Katun (2005 Footage and Front Seat POV) - Mirabilandia Theme Park Italy

[@jayducharme]

Nice footage. Nothing beats the sound of a B&M inverted.

[@Paneeks1960]

Fantastic steel David. Didn't you post a POV on Sierra Tonante a few years back? I think they unfortunately took that down. This was a dynamite ride. Wow. You have ridden close to 500 different coasters? Amazing. Thanks D~ Rob/Boston

[@davidjellis]

I have ridden 1259 different coasters...this was my 450th back in 2005. Yes, sadly Sierra Tonante is long gone, but yes I do have POV on it on my channel 🙂

[@singlerailindustries1763]

I Do Wonder , Which Layout Is Better? Katun's Or Raptor's? Because Both Have Insanely Good Layouts And Forces , But Which Would You Consider Better?

[@davidjellis]

The sequence of elements is the same for both - but Katun is taller, faster and longer, and I found Katun more intense - so for me the Italian ride wins 🙂

[@Paolo8772]

Katun looks like one of if not the best B&M invert. The closest other B&M invert I could compare it to is Montu, but I've not ridden either of them, nor have I ridden Aplengeist, Pyranees and Monster in France. However: I Have ridden Raptor, Nemesis, Nemesis inferno, Three batman clones, Silver Bullet, Afterburn, Banshee and Flight Deck. My favourites of those are Raptor, Afterburn and Banshee. Are there any other B&M inverts you like better than Katun? If so, what are they? Thanks for posting!

[@davidjellis]

This is my favourite B&M inverter, closely followed by Nemesis. Others high in my list include Raptor, Afterburn, Talon, Phaethon and Silver Bullet. I have ridden 25 B&M inverts in total. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Paolo8772]

@@davidjellis Wow! I know people love Nemesis, I had a skin condition on my ears that made it a little painful. The ops and ride was great though even if a little short. But I'm actually happy to see you put Silver Bullet up there. At the time it was my favourite from 2019; (although not as good as Raptor) within the same five week period I went to England. The only thing missing from S.B. is a better 1st drop, but drops aren't what inverts are known for, except for perhaps Banshee, Afterburn, Alpengeist and Katun.