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.

[@CZsWorld]

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

[@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!

[@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...."

[@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.

[@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

[@jaredlucas4815162342]

You did Gatekeeper dirty!

[@Derangedlefty]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@jzckvsn]

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

[@JosephIII-l2o]

Batman the Ride is a Ride

[@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.

[@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....

[@TheEpic22]

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

[@plighting_engineerd]

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

[@AirtimeThrills]

Im trying

[@connorframe1]

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

[@coasterproductions4872]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@Jlaps941]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@hundoe100]

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

[@keithchristner4522]

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

[@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

[@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

[@glados792]

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

[@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

[@gyeongchankim5423]

Surprised to not see Xcelerator on the list

[@PabloBianchi-y9g]

Or hangtime

[@JeremyHale141]

@@PabloBianchi-y9g Yes hangtime would be inaccurate

[@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

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

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

[@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

[@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

[@EveryoneIsFamily]

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

[@3xp3r1m3ntation]

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

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@3xp3r1m3ntation probably one of mine

[@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

[@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.

[@Cookiesr4life]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@spodge5868]

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

[@JeremyHale141]

Nah they should have called it Jiggler 💀

[@TylerPCoyne]

12:54 not only is this coaster getting a new paint job, but I heard from EastCoasters that the park is planning on changing the name too.

[@theheardtheorem]

Its paint job is complete. It’s now brown and yellow.

[@EliteRailVideos]

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

[@Kaseybounds]

Mean Streak - that thing was definitely trying to hurt its riders by the end of its life!

[@mulinhuan8410]

I think the late Intamin hydraulic stratas deserve an honorable mention.

[@IRDeady]

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

[@enthusiastJD]

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

[@Zemmip]

Hundeprutten gets my vote for being the most accurate

[@nickasta3400]

For sure thought Volcano would be on the list!

[@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

[@IronAnacondaMC]

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

[@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.

[@KaPowSplat]

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

[@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

[@Wtwwwwwwwww]

Haven’t watched the video yet but if Mind Eraser isn’t #1 most accurate, I riot.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@Wtwwwwwwwww so very close

[@EveryoneIsFamily]

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

[@rockypockypuff]

I've always found the name "Vilda Musen" (literally "The Wild Mouse") at Gröna Lund to be a fitting name for a wild mouse ride... But also very on the nose.

[@lucashrynyk6303]

Ride of Steel at Darien Lake is literally a Ride made of Steel

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

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

[@Coyotek4]

I expected "Pantheon" to be on this list, considering (1) its relation to Greek Mythology, and (2) the fact that it's in the pantheon of my people's 'greatest coasters' list. (I also assume "Phoenix" at Knoebels was too on-the-nose.)

[@overbanked]

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

[@hurricanegproductions5525]

I would throw hurler in there as it’s a pretty mild ride by most accounts. Probably won’t make anyone hurl.

[@aidanhoppe2932]

I think Phoenix deserves a spot, it’s story matches the one of an actual Phoenix

[@Wers11111]

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

[@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.

[@HYDRAdude]

The best coaster name? Dexter Frebish's Electric Roller Ride.

[@LSM_rocket50]

You should rank Standing but not operating coasters in the world.

[@CoasterVoyagerTN]

Voyage and The Beast could swap names. Not that they should, but it would still be very fitting for both

[@TheSonicsean]

I feel like Goliath has to be the tallest coaster in the park to deserve the name. Great America's gets a pass since it's now technically the wooden coaster with the tallest drop.

[@BlaineBasil]

Magnum should be renamed to a chiropractors dream

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@BlaineBasil in the best way

[@LordOfTheRides29]

YOOOOO I DIDN’T THINK HE SAW MY COMMENT OMGOMGOMG

[@buckaroobanzai8942]

1. Roller Coaster

[@MatthewSimon4330]

Goliath at Fiesta Texas could have been named Survivor or warrior due to surviving Katrina

[@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 ? 😆

[@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

[@michaelsmey4203]

Surprised to not see Boulder Dash!? Would have had that in top 3 imo.

[@gukx1]

what the skyrush

[@ThePirateprincess23]

Crazy Coaster is honestly a more fitting name for a Spinning Wild Mouse when compared to the coaster I went on at my local county fair several years ago. It was called Pole Position and it is quite possibly the dumbest name I have seen for a roller coaster, let alone a Spinning Wild Mouse (and a slow and boring one at that). Pole Position? More like Slow Position.

[@SauceBoss787]

Good versions of bad elements would be a good video

[@vegasstafford9061]

OMG MORE CONTENT?! IS THIS HEAVEN? NO! IT'S IOWA! Sorry couldn't help myself 😂

[@andrewklue5123]

Can you do a video ranking every Dive Coaster?

[@rockintylerj9349]

Cedar Point and Airtime Thrills post in the same day?!?!

[@_J_E_N_S_]

Steel vengeance.

[@jeffreykregel3821]

Maybe it takes to be a hero to ride "Hero" at Flamingo Land 😂

[@DoswarePictures]

They should add on board audio that plays the Shrek 2 version of “Holding out for a Hero” it would be fitting because the song is sung by the villain.

[@plighting_engineerd]

Ooo this should be a fun one!

[@F7COASTERS]

I’m surprised Kingda Ka didn’t make the list being the coaster that held the tallest record for so long.

[@LochNessLegend]

You know, you’ve always got Hardheaded Harold’s Horrendously Humorous Haunted Hideway. Much better name than the Old Mill…do better, Kennywood.

[@clairefunnell8481]

1st one looks like Time Warp. Didn't Goliath come from Six Flags New Orleans? Fun video❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NWPhillyWX]

Funni coaster man

[@ItsSiebay]

Along with other SLCs I’d suggest T3 aka Terror times three

[@mitchel4361]

How did milenium force not make this video

[@OriginalJoe]

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

[@LH44-GC]

Insane Speed at Janfusun is a odd name for a B&M floorless. Millenium force built in 2000 is good. Lightning rod now is irrelevant, more mild wind rod 😂