The World's Most Accurate (& Inaccurate) Coaster Names

[@Complexitor37]

Most accurate I can think of is Roller Coaster at Lagoon.

[@triplej755]

You beat me to it!

[@zacg_]

You know, there is something quite rollercoastery about the whole experience so I can relate to what you're saying.

Not as much as the hundreds named "Montana Rusa"... until you realize that it means Russian Mountains, and Russia doesn't speak Spanish.

[@TacomanT76]

This is ultimate checkmate

[@arkjag2991]

Haha.

[@unnameablename]

I think Deja Vu deserves even more credit as an accurate name because there were three of them. You go to a different park and there it is, something you’ve seen before.

[@FAFO4wisdom-s9o]

Kinda like the batman clones, its a trip through the multiverse.

[@commonwealthedison2640]

Or, because every time you tried to ride it, it was closed.

[@MarsJenkar]

"Deja Vu, I've just been on this ride before...."

[@mateokuntz2108]

Because of Diamondback’s long staggered-seating train and rattle, I think it’s pretty accurate.

[@ReddFourBirds]

That one is true!

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Another skyrush pfp? Heck yeah!

[@Posirep]

and some would say the rattles lol

[@njmaxrocks]

Phoenix literally was reborn #KnoebelsRules

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Other amusement parks: You can't do that. Knoebels: Hold my beer. *Moves Phoenix and builds both Twister and Flying Turns in house.*

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@njmaxrocks true facts

[@markvolpe2305]

I remember reading in a forum, that when Chang first opened at (then) SFKK, someone said "Chang, isn't that what sound it makes when a chain breaks?" about a week later, the chain breaks and that's the sound it made lol.

[@CZsWorld]

11:38 - Never thought I'd see Airtime Thrills take a shot at MKBHD 😲

[@twistedjake_]

I think calling an Intamin “Velocicoaster” is super accurate. It’s like they took “Vertical Velocity,” but made it better, while also tying it to the ride’s theme of Velociraptors as well.

[@Posirep]

Best: Hydra: The Revenge. Perhaps the most clever name. Anyone who knows Greek Mythology knows that one of Hercules' labours was killing the Hydra. Since Hydra replaced Hercules spot in the park...The Hydra did in fact, get its revenge. Pennsylvania has its revenge kicks but this one was easily the most fitting

[@AirtimeThrills]

Very true

[@michael7054]

Great video! One of the most inaccurate roller coaster names i can think of is Helix at Liseberg because it does not have a helix in it. I really enjoyed watching this!

[@hurricanegproductions5525]

Helix is a dumb name for a coaster… you might as well call something Launch, or Loop, or Hill

[@michael7054]

@hurricanegproductions5525 lol

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@michael7054 yeah i always thought helix was kinda dumb

[@michael7054]

@@AirtimeThrills yeah. Thanks for replying!

[@markvolpe2305]

@@hurricanegproductions5525 Helix would be a perfect name for a Chance Toboggan.

[@adv.withjerryandadrianna]

For too on the nose accuracy. Hagrid's. It has Hagrid, it has Magical Creatures, it has a motorbike, and it is an adventure. But Universal didn't need to tell us all that

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@adv.withjerryandadrianna that name is longer than its line

[@MarsJenkar]

@@AirtimeThrills Several of us have noticed the running gag with how you present the name on the "ticker" when doing top 10/25/100/whatever lists--Hagrid's Overly Long Name, Hagrid's TLDR, etc....

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@MarsJenkar anything to avoid typing that ridiculous name

[@NightfallAfternoon]

What I think is an Accurate name would be Xcelerator. It was the first Intamin Accelerator to open and it Goes 82 mph in 2 seconds

[@jaredlucas4815162342]

You did Gatekeeper dirty!

[@RayPVideos]

As a quick note, Geauga Lake’s SLC was originally called Serial Thriller. It was their Boomerang that was called Mind Eraser. Either type of ride, it’s a very accurate name! Great concept for a video here. Very well done!

[@DoswarePictures]

Besides, I heard Thunderhawk is one of the tamer SLCs. Yeah I know it’s still an SLC with the old trains, but I gotta give some recognition to my home park.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@RayPVideos woops, i knew that, i just brain farted

[@vegasstafford9061]

Shivering Timbers and Gemini were the first 2 I'd add off the top of my head

[@DoswarePictures]

Yep. Shivering Timbers is a wooden coaster where the wood shivers, especially in the cold months. Or it would be shivering if Michigan could actually get some snow here!

[@MarsJenkar]

@@DoswarePictures I'd think it'd get some in Muskegon from the lake effect....

[@DoswarePictures]

@@MarsJenkar maybe, but I don’t live in Muskegon. I’m further up north.

[@jzckvsn]

The joker free spins may make sense… it’s a joke of a ride 😂

[@archimetropolis]

Cap

[@Wesley-76]

I miss the Go Bananas name! More accurate names: Flight of Fear - You get launched into outer space, literally on a flight of fear. Also, I've seen several people get to the station only to chicken out and leave because they see it launch into the unknown. They make their own "flight of fear!" Hurricane (Fun Spot Kissimmee) - Not the greatest name, but it's a coaster in Florida that's the same model (Hi-Miler manufactured by E&F Miler) of Star Jet at Casino Pier that replaced the famous Star Jet that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy (which was a similar type of coaster) Kumba - Its name means "Roar" and boy does it roar Inaccurate name: Iron Gwazi - Gwazi was indeed correct, being themed to the half lion half tiger, but Iron Gwazi is somehow a... crocodile?

[@CommanderCoaster]

If the term Kumba wasn’t just made up by the park, I’d give it to them. Iron Gwazi is just an atrociously bad name though. As much as I love that ride

[@toyotatacoma1616]

Gwazi and Kumba are both made up words that mean whatever BGT wants them to mean.

[@F7COASTERS]

Coasters that need rethemes and repaints would be a good video

[@markvolpe2305]

Ride of Steel at Darien Lake would be a good one, the ride hasn't been painted since it was built back in 1999 and everyone still calls it Superman.

[@Jlaps941]

Your logic for Phantom and Wildcat’s Revenge makes sense, but they sound a lot better than Phantom’s/Wildcat’s Apology 😂

[@MarsJenkar]

Wait a second... wasn't the Mind Eraser at SF Worlds of Adventure a boomerang? And the SLC was Serial Thriller? Also, surprised that Coaster and Roller Coaster didn't get shout-outs in the "too on the nose" section.

[@drawsomethewizard3006]

Yes it was

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@MarsJenkar yeah i got them mixed up

[@Rhythmmical]

It's not an Airtime Thrills video without a jab at Wonderland. Keep em' coming! The park will figure it out some day...

[@niki-1887]

Fury 325 is like the most accurate you can get imo

[@meowmeowgeorgcat1881]

I305

[@ThoosiesCorner]

​@@meowmeowgeorgcat1881, they are renaming it but yeah it's intimidating and it is in fact 305 feet tall

[@meowmeowgeorgcat1881]

@@ThoosiesCorner ye

[@NoahRhodes-wb1hb]

Intimidator at the park getting intimidated by fury

[@niki-1887]

I305's name is now pantherian, literally how can you get from a great name such as intimidator 305 to THAT

[@m2tbone]

I’m definitely looking forward to Boss Revenge someday. Hopefully it happens soon!! It needs it.

[@frostking79]

I agree to give the park a standout ride, plus American Thunder already is better

[@jhlando8063]

Time Traveller at Silver Dollar City would be #1 on the accurate list

[@railsrust]

Nobody will ever convince me a ride ever had a more accurate name than The Rattler at Fiesta Texas. If you ever rode it in those final years, you'd know what I mean.

[@DrewCoasters]

Buy or sell: all the Intimain hydraulic launch coasters close by 2030

[@NorthEasternMotionProductions]

That feels way too soon but 2035 to 2040 feels possible

[@11_credits]

There are European ones that are staying for a long time

[@LochNessLegend]

No… Storm Runner will hang in there. It’s too good to leave us.

[@ThoosiesCorner]

Ive been on El Toro once and it's definitely an accurate name. My Number 2 coaster behind Superman: The Ride at Six Flags New England

[@XscreamThrills]

Glad to hear someone mention how great Sheikras name is

[@Wers11111]

I’d say that Iron Gwazi and Steel vengeance have pretty inaccurate names

[@frostking79]

Yea, but did you watch the 15 min video Cedar put out to explain the vengeance?

[@Derangedlefty]

Buy or Sell: The launch coaster that replaces Kingda Ka in 2026 will be less than 200 feet tall

[@kgc0609]

Surprised to not see Xcelerator on the list

[@PabloBianchi-y9g]

Or hangtime

[@JeremyHale141]

@@PabloBianchi-y9g Yes hangtime would be inaccurate

[@DobieMeltfire]

Back then I rode Michigan Adventure's Shivering Timbers, and well It's definitely accurate for it name. It's made of timbers (of course) and it would leave you shivering before and during the ride... especially before the retrack.

[@KaPowSplat]

My top would be Possessed at Dorney. That launch sounds like a demon shrieking before it rips your head off

[@Heatherofscots]

I am loving all of the uploads lately! Maybe Flying Turns for being on the nose.? Also, did you see that Kennywood has officially said that Steel Curtain will reopen in 2025? Buy or Sell ? 😆

[@jacquelinevannigross6773]

Mind Eraser at Geagua lake was the vekoma boomerang, later renamed Head Spin. The SLC was called Serial Thriller then Thunderhawk.

[@JeanneYovicich]

I feel that Wildcat's Revenge is very accurately named. The "original" Wildcat (not the first one at HP) was a very good coaster. Just like a cat, which twists and turns while chasing its prey, the Wildcat twisted on itself, making it a great ride. Unfortunately it became very rough, thus the decision to have RMC redo it. Thus, it was reborn as Wildcat's Revenge, even more twisted than before.

[@pappaslivery]

I rode that thing at Rocky Point back in the day. growing up going to canobie, it seemed so big since it had a vertical loop over canobie's now gone corkscrew

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

If you make a part 2, include Raging Bull, it makes so much sense: you're the angry bull terrorizing the town

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

Great video! Loved seeing El Toro at the top of accurate (and those Mind Erasers....oooofff).

[@johnfoltz8183]

In Soviet Russia, wind jams you

[@EliteRailVideos]

New airtime thrills video! I keep being so early to these

[@aaronschatzman6645]

Grew up at Geauga Lake! Was my childhood park until it closed. Mind Eraser was the boomerang that went to Carowinds (they later repainted Carolina Cyclone Mind Eraser's Seafoam and white scheme). The SLC was Serial Thriller like AstroWorld's

[@CubinNCoasters]

You forgot about time warp. You get so much brain damage your brain thinks it’s in another time era

[@EveryoneIsFamily]

Iron Menace - The name and theming are exactly on the nose. An ecological menace that also delivers discomfort to its riders.

[@SunnyDNintendoGamer]

Cheetah Hunt being and feeling like one of the slower coasters in the park is something I always found funny

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

Love it!! Do the same but for model names. I only say this because companies like intamin make a wing coaster that they dont call wing, but a non wing that they call a wing. They also make a single rail model where they just weld a metal plate between two pieces of track to call it single. Im sure theres many more too

[@Matthew-l8e]

Actually, the SLC at Geauga Lake was originally called 'Serial Thriller.' The boomerang they had was originally named MindEraser before being renamed HeadSpin. Since Cedar Fair and Six Flags are now one, I kind of hope some of the rides Cedar Fair had renamed (Serial Thriller, Batman Knight Flight) will be named back.

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

10:42 But it does have silver supports. Does that not count for something?

[@HoldMyBeverage]

The SLC at Geauga Lake was Serial Thriller. Their Mind Eraser was their boomerang.

[@TheEpic22]

Underrated accurate name: Great Bear. The roar always sounds like a Bear to me, especially on the first half near comet Hollow

[@MarsJenkar]

I wanna say that it's named after the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), so the fact that it's in the same area of the park as Comet is appropriate, as both are things that one could see in the night sky (assuming there isn't too much light pollution).

[@gemmachaos]

@@MarsJenkar It gets better. Because another name for the Great Bear constellation? Big Dipper.

[@donut9506]

Great American scream machine was also pretty accurate

[@WilliamCrew]

My son amd I make it a habit to tune into your latest videos

[@AirtimeThrills]

Thank you both for watching!

[@3xp3r1m3ntation]

3:05 I once watched a video where there were more honorable mentions than actual entries.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@3xp3r1m3ntation probably one of mine

[@glados792]

Most accurate name of any coaster I’ve ridden: Wild Train at Fantasiana. Seriously that thing was insane.

[@Jackrabbit9961]

so many too obvious ones: Corkscrew at Cedar Point, Double Loop at Geauga Lake, all the ones just called Roller Coaster, and the Racer at Kings Island. Gemini I thought was a good name for a dueling coaster.

[@enthusiastJD]

I got off mind eraser and I forgot what park I was at, so I guess its pretty accurate.

[@coasterproductions4872]

The fact that two major coasters named Wild Thing could belong on the inaccurate list is mind boggling to me.

[@tentenchu8140]

Twister at Knoebels has some decent pops of airtime. If the wooden king of airtime weren't a football field away, it would be much more celebrated.

[@IronAnacondaMC]

If I had to guess, mind eraser at Darien lake, and rampage at (I think) Alabama adventure will be here

[@plighting_engineerd]

13:26 NO WAY HE PRONOUNCED IT CLOSER TO BEING CORRECT!!!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Im trying

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

11:58 "Yeah, so you call them steel despite the fact they're obviously wood."

[@ninjagirl226]

I was thinking of Phobia at Lake Compounce. I just remember hitting that slow inversion at the top and the airtime that gave cause I wasn’t in my seat anymore and that was kind of freaky.

[@seriomarkj]

So el toro gets a mention but raging bull doesnt get a mention??? And dueling dragons is a great name for those coasters

[@gametime2473]

For me, the most accurate coaster name was "Ninja" at SF over GA. When you rode it, it felt like there was a Ninja trying to snap your neck and box your ears.

[@brianmacdonald7297]

If "Boomerang" isn't too on-the-nose, the most accurate Boomerang of all would be the Gerstlauer shuttle coaster at Luna Park Sydney.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@brianmacdonald7297 very true. Very aussie

[@collegeluvr]

I knew you would include Hades… I like the 360 part of it too, because that thing definitely drags you to hell and back… Oh my God, my brain got so scrambled I thought I was gonna end up in the hospital.

[@spodge5868]

Most accurate I can think of is the RCCA Rattler at Fiesta Texas

[@JeremyHale141]

Nah they should have called it Jiggler 💀

[@connorframe1]

I’d argue a honorable mention would be Gemini at Cedar Point. Two twins side by side.

[@amandavanhiel8674]

After getting stuck on the Georgia Scorcher lift hill for 15 min in July with direct sunlight and no breeze, I’d say it’s aptly named.

[@plighting_engineerd]

Ooo this should be a fun one!

[@hundoe100]

The slc at geauga lake was called serial thriller originally, their boomerang was called mind eraser.

[@EveryoneIsFamily]

Cereal Thriller - As in, "this coaster name came out of a cereal box, and I am thrilled to get a refund".

[@youtubeenjoyer5306]

MOOOOOOMMMMMMM AIRTIME THRILLS POSTED

[@EveryoneIsFamily]

Top Thrill 2 - As in, "this coaster, for a week, was my number 1 top thrill... number 2."

[@DavidVitrano]

I would love for Knott's Berry Farm to make duel racing S&S EL Loco coaster, with each trains having two four seater cars.

[@Lloyd00]

And put it where?

[@DavidVitrano]

@@Lloyd00 Get rid of that Coast Rider Coaster.

[@billclay9489]

I know you are young and i assume defunct coasters dont make the list but Oprylands 'screamin Delta Demon" is one of the best names ever for a bobsled. Both the park and ride are gone but it was great being themed to a swamp.

[@whosjwlz]

Speaking of Deja vu, I'd like to add Silverwood's Aftershock to the list as well. It was named after the aftershocks in an earthquake and I would say it's an accurate description of how you feel on the ride. Not quite as on the nose as deja vu but still a good one in my book.

[@overbanked]

I-305's new name is Pantherian (not the temporary name of Project 305). It's gonna take some getting used to

[@xxbobsetsfirexx4269]

Geauga Lakes SLC was named Serial Thriller..the Boomerang was called Mind Eraser.

[@christopherdeguilio6375]

Rocky Point reference! Great to see an old friend... though it was know as just "The Corkscrew" not "Loop Corkscrew."

[@Cookiesr4life]

Mind Eraser is definitely one of the best names I’ve heard for a SLC - they really do erase and scramble my mind 😭

[@andrewklue5123]

Can you do a video ranking every Dive Coaster?

[@tsmartin32]

I may be off the mark but how about Shivering Timbers at Michigan Adventures for a good name

[@keithchristner4522]

Inaccurately named coaster at Kennywood: Skyrocket. That launch is definitely not a rocket launch. Lol

[@Sasha-zw9ss]

8:52 "You can ignore the story where the giant is brought down by a mere mortal man"? You can't, and that makes the name better! The prevalent opinion on the coaster is that all it has to it is its size. It's largely what the Coaster Wars were about. But at the end, the symbolic end of Coaster Wars was Maverick, which is less than half as tall as Goliath.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Thats a good spin

[@WhatAG23]

Windjammer killed me, that’s so funny 😂 Other ones I thought of • Scream is accurate since people do tend to scream on it. They ride out loud • Rattler was probably an accurate name based on those POV’s and the fact that it was I believe made by RCCA • Slinky Dog Dash is inaccurate with how slow that goes; it doesn’t dash. Same with rides like (Carolina) Goldrusher, they aren’t much of a rush. • Full Throttle may be traveling at full throttle speed-wise but it’s more like half throttle with how short the ride is • Maxx Force isn’t that forceful outside of the launch; the rest of the layout is fun, but not particularly forceful Edit: throw Tiger Terror on the accurate list too. If you’re a kid riding that as your first coaster, it will probably give you some terror with the first helix and ejector hill. It’s very intense for a 20 foot tall ride

[@iliketrains3546]

Mind eraser has to be the most accurate name ever devised

[@arthilas_]

Has the Lord of the Rides found the One Coaster yet? You know, the One Coaster to rule them all ;-)

[@ninjaemilee]

Hershey definitely has some questionable naming choices, but I think Great Bear gets it right. I love that B&M roar.

[@nickasta3400]

For sure thought Volcano would be on the list!

[@MattMcIrvin]

I decided Lake Compounce had given Phobia Phear Coaster the correct name when I was standing in line to ride Boulder Dash, and the people in line with me were all just watching Phobia run and talking about how they weren't getting on that thing. It's not the most terrifying coaster in the world to actually ride (in fact Boulder Dash is much scarier), but it seems to be profoundly terrifying for the general public to look at, and the sight of it inspires phobic reactions in them. So, yes, it's a phobia phear coaster.

[@harry24027]

What about smiler bc when you come off your smiling

[@AirtimeThrills]

maniacally

[@arikthenot-so-redasericthe1838]

Mind Eraser/Thunderhawk at Geauga Lake opened as Serial Thriller. “Because it thrills you again and again and again.” There were actually letter to the local papers complaining about it “glorifying violence” because of the (not coincidental) similarity to “serial killer.” No joke.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I mean, yeah, but come on

[@arikthenot-so-redasericthe1838]

Come to think of it, Corkscrew may be a blindingly accurate name, especially as regards the ones that were at Knotts and Geauga Lake (A lift hill a drop, a turnaround into the corkscrew and done) but so far as I know, there was only one Double Loop, which seemed awfully huge to a 10 year old, but looked like a kiddie coaster with Villain standing next to it.

[@theheardtheorem]

The Rattler was extremely accurate because it rattled every vertebrae in your spine. Palindrome is also very accurate but way more original than Boomerang

[@OriginalJoe]

What about a ranking of coasters named after the ride model?

[@stevenstice6683]

Mind Eraser is also the name of a cocktail. Appropriately enough, Mind Eraser SLCs shake you around like a cocktail shaker and you feel like you need a drink afterwards.

[@Pabloiznotmyname]

Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum. A 28 mile per hour Maurer mouse at Six flags new England is either accurate because you want to escape the rough ride or inaccurate because the name implies something intense lol

[@ajtopia]

I think F.L.Y. could’ve made the honorable mentions. I think Railblazer is the perfect name for a single rail coaster hahah

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@ajtopia railblazer is an awesome name

[@history_leisure]

Geauga Lake's SLC was Serial Thriller, Mind Eraser was the boomerang. Since you specified SLC's, that one doesn't count apparently

[@IRDeady]

2:14 airtime thrills suing over Texas for intellectual property theft, confirmed.

[@Posirep]

worst: Dr Diabolical's Cliff Hanger....for one of the very few parks in the world that has actual cliffs in it...this does not in fact, hang off a cliff

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha yeah huge missed opportunity

[@clubstep8244]

Untamed at Walibi is also pretty accurate and the Smiler too