The Coasters of Six Flags New England - By The Numbers

[@katherinezimmerman6997]

It doesn’t surprise me at all that Superman is number one across the board. It is, in my opinion, a nearly perfect coaster. It was also nice to see Batman getting some love for its custom layout; I’ve always thought it’s an underrated little gem.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I was impressed with batman last time i went. Way more than the first time

[@collinparsons3363]

@@AirtimeThrills I like Batman's layout, but it always seems shaky and rattly when I ride it.

[@blathersb]

@@collinparsons3363 I can't ride in the back rows anymore because of the rattle. And it's also such a pain due to the slow loading, and having to sit on the brake run for so long.

[@MrMattogreen25]

That one-two punch of Superman and Wicked Cyclone makes me (a Darien Lake resident) very jealous

[@LittleIslander100]

Huh, I had no idea there was a ever a coaster themed to Poison Ivy. Wish they kept the name, even if it's a mediocre ride, always wanted there to be more than a flat ride or two for my favorite DC character.

[@Cje_-yj8ov]

Always a great day when you see prime ride time uploaded. Even better when we see another wild mouse dead last on pacing 🤣

[@darkridedan1]

Excellent video! Superman is the perfect steel coaster. SFNE is a beautiful park with some wonderful rides! Thank you for including the Cyclone! It was my favorite wooden coaster for years! If it’s possible to find a video from 2000, before the 1st drop reprofile, I think it would greatly improve pacing and speed. It was an insane beast! I know you love Wicked Cyclone. Come on over to Hershey and ride a new #1 RMC ❤

[@AirtimeThrills]

Ill be there in less than a month

[@Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ]

You should do cga next, or all the funspot parks combined maybe lagoon?

[@HH_Fortnite]

If he did the Funspot parks Arie Force would completely dominate

[@jzckvsn]

He’s doing CGA later this year

[@AirtimeThrills]

My next park is scheduled to be CGA

[@cameryn4705]

@@HH_Fortnite true,but it would still be interesting to see.

[@huntzzio]

@@HH_Fortnite Maybe he could do every coaster in Georgia (except the random one offers) He could do Orlando parks too

[@CoasterParadise12323]

By the numbers is a great series i love it! Keep up the great work! This is the channel that got me into coasters and i still love all of your vids!

[@ItsAllGood_]

Wildcat's Revenge was amazing btw

[@bigc1280]

Hate to criticise, but there were 2 versions of Cyclone. You used the latest version. Th first version of Cyclone actually had a bigger drop, and a modified turn around off the drop. It was modified in about 2002 to make the coaster less rough and actually slower. You can contact Canobie coaster as I believe that the first version would have had better pacing as it had a top speed of about 53 mph from what I remember from the old advertisements.

[@FeastablesPark]

Six Flags NE is one of the best six flags parks out there. In fact its one of my home parks.

[@xj-may]

I still can’t believe a coaster like Superman is at a park like SFNE. That ride is maybe the biggest showing of late 90s/early 2000s Six Flags’ ability to spend money faster than they could light it on fire

[@matthewtobin1483]

Wicked Cyclone pre 2021 is pretty good, but since 2021 it's been on another level! I have it in my top 3 behind El Toro and Iron Gwazi

[@michaelcroteau5919]

Took my daughter there yesterday for her 9th birthday. I have ridden Superman in the past (and loved it) but haven’t been back since Wicked Cyclone. She’s not tall enough for Superman yet but Wicked Cyclone was our favorite on the day. Beautifully executed and fun ride. When she gets bigger we’ll hit Superman!

[@mommasboy34]

No other coaster makes me want to ride it over and over again like Wicked Cyclone.

[@vernonfenton94]

Thanks for releasing this. I'll be there Wednesday!

[@alex33952]

Wicked cyclone is that good. Underrated great ride, no stat monster but wow great machine.

[@ellenparker3445]

Growing up in central CT, a trip to Riverside Park was an easy treat. My dad would walk around the park with me as I would go on all my favorite rides. For me the Wildcat, a single car rollercoaster, was my ultimate. I'm no rollercoaster connoisseur but I know which ones I like. Now it's the Thunderbolt. Nostalgia. 😻

[@XceleratingThrills]

wicked cyclone looks absolutely amazing!

[@k9feces]

It’s awesome, really comfortable.

[@alex33952]

Interesting video. Learned a couple things. Didn’t know thunderbolt was moved here. Also didn’t know cat woman whip was a figured 8. Few thoughts- as my home park I know the park pretty well and feel I can be unbiased. 1. Thunderbolt isn’t worth waiting for it’s always a long wait. 2. Superman and wicked cyclone are that good the hype and the reality is real. 3. Riddlers revenge is still a bad coast. 4. Spinner is a clone of course but is a great fun ride. 5. The mouse and flashback can be retired anytime. 6. Batman is sooo fun, great ride yes not elite but really really good. 7. I feel sfne isn’t getting anything good anytime soon. It’s so clear a launch is the right fit, but this is the same chain that won’t rmc roar for the poor folks at six flags America. The right answer isn’t always clear

[@cmase1991]

@@alex33952 Agreed with all these, this park needs help. Flashback was comically bad last time I rode, never again

[@MattMcIrvin]

Calling SFNE a "small park" seems strange to a New Englander since it feels like the 300-pound gorilla of the region--though in land area it's actually smaller than Lake Compounce. Biggest surprise is probably that Catwoman's Whip, excuse me, Catwoman(TM) Whip is solidly in the middle of the pack for prime ride time and gives you a longer true ride than Batman or Riddler Revenge. I first rode Wicked Cyclone in 2021 and for me, it was hauling through the whole layout. But this is still controversial. The coaster is a masterpiece though. I rate it above Superman but only by a hair--I think Superman is now actually an underrated coaster among enthusiasts (albeit beloved by the GP), and also one of the best ones I've ridden. The perhaps suboptimal restraints are compensated for by the way its layout keeps delivering new surprises and thrills right up to the abrupt final brakes. Many hypers peter out at the end; this one doesn't.

[@HH_Fortnite]

Wicked cyclone is super underrated

[@Abandonedchannel9696]

I’ve went there last summer and I’m planning to go end of July!

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Yep! That's an ollllllldddddddddd park with a lot of history. Mr. Cobb designed Texas Cyclone. He designed Riverside Cyclone while he was in the hospital. Not much land to work with. One of the reasons the hills are so shallow. Great video!

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

I commend you for taking the time to come up with these videos! Great job as always! This park desperately needs a new non cloned launched coaster.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Absolutely and i was hoping they would put that on the goliath/flashback plot

[@anthonyverde1522]

one of the greatest coaster parks in the Northeast

[@angelina470]

True

[@WhatAG23]

ehhhh the only realy good coasters are superman, wicked cyclone and maybe batman and thunderbolt

[@TheBTG96]

This was the park I grew up going to as I lived around 15 minutes from it. I have so many great memories here and it is such a beautiful backdrop for a park. Superman’s views of the Connecticut river are to die for. The fact that you can see the park from the highway in Springfield ensures you get excited on your drive to it. I loved going to concerts too when they had them down at the stage by the river’s edge! I saw Lady Gaga there in 2009!

[@JoeParrish-un4gn]

I grew up going here too, and it was so much fun the last time I went when I was like 12 or 13

[@dogwithheadphones]

I remember a couple summers ago I took my buddy who isn’t the biggest fan of roller coasters to Six Flags New England, we were some of the first to arrive at the park that morning cause the lines were shorter. We went straight for the Superman, and while we were on it, my friend passed out, like one second I’m sitting next to him and he’s yelling just like everyone else, then he’s just flopping around like a fish. He doesn’t remember passing out either which makes sense but still. I had never seen anybody pass out on a ride before but safe to say, he didn’t ride any more rides until we went on the river rapids

[@thegerm574]

I was at Six Flags New England on Memorial Day. My favorite coaster in this park is Superman I enjoy in more than the one at Six Flags Great Adventure. My second favorite is Twisted Cyclone. I had no idea Thunder Bolt was originally at the NY Worlds Fair. Thank you for that added fact.

[@clairefunnell8481]

All these coasters look like fun. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@4teenpages]

Getting on the superman will cost you half your day at the park. Every time .

[@me-myself-i787]

0:46 My guess: Superman: The Ride

[@jaymesjustice9984]

This is the best series of airtime thrills

[@liahansen6896]

great video, brought back a lot of memories :) went a bunch of times as a kid for the JDRF walk, which always meant a full day of running around with my friends riding all the coasters as many times as possible. After a few visits though, the general consensus was that batman and superman were the only ones worth doing more than once in a visit, and since the wait times for superman (or bizarro after the first few times we were there) were so long, it usually meant a lot of batman. Still, when they first let us in when the gates opened in the morning, we would literally try to race everybody else coming in to get to superman at the far side of the park, lol. it really does blow everything else out of the water

[@christopherdeguilio6375]

Totally right...a little unexpected that supe was so far ahead (I was a little worried about gauntlet taking #1 for a while 😰), but it's not really surprising once you think about it... it's just so much bigger than everything else

[@timjacoboski751]

Ahhhh my home park! So much good and so much not so good in the park, it PAINS me to have only 3 original coasters with unique layouts. But like you said, combo of WC and Superman is pretty elite! Now to just add new Intamin trains to Superman… 🤔🤔🤔

[@truthfilledfamilies5525]

Mr airtime do u think that b&m gigas look way taller than intiman

[@DuecePiece]

I've loved this park being my "home away from home" park while living in CT, but it is definitely negelected. Not on the level of SF America but definitely rough around the edges. The top two could keep me coming back forever though, WC and Superman are both world class and possibly two of the best coasters ever built! 🤘

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

My only visit came in 2019, and both Wicked Cyclone & Superman were running amazing! I heard that both had work done to help them run faster. If Wicked Cyclone is even better since 2021, then I have got to get back there! Definitely a contender for the best 1-2 punch in the country, if it's not the best. For me, Kings Dominion may edge it out.

[@TrueLies23]

Video idea- most iconic rollercoaster noises- For me it'd be the top of the lift on vekoma SLC's, dragster old hydraulic motor, arrow chain lift, corkscrew rattle at CP and the roar from older B&M installs.

[@ericthomason8463]

6:39 Actually, Flashback is the second oldest in the park, opening in China in 1985 (that is, if it did operate there, but still).

[@AirtimeThrills]

True, i just meant at the park but yeah that boomerang is ancient

[@joshuaheathcote-belt749]

You should do mack multi launches or arrow suspended coasters

[@truthfilledfamilies5525]

Can you do a video where u say ur top ten b&ms

[@Astr0323]

Always love your videos! Especially on SFNE! Also Goliath was an amazing coaster and I miss it

[@jamesouellette5321]

As a little boy I spent my Friday nights at riverside. My dad was on a pit crew for a race car and they raced there many times. Only been a couple time since it became 6 Flags.

[@bigc1280]

Pandemonium has been running fast this year, I actually got air time after the drop on the final brake run. Pro tip, visit Six flags on a warm day in April or may. They still have the cold weather wheels on the trains, and that makes all of the trains fly! Seriously, I went on opening day when in unexpectedly got to 80 degrees and they were ripping down the track! Wicked cyclones airtime was so violent I had a bruise on my thigh from the lap bar for 2 weeks! Going again in the morning, wish me luck!

[@ayanadixon4763]

Did Flashback used to be Vampire at Kentucky Kingdom? If so, I rode it a bunch of times as a kid. You could pay one price during the State Fair and ride all the fair rides, plus have full access to Kentucky Kingdom.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yup it was

[@christianortiz-v1l]

Just rode Skyrush today, the restraints are not that bad, it just hurts when the ride is over

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah i agree the end is the worst part

[@loganludwig8309]

@@AirtimeThrills The trick is to unbuckle the seat belt the second you hit the final break run. They slightly release the restraints and if the belt is unbuckled it moves all the way off your thighs.

[@Allknex1]

So many of these coasters come close to clean sweeps and it is so unsatisfying when they miss by one category!

[@AirtimeThrills]

That clean sweep is rare

[@jzckvsn]

Great vid Chris!

[@kennyt7708]

It's ironic you did this park with u doin my favorite topic coasters by numbers because I'm heading to that park in 2 weeks

[@SnowghostFilms]

I reckon now is a good time to update the RMC by the numbers video, with the addition of Iron Gwazi, Jersey Devil, Stunt Pilot, WWFOC, ArieForce One and Wildcat’s Revenge

[@AirtimeThrills]

I was definitely thinking about doing that, plus i didnt have the same tactics back then

[@fastflack8194]

I know im late to the party, but a fun fact for you. That wild mouse was originally planned to be in new england, themed the same as the one in six flags great America. However the plan to build the façade and queue/theming fell through with the county, so they sent it to Georgia instead!

[@fastflack8194]

Also as somebody who rode goliath before it was torn down, the new cars on it sucked. I had a seriously bad headache from those restraints. Only rode it once and said never again

[@lilflashy]

Can you do a Canadas wonderland by the numbers?

[@AirtimeThrills]

I'll make more CW videos after I go this year

[@collegeluvr]

Just got to the park last week for the first time. Superman is elite (except for the restraints, of course)… Wicked Cyclone is well… Wicked! I really really enjoyed Six Flags New England.

[@WCfanboy]

I wouldn’t call the park small by any means. It’s 235 acres and has 11 coasters

[@jeremyg3394]

My home park!🎢❤

[@cmase1991]

This is my home park. It is charming but definitely needs some attention in the coaster department. Literally all of them aside from Wicked Cyclone and Pandemonium are jarring rough head rattlers - sadly even Superman and Batman have become rougher than they should be. Thunderbolt, Flashback, Riddler are basically unrideable for me now. Praying for a new dive or launch coaster in the near future

[@history_leisure]

I guess you could still do Black Widow with Diamond Back at Frontier City still around

[@clarkhoppenstedt6034]

You need to ride arie force one. It is amazing and for me a top tier RMC. I rode it Saturday in 90 degree weather and it was fast. It is in my top 3 with Steel Vengeance and Lightning Rod.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Ill find out this weekend

[@ZontarDow]

Went in 2019, was an enjoyable day. Did everything except Joker because the line was too long for my liking.

[@Coyotek4]

I'd love to see a BTN video for the NJ beach parks. Not sure if Morey's Piers alone has enough to do this.

[@collinparsons3363]

Has any other coaster swept every category by landslide margins like Superman did? I'm not surprised, but it's still impressive because of how hard it is to design a coaster that is so well rounded.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Fury was pretty good even with Intimidator in the same park

[@Doctor_dispatch]

Chris, you should do a parody video for Beast vs Beast vs Beast vs Beast vs.... GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!

[@Canadas_Wonderland_Nerd]

That would be awesome

[@Doctor_dispatch]

@@Canadas_Wonderland_Nerd Chris should do it

[@misscandy84]

Spiderman looks very scary that high up

[@Jayrojo115]

Every Six flags #1 coaster by the numbers against other #1s from different parks. #ByTheNumbers

[@hmsverdun]

With the help of google maps and the pythagoream theorum. Id actually like to commend you for doing all that maths. I know its fairly simple sespecially with a calculator but there is probably quite a lot of it given the number of coasters youve covered over the years.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Its tedious looking at blurry images trying to figure out where the brakes begin and where the lift hill is, not so much for American parks but foreign ones yes

[@dalexgaming5302]

I went yesterday again I haven't gone since 2019 and I loved it

[@Paolo8772]

Am I to understand that Catwoman’s Whip has a double figure eight layout and it comes in 8th in length? God must be real or something. 🤣 but I kid, I love this series. Coming at you from Kings Island for my very 1st time too! I’m here all day every day yesterday (June 6th) through June 9th then flying back home Saturday. I just confirmed that you were right: Diamondback is such a good coaster it is now my 3rd favourite coaster after Fury 325 and Steel Vengeance. May Reality bless you too; reality beats “god” to a pulp every time. Example; One might ask “Who needs coasters anyway when you have god?” That a good question. My answer to that question is this: “Why then are you here at an amusement park if god is your lord and thrill master? I get thills here too but loving thrills isn’t proof of a god. These kids get free passes to ride coasters at a great amusement park just for being enrolled at Christian fun dummy schools. In other words: for simply being in a school that brainwashes children that had no consent in being miseducated: these religious fundamentalists, (or what I prefer to call Christian fun-dummies) are given free entry into an amusement park just for being idiotic and gullible. I realize other high school kids get field trips to these parks too, but in all fairness; considering everyone else has to pay $ for the offence of not being a gullible young teenager born and raised to be a Christian fundamentalist you and I ought to have those perks too, no? But I digress; At least I’m having a good time here after my 1st day at Kings Island, and I still have three more, all from 10am to 10pm Thanks again for this series; Superman at SFNE is one of my top bucket list coasters. Sorry for rambling. ☺️

[@ThousanWhite]

Batman TDK is so underappreciated

[@DevilsFan3]

More than half this park is DC themed rides, it should be called DC New England. Video idea suggestion: pin DC characters vs villains like the comics (The Dark Knight SFNE vs The Joker SFDK)

[@heather1980]

Looking just at the coaster line up I’m kind of surprised that I liked this park as much as I did when I visited.

[@myopnonmusic5525]

its still so confusing to me why cyclone looks to be really tall yet wicked cyclone just looks short

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah some optical illusion

[@coastermaniacs]

Ayyye my home park

[@The8BitNerd]

Would you ever consider doing this for the whole chain in a single list?

[@joebob1538]

Couple of comments. Your numbers are missing some key elements to rating roller coaster. First is the "thrill" factor. Thunderbolt is not a fast coaster. but it more than makes up for it with the sensation of speed. It's pretty quick through the corners, and it beats the snot out of you, unlike any metal coaster! But in a good way. Being a true wooden coaster, with old style bench seats and only a knee bar holding you in, it takes your breath away. Probably #2 or #3 on the list, battling with Riddler's Revenge (Mindbender was a better name). That roll in the first drop is a great way to put this on such a small footprint. As fantastic a ride as Superman is, you missed one of the best features of the ride: The view. Up 200 feet in the air, the Connecticut River valley unfolds before you. At the top of the giant drop you can see all the way to the Hartford skyline. TWENTY MILES AWAY. The sensation of height is exponential compared to other coasters. Also, it's position adjacent to the river creates another sensation with the breeze coming off the water. The air is almost never still, so it amplifies the "wind in your face" affect. One of the best descriptions of the fun-factor of Superman is that when you get off you know why dogs love to stick their heads out the car window. On the highway going 77 mph!!

[@jackiegorham]

This is my home six flags park and I will be visiting for the first time in July! I am wondering about Superman the ride. Out of curiosity does anyone know if you have a possibility of blacking out on it? Other than that I’m so excited to visit it! Great video!

[@AirtimeThrills]

I dont think you're gonna black out on superman, it doesnt pull any crazy sustained positive Gs

[@darkridedan1]

No, it’s not like 305

[@masterwatermelonthemeparks]

in the what do each whatever parks needs, do you consider a free spin a wing? RCDB does and you say its a spinner

[@AirtimeThrills]

I personally think its more of a spinner than a wing, but i didnt have a wing specifically on my list, just any coaster thats not on top of the track

[@KarrieHop24]

I don’t know if they’ve improved it since it was the Mind Eraser, but I would have ranked it #1 for a concussion 😵‍💫🤕

[@DaanBruins]

I'm guessing many of us aren't very familiar with ft/s and m/s. They could probably be easily converted into m/h and km/h using some tool on google.

[@WhatAG23]

Do Vekoma boomerangs by the numbers next

[@isaac_2102]

The first ever rollor costar was bat man and that was yesterday

[@staringcorgi6475]

Correct me if i’m wrong but didn’t six flags also save chang

[@BigDCoasterFam]

Are you coming down to SFFT for Roller Coaster Rodeo?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Nope no plans currently for texas this year

[@coastercreation]

really weird question, did you happen to be in the indianapolis airport a few days ago? i saw someone who looked very similar to you

[@AirtimeThrills]

Nope, wasnt me

[@Canadas_Wonderland_Nerd]

Hey could you do cw next for one of these vids

[@jeremydegeytere8385]

BGT gonna beat that 1-2 punch when they get that Giga 😏

[@stevensimmons1515]

Your home park used to be magic mountian and you say this is the best one two in the country? You might have to clarify this.

[@Thelightning1out]

Let’s be honest six flags really saved 2 coasters from Kentucky kingdom, the other being chang which was sent to great adventure, now known as green lantern

[@AirtimeThrills]

Right, but they did that prior to losing the lease

[@Thelightning1out]

@@AirtimeThrills true

[@misscandy84]

I'm going there this summer found out have Platinum pass I can go to New England six flags

[@robl8428]

Can you do one for PTC next

[@SMCH789]

i feel like i'v never sen goliath but i'v ben thare alot of times

[@EOuellette2828]

I grew up going here.

[@lxvelylixm]

hi

[@craigauclair4026]

Joker is 120 feet tall, not 54. 😅

[@stevensimmons1515]

He was talking about the first drop not the total height.

[@jeffbizie]

The biggest drop is 54ft. Think he said that. Not sure though

[@Mr.SingleRider]

Sup

[@SophiaPlaysDti100]

Do the bigg e

[@ELIXS_official]

this is not realistic, cat womans whip is not better than batman or riddler, i would put in in 10th place

[@AirtimeThrills]

This is based on ride time not quality

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

This park is overrated ngl

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

1 Superman Ultimate Flight - RMC Hybrid 2 Juggernaut - GCI Woodie 3 Freezing Point - Premier Rides Launch Coaster 4 Batman The Ride - B&M Invert 5 Goliath - Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop 6 The Alligator - William Cobb Wooden Coaster 7 Pandemonium - Gerstlauer Spinner 8 Joker - S&S Freespin 9 Little Dipper - PTC Woodie 10 Road Runner Express - Zamperla Gravity Coaster 11 Mind Eraser - Vekoma SLC