and wildlife sanctuary just down the road that has some hiking trails and a wildlife rehab center with a whole bunch of animal exhibits, and if you combine that with Bay Beach you've got a pretty great cheap summer day.