Rides that Almost Made us Quit…

[@snuffedtorch3683]

Thank y’all for not quitting. This is one of the best channels on the platform.

[@Ride_Revolution72]

I love you guys so much thank you for supporting me and helping me to decided to become an engineer that designed roller coasters

[@MalachiSmyth]

This is the exact thing I wanna do bro please tell me your story man

[@joeyjessiepriceburton9287]

Me to I wanna hear your story!

[@Joshie123]

I am doing architecture right now for the same things

[@Ride_Revolution72]

Well currently i am not at that level but they have inspired it to work as hard as you can and persevere, ik that this is said a lot but seriously do the best you can and do what u wanna do man,

[@Ride_Revolution72]

@@MalachiSmyth Well currently i am not at that level but they have inspired it to work as hard as you can and persevere, ik that this is said a lot but seriously do the best you can and do what u wanna do man

[@chrishaswingz]

The fact that Hero is the thumbnail for this video made me laugh. Still can't believe Digital Dan and friends rode it all day for charity

[@kevek42]

Darien Lake is my home park and I rode Predator last week. They retracked a lot of it, including replacing the turns with steel track. Still a pretty rough ride, but not even close to how bad it used to be. Roughest ride I've ever experienced was the original Wildcat at Hersheypark, kinda surprised it didn't make the list.

[@theSpectatorVideos]

What about a video about coaster redemptions? Rides that actually made you re-appreciate coaster types or rollercoasters as a whole!

[@MattMcIrvin]

I mentioned Canobie Lake Park's Yankee Cannonball as one that put my daughter off big coasters, but for *me*, that was the one that got me back in. A 1930s classic with an interesting history.

[@j.s2k]

arrow suspended coasters ❤️❤️

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Honestly The Coaster that made Me An Enthusiast Was Incredicoaster

[@LK-fc9li]

Vekoma retracks. Not the SLC ones, but the normal looping ones. I just associate the track with being painful, but while the retracks look the same: They are smooth as butter.

[@palrusty3]

So because of life I had stopped riding coasters for a while and made it to sfne at the end of July and got a back row ride on wicked cyclone I have since renewed all of my passes and have made it to four parks this year

[@theheardtheorem]

I rode The Rattler, Texas Giant and Big Apple Coaster consecutively. Each one ruined my day. 20 years later I’m back into coasters even though I’m middle aged. I saw a video about Steel Vengeance in 2018 and wanted to ride it so bad that I drove from Austin, Tx to Cedar Point in August 2018 and I’m now trying to get as many of the major credits before I’m too old. I’ve learned to just skip the rides that I know won’t be worth the roughness and not care about the quantity of my coaster credits but rather the quality.

[@Joshua-by4qv]

Green Lantern at SFGA gave me a concussion. That's not just one head bang but it happens throughout the ride.

[@camerondavis9055]

That ride hurts me like hell too. Good answer

[@paulim132]

That's a rough one. I agree.

[@CZsWorld]

Never been on El Toro, but I'm guessing it's not just the seat that affects your experience, but also the year and time of year.

[@ArtfulAmy]

If I ride El Toro at all, for me it's usually an end-of-day ride as I'm prone to get headaches on it. It is quite an exciting night ride though so in a way it's a good one to end on when I visit during the fall.

[@metallicnole4514]

The original gwazi in BGT in the final years before its closure was super rough. It was to the point where I dreaded riding it when I went to BGT with my friends.

[@oneandonlysound3453]

Ever since it aged enough it's just been a mess with poor maintenance. If another park could close there intamin pre-fab model when it was suffering such issues, and reopen it feeling close enough to new/restoration well-done, then it could or could've been done for El Toro. They clearly have no clue what they are doing, only taking in the enthusiasts incredible rose-tinted glasses. I miss when it was actually awesome and not a mess. Post-2015 I would've never said anything bad about it. Clear it should be intamin who does a full retrack, or if it can be at this point (idk about the whole pre-fab thing and compatibility), just RMC it. It'd cost less in the long run, and you can keep it mostly the same while maybe adding in a couple inversions. Not that new texas giant isn't good because it is, but not sure if that would bring the draw if they couldn't say "Iron Bull" or whatever didn't change anything.

[@MichaelRei99]

@@ArtfulAmy You have to ride it like a bull. If you learn where each turn is and prepare yourself for it you won’t get a headache.

[@MichaelRei99]

@@oneandonlysound3453 Wow! I’ve never heard so much uneducated drivel in my life. Stay in your lane and this aint it!

[@folfielukather8083]

big thunder mountain at disneyland was my favorite rollercoaster for years, now its my favorite family coaster

[@MattPerk7]

My wife rode Hollywood Rip Ride and rocket when we were on a church trip to Orlando in 2022 and has not expressed any interest in being on another roller coaster since. She has a health situation that contributes to that as well, but it's definitely the kind of coaster that can retire somebody from being a roller coaster fan

[@DakotahCole]

Honorable Mention: Dragon at Adventureland. Now defunct of course. My homepark…. I’m a die hard enthusiast- and painfully rode it every visit. Some of those Hopkins were brutal!! Almost everyone agreed that Dragon was the worst of them

[@christainmarks106]

All right, all right all right…. Geez you guys don’t have to court me any more 😂😂… you’ve earned my subscription. You two are awesome. I enjoy your videos.

[@kickthesky]

Son of Beast for me. Literally dislocated my shoulder and then relocated it on the same ride. Was done for the day and because it was on a coaster trip, done for the trip, too.

[@reclusingrecluse4835]

I remember riding Ghost Rider at Knotts about 4 or 5 years ago now; a little while after it was re-tracked, after that, the next day my back was in terrible pain and it lasted for 5 days, could barely get up. Great ride, will ride again.

[@Glebborama]

Sarah, so sorry you were the one to read my El Toro comment! I know it hurt your soul. lol. But it hurt my back! Besides, I can’t wait to ride it again in the most optimal seat. I know I have to be in the right seat on X2 or else it’s painful, but I still love it. Same will be true for El Toro when I return.

[@MidnightRailfan]

Screamin Eagle at St. Louis made me take a solid hour break. The setting and layout is so good, but that’s been the first time I’ve been afraid a coaster was gonna derail

[@RayBcv1030]

That and the Boss were atrocious

[@halesej]

Yay Patreon! I absolutely love the Patreon family. Such amazing people, content, and connections. 🧡🧡🧡

[@mariofrias2227]

The minute you said Flashback all the PTSD from that day at Magic Mountain in 1993 came back. I remember walking off that saying I wouldn’t even put my worst enemy on that it was so painful.

[@mesetaplays]

I used to think that HRRR wasn’t that bad but my last visit to UO completely changed my mind. Idk if it was the specific seat I was in but the restraint tightened so much that it actually bruised my midsection. Also, La Vibora is a steaming pile of dog poop, first time riding it messed my neck up lol

[@christig]

Rode Coney Island Cyclone first and only time in 2014. Came off of it with a big bleeding gash in my shin because there was a sharp metal edge on the rim of the car. Didn't even notice it until after I came off of it, so it didn't really give me a bad experience, but it's the only roller coaster that has drawn blood from me. (The cut healed up with no problems.)

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I think I slammed into that same edge. I rode it 7x on my day there, but my leg slammed into something hard, and it hurt so much. It didn't happen on my first few rides.

[@gui.frassi]

Amazing Video! My list of roller coaster is: Ednör- La Ronde Monstre- La Ronde Big Thunder Mountain- Disneyland Paris Backlot Stunt Coaster- Canada's Wonderland (tiny seat for a nice ride) Montezum- Hopi Hari And Mission Space- Epcot Too much for me!

[@ejectorairtime]

You just had to bring up Nopuko Air Coaster lol. That was my first ever time on an SLC last summer and I can confirm that first inversion in the front row was the worst element I've ever experienced. I hit my neck on the restraint and spent the rest of the ride just shouting "BAD IDEA!!! BAD IDEA!! SUCH A BAD IDEA!!!"

[@crystalmochi02]

My first SLC experience was on T3, I feel this

[@juliangonzalez720]

For me it’s Maxx force at sfgam the first time I rode it I did not know their was brakes on the final drop and when I put my hands up I got folded over the lap bar and got winded and it messed up my neck

[@trevordavison7398]

When I was little the jack rabbit at Kennywood terrified me when it felt like you come off the tracks lmao now I love it!!

[@ucb2912]

My dad had the same experience on El Toro - rode it in a bad seat and decided he was done for the day. He was perfectly fine doing Kingda Ka and Medusa right before that though.

[@peterhelmer6252]

Yeah, Son of Beast, the jack hammering was so bad i was trying to stand up. My wife and I had a migraine when we got off

[@Bearclaw2003]

For me, the one ride that I hated so much used to be in Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It was a Vekoma coaster called Joker's Revenge. 3 inversions....one loop double corkscrews... and it went backwards! It doesn't help that it also had the worst over the shoulder restraints. I remember losing my hearing temporarily for a few minutes. I came off the ride rather pissed. XD

[@HeatherArmstrong-em2pq]

Yes I rode that as a child and I think I pinched my mom so bad because it was so rough!! Poor mom lol it was rough! Also the rattler, I mean when it tells you to take your earrings out before riding you know you’re in for it!!

[@ItsSiebay]

I remember that when it was at Six Flags New Orleans. Never got a long line, but the fact it went backwards was a big enough draw for that park.

[@eyestoenvy]

The now defunct "GREAT AMERICAN SCREAM MACHINE" at Six Flag's Great Adventure in NJ, takes the cake. With the also defunct "Bat Man The Chiller" coming in second. I've been on many coasters, but these were absolutely brutal with those God awful shoulder restraints. Instant migraine upon disembarking, with aches & pains all throughout your body the following morning. The Coney Island CYCLONE's back row would also be a killer too, if it weren't for that fabulous airtime buffet it gives you and those very well padded couch like seats. Thanks for the post!

[@8RJD9]

Vortex at Canada's Wonderland. Gave me a massive headache... Every transition is a headbanger, and then you slam into the final brake run and come to a complete stop in like 1 second. The trains then proceed to keep swinging back and forth for a minute before you can move forward into the station. The roughest coaster I've ever been on to this day.

[@LucyLoud2002]

For me it was Ghost Rider before the re-track. It was jackhammering in every valley and I actually threw up after I got off. I had to leave after that and it almost made me hate big roller coasters. It wouldn't be until a little over a year later with California Screaming that saved me from hating big roller coasters forever.

[@noname117spore]

I would say Hurricane at Fun Spot got me to check out, but I rode it twice to get front and back row experiences, and returned for Mineblower later in the day after they had completed smoothing a transition, testing the train, and after a storm went through. Which is another coaster that should make the list, but I also rode it twice to see how different rows felt and got off thinking “just retrack all of it” both times. This was last year That being said my experience with both Mineblower and RRR in 2017 had the restraints too tight, which absolutely sucks for that style of restraint. For me it was more “off-center in the seat.” And Mineblower crushed my waist that time (also had a tight belt on and was constipated on that trip so that was an awful experience). Keep those restraints comfortable or a little loose if possible is my advice. For Rockit though… after my rides this year, it makes a big difference whether you get a rear seat in a car or not. It’s fine in rows 1,2,4, and 5, but not in 3 or 6. Honestly it’s rerideable in the good seats.

[@argonaut640]

G-Force from Drayton Manor had this effect on me. That lift hill loop thing really freaked me out. Fortunately, a good ride on Lightning Rod at Dollywood helped get me back into things. Twisted Cyclone got me back on inverting rides and the same park’s Goliath made me realize tall rides could be a blast as well.

[@SoCalMan13]

Thank you both for mentioning my Flashback. I remember the day 23 years ago that I rode it and was thankful it was the last coaster I rode that day. It did turn me off from riding for a few years.

[@jbw53191]

Great content! I've been a coaster enthusiast since the mid 70s and I absolutely cannot handle flying coaster pretzel loops. After one ride, I feel seasick for the rest of the day. Ugh!

[@IAmMiami]

Growing up in Florida, my only roller coaster experience was pretty much Disney. Then I rode probably Roar at Great America and swore off woodies for maybe 15 years. Now, I'm fully recovered and Thunderhead is my favorite ride at Dollywood.

[@aaronsteindler3245]

The one I'll always remember was Villain at Geauga Lake. I rode it in 2006 a year before the park closed for good. It reminded me of Cedar Point's Mean Streak but even rougher.

[@Fury325Fan]

Cedar Creek Mine Ride at Cedar Point almost did that for me. It ran way rougher than a roller coaster has any right to, and I almost quit after that ride in 2016

[@j.johnson7891]

My Aunt and Uncle were coaster enthusiasts in the 90s and early 2000s traveling around he country hitting up every park they could. They rode Son of Beast and haven't been to riding since

[@brianmacdonald7297]

Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion, in 1996, so it still had the original over-the-shoulder restraints. We rode it first thing in the morning, but it banged my head around so bad, I was done for the day. I don't think it turned me off coasters entirely, but coincidentally I didn't ride anything for a few years after that. It took me over 20 years to get back to Kings Dominion.

[@Cheezbat]

Great video topic guys! They’re only two that have basically made me stop riding at one point in time during a visit… The first one being mean streak at Cedar point… I had ridden a number of times before but on my last visit there while it was still open, my friend, and I were jackhammered so badly that I almost threw my back out, and I could barely walk getting off of the coaster afterwards… The only other ride that did that to me and ended my day of coaster riding was the great American scream machine at Six Flags over Georgia… That thing hurt my insides and my abdominal area more than anything else I’ve ever written… I asked my brother if he felt the same pain and he did as well.we ended up leaving the park after that and I’ve never ridden it since.

[@ArtfulAmy]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but Verbolten ruined me during my first visit to Busch Gardens Williamsburg in June of 2023. The speed at which the tight helix is taken in the dark after the launch into the show building made me feel like my head was being squeezed in a vice. It's a shame as I adore well-themed attractions most of all and I expected Verbolten to be my favorite at the park, but I found the forces to be too much and thought the ride had quite a rattle throughout. I hope it'll be re-tracked someday!

[@Josephdavidson]

The ride is fine and doesn't need to be retracked. When I was younger verbolten was one of the first rollercoastera id ridden. Left me scared of them for years. 8 years later and I'm a coaster enthusiast studying engineering to hopefully become a coaster designer.

[@dikballistik]

I've never heard this take on that ride. Very interesting but I'm glad it didn't turn you off from coasters forever.

[@ArtfulAmy]

@@dikballistik Yeah, I guess I’m very sensitive to headaches with moments of high positive Gs and laterals combined like that tight helix at high speed. I love negative Gs though, so the drop track that scares most people was the easiest part of Verbolten for me. 😂

[@matthewmoore8270]

Double Loop at Geauga Lake.... Repeated head banging on the helix when I was little scarred me of roller coasters for a LONG time.

[@MrSRArter]

I sometimes wondered if kid me would've had a better first experience with inversions if I rode Double Loop instead of Serial Thriller though now I guess I probably wouldn't have.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Don't forget Raging Wolf Bob's and the Villain. Both trash coasters

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

For me it was Intimidator 305. The second time I rode it (pre turn modification) I blacked out and had to go back to the hotel room for the rest of the day. That night I had a panic attack and spent several hours on the bathroom floor at the hotel. It was about 8 months after that before I got on another coaster.

[@metallicnole4514]

I was a bad investment to make something too intense that the general public would not enjoy.

[@claytonlatone8959]

Wildcat at Lake Compounce is still VERY rough despite them retracking it twice within the last 8 years. The coaster is almost 100 years old too which attributes to why it's so uncomfortable. I still like riding it though.

[@Posirep]

Same for me. I havent ridden it over 20 years despite I live basically next to the park and have worked there. Ill ride next year with the GG retracking

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

It's rough because Martin and Vleminckx screwed up the restoration. The new gravity group pre cut track should hopefully fix it

[@Posirep]

@AdamSmith-gs2dv No, it was trash before that retracking too Ive never ridden it post-Martin and Vlemincx

[@Childish_Shambino]

it was Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm for me, not because of the ride experience, but instead for the absolute piss-poor operations. We ended up waiting 3 hours for an okay~ish Invert, meanwhile, kids were cutting in and out of the line throughout, then when we finally got to the top of the stairs, ride ops were taking forever to dispatch, even dispatching trains with whole rows empty because fast pass holders wanted specific seats. After 3 hours, the entire experience was rage inducing

[@lamarcorlis2081]

Relatable, I rode Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure back in 2010 what a rough coaster it scared me so it took me 9 years to get back on a roller coaster, now I'm a regular at Knotts and I love all coasters after working my way up to more intense rides

[@Posirep]

For me it was Wildcat at Lake Compounce. It was my first big coaster and it was so bad. I was scared off of roller coasters until my late teens cuz I thought they all hurt like that. It took not looking like a wimp in front of a girl I liked to get on Superman at SFNE years later to get into coasters. I have not been on Wildcat since...until next year since it's getting the Gravity Group treatment now. I live about 10 minutes from LC and the fact I havent ridden that thing in like 20 years says alot. Other things...broke a rib on Backlot Stunt Coaster at KD in 2022. Thanks Premier restraints! Mineblower...yeah the video says it all. Grizzly...also at KD before it got GG'd...,thank god I rode this before I broke my rib later in the day

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

Interesting, comparing to my story. On my first New England coaster trip, Wildcat at Lake Compounce was so terrible for me too, on an extremely crowded weekday at the park with horrible lines. I left the park early because I was done, but then I decided to stop at a very empty Six Flags New England before they close and ride Superman. That restored my faith in roller coasters and parks, just a couple hours after losing it.

[@davidokelly1140]

Corkscrew at a cedar point was my first looping coaster. The turnaround which led into the first corkscrew was so rough that my ear slammed into the restraint and I legit had ringing in my ear for hours ( Circa 1994)!! If it wasn't for rides like Raptor, mantis(Rougaru), or big bad wolf, iron dragon etc I wouldn't be riding the masterpieces from RMC, B&M, ntamin multi launchers etc today. Thanks for sharing!

[@MEGalomaniac6829]

I'd definitely have to go with Doo Wopper at Morey's Pier in Wildwood, NJ. Even as a teen, I could marathon the Great Nor'Easter all day long, but one ride on Doo Wopper and I was done for awhile. I could barely walk, as it slammed my knees around. My younger siblings and cousins all begged me to go on it with them, so I would ride it before we'd stop for food, so I could sit and relax.

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

Millenium Force broke me the first time I rode it. It was my first coaster over 200 feet and Vortex was the tallest coaster I’d ridden before that. The first time I saw it I couldn’t even tell it was a coaster because it was so much bigger than anything at Kings island. I love it now as it made me an enthusiast but the first ride I thought my life was over.

[@loganolson3968]

My favorite ride at Magic Mountain is Green Lantern. I remember my nuts hurting so bad after I got off of it. Good ride. 10/10. Would never go on it again

[@toddjones1480]

The ride was shipped to Canada, and possibly scrapped since then. Awful ride, but not even the worst defunct SFMM coaster. Flashback hurt WAY more.

[@gerardoarenasss]

The wooden roller coaster at La Feria in Mexico City hurt my spine in a way that I developed scoliosis as a child, it took me years to ride a roller coaster again, I went to Magic Mountain last year and I was surprised how smooth rides are nowadays, even full throttle with that launch was smooth to me, also six flags Mexico has smooth rides, at magic mountain I loved flight of courage and twisted colossus

[@JayG5]

I rode The Great American Scream Machine at SFOG a few years back, before the retrack, and when I rode it was so rough that it quite literally knocked the wind out of me mid-ride, and when I got off, my back hurt so much I couldn't ride anything else for the rest of the day, and I was only 16 at the time. My back was sore for over a week, and it is still to this day the worst experience I've ever had on a coaster, and I've even been on many other notoriously rough and uncomfortable coasters such as, Grizzly, Anaconda, Mind Eraser, and many Vekoma boomerangs.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Talking about tight restraints that happened to me last year at Great Adventure on Wonder Woman I couldn’t breathe right it would loosen up while it was running but waiting sucked.

[@RevNoch]

Ha! It's always funny to hear about Soarin' Eagle. I road it exactly one time when it first opened at my home park of the notorious Elitch Gardens as "Flying Coaster". Yes, I road it exactly one time, at my home park...

[@siriparanormal]

The problem with flashback was all the unneeded restraints. The restraints were so horrible!! I always wanted to try that ride with just a comfortable lap bar, like the one from El Loco in Las Vegas.

[@Todd1356]

I loved Great American Scream Machine! Back row was the best, and I still miss it. As for a bad experience, mine was Hercules At Dorney Park. Its nickname was Hurt your Knees. I rode it the year after it opened and it was great. By the late 90s when my wife, my mom, and I went on it in the late 90s, it was so rough that we all had sore backs and necks. We never went on it again.

[@MrLProductionsOfficial]

I've never really had this because once I'm at a park, I'm locked in and not slowing down. Closest thing i have to needing to stop was after riding Colossus at Thorpe Park on back row. It was just so rough, I've never had my head bashed so hard against the restraints, i had to take a break for a solid 20 (and 2 pints of beer) to get that pain to stop lol. I then went on SAW - The Ride 4 times, because it is not that rough, idk what people are on lmao, compared to Colossus, this thing is smooooooth.

[@CausiCoasters]

For me, Racer 75 at Kings Dominion. I remember the valleys jackhammered me but the worst part was the turnaround which slammed my back hard against the seat and it hurt for an hour.

[@magictravbowler4223]

I remember riding a roller coaster that was a pain of hell. Wildcat at Lake Compounce was 1,000 percent rougher than the Revenge version at the Hershey Park. I hope Lake Compounce does some re-upgrading to this thing because it was an “OUCH” city.

[@laurelsmithmusic]

Mine was Shockwave at Kings Dominion. Bike seats are already insanely uncomfortable but combine those with chest smashing restraints and your head getting flung around. It was awful. Glad I went and rode Volcano and I-305 after 👍🏻

[@ItsSiebay]

My first ride on SFA’s Mind Eraser, I hit my foot on the back of the seat and it was numb for a good five minutes. Also Roar before the retrack. I’ve never actively screamed profanity or got a headache from any other coaster.

[@IsleofPigsStudios]

5:25 No kidding. Wildcat at HersheyPark was *BRUTAL* to ride. When I got rode it in 2019, my gut felt like it was punched over and over again (no I wasn’t sick, the ride just hurt)

[@sshawauthor4583]

I remember Mean Streak being absolutely abysmal. I was 13 and could put up with just about any ride and I remembered thinking it was pretty awful. Then my mom rode it (she has 5 ruptured discs in her back and I didn’t get to warn her) and she stopped riding roller coasters for probably about a decade.

[@mattyoconnor3784]

My one for you comes from Perth, Western Australia. A Zamperla junior coaster standard layout, also called "Betsy" by my sister and I. And now should be named "The Shin Bruiser 3000". This roller coaster is actually rougher than a pinfari zl42! It should definitely get replaced but i also dont see that happening.

[@Mallaien]

I have never been a fan of Wild Mouse coasters, I haven't been to a whole lot of parks, but I worked at six flags great america in the late 1980's. I did operate the Shockwave, which was during its Debut year. I was on a Stand up coaster, at Kentucky Kingdom where it caused a lot of discomfort because the seats wouldn't fit anyone over 6 feet tall. I ended up getting a cramp in my leg during a high G turn.

[@richardworboys7212]

Desperado - Primm Valley Resorts, Nevada. About 15 years ago in my Coaster heyday, I stopped off on the way back from Las Vegas and they were doing a $20 Unlimited ride thing, so we all thought lets do it and ride Desperado all day. No one rode it more than once. And I stopped riding coasters for 15 years, not neccesarily due to this ride, more to do with not having time or like minded crazy people to go with. Two weeks ago marked my return with a visit to Magic Mountain (my local park), broke my RMC cherry, was easily the highlight of that trip, and my most prominent observation is that how Computer aided design has allowed us to create rides/layouts that push you to the extremes without being so extreme. From seeing RMC POVs on here, I was always baffled as to how insane the layouts looked and how were they not hurting people. The problem I now face is that Twisted Colossus ranks pretty low when comparing RMCs, so now I need to go places, 'cos I still love the thrill, even if my 51yo body now isn't so sure. Also I remember scream being super smooth, but I guess hanging out in a parking lot for 15 years hasn't been kind to it.

[@armageddon28]

My first time ever going to a Cedar Point was the final year of operation for Mean Streak. When i got off that ride my whole body was hurting. The only ride to make me stop and take a short break from riding rides. I have only ever ridden that ride once but if it makes any difference on that ride but me and the wife only ride coasters in the back row

[@starryagent9936]

Hurler at Kings Dominion in its last year beat me up so badly that I almost never rode another wood coaster again. It wasn’t until InvadR opened at Busch Gardens that I realized that not all wood coasters were bad

[@maxhagenauer24]

The biggest thing for me that makes me feel like I want to quit is a ride that is really boing, not rough. Sometimes coasters don't do it all for me as I expect but lots of times it does. It makes me questions if coasters are all that fun overall but that's just experience and I get some rides that are worse than others. Overall I enjoy them very much so.

[@zacg_]

One of my kids was 4 when she went on her first thrill coaster. It was Great American Scream Machine at Over Georgia just the year before the retrack. She was done with coasters until basically last year after that experience. I was foolish in thinking she might be okay on that thing but I hadn't ridden it in years and didn't realize how bad it had gotten.

[@rue8929]

I remember riding it back in 2014 and my back got slammed into the seat on a really bad airtime hill. I haven't really forgiven Scream Machine for messing my back up so much.

[@kevinjoy7728]

I rode that thing in 2019 and it was already painful before we even started up the lift hill. Everyone on the train seemed to be complaining of a different hurt body part. Back, neck, knees… for me it was my stomach. The restraints just kept battering me there. Unbearably rough

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

My first ride in 2016 was the worst roller coaster ride of my life. However, I totally loved my rides in 2020 & 2022. They have done amazing trackwork on it, and it's now a very fun ride, even on a wheel seat.

[@mr.noride7226]

2:15 Oh! I got a cut on my elbow when I was on Dahlonega Mine Train at Over Georgia. I am pretty skinny and I was also a little bit shorter at the time, so the lap bar that goes across doesn’t even touch my lap. When Mine Train goes into the tunnel at the end, it makes a sharp right turn, and me sitting on the left side, slid hard towards the edge of the train and the metal part cut my arm and drew blood.

[@johnd551]

I rode Son of Beast once when it still had the loop. I have never had a more painful experience in my life! My side hurt for some time after we finished!! Rode it with my best friend. When we got off the ride we looked at each other and both said, "I am never gonna ride this thing again!!!" It was a one and done!!!! The Beast...love it!! Son of Beast...hated it!!!!!

[@JoeScornai]

It was the original Mean Streak at Cedar Point on my 1st visit. My lower back was destroyed. Refused to ride it on my second visit. Thank god it has gone from the worst to one of the best rollercoaster at Cedar Point.

[@gtonyxkid2012]

I’m probably the odd ball when it comes to Son Of Beast. I rode it with and without the loop, and riding it the first time with the loop made me fall in love with coasters. The structure was so massive it was a beauty to look at, and I absolutely loved riding it, but without the loop was a 1 and done, it was so rough. But I was super young when I rode the SOB with the loop. But the coaster that I absolutely remember for the wrong reason was The Beast. We hit the first drop and the restraint locked one more latch when we hit the bottom and made for the most miserable ride ever

[@carysage]

I needed a break this last season. Not because of rough rides though. It was more due to the staffing issues at parks and line jumpers taking advantage of the situation. It got pretty frustrating waiting in long lines on slow days because there's barely a staff on duty. I was riding coasters pretty much every weekend in '22, but in 23 I was totally burnt out by July.

[@TyroneMcDonalds]

As much as I love skyrush it definitely gave me the most painful moment on any ride. I’m a pretty tall lanky guy so roller coasters throw me around easily, at the bottom of the drop I had my hands up and since there is basically no lateral support, my whole body got thrown to the side and at that speed I couldn’t get myself back in position until the top of the first airtime hill. Basically I thought I broke my back for a second but ended up being fine, it hurt for a few weeks though. Still in my top 10 lol

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

That's the exact reason why I never have my hands up on Skyrush. I felt a strain in the back on my first ride with my hands up. Hands have stayed down since, and I love it.

[@randybristow5638]

I loved the Grizzly at kings dominion back in late 80's. Took my daughter to Kings dominion back in 2018. Rode Grizzly front seat, it was so rough I actually cracked a rib..but since i spent so much money to skip lines on all coasters, I continue to ride rest of them in pain, but not grizzly.

[@Alex-eo7my]

I am no stranger to intensity, heck, my favorite coaster is I-305, but for some reason my worst experience was on Hulk at IOA. I literally passed out on the ride. I had a headache for the rest of the day, but that didn't stop me from riding the rest of the rides that day

[@barrymichael8713]

OMG! The Texas Giant. You almost felt like suing.

[@Amlof]

I'm from Australia and I love rollercoasters however it's really very difficult to experience new rides because there just aren't that many parks and rides I've not been on. Plus the travel times to visit countries with lots of parks is LONG and very expensive.

[@rinnii_x]

Mine was Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It is an old woodie and does have a rattle at the best of times, not to mention it is a bit of a hit and miss ride depending on where you sit, which train you get, the weather and just some days runs better than others. That said, on the whole, I really enjoy it and it was in my top ten until this particular day. I was at a coaster club event where we had ERT on it in the morning. No joke it was running so rough that you had an instant headache in every single valley. I did two laps on it (one on each train) to give it a chance, then had to give up on it for the day. I feel for those in the group who hadn't ridden it before and were put off from it for good because it doesn't always run like that.

[@wesleyx1]

The first coaster I ever rode, the Rocket in Ocean View Amusement Park back in the 1970's, was also the last coaster I ever rode for 30 years. It operated from 1929 until 1978, and was very old and rickety when I rode it. I remember seeing the track swaying as the cars raced along it. The only safety feature was a shaky lap bar that came down that you just grabbed to hold yourself in. The bar was about chest high and there were no seatbelts. I believe they had warning signs telling everyone to hold onto the bar at all times and not stand up. Riders would stand up momentarily during the ride, but quickly sat back down and grabbed the bar. I remember desperately holding onto the bar as I would be thrown off the seat on the top of the hills. I felt like I was a rag doll flopping in and out of the seat with my grip on the bar being the only thing that kept me from flying out. I heard years later that when my brother rode the coaster, the bar came loose and he was almost thrown out of the coaster as he desperately held on. He has never ridden a roller coaster since. I enjoy roller coasters now with all their safety restraints that lock the riders into the car. I can just sit back and enjoy the ride.

[@Treasurehuntingwithtomandmarie]

I've been a massive rollercoaster geek for years. I worked at Thorpe Park for 2 seasons and i've always loved riding any ride! I rode Wickerman at Alton Towers a few years ago and had a bad experience. The first time I rode, my hip felt like it had cramp or something. When we hit the brake run i was in agony! I don't know what happened as this has never happened before to me. I have ridden since and I figured the first time I was maybe a bit tense? Trying to fight the lateral forces maybe? I relaxed the second time and just went with the ride and I came off feeling much better. It really hit me though that I'm getting older and I made a vow to my wife that I must visit Cedar Point before I turn 40 as I don't know when I will stop wanting to go on these rides. I turn 40 next year and we are actually visiting Cedar Point in 4 months!! I am so excited and can't wait! We are doing a road trip to Missouri to stay with friends for 2 weeks also. I plan to visit 6 flags, world of fun and silver dollar city too! Your videos have been fantastic for researching! Really looking forward to SDC but sad that we will probably only get 1 day there. Do you recommend doing the cave walk or will we not really have time for the rides and the walk? We should be visiting midweek in late June so not sure what crowds will be like. Thankfully we have 3 days at Cedar Point! Can't wait!!!

[@jeffgreen5429]

I haven't been on the Volare at Coney Island, but Time Warp at Wonderland... it's the only coaster in the park I've only been on once, and it's my home park. Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park - roughest ride I've ever been on. Honestly thought it was going to break when i was on it. Anaconda at King's Dominion. This is probably related to my height, as i'm ok with all other arrow loopers, but the OSTs were in just the right position to hurt me with every single transition on that ride. I could not wait for it to end.

[@kuuumba2125]

Tigrr at Indiana Beach gave me rib contussion (6weeks break) and Lost coaster of superstition mountain is a evacuation almost every time, but one day, the cabin and net on top broke down on us during the ride. I still have a season pass but never TigRRR again

[@Cdubbz12]

I’m honestly REALLY surprised that nobody mentioned the Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park. That woodie may have great airtime in the back seat and may have been historic, but I’m honestly GLAD it burned down. Idk how I rode it three times in one day when I was younger, but no matter where I sat, it was TERRIBLY rough. Even with the padding they had in the seats, it still hurt getting off the ride… but hey, at least I can say I rode it 😂

[@matthewgambrel2770]

Over Texas is my home park. I have been going there since i was 5 years old. The Texas giant was a great ride growing up, but right before they RMCed it, it was AWFUL. One of the roughest (if not THE roughest) roller coasters I have ever ridden. Imagine Great American Scream Machine (SFOG) level of roughness (before the retracking), then put that on a woody that cuts back and forth, hard transitions, rough airtime hills, and is STOOPID long

[@justintraywick1187]

My wife and I were in California on our honeymoon and we went to Magic Mountain. We started the day with X2 and it pretty much ended my wife’s day sadly. I rode almost everything else, but it left her with such a headache she couldn’t do much more.

[@ssuuss539]

Fun fact a volare was my first ever rollercoaster when was 8 or 7 I forget and yes it was the eagle one at Coney Island

[@esw01407]

This is one people might not expect, but I had a cousin who basically got scared of coasters due to getting banged around on Phoenix at Knoebels. Phoenix is pretty clean most of the time, but can reach out and grab you when you don’t expect it…

[@tiggytiger171]

I’ve always been afraid of heights, so although I love learning about, designing, and talking about roller coasters, I’ve never been a huge rider. However, a couple of years ago, I decided I was going to conquer my fear. It was growing great, and I was really starting to enjoy Roller Coasters, but then I rode Wilde Beast at Canada’s Wonderland. Kinda want to start conquering my fear of heights again, but that coaster at least put it on hiatus.

[@Posirep]

You chose....poorly lol

[@offrails]

Believe it or not, it was Scorpion at BGT for me. It was the first time I rode a coaster with an inversion and I did not keep my head back meaning I "fell" forward during the sustained positive Gs that ride pulled. Ironically, I later went on Python (an Arrow corkscrew) and that was enough to make me brave enough for Kumba and Montu

[@hellashes]

Predator at Darien Lake did this to me in my teens in the mid 2000s. Literally felt like my ribs were bruised and ended my riding that entire weekend we were there. I at least got some Superman rides in before this happened, but man Predator was a bad time lol

[@arturobianco848]

hmmm did darien lake last summer there wheren't realy any bad coasters there anymore. Yes the SLC and the woody wheren't that great but not even in the bottom half of their class. At least in my opnion.

[@samueltibbs.11]

Saw The Ride at thorpe park is one of them coasters that is so rough needs to be sorted out its such a good layout but it being so rough makes it a bad coaster

[@danielward4868]

I said this but not because of the roughness

[@rickym.5271]

The former Georgia cyclone at six flags over Georgia. Rough but loved it. And the grizzly..... Brutal but fun.

[@carparked]

I was expecting to see Twister Boost Mode here! That reaction video was crazy!

[@martinknight7561]

Once rode the ancient wild mouse coaster in Sydney Australia and came off bleeding from both legs, that thing was violent and no wonder it's still closed, the one at Blackpool wasn't much better

[@Treecko890]

I would like to say for context: I was still pretty new to coasters and I went on a New York trip with just my mom to SFDL while my dad was off at a film convention. I knew they didn't have many rides up there but I wanted to get on them while I was in the area. I got on predator and good lord, that ride gave me a headache and actually made me need to get my back adjusted from one of the valleys that jack hammered me so hard. The poor little girl and her dad who sat in front of me were also rattled and the little girl said she didn't want to go on roller coasters anymore and I tried to convince her that that may have been the worst ride I had ever been on. I still hope she didn't give up on them! Also honorable mention to the Old Rattler at SFFT. I was terrified after I went on it and saw the rattler bend afterwards

[@JWViper]

I rode KD's Shockwave one afternoon (around 3:00), and right when you enter the horizontal loop, my body shifted and I instantly felt a pop in my chest area. Since I have been a Ride Ops. Manager my whole life, I knew I needed to report it. I had never been to a park first-aid facility (I'm really tough like the two of you), but I went in right away to tell them that this just happened. I explained that I didn't need any medical attention but I just wanted to report it (they checked me out and told me I most likely had a bruised rib). I did not let it ruin my day as I continued to ride coasters until park closing at 10:00 (just not Shockwave). Now ... I actually liked Shockwave, just not on that particular day. I felt my bruised rib every time I took a breath for the next two weeks. I rode all three North American Togo Standups and always thought they were fun but this was a memorable experience for me. On another note, I have ridden 700 + coasters and the ones that stand out for me are: Texas Giant in its last year of operation (get me off of this thing!), and Kong at SFDK (I rode Hangman at Opryland and don't remember it being that bad), but when I rode again in Vallejo in 2022, I thought it was a horribly painful experience (I have ridden all the North American installations and as we all know, Vekoma SLC's are not by any means smooth, but this one was the worst ever).