RollerCoasters

Nothing beats the feeling of slowy getting pulled up for me. Fear and Adrenaline building up more and more until you finally get to set free is what it's all about for me. A quickstart is nice, but can't compete due the lack of "teasing"?

The best example I could quickly think of for what I mean is this bad boy right here. Pure helplessnes as you're just dangling there on 90 degrees while criminally slowly being dragged up ~50 meters into the air. And being kept in that position for what feels like eternity before finally getting let loose. Pure perfection. 🤤

I love a good punchy launch. The kind that really hits you. The kind where your face moves back.

Maaan, at this point I'll take any roller coaster. It has been way too long! It seems like whenever I'm at a location with an opportunity to ride one, no one else is interested, or fate conspires against me.

All kinds, and the more kinds a park has, the better.

I'm trying to become more of a rollercoaster connoisseur, but it's been slow going since the pandemic. So this answer will probably change as I experience more types, but since Incredible Hulk is my fave coaster in the world I'm gonna go with launchers!

For me they all have their place. I really enjoy traditional wooden coasters a lot, especially when they are run and maintained the way they were meant to be (Phoenix at Knoebels is one of the best examples) but even the new generation wooden coasters from Gravity Group (and GCI when they don't add steel) are absolutely incredible (Voyage at Holiday World, Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer, Mystic Timbers at Kings Island).... but then you pivot over to steel coasters and it's a whole different experience that I enjoy just as much.... With Kingda Ka you don't really notice the height because of the launch (but let's face it, the launch is what that ride is all about) whereas lift hill coasters at 300ft have a whole different meaning to height even though they are 100ft shorter than Kingda Ka.

I guess I'm getting long winded to say that the variety of experience is what makes this hobby fun. If every coaster was the same, from the same manufacturer, etc, it just wouldn't have as much depth to it. Each category has it's own variety but when you add additional categories with their own varieties it just opens the world up so much more.

And, yes, Kingda Ka is still the tallest coaster -- for not. There are rumors that Cedar Point's new version of Top Thrill Dragster could beat it and there's also Falcon's Fury under construction in Saudia Arabia that will claim the record when complete.

My dad used to be a roller coaster operator (when he was a teen), and he says that wooden ones can be rougher on you (b/c wood rots and stuff); in comparison metal doesnt rot, and they can put anti-rust on it. just my 2₵

I think every type has its own charme. Zadra is wild, Ride to Happiness insane, Tarons and Karachos launches are great ..

I really love hypercoasters from Intamin and B&M, and B&M inverts. Sustained floater is definitely my favorite type of ride force