Classic Coaster Review | TERRIFYING Old Wooden Coaster at the Washington State Fair

[@maxhagenauer24]

You know its an insane element when he made an entire video over just that.

[@Galistia]

An element, or a "happy accident?" lol

[@SHHDADDYSWORKN]

Will always do the Puyallup, and always call it the Puyallup state fair. You said it right the first time!

[@maxhagenauer24]

Coaster at PNE Playland moment. Just that one crazy airtime moment these things have. I rode Cyclone and I don't remember any crazy moments on it on that drop, even in the back, I hope these others give airtime though.

[@MrRicearonie]

As someone who grew up in Puyallup, you did a better job at pronouncing it than most lol. The Classic Coaster is, well, a classic and I always ride it when I get the chance. They rebuilt it a little over a decade ago in quarter chunks per year, so it was fun to experience the smooth new sections, then hit the old rough ones back then. Oh, and those two insane ejector airtime drops are no joke. I swear I almost went flying out of the train one year, definitely a reason they tell you to hold on at all times lol

[@myblujl7503]

Washington State really lacks coasters, so when this one is open, it gets PACKED. Talking 2-3 hour wait times for this thing. People around Seattle are THIRSING for a good coaster if they are willing to wait that long for this thing. I have been here for 15 years now and still have not ridden it simply because I came from being born and raised in Orange County California with Knotts, Disney Land, and 6 Flags as all viable options. Im spoiled, for sure!

[@drdewott9154]

Oh yeah, Greater Seattle really needs more theme park investment. Full stop.

[@hellacia8151]

At the very least a raptor would do WONDERS.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

The closest amusement park we have is in Idaho which is Silverwood. There is a small amusement park in Portland but that is it I think.

[@hellacia8151]

@@nancyfarkas3592 Oh man I'd love to go there, Aftershock and stuntpilot look amazing

[@myblujl7503]

@@nancyfarkas3592 We have Wild Waves, with Timerhawk if its ever working. That park is a joke though.

[@coaster_chronic]

Tornado at Strickers Grover in Cincinnati has the scariest airtime moment I’ve ever experienced. It was actually a little scary.

[@RankingTheMouse]

LETS GOOOOO! This Coaster is only 10min from my front door & its a MUST-DO for us every time its open in April & September for the Fairs. It really is an elite Coaster. Thanks for covering this!!!

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Awesome that you mentioned the Jack rabbit that was my first ever coaster ride it definitely got my attention going down that first hill and hitting that jump

[@midliferising]

I been on this many times! That turn around drop is one of my favorite all time elements on any wooden coaster. I felt as if I was going to fly out of that ride.

[@aerotrooper]

I was on cyclops when it was new in the back and I had never heard or seen what that drop did. I really thought that was it for me. I thought I was in the midst of a terrible accident, but then to my surprise, I slapped back down into the seat. I thought there was something wrong with the ride then I was convinced people were gonna fall out. I rode it a couple times and brought my friend on it. Scared him good.

[@jdsbitch86]

Another shoutout for Coaster at PNE Playland in Vancouver. They put in seatbelts this last year (boo) but the lap bar is still insane for how forceful and how much airtine you get on it. Truly an amazing ride and the oldest in Canada!

[@alexlubbers1589]

Aww they did? Thats a shame. Though i cant blame 'em since that airtime legit is borderline risky for how intense it is

[@alexmcintyre8229]

The seatbelts aren’t super tight, they have some freedom of movement. The air time is still really good, the seatbelts just provide a bit of extra safety.

[@AeGhostly]

This coaster was an literal surprise when I rode it for my first time since the airtime when it rains makes you basically stand up.

[@Fahrenheit4051]

I've heard that the Coaster at PNE Playland has really crazy airtime. The trains are a similar style, too.

[@officialchase02]

Yea I’ve seen that one Taylor needs to ride that one

[@alexlubbers1589]

Can confirm, its my favorite wooden coaster. Especially in the front row where the airtime is more frequent and sustained, you get absolutely launched.

[@alexsch738]

Yes! Single position buzz bar as well but much wilder

[@alexmcintyre8229]

Seat belts were retrofitted in every row last year.

[@alexsch738]

@@alexmcintyre8229 noooooo

[@CloudsAndDays]

I loved this coaster when I was little! It was the scariest coaster any of the kids in school knew about after all. And when I rode it again as an adult, I banged my knee into the side of the cart while hanging on for my life on that hill. Absolutely nuts the difference in seating. Also additional Puyallup related thing. In my history class, we learned about how Puyallup got its name. Originally the founders had planned to name the town after themself. Just name it ‘Nameland’ But they ended up forming a good friendship to the Native Americans who already lived there and ended up naming the town after the tribe. The Puyallup tribe! And as people began to move in, they had a very hard time pronouncing the name ‘Puyallup’ So the founder would sometimes grab people’s lips and force them to pronounce it properly. You pronounced it perfectly by the way :] So no mouth grabbing for you!

[@Wesley-76]

It wasn't nearly to this extent, but when i first rode Woodstock Express at Carowinds, i sat in the back row and didn't expect much airtime, if any. But I got absolutely yanked down that little first drop which was a lot of fun

[@Moony-Jessica]

If I ride that coaster, and the person with me says, "Let's sit in the back seat!" I wod say, "No, anywhere else but the back seat. ANYWHERE else." (I get scared easily)

[@alexlubbers1589]

You guys REALLY need to get to the PNE Playland in Vancouver and ride Coaster. It makes the Classic Coaster look mild.

[@riparianlife97701]

The wooden coaster at PNE in Vancouver has the most ejector airtime.

[@gradyjenkins9808]

I’ve ridden this a few times. It’s genuinely a great coaster. And that crazy lift out of your seat….you are practically airborne.

[@aviatorlife1806]

0:57 Honestly, that was probably one of the better first time pronunciations of Puyallup I've heard. Good job. For the record, it's pronounced like "Pew-wallup".

[@4XloungeForum]

I grew up right by that coaster. I don't remember it, but my mother said when I was little (not sure how little) we rode that coaster thinking "fun simple easy" ride for a little kid. We must have been in the back because she said I almost came completely out of my seat and it scared the crap out of me (yes, I started crying, com'on I was little!). To sum up: I almost died on this coast, lol... I should go back soon and relive the terrifying experience. 😎

[@TylerMcNamer]

The Classic Coaster. Still an amazing ride after so many years!

[@coasterbot]

This is a super nerdy comment, but this ride cannot reach 50mph. Physics forbids it. With a max height of 17m it could reach 41mph maximum, unless it goes underground or has a secret launch. The height could be wrong and the speed right - who knows! 🤷‍♂

[@jackbarnhart7394]

I was about to say that didn’t sound right with acceleration due to gravity, but didn’t want to convert units. Btw love the channel coasterbot!

[@timsenesi6161]

Also that 41mph would be assuming no losses due to frictional forces which is highly unlikely 🤔

[@jackbarnhart7394]

​@@timsenesi6161 highly unlikely is the understatement of the year... literally perpetual motion might be a better phrasing

[@timsenesi6161]

@@jackbarnhart7394 nah this ride just creates its own energy to hit that 50 mph, much more plausible 😂

[@Tyler_Kwak]

I visit the Washington State Fair every single times it opens whether during the spring fair in April, or the big summer fair in September, and this is always my go-to ride. It's awful during the weekends when the lines are so long. And when they're long, they'll use both the yellow and blue train cars to get the lines moving more. Weekdays are the best when there's not that many people, but sometimes they'll only operate only 1 of the train cars. During the spring fair, they have a deal of rides/games where you can have 6 rides/games for $25 however it excludes the classic coaster. During the summer fair, you can purchase the dizzy pass (I believe it's $55 on weekdays, $65 on weekends, so $10 cheaper on weekdays $10 MORE cheaper if purchased online early) for unlimited rides and thankfully the classic coaster is included in that. Otherwise this ride costs 15 tickets, and normal price for ride tickets is 60 cents per ticket, so this would cost $9 to ride and stuff like the Extreme Scream (another one of my personal favorites) costs 30 tickets or $18. Unless you get the bulk price like 120 tickets for $60 (50 cents each) or 210 tickets for $100 (47.619 cents each) I always ask for the back row and they always allow me to. Sometimes I just have to wait one more ride cycle which is totally fine for me. The back row makes this coaster worth it for me. I would never ever ride this if they force assign seats and I would get unlucky for the front row. So thank goodness they let me be in the back row. UNLESS the line is very short and the train cars are not filled. They have to fill the front seats first for weight purposes, and that's what happened during the spring fair. I almost didn't get the back seat, but more people came and the first 5 were filled and I was in the back. It seems like on the blue car (maybe both) they have new lap bars because now it's secured on top of you instead of hovering above you. But the moment is still intense and amazing.

[@gregorymoore2877]

Designed by John Miller and appears to run genuine Prior & Church trains. So, probably not designed to do that. But, should definitely be memorable even if just for the trains.

[@rct3isepic]

Best coaster in Washington! As a local I've always wanted the fairgrounds to be turned into a full park that just hosts the fair.

[@joecandish3923]

I think Phoenix has some of the scariest airtime due barely having a lap bar that holds you down, Jack Rabbit Double Down also insane with just a seat belt. And Megafobia first is also a good one nearly having nearly standing airtime and being almost wacked by the lift hill structure.

[@Magromancer]

personally I haven’t been on many coasters but my home park is PNE/Playland in Vancouver, BC, Canada and that Coaster is absolutely insane in the back, that ejector airtime is on every single hill except for the first drop, and this thing has a ton of big and bunny hop hills, I am kinda bummed they put seatbelts on them but here’s the thing, I went into every single row and rode it to compare and I like to dub their seatbelts cosmetic seatbelts, those things do absolutely NOTHING in terms of hindering your movement, I found absolutely no difference between each version, and I’ve ridden this coaster more times than any customer in the world at close to 4000 rides as of right now. I would love to meet you there, especially now that the new launch coaster is opening up there in the next couple of months from now.

[@alexmcintyre8229]

I agree, those seatbelts still allow for decent air time.

[@SeanAthiestson]

The operations for this ride are also super impressive; it’s a great 2 week escape each year from Wild Waves having the only coasters around.

[@FunTownUS]

I feel like cyclone at lakeside is one of those wooden coasters with a crazy air time moment. Right after the first drop when your going into the first hill if you sit in the front car you get the craziest ejector ever with laterals and theres only a seat belt holding you in.

[@hellacia8151]

Now ride Coaster at PNE Playland

[@nickinick9329]

That's what I've been saying the whole time

[@lospolloshermanos69]

It's basically like this for half the airtime hills lol

[@christiwright3604]

It is pronounced “pewallup”. Love that coaster.

[@Bushcraftbuilders1576]

One of my favorite Coster KZbinrs!

[@RoganGames1]

But not coaster youtubers though no? 😂

[@jjmailman]

Please tell us you went into Canada to ride “Coaster” at Playland!! “Classic Coaster” and “Coaster” look almost identical - but “Coaster” at Playland is a religious experience!!

[@CoasterStudios]

We did not- but hope to one day!

[@j.johnson7891]

That crazy unexpected ejector airtime came for me on Thunderbolt at Kennywood. I barely came out of my seat on Jackrabbit

[@will4486]

The PNW/Seattle area really needs an indoor theme park, something like the one where TMNT shell raiser is in New Jersey. The weather out here just doesn’t work for having outdoor parks.

[@BennettKnowsOfficial]

I've been on plenty of coasters, the airtime on that one time bill is absolutely insane

[@jeffreysmith5671]

Another coaster that has a similar experience is the Helm & Sons Amusements Olympic Bobsled with INSANE ejector airtime!

[@seanl8930]

When I rode the backseat of phantoms revenge at kennywood the surprise airtime on that was phenomenal

[@rallymana4873]

Track one on Monstre is similar in doing nothing for most of the rest except for one speed hill that gives pretty insane ejector

[@alexmcintyre8229]

Did you go up the I5 to Vancouver Canada & ride on Coaster at Playland? It also has single position buzz bars & the air time is so extreme that they had to retrofit in seatbelts in every row a few years ago. Pre-seatbelts you could have listed the Coater as a standup coaster based upon how high the air time is.

[@JWViper]

Screechin' Eagle at Americana had an airtime moment like that in the middle of the ride (surprised/scared the heck out of me because it was so unexpected!) There is no way anyone could have ridden it without a lap bar or restraint because they absolutely would have been launched out of the train.

[@Bish221]

Love those classic Fred Church designed trains!

[@Mattman0627]

I think that classic coaster is the last ride running those trains.

[@Jpxfrd94]

I one time somehow got a pop of airtime on an SNS 4D Freespin. It was joker at great adventure.

[@flashback0978]

I have not been on it since it was retracked, I don't recall that hill having that kind of craziness when I did ride it

[@CoasterStudios]

Did you ride in the back?

[@flashback0978]

@@CoasterStudios front and back, I recall it being more of a floater sensation than a launch out of the seat, this was over 10 years ago

[@lowkey_fla]

Great video 😎my kids love these rides 💯💯

[@urbex_coasters]

I'll be riding it in 2 weeks. Super pumped for it! That said knowing just how packed Levenworth's new alpine coaster (kinda mediocre, has some bad autobreaking even if not as brutal as Cowboy Coaster in Wyoming which has comedically bad autobreaking that brought me to a near dead stop with no one in front of me while going no breaks, and visually appears to top out near the base of the mountain due to the direction it faces) gets on an early March weekday due to simply the lack of coasters we have in the Pacific Northwest I'm nervous about how long the lines will be.

[@beowolf9480]

Roller Coaster at Lagoon in the front row, I was genuinely not expecting the airtime I got, I was just getting launched out of my seat over every single hill, and it hurt

[@christianortiz-v1l]

You can tell how insane the airtime is based on the reactions on the thumbnail.

[@tatecarlson]

I only rode this ride once because of the insanity of the airtime, like how was this ride even legal? I love a good out your seat moment, but damn I was praying not to go flying out of my seat

[@MrFlashy09]

You should get a back row night ride on Wild One and roar at SFA when I rode it during Fright Fest the airtime was insane

[@mr.blakester]

Tornado at Stricker's Grove has 2 death hills near the end, we all know the one, but i got pretty flung on the final hill right before the brakerun, Skyliner at Lakemont (Possibly RIP) also has some strong floater on the first drop in the back car (best in row 8)

[@DJbickythemaster]

mystic timbers throws you just as much on the first drop!

[@drdewott9154]

I actually wonder how well this ride could be if it was cloned but the clone was modernised and adjusted. Like get the gravity group onboard, take this rough layout, and modernise it with maybe a taller first hill, some steeper hills and drops, a little higher speed and some slightly sharper airtime across the ride. It could be great, and frankly could probably make for a decent cloneable layout.

[@CitizenTaco]

please do coaster at playland vancouver next or at least soon everyone like so they see this

[@alexmcintyre8229]

Wouldn’t be surprised if he does it later this year, especially with the new roller coaster opening. I expect a lot of coaster enthusiasts will come to Playland this summer.

[@Shwexx]

I took my stepdaughter on the classic coaster and tried to warn her about the lap bars and the immense airtime. She learned the hard way lol

[@assemblyrequired7342]

I would have expected a fair with an actual FRICKING WOODEN COASTER to have more additional intense thrill rides! Surprisingly, all I see in the background is a Slingshot/Ejection Seat!

[@carlstieren5437]

Georgia Cyclone did this on the first drop last seat...its why kids could not ride alone in the back

[@lkeshow86]

Jack rabbit at kennywood is my most unexpected airtime.. i was like wtf

[@fnafboi9158]

I just went on a coaster trip and I counted up how many credits I have total and I had 99. The worst part is the last credit I got on the trip was fury 325. Now I am coming to terms that if I went on Woodstock express at carowinds I could have had fury as my 100th coaster. Just my luck

[@reedporter-nd9mn]

I rode in row 7 by myself and on the airtime hill it felt like I was gonna fly out the lap bar kept coming up

[@bk9509-o2o]

I wish they would just invest money into Wild Waves, or sell to someone who will invest in it. It has a ton of potential and there is a lot to like about it, but it needs some TLC. No reason, with all the growth in the PNW and the close proximity to Portland and Seattle, that it wouldn't succeed. And the PNW weather in the summer is the best in the country.

[@bullresay]

one best air time is at sfgm viper it the have the best in the back to the left row

[@UprisingSkills]

I loved this roller coaster but I genuinely thought I was gonna fly out, there’s no seatbelt at all 😭

[@scarlette-sd3tm]

I LIVE 2 MINUTES AWAY FROM THIS FAIR

[@scarlette-sd3tm]

also you actually pronounce puyallup correctly

[@LitDoorMC]

Somehow my mind came here within 15 minutes of the video being uploaded

[@SgtCoaster25]

Steel vengeance has the best airtime for my opinion

[@JamTheToasty]

Bruh I'm scared of coasters bit I thought the classic coaster was fine

[@CarterIglesia]

If you want to know, it’s pronounced “Pyuallup” you did pretty good

[@Derpyguyyt_official]

I live in Puyallup

[@Nsamity]

These janky/quirky elements on older rollercoasters will slowly go extinct as older rollercoasters start to close. Appreciate them while they’re here.

[@WHOOOOOOOOCARES]

lol the guy in the video look likes he’s about to go flying out over his kid

[@RankingTheMouse]

You did a great job of pronouncing Puyallup, tbh. Most butcher it way worse than you. Its pronounced "Pew-Al-Up" but you got super close

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

Grew up in Sumner. Still not gonna call it the 'washington state fair'. NO, there was a jingle and everything and I'm still salty they changed the name just so more people could pronounce it

[@RankingTheMouse]

@@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken I'm in Lake Tapps! We're very close!! And I definitely agree on the jingle hahaba

[@jonny-b4954]

How tf does it reach 50 mph with a 50' drop? That doesn't seem possible?

[@CoasterStudios]

That’s just what the stats say on RCDB! It doesn’t sound right to me either so maybe one of the stats are wrong.

[@jonny-b4954]

@@CoasterStudios I do love RCDB but sometimes that happens. Who knows! Definitely has to be slower. It's for sure around 50 foot tall. I'm sure someone could do the math. I've always thought it'd be cool if you bought a radar gun detector or something to find the speed of trains! Haha. Not sure parks would like that though

[@thebestdecepticonSoundwave]

uhh