The ROUGHEST STEEL Coasters I've Experienced

I've ridden over 500 steel coasters coasters all across America, and these are the 15 roughest experiences that I've had. I will also note what year I had these rough experiences for context, sometimes rides change over time for better or for worse.
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[@sgtrainicorn5796]

“It doesn’t even make it onto my top 200 and I don’t have 200 coasters.” She came right for that jugular 💀

[@Queue_Thrills]

Murder with words

[@JulianBorkowski-fu3rb]

Dang Anaconda, me, personally, I would never take that level of disrespect

[@ryanb9749]

Those are my thoughts about Big Apple Coaster(2013?) and Ghostrider (2015)

[@DavidKudellMusic]

I’m old enough to have rode Flashback and I absolutely agree with it being the top pick. Absolutely most brutal coaster I’ve ever had the misfortune to experience. I remember riding it with friends in high school and we all just laughing and simultaneously screaming in pain the entire time.

[@mikeywobblez]

Flashback was amazing! So many laterals and violent jerking around... I'm not a fan of all the hate on the classic coaster

[@topbaker4651]

No, no, no. Then it went to get me the f...off this piece of shit.That's all I could say during that terrible ride..the only one worse was Green Lantern...

[@dextermorgan1]

I loved it when I was a kid and it was called Z Force at Six Flags Over Georgia.

[@HarpVv]

@@mihara4730 I like it when it hurts

[@WCfanboy]

@@mihara4730incorrect, it was just roughness and laterals are fun when done correctly

[@CarlileCoasters]

Also the way that guy yelled “T3 SUCKS” when he was riding cracked me up 😆💀

[@drewsapp4384]

The og steel phantom was next level rough. Everyone talks about the inversions which were the most painful inversions I have ever been on but they were smooth in comparison to the boomerang turn at the bottom of the 2nd hill. They reprofiled that for phantom's revenge, but it was basically a horrible arrow transition at close to 90 mph(they clocked it regularly on hot days hitting 90...) With classic arrow over the shoulder harnesses. I'm thankful every time I go to Kennywood that Pittsburghers hate change so we got phantom's revenge instead of a new ground up coaster 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AirtimeThrills]

I always think about how horrible Phantom's Revenge would be at that speed if it was rough. Well..I guess it used to be so

[@user-K8T]

@@AirtimeThrills they made you take your earrings out before riding because it also had over the shoulder restraints

[@MattMcIrvin]

You probably know what I'm going to say: BGW's Drachen Fire is the headbangingest coaster I've ever ridden. It was a genuinely great layout that could have been a world-class coaster in the hands of someone equipped to execute it properly. But it was a ride of pain to the extent that it didn't last long.

[@Jason_Maier]

Yeah Drachen Fire was when Arrow lost their way.

[@JVR10893]

@@Jason_Maier I’ll actually give Arrow a pass for that one. It was originally supposed to be designed by B&M but they were too busy with Kumba to take on the project. BGW turned to Arrow instead who tried to give the park what they originally wanted with their take on a B&M style coaster. Obviously they failed but they failed with good intentions.

[@mikeyj80]

rose that thing once in my prime riding years, even in great shape and young, one ride on drachen fire was enough.

[@justase64]

I rode this as a 10 year old in 98 (or 97?) It was so bad it gave us all headaches. The line was very short.

[@MattMcIrvin]

(The second jankiest is probably the recently deceased Canobie Corkscrew. But that was nowhere near as bad as Drachen Fire.)

[@Jake76667]

11:35 massive shoutout to that guy who yelled “t3 sucks!!!”

[@dinodan3296]

The Steel Phantom was pretty rough, especially before the remodel. Going 80 ish mph straight into inversions with the arrow transitions, that is where the defensive riding comes into play lol

[@AirtimeThrills]

It's crazy how it went from that rough to insanely smooth

[@christophergraham7481]

I used to know a guy that broke his jaw on it back in the day

[@fenrishero]

The pre-brakes part of Anaconda should be part of the layout of whatever replaces it. I've legitimately grayed out on that sidewinder. The stuff after the brake run, I've always suspected, was designed to need as little maintenance as possible because of how it's over the lake, and they probably have been skimping on keeping that part well maintained in recent years.

[@Triangleman4428]

Smart! Anaconda has the potential to be a 5 or even 6 looper. I’m thinking maybe a pretty steep straight drop into a bat-wing before the corkscrews. Also, they need to turn off the mid course so it would go faster through the layout.

[@TheRyanjones]

Anaconda was supposed to close in 2019 and be replaced but they had to close Volcano instead because of the structural issues.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Oh yeah this year I really appreciated the first half and the intensity

[@andrewwarthen5209]

Corkscrews at the end are fun too, just those turns after the mid course are rough

[@Triangleman4428]

Even as a self certified arrow lover, I must say those turns are lame

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

I’ve ridden a lot of rough B&Ms but the only one that was ruined by the roughness was probably Rougorou at CP. It was honestly the worst experience I’ve ever had on a roller coaster.

[@dashkataey1740]

You did a few lists a while back where you talked about coasters each park needs, like a launch coaster, a looping coaster, a woody etc. Using that as a starting point, how about do a list of if you were designing the perfect coaster park, which coasters would you have in it for each of your choices and why.

[@Zatoka.]

Sheikra actually kinda shocked me. I can't imagine that thing being rough. It's legit one of the smoothest coasters I've ever been on.

[@bimblebobble4438]

It’s shaky and not as smooth as Griffon, but it’s not terrible.

[@_Larzy]

I could fall asleep on that ride, never once had an issue with it.

[@R7SkIlZ]

@@bimblebobble4438 both are smooth as glass for me they are tied with mako for smoothest coasters ive ever ridden and ive ridden shiekra like 10 times in the past 3 years

[@Zatoka.]

@@bimblebobble4438 I didn't even notice any shakyness.

[@rfloxd880]

It depends on where you seat. It’s either one of the smoothest rides in the park, or almost as bad as kumba in some areas 😂

[@shinyprisma6085]

I've ridden vortex and even with it's roughness i still loved the coaster and it will forever live as a good memory in my mind. Sad that I won't ever see it again.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

Vortex was one of the first "big" coasters I ever rode, but I have to agree, towards the end it was rough. I would come away with massive bruises on my shoulders from the restraints the last few times I rode it.

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

11:33 "I think it's time for T3 to hit the road." That aged well.

[@katelyng1019]

Every single time I see a video titled something like, “Roughest Steel Roller Coasters” I *have* to click on it because I know that without fail, Anaconda at Kings Dominion will make the list every single time and honestly I get such a joy out of that. Hands down the WORST, roughest, and most painful coaster I’ve ever been on!! Glad it makes the list every time.

[@jasbas459]

Talking about arrow so much has me curious about the history of rollercoaster manufacturers. Great video!

[@MrChuckGrape]

Orient Express was murder in 2003. Thunderation was pretty rough the last time I rode it. Ninja has the worst transitions in the state of Missouri.

[@completechaos21]

Sophie roasting Anaconda gave me a real good chuckle

[@liquefactionist]

Shockwave as Kings Dominion. That stand-up coaster was okay until the last part where it thrashed you back and forth. Painfully!

[@jameslong9564]

The Ninja in St. Louis. Also the Manhattan express in Vegas. Ouch

[@coasterconquistador2517]

Great video! Every time I get off of Banshee, I have a headache. The coaster is an awesome invert with a great layout, crazy pacing, and some good forces. Put it tracks oddly. Goes to show that even steel coasters can get rattles or vibrations.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah I never had a problem with Banshee but seems like you feel the shakiness at some points

[@andrewwarthen5209]

Came down to train for me. Teal was the worst, purple was hit and miss, blue ran the best. Feel like all the B&Ms at Kings Island have some sort of rattle though outside Orion

[@coasterconquistador2517]

@@andrewwarthen5209 yeah I agree blue tracks the best. Still I slight shuffle, but not too bad.

[@WhatAG23]

5:06 gotta love how his head is symmetrical with the loop

[@HeelBJC]

I really appreciate the pre-list stuff like honorable mentions or "one bad ride." It's completely unnecessary from a youtube perspective and probably doesn't draw any more viewers, so it's basically just extra work you're putting in for the fans' gain. Like you said, man of the people.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I like to go thru my credit list and pick out coasters that COULD make the list, then filter it down to the top 15 or 20 or whatever makes sense, but those honorable mentions at least show that I considered something that didn't make the final cut. It definitely saves some of the "hey, what about..." questions

[@randomplebonyoutube4830]

Funnily enough I was just watching your roughest wooden coasters video, and then this comes out. Perfect timing.

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

Corkscrew at Cedar Point would probably be on my list, but it was one of a couple coasters I didn't get to ride there (it wasn't open at all)

[@roist_1]

I had that exact same Deja Vu shirt. Love they way you rocked it at its relocation; with a pose and zoom to boot.

[@SkyrushFanboy]

I was surprised how much I enjoyed t3. I went in expecting one of the world's roughest coasters, but I found it to be a little janky at worst. SLCs have a good layout too and they're pretty intense. Strangely, the roughest steel coaster I've been on is Fahrenheit. I may have just rode it on a bad day, but that ride's rattle was brutal lol

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yikes...I dont recall a rattle at all on Fahrenheit

[@emilybreneman2140]

“It doesn’t make my top 200 and I don’t even have 200 coasters” Sophie with the sick burns🔥

[@brandonbyrne4753]

I got super confused when I missed the “one off” intro and saw a bunch of B&Ms. The real list had just as many arrows as I expected, no disrespect 😂

[@carrotmaster1331]

Haven’t rode this one as it was torn down before I was able to ride it, but my friend said it was so rough he couldn’t see the track because he was shaking so much. The track was rusty for a decade before it’s closure, and you could tell halfway across the park. The ride was dragon at Adventureland, Iowa.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I just missed Dragon, too bad

[@KoriDawn]

Honorable Mentions for Matterhorn at Disneyland and Space Mountain at Walt Disney World. I wish that Space Mountain at WDW would get retracked like it's counterpart at DL.

[@coockabura8685]

That comment about T3 as the train rode by is HILARIOUS!

[@singlerailindustries1763]

11:35 Wise Word's Rider 😌 He Made Sure To Tell Others That T3 Is A Deathtrap. Bless This Guy ✨

[@AirtimeThrills]

Pretty sure that was actually Kentucky Kingdom's social media guy

[@NoahGragsonFan629]

I gotta agree with the Kumba mention I rode Kumba earlier in September and after about 3 rides I had a headache for the rest of that day but other than that Kumba is a really great ride.

[@andrewwarthen5209]

I think a lot of people get headaches from sustained positive gs as that can do it for me. I have gotten used to it a bit more but notice it on rerides just because it is so intense start to finish. I305 can do the same to me

[@ChibiProwl]

@@andrewwarthen5209 Yes. Kumba’s so intense with her gs that she can give one a headache, but weirdly the good type of headache. One that’s over in five minutes, and then you might just tackle her again. But three rides can and WILL do you in for the day. I can agree with that.

[@ItsAllGood_]

Steamin Demon at Six Flags Great Escape. That's the first ride I thought of when I saw the video description. As a kid it looked so majestic from the highway. I didn't get to ride it until I was an adult. Wow...what a disappointment. Really rough, but at least it was very short.

[@Clay3613]

Shockwave and Mantis gave me the most pain I've ever suffered on a ride. Stand-up coasters are downright evil and just suck outright. The Bat and Magnum XL-200 suffer from very uncomfortable trains, hopefully they get addressed soon. I always thought Vortex was smooth the three times I rode it.

[@Shortstack732]

Kentucky Kingdom is my home park. I remember T3 being closed almost every visit as a kid. My husband loves inversions but will not go anywhere near T3. I remember Vortex left bruises on him when he rode and he was so dizzy we had to leave.

[@mattyorshin]

roughest coaster i ever been on was Ninja at SFSL. My god that coaster needs to go. Also going on a huge coaster texas trip next year to ride every coaster there.

[@waltsapartment-105]

Lol. I didn’t ride roller coasters as an early teen so I missed out a lot. But Windjammer was my first time on a vertical loop coaster and I became addicted. I went on the ride at least a dozen times in one day. Maybe because I was a teenager I didn’t mind. I’m not a coaster enthusiast in the sense of making my way to American amusement parks (I’m Canadian), but I’ve been to my fair share in the PNW, California, and Florida. The worse, rockiest, migraine-inducing ride, to me, will always be Universals Rip Ride Rockit. Bashing my head from plastic to plastic even when it’s going straight, I’ve been on it twice in two different years and I’ll never go back.

[@iseneau27]

Rainier Rush did find a new home on the french fair circuit if I'm not mistaken. At least, a Top Fun coaster of that type showed up there after Rainier was removed.

[@Stiflers__M0M]

Viper TOGO at Six Flags Great Adventure was rough. I remember doing the circle of doom at Great Adventure back in the day… Viper, Scream Machine and Rolling Thunder you needed a back adjustment after that for sure.

[@traviskomar1061]

Oh man viper was probably the worst coaster I've ever ridden with how rough it was. Scream machine wasn't too bad and rolling thunder I loved as a kid.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Sucks I missed Viper and had to ride its stupid wooden replacement

[@DispatchProductions]

@@AirtimeThrills HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOYT EL TORO LIKE THAT

[@rushmgl]

I rode the Big Apple Coaster in July of this year and I remember getting off the ride and immediately thinking, KZbin was wrong, that wasn’t rough at all! Multiple channels have said it’s bad. And, it was actually fun, but I know the ride has changed a lot over the years. It’s just inconvenient as hell to get the credit…

[@NickyG790]

Wild Thing at Wild Waves Enchanted Village. Old Arrow Loop and Corkscrew, the ride being so short they do two cycles unless you opt out of ride #2.

[@SpacePirateK]

From the title alone I expected that this would be a Greatest Hits Arrow compilation.

[@fiendishfez]

The remarks people give Anaconda really surprise me because I rode it for the first time two months ago and thought it was the smoothest Arrow coaster I've ever ridden. That still puts it pretty low overall, but I grew up with Demon at Six Flags Great America, and that's a torture device.

[@Noct31]

Was half expecting to just hear Lamb of God on repeat this entire video. ElToroRyan really has changed my life.

[@immortalholes]

Some of my roughest uk steel coasters; Colossus @ Thorpe Park. An Intamin 10 inversion coaster that is a good ride but has really bad trains and crushing otsr's. Infusion @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a relocated SLC that ran slightly smoother when it was Traumatizer at Southport Pleasureland. The Pepsi Loop @ Rhyl's Ocean Beach amusement park. A brutal Pinfari ZL42 that gave me a headache that made me ill.

[@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024]

The guy at 11:35 is me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Except I alternate between "VEKOMA SUCKS" and "T3 SUCKS!" It's a shame that Herschend has to reopen it with new trains.

[@JulianBorkowski-fu3rb]

Hydra was running decently smooth at the start of this season, but the rattle got worse as the season progressed. I got a front row night ride last night during Haunt and it was pretty smooth though

[@kyleh698]

Sophie (Sp?) was a trooper and i loved her takes on these coasters! feature more of her!

[@backpacking_trombonist]

I saw the title and immediately knew that Flashback had to be top of the list. It was so bad it was almost fun. The one I'm surprised wasn't even a dishonorable mention is West Coaster on the Santa Monica Pier. I've gotten rides on both Desperado and the Big Apple coaster and neither came anywhere near to how bad I got rattled by WC. Maybe I just got lucky rides on the casino coasters or really unlucky whenever I've ridden WC.

[@imdremsbro]

I’m pretty surprised that Demon at Six Flags Great America didn’t make anywhere on this list. I have a strong feeling that ride is still standing 90% for nostalgia reasons. Otherwise, my friends and I call it Skullcrusher

[@davidreynolds9744]

You mentioned that sometimes you just get one rough ride. That was our experience with Magnum XL 200 this summer. It was so rough we only did one ride. It didn't rattle it it bounced on the tracks likes a poorly maintained wooden roller coaster, only it was going 70 MPH. The "airtime" hills at the end made every male on our train vocally grunt as we went over them and got racked. Our entire party agreed it was the worst experience of our trip. I know a lot of people love it, but our experience was rough.

[@UncleMasterChefOBdaGodOrSumIDK]

My home park has some rough coasters but nothing can compare to the horrendous ride I got on Gemini in 2022, that is actually the roughest piece of trash and I’ve ridden rides like hades 360 and loved it but Gemini is one of the only coasters I can’t stand for roughness.

[@alphawinnergx9127]

My roughest coaster is at Park Astérix, but it's not the infamous Goudurix... That's a Mack bobsleigh called Trace du Hourra, which destroys your back from start to finish. The train absolutely slams into every brake run, and the constant vibration makes the ride unbearable if you sit in any back seat, despite the coaster being fun .

[@kurtissmith3409]

I know you called out Kong at SFDK along with others, but man, I just happened to try it again the other day and I can't imagine any steel coaster experience being more miserable than that. And bonus, it still has the old restraints

[@AirtimeThrills]

Kong is definitely in the pantheon of BAD SLCs

[@360coasters]

@@AirtimeThrills I've only ridden one and it was Kong, and it was terrible!

[@Queue_Thrills]

Ok two things: One, the first time I rode Magnum I absolutely hated it. After getting a few more rides, I actually kinda enjoy it (despite the jank transitions) Two, 11:35 was freaking hilarious lmao.

[@logan_page]

Muskegon Michigan resident who visits Cedar Point multiple times a year here. You must’ve gotten a terrible ride on Corkscrew at MA because it’s MILES smoother than Corkscrew at Cedar Point normally.

[@VinceHere98]

When it comes to rough rides, I believe Great American Scream Machine comes to mind. The only ride I got on GASM was on my 12th birthday in 2010. It beat me up quite a bit, but I enjoyed it, and thought it still had a couple years left to go. But alas, a couple weeks later, it closed forever, and was demolished, only to make way for another rough ride, a relocated B&M Stand-up, themed to a DC Superhero in Commemoration of a film that failed miserably. Six Flags should've gotten a B&M Wing instead, and maybe given Scream Machine the Alton Towers Corkscrew treatment. Oh well. Flight Deck at Canada's Wonderland is another rough-as-hell coaster I've ridden, although this was recently, back in September 2022. It was my first time riding a Vekoma SLC and I truly expected the worst. It indeed was as bad as everyone said it was, and I'm glad I didn't bother to go on Time Warp next. Flight Deck was bad I imagine T3 might be even worse. Another rough Vekoma I've ridden months prior was Goudurix at Parc Asterix. The ride wasn't as rough as I thought it was, but it was still pretty rough. I thought it was ok. I just braced myself for those terrible transitions, especially on that Butterfly inversion. As for any other Vekoma coasters I've ridden, I'd say the same for Superman-ege at La Ronde. And I rode that ride in August 2019, just a couple days before it closed forever. And those are just the steel coasters. As for the roughest wooden coasters, I'd have to go with Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canada's Wonderland, Le Monstre at La Ronde, and perhaps El Toro back in July, just a month before it had an accident again.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I want to ride Flight Deck again but in the back. I rode it in the front and I feel like I didnt get the full brunt of its brutality

[@jimmaloney1121]

Maybe I'm insane. I LOVE the old Arrows and am saddened that so many of them have been torn down. I miss Steel Phantom, Drachen Fire, and Vortex. Magnum is still one of my favourites out there. Like I said, I might be crazy, but I have a soft spot for Arrow coasters.

[@bloxybattles]

I haven't been on many rollercoasters, but Matterhorn Bobsleds is probably the most roughest coaster I have ever got on. Any of the pain you get from this ride goes on to your back and it hurts a lot after riding. Do not try riding in row 6, your back will ache afterwards.

[@kwjazzman]

I was a little surprised to not see the bat at lagoon get at least an honorable mention!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah, those hang and bangs could have gotten a mention, I did toss in a clip of Flying Ace at the beginning though

[@planetcoaductions8820]

For me it’s the old Hopkins looper at Adventureland. That thing was so rough

[@robl8428]

I feel like I got lucky when I went to Kentucky kingdom, because the 3 times I tried to ride T3, it broke down. However, I still got a bad ride on thunder run. It's apparently great, but I got one awful ride on it, in the middle row. I really need to ride it again and give it a second chance. Also, I laughed when that guy shouted, "T3 SUCKS!"

[@HockeyGUY66871]

2020 i cut the coasters some slack. Even PHANTOMS REVENGE was running with a rattle. The trains half full definitely had an impact on the smoothness.

[@CatBoxGMZ]

I had a ruff ride on Montu at bushes gardens Tampa, it was my fist time on it and it was my last ride of the day, as I already ridden all the other ones. This was probably 2021.

[@plazasta]

for me, Boomerang and Ednor in front at La Ronde are usual suspects for roughness, but the big surprise was Flight of Fear at King's Island. Fun coaster, but oh my god did it shake me around, I was not expecting that! and if you think I'm just nitpicking and being petty, just remember: I enjoy riding Vekoma SLCs and Monstre at La Ronde is the single coaster I've ridden the most often ever AND I CAN ENJOY IT. I know what roughness is, and Flight of Fear is shockingly rough, like a back row ride on Ednor is smoother than a back row ride on Flight of Fear

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'll defend Goudurix. I only rode it in 2019 and found it smooth. Others who rode it that year also noted it was riding better. Apparently they did something to make it ride better.

[@noralewis5390]

You just made me happy I never got on rainier rush - I feel like the one time I was going to get on, it was a busy period, mandated two riders and wouldn't match you. I wasn't in the mood finding a stranger to ride with me, and passed to go on classic coaster again.

[@AirtimeThrills]

They definitely did you a favor there

[@EmberMcLain87]

i remember back when i turned i think 16 or 17 back in the early/mid 2000s my folks took me to vegas for my 1st time ever. i rode that big apple coaster 26 times back to back.. how i survived i don't know. oh anaconda how i still hate you for my last ride back in june of this year. i learned the hard way if you a tall guy like me don't take the even numbered rows.. your knees get stuck against the seat in front of you, and you feel like they are broken we you get off. so stick with the odd numbered rows for a better ride.

[@amberanntn]

T3 just needs to be scrapped. Last time I rode it was 2008 when it was still Six Flags and it was horrible. I got jerked so hard around a turn that I was falling out of the seat. No joke, an entire butt cheek was out of the seat and I was kinda knocked sideways. I doubt it would have been possible to actually fall out of the seat but it was terrifying nonetheless.

[@jordonfreeman166]

I’m old enough to remember Kong as Hangman at Opryland, but I was only big enough for the park’s kiddy coaster.

[@Cheezbat]

Been awhile since I have had a rough ride…but just rode Hulk yesterday and was shook like I’ve never been before on that ride. I think it needs its wheels replaced.

[@shawnrw3727]

I’ve got a defunct trifecta coming from a defunct AstroWorld. Ultra twister , Batman standup and Texas tornado . Pretty much the most painful day of my life . AND they had an SLC which was actually better than the 3 mentioned lol.

[@tecardwe]

Ironically, opening months of Fury325, 2nd row outside right seat rattled the hell out of me. Most all other seats are butter smooth, I strictly ride row 6-8 on the left side. Goliath at SFOG is rough the first 3rd, the rest is amazing. Dominator at King's Dominion from row outside left rattled the hell out of me on a cold January day. Rode Vortex before covid expecting to get rattled and I got lucky it was silky smooth. Nighthawk wasn't so bad when I rode it in February.

[@vxxmpevil]

"What's wrong with it?" "Its so ✨️RoUgH✨️" She is so cute 🥺

[@cynicanal111]

Joker's Revenge at SFFT/Jester at SFNO would almost certainly be on this list if you had ridden it. It was worse at SFFT, because someone had the great idea that the stupidly rough Vekoma should run *backwards*.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Diamondback at KI has a pretty severe rattle in the back row. Especially on the green train. I refuse to ride rougaru at CP though. Every time I've been talked into riding because I brought a friend, I get off with a migraine.

[@rockymountainrollers9295]

I thought Corkscrew at Michigan's Adventure was really smooth on my 2022 rides.

[@jonathonfreeman9233]

I nearly blacked out repeatedly while riding Rip Ride Rocket at Universal Orlando, and not in the "intense G" way - just through sheer blunt force trauma. The shake was so bad that it it felt like my brain had dislocated.

[@peterroberts4415]

Shockwave at KD. That thing was torture. The worst was also when it broke down on the chain lift and we were stuck there for 30 minutes in the sun. It was 100 degrees that day. So glad that it got replaced with a Discovery. So much more fun

[@calebandfriendsYT]

The SLC called twisted typhoon in wild adventures Georgia is the roughest coaster I’ve ever been I literally hit my head seven times on the safety collar.

[@Jcoaster95]

If you're wondering why eurofighters and B&M floorless coasters are roughest in the front row, it's because the front row is actually the zero car.

[@HayFatYT]

Airtime Thrills when he got his 2021 rides of spongebob squarepants: SPONGE-BOB SQUARE WHEELS-

[@AirtimeThrills]

bahahaha

[@clairefunnell8481]

I haven't ridden Time Warp yet and I'm not sure I want to. It gets a really bad rap from most people. They say get rid of it. That and Flight Deck. Enjoyed the video. Poor Sophie and the crappy coasters.

[@FanThemePark]

Rip Ride Rockit would be on the list for me. That thing shakes and rattles so much while on the course it has given me a headache. They should do a retrack or replace it with a different coaster.

[@Paolo8772]

I sent XcreamThrills the comment that was meant for him but accidentally sent to you. Time Warp is the worst metal coaster I've ridden. I've also ridden Ninja when it was called The Scream Machine at Expo 86 in Vancouver anywhere near as rough as Timewarp at Canada Wonderland, but it was brand new back then. I've ridden Thunderbolt at Coney Island once, and had a problem with the restraints; perhaps if I learned how to ride it better it would've been a better ride.

[@Thenormalnut]

Just rode big apple, Everyone’s going to hate me for this, but I honestly really enjoyed it

[@robbiereacts22]

Back row of Desperado is such a wild and fun ride!

[@lospolloshermanos69]

Demon at CGA is an unironic Nightmare

[@samuelitooooo]

A list of what not to ride. Thanks XD

[@iliketurtules6228]

Rollin thunder looks like relámpago at petapa which is actually really good , short and most importantly smooth

[@morgandenoia3138]

Its often the wheels. Steel coaster wheels are replaced frequently. You get a train with brand new wheels, smooth ride. Old worn wheels, rough ride.

[@chrisveech7408]

I went to Kentucky Kingdom last summer. Storm Chaser and Lightning Run are awesome. And I was surprised how well Thunder Run ran. But T3 was just awful. It felt like the track was going to come apart. They need to tear that piece of garbage down.

[@EFFEZE]

Togo for the win

[@cedarflags]

Not sure why, but kumba was absolutely brutal to me in 2021. Way tougher than DL Mind eraser or T3

[@PoshLife123]

My worst was Scream Machine at Great Adventure the year it was closing (2010). My best friend and I marathoned it before the park closed. What a beating that was but we were younger then. And the Runaway Train cars there are not only small and difficult to fit into, but that combined with it's bucking bronco jerks and lurches makes for a pretty rough ride indeed. More recently my best friend and I got slight concussions on Rougarou at Cedar Point this past September from the head banging, and that pretty much ruined the following 2 days we spent at the park. We were with our mutual enthusiast friend visiting from Brazil who always insists on front rows. We also took a "thorough" ass kick on Magnum XL200 (again, front row thanks to you know who). The jackhammering especially through that last tunnel was BRUTAL. But we got our revenge when we took our Brazilian friend on Steel Vengeance and he was so rattled that when he got off he ran to the nearest grassy area and tossed his cookies. 💥💥💥😎😎😎 To this day I laugh with glee at the very thought of it. But don't worry. We all plan to do it again in 2023. 👍👍👍

[@AirtimeThrills]

Interesting about Rougarou and Magnum, I haven't had problems with those lately

[@jdsboomin529]

Although it’s my favorite coaster and most of the ride isn’t that rough. The second Raven loop on X2 messed my neck up for about six months the first time I rode it lol. I’ve been bumped around on the buffalo bills ride and the one at New York New York but they never made me need a chiropractor 🤦🏼‍♂️😂. The same thing happened to my brother when he rode his first time too. That being said I’m not sure if they changed something to make it smoother or I’m just ready for it now but I haven’t had that happen since.

[@nv_spartan1771]

FUnny thing - I didn''t think Ninja at st. louis was bad. Must have been a good day. Also, I really enjoyed desperado. T2 - The pain is half the charm.

[@Jason_Maier]

Well the bottom 3 for me are: Anaconda, Drachen Fire (with the notorious corkscrew after the MCBR) and Mind Eraser.