Ranking Every Coaster Manufacturer's FIRST Coaster
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- Every coaster manufacturer got their start somewhere, but who did it best? This video ranks every coaster manufacturer's first coaster (kiddie/family coasters excluded).
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“It starts like a wild mouse, and then turns into maverick” has me dead 🤣
Crazy to think that GG started with Hades and Voyage. I'd love to see what they could build now with a Cedar Fair price tag
Pls come to carowinds 😂
New cp coaster?
Don’t forget, gravity group was made by people who disbanded from cci
@@adamintheoutdoors2119 Amen!!! My home park (for the summer anyways) is desperate for a good woodie!
@@Protronica Good point
Seeing a video like this just goes to show that not every manufacturer can be like RMC and Gravity Group and start off great right away. B&M, GCI, and Vekoma especially started off with some pretty lackluster coasters looking back and they all have improved significantly since.
Hopefully Skyline Attractions can follow in the footsteps of those manufacturers especially considering they have already done a lot of great work with GCI. They just need to figure things out with their own rides and I think they will.
Not to mention intamin’s jr.Gemini 😂
I mean look at vortex and how horrible it is and look at fury 325. Bnm has improved so much. Same thing goes for gci, look at wildcat (before rmc) and how trash it was and look at twisted Timbers. And don’t get me started on how bad t3 is compared to vecomas new tilt coaster models
@@diamondjebgold9906you mean mystic timbers? twisted timbers is an rmc. plus t3 is not vekoma’s first coaster, that title belongs to super wirbel at holiday park
What if we had every defunct manufacturer's last roller coaster ranked or is that too specific?
I think X2 was Arrows last coaster. They went out with a bang !!
I like this idea more than doing last coaster for every manufacturer (including active ones)
The whole video, I was thinking RMC with NTG at # 1. When it came in at 2, I wondered what could possibly top it, but I forgot about Hades being the first for Gravity Group. I totally agree that it's # 1. I would put the 2 wildcat woodies higher. Both are a bit rough, but both have given me great airtime on my rides.
Sky Princess looks ADORABLE! I love the pastel colors. 🎢
Awesome list and having ridden it, Matterhorn is a pretty incredible first coaster for Arrow. Also Venus GP recently went vertical at Himeji Central Park cementing it’s comeback which is great.
I love Texas Tornados loops. It’s like when you mess up in pen so you draw over it a little darker.
Ayy! Crazy to see how some of these huge manufactures started out with these coasters!
It's really cool to see my home park Dutch Wonderland finally represented and appreciated in one of these videos. Dutch Wonderland is underrated, and a lost gem in the coaster world. I have a season pass there, Kingdom Coaster is my number one, and of course this is not sarcasm
New Texas Giant was a great way to start for RMC. One of my favorite coasters.
Dont underestimate Superwirbel at Holiday Park. It was actually one of the best old Vekomas
I still am impressed that New Texas Giant was the first roller coaster RMC did
Wasn’t the first ride they made was outlaw run because Texas giant already existed
@@staringcorgi6475 from the ground up yes, but new texas giant doesn't bear many similarities with old texas giant aside from the base structure
As a native Wisconsinite, I’ve probably ridden Hades at least 20 times. So much fun! Glad to see it top the list. I think the last time I went was in 2012, so I was surprised to see that they added an inversion! Will definitely have to go back and check it out.
it's gotten unbearably rough the past few years, just warning you
It’s so interesting to see where all of these manufacturers got their start! I never realized that so many of them only got their start as recently as the 90s… it’s crazy how far coasters have come in such a short time! Great list overall, and you definitely made some compelling points.
Seems like 1996 was a hot year for manufacturers debut
You're my #1 video manufacturer :)
Love the video. I always enjoy watching your videos about the history of coasters. I also enjoy Home Run Productions as well. I played baseball for 16-17 years of my life. I usually don't watch sports channels but I figured I'd give it a shot since I enjoy this channel so much and it's already got me back interested in baseball again.
That is absolutely insane that a companies best 2 coasters are their first 2. That just shows how willing Gravity Group was to make a big splash in the industry early.
Texas Giant was my very first RMC in 2017 and I was very impressed it’s very underrated.
I love it so much!
Very creative concept for a video! I loved it.
Also, I had no idea Racing was Zierer's oldest coaster (probably). I rode that thing my whole life without knowing, and now I want another last ride on it xD A mild ride, but such a classic
I was genuinely shocked when I saw #2 wasn’t #1, but I had forgotten about Hades. I’m a little sad I’ve only ridden 4 of these (T Tornado, Runaway Mountain, Matterhorn and NTG) but many are overseas so that doesn’t help me much lol. Also a friendly critique, in German when there is an “ie” in a word or name (like Wiegand), it’s pronounced with an “eee”, and if it’s “ei” it’s pronounced with an “i”. The east way to remember is whichever letter is second is the one to say. Great video, this was an excellent topic!
Thanks for the german tip. I try to work in pronunciation corrections into future videos...like Muskegon and Shakopee
Meanwhile I've ridden none of them
Once again, Chris, amazing researches and footage! We learn so much from you. A living schoolbook :P
And to think i almost became a teacher 😅
@@AirtimeThrills Ok today kids, no maths or english, we will review how awesome RMC's are. Also, if you like Green lantern first flight D-. If you like Fury 325 A+. That Simple
Iron Wolf was a great coaster especially if you were in the front row. The American Eagle is an excellent coaster especially if you got to race the other coaster. I like the part when you're going around in a big circle with water beneath.
Not sure if you thought about this already but maybe ranking last coasters or difference between 1st and last for defunct manufacturers?
I rode the tobaogan that used to be at Lakemont in Altoona. My cousin thought she was going to die before the ride…
Always so cool seeing Texas Tornado on any list. That was the first coaster I rode as a kid and I had no idea the loops were wonky until I got into coasters!
Honestly arrow is the nostalgic winner. RMC is probably the most cutting edge. Great video!!
12:40 NOT ME IN THE BACK ROW ON WILDERNESS RUN
An interesting history lesson here. Most I have never heard of. Cci reminded me of Mega Zeph at the old Six Flags in NO. Really like the woodies. I enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Great video !
The tobbogan you showed is not the last one remaining, there's one still going on fairgrounds in France ! But yeah they're pretty bad rides !
“A ski resort I can’t pronounce” looks like a blast says guest Mikey B
Does anyone else now want a super intense B&M flyer named Flying Princess?
Love the video Great job
Great video! Kingdom coaster was surprisingly fun - worth a stop next time you’re on the east coast 😎 back row had surprisingly decent forces, particularly for a family coaster
These are all so cool!
Fun Fact: There will be another Chance Toboggan operating somewhere in the world in 2022! ...I forgot where, I was just browsing through RCDB and I saw it.
I think New texas giant is a really underrated coaster. At night it really has one of the best night ride of any coaster tbh I rode all rmc at night and say that new texas giant really has one of the best
Correction at 3:21
Vekoma's coaster was not Super Wirbel. It was Tornado at Walibi Belgium. It's the exact same layout though
The first 90% of Firebird is actually pretty fun since the conversion from standup to floorless. Not great, but enjoyable. The headbanger part about 90% through the ride is brief enough that it doesn’t completely ruin it but it keeps me from riding it more than once or twice a visit.
Great idea!
Great video Idea, especially when it's al the manufacturer's first projects, you have to think about how they started and are so much different today.
I rode Hades in it's first year and it's still probably one of my best experiences on a coaster. I haven't ridden it since they added the inversion, but from what I've seen I think it actually makes the ride worse. The problem is that the corkscrew slows down the train a lot more than the old turn did. Not only does this make the end of the ride less intense, but it means they can only run full trains otherwise it risks valleying on the way back.
Original Hades best Hades.
Interesting to know, wish i coulda gotten on OG hades
It's the Timberliners that are slowing it down, not the inversion itself. Holiday World looked into getting Timberliners for The Voyage long ago; this ended up being a long, multiple-year long saga, but the short version is they opted to keep the PTCs because the Timberliners ran much slower.
impressive that RCCA's coaster survived 22 years, and wonder if it would be demolished if it wasn't for RMC
Cool vid. Educational and opinionated. I like it.
I'm a sucker for any list video, and this was no exception. Until today, I had no idea that when I was working in Germany right out of college in 2003 and rode Super Wirbel, that it was the first Vekoma coaster!
This gives me another top list idea,
"Top in house built roller coasters"
The best coasters built by the park's without a manufacturer.
Great video!
Awesome video. 2 things I didn’t know! I rode cci’s first coaster, and gci’s first! (Rip)
Before watching the video arrow could have an advantage here , what about doing a list of park made coasters like the beast?
Great video 👍
Personally my favorite coaster is new Texas giant because I've never been out of over Texas for big coasters so I'm glad to see it at #2 on this cause I think it is a great coaster
Love ya, brother. Best videos out there
Thanks for making another great video with plenty of details to nerd out over. Today I'm picking No. 23, PTC-Figure Eight. Being from the Cleveland area, I always appreciate a mention of the venerable Euclid Beach, but I think it's only fair to mention that EB's Figure Eight was one of seven figure 8 model coasters to open in PTC's inaugural year. I'm guessing you only chose the Euclid Beach Figure Eight because it was at the top of the list on rcdb when you sorted PTC coasters by year (oldest to newest). Unfortunately, that is just because when multiple dates are the same the list is alphabetized by park. Norfolk Virginia's, Pine Beach Park was home to PTC's Figure 8 Toboggan and credited with PTC's serial #1. However, a lower serial number doesn't necessarily mean a faster opening since serial no.7 opened in 1905 the year after Euclid Beach's Figure Eight, which is credited with serial no. 9.
Chris, may I give you another tip on pronunciation of a Pennsylvania town? We locals are weirdos and don’t pronounce it like Lancaster CA. We pronounce it “Lang-kiss-ter”.
Signed,
Self proclaimed local weirdo who grew up half an hour from Lancaster PA 😂😂
Hey! My grandparents own Wonderland Amusement park in Amarillo. Had no clue we had the first Hopkins
Really? Wow, i really enjoyed my first time there. Looking forward to getting back this year
Kingdom coaster was one of my first roller coasters! It has some decent airtime for a family coaster and a nice helix. It’s some nice classic fun!
I’m from the Cleveland area, and there are a surprising amount of people still talking about Euclid beach park to this day. I’ve always wanted to check out that place in it’s prime. Must have been cool.
Brilliant video topic. My boy Giovanola made it into the Top 5 😍
Hypersonic XLC’s launch was demonic 🥴😩 Holy shit. It made Top thrill dragsters launch seem like nothing.
I'm torn on if I would've counted a conversion as RMC's first coaster or not. One one hand they did make the sequencing of the elements but on the other hand they didn't really choose the layout.
I think rmc has a ton of agency when it comes to their conversions. The existing structure does guide them into certain things but the rest is all their creativity
Such a great video
Great video airtime thrills.
Wow..This was awesome
I’m so confused about the claim that the Giovanola invert was based/ripped off from B&M when Bolliger and Mabillard were both employees at Giovanola who decided to form their own company. They literally worked for Giovanola at the time the invert was built. Besides that great vid, a good mix of interesting and entertaining.
This invert was built in 1999 so Bolliger and Mabillard had been out of the company for 12 years. They were responsible for Giovanola having that track design, and I imagine the people still with the company in the late 90s took their inspiration for this layout from Batman the Ride
@@AirtimeThrills Yeah I think I missed the date. Plus the Giovanola track design was similar to begin with, adding to the confusion.
GG by far. Hades 360 and voyage are two of the greatest masterpieces ever made
Adventure Park USA, near me but have never attended. They have Busch Gardens Williamsburg's former Wildcat model from Swartzkoph which was relocated I think 5 times, and today I learned their other coaster is Zamperla's first coaster! I believe I finally should go there just for those reasons.
I completely forgot Skyline existed. No wonder why I didn’t think it would be last
I live just outside Johannesburg, and have been to Gold Reef City at least 4 times and have been on the Anaconda multiple times . The Anaconda is a fan favorite and sections of it can be seen from the parking lot . I could be wrong, but I believe it's the only invert coaster in South Africa. The park really is worth a visit.
14:50 RMC technically constructed Villain at Geauga Lake, as they where contracted to build the ride, but they didn’t design it.
Me before the video: "Matterhorn is going to be in the top 5 and oldest in the top 10"
After the video: "yup"
I actually rode Roller Coaster at Hanayashiki before I was an enthusiast. Personally, I thought it was decent
Glad I rode Hades last year. It was rough as hell, but it was way more fun than Zeus, or Pegasus. Did not get to ride Cyclops though,
Sky Princes / now Kingdom Coaster is a fun family wood coaster. It’s just big enough for parents to enjoy and just small enough for kids graduating from kiddie coasters.
Rattler was a great coaster when I rode it the year after it opened. It was sad to see it’s decline and one day I hope to ride the RMC version.
I rode Rattler in its original form in 1994 before the heavy reprofiling... i gotta say it was a tad rough but its was exiting as f*** First drop was one of the best off a wooden coaster ever.
7:40 there is a clone of this at Maryland’s Jolly Roger Amusement Park called Barracuda that you can still ride. I’ve ridden it it’s pretty fun
It's seems 1996 was a good year for coasters. My personal memory I can share is when Runaway Mountain opened up at SFOT. I was 10. I enjoyed it.
I didnt count how many debuted in 96 but seemed like a ton of em
0:38 OMGGG KINGDOM COASTERRR THAT’S LITERALLY ONE OF MY FIRST COASTERS
The way you say "Souris folle" is so funny
I rode The Rattler before the RMC conversion, and that helix was a BUMMER. Rough, slow, killed the pacing of the ride. And when I say "rough" I mean "tell people to avoid the back of the train-- not just the back car, but the whole back THIRD" rough.
Every RCCA coaster takes the top spot for worst layout of any coaster and Rattler is the worst of the worsy
The coaster spends more time on the helix (a full minute) than the entire drop-to-brakes duration on Iron Rattler. (Correct me if I’m wrong)
Watching this after the wildcat announcement is pretty cool
When I was a kid, I remember thinking Wildcat was the exciting woodie out of the three at Hershey. Went this past summer and it beat the hell out of my friends and I lol. Comet was the tamest but was the most fun due to the length and fun airtime pops. Lightning Racer wasn't the most exciting but it has some of the best dueling interactions if you have friends in the other train.
This is gonna be good
Big Apple coaster in Las Vegas is actually good now
Mack manufactured one of my fav coasters!! also, you forgot British Rail Engineering Limited 😂
Didn’t even include the footage of Rattler displaying its infamous SWAY 😂 looks like the coaster is going to fall apart every trip!
Hypersonic XLC was amazing and made Kings Dominion a destination park for me!
Shame it’s not still there (or at least a good replacement). They’re really missing a good launch coaster.
I rode Wildcat in 1996 with a 2+ hour wait. I remember it being smooth then. I rode it again in 2007 (ish) and liked it then too. I've been back, but i skipped it... now I hear it's rough. I gotta make it back to Hershey, for other reasons mostly lol but I'll try to get a ride on Wildcat.
WOW! ive ridden the first CCI zamperla and GCI and didnt even realize it !
Well, first adult Zamperla at least
I am biased because I have a soft spot for Arrow. I think Matterhorn should be #1 just because of the revolutionary tubular track Arrow built. It's arguable that Arrow was the most innovative roller coaster manufacturer of all time (RMC, B&M, and Schwarzkopf probably have a good case, too), but I would argue that those manufacturers wouldn't be around if Arrow hadn't invented things like the tubular steel track, the modern inversion, and corkscrew.
I would like to hear more about the debate for first tubular coaster track. Do you have a video on that?
When I hear Fast and Run I know it’s gonna be a good video 🔥
Had to check, West Coaster did open after Wild Thing at Valleyfair
My mom used to visit fiesta texas during the summer everyday with her friends, she said that the rattler was her favorite ride when it opened and said it was smooth, but then a couple years later she told me it was extremely rough
Airtime thrills:"wildcat is safe" 9 months later its getting RMCed
I honestly loved the 1996 Wildcat from Hersheypark…it was my favorite coaster…RIP Wildcat 1996-2022
7:31 I rode it when I was 8, don't remember it much but my dad (who hates coasters) liked it
I still remember my odd ride on a chance toboggan at a local fair in Newcastle upon Tyne, it was really boring until you hit the dips then it tried to kill you...
This was something I've always wondered about...
Super Wirbel was the very first coaster I ever rode, in 1986. We were stationed in Germany and my little brother dared me to go on it.
I also wanted to mention that Wild West express is one of the most rough and discomfort able roller coaster ever, very strange to see it over other rides i found fine