My First Ride on Bobcat!! - New York's Newest Roller Coaster!

[@dadbodgamesquad]

10:37 For those of you who are unfamiliar, they reused the station from the bobsled but it's very homey, super Adirondackey.

[@RyanHollis]

Really? I heard that they reused the station from the Bobsled, but it's very homey, super Adirondackey.

[@DawsonsMemes]

Thought so. Six Flags really like using the same stations for new rides

[@ItsSiebay]

Most parks like to reuse assets to save on costs and time

[@Coasterpostalt]

I really thought I was about to hear a block zone rant.

[@FunkAndFluff]

1. I REALLY hope we see more ground-up Gravity Group coasters open at Six Flags parks. 2. You're one of the few people in the world who can make the words "engineer mang" work. 3. I'm 100% going to add the word Adirondackey to my vernacular.

[@Sauci55on]

7:58 bro went on a whole tangent to not say «millimeter », truly an American moment of all time 🇺🇸🦅

[@windwest4D]

That’s ridiculous that the park has not gotten a new rollercoaster since 1997. I’m glad new management is investing new capital in this park. The ride looks great!!!

[@ItsSiebay]

Great Escape held the US record for longest stint a major theme park went without a new coaster (not counting relocations). Now that honor belongs to Michigan’s Adventure.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

@@ItsSiebaydon’t worry, SFA is putting new trains and doing some unspecified track work on their SLC, so it will ride better than new!

[@ItsSiebay]

@@porcelainthunder2213 If I had a nickels for every coaster from the 90s that got new trains and a new name at this park for “improvements” I’d have two nickels. Might as well give Roar new trains since they’re not converting it.

[@VelvetteSimp]

1997 is wild

[@jaya1000]

I don't like change!

[@MatecaCorp]

I love that they put effort in matching the new scenery and theming to the old, instead of the usual Six Flags MO of just chucking a metal awning in and calling it a day.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

I’m glad they didn’t use any of the crappy DC IP on the ride.

[@seriomarkj]

That transfer track was awesome!! So simple and clever

[@CoasterVet]

A Six Flags park that opens its new coaster in May. That is miraculous.

[@UpperValleyWiffleballLeague]

I know , right?

[@Coasterpostalt]

After 27 years, they were prepared.

[@k9feces]

Only because it hardly snowed

[@CursedSouthwest]

It opened to public June 1st

[@ViewtifulTj]

This is a spicy lookin family coaster. Also lovin the tech demo of the wooden boards from the engineers. ALSO the flip flop track piece looks like such a smoother transition than any other piece of moving track to send cars to the service bay

[@kingchuckfinley]

There’s this one ride op that was there last year (and hopefully she still is there,) that was one of the best ride ops I’ve seen. She was trying to get the dispatch on the comment down to like 5 seconds lol. So fast and precise when checking the restraints. It’s always awesome to see that

[@christianortiz-v1l]

Looks amazing! It's nice that Great Escape FINALLY got a new coaster!

[@alkankondo89]

Yep, looking forward to this one! I have plans to make it over there in a couple weeks. I love these family Gravity Group coasters -- unassuming stats, disguising surprisingly potent rides! I love how personable Mike Graham is! It seems he's always willing to share information about their coasters and is a good at breaking down engineering concepts so anyone can understand them -- a great educator!

[@MidcourseDiscourse]

Looks like a great ride and a great fit for the park. Lots of the smaller parks around the US seem to be getting some love, hoping that sparks some ideas for CF with Michigan’s Adventure 😂

[@DoomPlague]

Aye, Dorney and WOF (though they are more mid-size) and now Great Escape. MA and Frontier City could both use something new.

[@BroMagnon]

Hell yeah, El Toro first on the scene! Great Escape is my home my park I remember 2003 when I was 15 and we got the Canyon Blaster and it was such a disappointment. I'm so happy we got a new ride and to see all the love pouring in.

[@kingchuckfinley]

Never thought GE would ever get a new coaster, but I’m so happy we did, and can’t wait til I can make it out there. It’s only 45 minutes away, but being adult is busy and expensive!

[@SquishyRogue]

What a great name for a coaster!

[@TheNinjaDC]

I find the Gravity Group family coaster is their best model. It's a perfect thrill level for a family coaster. It's not too tall to scare away kids, but has enough airtime pops to make it fun to ride for adults. It really takes advantage of the Timberliners wheel flexibility to create airtime elements I'm small footprints. It's a great family coaster for large parks, but also perfectly sized for the big coaster of a small/FEC sized park.

[@collinparsons3363]

I just rode this for the first time today. It's a perfect fit for the park's lineup, and it looks really good. Definitely a back row ride for the best airtime. It's a huge upgrade over the bobsled. One, it should be open a lot more often, and two, the capacity it way better. On the first Saturday it was open, the longest I waited was 25 minutes. The layout is so good. There are no dead spots, and the off-axis airtime hills, and high bank turns are things you don't get on The Comet. The Comet still has it beat on height and speed. Since it was closed, I couldn't compare the two on airtime. I thought the airtime on Bobcat maybe could've been a bit stronger, but it is a family coaster after all. I had no idea this was a prefab. I had assumed it was a traditional wooden coaster, built using traditional construction methods. I'm surprised it took so long for someone to take prefabricated construction, like Intamin did, and scale it to something that was more affordable and could be used on smaller rides. Every wooden coaster can benefit from prefabrication, but not every wooden coaster needs to be nearly a hypercoaster like El Toro is. I hope more coasters like this are built, and that precut track is used more often to refurbish existing wooden coasters. RMC and GCI's steel track remedies work to fix rough spots, but if the same fix can be made while still using wooden track, then I think that's a lot better.

[@BruinPhD2009]

The sight of a new wooden coaster always makes me glad.

[@djsugarc1075]

100% my favorite manufacturer. love them.

[@VelvetteSimp]

I prefer RMC B&M Intamin and GCI

[@djsugarc1075]

@@VelvetteSimp GCI is mediocre. B&M & Intamin only make steel coasters and i much prefer wooden. RMC makes fun rides but i hate that they are pushing steel retracking onto old woodies.

[@Coasterpostalt]

@@djsugarc1075 Intamin made a few conventional woodies a while back. I prefer steel coasters most times, but El Toro slaps (and is in my #3 on my list because of it). I agree though, especially now that GCI is abandoning woodies for Titan track, Gravity Group is by far the best for woodies.

[@SuperEnthused]

Super cool!

[@rbianca1]

Great video! Love all the information about Gravity Group's precut track engineering!

[@LostEndsStudio]

I got to ride it on Saturday during the "technical preview" and it was a great little coaster. The head chopper effect on the first bunny hill is great. I was able to be front seat with the theming on the front. The front train design is nice and as an adult I think the restraints are good, but my teen daughter HATED them. It made her hips hurt because of the pressure the pivot point put on her.

[@baulzzzzzzz2278]

People say “why is el Tori Ryan your favorite, there are so many other Coaster YT creators with better production and more experience” that’s when I say “have you heard of a block zone” works everytime

[@ianwells5414]

My grandparents have a lakehouse nearby, so ive always considered both great escape and great adventure as my "home parks". Will miss the bobleds a bit, though they really had trouble opening them reliably. This seems like a great replacement for them, family friendly, but still whipy, cant wait to try it. Just hope an additional wooden rollercoaster doesn't convince them to close The Comet, which i think is the best ride there. If they ever do, they better build one of those RMC single tracks. If anyone is thinking of visiting it is a neat park, lots of hotels around there and the waterpark is decent and included in normal admission.

[@aerocoasters]

The Gravity Group out here single handedly keeping fully wooden coasters alive - we love to see it! Great vid! Can't wait to ride - the reverse POV footage really shows how smooth it is.

[@letchukki]

Last year I went with my son to ride Bobsled at it's final day ! Was fun but what will be more fun is trying this new ride ! 😁

[@peacocca190]

It might not be a B&M Hyper or Intimin's latest experiment (or the RMC Raptor I would put right in Steamin' Demon's spot), but I'm just happy my home park is finally getting some love. I look forward to riding it in a few weeks when I can get out to the park.

[@seanrobertson8412]

bros off the gravity goop. he goopin.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

I used to marathon The Comet when I lived near there. It’s an epic woodie, especially during octoberfest when it’s in the 40s there. What a great ride for that park.

[@gtonyxkid2012]

I seriously wish there were more large scale Gravity Group coasters. Dont get me wrong, they do family coasters top notch, and the re tracks they’ve done on the beast and racer, also top notch. But I wish someone would give them a chance especially with the newer pre cut track. Imagine something like the voyage or even hades 360, just a large scale, inversions with this new strong track. It would be world class!

[@codean909]

6” does make a big difference

[@lukekibbles]

That’s what she said

[@KingBLUCK]

​@@lukekibblesboth y'all spitting

[@braydenisstillhere]

Gravity Goop™️

[@jzckvsn]

So cool Ryan! The coaster looks awesome!

[@Heatherofscots]

Looks fun and I really like the trains!

[@dindog22]

such beautiful trains

[@ParkVisions]

Great POV Ryan with the engineers from Gravity Group! Bobcat looks very fun and awesome paced with some nice sharp turns!

[@alphawinnergx9127]

I've ridden the near clone of this ride, Timber at Walibi Rhône Alpes in France, and I absolutely loved it ! Great airtime and great pacing, it combines the thrills of a full scale coaster with the stats and accessibility of a family ride. Thus, I believe junior woodies from Gravity Group are the best coasters, fitting every park budget and every rider's expectations

[@her0me]

This coaster looks dope!

[@DeadRabbit5]

Looks amazing, I wish the new Zambezi had a few of those kind of airtime moments. Solid addition!

[@ianwells5414]

Their last rollercoaster was actually "Canyon Blaster" which opened in 2003, but its a very mellow family rollercoaster.

[@COASTER_CHASER_1]

That was actually a second hand ride. Bobcat and Flashback are the only large scale ground up coaster.

[@Itsyaboyharry98]

Canyon Blaster came from Opry Land.

[@ianwells5414]

@COASTER_CHASER_1 really!? Wow, learn something new every day. I would have assumed boomerang was the second hand ride.

[@MichaelRei99]

It is so great that you put the effort to cover this event. That is why your channel is so great Mang!!

[@Shardzis26]

Hell yah! My uni takes us here for fright fest every year! I can't wait to see this in October!

[@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster]

2:21 my left ear enjoyed the onride conversation and Gravity Group ASMR, my right ear got kinda sad though^^ Can I recommend moving the sound to both channels next time?^^ But man would I love to ride it, looks like an amazing coaster.

[@slimydog8946]

This is the video we didn't know we needed to see. It's like Ryan is riding with his IRL boss and his boss's boss.

[@timk987]

(13:23) that flip flop would be a great YT short

[@patkmulderig]

I love to see one of my home parks getting some much needed love

[@universeman657]

The closeness of the queue to the ride reminds me of Mt. Olympus lol

[@sdc5914]

Gravity Goop is the purple stuff sold in that old Power Rangers movie

[@ericwilson5203]

Great video! They actually had another coaster called Nightmare that was indoor! Great queue theming but the capacity was abysmal! This was my home park as a kid and comet used to haul!

[@srtnnrnn7405]

The home park of my youth! I'll be back east this summer and will absolutely be making a trip.

[@prismatica-the-strange]

I've been going to tis park for twenty years, and while I am desperately going to miss the Bobsled, I am sooo hyped to get to ride this today!!!!!

[@JulianDale94]

I loved this coaster today, and I'm really glad the park can boast a one-two punch now. Not an elite one, but better than most New York parks. Plus, the thoosies should have a lot of fun with the "Comet vs Bobcat" debate, which is a pretty close call

[@Coasterpostalt]

18:50 Was it all precut and only some Vertically stacked? It's obviously horizontal here.

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

Hey just an FYI you played the part at 10:30 twice. not a huge deal or anything but I thought I'd let you know. Great video!

[@danielmkubacki]

That looks so fun!

[@k9feces]

I was at Great Escape a couple years ago, the park is surprisingly nice. I didn’t have the guts to ride Adirondack Outlaw.

[@UpperValleyWiffleballLeague]

It's awesome

[@Trainmaster909]

Riding with the designer of the coaster is such a flex

[@Itsyaboyharry98]

Gravity Goop! NICE

[@shanepetyko8004]

How cool that was so cool of them to be in your video

[@billsskiefc]

I really think gravity group has found the affordable solution to a reliable wooden coaster, just back from Holiwood nights and the first drop and camel backs on voyage still feel as smooth as when the track went it so I can only imagine a ride as small as bobcat will be enjoyable for many years to come.

[@DaviesFuture]

Ryan you are adorable much love ❤️❤️❤️

[@calebjordan5068]

Love the interview, that was so cool!

[@jsdcool3401]

21:34 OMG I made it into the video!

[@UberBeavis]

Looks like a really fun coaster.

[@Themeparkgirlz]

Those are the same type trains that are on Oscar's Wacky Taxi at Sesame Place right? We just rode that coaster yesterday and I had never been on trains like that before. We enjoyed them and found them pretty comfortable overall.

[@knappar]

Ayyy my home park!

[@AvoidTIMtation]

I love the train design

[@CatBeans91]

Of course all my favorite coaster KZbinrs are at my home park when I’m not LOL

[@Calakapepe]

Looks great! I only wish Kentucky Flyer couldve had the precut track 😅 already smooth but to be as smooth as this one??? 🎉🎉

[@toyoracer33]

I can't remember where it is but somewhere out west there's a buc-ee's sign like that that says 1,971 mi

[@maxhagenauer24]

The Boomerang back in 1997 was their last major coaster? Oh my goodness.

[@ItsSiebay]

At least their last ground up coaster. Canyon Blaster came in 2003.

[@FryGuy909]

​@ItsSiebay technically canyon Blaster wasn't ground up as it was a relocation from Opryland in New Orleans. However their zamperla gravity coaster is ground up from 2005

[@ItsSiebay]

@@FryGuy909 I know, that’s what I meant, but I don’t really consider the Zamperla coaster a major thing. Also, Opryland was in Tennessee.

[@FryGuy909]

​@@ItsSiebaymakes sense

[@FryGuy909]

I rode it earlier today, there is an insane ejector pop in the back row on the double down. My favorite coaster at the park

[@ZOXEY555]

Why did sound only come from the left when you were on the ride?

[@Hotfire91111]

Such a great video man! I’ve learned so much from your videos and these type of videos just expand my fandom horizons 😂

[@CursedSouthwest]

I went on the public opening day, 45min wait in line lol. Also, I noticed that the top of the main lift hill on the comet was re tracked. Any idea if gravity group did it while they were there?

[@ssmows6]

This is my "local" park too, being 3 hours north. Looking forward to riding this with my son this season. The park needs new rides, its a beautiful park but boring rides.

[@Cedarviews]

I visit Fuji q highland in 3 days, I’m so hyped

[@Demon21354]

I've always wanted to go to a media day at an amusement park seems so fun. (Preferably cedar point)

[@JohnnyHikesSW]

I literally didn't know that six flags great escape existed before I watched this video

[@magictravbowler4223]

I rode that 4 time already in the back seat and I’ve been dying for ejector airtime. I have my video on KZbin, but I kinda missed calculated the year Great escape has a new coaster this year to the past.

[@mikes6457]

making my trip from Ohio specifically to ride this at some point this summer. I strive to continue my 100% completion of all GG junior woodies.

[@User-so6509]

Out of ten (ten being the best) how would you rate it?

[@erikklapp994]

6 inches does make a big difference 👍

[@HumanStateOfEmergency]

The second engineer definitely smokes weed and I love it. 😂 🍪

[@AdventurewithJon]

I need to get there 🤟🏾

[@TylerPCoyne]

I got a chance to meet Korey Keipert a couple years ago during a zoom meeting, he’s really quite the gentleman and engineer!

[@1ronEntertainment]

You’ve lost weight! Congrats! 🍾🎉🎊🎈

[@Phantom0507]

my home park, the bobcat is absolutely amazing, got 3 rides on it during my last visit. it was sad to see bobsled go (cause it was my favorite coaster in the park) i really think six flags should consider giving the RMC treatment to comet, compared to the bobcat now comet is horrible in my opinion, i got off with a throbbing headache last time i rode. an rmc coaster at GE would give the park it's smooth intensity that it needs

[@LetsGooo]

"Oh yeah, that six inches makes a big difference." -ElToroRyan

[@LetsGooo]

15:31

[@floffycatto6475]

Is that a working fireplace? I'm unsure of how much of a hazard it would be, but it would be cool to have some heat on a cold night. Or at least some pretty lights in the shape of a flame.

[@CheesecakeMilitia]

Something I always wanted to ask Gravity Group is what's the distinction between their design work on rides like Leviathan in Australia and the full-on construction operation of Gravitykraft on rides like this one and Cú Chulainn (at least according to RCDB). How do they export their work overseas? (I know they've worked with M&V in the past.) Really excited to see this precut track debut on a full layout and I hope a lot more parks reach out to them about it. Do we know what other rides have received it this year? Mighty Canadian Minebuster was certainly running smoother with its new track...

[@bonham4994sts9]

What was causing that loud pitch noise from the trains?

[@langr752]

This is my local park meaning I live within an hour and have had season passes before but the place is just too small. Might be worth it to go to check this out though!

[@sammytrechak7963]

Woohoo 🎉

[@askjeevescosby2928]

We call this Robert Cat. It's distinguished and refined.

[@lelandmartin6840]

This is my home park. Next they need to take out the steam and demon and put something in its place

[@_xxjasterxx_]

Ryan are you going to any Blink 182 shows this year?!

[@brianfoss571]

For those of you who are unfamiliar, the technical term at 5:15 is "dinglehopper"

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

They’ll put the money in to keep the track smooth over the years right?

[@TheAlfredapple]

Wouldn’t the stiffer track cause the ride to be rougher since it’s not allowed to flex? Wouldn’t it also make the track more prone to stress fractures? Curious as to how the Gravity Group mitigates accounts for that and how the ride will be in a few years after a few thousand cycles.