What's the Best Seat on a Roller Coaster?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ค. 2019
- Have you ever noticed that your experience on a roller coaster can change drastically depending on where you sit in the train? Some people prefer the front row, while others insist the back row is faster. In this video we explore why this difference occurs and whether the back row is truly faster!
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Here's the short answer.
Back: faster/whips more/bumpy
Front: best view/more wind
Middle: safe bet if it's your first time/best line
@** you do you boo lol
StrikerHeadshot That didn’t work out for me at Disney, seeming as it was me and my dad’s first time on the Incredicoaster I didn’t want to sit at the front but the worker told us to seat at the front row and now I want to sit at the front of every roller coaster
Middle also gives more hangtime on stalled inversions, like on Smiler. That being said, most rides with stalled inversions tend to have very short trains. And most of the ones that aren't are RMCs which also pack a lot of airtime, so you'll only ever be able to take advantage of it on Copperhead Strike and a few others Mack coasters with long-ish trains AND stalled inversions.
U need to be protected at all costs
@@doyinnn3217
From what? The ride? Pfft...
The most dangerous thing you can do at an amusement park is _drive to the park._ You're more likely to be killed by a lightning strike than by a roller coaster. Heck, you're more likely to win the lottery than be killed by a roller coaster.
When you come for the best seat but get a physics lesson
What is: Force?
Exactly, you always get more than you thought out of a Coaster Bot video ;)
Force = (Mass)*(Acceleration)
ha
No one like it's at 420 likes
It’s a push or pull
I just sit in the one that has the shortest line XD
Torin Friedrichs lol hahahaha! YaaaaaaaY!!!
camilo pareja alvarez XD it takes many years of practice XD
i do that when most of tge lines r long lool 😂
Niya. B lol human laziness
YESSS but I always try to get towards the front
I go to the row with the shortest line always :")
True
This one lives life in the fast lane
I go towards the middle but I have a fear of rollercoasters I've onlt been on one I'm my entire life and it was today I'm 12 riding a kiddie rollercoaster and so we're my friends we took up the entire cart
Bailey Angus sammmeee
@@nevaehwalsh7085 :)
I used to be a front row guy, but I'm slowly changing to a "it depends on what type of ride" guy.
Lmao
SpeedBird6780 same
I'm a back row guy
am i the only one who doesnt care? i just sit anywhere
Same I can’t go on the back in Twisted I don’t wanna break my neck.
I go front row for launch coasters, themed rides, and rough(er) rides.
Back row gives an awesome ride though, and I love being pulled over drops forcefully!
Sam Case me too, I prefer the drop on Fury 325 from the back anyway!
Did you...? Did you steal Sony's smurf model?
Back row also gains near miss effects because you see all the rows in front of you as you‘re pulled through the scenery. It really adds to the experience.
Loving that ghost train effect you added to the footage. Really illustrates the difference between rows
Thanks Frank that means a lot actually. I stumbled across it by accident but as you said, it works very well to illustrate the point! :)
What is ghost train effect?
What does ghost train effect mean?
@@TheAfzalfamily where you see 2 trains on one track that go trough eacht pther so show the difference between front and back
At first I thought it was another train that they sent off right after the first. It scared me for a second before I realized it was a ghost train
The view is worth it/ the ride is rough: front
Yo ass is scared/just don’t want to do it/don’t have the patience to wait: Middle
Looking for intensity: Back
Blah same
You're* scared.
Christine C I fixed it!
So true
My ass is very scared 🥺
The beginning of the vid: The front obviously
After the vid: The back?
It real answer: It depends.
It real answer... stonks
I came to this video because I've been watching far too many roller-coaster videos and I was wondering if the back is better than ghe front cuz it's faster lol
They're all great seats if it's a section of straight track
booooooooooooooooooooooo
Obviously
@@thelukeguitar0415 it was a joke
me: *sees title*
*THE BACK ROW! you get the feeling of the drops is so much more intense and so much better*
I prefer the back row as I am not interested in the view and love dropping fast!
Juliet Bigley he says the back of the train goes faster.
Hayden Manes Yeah.... I think that person knows that... what’s your point..
A coin has two sides tho
On the fury there’s no escape.. you sit in the front row looking down 325 feet in fear or you sit in the back row scared while the front row is screaming
I share this belief. Getting pulled over those first drops is just incredible. I prefer it to the front most of the time.
I will say looking over those big drops can be exhilarating too, but I prefer the speed.
Awesome video as always, I’m usually a Back Row guy, but for Arrow loopers, themed coasters, and Intamin Accelerator coasters I prefer the front.
Thank you, and that's fair enough! :)
I like too sit in the middle for arrow loopers for minimal head banging
Coaster Hour I choose not to even ride some arrow loopers. I experienced Carolina cyclone and had a horrible migraine. Then I heard from a ton of people that anaconda was worse soo when I went to kings dominion i opted out of that. But I usually prefer the back row too
@Coaster Hour I prefer the back it feels more snappy and whiplash inducing
I prefer back row on almost every coaster. Except some coasters that are smoother in front than in the back.
Love your video Harry
Awesome and thank you very much! :)
so basically, all coasters then? lmao
As an airtime fan I love being flung over the the hills and being forced out of my seat so back seat rides are normally my favorite.
However, there are obvious exceptions like launched coasters and heavily themed coasters with near miss elements that make front row rides a better experience
@The Boeing Kid or the airtime hill on the smiler
I always prefer the middle of the train, as you said, most of the things are designed to work around that so I get the most "well-rounded" experience and not the "extremeties". I find this to be the most comfortable and enjoyable.
Same!
Same
I hate the middle row 😂😂
BasketballKing2005 yeah it’s called sick not throw up lmao
I only go on the middle if I’m scared
Back row squad!
Edit: thanks for the likes!
CoasterCraziness is there actually an association dedicated to the back row of a roller coaster? I’m interested now
r/wooosh me Lol no. I wish or I would join!
Yas
r/wooosh me
Username checks out
Lmao bet seat on the coaster!
GCI’s always in the back. Launched coasters always in the front! And any new coaster we do first on front then on the back if we have time for rerides 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Solid choices! :)
I see I have found a fellow coaster enthusiast of culture
I just sit wherever my friends wanna sit since they’re usually the ones who drag me there
I ALWAYS go for the middle! Closer to the front because I'm not bold enough to sit in the front but I don't want to sit in the back either lol
Right
For me, the best row depends on the coaster.
Some rides I like better in the front (example is Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain)
Some rides I like better in the back (example is Gold Striker at California’s Great America)
I usually sit at the back for everything because I like to have the airtime over all of the drops. I don't mind a coaster being a bit rough because it feels more wild.
Me too honestly! :)
Depends on the coaster really, Nemesis The front, Icon Back row, Smiler anywhere, Silver Star back row right hand side. Blue Fire Front row, Wodan Front row and Shambhala anywhere as that coaster is perfection!
Smiler is best in front
Shambhala in the middle rows is only ok. You have to go row 1, 6, 7 or 8 for the proper experience
@@madattaktube I think so too but inverted coasters you can't see anything unless you're at the front...
I like blue fire first row, Silver Star back on the left side and Wodan in the back
Easy. Flying coasters, inverted, dive machines, launched coasters and 4ds = front row. B&M loopers. 3rd or 4th row usually the smoothest. Hypers, gigas, rmcs and woodies = back row
Back row! Airtime, baby.
Can't beat a bit of quality airtime! ;)
Kärnan: Hoping for the front.
Novgorod: Front.
And on many other coasters with pretty long trains I choose the back, except for woodies.
I saw a few clips at the beginning, and I wanted to say thank you for recognizing the small Pittsburgh park known as Kennywood.
I like the back simply because I like to see the line made by the train, and the path it takes. I also enjoy seeing other people. I get more anxious at the front row, not seeing anyone, and seeing the tracks takes the fun out of it, even if it's also more 'reassuring'. If that makes sense...
Definitely front row on everything except GCI woodies. On GCIs, I go back row every time
I always ride on the middle row because I'm too scared and I feel like it's safer there XD 😂
sAmE!
Aoyama is amazing SAME!!😂
The other day me and my bff went to worlds of Fun and there was a ride with 12 seats and we sat in the seat that was number 6 😂
Just crushed Kings Dominion today for the first time. Went by myself and rode every coaster in the park including Intimidator 305 three times. Rode back seat every time unless there was an open seat in one of the other rows alleviating any wait time. I'm back seat all day every day. Getting pulled over the top of the 305 ft Giga coaster to ensure taking that entire massive drop at full speed was spectacular! SPECTACULAR I SAY!! :-)
Another great vid. Thank you.
I can imagine it's spectacular! Thank you :)
I always go the back seat. I love to be pulled down at the first drop. What is also a good advantage is that you can see the front of the train drop first which you know when the drop is coming. Seeing people drop first before you gives you a bit of chills.
I agree! :)
Front row for most steel coasters, and back for most wooden is my preference.
Front row is great if you want the feeling of your stomach dropping. Back row can get more airtime.
Ok. But for 4D coasters, it doesn’t really matter.
In the back you get no time for airtime. Everything is just pulling you
Wow! You explained this topic very beautifully with perfectly fitting images.
Your voice is honestly so soothing and the way you describe things make it so easy to understand :)
Thank you, this comment is extremely kind, I really appreciate it :)
I'm more of a middle row guy, it's nice and not a ton of people run for the middle.
Kuzu :D I've gotten....... Spit in my face many times when sitting in the middle
Nice job!
I like the back row. :D
My son didn't believe that your position in the train could make that much of a difference. We had just gotten off Superman: Ultimate Flight, riding in the middle, so we got right back on and rode in the last row. That pretzel loop is an entirely different story from the back, which demonstrated my point nicely.
Awesome to hear! It's crazy how much of a difference it can make sometimes :)
Omg I just love this!!! I see so much Walibi stuff in your videos and it makes me happy cuz there is FINNALY someone who puts Dutch roller coasters in their videos…. Keep up the good work!
Walibi is great! Thanks for watching and for the kind words :)
Very informative and accurate. However, you failed to mention how the length of the train heavily affects the ride experience.
For example a dive machine has shorter trains which neutralizes the hang-and-drop forces, while a new gen B&M Hyper will have long trains to maximize the airtime gained on each extremity.
Soz for the long comment :)
It's self implied that the length of the train will make this effect larger or smaller, or at least I felt it was when reading through the script. You're certainly right though. The closer the rows are to the 'middle' of the train the less of an effect it will have :)
My friend and I always go for the back... we went to Cedar Point and rode every ride on the back two seats. Best day ever!
Awesome to hear! :)
Best video by coaster bot! So well explained, paced, and so well transitions.
Thank you very much, I appreciate the kind words :)
Front! Love seeing the amazing track ahead and wind hitting my face. At the same time I dont care where I sit, just happy to be on it!
Awesome to hear!
Thank you for educating the GP 🙏
Back seat for most, but some coasters I prefer the front
I always go to the back row because the drops always feel so much better, and I'm all for that! Also, if you're on a flying coaster with a pretzel loop, like Superman at Six Flags, HOLY CRAP, the PULL on your body you feel in the back row is UNREAL. If you've been there, you know.
Ever since I have rode coasters when I was younger I have always been a Back Row Rider even to this day. As a coaster enthusiast the feel of getting airtime and getting wiped around and going fast is one of my favorite feelings on any roller coaster which is why I will always ride back row on any coaster.
Best seat?
Thrill seeker: Back
Meh: Front
Scaredy-cat : middle
Center row is my favorite as you will know when your about to go down when everyone in front is screaming lol.
For anyone going to Thorpe park in the UK try to ride swarm on the front right seat right at the edge. I purposefully choose to sit there to experience the wing tilt up to the highest point before twisting down leftwards into the first corkscrew. It felt amazing!
I sit in the back so I get that fun and intense whipping feeling going over the drops
Coaster Bot you've definitely made me less scared of roller coasters by now!
That's fantastic to hear! I'm glad I could help :)
I like the seat on the coaster train
That's fair enough! :)
COASTER BOT lol 😂
Wow, I never really thought of that🤔
What
My favorite seat is the back most of the time, but on some twister coasters I prefer the front. I always stay away from the middle though lol. I also enjoy well themed coasters a little more in the front so I can see all the cool stuff.
nice vid!! if the cars are below the track, my favourite seat is front edge for the best views and thrills, but otherwise i’m not that bothered about which row. always go for edge seats though :)
The best one is the one that stays on the ground, watching as the rollercoaster leaves you behind
Intamin prefab:long train-15~18 rows
Front for good ejector
Back for great 1st drop or sustained air
b&m dive:
1st row:great holding brake but meh drop
2nd row: good holding brake good drop
3rd row: HELLA Airtime(whipped over 90°)
I always wait for have the front row, but now I've reconsidered my point of view. Tks a lot
No problem! Best of luck with future riding! :)
These videos are amazing and soooo good stoned. Love your channel dude
ha ha thank you very much, it means a lot :)
For me, it depends on the coaster. Usually, I ride once in front and once in the back to get a feel for which is better.
Which seat?
Me: I got the horses in the back.
@@SidneyJupiter social experiment
Professor Voodoo r/woooosh
Lol AThe Regular Person r/woooosh
Professor Voodoo I guess you don’t know what it means
Lol AThe Regular Person no I do, I was saying it to you
I really like the summary of this video because it really tells it like it is, it depends on the individual, their desires for the experience, and which experience enjoy more. For me I commonly enjoy the back of rides more, but there’s a few rides I feel like are better in the front
Thanks for this :)
especially with fast Lane plus I wait extra patiently to ride the front for that openness, sees the track, that thrill that's makes me a roller coaster freak that's fearless 😀😁😎
never go to the very end of the viking ship ride... i tried it first time on the very end and i thought
i was gonna flip upside down.. 😬
Everytime on front, except gci for some reason and maybe icon at bppb
I most commonly sit at the back of a roller coaster. I love being pulled of the crests of hills. When I rode Th13teen for the first time, I sat in the very back row and my entire body felt like it was being stretched as I went down the drop. One of the best roller coaster drops I've ever experienced.
Awesome to hear! :)
COASTER BOT I’m going to AT again in August.
That first drop is always my favorite part of a roller coaster. So I am team back seat all the way. I want to be pulled through things at a speed I can barely handle. :)
I saw Alton towers rides and got hyped and I don’t know why
• Nightshade Gacha :3 • i saw thorpe park rides and got excited ahah
still a piece of garbage ahaha
@@daz1717 alton towers > Thorpe park any day
Back. And, as far as the people I know...
1-10 Lifetime coaster ridden: They don't really care.
10-30 Lifetime coaster ridden: Front or back.
30+ Lifetime coaster ridden: Back.
Describes me perfectly I have 30 credits and my "first ride front row only" policy no longer holds for B&M inverts. It's "first ride back row only" from now on
I don't think this is really true. Some coasters just do ride better in the front with the added sense of speed and fantastic view! :)
Your pfp makes me nervous
For most sit-down roller coasters that have those big famous drops my vote will always be the back row, especially for wooden coasters. The extra pull from the rest of the train ahead of you makes the experience so much better in my opinion
I agree with most everything said. I like the last car for speed, but (before they removed it) I liked the front car for the Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Va. The cars hung from a rail and then the track raced through a village and tight paths between trees. The passing of so many verticals close to the cars gave the impression of it going faster than it actually was.
I normally just go one the ride atleast 2 times and go back and front ...
The back seat is my favorite place to seat. I enjoy the front too but only for the view.
Backseat for life! Great video.
Thank you! :)
Front for me, I like the view.
I do sometimes go for the back though. Recently I went into Untamed, the new RMC in Walibi Holland. I went for the back on that one, boy was it rough, but fun!
Im a back row guy
I usually prefer the front of the train but the back seems faster, the middle is the worst
I live an hour away from Canada’s Wonderland, so I go there a lot, and one time when I got fast passes and was able to get on the leviathan very quickly, I decided to try out the back for the first time, and it was so weird, I remember being thrown up by the speed way earlier than usual, like right at the top, and it was so fun! My mom hates the back though because it’s “too bumpy” so we still sit in the front most of the time
It is very interesting just how much of a difference it can make sometimes! :)
Writing with excitement before I've even watch this clip, I've been aware of this since I rode my 1st coaster with more that two cars 40 years ago. When I finally went to Cedar Point for the 1st time ever last year, the back row was for me the best in every coaster there, except Maverick, where I like to sit in the middle. But it has a car 0 so the middle (of 3 cars WITH SEATS) is still behind the centre of gravity. ;) (I even preferred Wicked Twister as the tallest spike is the last backwards one). Now to watch this video...
... I've now watched this video: I like the back car on almost all coasters, but I can now appreciate the front sometimes as a surprisingly different experience on coasters (like Coaster at Playland in Vancouver) that I usually sit in the brutal back row. ;) I'm also open to the idea of some coasters being better in the front. Now I'm looking forward to reading the other comments on this clip. Thanks for this awesome video!
Surely Dragster is better in the front? Better air over the top hat in the back though
Surely Dragster is better in the front? Better air over the top hat in the back though
@@visionist7 I'd agree perfectly; the best element in that ride is probably the launch in the front car but the back car doubles the amount of "pony tricks" it bestows; You actually get a great drop on the back that you just don't in the front, due to the low speed it has when cresting the one and only hill.
My favorite spot on the ride is the back because you get more pressure
I'm a true back row guy and I always have been
Back because i loveeeee fast rollercoasters. Made a great mistake, went to portaventura and went on the shambhala. Since i thought the back would be slow compared to the front. Then i went at the back AND WOW
Awesome video, this was really helpful! On a roller coaster I usually sit in the second or the front of the third car. If I really enjoy a certain ride, then I'll do front row. Never tried back, since my mum has told me that apparently it's more "loose" although I think it's just airtime. And I hear it's rougher in the back on certain rides.
You'll definitely got to try the back. It is often more thrilling! Sometimes in can be rougher but usually this doesn't effect the ride experience very much :)
@@coasterbot Yes, I'll have to! I just don't know I will go back to an amusement park. My home parks are Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion but we only go there for choral stuff and this year was our last... Next time we go I will have to try my favourite rides there in the back!
I go front row. I really don't like the feeling in your estomac when you drop!
That's my favorite part of the rides.
Sam Kuyken That's why I go beetween the 2nd and 4th row when I do coaster featurings drops
@@alex_valden Does that help?
Sam Kuyken Well.... It depends on how your body reacts to coasters. As soon as I am on the top of the lift I take a deep breath and it help to reduce the feeling of the drop (But idk if it would work for you)
Sam Kuyken I think if you go to the 1st row, the sensation will increase because you can see the drop coming. And if you go too much in the back, you will feel a lot the drop so yeah
I have been on every seat on nemesis and I have to say the very back was the best
i love nemesis
Always wondered about this, thx!
No worries, thanks for watching :)
The gp always seem to think that the back row is less scary, and it completely changes their point of view on roller coasters and makes them not want to ride them, they think that if the back row is this crazy, they cant imagine what the front row is like
My friend is an enthusiast but with little credits, and he was surprised about the back row being more intense. He said "whaaa imagine a first timer thinking the back row is less scary and then..."
lol
My friend is an enthusiast but with little credits, and he was surprised about the back row being more intense. He said "whaaa imagine a first timer thinking the back row is less scary and then..."
lol
Back row and front row on the Mako is a whole different experience...I definitely prefer the back row!
I feel like the front row on mako is better i got way more air time from those hills
Thx now i dont need to explain my GP friends
I almost always go in the back for the extra forces over drops and hills but I do love the front row as long as I don’t have to wait an extra 30 minutes because everyone flocks to the front!
Very true!
0:24 thats "Flug der Dämonen" in Germany ive been in there over 10 times it's so nice
front seat is the best by far
Edit: you get more air time in the back tho
Formula Rossa in any seat but the front is boring. In the front seat, it's one of the greatest roller coaster experiences I've had. You are literally experiencing the wind speeds of a category 5 hurricane and you need that wind to tell your brain how fast you're really going.
That sounds fantastic!
Yeah definitely the front for this coaster - have also done it the back and it was a horrible experience. So much vibrations it felt like I was in a car accident getting off it.
Thanks for the info! Going to knotts in a few days so I’ll keep this in mind!
Awesome and no problem! Make sure to report back, I'd love to hear your thoughts! :)
COASTER BOT alright I have returned from the land of the boysenberry. And here were my seat preferences for the main coasters
Xcelerator: front if you want a great view of things, back if you want things to be a bit more aggressive. Both seats get great airtime on the top hat element.
Silver bullet, any row is fine, but sit on the outside seats if you want to be whipped around a bit more by those inversions (btw I forgot just how forceful that double helix at the end is. Geez!)
Ghost rider. The front is much tamer from my experience, while the back definitely gets pulled down more those drops, so go towards there if you want something more intense, either wait the airtime is great on any seat
Hangtime. I gotta say there isn’t much airtime on this one on the front allows for that great suspense factor when you sit at the top of the lift hill, you get slightly pulled over a bit harder in the back but the trains aren’t that long, so it doesn’t really make too much of a difference
Coast rider, it’s a wild mouse lol. You’re in both the front and the back seat
I think that there is a sort of prestige that comes with sitting in the front. I always try to do it at least once per every new rollercoaster I ride. After that, it's any row. But, with rides that have a lot of airtime I prefer the back. I will also try to sit on a certain side of a rollercoaster that has a roll element depending on which way it rolls. That whipping sensation is just so satisfying.
Solid strategy!
On roller coasters that are really intense and compact like the smiler i prefer to sit in the front row, even though there is usually like two rows on roller coasters like that it still makes a difference, i also prefer the front row on dive coasters, and b&m hyper coasters. I prefer the back row on intense wooden coasters, stuff made by gci, gravity group, rmc, and intamin prefabricated rides like el toro. I dont have a preferred seat on launched coasters.
...and don't forget how to discover real B&M Hyper Enthusiasts! They will sit in the middle of the train, because there will be the perfect floating airtime at 0G!
Loving the amount of Shockwave footage in this, absolutely love that ride!!
Me too, it's a fun coaster! :)
I got to experience all the roller coasters at Blackpool Pleasure Beach for the first time last weekend, and it was certainly interesting to compare different seat positions. The old woodies were great in the back row, being hauled over the drops and hills. They felt kinda tame when sat right at the front, except when being propelled up the hills. Avalanche was surprisingly intense when sat right at the back. I did Revolution on the front row, and that was almost too intense going though the loop backwards!
Icon was great in both the front and the back; you either get great views or the fantastic air time over the hills. I did the Big One in the back first, and was kinda scared approaching that janky first drop. Thankfully you get used to it after a while. I sadly didn't get to try it in the front row, but I guess the view is also kinda scary there!
I also noticed on the old woodies, you were certainly right about the different between a wheel seat and non-wheel seat. Much rougher with the latter.
I'm glad you got to experience this affect first hand! You're definitely right though, it matters a lot on the woodies where you sit! :)
A back row ride on Big One is worth three front row rides ;-)