I operated Valravn this year and the "shoes only" policy was supposed to prevent guests from going to the bins because it slows down dispatch times significantly. Ride ops get a lot of pressure to hit certain numbers of riders every day, but I think both ops and guests would have a better experience if we didn't feel pressured to constantly rush to hit certain numbers.
I definitely appreciate you and every other CP employee for doing a good job enforcing rules, it’s definitely not easy to do sometimes and especially these days. I do kinda wish rules were more consistent across the park for each coaster at CP, seems to be different for every ride but that ain’t on you haha.
As a Midwesterner that’s been to my Olympus half a dozen times over the past decade, insane roughness is hades’ normal state. There’s a reason a 130 foot inverting GG coaster barely cracks anyone’s top 5 traditional woodies
Maybe I'm nuts but I marathoned Hades 360 summer 2020 and rode it 20 times in a row on a hot 90 degree summer day. I friggin love that coaster and out of my 151 credits I have it in my top 10.
Congratulations on 60,000 subscribers Chris! I remember discovering your channel in July 2019 (when you had 2000 subscribers) and was shocked how you didn’t have more and declared you the most underrated coaster channel. (The channel quality did not make sense for a 2000 sub channel.) But now you blew up and got the fame you deserved.
Nitro dropped many spots in my rankings over the years. It's my first hyper and the hyper I've ridden most at over 200 times. It used to be in my top 5 when I was younger but as I rode more coasters, it is ranked 17 and basically tied with Steel Force at Dorney Park. I'll take Copperhead Strike, Storm Runner, and Dragster over Nitro. Nitro also is inconsistent. Some days, it hauls, but others it runs very slow. And each train is different in terms of smoothness, one train can be very smooth but another can be very rough.
@@alexbrown2696 Steel Force night rides are a riot too. Both give great night rides, I think I like the SF turnaround section in the dark the most tho.
@juiceboxer100 Dude I have ridden both at least 30 times this year, and I am 100% serious when I say Steel Force has more consistent airtime. The midcourse barely hits and the airtime post-midcourse is better than Nitro's almost every time. If you were talking about Mamba / Wild Thing you would have a point tho
10 that dropped in my rankings in 2021: Carolina Cyclone (Carowinds)- Used to think it was one of the better smaller Arrow Loopers- Not any more. Very rough this year. Horrible transitions. Hurler (Carowinds)- Used to think it was average. Very rough this year. Scream (SFMM)- Drops more as I ride it more and ride quality Floorless coasters like Kraken. Mystery Mine (Dollywood)- Still find it very rough overall. Not my favorite at Dollywood. Blue Streak (Cedar Point)- Much rougher this year and less air time as well. Wicked (Lagoon)- Just something about this coasters is not comfortable. More pain in the legs this year. I wish it had better restraints. Almost fell to 4th best in park. Electric Eel (SWSD)- I find the Sky Rocket II a little less enjoyable this year. Intimidator (Carowinds)- I rode it much more this year and it used to be my #2 at Carowinds. Now my #4. Millennium Force (Cedar Point)- Has dropped to #5 at Cedar Point for me, rides weren't as good this year. Timber Terror (Silverwood)- Previously rode it backwards. Didn't have the same thrill factor and air time forwards as those previous rides.
Too bad about Wicked. I remember Taylor complaining about the painful lapbars before I got there in 2017, but I never had a problem with them either year I was there
Interesting. Intimidator moved up my overall list, as my 2021 rides were far better than my 2018 rides. I agree that Blue Streak had less airtime. I kind of hated Scream before, but after getting back on it a couple weeks ago, I'm alright with it now, even if I still have it as a lower tier floorless, far above Firebird, the worst coaster ever, but maybe behind Patriot.
The Beast at Kings Island got so much more painful this year. I remember on one ride during the first turn after the drop, it felt like my right hip dislocated. Now that it’s being retracked by the Gravity Group, hopefully it will be better like the Racer is after it’s retracking by Gravity Group.
Personally, as someone who loves The Beast, I can say that this year it has been much more painful than normal. Hoping the retrack smoothens things a bit up, but I also hope the helix doesn’t lose its insanity.
I'll agree with the highly painful assessment, but I can't speak to "this year" as when I rode it in August it was my first time at KI in over 20 years. Although at 54 myself, I do chuckle at Airtime going on and on about "getting old."
I went to Kings Island to ride The Beast in July. I had intentions to ride it in the morning and then get a night ride on it. That night ride never happened, because I thought it pulverized my kidneys that morning. I definitely want to give it a try again after it's retracked!
Wow, I’m shocked, I actually really liked Mineblower- maybe that’s because I’m used to Hades’ roughness? And both rides have some of the best pacing and great layouts… and OMG yes Hades got so rough this year
"Valravn made me sad this year, our relationship has been damaged" So are us enthusiasts supposed to have deep emotional bonds with our credits or something lol😂
Completely agree with your Hades360 experience. I was there late this summer (2021) and as much as I LOVE the layout of this coaster…it was probably the roughest coasters I’ve ever been on. Mine Blower was a very similar experience as well this November. Love the coaster but just too rough for multiple rides.
The ride that went down for me was Magnum. It was still tons of fun, but I didn't find it a fun as I remembered. It used to be my favorite, but it fell to about 5 or 6 for me. Diamondback seemed a lot more fun than it this year.
I remember back in the days riding. Our group at Six Flags Jersey hit 100 loops in one day. That was when they only had Batman and Scream Machine. Opening year of Kumba I hit it 10 times in a row!! Nowadays, I rode Twisted Timbers 3 times in a row and almost passed out!!
I actually started counting my inversions on a couple of my days at Busch Gardens Tampa recently. Light crowds meant a lot of rides on both Kumba & Montu. I reached 150 inversions in a day in 2019. Last winter, I had a day with 20 rides on Kumba, 10 on Montu, plus a few other rides put me over 210 inversions.
I totally understand the feeling of your tolerance getting lower as you age. I used to love going backwards or crazy spinning, but nowadays just the idea of that gives me a headache.
I rode nitro this year on the hottest day of the year (103 degrees), and I did find it great but pretty overrated. The airtime strength just doesn't match that of most hypers. That helix tho is 👌👌👌
I am a strong believer in riding non-wheel seats, especially in the back of the train. For example, The Beast beats the crap out of me in the backseat, but by moving up only one row, I still get that back of the train experience without having my bones rattled.
I feel the same way about Nitro. It's always been my "home hyper" but I got back into the hobby big this year and picked up 40 new credits. As I compared the new credits, Nitro just, kept sliding. I got so many rides this year that I've seen Nitro at it's worst, and it's best; sometimes it really blows me away and feels like the elite hyper I worshipped as a kid, and sometimes I get off and think "I totally get why people rag on this."
Ironically I got a pretty solid ride yesterday, when it was 38 degrees out. But it was not worth the pain of riding a hyper in cold weather. Hurt like hell.
I don't travel to other parks in the winter, but I can imagine how savage a coaster in 30 degree temps would be with that wind. eesh. My winter rides at SFMM were probably no lower than 50
Imagine an rmc timber wolf that had an extra 40-50ft added the the height. That might rival steel vengeance. Ive tried to make a mockup design in planet coaster but obviously it's hard to get to scale. Either way that would be a hell of a ride.
I went on Hades this year for the first time. I got two rides (not in a row). After first one I was like “huh, that was a bit rough but everyone must be exaggerating.” After the second ride, I understood. It’s fun, but legit physically exhausting to ride. It also banged my spine towards the end which hurt a lot. The most painful part is the tunnel on your ears though. It’s worse than a rock concert
I rode Mineblower like a week ago back to back at night. You're correct, it is a super fun ride, but riding it feels like being in a car with a bad wheel bearing, at times it feels like your whole body is vibrating.
As someone who has CGA as their home park, I completely understand why Goldstriker is on this list. It's a long ride with a great layout but good god it's rough. It seriously needs some retracking
It's been a long time since I've rode Hades last, but I was marathoning it like crazy in I think 2018. It was like, after my 10th ride that I tapped out.
Roughness really kills some rides. I rode Werewolf earlier this year in Walibi Belgium. The layout is decent, but it is without a doubt the roughest coaster I've been on (not surprisingly as it is a Vekoma woodie). It made the SLC next to it feel like a smooth ride (even though it's one of the rougher SLCs).
Gold striker suprisingly shot up my list because if you can get past the roughness the night rides are fun and out control and you get good airtime in the back the front row 1 i have also noticed usually a lot smoother
I got one ride on Timber Wolf in September and I didn't find it overly rough at all. It was a little boring but an okay ride. Maybe I caught Prowler on a good day because my 2 rides were phenomenal. It wasn't quite Mystic Timbers but it wasn't too far behind. As far as wood coaster roughness goes, wait until you get my age, I'll be 50 in a few weeks. Mine Blower totally screwed me up & ruined my visit to BGT two days later. Thunderhead put me in the hospital a year and half ago and I thought I was going to have to go again because of Mine Blower.
When you hit them 30s man, the game changes lol The coasters do get rough over time, however so do we 😅 I’m guessing we are right around the same age so I understand your pain!
I didn't ride Hades 360 last season, but I have been visiting Mt. Olympus somewhat consistently over the last decade. I'm thinking that the park was able to do some significant track work on it due to the delayed opening in 2020, and it may have caused the ride to run pretty well last year. While my rides on it this season were pretty rough, it wasn't any rougher than I remember it being in past seasons. The pre-lift section is still significantly better than it used to be.
What you said at 6:31 reminded me of when I went to Cedar Point and rode Blue Streak by myself and found it to be smooth. I told my parents it was a smooth coaster, and since we sat on a wheel seat, it also made me look like a liar 😂
Dang Trashing ok Great America coasters :( I think u went on a bad day, I go a ton and never found the problems you had, the only valid thing u said was about Viper. It is kinda rough in the back some days
With fun spot working with RMC on arieforce one, I don’t thin’ it’s completely impossible that RMC might retrack (Key work, retrack) mine blower, put the topper track on the rough spots and it’s like getting a gravity group woodie and a RMC in the same credit, that would prob get more people coming to the Kissimmee park too
I have no idea what exactly is wrong with Mine Blower...seems like it's not your typical wooden coaster roughness. More like a GaleForce situation where it needs to be rebuilt.
Fair enough on Gold Striker. It's got it's potholes They have been retracking it slowly though. It blew me away, finally riding it this year and it still stands as my number 1 overall coaster. It'll definitely fall once I get to the east side of the US. But for now, I find it the best in all of California. If you can give it a night ride in row 11, it's phenomenal.
Yesterday I aimed for back row on Viper, remembering what you had said but forgetting you took the back row. I took the back row, and for me it was a little rough, but not too bad and the airtime was great. I wouldn’t have gone for a second ride even if the park hadn’t been closing, but next time I’ll probably get 2 rides in a row in 2nd to back to see how that goes.
Nitro can be such a hit or miss. I rode it in 2020 during covid with no one on the train in the morning and it was just boring and airtimeless. I rode it this year full capacity at 3:00 and it was amazing.
Fan: Make a video about the roughest wooden coasters this year. Airtime Thrills: Sure, I could compare it to last year. Fan: Yeah, call it coasters that shot down your rankings. Airtime Thrills: And I'll add in Nitro and X Flight, and Valravn to get the comments going.
I have been riding Millennium Force for almost 20 years and I’ve never had 1 bad ride on it. It still makes me feel like a child again. SV was the first coaster I’d ever ridden that I thought was better then this was followed by Intimidator 305 and Fury 325.
I was impressed w Valravn when I 1st rode it on my 1st day ever visiting Cedar Point when in the two hours on May 21st 2018 when I rode 11 rides on 10 coasters and was the tallest and fastest coaster I'd ever been on, beaten three times within the previous 40 minutes when I rode Raptor in the back right seat (which at the time was the longest, tallest and fastest coaster I'd been on since Rolling Thunder at Great Adventure in 1981), then Wicked Twister, (beating my height, drop and speed records,) then Gatekeeper in the back left wing side, followed by Valravn in the back, which decapitated the the hoodie of my cheap Canadian Tire rain shell that Gatekeeper merely ripped. Valravn had some fun positive Gs but I didn't get that much from the drops. It's also too short a ride. I prefer Yukon Striker and I'd probably also prefer Griffon; the biggest B&M dive coaster with OTCSRs (restraints I usually hate but prefer on B&M dive coasters.) But at Cedar Point I prefer Rougarou by a slim margin due to it having a longer ride, which I rode after Valravn that day. The I beat all those records after that by riding Millennium Force. Then I rode Maverick before the park closed for the day. I went to bed dreaming of Steel Vengeance the next day.
X flight pro tip. Put hands on your belly under the vest during the ride. When you get to the break run, pull your hands our and your won't be stapled.
Boardwalk Bullet _almost_ shot down in my ranking because it crawled over every hill after the 2nd drop and gave very little to no airtime, but it warmed up drastically later, so all I can say is if you go to Kemah, make sure, of you can, to go in the late afternoon/evening for the best possible ride
I only Rid on Rattlesnake and Turbulence 2 times in 2021. Sadly I didn't go to Hersheypark and Dorney Park again this year, because my mom got covid and my aunt has to watch me and my sister tonight because of that, which made my summer a living hell. :(
Valravn 100% dropped for me!! I had a really bad experience on it this year (it was rougher than usual) and I ended up leaving Cedar Point throwing up because of how sick it made me :(( It's a decent ride, I just wish I didn't have a bad experience on it this year
There is so much that goes into your enjoyment of a rollercoaster, like i rode Velicocoaster, Hagrid's, and Hulk coaster then went back to my home and rode Joker and Medusa 2 days later and I just felt them being so mediocre after spending 4 days riding those and a day binging Manta and Mako. Also California being much colder than Florida also ruined the ride experience even more. Wait time can also affect the ride quality as well as park operations.
Funny, when Valravn appeared at #1 I thought we would have similar complaints but not at all. I found it to be the roughest B&M I’ve ridden outside of Scream. Every ride I had was in the fron or back, far left or far right. And every valley has such a rattle I nearly got a headache. I had to stop after just 2 rides early in the day, and 2 more rides late in the day. Following day I gave up after 1. The trains must need some work, it can’t be the track.
Valravn isn't bad, but it's not good either. I rode it once in 2016 for my first ride of the day and twice this year when I was working at the park (once as my last ride before Steel Vengeance Ride night and another day toward the end of my time where I basically rode all 4 B&M's in the PM because Gatekeeper went down so I sucked up and rode Val). I think I've been in row 2 every time I've ridden it so I think its more fun seeing other people get scared riding it than the ride itself. I really noticed pain from the vests, but only when the ride was not in motion, which I guess saves it from being garbage.
I've been on Viper at night about 6 times in a row. And I don't find it rough at all, its really a great woodie. Try and get more rides on it again if you can
When I first rode Valravn I had a great experience and thought it was clearly better than GateKeeper - since then I have seen some inconsistency in Valravn, including some very weak rides, and now I prefer GateKeeper, partially because it's a longer ride but also because I always know what I'm getting.
The jackhammering in the front row of Judge Roy Scream is incredible. If you want the perfect example of what jackhammering on a rollercoaster feels like, that seat is a masterclass. Feels insanely unsafe lol
Mine Blower is my #13. I love it, the inversion on a woodie is one of a kind on my list (haven't rode hades). I don't mind rough rides, as I marathon Beast in row 18 everytime I go to KI.
I didn’t find Goldstriker to be particularly rough, and I enjoyed the ride on the whole, but I didn’t think it competed with my favorite GCI (Renegade), so that made it a bit of a disappointment as I thought it would.
By the time Haunt came along Goldstriker was running more aggressively than I have ever felt it run, there were sharp pops of airtime, at times in very unexpected places and severe laterals throwing you all over the place I couldn't even tell you if it was rough, I can't count how many times I have ridden that thing and I found it to be borderline unpredictable during haunt season
I rode Mine Blower for the first time this year and it kind of disappointed me. Boy was it rough. Great layout, but I could only take 3 rides on it. They really need to retrack it. I actually preferred White Lightning to it. Based on that it has me nervous about Hades 360, which is one of my big bucket list coasters that it will be the same way.
I'd love to ride all those wooden coasters. I love woodies. I would like to ride Valraven too and then ride Yukon Striker. Thanks. Fun watching all these coasters.
I rode Mine Blower for the first time this year. I got two back row rides at night, but not back to back due to the roughness. I’ve loved every Gravity Group Coaster I’ve been on, but Mine Blower was so unpleasantly rough that it hurt the experience. I will rank White Lightning higher than it until they fix Mine Blower, and they should because the layout is amazing!
Tip about Hoosier Hurricane, the front rows are the roughest, as a person who has ridden it over 20 times, the best seat is the second to last row, you can feel some floater and it's not too rough, but then again it is in my top 10 least favorite coasters.
I had my first visit to Cedar Point in August, and got to ride Valravn in the front row. It was also my very first dive machine. One ride on it, and I was content. I don’t know what I was expecting but I had no desire to ride again. Maybe age is part of it, as I turned 30 this year, or maybe it’s because I went by myself and didn’t have anyone to share the experience with, but as a stand-alone ride, it was pretty unremarkable.
Your experience with Valravn would make me drop any coaster in rankings. Those kind of things can always have an effect on how we feel about a ride. For me, my Valravn rides were great this year, as smooth and forceful as ever. Nitro was just as good as 2 years ago for me. I haven't gotten back on Hades 360, but that makes me sad to hear it's getting so rough. I have some notable drops in my rankings after rerides this year: Lightning Rod (big drop): The ejector of the past is now only floater. It's top quality floater, but the much slower launch has it running far slower throughout the whole layout. Full Throttle: It's as enjoyable as before, but the strict row assignments, and the only long line in the park, were a buzzkill. Voyage: Just a little though. It was riding quite rough during HoliWood Nights this year, but in late July, it was riding great again. Top Thrill Dragster (biggest drop in my rankings): Ridiculous amount & frequency of breakdowns on my visit, plus Kingda Ka was stronger and more reliable on that same trip. X2: The new strict side & row assignments might have been a buzzkill, but I also maybe rode it too much, causing the insanity level to drop slightly.
I rode hoosier hurricane 4 or 5 times this year and I noticed that if you sit in the front row of a car (any odd numbered row) you will have a much smoother experience than if you sat in the back row of a car. Idk if that's just me but my friends who went to IB and rode it multiple times said the same thing.
Got 2 rides on Valravn 2 months ago, one middle one back. Middle row was ok at best, back row was so rough and headache inducing, that was the worst rattle i've ever experienced.
I rode Timber Wolf in the very back when I went this year and it was fine. It had a couple patches of roughness but nothing crazy, and the airtime was good.
I don't know how they're doing things over in the States but on my recent trip to Thorpe Park, which is my home park, the trains were being sent off half full (one rider/one group per row, so often rows and cars would literally have just one person in them) and this made some of the rides slower, so maybe these coasters will go back up your rankings when things are a bit more normal!
My Rides that dropped of my 144 credits: -Storm Chaser: the first half is nearly flawless, but after the final inversion, all the final bit does is bruise your thighs. This ride is definitely running faster than 2020, but it’s hard to reride and enjoy the world class airtime with rmcs restraints (#10 -> #16) -Mystic Timbers: This ride is a dream of a wooden coaster, but this year I noticed it’s main flaw and that is force. The pacing, layout, and setting are actually incredible for a wooden coaster, but the airtime is weak, and the only positive gs are after first drop. Still insanely smooth and re-rideable, just not as exciting or impressive as I remembered. (#8 -> #20) -Hagrids Magical Creatures: I used to be a huge fanboy of this ride, but I’ve noticed that it loses its wow factor after repeated rides. Still one of the best rollercoasters in the world for first time riders, and in my opinion the best themed rollercoaster I’ve been on, it’s just that it’s surprises carry the ride, and that has worn off a bit. (#13 -> #19) -Lightning Run: Just not as powerful as 2020, still an incredible ride with an insane first drop (#22 -> #26) -Thunderhead: This ride dropped from #12 to #27 within a single day. My first ride was a front row night ride and rocked my world. No other ride I’ve gotten so far has come remotely close to replicating that the following day at Dollywood. Also there’s this one part that needs to be retracked that I dread every ride
Colossus at Thorpe Park shot down for me. It was quite fun in 2020 but for some reason i was literally bleeding when I got off in 2021 because I hit my head that many times. I’m not even joking I have pictures, the side of my forehead was bleeding from getting smacked that much. Another ride was nemesis which was running super rough this year but still super intense which is good. Also Hyperion has gotten considerable rougher too. The smiler was running well towards the beginning of 2021 but towards the end it was rough as ever.
Dude I'm still a teen and I can't do Mine Blower back-to-back. Well, I COULD, but it wouldn't feel good. Nothing has shot down (or even dropped) in my rankings this year. The only coasters I rerode were Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster and FireChaser Express. We DO plan to visit Universal and BGT in January (which won't count for 2021) so something may drop then
I assure you Nitro has good airtime when it’s warmed up. I’ve had weak rides in the morning, but mid day, the airtime was solid on every hill, and the upward helix was intense
I think I rode Hades360 5 or 6 times back in August and I swear I could have kept going to double digits if time allowed it. Yeah I had a little headache but that could not kill how much of a masterpiece that ride is. Probably one of the biggest surprising credits for me this year.
@@SmileBullet Honestly the gravity group trains left me with so much room that is was some of the best airtime throughout that i’ve ever gotten. A couple rides my butt didn’t touch the seat until the final breaks. Intensity is probably my favorite element of a ride too that helps it for me. It’s #17 for me overall. But I get it, some rides just don’t do it for some people and I love hearing about everyone’s perspectives!
@@lucassallee4039 i got very minimal airtime and very little positive force on the ride, honestly. For me the tunnel was just a jackhammering meandering deafening path through the dark, I got nothing from it on all my rides. The pre-drop is great, but everything else just didn’t deliver to me besides the intensity. It’s my #19 currently, behind a handful of other woodies, like Tremors, Mystic, Classic Coaster, Mine Blower, and even Cyclops at the same park
Nah you are very correct about Mine Blower same experience here. Rode in 2018 and I loved it, rode it this year and it was ROUGH. Fell down my list by a lot. Also I am gonna disagree with all Valravn haters I think it is a very fun ride, however I will say Cedar Point’s inconsistent personal belongings rules and bins for each coaster is a little tedious. Either have bins for all items at all coasters or make us buy lockers for all coasters.
I agree with the loose articles and it was a major point of my CP video. I understand why some rides work a little differently but they took it too far
@@AirtimeThrills for sure, I remember watching that and thinking THANK YOU for calling it out. Do gotta give a shout out to the CP employees for doing their jobs well, I get how some rides work different as well, especially with the park’s variety, just wish there was at least a little more consistency . I usually bring a massive water bottle and my girlfriend had a small backpack of stuff, we just purchased the daily movable locker for $8. I guess it’s not so bad once you know what the rules are and you go in expecting it, but my first trip there this year I wasn’t as aware so it threw me off at first, didn’t stop me from enjoying all the rides, screaming my lungs out, and having a new top 2 coasters
I think Mt Olympus blew the maintenance budget on Cyclops this year. That's probably why Hades is so rough. Also I ridden Hoosier Hurricane 19 times in the last year. 2020 the first drop was glass smooth and the rest was a little jaring in the back. When I went opening weekend, twice in July and once in September, the coaster was progressively rougher as the season went on. By the end it really didn't matter what seat you sat in.
I rode Hades in June and it was so rough. It was my first time riding it, and I heard it was rough but not too rough, so I went on again. I ended up with a pounding headache for the rest of the day.
I know you love B&M hypers in the back row, and I do too, but Nitro is actually better in the front row. Give that a try next visit
Same with Candymonium
Front row nitro in the rain is hilarious.
So painful but so fun, couldn’t stop laughing at how ridiculous and painful the raindrops were
Not for me. I prefer the back or near back.
@@StamfordBridge Same! I can't leave SF without a ride or 4 of Nitro back row!
When Nitro is running slow, I agree. When Nitro is running faster the back is way better.
I operated Valravn this year and the "shoes only" policy was supposed to prevent guests from going to the bins because it slows down dispatch times significantly. Ride ops get a lot of pressure to hit certain numbers of riders every day, but I think both ops and guests would have a better experience if we didn't feel pressured to constantly rush to hit certain numbers.
I definitely appreciate you and every other CP employee for doing a good job enforcing rules, it’s definitely not easy to do sometimes and especially these days. I do kinda wish rules were more consistent across the park for each coaster at CP, seems to be different for every ride but that ain’t on you haha.
As a Midwesterner that’s been to my Olympus half a dozen times over the past decade, insane roughness is hades’ normal state. There’s a reason a 130 foot inverting GG coaster barely cracks anyone’s top 5 traditional woodies
Maybe I'm nuts but I marathoned Hades 360 summer 2020 and rode it 20 times in a row on a hot 90 degree summer day. I friggin love that coaster and out of my 151 credits I have it in my top 10.
X-Flight’s bouncing gives it character. The bouncing is turbulence, and the ride is plane themed.
I agree LOL. Fighter pilots experience this when performing demanding maneuvers.
Congratulations on 60,000 subscribers Chris!
I remember discovering your channel in July 2019 (when you had 2000 subscribers) and was shocked how you didn’t have more and declared you the most underrated coaster channel. (The channel quality did not make sense for a 2000 sub channel.) But now you blew up and got the fame you deserved.
Thanks! It kinds snuck up on me
Nitro dropped many spots in my rankings over the years. It's my first hyper and the hyper I've ridden most at over 200 times. It used to be in my top 5 when I was younger but as I rode more coasters, it is ranked 17 and basically tied with Steel Force at Dorney Park. I'll take Copperhead Strike, Storm Runner, and Dragster over Nitro. Nitro also is inconsistent. Some days, it hauls, but others it runs very slow. And each train is different in terms of smoothness, one train can be very smooth but another can be very rough.
Hey I have it tied with Steel Force too! Well actually, Steel Force is edging it out a bit now, it was running like fire almost the whole year.
@@thomasxl200 Some days I like Steel Force more than Nitro but I give Nitro a slight edge due to it having better night rides imo.
@@alexbrown2696 Steel Force night rides are a riot too. Both give great night rides, I think I like the SF turnaround section in the dark the most tho.
@juiceboxer100 Dude I have ridden both at least 30 times this year, and I am 100% serious when I say Steel Force has more consistent airtime. The midcourse barely hits and the airtime post-midcourse is better than Nitro's almost every time. If you were talking about Mamba / Wild Thing you would have a point tho
“The ride got three years older, but so did I”
-Airtime Thrills, 2021
Your channel is the best coaster channel and it turned me into a thoosie!
I agree and it has been the most underrated one for a long time until he blew up. (He had 2000 subscribers when I discovered his channel.)
Same
Thanks! Glad my videos are generating thoosies
@@AirtimeThrills No problem!
You explained hades perfectly, if it got a retrack it would be a elite ride but my Olympus is not going to do that any time soon
10 that dropped in my rankings in 2021:
Carolina Cyclone (Carowinds)- Used to think it was one of the better smaller Arrow Loopers- Not any more. Very rough this year. Horrible transitions.
Hurler (Carowinds)- Used to think it was average. Very rough this year.
Scream (SFMM)- Drops more as I ride it more and ride quality Floorless coasters like Kraken.
Mystery Mine (Dollywood)- Still find it very rough overall. Not my favorite at Dollywood.
Blue Streak (Cedar Point)- Much rougher this year and less air time as well.
Wicked (Lagoon)- Just something about this coasters is not comfortable. More pain in the legs this year. I wish it had better restraints. Almost fell to 4th best in park.
Electric Eel (SWSD)- I find the Sky Rocket II a little less enjoyable this year.
Intimidator (Carowinds)- I rode it much more this year and it used to be my #2 at Carowinds. Now my #4.
Millennium Force (Cedar Point)- Has dropped to #5 at Cedar Point for me, rides weren't as good this year.
Timber Terror (Silverwood)- Previously rode it backwards. Didn't have the same thrill factor and air time forwards as those previous rides.
Too bad about Wicked. I remember Taylor complaining about the painful lapbars before I got there in 2017, but I never had a problem with them either year I was there
Interesting. Intimidator moved up my overall list, as my 2021 rides were far better than my 2018 rides. I agree that Blue Streak had less airtime. I kind of hated Scream before, but after getting back on it a couple weeks ago, I'm alright with it now, even if I still have it as a lower tier floorless, far above Firebird, the worst coaster ever, but maybe behind Patriot.
The Beast at Kings Island got so much more painful this year. I remember on one ride during the first turn after the drop, it felt like my right hip dislocated. Now that it’s being retracked by the Gravity Group, hopefully it will be better like the Racer is after it’s retracking by Gravity Group.
weird, i rode the beast in october this year and it wasn't uncomfortable at all.
Personally, as someone who loves The Beast, I can say that this year it has been much more painful than normal. Hoping the retrack smoothens things a bit up, but I also hope the helix doesn’t lose its insanity.
When I went on Beast in June it felt pretty normal, but a retrack is almost always a good thing.
I'll agree with the highly painful assessment, but I can't speak to "this year" as when I rode it in August it was my first time at KI in over 20 years. Although at 54 myself, I do chuckle at Airtime going on and on about "getting old."
I went to Kings Island to ride The Beast in July. I had intentions to ride it in the morning and then get a night ride on it. That night ride never happened, because I thought it pulverized my kidneys that morning. I definitely want to give it a try again after it's retracked!
Wow, I’m shocked, I actually really liked Mineblower- maybe that’s because I’m used to Hades’ roughness? And both rides have some of the best pacing and great layouts… and OMG yes Hades got so rough this year
"Valravn made me sad this year, our relationship has been damaged"
So are us enthusiasts supposed to have deep emotional bonds with our credits or something lol😂
Yeah doesnt everyone??
@@AirtimeThrills fair point actually
Completely agree with your Hades360 experience. I was there late this summer (2021) and as much as I LOVE the layout of this coaster…it was probably the roughest coasters I’ve ever been on. Mine Blower was a very similar experience as well this November. Love the coaster but just too rough for multiple rides.
The ride that went down for me was Magnum. It was still tons of fun, but I didn't find it a fun as I remembered. It used to be my favorite, but it fell to about 5 or 6 for me. Diamondback seemed a lot more fun than it this year.
I remember back in the days riding. Our group at Six Flags Jersey hit 100 loops in one day. That was when they only had Batman and Scream Machine. Opening year of Kumba I hit it 10 times in a row!! Nowadays, I rode Twisted Timbers 3 times in a row and almost passed out!!
I actually started counting my inversions on a couple of my days at Busch Gardens Tampa recently. Light crowds meant a lot of rides on both Kumba & Montu. I reached 150 inversions in a day in 2019. Last winter, I had a day with 20 rides on Kumba, 10 on Montu, plus a few other rides put me over 210 inversions.
@@OklahomaCoasterFan wow...that's awesome!!!
I totally understand the feeling of your tolerance getting lower as you age. I used to love going backwards or crazy spinning, but nowadays just the idea of that gives me a headache.
I rode nitro this year on the hottest day of the year (103 degrees), and I did find it great but pretty overrated. The airtime strength just doesn't match that of most hypers. That helix tho is 👌👌👌
Helix is the best part of the ride tbh, that and the first drop
I am a strong believer in riding non-wheel seats, especially in the back of the train. For example, The Beast beats the crap out of me in the backseat, but by moving up only one row, I still get that back of the train experience without having my bones rattled.
I feel the same way about Nitro. It's always been my "home hyper" but I got back into the hobby big this year and picked up 40 new credits. As I compared the new credits, Nitro just, kept sliding. I got so many rides this year that I've seen Nitro at it's worst, and it's best; sometimes it really blows me away and feels like the elite hyper I worshipped as a kid, and sometimes I get off and think "I totally get why people rag on this."
Ironically I got a pretty solid ride yesterday, when it was 38 degrees out. But it was not worth the pain of riding a hyper in cold weather. Hurt like hell.
I don't travel to other parks in the winter, but I can imagine how savage a coaster in 30 degree temps would be with that wind. eesh. My winter rides at SFMM were probably no lower than 50
@@AirtimeThrills Yo it HURT. I could only take one ride.
Imagine an rmc timber wolf that had an extra 40-50ft added the the height. That might rival steel vengeance. Ive tried to make a mockup design in planet coaster but obviously it's hard to get to scale. Either way that would be a hell of a ride.
I went on Hades this year for the first time. I got two rides (not in a row). After first one I was like “huh, that was a bit rough but everyone must be exaggerating.”
After the second ride, I understood. It’s fun, but legit physically exhausting to ride. It also banged my spine towards the end which hurt a lot.
The most painful part is the tunnel on your ears though. It’s worse than a rock concert
You’re turning into the old man who says, ‘get off my lawn!’. Welcome to the club!
I rode Mineblower like a week ago back to back at night. You're correct, it is a super fun ride, but riding it feels like being in a car with a bad wheel bearing, at times it feels like your whole body is vibrating.
As someone who has CGA as their home park, I completely understand why Goldstriker is on this list. It's a long ride with a great layout but good god it's rough. It seriously needs some retracking
Couple tips for SFGAm.....inside seat for X-flight helps the bouncing and 3rd row on Viper gives the best air time.
imagine a umbrella just falling from valravn , so safe
It's been a long time since I've rode Hades last, but I was marathoning it like crazy in I think 2018. It was like, after my 10th ride that I tapped out.
Roughness really kills some rides. I rode Werewolf earlier this year in Walibi Belgium. The layout is decent, but it is without a doubt the roughest coaster I've been on (not surprisingly as it is a Vekoma woodie). It made the SLC next to it feel like a smooth ride (even though it's one of the rougher SLCs).
Congratulations on 60k, Chris!
Thanks!
Gold striker suprisingly shot up my list because if you can get past the roughness the night rides are fun and out control and you get good airtime in the back the front row 1 i have also noticed usually a lot smoother
60K! Good job.
I got one ride on Timber Wolf in September and I didn't find it overly rough at all. It was a little boring but an okay ride. Maybe I caught Prowler on a good day because my 2 rides were phenomenal. It wasn't quite Mystic Timbers but it wasn't too far behind. As far as wood coaster roughness goes, wait until you get my age, I'll be 50 in a few weeks. Mine Blower totally screwed me up & ruined my visit to BGT two days later. Thunderhead put me in the hospital a year and half ago and I thought I was going to have to go again because of Mine Blower.
When you hit them 30s man, the game changes lol The coasters do get rough over time, however so do we 😅 I’m guessing we are right around the same age so I understand your pain!
Your videos just seem to make my 2022 plans grow
I didn't ride Hades 360 last season, but I have been visiting Mt. Olympus somewhat consistently over the last decade. I'm thinking that the park was able to do some significant track work on it due to the delayed opening in 2020, and it may have caused the ride to run pretty well last year. While my rides on it this season were pretty rough, it wasn't any rougher than I remember it being in past seasons. The pre-lift section is still significantly better than it used to be.
Very surprisingly, Judge Roy Scream had some intense ejector in the front (and I’m a back row rider all the time)
What you said at 6:31 reminded me of when I went to Cedar Point and rode Blue Streak by myself and found it to be smooth. I told my parents it was a smooth coaster, and since we sat on a wheel seat, it also made me look like a liar 😂
You are demonstrating symptoms of restlessness and wonder lust. Spring is right around the corner.
Dang Trashing ok Great America coasters :( I think u went on a bad day, I go a ton and never found the problems you had, the only valid thing u said was about Viper. It is kinda rough in the back some days
With fun spot working with RMC on arieforce one, I don’t thin’ it’s completely impossible that RMC might retrack (Key work, retrack) mine blower, put the topper track on the rough spots and it’s like getting a gravity group woodie and a RMC in the same credit, that would prob get more people coming to the Kissimmee park too
I have no idea what exactly is wrong with Mine Blower...seems like it's not your typical wooden coaster roughness. More like a GaleForce situation where it needs to be rebuilt.
Fair enough on Gold Striker. It's got it's potholes They have been retracking it slowly though. It blew me away, finally riding it this year and it still stands as my number 1 overall coaster. It'll definitely fall once I get to the east side of the US. But for now, I find it the best in all of California. If you can give it a night ride in row 11, it's phenomenal.
Yesterday I aimed for back row on Viper, remembering what you had said but forgetting you took the back row. I took the back row, and for me it was a little rough, but not too bad and the airtime was great. I wouldn’t have gone for a second ride even if the park hadn’t been closing, but next time I’ll probably get 2 rides in a row in 2nd to back to see how that goes.
I think back row was closed on one train too, so that was odd.
Nitro can be such a hit or miss. I rode it in 2020 during covid with no one on the train in the morning and it was just boring and airtimeless. I rode it this year full capacity at 3:00 and it was amazing.
Fan: Make a video about the roughest wooden coasters this year.
Airtime Thrills: Sure, I could compare it to last year.
Fan: Yeah, call it coasters that shot down your rankings.
Airtime Thrills: And I'll add in Nitro and X Flight, and Valravn to get the comments going.
this video is awesomes. Good job airtime thrills. And also try out yukon striker in the front. The best b&m lopper
It really could be the best B&M looper...I hope to ride it at some point
Finally someone talks about the torso crushing on a wing coaster, this problem makes wingcoasters a place on the bottom of the B&M coasters for me
I have been riding Millennium Force for almost 20 years and I’ve never had 1 bad ride on it. It still makes me feel like a child again. SV was the first coaster I’d ever ridden that I thought was better then this was followed by Intimidator 305 and Fury 325.
I was impressed w Valravn when I 1st rode it on my 1st day ever visiting Cedar Point when in the two hours on May 21st 2018 when I rode 11 rides on 10 coasters and was the tallest and fastest coaster I'd ever been on, beaten three times within the previous 40 minutes when I rode Raptor in the back right seat (which at the time was the longest, tallest and fastest coaster I'd been on since Rolling Thunder at Great Adventure in 1981), then Wicked Twister, (beating my height, drop and speed records,) then Gatekeeper in the back left wing side, followed by Valravn in the back, which decapitated the the hoodie of my cheap Canadian Tire rain shell that Gatekeeper merely ripped. Valravn had some fun positive Gs but I didn't get that much from the drops. It's also too short a ride. I prefer Yukon Striker and I'd probably also prefer Griffon; the biggest B&M dive coaster with OTCSRs (restraints I usually hate but prefer on B&M dive coasters.) But at Cedar Point I prefer Rougarou by a slim margin due to it having a longer ride, which I rode after Valravn that day. The I beat all those records after that by riding Millennium Force. Then I rode Maverick before the park closed for the day. I went to bed dreaming of Steel Vengeance the next day.
I love hades I rode it right when Wisconsin dells opened and it is really harsh on your body but SUPER FUN
X flight pro tip. Put hands on your belly under the vest during the ride. When you get to the break run, pull your hands our and your won't be stapled.
Boardwalk Bullet _almost_ shot down in my ranking because it crawled over every hill after the 2nd drop and gave very little to no airtime, but it warmed up drastically later, so all I can say is if you go to Kemah, make sure, of you can, to go in the late afternoon/evening for the best possible ride
My one ride on BB was right after it opened for the day, so I'm sure I got a horrible ride on it. I didn't think it was anything special.
@@AirtimeThrills it did look like it was running slow in your footage
I only Rid on Rattlesnake and Turbulence 2 times in 2021. Sadly I didn't go to Hersheypark and Dorney Park again this year, because my mom got covid and my aunt has to watch me and my sister tonight because of that, which made my summer a living hell. :(
I heard judge Roy scream wasn’t bad but after riding wildcat at Hershey that made it feel smoothe
Nice job on 60k keep on going with the great content and 100k is coming soon
Thanks! It's been a slow burn the last year but I'm hoping to hit 100k eventually.
Valravn 100% dropped for me!!
I had a really bad experience on it this year (it was rougher than usual) and I ended up leaving Cedar Point throwing up because of how sick it made me :(( It's a decent ride, I just wish I didn't have a bad experience on it this year
Magnum shot way down after my 2021 ride in the magic seat. In 2019 it gave violent ejector, but i was pretty underwhelmed in 2021
I got destroyed in the magic seat this year so for me it was as insane as always
There is so much that goes into your enjoyment of a rollercoaster, like i rode Velicocoaster, Hagrid's, and Hulk coaster then went back to my home and rode Joker and Medusa 2 days later and I just felt them being so mediocre after spending 4 days riding those and a day binging Manta and Mako.
Also California being much colder than Florida also ruined the ride experience even more. Wait time can also affect the ride quality as well as park operations.
Yeah for sure all that stuff can put you into a good or bad mood which will definitely affect your opinion of the ride
Funny, when Valravn appeared at #1 I thought we would have similar complaints but not at all. I found it to be the roughest B&M I’ve ridden outside of Scream. Every ride I had was in the fron or back, far left or far right. And every valley has such a rattle I nearly got a headache. I had to stop after just 2 rides early in the day, and 2 more rides late in the day. Following day I gave up after 1. The trains must need some work, it can’t be the track.
Crazy, I have never experienced a tiny bit of roughness on Valravn
@@AirtimeThrills man, it was bad in September. Don’t remember it at all oct 2020
Valravn isn't bad, but it's not good either. I rode it once in 2016 for my first ride of the day and twice this year when I was working at the park (once as my last ride before Steel Vengeance Ride night and another day toward the end of my time where I basically rode all 4 B&M's in the PM because Gatekeeper went down so I sucked up and rode Val). I think I've been in row 2 every time I've ridden it so I think its more fun seeing other people get scared riding it than the ride itself. I really noticed pain from the vests, but only when the ride was not in motion, which I guess saves it from being garbage.
Row 2 sucks. Always ask for a different row, sometimes you'll get lucky.
Whens the top 50 dropping I already made the popcorn
Disagree with dropping Goldstriker. It might be a little rough but that out of control feel is awesome and I definitely enjoy it more than RailBlazer
I didn't drop Gold Striker much, it was just too bad that it seemed like it got way rougher over the last 3 years
I've been on Viper at night about 6 times in a row. And I don't find it rough at all, its really a great woodie.
Try and get more rides on it again if you can
When I first rode Valravn I had a great experience and thought it was clearly better than GateKeeper - since then I have seen some inconsistency in Valravn, including some very weak rides, and now I prefer GateKeeper, partially because it's a longer ride but also because I always know what I'm getting.
The jackhammering in the front row of Judge Roy Scream is incredible. If you want the perfect example of what jackhammering on a rollercoaster feels like, that seat is a masterclass. Feels insanely unsafe lol
i dissagree
Mine Blower is my #13. I love it, the inversion on a woodie is one of a kind on my list (haven't rode hades). I don't mind rough rides, as I marathon Beast in row 18 everytime I go to KI.
I didn’t find Goldstriker to be particularly rough, and I enjoyed the ride on the whole, but I didn’t think it competed with my favorite GCI (Renegade), so that made it a bit of a disappointment as I thought it would.
By the time Haunt came along Goldstriker was running more aggressively than I have ever felt it run, there were sharp pops of airtime, at times in very unexpected places and severe laterals throwing you all over the place I couldn't even tell you if it was rough, I can't count how many times I have ridden that thing and I found it to be borderline unpredictable during haunt season
i cant wait for these vids, they are the best
I rode Mine Blower for the first time this year and it kind of disappointed me. Boy was it rough. Great layout, but I could only take 3 rides on it. They really need to retrack it. I actually preferred White Lightning to it. Based on that it has me nervous about Hades 360, which is one of my big bucket list coasters that it will be the same way.
Hades is even rougher than Mine Blower, and you're going way faster for way longer so good luck
Good video but you now need to rank the 2 wood company, Donna and GCI that you been on then compare GCI and Gravity Group
I'd love to ride all those wooden coasters. I love woodies. I would like to ride Valraven too and then ride Yukon Striker. Thanks. Fun watching all these coasters.
I rode Mine Blower for the first time this year. I got two back row rides at night, but not back to back due to the roughness. I’ve loved every Gravity Group Coaster I’ve been on, but Mine Blower was so unpleasantly rough that it hurt the experience. I will rank White Lightning higher than it until they fix Mine Blower, and they should because the layout is amazing!
Tip about Hoosier Hurricane, the front rows are the roughest, as a person who has ridden it over 20 times, the best seat is the second to last row, you can feel some floater and it's not too rough, but then again it is in my top 10 least favorite coasters.
Dang, I knew I should have taken the back. Based on my rides in 2020 it didn't matter though
Living through you vicariously since I’ll never live this life 😭
Timberwolf had some insane airtime in the back this year and I was hugely impressed compared to my 2019 ride. Roughness wasn’t unbearable either
I don't have back issues, but there were two rides on Hades this year that had me wincing in pain. It's a shame because that layout is amazing.
Hades definitely wears you out by the end. Like seriously ready to go to bed after
I didn’t notice any bouncing or “torso crushing” on X flight during my visit on fright fest this year. I had a lot of fun on that coaster!
Ive never been but I can imagine it being a fun one! Glad you enjoyed it Henry!
I HAD A FUN TIME AND ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE (on x flight)
I had my first visit to Cedar Point in August, and got to ride Valravn in the front row. It was also my very first dive machine. One ride on it, and I was content. I don’t know what I was expecting but I had no desire to ride again.
Maybe age is part of it, as I turned 30 this year, or maybe it’s because I went by myself and didn’t have anyone to share the experience with, but as a stand-alone ride, it was pretty unremarkable.
Your experience with Valravn would make me drop any coaster in rankings. Those kind of things can always have an effect on how we feel about a ride. For me, my Valravn rides were great this year, as smooth and forceful as ever. Nitro was just as good as 2 years ago for me. I haven't gotten back on Hades 360, but that makes me sad to hear it's getting so rough. I have some notable drops in my rankings after rerides this year:
Lightning Rod (big drop): The ejector of the past is now only floater. It's top quality floater, but the much slower launch has it running far slower throughout the whole layout.
Full Throttle: It's as enjoyable as before, but the strict row assignments, and the only long line in the park, were a buzzkill.
Voyage: Just a little though. It was riding quite rough during HoliWood Nights this year, but in late July, it was riding great again.
Top Thrill Dragster (biggest drop in my rankings): Ridiculous amount & frequency of breakdowns on my visit, plus Kingda Ka was stronger and more reliable on that same trip.
X2: The new strict side & row assignments might have been a buzzkill, but I also maybe rode it too much, causing the insanity level to drop slightly.
I rode hoosier hurricane 4 or 5 times this year and I noticed that if you sit in the front row of a car (any odd numbered row) you will have a much smoother experience than if you sat in the back row of a car. Idk if that's just me but my friends who went to IB and rode it multiple times said the same thing.
Got 2 rides on Valravn 2 months ago, one middle one back. Middle row was ok at best, back row was so rough and headache inducing, that was the worst rattle i've ever experienced.
"A roller coaster with a 200 foot vertical drop and 3 huge inversions is *boring*."
Listen, I've never been on Valravn, but this just sounds silly.
I normally love Valravn but I wasn't having it this time around.
I rode Timber Wolf in the very back when I went this year and it was fine. It had a couple patches of roughness but nothing crazy, and the airtime was good.
I don't know how they're doing things over in the States but on my recent trip to Thorpe Park, which is my home park, the trains were being sent off half full (one rider/one group per row, so often rows and cars would literally have just one person in them) and this made some of the rides slower, so maybe these coasters will go back up your rankings when things are a bit more normal!
My Rides that dropped of my 144 credits:
-Storm Chaser: the first half is nearly flawless, but after the final inversion, all the final bit does is bruise your thighs. This ride is definitely running faster than 2020, but it’s hard to reride and enjoy the world class airtime with rmcs restraints (#10 -> #16)
-Mystic Timbers: This ride is a dream of a wooden coaster, but this year I noticed it’s main flaw and that is force. The pacing, layout, and setting are actually incredible for a wooden coaster, but the airtime is weak, and the only positive gs are after first drop. Still insanely smooth and re-rideable, just not as exciting or impressive as I remembered. (#8 -> #20)
-Hagrids Magical Creatures: I used to be a huge fanboy of this ride, but I’ve noticed that it loses its wow factor after repeated rides. Still one of the best rollercoasters in the world for first time riders, and in my opinion the best themed rollercoaster I’ve been on, it’s just that it’s surprises carry the ride, and that has worn off a bit. (#13 -> #19)
-Lightning Run: Just not as powerful as 2020, still an incredible ride with an insane first drop (#22 -> #26)
-Thunderhead: This ride dropped from #12 to #27 within a single day. My first ride was a front row night ride and rocked my world. No other ride I’ve gotten so far has come remotely close to replicating that the following day at Dollywood. Also there’s this one part that needs to be retracked that I dread every ride
Hades 360 is rough, and to be blunt I didn't see the hype for it. It hurt my neck.
Colossus at Thorpe Park shot down for me. It was quite fun in 2020 but for some reason i was literally bleeding when I got off in 2021 because I hit my head that many times. I’m not even joking I have pictures, the side of my forehead was bleeding from getting smacked that much. Another ride was nemesis which was running super rough this year but still super intense which is good. Also Hyperion has gotten considerable rougher too. The smiler was running well towards the beginning of 2021 but towards the end it was rough as ever.
we need to see your top 50 for 2021
He’s doing a top 100 and I think it’ll come next Monday because I believe he’ll do the “shot up my rankings” on Thursday.
Dude I'm still a teen and I can't do Mine Blower back-to-back. Well, I COULD, but it wouldn't feel good.
Nothing has shot down (or even dropped) in my rankings this year. The only coasters I rerode were Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster and FireChaser Express. We DO plan to visit Universal and BGT in January (which won't count for 2021) so something may drop then
I assure you Nitro has good airtime when it’s warmed up. I’ve had weak rides in the morning, but mid day, the airtime was solid on every hill, and the upward helix was intense
Did the umbrella in the shirt help the BM vest torso crushing? If so maybe I'll try it!
I think I rode Hades360 5 or 6 times back in August and I swear I could have kept going to double digits if time allowed it. Yeah I had a little headache but that could not kill how much of a masterpiece that ride is. Probably one of the biggest surprising credits for me this year.
Hades blew me away in 2020, seemed like the roughness was a slow grind so it was tolerable
Imo it’s one of the most overrated coasters I’ve ever ridden. Outside of its intensity, I really don’t get the hype for it
@@SmileBullet Honestly the gravity group trains left me with so much room that is was some of the best airtime throughout that i’ve ever gotten. A couple rides my butt didn’t touch the seat until the final breaks. Intensity is probably my favorite element of a ride too that helps it for me. It’s #17 for me overall. But I get it, some rides just don’t do it for some people and I love hearing about everyone’s perspectives!
and don’t get me started on that tunnel.. that part was really rough but i was having so much fun i didn’t even care
@@lucassallee4039 i got very minimal airtime and very little positive force on the ride, honestly. For me the tunnel was just a jackhammering meandering deafening path through the dark, I got nothing from it on all my rides. The pre-drop is great, but everything else just didn’t deliver to me besides the intensity. It’s my #19 currently, behind a handful of other woodies, like Tremors, Mystic, Classic Coaster, Mine Blower, and even Cyclops at the same park
Judge Roy Scream kinda has good airtime
especially the first drop in the back at night
Nitro is a criminally underrated Hyper. When it’s warmed up, it gives some great air time.
Exactly
Not even top 5. Doesn’t beat hypers like behemoth, mako, shambala, diamondback candy
Nah you are very correct about Mine Blower same experience here. Rode in 2018 and I loved it, rode it this year and it was ROUGH. Fell down my list by a lot.
Also I am gonna disagree with all Valravn haters I think it is a very fun ride, however I will say Cedar Point’s inconsistent personal belongings rules and bins for each coaster is a little tedious. Either have bins for all items at all coasters or make us buy lockers for all coasters.
I agree with the loose articles and it was a major point of my CP video. I understand why some rides work a little differently but they took it too far
@@AirtimeThrills for sure, I remember watching that and thinking THANK YOU for calling it out. Do gotta give a shout out to the CP employees for doing their jobs well, I get how some rides work different as well, especially with the park’s variety, just wish there was at least a little more consistency . I usually bring a massive water bottle and my girlfriend had a small backpack of stuff, we just purchased the daily movable locker for $8. I guess it’s not so bad once you know what the rules are and you go in expecting it, but my first trip there this year I wasn’t as aware so it threw me off at first, didn’t stop me from enjoying all the rides, screaming my lungs out, and having a new top 2 coasters
I think Mt Olympus blew the maintenance budget on Cyclops this year. That's probably why Hades is so rough. Also I ridden Hoosier Hurricane 19 times in the last year. 2020 the first drop was glass smooth and the rest was a little jaring in the back. When I went opening weekend, twice in July and once in September, the coaster was progressively rougher as the season went on. By the end it really didn't matter what seat you sat in.
Video idea: top 10 front row rides
When i rode timber wolf for the first time ever in 2021 the back was more pleasant for me the front was a train wreck
I rode Hades in June and it was so rough. It was my first time riding it, and I heard it was rough but not too rough, so I went on again. I ended up with a pounding headache for the rest of the day.