Stunt Pilot Review, Silverwood RMC Single Rail Coaster | Better or Worse Than the Original Raptors?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sorry for the audio glitch at 12:00. The kittens hopped on my keyboard while I was editing last night. I couldn't tell if anything got impacted, but apparently the word brakes was cut up.

[@mikaoleander]

that is a very adorable reason to have an audio glitch 🐈

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

Final *akes*

[@jtwoolley]

what kind of kittens do you have

[@TheCoasterFlood]

I think the modified profiling was due to the longer trains. Like the larger raptors, they have to lessen the forces to accommodate the longer trains.

[@matheuscastello6554]

from canobies coaster description it seems like even in the extreme seats (front and back) its still tamer than the original raptors, which implies the profile change addressed more than just the train length

[@Scxrpionz]

@@matheuscastello6554 thats not the point of it lol

[@ryanb398]

@@matheuscastello6554 I got my first rides on RailBlazer this summer after many rides on Stunt Pilot. The most notable difference on the older brother was the off-axis airtime hill after the raven dive, which absolutely popped on RB but was not noteworthy on SP.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I suspect that was the main cause.

[@Kittyhat]

Fun fact, Silverwood was supposed to be the first recipient of RMC's ground-up wooden design sometime between 2010-2013, and there was a layout proposed ~150' tall with a stall, flat wave turn and underground double barrel roll. There's a NoLimits 1 file from 2009 that RMC made themselves floating around that I remade on my channel. Would have been a crazy ride to see here, let alone getting the first ground-up rmc.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Didn't know that! That would have been cool had it happened.

[@krs12]

This is actually my favorite of all the Raptors. The slight less intensity combined with the fast ops and short line makes it real easy to marathon, especially in the last few hours of the night!

[@CanobieCoaster]

The capacity is definitely an advantage here.

[@SeanAthiestson]

This ride's siting is phenomenal; it adds a ton of dynamic energy to silverwood. I love when you can see the ride has no wait from elsewhere in the park and just run to it. That back row is nirvana.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It does have a great location.

[@andrewhiggins5548]

Having finally ridden Railblazer - I have to say I actually prefer Stunt Pilot a little bit. The snappy entry into the dive loop on Railblazer is incredible, but the feeling of being yanked on that first drop in row 10 of Stunt Pilot outdoes it for me. It's also much more rerideable for me thanks to the smoothness and toned down Gs on that upward helix. Both are top-notch rides of course!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer the snap of the original.

[@maverickheartlineroll]

I wondered for a while why they changed the profiling so much, great review

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I’m curious if they could’ve done the dive loop like on Jersey Devil

[@CanobieCoaster]

I suspect they could have.

[@CoffinFullOfBees]

I love these restraints. I go to Great Adventure every 2-3 weeks now and the Jersey Devil's restraints are the most comfortable over the shoulder ones in the park for me. I'm about average size for a woman in the US, so I barely fit on a number of coasters in the six flags parks. I don't feel that way with these restraints at all, most vest restraints are fairly accommodating but this one feels the most like the people who designed it actually accounted for more than 50% of the population.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I just don't like how you have to point your knees outwards, but the restraints are comfortable for me.

[@CoffinFullOfBees]

@CanobieCoaster I think about it like I'm riding a beastly creature, whether it be the jersey devil or the dinosaur track itself.

[@Rolla_Costa]

12:00 what happened to the audio at that point?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think that must have been when the cats hopped onto my keyboard last night. I couldn't tell what got impacted, but it appears to have been the word brakes.

[@mateoalvira3514]

At Silverwood, what would you rate Stunt Pilot, Aftershock, Timber Terror, Tremors and Corkscrew?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I have reviews for a few of them.

[@mateoalvira7826]

What do you think about the smoothness or roughness of all all those RMC single rail raptors: Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas Railblazer at California's Great America Jersey Devil Coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure Stunt Pilot at Silverwood

[@CanobieCoaster]

They're mostly comfortable for me.

[@Didyus]

I love the coaster‘s color scheme, it is a tad odd for a raptor but still cool

[@CanobieCoaster]

I like it.

[@roxyreina2524]

very interested in how id handle some of the newer raptors, from my understanding they have new restraints? only been able to ride wonder woman at fiesta texas so far, and thats the only coaster ive ridden where it actually hurt my sides for a few days when I rode in the back row :/ 90 percent sure its the trains combined with the intensity but not entirely sure

[@CanobieCoaster]

The straps are more comfortable on the new raptors.

[@chrislehmier]

Now that Tron is FINALLY open I would love to see Magic Kingdom refurbish Space Mountain as an RMC Raptor.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I bet they'll do a 1 to 1 retrack down the road.

[@nerfer1091]

Space Mountain is too iconic. They're not going to make that kind of drastic change to the nature of the ride, the most they'll be likely to do is a retrack or update the theming.

[@alexw509]

I doubt it. I think they prefer to do most of their stuff in-house when possible.

[@Paolo8772]

I don't know from any of the smaller single rail clones I do know that like Jersey Devil: if the straps are uncomfortable you can take them off as they're redundant anyway. This park keeps teasing me, being so close with no way for me to get there. Great review, thanks for posting!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks! I keep them on since they're supposed to be worn.

[@Paolo8772]

@@CanobieCoaster That's ok if you're not marathoning it two days in a row or more.

[@Metallicoaster]

What editing software do you use? Is it expensive?

[@CanobieCoaster]

DaVinci Resolve. It is free. It requires a computer with a good video card and lots of RAM though.

[@Metallicoaster]

@@CanobieCoaster Thank you 🙏

[@mateoalvira3514]

How would you compare this to Six Flags Great Adventure's Jersey Devil Coaster, California's Great America's RailBlazer, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas's Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster, in terms of smoothness?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's as smooth as Stunt Pilot or Railblazer.

[@clairefunnell8481]

I think these Raptor Coasters look like a lot of fun. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@CanobieCoaster]

They are.

[@Zemmip]

I'm curious to hear your opinions on the changes being made to Wonder Woman currently.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I haven't followed it too closely, but am excited it's getting improved since it wasn't running as well as usual in March.

[@jandrew1994]

Why doesn't Silverwood have an elite Ibox Hybrid RMC though? It just doesn't make sense for RMC's home park to not have RMC's most signature model.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope one is added in the future.

[@ryanb398]

Having ridden SP and RB, I found a few key differences. I haven't ridden WWGLC. Here are my observations: 1. Theming - SP is way better, and the red and white color just pops, plus the audio just before the drop is kind of fun. And the camera location through the shed at the bottom of the Zero G roll is better too. 2. Setting - SP wins again - that first drop makes you feel like the ride is trying to fly you into Montana from the back row, while at CGA, there's not much to see other than the park. 3. Queue - SP wins here - the single rider line in the station is super handy, and you end up in the back rows typically... though sometimes the 4. Loading - SP wins - moving station is great - compared with RB it was night and day 5. Restraints - RB, and it's not close - on RB I never felt uncomfortable. On SP, unless I intentionally sit up super straight and almost push off when they pull down the restraint, or my back will be rounded out and the positive Gs will be dreadful. The older restraints are far better, IMHO, for someone who is 6'2". I also felt like SP made me feel far more knock-kneed and threatened much more trigger cramps in my leg muscles. 6. Elements - Slight edge RB - The biggest difference was that I could feel the off-axis airtime hill far more from every seat on RB, where on SP I never really thought about it - it was never noticeable. I liked the two drops on SP in the back row, Seat 10, better than RB Seat 8. Overall, I think I prefer Stunt Pilot, at least in the back row, given all the components above - but strictly for the ride elements, I liked RB slightly better, especially that off-axis hill. All that said, the way Tremors was running last September, I actually preferred it to Stunt Pilot... Tremors felt closer to Ghostrider than it had for me in the past, just seemed much more out of control and intense than I had recalled previously. This was borne out watching POVs as well from 2021 to 2022 - the slowdown turn before the final 2 tunnels didn't feel like a lull last year, while it did in 2021. Sorry for geeking out so much. Being in Seattle, Silverwood is my "home" park.

[@CanobieCoaster]

How often is the single rider line open? It was closed for me. I prefer the restraints on Stunt Pilot. The straps are more comfortable.

[@ryanb398]

@@CanobieCoaster I've never had it not be open when I've gone... but haven't been in 2023 yet. I would agree the straps are definitely more comfortable, and easier to get your head into (it was almost comical trying to load on RailBlazer sometimes, if my head wasn't positioned at the perfect angle), but I always feel compressed on Stunt Pilot, and didn't have that experience on RailBlazer at all.

[@loganm2934]

@@CanobieCoasterI haven’t seen it open at all this year- unfortunately I think it’s a thing of the past. But every time I’ve gone the ops have been pretty good at asking if there’s any single riders in line. I hope it comes back back but I think them labeling it as an “express line” through signage ruined it because there would be groups going in line thinking it was a fast lane type deal. Hopefully they relabel it because I was able to get 250 ish rides on it last season with the single rider queue.

[@patrickjoseph9158]

What about the way your hips have to sit? The wide high up stance kills my hips 🎉 like twice through and my left hip is a turd.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is a bit awkward having to point your knees outwards.

[@SnowghostFilms]

Final thing to note: This was the main focus of a 2021 documentary on RMC. Even though I haven’t seen it, I’ve heard great things about it

[@CanobieCoaster]

It did play a big role in that.

[@memesrct_official]

Stunt Pilot was supposed to be built at my home park, Kentucky Kingdom, for the 2021 season but the park decided to give it to Sliverwood Theme Park instead.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thank covid for that.

[@coolguy1648]

This ride is a favorite of mine its nice and smooth fast fun my type of ride i loved going on it

[@CanobieCoaster]

Great ride!

[@VerticalLoop]

12:03 there was a mistake.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Whoops, thank my cats for that one.

[@rixrobin]

The white single rail track makes me think of dental floss. Looks like a great ride though.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It sort of does look like that.

[@SkyrushFanboy]

I guess this review answers my question from the back row pov from earlier today lol

[@CanobieCoaster]

I tried to compare them as best as possible.

[@vekomaboomerang4094]

The RMC single rail design always seem a little weird to me and it looks like they don't have any wheels underneath the train. I've always wondered why they called the single rail coaster's RMC Raptors, and what the excitement about them was all about. The theme and color scheme for Stunt Pilot looks really nice and I think the park could use another airplane or jet fighter themed roller coaster in the near future. I think that they should add some LED lights to Corkscrew and Aftershock, making them more exciting. If Silverwood wants to get creative, they could tear down Boulder Beach and add more rides to that area like a Sky Tower or a Double Looping roller coaster or Grizzly Bear log ride or a Family roller coaster.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I like their weird look.

[@micoasters]

I wonder how much the rmc employees go down to ride stunt pilot?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Not sure, but I hope they enjoy having it close.

[@fonix8888]

always my fav day when u post

[@William_Does_Coasters2255]

Ah i was 1 sec off being 1st

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@Joemama..]

I found this to be the best worst if the 3 smaller raptors. The restraints on this one were far more uncomfortable

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer the restraints to be honest.

[@ThemeParksAndAttractions]

Nice 👌

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@N617A]

Ok I do agree that it needing to warm up (like most modern RMCs) sucks and that the airtime hump isn’t as powerful but I completely disagree that the drop off after the turnaround and the S is less powerful. Comparing the pictures I took of it and golden lasso plus the rides on rail blazer, I can tell you that it both looks and feels steeper to me. In fact the only thing I really find “inferior” on this ride is that you don’t get the airtime pop on the second hill (the dive loop) because you’re upside down… but everything else felt either equal or superior to me. I think this is the best single rail and RMC handled the longer trains the correct way on this one…-

[@CanobieCoaster]

I get why people may prefer this one. Even in row 10, the first drop and mid-drop didn't quite have the same oomph for me as a RailBlazer or Wonder Woman, but it was still very strong airtime.

[@N617A]

@@CanobieCoaster hey I recognize everyone will have different experience and opinion from me… but aunt pilot has always felt stronger than the prototypes to me except for the dive loop specifically. But I never rode it with the slow wheels…

[@jtwoolley]

cool

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks

[@Secretsofsociety]

Sounds like all those people saying these rides are rough got their wish in this version.

[@CanobieCoaster]

The others are still very much rideable for me.

[@weedle4736]

Wonder Woman is currently getting refurbished. Park president keeps on teasing the views for it won’t look the same anymore. There could honestly be new coaster coming with the amount of teasing he does.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm intrigued if track gets replaced during the project.

[@weedle4736]

@@CanobieCoaster they were digging up new concrete on its area and a bunch of parts are on its site. Not sure if there’s new track but it seems like there’s new catwalks, lift components, station, structure, and control equips. Siebert also confirmed that it will get the 2nd gen raptor trains.

[@jdspeedruns5002]

Sup!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hi!

[@Cool19773]

3rd

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@William_Does_Coasters2255]

First

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

How would you compare this to Jersey Devil Coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure and RailBlazer at California's Great America in terms of airtime and smoothness? What do you think?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer Jersey Devil for the length. Both rides have some great spots of airtime.