The World's B&M Floorless Coasters - By The Numbers

Let's break down the world's B&M floorless coasters by the numbers - which one can boast the most height, speed, length, the best pacing and the MOST prime ride time?
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[@gemmachaos]

I wouldn't mind seeing more of these pop up again. B&M don't have the most creative designers but you just can't beat their quality. Europe has drawn the short straw, we have only two and one is teeny tiny.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Interesting how B&M doesn't make basic sit-down loopers anymore. Its gotta be a dive, or a wing, or a flyer

[@eriklakeland3857]

@@AirtimeThrills I guess wing coasters win out for their marketability, but I’d much prefer the more forceful and snappy rides on floorless and sit down loopers.

[@Lon3wolf18]

me too, i think they dont make em anymore for capacity and the urge to look cutting edge. Dives hold more, wings look modern.

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

No ones wants one come on. There's way better models out there now!!

[@sgtrainicorn5796]

@@Brandon-qd2lb word, Vekoma’s new European models blow these old rattlers out of the water for 1/2 the price

[@maxhagenauer24]

I remember when I was the world's biggest B&M fan, especially for Floorlesses. They don't have great pacing but they are paced very well even though that makes no sense. They are not super forceful but they are fun.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I remember how unbelievably psyched i was to ride Medusa back in 2001 and that whole floorless concept

[@AlexRuckusFTW]

Can't get enough Superman krypton coaster. I think it's underrated when people talk about fiesta Texas.

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Wdym its a top 3 ride there

[@iliketrains3546]

@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od yeah but overshadowed by the RMCs

[@kryptonaight4076]

When I was a ride operator at krypton coaster, guests would always ask how long the ride is, cool to finally know, even though I don't work there anymore. Funnily enough the SOP lists the ride duration as 3 minutes, which is definitely a stretch, although we probably dispatched slow enough that guests were likely on the track for 4 to 5 minutes including break runs and lift. Bonus for anyone reading this one, if you are in line for krypton coaster, make sure to ride the train with the black seats, it is much smoother than the blue seat train. Also, please wear shoes and place loose articles to the side, anything lost on this ride is lost forever. There were times where we spent long times looking for phones only to find none.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah those 3 minutes include pretty much the time u sit down to the time you stand up so thats pretty weak

[@kryptonaight4076]

@@AirtimeThrills Yup, the time definitely includes non moving time, although some of the times in SOPs in the park are just so wrong that the hourly capacity its completely unachievable. I believe from the time the floor starts dropping to the time the floor is all the way back up is actually a bit longer than 3 minutes if I remember correctly, but operators can fairly consistently hit around the capacity of the ride (400 per hour per train) if guests are well behaved enough. Although I believe the capacity listed on the SOP is lower than the manufacturer listed capacity. Basically this can open a whole rabbit hole in itself.

[@ramarlette]

I'm glad to see my old girl in the top three. (Kraken) When I went for the soft opening, I remember how buttery smooth she glided. She has shown her age lately. I hope SeaWorld does a rehab on Kraken like they did on kumba.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah not the smoothest ride anymore but not terrible

[@ramarlette]

@@AirtimeThrills not jaw jarring rough. But today, I drove by seaworld and I see they're painting the old girl. Shes now a medium green track.

[@readysetgo888]

@@ramarlette Wow, crazy! Not aqua anymore?! I'll miss that color. I just went to watch a new POV and yep, definitely green now.

[@ramarlette]

@@readysetgo888 no more aqua/yellow. Now John Deere green track and dark blue supports

[@AirtimeProductions]

After riding Kraken and Rougarou the floorless model gimmick has really grown on me!

[@ryanb9749]

Now do Medusa at SFDK.

[@woodencoasterfan]

I’ve ridden Domminator, Scream the parking lot coaster, Rougarou, Kraken, and Bizzaro and I would have to agree with your assessment on all of them. The Rougarou conversion did improve the ride experience but did nothing for its overall roughness. Kraken and Dominator are the best floorless coasters I’ve been on.

[@biancap3943]

I’ve only ridden Scream and Krypton coaster from this list and I think they’re both really fun rides. I love just watching the view while I’m on Krypton coaster. Hopefully i’ll be going back in a couple weeks. I’m from southern california, so I was able to go to SFMM in May and SFFT for spring break in April while i’m in school in Texas. I’m going to miss those short/non-existent lines from earlier this year.

[@EZKI332]

You already know this is gonna be another banger

[@josephle9711]

Yep

[@EZKI332]

@WaterishDog they can but not often

[@flsxhszn2827]

Good job is this video. I cant believe how very well rounded it is

[@tempforeverbaseball]

Another amazing video from Airtime Thrills! In my opinion your Prime Ride Times series is the best you make.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Thanks! I enjoy making these videos..They're easy and i learn a lot from them

[@thefergyfilms]

Haven't ridden it, but Hair Raiser at Ocean Park looks to be by far the best floorless based on its incredible location and #1 in pacing. Floorless coasters are always fun if forgettable, so the incredibly unique location and unconventional layout really puts it over the edge.

[@cendrickyu9995]

also got 2 underrated airtime moments

[@morgan535]

the speed hill on hair raiser slaps so hard

[@brandnewties]

can definitely say you notice the quick pacing while riding it - only downside is when I visited in 2019, they were running 1 train ops :'(

[@RollyCoaster]

I hear its very rattly unfortunately. Still, its layout and setting are excellent

[@morgan535]

@@RollyCoaster I mean living in hk I haven't been on all that many rides but Hair Raiser is by far the smoothest coaster I've been on 😂😂😂

[@t-rosebunnysadventures]

I’m so happy to see that Hydro from Dorney park made it on your list 🥰 i’m a huge fan of this ride I love the inversions and from the beginning they twist your upside down. It is a great B and M coaster

[@chorokee]

I've experienced floorless train on dive coaster, and it gave much more freedom than normal sitdown. I want to see dive coaster's prime ride time to see which has longer ride time. Just to say my country has just 2 B&Ms, and they are much prime than other coasters in the country.

[@Gabes1321]

Great video! You should do Gerstlauer infinities/eurofighters next

[@CoastersTravels]

Interesting set of stats. Didn't expect Firebird to rank that high in pacing! Can also agree with the rankings on Bizzaro and Kraken since I've been on both.

[@12post]

Superman: Krypton Coaster is amazing. Awesome drop, cool elements. Half way through you are like, "Is this thing still going??"

[@Bitbatgaming]

You have an awesome hobby Dex!

[@Topitopi14]

Kraken and Superman La atracción de acero are definitely my favs. I take Krakens layout and Superman first drop and two airtime hills (really rare on a B&M).

[@Lovefromwcu1]

I have ridden Bizarro many times, also as Medusa, since Great Adventure is my home park. I used to hate it, but it's really grown in me over the years. I got my best rides yet on it this year!

[@kworkshop]

I've ridden Scream and Krypton (Patriot and Daemonen too, but those are tiny). Both Scream and Krypton awesome coasters. I love the view on Krypton, and I rode it 5 times. And, for my 1 ride on Scream, I got an incredibly beautiful night ride: the sky was a vivid red-orange and the Valencia landscape/mountains were amazing. I think some of the bigger B&M floorless coasters are underrated, they are such great rides.

[@calebpatterson5300]

I’ve been on Bizarro, Rougarou, and Superman Krypton Coaster and I love them all. Fantastic looping coasters! It’s safe to say B&M looping coasters knocked it out of the park compared to arrow.

[@jwrailve3615]

Superman at fiesta Texas was my very first inversion coaster I was like 15 before I’d ride anything that flipped. Front row left seat furthest out, I rode every coaster front row that day and fell in love with coasters after that

[@donnielousberg5329]

Great Video as always!!!! Love the quality of the content. I was wondering with all the trips you do If you thought about breaking down your trips. I know you did for one of your big cross country trips. But I would like to see how you approach each park like which direction or path you take in each park. Do you go for the express passes also do you prefer to drive or fly? You know how you maximize each location to ensure you get all the coaster credits.

[@AirtimeThrills]

That could be a good video, how to maximize your day at any given park not necessarily a specific one

[@donnielousberg5329]

@@AirtimeThrills YES!!!! With the prices going up how to maximize with a single person and maybe a part 2 with a family option 🤷‍♂️

[@JFM_Dimes]

Awesome video! Kraken is so underrated!

[@JFM_Dimes]

@dark whale yes front row is incredible! My first ride had a raddle but every ride since then is super smooth!

[@XIIFNIKUNJGUPTA]

lmao, being an enthusiast from India, I was so stoked to finally see a coaster from my country being featured. Great work

[@EagleEyedViewer96]

Big fan of the series from the UK. Would you consider doing some By the Numbers from international parks? Like Alton Towers or Europa-Park.

[@OKemJay]

amazing content as always keep up the good work! Also P.S. finally got the Bizarro credit and was baffled by how rough it was. I rode Scream this past summer and was blown away by how smooth it was. Kinda weird but I personally have Scream over Bizarro now since I legitimately got a headache after 1 ride at the beginning of the day in 55 degree weather with fog, and I rode Scream in 100 degree weather in the afternoon and was confused about the hate it gets (I mean obviously bad name and no real theming plus parking lot coaster but I care more about ride experience.)

[@AirtimeThrills]

There's a lot of factors that go into if youre gonna get a smooth or rougher ride, that's why its hard to judge it on one ride

[@thecoastergnome8603]

Yeh scream is very smooth

[@rideit7512]

I rode bizzaro now as medusa for the first time a couple of days ago and it was ridiculously smooth, I was really surprised with how much I enjoyed it

[@kyogresfunchannel]

Seeing Kraken in 2nd Place Warmed My Heart, I Think Kraken Is Super Underrated

[@willlima1297]

Kraken's my favorite floorless coaster. It was more smooth this year for me than previous years with no head banging and was hauling. I like bizarro a lot too but some rides were quite rough (not bad but for a b&m bad). Also batman at SFNE seemed to be running smoother this year than from previous years.

[@zashbot]

I remember riding medusa as a kid a couple years after they opened it, it was so smooth! also anyone remember smacking their head on the headrest on the last turn into the station on Kong? I think they put a brake in now.

[@WhatAG23]

that shoutout was so wholesome

[@devdevthrills]

Jianfushan!! Love that location for their coasters in Taiwan, soooo good!!

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

Funny how we have so many of these now that we're so used to them. I remember when I graduated high school in 1999 when Six Flags Great Adventure opened the first one (I think?) with Medusa (now Bizarro), and I told people that was, as of that summer, the greatest coaster I'd ever ridden (well, until I rode Volcano, Rest In Peace, a few months later). Little did I know what the coaster world would throw my way in the next few years! (Don't get me wrong, I still like Bizarro, but she can give you a headache further back on the train.)

[@mesetaplays]

Kraken was my very first roller coaster i had the courage to ride that had inversions. i will always have a soft spot for floorless coasters

[@mindlesspear8840]

Kraken was closed when I went to sea world Orlando for the first time, so was manta, their only B&M running that day was mako, so sad

[@haydnchan7880]

Favourite floorless I have ridden so far? Hair Raiser. (I have only ridden two of them - Hair Raiser and Daemonen)

[@Coastermax7]

I love this series could you maybe do one on gerstlauer infinity coasters

[@Coolharry64]

I think Superman at Parque Warner Madrid has pretty high pacing IMO because of the airtime hill instead of the mid-course brake run.

[@reg1m0nz83]

goes to show the quality b&m makes that this model is 22 years old now and not one is defuct yet. also expected scream and bizarro to be neck and neck in numbers, with bizarro taking the edge, but today i learned scream has a couple feet and mph on bizarro. neat. great vid man :)

[@AirtimeThrills]

I also learned that scream was a little bigger...who knew?

[@HockeyGUY66871]

Out of the 2 ive ridden Rougarou and Dominator. Dominator is my favorite. Also really like Rougarou

[@ItsSiebay]

I’ve always been a fan of floorless coasters, with Dominator and Hydra being the two coasters that originally set me on the path to becoming an enthusiast. I feel with how coasters have evolved over the years, these don’t get the same amount of love since they’re mostly positive G inversion machines. But I’m still a big fan regardless.

[@EtherealProject3D]

Well Scream at Magic Mountain is the only Floorless Ive been on... But despite it being a parking lot coaster, I think its a great coaster. Every time I have been on it, the ride was glass smooth. Last time I went to Magic mountain it was not busy and I stayed on the coaster for 10 laps and its the only time I have ever gotten even a little motion sick on a coaster which IMO speaks to its pacing and layout. Scream is a solid coaster but needs a better name and theming for sure. To this day, Riddler's Revenge is my favorite B&M coaster and I pray they keep it a stand up ride.

[@Skipatronic]

Kraken is easily my favorite...as it's the only one I've ridden.

[@PrinceRoyceFan667]

Two vids in one day. You're on a roll.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha, well technically yes

[@thdude1873]

Ive been on Bizarro, Scream, Rougarou, and even Insane speed at janfusun fancy world. Insane speed had like no line when i went and i went on it 9 times! It has a big rattle but its still very fun.

[@SouthsideThrills]

Kraken is at one of my home parks. Its very good!

[@sdaniel9129]

Big shame we only have 2 B&M coasters in the Netherlands! I always like your button Chris ;-)

[@zavencornelius7022]

For your nest prime right time video you should do the B&M wing coasters if you want

[@bandmfanboy]

I find it strange that Bizarro and Scream are mirrors but they don’t have identical stats. I’m guessing it’s like how all the Batman invert clone’s are slightly different.

[@bandhkedalosochomat1082]

So proud to see some foreign youtuber include the NITRO, imgicaa, India

[@frostking79]

Hmm.. KD fanboy, love the slight shade! Great one.

[@MattyB2324]

My favorite B&M is actually a stand up coaster (Riddler's revenge at Six flags magic mountain).

[@aureouss2823]

I’ve never noticed its effect before, but the trim brake on rougarou is most certainly still there.

[@coasterkarl1022]

Airtime Chills has returned

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

An eight year old fan who love the prime ride time series? That’s me, just add 10 years.

[@CentralFloridaThrills]

The next one for the prime ride time series should be all the B&M flyers by the numbers

[@micycles1200]

So are you and Coaster Dash running a two for one special today or something?

[@CoasterNerd]

I think it would be cool if there were more if these. Maybe they could have vest restraints and a more modern layout.

[@Wesley-76]

My favorite is Kraken (haven't ridden any others...)

[@thelazerproject]

You didn’t include Dragon Khan at Port Aventura (Spain), the same park as Shambhala (its the red coaster underneath shambhala, probably one of the best B&M hypers)

[@MillenniumForceMan]

Makes sense that rougarou is high in pacing cuz it’s my favorite floorless

[@dsmlife1371]

You should do B and M sit down Coasters

[@AC98000]

Thanks for the dinner reminder

[@jasonschott4364]

Rougarou is my favorite Floorless even though I rode all the other floorlesses I just really enjoy it more than all the other ones Superman‘s good but I just like Rougarou more

[@coastercriticscreations9481]

Video Idea: The world’s B&M Dive Coasters by the numbers

[@bhjoshscentz]

I love riding SKC at Fiesta TX 🙏🏾❤

[@joshuamoore3049]

I've ridden both Medusa and Scream, and they're among the best coasters I have been on.

[@Jason_Maier]

Chris, Although B&M may not be as grandiose in their designs as Intamin; at least B&M's don't require as much maintenance/have more operating time (I'm NOT slagging Intamin, they push the boundaries, but at a cost). I would like to see another fresh Floorless at some point; maybe a hyper floorless. Only Floorless I've done are Firebird (which I can tolerate in the back row. I can excuse it's bumpiness because it's a conversion of Apocalypse/Iron Wolf and B&M's first ever coaster) and Bizarro. And on another note, just for shits and giggles; why not a video on top 10 parking lot coasters!

[@vonswaego]

A night ride in the front row on Rougarou is slept on.

[@1BillionMarbles]

Now that you've been to every CF park, you should take each park's best coaster and rank them all up with each other

[@76863]

You should do the best rmc by the numbers

[@eEeEqw]

I’d love if you could do the 2 Busch Gardens parks for the next Prime Ride Time video?

[@AirtimeThrills]

I will get to both of those but I'd like more footage from both before i do it

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

How do you and CoasterDash keep uploading on the same topics on the same days? Great minds think alike!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Coaster dash is basically my channel just 18 months earlier lol. I didnt see what he posted ill have to check it out

[@ncgaming7628]

Airtime thrills what is your opinion on Rougarou because personally I don’t like it?

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Dæmonen has great pacing btw - it zooms through the little layout in no time.

[@runier2352]

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[@ftn5249]

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[@RowdyB51]

Discord gang

[@EZKI332]

Well yes but actually no

[@goodusernamesareoverrated]

Discord gang

[@KondaaKage]

Discord gang

[@SadlerAnimation]

Can you make a video about Energylandia or have you not been there

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

Scream and Superman Krypton are by far my favorite

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

The only floorless coaster I have ridden is Rougarou. To me, at least, it isn't very good, but I put that more on the rides are more than the floorless train

[@noralewis5390]

When I lived in SA, Superman was a required ride at every visit, so I collectively believe in a 4 year stretch I rode Superman 50+ times. Would have been more if not for the traffic that kept me from visiting after work.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Absolutely still is

[@joshkirkham4281]

Dæmonen is a pretty snappy little thing, underrated if you ask me

[@hedgehogcoasters7239]

I'm a rollercoaster enthusiast who also loves Google maps, and I also use the Pythagorean theorem for geometry on a daily basis. How do you use Google maps and the pyth. Theorem to figure out the prime track length?

[@AirtimeThrills]

You take the height from RCDB and use google maps to measure the length of the ground between the base of the lift to the top of the lift, then use the Pythagorean theorem to find how much track is used on the lift hill

[@alexwilcoxon3331]

Interesting video. Ridden kraken dark knight and bizzaro. Kraken is good but dark knight in my opinion is better than the stats and bizzaro a little under.

[@arloproduction4795]

Could you do Wisconsin coasters by the number or wing coasters by the number

[@AirtimeThrills]

Wing coasters would be a great one for this category. Doing this by state would also be a good idea if they dont have any huge major parks like WI

[@cvristyan7062]

I feel like Superman krypton coaster keeps it’s pacing during the whole ride

[@jackfeldman3916]

Yessssss

[@motorwayt-s628]

Hydra definitely has the weirdest pacing out of the bunch, probably because it’s on top of a hill and it keeps hopping from one side to the other

[@will3057]

I have not watched the video but this is going to be good also firebird is the best floorless

[@yaboijake7867]

Mine is kraken and Superman at fiesta Texas

[@appalachianenthusiast9499]

I technically have to agree with you since it's the only one I have ridden!

[@EchoBrick]

In my opinion firebird sucks as week as that park, bizarro at SFNJ is soooooooo much better

[@yaboijake7867]

@@EchoBrick yea it’s my home park and I’ve ridden it so much and it never gets old

[@appalachianenthusiast9499]

@@EchoBrick SFA's top five is amazing! Ragin' Cajun and Joker's Jinx provide intensity, Wild One and Superman bring the ejector, and Batwing is just plain fun.

[@MacRay14]

Wow I was really surprised to learn that Scream is longer than Medusa. I always compare the two (parking lot floorless coasters at the two SF parks in California) and I have always thought Medusa was a lot better.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Same. Medusa is a must ride. Scream is an afterthought

[@MacRay14]

@@AirtimeThrills Glad it isn't just me! also helps that Medusa is the second best coaster at SFDK and Scream is like. . . Idk 10th best maybe at SFMM

[@josephdickey5277]

I’ve only been on 2 floorless coasters. Rougarou and Superman in Texas. Superman is 20x better than Rougarou. I have been to Sea World Orlando, but unfortunately Kraken was shutdown for entire day. I had a blast on Mako and Manta though.

[@MarsJenkar]

These videos regarding prime ride time make me wonder... what are the best coasters overall with a long prime ride time (say, 60 seconds or more)? Maybe a top list? "Top [X] Long-Duration Coasters (That I've Ridden)"

[@AirtimeThrills]

I should look back at all these and put together the longest ones. Some crack 100 seconds

[@jerrythicklin3260]

Please do the worlds gigas by the numbers

[@AirtimeThrills]

This was one of my first ones i did

[@fitrisiathe339]

I love your videos, but Indonesia has some very good coasters, 2 launch coasters, many junior coasters or powered coaster, and a boomerang with an arrow corkscrew

[@AirtimeThrills]

Is that in response to my comment about India?

[@IceCreamIslander]

jeez somehow I always forget that Superman Krypton Coaster is that freaking huge. That's breathing down the neck of some mini-hypers

[@1from31]

Go Dex!

[@airtimeloops767]

Can you do this for bnm inverts?!!👀

[@AirtimeThrills]

That one is already out there

[@milesplayz4635]

I love the numbers series but could you do the coaster of Six Flags Fiesta Texas by the numbers

[@AirtimeThrills]

That'll be a great one to do, i do these for parks every other month, Carowinds is next but sfft maybr after

[@ez4595]

Rougarou still has the trim brake on the drop, but it is not used

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah when i said it was gone i just meant not in use

[@pureawkwardness415]

They should make a rollercoaster themed to math, would be thrilling and educational for the kids