Who Has the ULTIMATE American Coaster Collection? Six Flags Magic Mountain vs Cedar Point

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  • Six Flags Magic Mountain and Cedar Point have been doing battle for decades, trying to one-up each other in the roller coaster arms race. So....who won? Or should I say, as of 2022, who's winning? Let's break it down using coaster battles.
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  • @ndelli23
    @ndelli23 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    My main gripe with the coaster battles is that the battles for categories like RMC hybrids and mega coasters are worth as many points as the battles for mine trains, junior coasters, etc. I know it's in good fun but I'm like there should be a more in depth scoring system or something.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +23

      True BUT if they're both really good they cancel each other out. I didnt think any of the matchups were so lopsided it deserved 2 points, other than possibly MF over Goliath

    • @nafspark
      @nafspark ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AirtimeThrills Not even that. It's just that you broke your scoring system by valuing that ride 2x more than any other.

    • @johnniehaus6581
      @johnniehaus6581 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nafspark I agree that X2 should have only gotten 1 point. Sure it's a major ride but you could argue that you should have run it up against Gatekeeper since they are both "winged" with riders on sides of the track. X2 would have won, leaving Tatsu behind as the extra coaster. While tatsu is amazing, I don't think anyone is saying it deserves more than one point. Especially since in the system established in the video coasters never got more than 1 point. I understand half and quarter points for the Wild Mouse and Kiddy Coasters. But if Millennium Force and Steel Vengeance are only getting 1 point, X2 should never be allowed to get more than 1 point.

    • @chriskleps7253
      @chriskleps7253 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johnniehaus6581 I think it’s pretty clear he intentionally modified the system at the end to avoid a tie and get people riled up.

    • @johnniehaus6581
      @johnniehaus6581 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chriskleps7253 I would have been satisfied with a tie rather than breaking/modifying the scoring system. Why can't we just say that they are both exceptional coaster destinations? Regardless, everyone is welcome to their opinion and maybe the 2 points for X2 made sense other people but to me it was just wrong

  • @justiceleaguebattleformetr9239
    @justiceleaguebattleformetr9239 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    What you should’ve done is the Arrow loopers (Viper VS Corkscrew) and the ejector machines (Wonder Woman VS Magnum)

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +24

      That could have worked also

    • @BertDaMonkey
      @BertDaMonkey ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Viper would’ve destroyed corkscrew

    • @russ4moose
      @russ4moose ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Would've rendered the same result. Corkscrew really sucks. At least the 1 ride I got on it had me saying "never again." "All American No Fun Pain Machine" would be an appropriate name for it.

    • @hypa_surge6226
      @hypa_surge6226 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh. Steel vengeance should’ve been 2-3 points

    • @russ4moose
      @russ4moose ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hypa_surge6226 You think it's THAT much better than Twisted Colossus?

  • @poorwillis
    @poorwillis ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Imma be honest, I get genuinely excited when I see that you’ve released a new vid. Love this guy

  • @SlipMaker
    @SlipMaker ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Big problem with Magic Mountain is how many coasters are closed on a regular basis. Hopefully the shift to weekends only during the off season will address that.

    • @xlerat0r10
      @xlerat0r10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’ve been to Magic Mountain four times in the past few weeks, and almost half their major coasters are closed. But what people don’t realize is that we are in the off-season. I went from complaining about ops to understanding that we’re fortunate the park’s even open year round. I was at Magic Mountain back in August and every single coaster was open. Of course, people who buy day passes are getting screwed without fair warning, but aside from that, I can’t really be too mad.

    • @devdevthrills
      @devdevthrills ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s true, but it’s a 365 park. Summer time they’re always all open. CP unfortunately has none open more than half the year if we’re sticking with the video theme 😂

    • @seanlewis1148
      @seanlewis1148 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@devdevthrills 365 no more. They(Magic Mountain) are going back to seasonal now.

    • @devdevthrills
      @devdevthrills ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seanlewis1148 yeah true, more like 345 now lol

    • @timothywait9457
      @timothywait9457 ปีที่แล้ว

      Slip Maker correct and i think it shod have an indoor dark coaster to escape the heat in summer

  • @han_shot_1st882
    @han_shot_1st882 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I feel like Cedar Point overall has the best top 4 out of any park, and a really great 5-10 lineup. It seems like the ranking system should be more weighted like what you did for the extra coasters, because the amount of separation between Millennium Force and Goliath should be counted way more than between Ninja and Iron Dragon. Still a very good vid though! So happy to wake up and see you uploaded!

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I actually was going to give 2 pts for lopsided wins but there really werent any insanely lopsided matchups, aside from possibly MF and Goliath, but even then MF isnt a perfect ride so i left it at 1

    • @HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od
      @HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Best Top 4 Of Any Park? *Hersheypark Has Left The Chat*

  • @OriginalJoe
    @OriginalJoe ปีที่แล้ว +20

    If you ranked your favorites at CP 1-16 and did the same for MM (top 16) and just lined them up and decided which would you rather ride, I think CP would have more of my favorites. Totally agree there is absolutely nothing like X2 anywhere at CP or in any US park so it is hard to compare.

    • @IndyCoasterCreator
      @IndyCoasterCreator ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel like that is the one thing that gives sfmm’s lineup the edge over cedar points for me, Cedar Point doesn’t have any extremely unusual coasters or anything I’d consider one of a kind in the US

    • @emilydiepenbrock312
      @emilydiepenbrock312 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree w this assessment. Grew up going to Cedar point every year and it will always be the best in my eyes and I will die on that hill. but now live in SoCal and wowwww the X2 blew my mind
      I will say I felt a bit safer at Cedar Point.

  • @Cheezbat
    @Cheezbat ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Good video! Have to agree with your picks. If I want a variety, I’d easily pick Magic Mountain. If I want like 6-7 good coasters, I’d pick Cedar Point.

    • @emilydiepenbrock312
      @emilydiepenbrock312 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree. There is nothing like cedar point’s Millenium Force and the Raptor for me. Magic mountain had too many coasters for me

    • @johnniehaus6581
      @johnniehaus6581 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said! Magic Mountain has some unrivaled variety with the B&M flyer, invert, floorless, and Standup, good Arrow Coasters (X2, Viper, Ninja, Goldrusher), a Schwarzkopf Looper, a GCI, a dueling RMC, a Giovanolla hyper (which is a rare type in my opinion seeing as only 2 were built), whatever type of coaster Superman is (last of it's kinda operating), and guess what they still have more. CP clearly has superior rides/layouts but less one of a kind rides. Gemini is actually one of their more rare types as is Magnum XL 200. The only other Arrow Hypers I know about is Pepsi max Big One and Desperado. The only other Arrow Custom Steel Coaster I know of is Excalibur at Valleyfair! However, the message of this video and comments section should be that if you haven't been to both Parks, you need to! They are both amazing in different ways!

    • @MOMAZOSPATO
      @MOMAZOSPATO ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont forget cedar point is more like a destination because of the hotel, the beach etc.

  • @ducksfan_1149
    @ducksfan_1149 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Great video! Id love to see this become a series! I think the battle of Ohio would be interesting. Or the two Busch parks.

    • @acmodelmaster1944
      @acmodelmaster1944 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, I think a battle of two Busch Gardens will be the best.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@acmodelmaster1944 the busch parks would be good since they did try and mirror each others additions

    • @russ4moose
      @russ4moose ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AirtimeThrills Tried, but got Drachen Fired...

  • @nohaybanda3061
    @nohaybanda3061 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Comparing coaster lineups by strictly matching up “similar” coaster is an extremely inefficient way of seeing which park has a better lineup. Imo its just better and easier to just go by ranking each coaster from best to worst.

  • @JJJJ-he8bz
    @JJJJ-he8bz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Millennium Force, Dragster, Steel Vengeance was the ultimate holy trinity. No park I’ve been to can match that.

    • @paradoxofperfection8965
      @paradoxofperfection8965 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mid tier giga, one trick pony, and best coaster on the planet. Magic Mountain got: rip your head off and break your back, frustrate you when there isn't a duel, and make you shit your pants then crush you with absurd positive G's. In all honesty though TC is my favorite all time coaster and I love how X2 beats my ass up it makes me come back for seconds.

  • @AirtimeProductions
    @AirtimeProductions ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Pretty good coaster comparison! Although a lot of people love to compare these collections, especially with how iconic and just how many coasters they have but I really think they both feel very different (both as a park and coaster collections)

    • @aaronrumph3291
      @aaronrumph3291 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes they do, Magic Mountain is just a place you go for the coasters the atmosphere isn't that great and food isn't great either. Whereas Cedar Point is just fun to chill at and has some great food spots. Because they both feel so vastly differently is why Magic Mountain isn't in my top 5 theme parks, where as Cedar point is

  • @Galvan316
    @Galvan316 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This needs to be a regular thing!
    This was a work of art

  • @deezulboy
    @deezulboy ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wouldn't have changed the end result, but I'm surprised you didn't go with Maverick vs Full Throttle for the short launch coaster and then West Coast Racers vs Gemini as racing coasters. Seemed like those would be better comparisons to each other. Glad to see someone breaking down that Cedar Point is by no means the same Cedar Point they were 5+ years ago.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True, that would have worked. I liked the low to the ground launch comparison though (which is what i meant by short)

  • @Cje_-yj8ov
    @Cje_-yj8ov ปีที่แล้ว +17

    If dragster is removed fully, I’d say CP is in a bit of a slump (relatively lol) but I’m super excited for future projects

  • @ashesii
    @ashesii ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would definitely have been interested to see the flat ride differences purely because of Crazanity

  • @HHPYEPIC42
    @HHPYEPIC42 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    At long last, it will be settled. Btw, you should do kings dominion vs BGW next in this series

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thatd be interesting because they intentionally stay away from each others models

    • @kateorourke6390
      @kateorourke6390 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes you should!!

    • @DoswarePictures
      @DoswarePictures ปีที่แล้ว

      Anaconda vs Loch Ness
      Dominator vs Alpengeist
      Intimidator vs Either Pantheon or Apollo
      Great Pumpkin vs Grover
      One of the three woodies (don’t know which) vs InvadR
      Flight of Fear vs Tempesto
      Backlot Stunt Coaster vs Verbolten (or DarKoaster)
      I’m out of Ideas.

  • @ScottyMania313
    @ScottyMania313 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this series. Cedar Fair vs Six Flags, I can see many more of these great videos. Kings Island vs Great Adventure or Great America FTW or Worlds of Fun vs Six Flags St Louis.
    I'd really love to see how these matches would shape up, even a Michigan's Adventure vs Great Escape.
    Maybe even have a battle of smaller parks like Kennywood vs the World - also, Steel Curtain is the best-themed coaster on Earth if you are a sports fan, acknowledge dem Steelers 🤠

  • @ninafrlz
    @ninafrlz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    your videos are always so well put together and well researched / edited despite the often releases! yet another great job on this video, i found it very interesting. keep it up!

  • @281sTravel
    @281sTravel ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All I can say is one park operates year round and the other doesn't. And it's still that close!!!

  • @Blitzol
    @Blitzol ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don’t get the hate for milly, it’s awesome

    • @kenny-fair
      @kenny-fair ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most underrated coaster of all time

    • @joemarais7683
      @joemarais7683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      iTs FoRcElEsS!!!1!!!!
      Said every commenter who greys out on the first turn.

    • @Blitzol
      @Blitzol ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kenny-fair FACTS

    • @Blitzol
      @Blitzol ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joemarais7683 lol I didn’t but to be fair I’ve never grayed out on a coaster in my life sooooo

  • @sirbossk
    @sirbossk ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video. These two parks certainly get a lot of debate. I vastly prefer Cedar Point's lineup because they have the quality on top, and I also actually prefer their supporting lineup too, but I get what this video is trying to go for. Only thing I will say is that I think X2 is overrated and not worth 2 points. I get that this would've ended the video in a tie but that's just what I think.
    And yeah, once you take a look at these parks past just their coaster collections, it's really not a competition. The food, ops, atmosphere, landscaping, employees are all better at Cedar Point. Like way better. Like, I try to view my parks more holistically than just the rides, and I sometimes can't believe people even put these two parks in the same tier. Especially in the past few months, Magic Mountain has really taken a dive. The amount of closures on the average visit recently has just been ridiculous. That park needs help badly.

    • @tyconic4310
      @tyconic4310 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can appreciate this comment. As someone who grew up in LA going to Magic Mountain since I was a kid, I tend to wonder what an outsider who's never been must think, verses what the reality is. I've always felt it was so crammed, especially now with 20 coasters. The layout too is just annoying to navigate with the giant hill in the center. The employees, food, and general crowd is hardly on the classy side. I've never even been to Cedar Point (only seen videos over the years), and I can already tell it's the better park. Twisted Colossus is my favorite coaster at Magic Mountain, and I'm hoping to get over to Cedar once and for all to ride Steel Vengeance, among their other elites.

  • @braxbro7602
    @braxbro7602 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s a lot closer than I thought it would be! The way I see it, my top 3 parks are Magic Mountain, Kings Island, and Cedar Point. Magic Mountian has good quantity, Kings Island has great quality, but Cedar Point has both!

    • @user-xg1rg7td1b
      @user-xg1rg7td1b หลายเดือนก่อน

      hershey has to be in there somewhere though

    • @braxbro7602
      @braxbro7602 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-xg1rg7td1b Haven't been yet, it's the park I want to go to the second most behind Islands of Adventure

  • @DaanBruins
    @DaanBruins ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please do more park/coaster battles in this format!

  • @JVR10893
    @JVR10893 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Every time Magic Mountain’s coaster lineup is compared to another park, X2 having no match in America is always what gives Magic Mountain the win. You could almost say that the coaster is Magic Mountain’s…X factor…😎

    • @emilydiepenbrock312
      @emilydiepenbrock312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ll give you this. The x2 is the best ride at MM by leaps and bounds

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I could almost say that and i think ive even used that line a few times lol

    • @timothywait9457
      @timothywait9457 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emilydiepenbrock312 i prefer TC X2 2nd

  • @doug8381
    @doug8381 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would be interesting to see this done chain-wide all six flags coasters vs all cedar fair coasters.

  • @n4utical
    @n4utical ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this reminds me of Coaster studios old park battles/coaster battle series. I think you should do more of this, maybe compare parks in a chain, BGT vs BGW for example

  • @jamesfrye1463
    @jamesfrye1463 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It would be really interesting to see parks ranked by your average ranking of their coasters. People talk about these parks being the best of the best, but they are also owned by some of the largest and most profitable park chains in the country. Average ranking of coasters may help account for financial and space differences.

  • @enthusiastJD
    @enthusiastJD ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In a few years, seeing Hershey vs one of these parks would be interesting

  • @zacg_
    @zacg_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think this is closer than most people. I think Magic Mountain had the edge prior to Steel Vengeance. And with WCR and Wonder Woman I think Cedar Point still wins. But I think X2, TC and Tatsu top anything at CP prior to Steel Vengeance (sorry Maverick and Millennium Force.) And both have very solid supporting line ups, though Goliath is pretty disappointing given how little you get for how big it is. But otherwise the supporting line ups are fairly comparable.

  • @ryansullivan3085
    @ryansullivan3085 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I haven't been to CP, but I am EXTREMELY good at knowing where I would rank rides before I ride them. The only one I (was) unsure of is TTD because in all my years of going to Knott's, NOT ONCE has Xcelerator been open >:(.
    I do think that MM has the better coaster collection personally, but because SteVe exists, people forget how awesome some rides at MM are, although I admit my rankings are a bit unusual.
    My (speculative) rankings between the two parks:
    X2 MM
    SteVe CP
    Full Throttle MM (FT is so underrated it's a crime)
    TC MM
    ValRavn CP
    Tatsu MM
    Riddler MM (I'm actually glad it's a standup. The hangtime/airtime feels completely unreal standing up; though I wish there was more of it lol.)

  • @rmel8139
    @rmel8139 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a fun coaster battle! Sadly I have never been to been to Magic Mountain yet, but it is very high on my theme park bucket list.

  • @FoxtonR
    @FoxtonR ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's strange how a park with more coasters and more overall intensity is no where near Cedar Point for me. Been to both multiple times and leave Cedar Point always feeling like a different person.

  • @paradoxofperfection8965
    @paradoxofperfection8965 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my opinion Magic Mountain's supporting lineup is amazing but the top 3 can kind of sell Magic Mountain short compared to Cedar Point. I can't get over how solid each Magic Mountain coaster is they are all very unique and powerful. Except Scream and Goliath. But out of the 16 thrill and extreme coasters only 2 really stand out as being bad. Maybe Gold Rusher kind of sucks but it's just janky not super painful or unpleasant. Every other coaster in my opinion is top of their class it's hard to even rank them outside the big 4.

  • @kyliemclean-salazar3502
    @kyliemclean-salazar3502 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will say that SFMM may have more coasters and I do agree with your point system, but if we look at how the parks are run (company wise) Cedar Point runs more smoothly: they have a ride closure maintenance schedule, they don’t have to compete with other parks go stay open year round, and the overall park has a better atmosphere (opinion).

  • @ellisshane2951
    @ellisshane2951 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    awesome video, but I think Millie should have been 2 points over Goliath. But I guess most people wouldn’t agree with that.
    Also, I usually agree with you on coasters, but I just don’t understand the love for magnum. I’ve ridden it a few times on 2 separate trips, and on every ride I just wanted the thing to end. The triangle hills brutally crushed my thighs. I heard someone say stapling yourself with your seatbelt minimizes the pain. I’m going to try that if I get out there again. I really want to like that ride, but I just don’t. I love X2’s insanity and steel eel’s forces, which I would think is similar to magnum’s airtime, so idk why I’m not into magnum.

    • @Spike-sk7ql
      @Spike-sk7ql ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ride Magnum in a row that's not over a wheel. So like rows 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and you are safe. Row 5 will still give you great airtime, but not beat you up so badly coming into the valleys. Magnum is still a great ride.

    • @thomasxl200
      @thomasxl200 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Will support the seatbelt idea. I've done like 30 rides over the last two years and I've found that making the seatbelt tight while keeping the restraint relatively loose does wonders. The ops are generally enthusiasts themselves and not very staple happy in my experience, so you can get a decent amount of room.

    • @sirbossk
      @sirbossk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try riding towards the back. For my first ride I tried the magic seat, and I experienced much the same thing you did. But then I tried it out a few more times towards the back and it was much better. The back six rows or so smooth out the hills enough for me to enjoy it.

    • @RoachOverlord
      @RoachOverlord ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Spike-sk7ql I always go for the back car, middle row. Same advice that I give for The Beast.

    • @Spike-sk7ql
      @Spike-sk7ql ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoachOverlord I tend to like row 5 on Magnum, and most definitely row 17 on the Beast. Even after the retrack, which made riding in 18 doable, I just like the ride in 17 better.

  • @SteelRiderCarl
    @SteelRiderCarl ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The one thing I would change is Cedar Point's complacency factor, which is really high right now.

  • @griffdale1556
    @griffdale1556 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It’s really hard to argue against SV> Twisted Colossus, but Twisted colossus deserves some credit towards the point total simply due to how unique it is. I would have given it a point just because it’s that good and maybe give Steel Vengeance an extra point if it is your number 1, it’s my #2 behind TC

    • @zardsire2012
      @zardsire2012 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly, the fact you do laps also helps me enjoy the ride more, even if it hurts the pacing.

    • @griffdale1556
      @griffdale1556 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zardsire2012 I don’t even mind the pacing being hurt, it’s the perfect break before going all over again, at the end of the day, it is the longer coaster (ride time)

    • @zardsire2012
      @zardsire2012 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@griffdale1556 I guess it is good to give people time to reset before doing another lap of the ride.

    • @timothywait9457
      @timothywait9457 ปีที่แล้ว

      Griff Dale Steal Vengence is my number 1 RMC TC or Wicked Cyclone 2nd TC most likly

  • @brianscotpatterson2101
    @brianscotpatterson2101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so fun to watch. Great work!

  • @kamsavart
    @kamsavart ปีที่แล้ว

    Comparing Magic Mountain to Cedar Point is like comparing Disneyland with Walt Disney World. Both are very different parks, different atmospheres, and different state of minds. The parks on the east coast will always have an advantage over the west coast as there are way more than them and that's where most of the coaster enthusiasts live. Still, great video as always. This is one of my top favorite channels to watch!

  • @dafrog55
    @dafrog55 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ooh. My gripe is 2 points for X2. Yes it's rare, but only because the original manufacturer was so inept at their job (I shouldn't say inept, more like unwilling to adapt) they went under before more could be built and had to rely on someone else to fix the problem not shortly after opening. So honestly it's a tie for me. I also felt the quarter point for the extra kiddie coasters was a nice balancing act.

    • @evosioa2944
      @evosioa2944 ปีที่แล้ว

      same here, but also i am biased because after getting of x2 i could barely walk

    • @zacg_
      @zacg_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think it gets two points because not only is it rare but it's a super elite coaster. In terms of intensity the only thing that rivals it is I305. And in terms of a wild coaster experience it is unrivaled in North America with the only real competition being the S&S giant 4D coasters and Ride to Happiness.
      Think about it this way: if Twisted Colossus didn't exist and Steel Vengeance didn't have a comparable coaster at Magic Mountain, I'd argue that it would be fair to give Cedar Point two points for it. So in a way, giving Steel Vengeance the point over Twisted Colossus is mathematically equivalent to giving two points for Steel Vengeance and one point for Twisted Colossus. What I'm saying is that it makes sense to give more points to the exceptionally great coasters and X2 is absolutely one of those. And I'd go as far as to say that the only two coasters between the two parks that are in that echelon are Steel Vengeance and X2.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zacg_ yep, it gets 2 points because its elite, plus there's nothing to match up against it

  • @johnniehaus6581
    @johnniehaus6581 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not sure if we'll see many major investments in either park for awhile. Wonder woman was a bit better than the CP wild mouse addition but Magic Mountain is plagued by adding sub par coasters just to maintain their status as coaster capital of the world and guess what, energylandia in Poland is right on their tail with 19. Cedar Fair I think has struggled since COVID and giving everyone a free year on season passes (while that was the most awesome thing anyone did and made me a life customer) probably hit them hard in the wallet. CP is down a few coasters - Wildcat, Dragster, and Wicked Twister. The wild mouse seems to take the place of wildcat in the lineup more than wicked Twister. Idk if we'll really see them get back up to their former amount of coasters or see a big investment in the park until modified dragster returns (and again isn't that just getting them back where they were before minus Wicked Twister?) So in general I did enjoy the video but below would be my changes -
    1. Riddler's Revenge blows Valraven out of the water. SOOOO much better and underappreciated. Length is the main factor and that I LOVE standup coasters. Valraven is just over way to quickly
    2. Jr Gemini (wilderness Run) vs Magic Flyer makes more sense to me. It would be a win for CP. I personally would prefer Jr Gemini because while they both are tiny and boring, it's clearly the better of the 2.
    3. As for left over coasters, I think you should only get 1 point for major coasters (same as ranking system) so I would give CP 1.5 for Gemini and Wild Mouse. I would give Magic Mountain 2.5 for Full Throttle, X2, and 2 lame kiddy coasters. I think the parks are tied in my ranking thanks to me throwing CP a bone with the Kiddy Coasters. However, if you left out the Kiddy Coasters and reduced X2 to 1 point, Magic Mountain still comes out on top because of the riddler revenge vs Valraven.

  • @JakeTerch
    @JakeTerch ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Buy or Sell:
    Cedar Point decides to create a second station on the current return track, and then turns it into a “Top Thrill Drag Race”, with the train making it highest up the top hat winning the race.
    This would actually make a cool theme, and if they add LSM launches to both sides, it’d be more reliable and could have greater capacity.

    • @exoticmythic
      @exoticmythic ปีที่แล้ว

      Drop race because in my opinion it sounds wrong

  • @OklahomaCoasterFan
    @OklahomaCoasterFan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SFMM has CP beat on quantity, plus some excellent quality. They each have an awesome 1-2 punch. Opinions will vary on CPs # 2, and that's how CP is an easy win in my eyes--the depth of CP's top coasters. X2 or SV could be my overall # 1, and Twisted Colossus & Maverick are very close. But after those, I've got Millennium Force, Gatekeeper, & Dragster all ranked ahead of my # 3 at SFMM.

  • @Langelito637
    @Langelito637 ปีที่แล้ว

    As I started the vid, I thought…this has Cedar Fair fanboy written all over it… and then that outcome. Nice going. Love this vids. Keep em coming.

  • @averagecoasterenjoyer
    @averagecoasterenjoyer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw Cedar Point has the edge because they have more higher quality coasters

  • @kev492001
    @kev492001 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good video. Must be noted that SFMM is having a lot of trouble getting even half their coasters up the past few months from what I've read, so yeah, they have overall more coasters but good luck riding them.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah thats an issue with them all the time, there seems to be one ride or two that have extended downtime

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I bet if you polled enthusiasts, over 75% would say Cedar Point has a better collection of coasters.

    • @casaboxeo6406
      @casaboxeo6406 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it doesnt

    • @k44t.
      @k44t. ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@casaboxeo6406 all of mm coasters are mild, the ones that beat cp's barely clear but when cp wins its by a huge margin.

    • @crudkip4326
      @crudkip4326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@k44t.while cedar point has a much better top 2, magic mountain has a significantly better top 3, and CP has a significant fall off after maverick, while magic mountains lineup compliments itself much better than CP, even if the individual coasters are better at CP.

    • @kayleycox4191
      @kayleycox4191 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crudkip4326 I couldn’t agree with you more! And I feel like not enough people say this!!!

    • @paradoxofperfection8965
      @paradoxofperfection8965 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah Magic Mountain's supporting lineup is stupid strong. Amazing hang time on Full Throttle, Awesome GCI with Apocalypse, fun and unique multi-launch with WCR, fantastic large and smooth B&M looper with Riddler, Bat clones are always good inverts despite being clones, Viper is arguably the best or second best Arrow looper behind Tennessee Tornado.
      We don't talk about Scream and Goliath though I'll admit that.
      Also Ninja kills Iron Dragon by a landslide but the two Mine Trains are barely ahead of each other.

  • @sammisues
    @sammisues ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video as always. Agreed, SFMM has a larger collection, but the overall experience at CF is overall better

  • @Almightycoasters
    @Almightycoasters ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pretty great comparison. The only major thing I would change would be Valravn and Riddler's.

  • @ColeYote
    @ColeYote ปีที่แล้ว

    You know, thinking about it, I'm not sure I can actually count Escape From Krypton as a strata. Just eyeballing it, there is 100% at least 15 feet between the top of the structure and the highest point that the car actually reaches.

  • @ThousanWhite
    @ThousanWhite ปีที่แล้ว

    Very fair comparison imo. Yeah, maybe Cedar Point has a slight edge in consistency but Magic Mountain's sheer quantity pushes it ever so slightly over the edge... but in a head to head on the COASTERS and not overall park quality.

  • @balajiseshadri872
    @balajiseshadri872 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wth he gave Magic Mountain a point for Scream! I cannot believe what I'm seeing

  • @krs12
    @krs12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Factor in wait times and SFMM wins in a landslide! We went to Magic Mountain mid week in April, September and October and got 30+ coaster rides each visit, all without Flash Passes. We didnt get 30 rides in 3 days at Cedar Point, and one of the days we had Fastlane.

    • @emilydiepenbrock312
      @emilydiepenbrock312 ปีที่แล้ว

      Magic mountain has the luxury of being open all year. Went with my friends right after school started and there were NO lines. We rode 8 coasters in 2 hours then we were sick. Made me appreciate the CP lines more.

  • @falloutfan6649
    @falloutfan6649 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m surprised you picked Scream over Rogarou just because you’ve said Scream is rough and you’ve made fun of it being a parking lot coaster

  • @zooderloopers
    @zooderloopers ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just started with the video so I don't know how it'll end yet- my heart is rooting for SFMM but my gut tells me CP is gonna win this one.

  • @huddyr1112
    @huddyr1112 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GREAT VIDEO.....MY HOME PARK CEDAR POINT VS "MY FAVORITE OTHER PARK" MAGIC MOUNTAIN....Fun Fact; Magic Mountain was actually my home park from 1989 to 1993 when i lived in Southern Calif as a kid. LOVED WATCHING THIS I was just at MM in September to ride Wonder Woman and Finally got to experience X-2 MM is without a doubt my 2nd fav park HOWEVER Revolution DOES NOT BEAT CORKSCREW!!!! SO the score is really
    10.5 - CEDAR POINT/ AND 9.5 - MAGIC MOUNTAIN You were very close and i obviously agree with all but 1 matchup where you just got confused, no biggie lol LMBO CEDAR POINT WITH THE NARROW VICTORY!!! Love your channel keep it up going to be a great 2023 season and cant wait to see what happens with TTD @Cedar Point...any thoughts or ideas what is happening with TTD? Would love to hear your thoughts

    • @emilydiepenbrock312
      @emilydiepenbrock312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree cedar point should have won

    • @williampavichevich4877
      @williampavichevich4877 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dissagree. REVOLUTION Dwarfs Corkscrew, with all its Hills and Revolution doesn't need more Tham 1 Loop.
      What Kills Revolution is that it comes to a stall before going through the Loop.
      I favor REVOLUTION by a good Mile.

  • @Fireball_
    @Fireball_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cp has corkscrew so that's an automatic win

  • @Jackrabbit9961
    @Jackrabbit9961 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the fact the kiddie coaster Woodstock Express is 3mph faster than the Cedar Creek Mine Train. :)

  • @johnniehaus6581
    @johnniehaus6581 ปีที่แล้ว

    Putting them all in a ranking list together (not including apocalypse which was closed during my visit)
    1. Millennium Force
    2. Magnum XL 200
    3. Maverick
    4. Steel Vengeance
    5. Top Thrill Dragster
    6. Tatsu
    7. Riddler's Revenge
    8. Superman Escape from Kypton
    9. Gatekeeper
    10. Raptor
    11. Twisted Colossus
    12. X2
    13. Revolution
    14. Valraven
    15. Viper
    16. Wonder woman
    17. Batman (MM)
    18. West Coast Racers
    19. Full Throttle
    20. Scream
    21. Gemini
    22. Ninja
    23. Iron Dragon
    24. Blue Streak
    25. Rougarou
    26. Corkscrew
    27. Gold Rusher
    28. Cedar Creek Mine Ride
    29. Wicked Twister
    All the Kiddy Coasters lumped together

  • @BL4D3M45TR
    @BL4D3M45TR ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would personally put Rougarou over Scream any day, I just think it’s such a weird layout for a floorless coaster, and that gives it a bit of extra charm over a Magic Mountain’s Shaky, Cloned, Parking lot coaster

  • @SlimFury
    @SlimFury 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am literally visiting both Magic Mountain and Cedar Point this year. I am interested to see which park I will think has the ultimate coaster collection.

  • @DavidBehlman
    @DavidBehlman ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't believe Scream won it's match! (good reasoning though, just funny)

  • @Thuggysmurf
    @Thuggysmurf ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the laugh. Magic Mountain had 3 non-kiddie coasters open this past Sunday and lacks the money to repair their broken rides. The coaster lineup not operated by crackheads always wins.

  • @mattpatti390
    @mattpatti390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magic Mountain has the numbers, but Cedar Point has the quality. I’ll take quality over quantity. You can see even in this battle that MM won because of wins for very minor coasters whereas CP won the major coaster battles. Maverick and Steve are both better than anything at MM, and CP’s top 5 is unbeatable by any other park. Cedar Point wins in my book by far.

  • @owensunderland2011
    @owensunderland2011 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm gonna be honest, if you get a hood ride on corkscrew it can pull some real good forces (and can sometimes be smooth). I'd personally put it over revolution.

  • @SANITIZEDINC
    @SANITIZEDINC ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These are my two home parks. I grew up in Michigan so Cedar Point is where it all started for me until until about age 18. And now I've lived in Los Angeles for the last 30 years and Magic Mountain is 20 minutes from my house. I feel very fortunate that these two have been my home parks. They're both awesome. Cedar Point is the nicer all around park for sure... but we have X2... which should be worth about 50 points. And Tatsu. And Drop of Doom. Viper demolishes corkscrew. Ninja is way better than Iron Dragon. We also have year-round warm weather. And we're a progressive state, not a Republican state, which gives us more bonus points. But Cedar Point has Steel Vengeance and Millennium Force... and Top Thrill (but that's as we all know is currently out of commission). I've been to both parks this year. Cedar point is the better park for sure... but Magic Mountain also rules. They are both top of the pile parks. Love 'em both. But Magic Mountain has the only 4D coaster in the country. Ah hell, I love em both!

    • @DoswarePictures
      @DoswarePictures ปีที่แล้ว

      Meanwhile I lived in LA for a decade and live in MI now.

    • @kev492001
      @kev492001 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being a Democrat (Progressive) State is nothing to be proud of, you actually lose points being a Regressive state like that, where people are leaving.

  • @ch6inre6ction11
    @ch6inre6ction11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't argue with the 2 pts for X2 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @jeremyhillaryboob4364
    @jeremyhillaryboob4364 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im glad this video was made, because as my hometown park I have bias towards MM and I haven't made my way to cedar point yet (have to wait until summer)

    • @DoswarePictures
      @DoswarePictures ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So have I. I lived in LA for ten years and went to SFMM twice. I’ve only been to two CF parks, Knott’s and Kings Dominion.

  • @landon7205
    @landon7205 ปีที่แล้ว

    i wait for these uploads man thank you 🙏🏼

  • @enthusiastJD
    @enthusiastJD ปีที่แล้ว

    Going to magic mountain first week in January, praying everything is open for at least 1 day

  • @logancoasterroasterlockwoo163
    @logancoasterroasterlockwoo163 ปีที่แล้ว

    This reminds me of an old-school coaster studios video

  • @themeparknerd643
    @themeparknerd643 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    with WCR & WW, magic mountain is catching up in quality in my opinion. the big thing holding them back is the trash hyper and the lack of a giga.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Trash Hyper 1 is running everything

  • @Maya_Ruinz
    @Maya_Ruinz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good vid but I would always choose Cedar Point over MM because it just better top coasters, SV, Maverick and millennium are just beyond iconic at this point for coaster enthusiasts. MM is no slouch but any means but Cedar Point is still the go to spot.

  • @TheRainbowConnection
    @TheRainbowConnection ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The operations at Magic Mountain have gotten so bad that you really can’t compare these two parks fairly anymore. I’ve gone six times in the past year with my season pass and during those visits Goliath, X2, Scream, and Riddler have each been open ONCE. One time each out of six visits on peak days. I’m just happy I got to ride Wonder Woman before I canceled.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah i havent had great luck with CP lately either regarding rides being open but sfmm especially being year round is worse

    • @TheRainbowConnection
      @TheRainbowConnection ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AirtimeThrills I mean, I’d like to know that Goliath is terrible from firsthand experience, not just from your channel.

  • @corkscrewfoley
    @corkscrewfoley ปีที่แล้ว

    While you talking about launches on Supe & Dragster, I was like 'if this was MACK, it'd be 0-100 in 20 seconds.' Sorry, I was just amusing myself.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha 20 seconds is generous

    • @corkscrewfoley
      @corkscrewfoley ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AirtimeThrills I didn't want to exaggerate. LOL.

  • @TuaGoated
    @TuaGoated ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think magic mountain would be so much better if the hyper was actually good and gave airtime. Usually you cannot miss out on a park’s hyper, but I never really give Goliath a thought. A ride on Goliath is a waste of time that could’ve been spent on twicol.

    • @SANITIZEDINC
      @SANITIZEDINC ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like Goliath. Rid it almost every time I'm at MM. It gets too much hate. TC sucks for tall dudes. The way they staple you into the seats is literally painful.

    • @TuaGoated
      @TuaGoated ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SANITIZEDINC I kinda agree with you. I think Goliath just gets a lot more hate than it should because it is at the Premier six flags park and a B & M hyper would’ve been much better. I don’t hate Goliath, it just seems like it could’ve done so much more with all of that height.

  • @mofodante89
    @mofodante89 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think Cedar point has higher quality rollercoasters. But overall, I think magic mountain has the better collection of coasters. And that's what the video was about. Although some of the comparisons I didn't agree with. An arrow looper should have been compared to an arrow looper (corkscrew/Viper). And hypercoaster vs hypercoaster (Goliath vs Magnum.) But overall great video and I concur!

  • @v1cente_425
    @v1cente_425 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SFMM is better at the moment cuz they got ejector machines like TC and Wonderwoman
    Even tho they have SteVe and Magnum, they don’t have the strata and the 4 B&M loopers.

  • @patrickd.3681
    @patrickd.3681 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Personally, between the two, Cedar Point to me, wins hands down. Though not because of their coaster line up. It is because Cedar Point still has a mode of transport that Magic Mountain has long since removed.

  • @ToastGhost
    @ToastGhost ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would be interesting to see Energy Landia ranked up along side these two in the same format

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Energylandia would get smoked...its way too top heavy

    • @Lemonaidz7
      @Lemonaidz7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or maybe Cedar Point vs Hershey Park now that they’re getting Wildcat’s Revenge

    • @ToastGhost
      @ToastGhost ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah but it still would have been interesting to see

  • @Bobis32
    @Bobis32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ive been to both i definitly perfer the lineup at cedar point since it was my home park growing up in indiana, from my experience on X2 i think its just overrated as a ride model but ive seen that its either loved or hated so i guess i cant complain to much Mavrick is still my #1 coaster closely followed by STEVE definitely need to find time to go to more of the smaller parks like Silver dollar city dollywood and hershey park

  • @jeffc1347
    @jeffc1347 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magic Mountain might have an amazing coaster collection but that doesn't change the fact that it's just depressing to be at.

  • @kindlegoodson9176
    @kindlegoodson9176 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a great collection awesome video!

  • @Ihatethoosies
    @Ihatethoosies ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Magic Mountains rides are the most thrilling. Nothing cedar point has is as scary as X2

    • @hellacia8151
      @hellacia8151 ปีที่แล้ว

      CP could buy an S&S Arrow 4D, however as we've seen it's probably the most expensive coaster model in the world

    • @DoswarePictures
      @DoswarePictures ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hellacia8151 unless you spend by hundreds of millions on theming.

    • @hellacia8151
      @hellacia8151 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DoswarePictures This is excluding theming by the way. The base model by itself is ridiculous.

    • @SANITIZEDINC
      @SANITIZEDINC ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. X2 destroys all.

    • @DoswarePictures
      @DoswarePictures ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hellacia8151 I know.

  • @austintayloradt
    @austintayloradt ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree with all the head to head battles, giving 2 points to X2 I think is a stretch, I would call it a tie but wouldn't argue too much with someone who favored one over the other - I guess putting it in sports terms, CP has a better Strength of Victory, or more Quad 1 wins! Haha

  • @russ4moose
    @russ4moose ปีที่แล้ว

    The Elephant in this room is it's not really close without TTD.

  • @nathansalazar6775
    @nathansalazar6775 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magic Mountain is my home park and I love it still have yet to get on X2 last time I went it had a long line. my favorite ride is Twisted Colossus.

  • @corkscrewfoley
    @corkscrewfoley ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, you & Ryan both have videos out on the same day. It must be my birthday.

  • @Feelthefelt
    @Feelthefelt ปีที่แล้ว

    Cedar Point: All killer. No filler.

  • @edgarm198020031
    @edgarm198020031 ปีที่แล้ว

    X2 always gives me sweaty palms. I rode it so many times and I always get nervous. The other ride that I get that feeling is Drop of Doom. SFMM is so unique.

  • @keithstransitexperiences9749
    @keithstransitexperiences9749 ปีที่แล้ว

    Down the line, you should revisit the predictions that users made and see how you did!

  • @ravensrulzaviation
    @ravensrulzaviation ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, did you all see the LSM cars from Zamperla for launch coasters? Amazing looking and they said they have devoted more time investing in the roller coaster division over the last few years and stated the one project they are working on, and the other they said was happening as well, but they didn’t mention the Park, but the trains are for high speed lsm that can also go faster. IAPPA

  • @WhatAG23
    @WhatAG23 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, I guess he wasn’t expecting a Browns vs Rams Super Bowl

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 but i was waiting on this one til i knew for sure the dodgers and guardians wouldnt play

  • @VinceHere98
    @VinceHere98 ปีที่แล้ว

    When Cedar Point opens the reimagined Top Thrill Dragster, I can imagine Six Flags will have an answer for that with a reimagining of Kingda Ka at Great Adventure.
    Other parks with Intamin Hydraulic Launch coasters might follow suit afterwards.

    • @Fun67027
      @Fun67027 ปีที่แล้ว

      Formula Rossa is NOT going anywhere. THEY WANT THE SPEED RECORD. The only thing I can see them doing is making the launch faster but that is unlikely.

  • @Huh399
    @Huh399 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the new intro, great job!

  • @hangingoutwithhuck8344
    @hangingoutwithhuck8344 ปีที่แล้ว

    buy or sell: lagoons next ride after primordial will be as big or even bigger and better than canibal. Lagoon is my home park and every time i go their I notice how much space they have towards the back of the park for a big awesome ride.

  • @belacickekl7579
    @belacickekl7579 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd personally only take x2 for one point: sure it's fun, but the last couple times I've ridden it, it hurt my legs.

  • @alantrotter2077
    @alantrotter2077 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think it is pretty close. I look at it slightly different. Steel Vengeance is my #1 overall. Solid advantage for Cedar Point. Coasters in my Top 25: Maverick (#11), X2 (#15), Twisted Colossus (#17), and Magnum (#19). That is a push. Coasters in my Top 50 (26-50): TTD (#31), Millennium Force (#32), Wonder Woman (#36), Tatsu (#47). Slight advantage for Cedar Point pending what they do with TTD. Coasters in my Top 100. Gate Keeper (#70), Raptor (#79), Gemini (#100), Apocalypse (#72), Full Throttle (#80), West Coast Racers (#95). Again a push. Coasters in my Top 250. Valravn (#171), Blue Streak (#172), Rougarou (#217), Batman (#107), Viper (#174), Ninja (#195), Goliath (#197), Riddler's (#215), Superman (#228). SFMM has more coasters in this level. Advantage SFMM. I think Cedar Point is a little better still. It would be a push or possibly a slight edge for SFMM without Steel Vengeance.

    • @donaldkennedy9573
      @donaldkennedy9573 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Tatsu has the best Pretzel Loop ever. That loop is crazy!!!!!

    • @emilydiepenbrock312
      @emilydiepenbrock312 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow that’s a lot of coasters

  • @stephenboshears4832
    @stephenboshears4832 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here’s a video idea, best grand finales.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  ปีที่แล้ว

      I got that video out there a while back

  • @yanglin3919
    @yanglin3919 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Will there be a Kings Island vs Six Flags Great America video in the future?