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X2 is by far the scariest coaster in the US. My first time at Magic Mountain it was the only coaster since my childhood that I was going to skip because I was scared to ride it - and I'm nearly 50 years old. I was texting one of my boys and he convinced me to give it a try. It instantly tied for number one on my list. And my number one bucket coaster is also Eejanaika. For those of you that haven't experienced it, X2 is a tornado simulator. If you want to know what it feels like to get sucked up in a tornado, thtown around twisting head over heels, and thrown out... Here's your chance.
One time I got stuck on the top of the lift hill of X2 and I was mostly calm. But then it was around a 15 mins being stuck and a bird flew by parallel to me like 180 ft in the air and then I started freaking out. Didn’t have to deboard and walk down but that messed me up.
I have no clue why, but the Flight of Fear clones still get me. I’ve ridden 132 different coasters with way more powerful launches, but sitting in that tiny ride vehicle staring into the literal abyss still makes my heart tremble. Also the fact the launch kicks in directly from dispatch adds to it I think. Incredibly underrated rides in my opinion.
Totally agree, seriously underrated coasters in my opinion as well. And a super punchy launch for an LSM. FYI if you could ever get out to Magic Mountain, Full Throttle uses similar ride vehicles with a similar launch. If it wasn't for the unfortunate ending that coaster would be talked about much more. It makes me wonder what Premier could do with a $25 mil budget
I've only ridden the one at Kings Island, but yes I agree! Criminally underrated. It was a little shaky on my last visit but the theming/anticipation, launch out of the station. It gets me too 🤙
for me it was skyrush, not only because of its intensity but because of the restraints, i lifted up so high that its one of the few coasters i felt like i had to hold onto the restraints
I took my siblings to Hershey the one time for my brother's birthday and that was our first coaster of the day and really their first look at crazier coasters. They had quite the experience
We have similar opinions when it comes to getting nervous. I agree with 100% with you here. And Tatsu although gets me nervous just before being dispatched, is by far one of my all time favorite coasters. That giant pretzel loop is amazing.
Those new 4th Dimensional Roller Coasters have unlocked some deep hidden primal fear inside of me. The idea of feeling like your gonna fall off the ride is terrifying.
Riding Eejenaika was a religious experience for me. I went to Fuji Q this last April and it was absolutely amazing. Everyone complains about the lines but its best to do free entry and not pay for a ticket. Pay for a skip the line and ride ticket for each of the rides and you could knock out the main attractions in a couple hours. Seeing Mount Fuji upside down was something I will never forget. Highly recommend the haunted house as well. It was this dilapidated hospital and it lasted over 45 minutes! Happy to say I am returning this coming april once again. I really hope you can get there man Fuji Q is a trip!!!
Do-Dodonpa, nothing comes close to the anticipation that thing builds. You get a countdown but you sit in the tunnel for a while before it starts, just hearing the noises of it prepping to launch makes your heart pound. Absolutely insane, hope it re-opens.
XScream at the top of the Statosphere in Las Vegas was my scariest experience. The fact that there is no track that continues and you are trusting the technology to stop you is the most unnerving experience ever. I’ll take any of the “normal” coasters over that one. For whatever reason, that was definitely the hardest one for me.
I haven't ridden any 'scary' ones yet, but I was just on the back row of Manta in Sea World Orlando and that pretzel loop scrambled my brains for a bit. I can't imagine what X2 would feel like.
For me, the only thing that could possibly make me nervous would be an unknown element, so only coasters I haven’t ridden yet have a chance. And the only unridden coasters I can think of that may make me nervous are all in Japan: 1. Do-Dodonpa, 2. Eejanaika; 3. Flying Dinosaur, in that order.
I rode all except Do Dodonpa because it was SBNO. Flying Dinosaur is INSANE and I would say the same about Eejanaika! Make sure you get to Nagashima Spa Land if you make it all the way to Japan. Hakugei and Steel Dragon 2000 are also amazing rollercoasters!
The anticipation of Top Thrill Dragster’s launch is definitely the one moment that’s gets me every time. Kingda Ka doesn’t do that for me, and I think it’s because of the motor noises on Dragster. It really hyped up the powerful launch like no other ride. Kingda Ka is scary in the moment, but the build-up to the launch is unbeatable on Dragster.
6:49 I’m ten and it’s a really good ride😊But the bad part is when they make you hang while you wait for the other train to leave the station my back felt like it was broken😢
I am glad to see another X2 Lover!!! I rode Steel Vengeance 1.5 years ago and I will say it almost caught X2 as my top coaster and I had to make it a tie, because they do different things. I will say that riding SV at night for the first time was 🤯, but like you noted, that drop on X2 is something else!!
The scariest ride ive ever went on was the drop of doom in six flags. I literally almost shit my pants on the way up, but I was fine afterwards, and it was actually really fun💀
My number 1 scariest ride was not a coaster, it was Orlando Freefall. I love drop towers and this was the most powerful and sustained drop I ever experienced. What made it even more scary is that they would hold you up there for an unknown amount of time before dropping you 430 feet. It could be 10 seconds, or a minute and a half. Then without warning you’d get a massive sustained stomach drop feeling and rush of adrenaline. The fatal accident was tragic and completely avoidable. Too bad the doofuses operating it thought it would be ok to modify the seats.
Also, I know what you mean about the Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerangs. (I will definitely show my age with this story). I am currently a middle-aged enthusiast. I will never forget when I rode Deja Vu at Six Flags Great America in October only a few weeks after we were attacked on 9/11. The entire country was on high alert and wondering where we might be attacked next. I was in the back row of the giant inverted boomerang Deja Vu and when it was pulled up to the top of the first tower, it stopped and we hung there facing straight down for about 15 minutes. We didn't know when we would be let go to go through the course. People were getting paranoid on the train and some were even talking about terrorism. It definitely got the adrenaline pumping!
I went there alot around that same time and loved that ride and I would be terrified being stuck there. At least you were in the back row and not staring straight down into the ground
Der Schwur des Kärnan is by far the scariest coaster for me, because of that one ride... We climbed up the lift and waited to drop backwards a 200+feet in the air. We were waiting and waiting, but nothing happend. Suddenly the lights went on and somebody told us that we are stuck and have to wait until it's getting fixed. I was sitting front row, left seat and when I turned around and saw how high we were up it scared the hell out of me. Since then Kärnan always freaks me out.
Can't speak on Tatsu as I haven't gotten out to ride it, but of the 3 flying coasters I've done (Manta, Nighthawk, and Superman Ultimate Flight SFGA), Superman is the only one, and frankly the only roller coaster I've ever been on, to unlock a deep, primal fear in me on a reride. It's entirely the lift hill. The angle is shallow; the lift is slow; and there's no nets or trees or bushes down below you; just lawn. So you're stuck looking straight down at flat ground that is slowly getting further and further away for an agonizing amount of time, and I think the older flyer restraints feel just a little looser. I could actually see Tatsu or the Superman from Georgia being less terrifying, purely down to the terrain and whether there's proper landscaping below or not.
You summed up what makes flying coasters terrifying very accurately! That said, Tatsu is far more horrific than Superman. There’s no netting on Tatsu either, and i’m guessing that’s a massive factor.
@@CoasterDash The lack of netting would definitely be a factor, although frankly so would lift speed (getting to the top quicker is better); lift angle (steeper is better), and how much foliage is directly below the lift. But if all 3 of those are still in a similar level I can absolutely see Tatsu being even more terrifying.
@@CoasterDash rode tatsu for the first time last weekend. it’s buttery smooth. but the lift is nerve wracking because you’re looking face down, at high elevation, with only the harness saving you from disaster.
I've ridden Maxx Force, Tatsu, TTD, Kinda KA, and X2. Coaster at Playland used to be like Phoenix on steroids until seatbelts were added, from 1958-2020 it provided standing airtime. Great video. BTW has anybody told you you look like Terry Bozzio did in 1977 when drumming fro Frank Zappa? Look up Baby Snakes and Punky's Whips from 1977. Zappa wrote a song for him in 1976 to preform called The Black Page; it's difficult with nested tuplets and also a beautiful melody. It's now become legendary Zappa song.
Riding Max Force for the first time made me feel like I was being shocked by a heart attack machine. At 52 years old I now want to ride every roller coaster.
Riding Dinoconda was legit terrifying for me, i didn’t like the sensation anyway tho, especially with how rough it was. But the 4D experience is just insane
Me personally I feel like time traveler in the back row gets me the most. Time traveler in the back row has that crazy backwards and sideways airtime that drops my stomach each time. It still makes me nervous before I ride it. X2 is the scariest ride I have ridden but time traveler has the scariest element depending on the row.
Im a full blown enthusiast, but personally I always find spikes on launch coasters to be super terrifying. I know its not possible, but I'm always slightly worried the train will launch too fast and shoot off the end of the track.
My friend's first time on Tatsu caused me to laugh. She was FREAKING OUT. Half way up the lift hill, she started saying " i am going to die, my kids will be without a mom, ect. The sheer fact all your weight is the resting on the restraint and that there was no "safety belt" caused her to lose her shit. The ride should scare people just a tad.
That launch on Top Thrill Dragster always got my heart racing. Just sitting there and waiting to take off. And that first drop on X is one of the craziest experiences in my life. I was hanging on for dear life.
I’m so happy that Tatsu is on here because you are spot on with the description. Looking straight down from the very top of the lift hill is so scary. People walking on that pathway literally look like ants. The last time I rode it, I looked down and saw someone waving up at us 😂
i am 13 and never been on a reel roller coaster and my very first roller coaster was x2 i thought i was dying because i didnt no the thrill of being on a roller coaster🤣🤣🤣😂
For me these are scary but I don’t ride much coasters outside of my country. My list is: 5 is Oblivion, 4 is The Wicker Man, 3 is Nemesis Reborn, 2 is The Smiler, and 1 is Ride to Happiness( I would like the ride this one and it looks quite scary)
The Williams Grove Cyclone (removed) was scary because it was literally falling apart while I was on it. Heard stuff falling from the top of the 1st hill, and after the ride, walked over and got hit by a falling nail.
X2 definitely deserves to be #1. I was only 9 years old when I rode that bad boi, and it’s such a significant part of my life. I’m going in May with my friends, and it’s going to be great.
Great video! Great list! I guess the scariest ive ever been on is front row on Flight of Fear at Kings Island but it was a lot of fun! Great launch on it! I enjoyed watching!
u should try out the CHAOS in waldameer PA basically u sit down and the ride basically swings u like your on a swing swinging higher and higher while its swinging u are also spinning and there's even a point where you get to be upside down for a pretty long time. also in PA waldameer is the vortex which also spins but u go left and right in a u shape i'd rly like your thoughts on that
little confused unless i'm not seeing something (which is likely, I miss a lot). It says this video was made 3 weeks ago but at 7:58 you say it "will return in 2023". Am I missing something?
I think it's just me, but I've ridden Tatsu before and somehow found it less intense than other coasters I've ridden. Surprisingly I am much more scared of Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage mostly because of its almost vertical drop make it feel like your flying out of your seat. In Tatsu I just feel more safe with its tight restraints.
Dania Beach Hurricane, only reason was due to jumping from seat to seat during the ride. Their staff was not the best, I was 17 and very stupid. The fear came from my friend who had terrible coordination, almost fell from the train and that ended the fun. Even as dumb as we were, after seeing his terror we knew we needed to stop.
I’m unsure if this roller coaster in Branson, Missouri Sliver Dollar City is well known but it is the first wooden roller coaster to upside down 3 times including an 81 degree drop. It is called Outlaw Run. I love intense roller coasters but, this was possibly the scariest roller coaster I’ve gone on.
When I was a kid I had zero fear of rollercoasters. Then I went to Canada's Wonderland at age 35 and went on a couple of rides that almost made me cry because I was so scared. Leviathan and Behemoth really aren't scary but I wasn't used to that type of car without shoulder restraints. But I guess those wouldn't be needed anyway since neither coaster has inversions. I'm pretty sure X2 would make me cry with all that flipping around.
you need to get to Nagashima Spaland (when you do get to Japan) and ride Arashi. it's an S&S freespin, but spins SO much more than anything here in the states. It's terrifying and brilliant (and is right next to Steel Dragon 2000). .
The former Wicked Twister was pretty scary/cool for me but, only in the second last row on the right hand side, once it launched you to the top of the twisted spike, the car in front of you would move out of the way and you'd be staring straight at the ground, I loved that ride.
I love that this man doesn’t just add rollercoasters because people died, as most of them aren’t actually that scary, just people on it messing around or human error, doesn’t mean the ride experience itself is deserving to be on the list.
I can empathize with that pit feeling for maxx force because stealth at thorpe park has a very similar acceleration and it’s actually really intense tbf.
SkyRush (HersheyPark) is pretty scary, and for some reason I always get scared before the ride and also on the drop for GateKeeper (Cedar Point), and Maverick (Cedar Point), is also pretty scary. Mr. Freeze at SFOT deserved to be at at least #10 on the list, but for the most part, I agree on your list.
X2 is definitely number one (assuming we all haven't been to Japan.) I personally still get the butterflies on the lift hill for gigas. And flying coasters still make me nervous simply because part of my brain still wants to be able to have a way to survive if my restraint fails. And there's no hope for you if for some bizarre reason your restraint opened on a flying coaster. I know they're safe and that doesn't happen. But part of me won't accept that so it makes flying coasters more suspenseful and thrilling for that reason. But the scariest rides for me aren't coasters. They're Starflyers. Those are genuinely terrifying. And the chains aren't big and bulky like on the spinning swings. That would be more reassuring. They're tiny, like cheap necklaces. And I'm a big dude so it makes me really question the strength of the chains. I still do them for some masochistic reason but I always feel like I have a 10% chance of dying while I'm on them.
As a UK enthusiast with a smaller selection of rides here, the scariest coaster has to be The Swarm or any other wing coaster especially at the top of the lift as you slowly twist upside down
Its Skyrush for me. I feel like im gonna fly right out of the seat eveytime. Even though i know its basically an illusion, it still gets me every time.
The new Intamin Ultra Surf coming to Over Georgia is probably going to look terrifying and intimidating at the same time cuz I have never ridden anything like it in my life before
For me it’s verboten at Busch gardens Williamsburg the main reason I say this is my top scariest roller coaster is because there’s a drop that you cannot see and you’re never prepared for it and it’s complete darkness and because of my eyesight dark just seems to scare me more
Great video! Gives me some more bucket list items! While not an overly scary ride as a whole, the beyond vertical drop of the Green Lantern coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia gets me everytime (and I've lost count how many times I've ridden it). It's an S&S El Loco coaster with a 120.5° drop... I think it holds the record for steepest drop but I could be wrong it's been a while since I looked that up. And the DC Rivals Hypercoaster, also at Movie World is pretty awesome too with its 202ft lift hill... sat next to many a person that seriously wanted to opt out going up that hill.
Totally agree with number 1 (altough for me it's Eejanaika, as I haven't ridden X2 yet) and 10. Cobra looks like it could fall into pieces at anytime; as it did have structural problems when they build it and first opened it. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed it and it's a one off every enthousiast should experience.
I rode X2 twice yesterday in a row, once in the back and once in the front, definitely more forces in the back and it's faster but the first drop in the front is insane staring at the ground. However, after the first drop on viper in the back when you come up the the first loop all the way to the brakes, before the second half of the ride, I'm 100% grayed out that whole time, and for that reason alone, I believe viper is the most intense ride at SFMM right now, (And last of its kind) but X2 is scarier for sure.
Der Schwur des Karnan actually has a drop of 220' tying with Silver Star; the B&M hyper also in Germany. (Coincidently both also have the same height of 240')
Of the coasters I've ridden, the one I've felt most nervous about riding was Wiener Prater's Volare, no competition! It definitely lived up to expectation, although I lived to tell the tale. If I'd make a list of coasters I'd be most scared to ride it'd feature Tatsu, X2, Maxx Force and Stunt Fall for sure. Also I305 and Skyrush for the immense positive forces (and the restraint in Skyrush' case). Probably Gravity Max or any of the upcoming tilt coasters. I'd add the backwards back row of DC Rivals to the mix. I still get a bit nervous whenever I board a Dive coaster (even though my home park, Efteling, has one). But number one has to be Kärnan. What demented mind came up with that? I hope (and fear) to ride it this year.
I never found king da ka to be particularly scary. I think lift hills are way scarier than launches because they take so much longer. I launch is over in just a few seconds.
Great countdown btw, I feel ya on Top Thrill. The first time I got to be in the park with this ride, I was freaking out and after an hour of waiting, it got shut down for the day, making me look heroic with the others, but relieved that I didn't have to get on. The next time I went to Cedar Point, it was a station wait, believe it or not, I found out the hard way as there was a cig area by the area (pre-corona) ......yada yada yada - I was in that line early, my first ride was row #1 and I was freaked the entire time. Right when that thing hit the brake run, I was like, "Again, again" I'm so pumped for TT2. Lovely vid 🥰 I'm most afraid to hit up the new one at Indiana Beach btw because of its history.
My scariest ride ever was X‐scream. For a flat ride, it's dumb. 1081 feet in the air, I WILL NEVER ride it again. Nope, got the credit, it's a one and done for me. Nothing else has ever scared me like that!
I have been on like 20 coasters but the scariest one is zadra or hyperion. Those were an still are my first big roller coasters. Not including roller coasters it would be speed 32 airborne or best XXL (those are flat rides in europe)
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X2 is by far the scariest coaster in the US. My first time at Magic Mountain it was the only coaster since my childhood that I was going to skip because I was scared to ride it - and I'm nearly 50 years old. I was texting one of my boys and he convinced me to give it a try. It instantly tied for number one on my list. And my number one bucket coaster is also Eejanaika.
For those of you that haven't experienced it, X2 is a tornado simulator. If you want to know what it feels like to get sucked up in a tornado, thtown around twisting head over heels, and thrown out... Here's your chance.
One time I got stuck on the top of the lift hill of X2 and I was mostly calm. But then it was around a 15 mins being stuck and a bird flew by parallel to me like 180 ft in the air and then I started freaking out.
Didn’t have to deboard and walk down but that messed me up.
I rode it but for me its like the 4th in the park, im not a big fan of it and everybody said that it was super intense but i dont think it is
I have no clue why, but the Flight of Fear clones still get me. I’ve ridden 132 different coasters with way more powerful launches, but sitting in that tiny ride vehicle staring into the literal abyss still makes my heart tremble. Also the fact the launch kicks in directly from dispatch adds to it I think. Incredibly underrated rides in my opinion.
The ending for those clones feel like you might fall out
They are surprisingly punchy and intense - both the launches and the inversions in the dark.
Totally agree, seriously underrated coasters in my opinion as well. And a super punchy launch for an LSM. FYI if you could ever get out to Magic Mountain, Full Throttle uses similar ride vehicles with a similar launch. If it wasn't for the unfortunate ending that coaster would be talked about much more.
It makes me wonder what Premier could do with a $25 mil budget
@@toyoracer33 I’ve been on Full Throttle. Great hang time and I loved the drop but the brake run ruins it haha.
I've only ridden the one at Kings Island, but yes I agree! Criminally underrated. It was a little shaky on my last visit but the theming/anticipation, launch out of the station. It gets me too 🤙
9:28 OH MY GOD THAT GUY'S FEET KICKING IS AMAZING HAHAHA!
for me it was skyrush, not only because of its intensity but because of the restraints, i lifted up so high that its one of the few coasters i felt like i had to hold onto the restraints
I took my siblings to Hershey the one time for my brother's birthday and that was our first coaster of the day and really their first look at crazier coasters. They had quite the experience
We have similar opinions when it comes to getting nervous. I agree with 100% with you here. And Tatsu although gets me nervous just before being dispatched, is by far one of my all time favorite coasters. That giant pretzel loop is amazing.
Those new 4th Dimensional Roller Coasters have unlocked some deep hidden primal fear inside of me. The idea of feeling like your gonna fall off the ride is terrifying.
Riding Eejenaika was a religious experience for me. I went to Fuji Q this last April and it was absolutely amazing. Everyone complains about the lines but its best to do free entry and not pay for a ticket. Pay for a skip the line and ride ticket for each of the rides and you could knock out the main attractions in a couple hours. Seeing Mount Fuji upside down was something I will never forget. Highly recommend the haunted house as well. It was this dilapidated hospital and it lasted over 45 minutes! Happy to say I am returning this coming april once again. I really hope you can get there man Fuji Q is a trip!!!
Do-Dodonpa, nothing comes close to the anticipation that thing builds. You get a countdown but you sit in the tunnel for a while before it starts, just hearing the noises of it prepping to launch makes your heart pound. Absolutely insane, hope it re-opens.
I was very scared before Eejanaika at Fuji Q Highland, it turned out to be my favorite rollercoaster I've been on haha
Takabisha was wonderful, I missed Dododonpa too as it's still closed@@TheBirdGuy42
@@TheBirdGuy42 I assumed this was a typo until I saw your other post. 😂
The dangers of smorking, indeed.
I’ve only seen it in videos, but the little song/chant the ride ops sing before sending the riders up the lift hill might take some of the fear away
XScream at the top of the Statosphere in Las Vegas was my scariest experience. The fact that there is no track that continues and you are trusting the technology to stop you is the most unnerving experience ever. I’ll take any of the “normal” coasters over that one. For whatever reason, that was definitely the hardest one for me.
I wonder why, probably because you’re hanging 1000 feet over the streets of las vegas
I haven't ridden any 'scary' ones yet, but I was just on the back row of Manta in Sea World Orlando and that pretzel loop scrambled my brains for a bit. I can't imagine what X2 would feel like.
Tbh that back row is way more intense than X2. Just because of how sustained it is.
Fr though
It is a rough ride but I really don't care that it is, it's my #1
For me, the only thing that could possibly make me nervous would be an unknown element, so only coasters I haven’t ridden yet have a chance. And the only unridden coasters I can think of that may make me nervous are all in Japan: 1. Do-Dodonpa, 2. Eejanaika; 3. Flying Dinosaur, in that order.
I rode all except Do Dodonpa because it was SBNO. Flying Dinosaur is INSANE and I would say the same about Eejanaika! Make sure you get to Nagashima Spa Land if you make it all the way to Japan. Hakugei and Steel Dragon 2000 are also amazing rollercoasters!
The anticipation of Top Thrill Dragster’s launch is definitely the one moment that’s gets me every time. Kingda Ka doesn’t do that for me, and I think it’s because of the motor noises on Dragster. It really hyped up the powerful launch like no other ride. Kingda Ka is scary in the moment, but the build-up to the launch is unbeatable on Dragster.
Not To mention that they would constantly say keep arms down and not launch you until everyone did so and the facthat you only had a lap bar
I305 and King da ka scared the shit out of me first time I rode them✌️
6:49 I’m ten and it’s a really good ride😊But the bad part is when they make you hang while you wait for the other train to leave the station my back felt like it was broken😢
I am glad to see another X2 Lover!!! I rode Steel Vengeance 1.5 years ago and I will say it almost caught X2 as my top coaster and I had to make it a tie, because they do different things. I will say that riding SV at night for the first time was 🤯, but like you noted, that drop on X2 is something else!!
The scariest ride ive ever went on was the drop of doom in six flags. I literally almost shit my pants on the way up, but I was fine afterwards, and it was actually really fun💀
My number 1 scariest ride was not a coaster, it was Orlando Freefall. I love drop towers and this was the most powerful and sustained drop I ever experienced. What made it even more scary is that they would hold you up there for an unknown amount of time before dropping you 430 feet. It could be 10 seconds, or a minute and a half. Then without warning you’d get a massive sustained stomach drop feeling and rush of adrenaline.
The fatal accident was tragic and completely avoidable. Too bad the doofuses operating it thought it would be ok to modify the seats.
Also, I know what you mean about the Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerangs. (I will definitely show my age with this story). I am currently a middle-aged enthusiast. I will never forget when I rode Deja Vu at Six Flags Great America in October only a few weeks after we were attacked on 9/11. The entire country was on high alert and wondering where we might be attacked next. I was in the back row of the giant inverted boomerang Deja Vu and when it was pulled up to the top of the first tower, it stopped and we hung there facing straight down for about 15 minutes. We didn't know when we would be let go to go through the course. People were getting paranoid on the train and some were even talking about terrorism. It definitely got the adrenaline pumping!
I went there alot around that same time and loved that ride and I would be terrified being stuck there. At least you were in the back row and not staring straight down into the ground
To this day the only credit I’ve skipped out on out of fear is TMNT Shellraiser. But anything with a vertical loft scares the absolute crap outta me
Der Schwur des Kärnan is by far the scariest coaster for me, because of that one ride...
We climbed up the lift and waited to drop backwards a 200+feet in the air. We were waiting and waiting, but nothing happend. Suddenly the lights went on and somebody told us that we are stuck and have to wait until it's getting fixed. I was sitting front row, left seat and when I turned around and saw how high we were up it scared the hell out of me. Since then Kärnan always freaks me out.
Can't speak on Tatsu as I haven't gotten out to ride it, but of the 3 flying coasters I've done (Manta, Nighthawk, and Superman Ultimate Flight SFGA), Superman is the only one, and frankly the only roller coaster I've ever been on, to unlock a deep, primal fear in me on a reride.
It's entirely the lift hill. The angle is shallow; the lift is slow; and there's no nets or trees or bushes down below you; just lawn. So you're stuck looking straight down at flat ground that is slowly getting further and further away for an agonizing amount of time, and I think the older flyer restraints feel just a little looser.
I could actually see Tatsu or the Superman from Georgia being less terrifying, purely down to the terrain and whether there's proper landscaping below or not.
You summed up what makes flying coasters terrifying very accurately! That said, Tatsu is far more horrific than Superman. There’s no netting on Tatsu either, and i’m guessing that’s a massive factor.
@@CoasterDash The lack of netting would definitely be a factor, although frankly so would lift speed (getting to the top quicker is better); lift angle (steeper is better), and how much foliage is directly below the lift.
But if all 3 of those are still in a similar level I can absolutely see Tatsu being even more terrifying.
@@CoasterDash rode tatsu for the first time last weekend. it’s buttery smooth. but the lift is nerve wracking because you’re looking face down, at high elevation, with only the harness saving you from disaster.
Eejanaika has to be your number one bucket list coaster!
its life changing!
Back when I was a Gp, saw the ride at Thorpe park terrified me because I didn’t know about the prelift section and I was scared of ejector airtime
I rode it when I was 11 and didn't ride it again for 4 years
@@danielward4868 I first rode it when I was 14 but I had become an enthusiast in that year so I returned the next year and enjoyed it a lot more
im shiving my timbers every time I ride maxx force, that luanch is just so insane
I've ridden Maxx Force, Tatsu, TTD, Kinda KA, and X2. Coaster at Playland used to be like Phoenix on steroids until seatbelts were added, from 1958-2020 it provided standing airtime. Great video. BTW has anybody told you you look like Terry Bozzio did in 1977 when drumming fro Frank Zappa? Look up Baby Snakes and Punky's Whips from 1977. Zappa wrote a song for him in 1976 to preform called The Black Page; it's difficult with nested tuplets and also a beautiful melody. It's now become legendary Zappa song.
Riding Max Force for the first time made me feel like I was being shocked by a heart attack machine. At 52 years old I now want to ride every roller coaster.
Tatsu is at six flags great America but is called the Superman I love it
Riding Dinoconda was legit terrifying for me, i didn’t like the sensation anyway tho, especially with how rough it was. But the 4D experience is just insane
This is the most honest list I've seen. No bs, no relying solely on statistics, just honest scary moments on coasters. Respect. 👍
I think the only one that really get me is Tornado at Bakken. The drop is nearly impossible to prepare for
Me personally I feel like time traveler in the back row gets me the most. Time traveler in the back row has that crazy backwards and sideways airtime that drops my stomach each time. It still makes me nervous before I ride it. X2 is the scariest ride I have ridden but time traveler has the scariest element depending on the row.
The second turn on skyrush always gets me on a blackout
Im a full blown enthusiast, but personally I always find spikes on launch coasters to be super terrifying. I know its not possible, but I'm always slightly worried the train will launch too fast and shoot off the end of the track.
My friend's first time on Tatsu caused me to laugh. She was FREAKING OUT. Half way up the lift hill, she started saying " i am going to die, my kids will be without a mom, ect. The sheer fact all your weight is the resting on the restraint and that there was no "safety belt" caused her to lose her shit. The ride should scare people just a tad.
That launch on Top Thrill Dragster always got my heart racing. Just sitting there and waiting to take off. And that first drop on X is one of the craziest experiences in my life. I was hanging on for dear life.
7:33
Oh my GOD... that’s the SAME coaster my friend Kaycee in yearbook class rode. 😳
Anything with a vertical lift, constantly feel I’m going to fall out backwards (same with the escalators on the tube, can’t hold both sides at once).
I agree
The one at Hershey park tilts you backward slightly 😮
I’m so happy that Tatsu is on here because you are spot on with the description. Looking straight down from the very top of the lift hill is so scary. People walking on that pathway literally look like ants.
The last time I rode it, I looked down and saw someone waving up at us 😂
Going to japan this year, im already excited for all the coasters 0.0
I almost skipped out riding i305 for the first time, but I decided to ride it. I closed my eyes on the lift hill when I rode it for the first time
i am 13 and never been on a reel roller coaster and my very first roller coaster was x2 i thought i was dying because i didnt no the thrill of being on a roller coaster🤣🤣🤣😂
For me these are scary but I don’t ride much coasters outside of my country. My list is: 5 is Oblivion, 4 is The Wicker Man, 3 is Nemesis Reborn, 2 is The Smiler, and 1 is Ride to Happiness( I would like the ride this one and it looks quite scary)
The Williams Grove Cyclone (removed) was scary because it was literally falling apart while I was on it. Heard stuff falling from the top of the 1st hill, and after the ride, walked over and got hit by a falling nail.
X2 definitely deserves to be #1. I was only 9 years old when I rode that bad boi, and it’s such a significant part of my life. I’m going in May with my friends, and it’s going to be great.
That’s awesome! Have a great trip 🙌🏻
Great video! Great list! I guess the scariest ive ever been on is front row on Flight of Fear at Kings Island but it was a lot of fun! Great launch on it! I enjoyed watching!
Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterDash You're welcome!
Eejanaika tops this for me and its not even close. Although Flying Dinosaur is pretty nuts as well
u should try out the CHAOS in waldameer PA basically u sit down and the ride basically swings u like your on a swing swinging higher and higher while its swinging u are also spinning and there's even a point where you get to be upside down for a pretty long time. also in PA waldameer is the vortex which also spins but u go left and right in a u shape i'd rly like your thoughts on that
little confused unless i'm not seeing something (which is likely, I miss a lot). It says this video was made 3 weeks ago but at 7:58 you say it "will return in 2023". Am I missing something?
Ah, thanks for the comment. I meant to say 2024, not 2023.
I think it's just me, but I've ridden Tatsu before and somehow found it less intense than other coasters I've ridden. Surprisingly I am much more scared of Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage mostly because of its almost vertical drop make it feel like your flying out of your seat. In Tatsu I just feel more safe with its tight restraints.
Dania Beach Hurricane, only reason was due to jumping from seat to seat during the ride. Their staff was not the best, I was 17 and very stupid. The fear came from my friend who had terrible coordination, almost fell from the train and that ended the fun. Even as dumb as we were, after seeing his terror we knew we needed to stop.
I’m unsure if this roller coaster in Branson, Missouri Sliver Dollar City is well known but it is the first wooden roller coaster to upside down 3 times including an 81 degree drop. It is called Outlaw Run. I love intense roller coasters but, this was possibly the scariest roller coaster I’ve gone on.
When I was a kid I had zero fear of rollercoasters. Then I went to Canada's Wonderland at age 35 and went on a couple of rides that almost made me cry because I was so scared. Leviathan and Behemoth really aren't scary but I wasn't used to that type of car without shoulder restraints. But I guess those wouldn't be needed anyway since neither coaster has inversions. I'm pretty sure X2 would make me cry with all that flipping around.
you need to get to Nagashima Spaland (when you do get to Japan) and ride Arashi.
it's an S&S freespin, but spins SO much more than anything here in the states. It's terrifying and brilliant (and is right next to Steel Dragon 2000). .
The former Wicked Twister was pretty scary/cool for me but, only in the second last row on the right hand side, once it launched you to the top of the twisted spike, the car in front of you would move out of the way and you'd be staring straight at the ground, I loved that ride.
I like the Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack in the background.
The deja vu lifts seem super scary.
Theyve never been opened when ive visited a park with one.
Kingda Ka for me. Just sitting there waiting for the launch still gets my heart pumping.
I love that this man doesn’t just add rollercoasters because people died, as most of them aren’t actually that scary, just people on it messing around or human error, doesn’t mean the ride experience itself is deserving to be on the list.
I can empathize with that pit feeling for maxx force because stealth at thorpe park has a very similar acceleration and it’s actually really intense tbf.
What kind of thrill seeker is scurred of a flying cold 😂
I’m very scurred of flying colds
@@Octotaco I don't doubt it..he's wearing a face diaper on a rollercoaster.
Every time I watch your videos I have a mini dance party to the intro
SkyRush (HersheyPark) is pretty scary, and for some reason I always get scared before the ride and also on the drop for GateKeeper (Cedar Point), and Maverick (Cedar Point), is also pretty scary. Mr. Freeze at SFOT deserved to be at at least #10 on the list, but for the most part, I agree on your list.
Maxx still gets me a bit, even having it at my home park and having rode it a bunch of times
X2 is definitely number one (assuming we all haven't been to Japan.) I personally still get the butterflies on the lift hill for gigas. And flying coasters still make me nervous simply because part of my brain still wants to be able to have a way to survive if my restraint fails. And there's no hope for you if for some bizarre reason your restraint opened on a flying coaster. I know they're safe and that doesn't happen. But part of me won't accept that so it makes flying coasters more suspenseful and thrilling for that reason.
But the scariest rides for me aren't coasters. They're Starflyers. Those are genuinely terrifying. And the chains aren't big and bulky like on the spinning swings. That would be more reassuring. They're tiny, like cheap necklaces. And I'm a big dude so it makes me really question the strength of the chains. I still do them for some masochistic reason but I always feel like I have a 10% chance of dying while I'm on them.
As a UK enthusiast with a smaller selection of rides here, the scariest coaster has to be The Swarm or any other wing coaster especially at the top of the lift as you slowly twist upside down
Its Skyrush for me. I feel like im gonna fly right out of the seat eveytime. Even though i know its basically an illusion, it still gets me every time.
intimidator 305 has the most terrifying drop ive experienced, its so tall and steep, you just plummet straight down forever
isnt the top thrill one ranked number 3 called KINGDA KA
Powder keg from silver dollar city is fun. I think you would like it same thing with the mamba at worlds of fun.
The new Intamin Ultra Surf coming to Over Georgia is probably going to look terrifying and intimidating at the same time cuz I have never ridden anything like it in my life before
I only fear Arrow loopers and Vekoma SLCs and boomerangs. Not for the heights or the restraints, but for the jerkiness...
For me it’s verboten at Busch gardens Williamsburg the main reason I say this is my top scariest roller coaster is because there’s a drop that you cannot see and you’re never prepared for it and it’s complete darkness and because of my eyesight dark just seems to scare me more
Giant Dipper!! Santa Cruz beach board walk
9:08 really x2? I was not scared of this coaster I just didn’t like how bumpy it was.
6:07 that was the 2nd rollercoaster ive ever ridden. my first was crazy mines on the same day. i did not have fun i am telling you.
Once Hyperia opens, it’ll be very high up on this list guaranteed.
an honorable mention could have been expedition everest especially as a kid
Great video! Gives me some more bucket list items!
While not an overly scary ride as a whole, the beyond vertical drop of the Green Lantern coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia gets me everytime (and I've lost count how many times I've ridden it). It's an S&S El Loco coaster with a 120.5° drop... I think it holds the record for steepest drop but I could be wrong it's been a while since I looked that up.
And the DC Rivals Hypercoaster, also at Movie World is pretty awesome too with its 202ft lift hill... sat next to many a person that seriously wanted to opt out going up that hill.
Totally agree with number 1 (altough for me it's Eejanaika, as I haven't ridden X2 yet) and 10. Cobra looks like it could fall into pieces at anytime; as it did have structural problems when they build it and first opened it. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed it and it's a one off every enthousiast should experience.
Would you recommend going to six flags great adventure in april? Is it busy then? Im from EU and id like to go on kingda ka so badly
lagoon I guess canibul is nowhere near how scary these rides are but canibul is pretty scary
I rode X2 twice yesterday in a row, once in the back and once in the front, definitely more forces in the back and it's faster but the first drop in the front is insane staring at the ground. However, after the first drop on viper in the back when you come up the the first loop all the way to the brakes, before the second half of the ride, I'm 100% grayed out that whole time, and for that reason alone, I believe viper is the most intense ride at SFMM right now, (And last of its kind) but X2 is scarier for sure.
Der Schwur des Karnan actually has a drop of 220' tying with Silver Star; the B&M hyper also in Germany. (Coincidently both also have the same height of 240')
Of the coasters I've ridden, the one I've felt most nervous about riding was Wiener Prater's Volare, no competition! It definitely lived up to expectation, although I lived to tell the tale.
If I'd make a list of coasters I'd be most scared to ride it'd feature Tatsu, X2, Maxx Force and Stunt Fall for sure. Also I305 and Skyrush for the immense positive forces (and the restraint in Skyrush' case). Probably Gravity Max or any of the upcoming tilt coasters. I'd add the backwards back row of DC Rivals to the mix. I still get a bit nervous whenever I board a Dive coaster (even though my home park, Efteling, has one). But number one has to be Kärnan. What demented mind came up with that? I hope (and fear) to ride it this year.
DarKoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg was pretty intense.
Hades 360 is quite scary being on old wooden coaster.
I am SO glad you mentioned Tatsu. It is so very underrated
I never found king da ka to be particularly scary. I think lift hills are way scarier than launches because they take so much longer. I launch is over in just a few seconds.
For me it’s i305 or project 305 and first time on fury scared me a little
I love fury
Ngl 4D freespins have me pooping my pants going up the vertical lifthill and cresting the top knowing that I'm about to get whipped head over heels. 😨
I’m getting pretty nervous for doing the backwards row of DC Rivals in a few days
That’ll be crazy! 😆
Great countdown btw, I feel ya on Top Thrill. The first time I got to be in the park with this ride, I was freaking out and after an hour of waiting, it got shut down for the day, making me look heroic with the others, but relieved that I didn't have to get on.
The next time I went to Cedar Point, it was a station wait, believe it or not, I found out the hard way as there was a cig area by the area (pre-corona) ......yada yada yada - I was in that line early, my first ride was row #1 and I was freaked the entire time.
Right when that thing hit the brake run, I was like, "Again, again"
I'm so pumped for TT2. Lovely vid 🥰
I'm most afraid to hit up the new one at Indiana Beach btw because of its history.
absolutly love the fucking intro music
I’ve literally seen I305 shut down because a rider came into the station unconscious
Feels like every time during the intro a notification pops up on my screen
My scariest ride ever was X‐scream. For a flat ride, it's dumb. 1081 feet in the air, I WILL NEVER ride it again. Nope, got the credit, it's a one and done for me. Nothing else has ever scared me like that!
Great video - thanks! I'm already getting nervous for Top Thrill 2, which we plan to ride in less than 4 months!
I look forward to experiencing it!
I have been on like 20 coasters but the scariest one is zadra or hyperion. Those were an still are my first big roller coasters. Not including roller coasters it would be speed 32 airborne or best XXL (those are flat rides in europe)