The Storm Coaster Review | Dubai's Ambitious Vertical Launch Coaster

The Dubai Hills Mall debuted a very complex new attraction in 2022- The Storm Coaster! This completely indoors thrill ride incorporates dynamic maneuvers in a small space, including a vertical launch- a first from Intamin!
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[@AG7-MTM]

I think the "front seat" ticket should be a "guaranteed front seat ride", not completely close off the row. Basically, if no one has front seat tickets, then the row is open to anyone

[@CoasterStudios]

that's a good point!

[@BBROPHOTO]

Totally agree and in a lot of countries, they wouldn't be able to legally market / sell it as front row if it isn't. I know in the UK it would break the Consumer Rights Act as it's not as advertised.

[@riparianlife97701]

I'm just glad someone made at least a small-scale attempt at the polarcoaster concept.

[@drdewott9154]

Yeah, like its only 1/3rd the size of what the Polarcoaster wouldve been but its cool that it was attempted none the less.

[@riparianlife97701]

@@drdewott9154 Absolutely! Now they can build on it if they find some clients with some REAL money, not those broke-ass Persians! (I kid)

[@coasteringkid]

My profile pic is on this ride. The best thing about it is unironically the photo package. It was just some dude with a high quality camera taking great shots. I have 12 high quality photos of me zen riding in the second row. I was too cheap for the front row but I couldn't pass up getting them all bc it was too funny.

[@Sameer92]

To your last point on seeing more in the future, looks like the perfect sucessor to rip ride rockit

[@FlashFoxBox]

This is probably the only coaster, where I have to stop the POV on the lifthill, to read the stats you are always showing.

[@HumanStateOfEmergency]

The Big Apple coaster in Vegas costs $25 for one ride so this is definitely worth the 18 dollars. Ill take a modern Intamin vs an old TOGO any day.

[@YouTubular1234]

Canada's Wonderland blasting out of the mountain with this would be amazing!

[@SANITIZEDINC]

I am grateful for your reports, Taylor. I love how you geek out on this stuff.

[@Goliath146]

Darien Lake is up next for 2025, mind eraser is getting new trains (yes new trains are happening, they have the vekoma vests) and a repaint I think. (Not sure about the repaint)

[@MichaelRei99]

Yawn.

[@calvinpetty343]

Sounds exciting!

[@squidwardshouse5431]

Ohhhh I'd been searching for this ride. For some reason I thought it was a dream I had.

[@keiichimorisato98]

One was supposed to be built in Florida known as the Polar Coaster, for the Orlando Skyplex.

[@SirMrDrProfRick-fq2lm]

2:36 Casual Lamborghini Urus

[@jackkie8617]

Probably dime a dozen in dubai.

[@SirMrDrProfRick-fq2lm]

@@jackkie8617 fair point

[@michael7054]

Great video! Very interesting coaster!

[@Hamad-alabdulrazzaaq]

I tried this ride and it really looks better off ride, and in the back row the near vertical drop is amazing.

[@josh2856]

This looks like something I would build in Rollercoaster Tycoon, not knowing how to build a proper rollercoaster.

[@drdewott9154]

Man this sounded like it wouldve been so cool but it sounds kinda underwhelming. Im legitimately surprised to hear Zierers attempt on Wicket is a better vertical launch. As for layouts, I do hope Intamin can do better. They have 2 off the shelf layouts that you can view videos and POV's of on the manufacturers youtube channel and both look miles better. The 1058m version with a huge vertical loop legit looks incredible and the smaller 799m version looks like it features some extremely funky elements. I would love to see one of those at a park at least, thats for sure!

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

I saw a video about this design like 8 years ago... in Planet Coaster. Can't believe it's real!

[@VelvetteSimp]

This coaster looks great but sadly I will probably never get to Dubai

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Same I want to go to the UAE really badly to get on Formula Rossa Flying Aces and this

[@MichaelRei99]

Racist?

[@chrisogrady28]

If you're gay, trans, or female, you aren't welcome in the UAE

[@matheuscastello6554]

@@MichaelRei99there are thousands more reasons not to go there other than racism, such as: being poor, not wanting to fund the uae government, preferring to have your vacations in colder places, etc '-'

[@coasteringkid]

If you're ever flying somewhere far look into it as a layover. A lot of flights go through there and it's not a place you really need to spend several days at

[@Galistia]

The dude's reflection in the back of the seat at 9:30 lol

[@patatr4943]

0:50 Thats "Phoenix" getting built in Bursh Garden Tampa

[@queenie8733]

I saw you at kings island yesterday haha 🎉

[@ahmedizamazingcuzheiz4862]

I agree with you, this ride isn’t the craziest, however, it’s a fun little experience that’s like a bonus attraction at a mall.

[@boybabyboy29]

The seats look just like the ones at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia but whenever I ride I noticed that the very back seats feels more intense than the front seats and besides there is too much wind and bugs in my face and eyes when I ride in the front I have to wear sunglasses or goggles

[@gabet3514]

As someone who has been on this ride and Formula Rossa, I kinda liked Storm Coaster more. Formula Rossa was a dud for me after the launch. I also didn’t really like Kingda Ka (never rode dragster) because I do not prefer launches as much as other people

[@kylereid8754]

Looks like one of those old hot wheel track layout

[@rebekahhesketh1220]

I was close on my guess for your final score, Taylor. I guessed 6 out of 10. 😊

[@Lasaro7499]

20 bucks for not waiting and no brak downs. Totally worth it

[@InfiniteInferno]

This looks like a smaller version of the Polar Coaster concept!

[@jeffreysmith5671]

I think that malls with high attendance could benefit from this ie Opry Mills, Westfield UTC, and others.

[@DHN669]

I love yall! Yall should take a trip down to the most mid 6 flags park Over Texas my home park.

[@southpuddle]

It cracks me up that they’d even let someone buy a fast track ticket if there was no one in line. That’s so Dubai.

[@wf6190]

Yup agree completely. The vertical launch looks mean but it’s actually rather forceless, like much of its layout. A novel experience though

[@ArrowDynamics88]

Reminds me of Chaos at Opryland but on steroids and with much shorter trains.

[@Southwood800]

Queuing system for the Sheiks

[@OOFUS4103]

The polar coaster we never got 😔

[@SteelBuckeye]

This is a cool-ish wild mouse.

[@MM-fe9mz]

Looks kinda like the Orlando one that got canceled

[@ahmedizamazingcuzheiz4862]

Review flying acesss😆😆😆

[@CoasterStudios]

it's coming!

[@davidchapa4611]

Back might have been closed to balance empty trains.

[@robertgeiss9985]

Last row feels like an old woody, first row is 10 times better

[@ForeverFlame88]

KZbin Dean Odle EU The Great Creation Debate Of 2023!!! :)

[@borstenpinsel]

"This ride is expensive" yeah the front seat is 1/3 more expensive than the lame coaster at Santa Monica peer which costs the same as the ferris wheel. 15 bucks. 80AED for the front seat is 22 USD. The regular price if 65AED is 18 bucks. $3 more than Santa monica peer. Just as an example

[@missym877]

In a city that rarely gets rain? Umm did you hear the news 😂

[@zepcrazyfre]

Ion mind priority seating…within circumstances like that…and $20.00 for a ride is fine with me too…spending money for the ride when I’ve already paid hundreds or thousands for the theme park itself (just like Paid DLC Gaming smh) is criminal and disgusting and wrong and should be illegal;

[@jonny-b4954]

0:35 That A/C system is more impressive than the coaster. Must cost $10k a day to cool that place. Not that it was built with ever making a profit in mind. Just a way to spend some of their infinite money.

[@fsowner]

I mean they pump energy from the ground there so it makes cooling a lot more affordable

[@jonny-b4954]

@@fsowner Yeah, their power plants are almost exclusively oil and natural gas fired. Still got to cost a fortune to cool that volume. What's crazy is I doubt they actually power their country with THEIR oil. Like, American oil doesn't go to American power plants. It's more economical to sell it to Mexico or overseas and buy oil for the East Coast from Europe and Persian Gulf. I bet they sell it and rebuy it crazy as that sounds. The trade markets are wild.

[@nateblake7422]

Cheaper than Myrtle Beach

[@puccipower]

It really sucks that its trimmed.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

Funny how money turns 3rd world problems into 1st world problems... -->How do we feed all these people? --->How do we make this launch coaster faster?

[@hyperulf]

Using work slaves from Bangladesh to build fancy mediocre stuff nobody needs and uses is such a Dubai thing to do

[@mikey_owens]

It honestly sounds like this coaster sucks! Why can't people be honest anymore

[@CoasterStudios]

it doesn’t suck, if it sucked we would’ve said it sucked

[@TayWoode]

Are you annoyed coz it’s not in America?

[@mikey_owens]

It's just my opinion, doesn't mean I'm right, just an opinion.