THE THRILL LIFE | Ep. 25 - Golden Ticket Awards, Bobcat, D23, Flash Vertical Velocity + Wildcat!

[@thrillseeker2000]

Great guest this week guys I follow his channel

[@JamesBenson2000]

15:20 Superman the Ride is really good, I remember riding it as Bizarro back in the early 2000s and I'll agree its not quite as good as some of these newer installations from Intamin now like Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. That one is pretty incredible.

[@beyond_the_thrills]

Pantheon looks so good! Need to get back to BGW next year, almost went this year but due to my busy schedule it didn’t work out

[@alantrotter2077]

Good discussion. After my Europe trip last month, I have been on all the Top 10 Steel and Wood coaster on the golden ticket awards. You can replace the Beast with GoldStriker and move the rest around a bit and you would have a good Wood Top 10. On the steel side, I completely agree that Superman and Millennium Force don't need to be in the top 10. Better coasters exist. Wildcat at Lake Compounce is brutal so hopefully the retracking helps like it did on the Beast and Grizzly. Capacity is going to be an issue with the super boomerang for sure but after riding F.L.Y. at Phantasialand I think the new gen Vekoma's are going to be pretty promising as a whole.

[@beyond_the_thrills]

Thanks again for tuning in Alan! Glad to hear you’re a fan of the new gen Vekomas. They really do look awesome.

[@bigthrillsmike3950]

It’s tough to be a bug nearly gave me a meltdown at 9 years old, those animatronics for what’s supposedly a kids show were terrifying

[@coastersnthings]

When I did that for the first time when I was 9 as well, it scared me too lol

[@thrillseeker2000]

58:02 I would go with Jet Star from Knoebels for me

[@JamesBenson2000]

Cool guest and another great episode, keep up the good work men

[@beyond_the_thrills]

Thanks for tuning in! We’ll definitely have Jack on again at some point!

[@thrillseeker2000]

37:02 I think a Vekoma Family Boomerang would’ve been a better choice for great escape but I agree anything is better than nothing. Still this should be better than the bobsled

[@JamesBenson2000]

I was surprised when Holiday World decided to add a family boomerang seeing they gain large numbers of attendance

[@thrillseeker2000]

@@JamesBenson2000 honestly would’ve fit better at a park like great escape or frontier city but regardless it’s a good mid tier thrill ride for all ages