Fly The Great Nor'Easter HD Front Seat On Ride POV & Review. Vekoma SLC coaster At Morey's Piers!

[@lulashepard3253]

I think I enjoyed watching this more than I did riding it ten years ago.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Lula Shepard lol I'm sure you did. I heard it was very bad before it got retracked.

[@oblivieon1567]

It's awesome to hear a SLC is smooth. Alot of enthusiasts have said for years they look awesome and if they were smooth they would be fun and intense rides. It's nice to see at least one is finally a decent ride.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah I mean it's still not a B&M but at least this one is enjoyable like you said.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

Almost little to no headbanging :O With this type of Vekoma track? I'm not hating on Vekoma now, but I am impressed how they welded their old track design to make it almost glossy smooth

[@CoasterFanatics]

true that. I agree.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

It's not their track, they stole it from Arrow

[@peters9889]

Adam Smith, they didn’t “steal” it arrow gave it to them

[@jarretstroud1842]

Awesome video!

[@CoasterFanatics]

Thank you very much!

[@AmusementLabs]

Just a single 'woo' down the drop, no 'WOOOO-HOO'. Guess that means it was just average.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Coaster Labs Wasn't expecting much to be honest. It is just an SLC.

[@CoasterFanatics]

I hope you all enjoyed. Please leave your thoughts in the comments and let me know what you think of The Great Nor'Easter. Thank you and ride on!

[@ryanfrieman733]

I rode it after the retracking, very smooth and now can enjoy!

[@CoasterFanatics]

Ryan Frieman I agree!

[@andrewsstation6436]

Thank you very much for uploading!

[@CoasterFanatics]

You're welcome!

[@CoasterWatch]

This was my first coaster to go upside down. I didn’t think it was all that bad until I re rode it 3 years ago

[@CoasterWatch]

Which was before the retrack

[@CoasterFanatics]

Coaster Watch Nice, yeah I wish I got to ride it before the retrack.

[@brycefourn2001]

Great POV! I'm glad the ride experience improved after the retracking...

[@CoasterFanatics]

BryceFourn 2001 Thanks, it really did, although I didn't get to ride the original.

[@brycefourn2001]

CoasterFanatics At least that's a good thing.

[@AckReikTheGreatest07]

this looks like one of the better SLCs out there, with the new trains, color scheme, and location.

[@CoasterFanatics]

It really is. I think it's the best one in the country right now.

[@chazzlucas6395]

CoasterFanatics.... Very cool i'll have to check it out this summer.. I live in Philly and hit WildWood three times a season and without your video i would have skipped this coaster as always .... At 0:37 are those the weld marks ?

[@CoasterFanatics]

Nice, yeah I think they are weld marks. I didn't even notice that.

[@katarinachiogna-solovey3560]

I went on this when I was younger, probably just before I hit my teens. I made my dad ride it with me. He hated it. After re-riding it as an older teen, I can see why my dad hated it so much. The ride is rough. Still enjoyable though!

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah It's a little on the rough side. Still looks very cool though.

[@itzdae741]

This ride was so good

[@CoasterFanatics]

Glad you liked it!

[@itzdae741]

CoasterFanatics did u ever go on it?

[@medmac2112]

I cannot wait to hear about your opinion about Flight Deck at Canada’s Wonderland next year!

[@JLandroid]

Adrenaline Rush Worst. Coaster. Ever. Other than Time Warp.

[@medmac2112]

Landroid I absolutely agree!

[@CoasterFanatics]

Adrenaline Rush Yeah I heard its brutal. I'll be sure to let you all know what I think about it.

[@medmac2112]

CoasterFanatics Yeah, it's awful. I haven't ridden it in years because of how rough it is.

[@ryanhax9247]

I love this ride I went on it it was scary and fun at the same time

[@CoasterFanatics]

Nice, I agree.

[@therealZThaDon]

Notification Squad Where U at Also Great POV

[@CoasterFanatics]

Zach Dangerfield Thanks!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Hey, Coaster Fanatics! The Great Nor'Easter Features A Right Turn Before You Climb The Lift Hill!

[@mr.rollercoasters]

May I use some of this for a video? Credit will be given

[@broadwayblueshirts6160]

This looks fun! Did you hear about the roller coaster in Daytona? The front car came off the track and was dangling there, two people fell out at around 35 feet and the rest had to be taken down by fire truck ladder. I don't think anyone died but I don't know all the details.

[@trainsmusicandmore877]

BroadwayBlueShirts. Nobody died, is that a pinfari that derailed. It looks like it.

[@broadwayblueshirts6160]

Hmmmm I'm not to sure about that one.

[@CoasterFanatics]

BroadwayBlueShirts yes I heard about it and yes it was a pinfari. Sucks that happened. Falling 35 get is no joke.

[@trainsmusicandmore877]

Yeah, Luckily nobody was killed. Just one more thing to make rollercoasters look bad!

[@CoasterFanatics]

true that.

[@Jason_Maier]

Nice work Patrick . . . and yeah, this is the ONE SLC people actually like (I know ME at SFNE got new trains a couple years ago). Morey's Piers has a good 1-2 punch with this and Great White. Plus Sea Serpent (the first Boomerang in the US)

[@CoasterFanatics]

Jason Maier Yeah they have a solid collection. Still I'd love to see another wood coaster at this park.

[@mhtube01]

The last time I rode this coaster, it was in it's original form. The track was originally red and it had it's original trains. All is can say is....ouch. I was young then too so it made quite the impression on me. I'll have to give it a try this year though since I'll be in Cape May next month and wanted to go and spend an evening at the Wildwood boardwalk. My favorite coaster there is the Great White, I just think it's the best out of all of them. I'm not a huge Vekoma fan like a lot of people but I love a good wooden coaster.

[@CoasterFanatics]

I agree. I love Great white as well. Such an awesome looking wood beach coaster.

[@prushimush]

Morey's Piers seems to take care of their Vekoma coasters. This SLC is 24 years old and their Boomerang is 35 years old, both ride nice. The new track on the Great Nor'Easter SLC is actually smoother than the Sea Serpent Boomerang right next door. I wonder if (sorta nearby) SFA or SFNE will ever retrack their SLCs?

[@CoasterFanatics]

True that, these are some of the better vekomas I've been on. I highly doubt Six Flags will do anything with their SLC's.

[@NicholasJohnson-nb8vc]

A Vekoma SLC near a beach. I Definetley want to see more of these like at The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and Belmont Park.

[@kw6stheater539]

Nah I think those parks are more likely to get vertical coasters, for example Skyrocket IIs (Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), Gale Force clones, or Maurer Skyloops (X Coaster at Magic Springs)

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah I agree. An SLC does look nice on the beach but it does take up a lot of space. I agree that the vertical coasters fit better at these piers/boardwalks.

[@katarinachiogna-solovey3560]

It's fun to look at the beach as you're ascending and for some of the descent. It's better at night though.

[@nesmanmain0001]

Where did you manage to find the logo for this ride used in the thumbnail? I've been looking all over and can't seem to find it anywhere. Great video btw!

[@CoasterFanatics]

@@nesmanmain0001 it's from a picture that I took and I used Photoshop to make a PNG out of it

[@mhtube01]

I just got to ride this coaster again today, wow lol. I went in expecting it to be a lot better but it honestly let me down. I rode in the second row and found the inversions to really throw my head around and make my neck really stiff. I got off feeling like I had some whiplash and definitely wasn't getting back in on. I felt some rough spots too which was surprising for a coaster that just got retracked a few years ago. For me, Sea Serpent is a much more enjoyable ride out of their two Vekomas. I rode that coaster both front and back and actually had fun! Sure there's some roughness as expected but it's not bad compared to some of the other boomerangs I've ridden.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah even upgraded SLC's just aren't the greatest rides. I also agree that Sea Serpent is one of the better boomerangs for sure.

[@coaster1070]

Actually want to ride an SLC now

[@CoasterFanatics]

McLaren Aaron I know right. How's rare is that? lol.

[@peters9889]

Coaster Nerd Gaming, here’s a list of all the ones with the trains. 1. This 2. SLC at SFNE 3. SLC at Energylandia 4. An SLC in Iran??? 5. An SLC in Taiwan??? 6. All of the next gen SLCs will have them including Cylon on Battlestar Galactica at Universal Singapore

[@professormedia6851]

I have never been on an SLC, but when the time comes I am certainly willing to give them a chance. (After all, they're still coasters). I find it interesting that this is the only custom SLC in the country and they wanted to have the same layout as the common SLCs at many parks in the country.

[@CoasterFanatics]

True that. It's basically got the same layout besides the station and brake run. I hope you get to ride one soon.

[@jonny-b4954]

So did Vekoma actually reprofile any of it ever so slightly? Or is it just better made to the same exact design and newer and thus smoother? Plus the trains and vest restraints? Always wondered how that works with new track pieces. Especially if doing 90%, everything but the lift hill, brake and station basically.

[@CoasterFanatics]

so yes, they replaced a lot of it with new pieces. with todays technology they can make much smoother track than when originally built. I would imagine that some of the track is still original like the lift hill and the loading station. I'm sure all the high stress areas like the inversions are new. As far as the trains go. I don't think they are all that different to be honest. the fact that there is no restraint to hit your head on is the biggest upgrade to these Vekomas in my eyes. I'm a big fan of vest restraints on rides like this.

[@Adar512]

It’s kinda reminds me of odyssey at fantasy island at the uk. This coaster is really great and have the biggest vertical loop on an inverted coaster

[@CoasterFanatics]

Nice, I'll have to check that one out.

[@Adar512]

CoasterFanatics yea I really hope you will do a trip to European parks one day because they’re much better than the American ones in my opinion

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah at some point I will. Right now I'm buying a house so It might be a year or two.

[@Adar512]

CoasterFanatics actually I’m recommending you to start with the uk because they kinda feeling like the American one’s You have the big theme parks like Alton towers or Thorpe Park which Thorpe park feels to me like a six flags. And even the smaller ones outside England like oak wood theme park and inside England like Drayton manor This will help you for the first time if you don’t now how European theme parks looks like

[@vortexluigirosalina5557]

Some parks that have SLCs should renovate them! (Like Wonderland)

[@CoasterFanatics]

Vortex Luigi Rosalina 55 I agree, yeah I've heard that one is the worst.

[@devonsmith8780]

After the retrack its better than Apollo's Chariot

[@CoasterFanatics]

I don't know if I agree with that but I respect your opinion.

[@crxcked9925]

You can see my beach house on the top of the ride. It’s in the place where there is stacked houses and garages at the bottom. I have the one that looks like a face. It’s the biggest one there and it’s actually big on the inside. The steps look like ice cream sandwiches lol ice cream sandwhiches

[@CoasterFanatics]

lol nice!

[@StamfordBridge]

For those who are young and live far from the East Coast of the U.S., if you don’t know what a nor’easter is, it’s the name of a type of large storm that hits the coast of the Mid-Atlantic to New England.

[@CoasterFanatics]

StamfordBridge Thanks for the info.

[@nateblake7422]

💕🔥

[@JordynHealing]

remember when it was pink lol

[@ravensrulzaviation]

Mind eraser at my old home park 6 flags America horrible head banging. Same with jokers jinx.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah, I bet. I haven't got to visit that park yet but hopefully soon.

[@ravensrulzaviation]

CoasterFanatics My favorite coaster there is Superman, 215 ft intamin, 75 mph with a hard right hand bank along the ground into a massive air time hill, into helix, back over another airtime hill and helix and than camel humps, hard stop into the station. I’ve ridden it about 50 times, the best is at night in the fall time actually.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah i rode the one at Darien Lake. It's a solid coaster.

[@BarryGGould]

i remember when it first opened the track was hot pink. never saw anything like it. i thought it was cool as hell. shouldve kept it hot pink

[@mhtube01]

I remember that too, it really popped. Idk why they decided to repaint it white years ago, almost like they wanted to match Sea Serpent over on Pier 2.

[@Blast2224]

Pink and red are unfortunately tough to maintain because of sun bleaching. That’s why most steel coasters are darker, like navy blue or deep purple or a ruddy brown.

[@CoasterFanatics]

yeah that had to be interesting in pink.

[@BarryGGould]

i found a link to its original hot pink color

[@BarryGGould]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWGtfX55iq-Yg68

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

Another paint job Jesus

[@howenator]

SLCs are so overhated. The layout is better than half of the B&M ones

[@zacharystewart5344]

I can't stand this ride even with the new restraints and retracking... It feels like someone is slapping your back with a piece of plywood while being inside a washing machine.

[@CoasterFanatics]

Zachary Stewart lmao, comment of the day!

[@chazzlucas6395]

You SISSY

[@timk987]

Zachary Stewart Some childhood you must of had to know what either one of those feels like, let alone the combo! I think the new restraints are a huge improvement. (Judging from T3)

[@chazzlucas6395]

You lie

[@mhtube01]

Lol too funny. I rode this ride when it was all original and still painted red and man did it bang your head around. I finally rode it again last year and the double inline twist really hurt my neck with how abrupt the first twist that goes over the one water slide is. I still don’t know if it’s worth riding. I’ll try it again in a different seat but IMO, Great White is by far the best coaster at Wildwood and he most reridable .

[@nathanielthomas2502]

I hate all SLC stolen technology from Arrow

[@CoasterFanatics]

Yeah pretty much, lol.

[@MondoCoasters]

That's not exactly accurate. Arrow let Vekoma use their tracks for their own designs and layouts on the condition that they'd use Arrow's rolling stock. This is why many of Vekoma's older coasters use Arrow trains, including Boomerangs. Arrow then apparently absolved them from this deal around the early 90's which is around the same time when Vekoma made their first SLC's. So it's not fair to label Vekoma as thieves as much as people still do.

[@chrisbetancourt4279]

Their newer coasters look like Schwarzkopf track

[@TheCoasterDude]

Slcs are terrible I almost skip them when I go to parks

[@CoasterFanatics]

Coaster Dude Me too. I have on more than one occasion. This one isn't too bad. Still not as good as a B&M though.

[@TheCoasterDude]

CoasterFanatics great noreaster its better now but still not good