I would put Whizzer at SFGA on that list. It's a ton of fun, has the wacky spiral lift hill, and some really awesome low to the ground moments. Height is 72'. Such a fun coaster. I haven't ridden it in a while, but when I was a kid it had seat belts that never quite felt tight so I always felt like it was trying to throw me out of the car.
I'm glad that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is included. That ride is insane. I also enjoy Tron Lightcycle Run and Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Hollywood) and both are 100 feet tall.
Very happy to see Coaster from playland on there. My home park only has one good coaster but it’s a crazy one (minus that new relocated launch coaster)
Thunderbolt holds a special place on my coaster list since for a long time when I was little it was my favorite coaster ever and I still enjoy it a lot. It has a max height of 70ft. and a max drop of 90ft. according to rcdb. It's an amazing terrain coaster and just turned 100 this year, still pretty smooth and has some awesome lateral forces.
I loved Big Bad Wolf and miss it, but I do love Verbolten as well. I think it’s a worthy successor. Also, I think I’ve mentioned this before but my grandparents’ first date was riding the Coney Island Cyclone, so you could argue I owe my existence to that coaster.
Kennywood's perserverant Jackrabbit being overshadowed by Steel Curtain, Phantom's Revenge, and Thunderbolt should be here. Over 110 years standing, it might end up being a historical landmark when all is said and done.
Great video! Looked like a lot of fun coasters! If only Maverick was 1 foot shorter at 99 ft instead of 100 ft it would be a top coaster on here. I enjoyed watching!
Finally-a top 20 with coasters my scared butt has ridden 😂 Guardians and Hagrids are fantastic. Everest is a rush, but the backwards section makes me a little too sick to be fun. I would add: -Tron at Magic Kingdom is 78 feet but hauls at 60 mph. Definitely the highlight of my trip in May. I also did a night ride on Big Thunder and it’s surprisingly intense when you can’t see where you’re going. -My home park is KY Kingdom, so gotta show some love to Thunder Run. -The Bat at Kings Island never gets old. -Dollywood’s Big Bear Mountain and FireChaser Express are family coasters but both give a heck of a ride. Just-a-bit-too-tall honorable mentions: Lightning Run, Thunderhead, TX Stingray, Mystic Timbers. Not sure how tall it is, but the bobsled mountain coaster at Mystic Mountain in Jamaica was great.
How about Kennywood's Thunderbolt with a height of only 70ft with a final drop of 90ft. it uses the terrain to it's maximum advantage. It has such laterals, that you must have a parter to ride it. I think that its is worth at least an honorable mention.
Big Dipper at Geauga Lake. It's certainly been surpassed by Magnum among others but for a long time it was the coaster I rode the most by far. Obviously there are a lot better rides out there but you were asking for our favorites so there you go. Also, two Blue Streaks. The one at Cedar Point is really good actually, and I once got a ride where the restraint didn't latch so it was a bit wild. And the one at Conneaut Lake Park was that same kind of wild every time, you just never knew if it would hold together but somehow it always did. No rush quite like the "am I going to live through this ride" rush.
I am going to really miss the Blue Streak at Conneaut Park. Those first three hills and the shakey ride you got really was thrilling. As noted in its last days you always wondered would you make it back without it falling down. Too bad the new owner did not see the value in investing to secure its longer life. Since it was so far away from a major city that park needed a major coaster to attract bigger crowds. Of course it does not help that he destroyed so many other popular rides as well.
Good video idea! Here's my top 20 coasters under 100 ft (for the sake of their weirdness, mountain coasters aren't included): 20. InvadR 19. Backlot Stunt Coaster 18. Cobra's Curse 17. Racer 16. DarKoaster 15. Flight of Fear (KI/KD) 14. Galaxy Spin 13. Space Mountain (WDW) 12. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts 11. FireChaser Express 10. Raven 9. Lightning Racer 8. Verbolten 7. Revenge of the Mummy 6. Rock n' Roller Coaster 5. Ice Breaker 4. White Lightning 3. Mystery Mine 2. Copperhead Strike 1. Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure
I just rode Whizzer at Great America today. I'd forgotten how fun it was. If you do a list that is between 100 and 200 feet, I suggest Viper at Great America. I rode in the back row and was getting crazy diagonal airtime.
The cutoff is just barely too low to let in Wicked Cyclone! Some of my short favorites, beginning with two defunct ones: - Big Bad Wolf (Busch Gardens Williamsburg). You knew it, you loved it. - Mr. Twister (Elitch Gardens). Just barely under the line! This was a wild ride. Nothing but a buzzbar holding you in while the coaster threatened to pitch you sideways into the void. These still live: - Untamed (Canobie Lake Park). Home-park fave. You can probably substitute any of the Gerstlauer Eurofighter 320/320+ rides here. 72-foot vertical lift, beyond vertical drop, three inversions. They're short, they kick a bit, they're fun. - Yankee Cannonball (Canobie Lake Park). About 65 feet tall. Not super intense, and it's probably less intense than it used to be, but I love how smooth it is for a coaster that dates back to the 1930s. - Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England). A 1940s reconstruction of a coaster model built for two 1939 expositions in New York and San Francisco. Has a good double down and a violent bunny hill in the last lap. - Roar-O-Saurus (Story Land). Wild, bucking, airtime-filled GG junior woodie. Only 40 feet tall, this is by far the shortest coaster on this list and it's one of the most intense ones. - And at Walt Disney World, both the East Coast Space Mountain and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster are under the line.
I thought for sure that maverick from cedar point would be number 1, but then I checked the height and it’s 105 feet tall. I just assumed it wasn’t over 100 feet since it’s not tall but packs a punch.
Hey Airtime Thrills, here is a video suggestion: Cobra vs. Cobra vs. Cobra. Also, you need to ride Oscar's Wacky Taxi. That is a great roller coaster under 100 feet.
Thanks for rating Phoenix at Kneoble’s as number one on your list. I have ridden many different coasters around the country and always still rate Phoenix as number one. To me it just has the right combination of speed and air time hills. Those last few small hills going back to the station pack a punch and having only buzz bar restraints only adds to the fun. I did ride some of the other coasters in this video and also agree they are nice also.
racer 75 at kings dominion and mine blower. if we're going to get nit picky then my true new favorite is thunder head at dollywood. if your ignore that itty bitty .4 extra on the 100 foot drop. got 18 rides over 2 days. 1st eight were from rows 6,3, and 1. the last 10 were rows 12-10. this is now my absolute new favorite wooden 1st drop.
So happy to see Phoenix at #1. Finally got on my first ride there last summer (in my early 40s), and I'd seen many a POV of the ride and thought it was overrated. There was nothing that could have prepared me for the airtime and what those restraints DON'T do. I was laughing like a kid the whole time. Also a big fan of Guardians, Hagrid's, The Cyclone and Verbolten. Gotta get on some more!
Taron is my favorite of the ones I’ve been on. FLY and Phoenix would round out my top 3. Coaster and Medusa are the 2 that I would like to get on. Each could potentially crack the top 3.
Boardwalk Bullet is my favorite, followed closely by Zippin Pippin then Matugani & Copperhead Strike, all in my overall top 50. I've never ridden Coaster at Playland, but I also don't think much of Phoenix, which I think is # 12 on my sub-100ft list. I have Cyclops ranked ahead of Zeus. Big Bear Mountain & White Lightning (and not Mine Blower) are in my top 11 of this list.
I’ll get to ride Phoenix this summer! Will see if Flying Turns is open for me. I know your luck on it is sad but maybe I’ll have better luck? I am showing up on a Saturday after all.
I wish this ride got more attention, but its location is less than ideal. I can ride it all day, though! It's also only 96 feet tall with a 91 foot drop
A couple under 100 feet that I like are, Colossus the Fire Dragon at Lagoon. It’s a classic Schwarzkopf double loop coaster. It has a steep 85 foot swoop drop which causes it to reach 55 mph, and the two consecutive vertical loops are very forceful. My second noteworthy one is Canyon Blaster at the Adventuredome at Circus Circus, Las Vegas. It is an Arrow Dynamics multi looper built entirely indoors. It goes up 95 feet and then drops into two vertical loops, and then hairpins into a double corkscrew. It then tunnels through the faux cliff formation several times.
I took a ride its opening year and that hill surprised the hell out of me... I don't rank it top 10, but defintely top 25. It's a good Gravity Group ride...
I forgot Maverick is 105 ft. tall. For whatever reason, I thought it was only 95 ft. Also I'll make a case for Zambezi Zinger. I thought it has a nice bit of floater off the drop in the last row and the laterals in the zigzag section were fantastic.
I feel like we have opposite tastes. I love laterals most followed by hangtime. Adventure Express is my number 2, so I gotta say that. And Steel Hawg is so good with that sweet hangtime and twists.
From the ones I've ridden I would add: - Karacho - Tripsdrill - Hals-über-kopf - Tripsdrill - Big Thunder Mountain - Paris version - Wood Express - St. Paul Parc - Joris en de Draak - Efteling - Tonnere 2 Zeus - Parc Asterix - Pegase Express - Parc Asterix - Winjas (fear) - Phantasialand - Colorado Adventure - Phantasialand
Wasn't zippin Pippin the one that Elvis used to rent out all the time at Liberty Land when it was just called the Pippin? I love how you posted mind blower and I love that one cuz it's how I got my youngest to conquer his fear of inversions.😊 But I would also add White lightning because of how smooth it is
Great video! Somehow I thought that Zippin Pippin would take the whole thing. On the subject of ranking things that are smaller, I'd love to see your list of US parks that have the best coaster collections that are less than 10.
Out of the ones I’ve ridden under 100ft, I have to put Swamp Fox, Wild One, and Jokers Jinx on my list. Comet was also a great choice for me as well, but I don’t know how it’s riding since they replaced the lapbars.
You should do a video on the best night rides overall manufacturesrs, rmc's too 10 night rides, top ten b&m hypers night rides, and top 7 giga night rides.
Tbh ALOT of my fav coasters are under 100 feet. I love short intense rides that cram elements in. Big ones are good but the elements are usually drawn to out
My personal addition to the list: The Comet at Six Flags The Great Escape (Queensbury, NY) 94 feet tall, and it is the best the best roller coaster at The Great Escape.
Couldn’t ride renegade today because the park is flooded. All of the low to the ground track is covered in water. The whole parking lot looks like a lake and they had to make a pile of dirt and a temporary entrance. Hopefully the water doesn’t affect renegade 🤞
I might be a bit weird for continuously singing the praises of Chessington World Of Adventures as a family park, but all 3 (as of last visit) coasters are under 100 feet and I still have great fun on them. - To put their all-round nature into perspective, Mandrill Mayhem is the first coaster at Chessington to feature an inversion. A B&M launched Wing coaster with a shuttle layout, this one's got a bit of everything. Reasonably forceful longitudinal Gs (especially off the boost through the station), positives through the helix stall, and hang time off the 2 stalls and the inline twist over the World Of Jumanji entrance. The very back row faces backwards for anyone who feels like they'd rather the initial launch be forwards from their point of view. - Dragon's Fury is a fairly typical Maurer spinning mouse, but that doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. You get some nice pops of ejector airtime on the various post-block-brake drops, and the vertical hairpin is a great way to kick off the ride. - Vampire is approaching 40, and despite the fact it's definitely showing its age (arguably not helped by the 2001/02 replacement of the old Arrow trains with Vekoma hang-n-bangs), the flight through the forest still manages to be a good time. The front row is a lot of fun if you're a fan of longitudinal Gs as you get rammed through the post-drop turns.
Does anyone know where the 100 foot drop on Nemesis is supposed to be? The coaster is not that tall and it doesn't really have one unbroken drop, so I've always wondered about that figure. The only thing that makes sense to me is that it'd be the height difference from top of the lifthill to the low point before the loop, but that is far from one single drop, being broken up by two inversions, a turnaround and a helix.
Video idea: Ranking the 1, 2 punches of every Six Flags park, then Cedar Fair Park, then SeaWorld and Herschend, then Independent parks. - And - Another video idea: My top 20 least favorite coasters over 100 feet
Wooden warrior is only 35 ft tall and is an airtime machine. Its length is short but you literally couldn't make it longer. Definitely would have a spot on my list.
❤I rode all three Woden coasters at Indiana Beach and agree The Cornball Express gives you a great ride. I liked them all and recommend you ride them all if you get to this park.
Still a bargain compared to what most parks charge. With today’s costs I am surprised any park can charge such a low price especially since it’s free to enter and you only pay per ride. I never made it to that park but if I do I am sure I would ride it multiple times as well as ride as many other ride to help support the park.
I would love a clone of energylandia Vakoma Spacewarp at Kentucky Kingdom. It's would be a nice thrill ride that actually could fit the Height restrictions.
It’s very hard and that is why you don’t see it often. You have to number all the wooden parts and disassemble it carefully then transport it to the new site and do the reverse. I also assume they will have to replace any parts of wood too deteriorated to reuse. I think that is why when Kneoble’s built its second large wooden coaster did not dissemble the old coaster but built it from scratch following the plans of the old Twister coaster with minor modifications. With today’s cost it most likely is best to just create another coaster from one of the major builders. If you like the design of an older coaster I am sure they could recreate it with today’s computer designs.
And now for some guesses at candidates among your non-credits, along with their listed heights: Smiler (98'), Black Mamba (89'), Icon (89'), Karacho (98'), Taron (98'), Tonerre 2 Zeus (98'), like half of the new-gen Vekomas, Medusa Steel Coaster (98'),
Nemesis doesn’t have a point in the ride that is over 100 ft, I’m pretty sure it’s just elevation change like phantom’s revenge not technically a hyper 👀
I can’t find info for whether F.L.Y. is small enough so I’m going with Taron just barely edging out Smiler. If F.L.Y. is small enough though, then that wins.
I know I’ve watched too much airtime thrills when you said “tallest, fastest, longest” and I instinctively followed that up with “best paced”
Rank ‘em up
And rank them up based on prime ride time
These are all the ________, by the numbers. "Intro plays"
If only the ride time and pacing on these are in fact top-notch. 🤣
Same
Maverick crying in the corner with its exactly 100 foot drop 😭😭
Lol
All of the CGA coasters being just a little over 100 feet feel the same
And storm chaser
The batclones too
@@Trainmaster909 Man you guys really do know all of that amazing stuff
“A few more years and it can run for national office in the US.”
I AUDIBLY GROANED
Can attest that the big three at Phantasialand are amazing! Taron is number one for me and a night ride is a must!
Almost everything at Phantasialand is amazing-the rapids, the flume, the dark rides, the coasters, the food and the hotels!
For the 4th of July, there needs to be a coaster parody for all coasters with “America” or “Eagle” in their name. There just has to be.
The idea definitely intrigues me
@@AirtimeThrills Top 10 American themed coasters for July 4th!
@@NotTooHasty Screamin' Eagle, American Eagle; Racer at Kings Island
american eagle?
“A few more years and it can run for national office” 😂
Amazing!
This is proof that even coasters that don’t have the extreme height can still be top-tier
I would put Whizzer at SFGA on that list. It's a ton of fun, has the wacky spiral lift hill, and some really awesome low to the ground moments. Height is 72'. Such a fun coaster. I haven't ridden it in a while, but when I was a kid it had seat belts that never quite felt tight so I always felt like it was trying to throw me out of the car.
I'm glad that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is included. That ride is insane.
I also enjoy Tron Lightcycle Run and Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Hollywood) and both are 100 feet tall.
This was a great video idea. Proof that you can do a lot with a little. Also I think cornball is an incredibly underrated woodie, glad you enjoy it.
Very happy to see Coaster from playland on there. My home park only has one good coaster but it’s a crazy one (minus that new relocated launch coaster)
Thunderbolt holds a special place on my coaster list since for a long time when I was little it was my favorite coaster ever and I still enjoy it a lot. It has a max height of 70ft. and a max drop of 90ft. according to rcdb. It's an amazing terrain coaster and just turned 100 this year, still pretty smooth and has some awesome lateral forces.
Thunderbolt is pretty solid, close to my list
I loved Big Bad Wolf and miss it, but I do love Verbolten as well. I think it’s a worthy successor.
Also, I think I’ve mentioned this before but my grandparents’ first date was riding the Coney Island Cyclone, so you could argue I owe my existence to that coaster.
Video Idea: Top 15 Most Overshadowed Roller Coasters, (Roller Coasters That Are Forgotten Or Left Out Due To A Bigger Or Better Coaster In The Park)
I know it's not what you meant, but...
Dragon Fyre at Canada's Wonderland which literally lives in the shadow of Leviathan.
@@jeffgreen5429 Leviathans break run is taller than Dragon Fyres drop 😂
Kennywood's perserverant Jackrabbit being overshadowed by Steel Curtain, Phantom's Revenge, and Thunderbolt should be here. Over 110 years standing, it might end up being a historical landmark when all is said and done.
@@Pensfan5919 I Was Thinking Of Something Like Comet At Hershey Park
I really think Copperhead Strike is an absolutely AMAZING ride
Great video! Looked like a lot of fun coasters! If only Maverick was 1 foot shorter at 99 ft instead of 100 ft it would be a top coaster on here. I enjoyed watching!
Thunderbolt at Kennywood. Jack Rabbit at Kennywood. Blue Streak at Cedar Point. Coney Island Cyclone. Rock n Roller Coaster.
Finally-a top 20 with coasters my scared butt has ridden 😂 Guardians and Hagrids are fantastic. Everest is a rush, but the backwards section makes me a little too sick to be fun.
I would add:
-Tron at Magic Kingdom is 78 feet but hauls at 60 mph. Definitely the highlight of my trip in May. I also did a night ride on Big Thunder and it’s surprisingly intense when you can’t see where you’re going.
-My home park is KY Kingdom, so gotta show some love to Thunder Run.
-The Bat at Kings Island never gets old.
-Dollywood’s Big Bear Mountain and FireChaser Express are family coasters but both give a heck of a ride.
Just-a-bit-too-tall honorable mentions: Lightning Run, Thunderhead, TX Stingray, Mystic Timbers. Not sure how tall it is, but the bobsled mountain coaster at Mystic Mountain in Jamaica was great.
How about Kennywood's Thunderbolt with a height of only 70ft with a final drop of 90ft. it uses the terrain to it's maximum advantage. It has such laterals, that you must have a parter to ride it. I think that its is worth at least an honorable mention.
Big Dipper at Geauga Lake. It's certainly been surpassed by Magnum among others but for a long time it was the coaster I rode the most by far. Obviously there are a lot better rides out there but you were asking for our favorites so there you go.
Also, two Blue Streaks. The one at Cedar Point is really good actually, and I once got a ride where the restraint didn't latch so it was a bit wild. And the one at Conneaut Lake Park was that same kind of wild every time, you just never knew if it would hold together but somehow it always did. No rush quite like the "am I going to live through this ride" rush.
I am going to really miss the Blue Streak at Conneaut Park. Those first three hills and the shakey ride you got really was thrilling. As noted in its last days you always wondered would you make it back without it falling down. Too bad the new owner did not see the value in investing to secure its longer life. Since it was so far away from a major city that park needed a major coaster to attract bigger crowds. Of course it does not help that he destroyed so many other popular rides as well.
I wasn’t expecting biting satire in this video, but here I am.
I'm happy to see American Thunder on your list. It is an overlooked gem.
Finally, some love for the smaller coasters
W AIRTIME THRILLS MENTIONING SMALL COASTERS!!
I absolutely love Verbolten and glad it got mentioned here. That coaster deserves more love imo
I gotta say, the best coaster I’ve been on that stands under 100 feet is Woodstock Express(CGA). That thing is no joke 😅
Such a weird coaster
My home park, YES!!!
Good video idea! Here's my top 20 coasters under 100 ft (for the sake of their weirdness, mountain coasters aren't included):
20. InvadR
19. Backlot Stunt Coaster
18. Cobra's Curse
17. Racer
16. DarKoaster
15. Flight of Fear (KI/KD)
14. Galaxy Spin
13. Space Mountain (WDW)
12. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
11. FireChaser Express
10. Raven
9. Lightning Racer
8. Verbolten
7. Revenge of the Mummy
6. Rock n' Roller Coaster
5. Ice Breaker
4. White Lightning
3. Mystery Mine
2. Copperhead Strike
1. Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure
Love it when a small amusement park like Knoebels gets mentioned by enthusiasts, especially when it’s ranked No. 1!
I just rode Whizzer at Great America today. I'd forgotten how fun it was. If you do a list that is between 100 and 200 feet, I suggest Viper at Great America. I rode in the back row and was getting crazy diagonal airtime.
The cutoff is just barely too low to let in Wicked Cyclone!
Some of my short favorites, beginning with two defunct ones:
- Big Bad Wolf (Busch Gardens Williamsburg). You knew it, you loved it.
- Mr. Twister (Elitch Gardens). Just barely under the line! This was a wild ride. Nothing but a buzzbar holding you in while the coaster threatened to pitch you sideways into the void.
These still live:
- Untamed (Canobie Lake Park). Home-park fave. You can probably substitute any of the Gerstlauer Eurofighter 320/320+ rides here. 72-foot vertical lift, beyond vertical drop, three inversions. They're short, they kick a bit, they're fun.
- Yankee Cannonball (Canobie Lake Park). About 65 feet tall. Not super intense, and it's probably less intense than it used to be, but I love how smooth it is for a coaster that dates back to the 1930s.
- Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England). A 1940s reconstruction of a coaster model built for two 1939 expositions in New York and San Francisco. Has a good double down and a violent bunny hill in the last lap.
- Roar-O-Saurus (Story Land). Wild, bucking, airtime-filled GG junior woodie. Only 40 feet tall, this is by far the shortest coaster on this list and it's one of the most intense ones.
- And at Walt Disney World, both the East Coast Space Mountain and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster are under the line.
I'm glad to see Santa Cruz Giant Dipper made it. I love this coaster and have rode it so many times. Back seat for the airtime win. Lol
You should do the best coasters over 200 feet or in-between 100 and 200 feet next, great vid btw
7:37 hagrid's ridiculous long name 😂 😂
Glad to see matugani getting some recognition! We just got to get more people to Lost Island to enjoy it.
I thought for sure that maverick from cedar point would be number 1, but then I checked the height and it’s 105 feet tall. I just assumed it wasn’t over 100 feet since it’s not tall but packs a punch.
Hey Airtime Thrills, here is a video suggestion: Cobra vs. Cobra vs. Cobra. Also, you need to ride Oscar's Wacky Taxi. That is a great roller coaster under 100 feet.
Thanks for rating Phoenix at Kneoble’s as number one on your list. I have ridden many different coasters around the country and always still rate Phoenix as number one. To me it just has the right combination of speed and air time hills. Those last few small hills going back to the station pack a punch and having only buzz bar restraints only adds to the fun. I did ride some of the other coasters in this video and also agree they are nice also.
racer 75 at kings dominion and mine blower. if we're going to get nit picky then my true new favorite is thunder head at dollywood. if your ignore that itty bitty .4 extra on the 100 foot drop. got 18 rides over 2 days. 1st eight were from rows 6,3, and 1. the last 10 were rows 12-10. this is now my absolute new favorite wooden 1st drop.
Six Flags, somehow, still does ocassionally add new short good roller coasters - The Bobcat at Great Escape is really good for what it is!
So happy to see Phoenix at #1. Finally got on my first ride there last summer (in my early 40s), and I'd seen many a POV of the ride and thought it was overrated. There was nothing that could have prepared me for the airtime and what those restraints DON'T do. I was laughing like a kid the whole time. Also a big fan of Guardians, Hagrid's, The Cyclone and Verbolten. Gotta get on some more!
Taron is my favorite of the ones I’ve been on. FLY and Phoenix would round out my top 3. Coaster and Medusa are the 2 that I would like to get on. Each could potentially crack the top 3.
Neat rides. They all look like a real blast especially the woodies. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Boardwalk Bullet is my favorite, followed closely by Zippin Pippin then Matugani & Copperhead Strike, all in my overall top 50. I've never ridden Coaster at Playland, but I also don't think much of Phoenix, which I think is # 12 on my sub-100ft list. I have Cyclops ranked ahead of Zeus. Big Bear Mountain & White Lightning (and not Mine Blower) are in my top 11 of this list.
Glad to see Indiana Beach getting some love.
Having never been on Copperhead strike, I would've assumed it would be way higher on this list! It looks like a lot of fun
I’ll get to ride Phoenix this summer! Will see if Flying Turns is open for me. I know your luck on it is sad but maybe I’ll have better luck? I am showing up on a Saturday after all.
Boardwalk Bullet is my favorite wooden coaster.
I wish this ride got more attention, but its location is less than ideal. I can ride it all day, though! It's also only 96 feet tall with a 91 foot drop
@@MichaelFrancis526 Beautiful, compact, tangle of track.
A couple under 100 feet that I like are, Colossus the Fire Dragon at Lagoon. It’s a classic Schwarzkopf double loop coaster. It has a steep 85 foot swoop drop which causes it to reach 55 mph, and the two consecutive vertical loops are very forceful.
My second noteworthy one is Canyon Blaster at the Adventuredome at Circus Circus, Las Vegas. It is an Arrow Dynamics multi looper built entirely indoors. It goes up 95 feet and then drops into two vertical loops, and then hairpins into a double corkscrew. It then tunnels through the faux cliff formation several times.
YES #2 IS THE EJECTOR DEATH HILL! One of these days I have to ride it one more time, still haven't been back to bay beach in like 10 years now.
I took a ride its opening year and that hill surprised the hell out of me... I don't rank it top 10, but defintely top 25. It's a good Gravity Group ride...
I forgot Maverick is 105 ft. tall. For whatever reason, I thought it was only 95 ft.
Also I'll make a case for Zambezi Zinger. I thought it has a nice bit of floater off the drop in the last row and the laterals in the zigzag section were fantastic.
Unrelated to the video, is Boardwalk Bullet better than Outlaw Run?
I would say no but again its been a long time since i rode BB and it was only once
I feel like we have opposite tastes. I love laterals most followed by hangtime. Adventure Express is my number 2, so I gotta say that. And Steel Hawg is so good with that sweet hangtime and twists.
From the ones I've ridden I would add:
- Karacho - Tripsdrill
- Hals-über-kopf - Tripsdrill
- Big Thunder Mountain - Paris version
- Wood Express - St. Paul Parc
- Joris en de Draak - Efteling
- Tonnere 2 Zeus - Parc Asterix
- Pegase Express - Parc Asterix
- Winjas (fear) - Phantasialand
- Colorado Adventure - Phantasialand
I rode Zippin Pippin last week, and the price to ride has increased to $1.50. Great ride, BTW.
I'd pay $4 or $5 to ride it.
Whats next best inverting coasters that have less than 3 inversions?
you forgot about timberhawk at wild waves with its great floater airtime and very smooth ride at only 75 feet tall
Oh how could i forget timberhawk
Wasn't zippin Pippin the one that Elvis used to rent out all the time at Liberty Land when it was just called the Pippin? I love how you posted mind blower and I love that one cuz it's how I got my youngest to conquer his fear of inversions.😊 But I would also add White lightning because of how smooth it is
Phoenix is sooooo good! I hope to visit Knoebels this summer and get a couple rides on it!
Hi there! Early to see your new cool video!
Buy or sell, the launch on formula rossa will be sped up so it could keep its speed record.
sell
Great video! Somehow I thought that Zippin Pippin would take the whole thing.
On the subject of ranking things that are smaller, I'd love to see your list of US parks that have the best coaster collections that are less than 10.
Well, of the ones I've ridden, its Phoenix! And it's the number one here too!
No one gonna mention how Matugani's logo looks directly copied from Diamondback at Kings Island?
American thunder could be the best ride in that park if you get on it on a hot summer night after it’s got warmed up all day
Out of the ones I’ve ridden under 100ft, I have to put Swamp Fox, Wild One, and Jokers Jinx on my list. Comet was also a great choice for me as well, but I don’t know how it’s riding since they replaced the lapbars.
You should do a video on the best night rides overall manufacturesrs, rmc's too 10 night rides, top ten b&m hypers night rides, and top 7 giga night rides.
Tbh ALOT of my fav coasters are under 100 feet. I love short intense rides that cram elements in. Big ones are good but the elements are usually drawn to out
My personal addition to the list:
The Comet at Six Flags The Great Escape (Queensbury, NY)
94 feet tall, and it is the best the best roller coaster at The Great Escape.
Have you done a video ranking the best lift hills (not the pre-lift or drop, just the lift)?
Couldn’t ride renegade today because the park is flooded. All of the low to the ground track is covered in water. The whole parking lot looks like a lake and they had to make a pile of dirt and a temporary entrance. Hopefully the water doesn’t affect renegade 🤞
I might be a bit weird for continuously singing the praises of Chessington World Of Adventures as a family park, but all 3 (as of last visit) coasters are under 100 feet and I still have great fun on them.
- To put their all-round nature into perspective, Mandrill Mayhem is the first coaster at Chessington to feature an inversion. A B&M launched Wing coaster with a shuttle layout, this one's got a bit of everything. Reasonably forceful longitudinal Gs (especially off the boost through the station), positives through the helix stall, and hang time off the 2 stalls and the inline twist over the World Of Jumanji entrance. The very back row faces backwards for anyone who feels like they'd rather the initial launch be forwards from their point of view.
- Dragon's Fury is a fairly typical Maurer spinning mouse, but that doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. You get some nice pops of ejector airtime on the various post-block-brake drops, and the vertical hairpin is a great way to kick off the ride.
- Vampire is approaching 40, and despite the fact it's definitely showing its age (arguably not helped by the 2001/02 replacement of the old Arrow trains with Vekoma hang-n-bangs), the flight through the forest still manages to be a good time. The front row is a lot of fun if you're a fan of longitudinal Gs as you get rammed through the post-drop turns.
As a Texan, it’s good to see one of our’s in the honorable mention and top 20. Besides that, haven’t been on any of the others.
You should do a video with your top ten favorite and least favorite track designs
My number 1 and 2 are both below 100 feet, Icon at Pleasure Beach Resort (88.5ft) and Heidi the Ride at Plopsaland De Panne (72.2ft).
prowler just barely avoiding this list with its 102 foot height is tragic. what a stellar ride
ALWAYS LAUGHING MY ASS OFF BY THE END OF PHOENIX
Does anyone know where the 100 foot drop on Nemesis is supposed to be? The coaster is not that tall and it doesn't really have one unbroken drop, so I've always wondered about that figure. The only thing that makes sense to me is that it'd be the height difference from top of the lifthill to the low point before the loop, but that is far from one single drop, being broken up by two inversions, a turnaround and a helix.
Video Idea: Best Coasters with a maximum track lenght of 2000 feet (or about 600 Meters)
All my short kings rise up 👑
It might be short but at least it's thin..
You should do a video, of the works greatest coasters with 3+ inversions
video idea: combine your favorite coaster elements into one grand coaster
You should do the same thing but under 50 mph or really short coasters
Video idea: Ranking the 1, 2 punches of every Six Flags park, then Cedar Fair Park, then SeaWorld and Herschend, then Independent parks.
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Another video idea: My top 20 least favorite coasters over 100 feet
Clicked on this faster than Cedar Fair shunned Zamperla
What are you talking about? How did Cedar Fair shun Zamperla? What did I miss?!?
Wooden warrior is only 35 ft tall and is an airtime machine. Its length is short but you literally couldn't make it longer. Definitely would have a spot on my list.
Shout out to Cornball ranking high! I personal favorite of mine.
❤I rode all three Woden coasters at Indiana Beach and agree The Cornball Express gives you a great ride. I liked them all and recommend you ride them all if you get to this park.
I'm surprised Comet at Six Flags Great Escape didn't make the cut! Great layout, great forces, and great history.
Definitely in the mix but missed the cut. I dont have a lot of sub 100 footers high on my list but a bunch in the 100-200 range
Another international contender should be medusa steel coaster. Its the shortest rmc at 98’ but it still packs a punch.
Clicked on this faster then my run to new theme park toilets
Early
Zippin pippin costs 1.25 to ride now
Still a bargain compared to what most parks charge. With today’s costs I am surprised any park can charge such a low price especially since it’s free to enter and you only pay per ride. I never made it to that park but if I do I am sure I would ride it multiple times as well as ride as many other ride to help support the park.
renegade mentioned💯💯💯💯💯
I would love a clone of energylandia Vakoma Spacewarp at Kentucky Kingdom. It's would be a nice thrill ride that actually could fit the Height restrictions.
I don’t understand how you relocate a wooden coaster
It’s very hard and that is why you don’t see it often. You have to number all the wooden parts and disassemble it carefully then transport it to the new site and do the reverse. I also assume they will have to replace any parts of wood too deteriorated to reuse. I think that is why when Kneoble’s built its second large wooden coaster did not dissemble the old coaster but built it from scratch following the plans of the old Twister coaster with minor modifications. With today’s cost it most likely is best to just create another coaster from one of the major builders. If you like the design of an older coaster I am sure they could recreate it with today’s computer designs.
Can you do most land locked parks, and rank them by how little room they have to expand
Most of the RMCs, and GCIs just right above 100 feet... 😭
I hope Canadas wonderland premiere coaster does not have comfort collars
"Hagrids ridiculous long name" 😹😹
And now for some guesses at candidates among your non-credits, along with their listed heights: Smiler (98'), Black Mamba (89'), Icon (89'), Karacho (98'), Taron (98'), Tonerre 2 Zeus (98'), like half of the new-gen Vekomas, Medusa Steel Coaster (98'),
Nemesis doesn’t have a point in the ride that is over 100 ft, I’m pretty sure it’s just elevation change like phantom’s revenge not technically a hyper 👀
American Thunder runs the chain lift faster during Fright Fest, and hauls
I can’t find info for whether F.L.Y. is small enough so I’m going with Taron just barely edging out Smiler. If F.L.Y. is small enough though, then that wins.