Top 15 Roller Coasters from Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)

[@clairefunnell8481]

Cool. Love me some woodies.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too!

[@infinitecoasters8769]

I haven’t been on Swamp Fox in 5 and a half years, however it was very memorable. The first drop in the back is so powerful it jammed my back on my rides. And then the rest of the airtime is very powerful. I hope to get back this year.

[@bellebrown3603]

They are having to sadly rebuild the entire ride pretty much due to the flooding from hurricane Ian

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope it reopens after the storm damage.

[@Thuggysmurf]

Racer! Come for the coaster, stay for the ops.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That line moves fast!

[@thequackenscoasterchannel2927]

Screamin' Eagle is such an underrated gem. The second to back row is my personal favorite, the drops off the second and last turnarounds toss you skywards. It ran a little bumpy back in August, but still very tolerable.

[@CanobieCoaster]

When it ran great for me in 2018, I preferred the front.

[@thequackenscoasterchannel2927]

@@CanobieCoaster the front is good too, definitely the smoothest seat

[@skyrushyesminderaserno1150]

I think Rebel Yell still has the airtime that I always felt in the past. Back row North side is my magic seat for this ride

[@CanobieCoaster]

I haven't gotten good rides on it lately.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Skyliner. They need to slap a new coat of paint on the 'ol gal. LOL! PTC made some really nice carousels as well. Glad many examples of their work can STILL be ridden.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It really could use a freshening up.

[@itzjackplayz3507]

As a fan of screamin eagle at st Louis you need to ride that in the back row during busy days the second drop is honestly amazing j feel so much floater air time on that drop and the first drop

[@CanobieCoaster]

I rode it on a busy day in 2018. I preferred it up front.

[@easynhonest]

👍Great way to bring these Oldies but Goodies or Woodies into the limelight.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I expect this.

[@mitchellries256]

I've ridden Blue Streak at Cedar Point, Racer at Kings Island, Racer 75 at Kings Dominion and The Wild One at Six Flags America. The latter is my favorite of them all. You'd never expect a coaster of that age to be so smooth.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Especially at a Six Flags park.

[@mamarley]

Racer 75 is the only PTC I've ridden so far, but I enjoy it *much* more than I probably should. My favorite row is the middle row of the back car. Most of the bunny hills give gentle floater airtime there, but the forgiving lapbar (compared to anything else I've ridden; I haven't experienced buzzbars yet) still makes it really enjoyable. I also get a wonderful ejector pop coming down the drop after the far turnaround. I found it quite smooth too, as long as I avoided wheel seats.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I haven't gotten much airtime on that ride unfortunately.

[@StamfordBridge]

Nice to hear a shout for Cannonball at Lake Winnie! Not a world beater, but quite a nice woodie that rarely gets mentioned.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I liked that little park. Conestoga was the star though.

[@chargedonpc9989]

My current favorite is Comet, but I only got one ride years ago. I'm excited to ride Wild One though.

[@CanobieCoaster]

The Great Escape one?

[@chargedonpc9989]

@@CanobieCoaster I momentarily forgot about the fact that there were multiple coasters with that same name. I was talking about the one at HersheyPark.

[@ScottyMania313]

I love all he PTCs, they hold up nicely and I feel it would be cool if hey had an East Coast tour of these gems like NY, PA and the New England ares.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm lucky so many are in the northeast by me.

[@jaredbumbis]

Went to Lakemont last month and Skyliner is running great now. Rode it multiple times and I thought it was the perfect amount of roughness. You can see where they put new wood on the track

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's good to hear.

[@ericthomason8463]

I’ve done both Blue Streak and Kings Island’s Racer. Both fun rides, but I prefer the latter because of the interactions with other riders. Not to mention how big a game-changer it was when it opened.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's fair.

[@ronnietherat3942]

Your videos are the best! Always well done!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thank you very much!

[@czechmatebro]

great vid!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@johnroman6511]

Phoenix was originally from San Antonio. Great video. I hope to finally make it to canobie lake and lake Winnie this year 🤞🤞

[@CanobieCoaster]

I fixed that, my bad.

[@micoasters]

Blue streak is my fav, it’s the most underrated at cp. airtime on almost every hill. Although row 6 will beat you so stupid you won’t know what day it is

[@CanobieCoaster]

I avoid wheel seats on that one

[@caseycieslikowski2929]

My favorite PTC has always been the defunct Rolling Thunder at SF Great Adventure

[@Coyotek4]

I was too young to remember my rides on RT, but (perhaps because of recency bias) I have Phoenix higher.

[@CanobieCoaster]

My last rides on Rolling Thunder were on a day when it was pouring. That return run gave me airtime I never got on that ride any other day.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

@@CanobieCoaster I rode it quite a bunch when it was still their obviously but I always found it boring and super rough

[@jeffreysimpson77]

Comet at Hersey is my favorite

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a classic.

[@maxhagenauer24]

Viper and Racer are 2 fantastic PTCs iv experienced, as well as screamin eagle. I hope to get on more cause let me say, Viper is one of my favorite wooden coasters. PTCs can be very simular to CCIs and I will enjoy them if they have good airtime and/or laterals. Definitely good to still have such historical wooden coasters that can't be made anymore.

[@CanobieCoaster]

A lot of it comes down to the upkeep for me.

[@cammooers4438]

I love how I can see my dads car in the Yankee cannonball footage

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice! Wish I could've gotten closer for some of the shots.

[@chrissimansky7608]

Nobody ever does lists about PTC coasters. Kudos! I wish Comet at Hershey was ranked higher though. Swap its place with Wild One in my humble opinion

[@WCfanboy]

it’s his opinion though

[@chrissimansky7608]

@@WCfanboy absolutely true! That's why I love these lists. A fun, innocent debate. I am also a big Wicked Cyclone fan. Rode it 30+ in 2022

[@WCfanboy]

@@chrissimansky7608 nice, if you can get a rain ride, they’re incredible

[@George_bonnaire]

I like wild one better too

[@CanobieCoaster]

Maybe if I got a trimless Comet ride it could move up.

[@couch2558]

Great Coasters International might be a fun one to do!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I made one a while back, but I may update it.

[@Lucky_9705]

Screaming Eagle is seriously underrated

[@CanobieCoaster]

I need to get back on it.

[@mateoalvira7826]

At Six Flags Over Georgia, did you like great american scream machine and georgia scorcher?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes I ride both.

[@cfrankbii9613]

Love my GASM! it was much better without the abrupt stop back in the day. You slammed into that final turn.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I got one ride on it with buzz bars before it got the Cyclone trains.

[@mateoalvira7826]

Did you like comet at hersheypark more than comet at Great escape?

[@CanobieCoaster]

No

[@mateoalvira7826]

was comet at Hersheypark the roughest wooden coaster for you in the world?

[@CanobieCoaster]

No

[@TNParadeFan]

Try to imagine another wooden coaster manufacture that will use PTC trains.

[@CanobieCoaster]

PTC has plenty of work maintaining the existing trains at least.

[@phrasedeyebro3255]

Was hoping to see Rampage

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's a CCI. It's better than most coasters on this list though.

[@jeffshepherd1342]

Someone needs to convince Gravity group or GCI need to build a PTC inspired layout with lots of bunny hills and unbanked turns

[@carysage]

Have you ever been to my home park, Michigan's Adventure? Shivering Timbers is a CCI from 1998. Its basically Blue Streak but almost Hyper sized. Extremely powerful unbanked turnaround and barely banked helix finale. Its the best!

[@jrax1713]

Gravity group built Zippin pippin

[@jeffshepherd1342]

@@jrax1713 true but that was a deliberate replica of a vintage coaster

[@jeffshepherd1342]

@@carysage unfortunately I haven’t been there yet but Shivering Timbers indeed looks awesome

[@CanobieCoaster]

Gravity Group has done several out-and-back layouts.

[@Coyotek4]

Just here to confirm what I figured would be #1. So who designed (1) Cyclone at Coney Island, and (2) Zippin Pippin in Green Bay (I forget the name of the park)?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Gravity Group did the new Zippin Pippin. Cyclone was by Harry Baker.

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

No, I love Great American Scream Machine. It has been running amazing on my last few visits, even on wheel seats. I loved the very back row. Swamp Fox & Thunderhawk didn't run very good for me. 10. Skyliner 9. Swamp Fox 8. Comet (Hershey) 7. Zingo 6. Blue Streak 5. Wild One 4. Great American Scream Machine 3. Screamin Eagle 2. Comet (Great Escape) 1. Phoenix

[@CanobieCoaster]

Great American Scream Machine ran better for me in 2020. So if it's running even better than 2020, that's great! My really bad rides were in 2018.

[@mateoalvira7826]

What means "I miss"?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I wish I could still ride it.

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

Let’s hope Swamp Fox doesn’t loose it’s power

[@bellebrown3603]

Swamp fox is getting rebuilt I think it was severely flooded by hurricane Ian if you want more I suggest searching KZbin

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

@@bellebrown3603 yeah I know it started getting a retrack before the storm

[@CanobieCoaster]

The retrack in early 2022 sounded positive. I just want that park to reopen at this point after they were hit hard.

[@andrewphilpott3220]

Lake Winnie Cannon Ball and Swamp Fox look the best, along with Phoenix. Too bad Twister and Wildcat from Elitch Gardens are gone. John Allen made some great coasters in the 60s. Wildcat was a Schmeck like Phoenix is, and it was a great ride. Glad Knoebel's copied the Twister which makes them have two coasters very similar to the old Elitch's.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Knoebels has saved so many classics over the years.

[@dindog22]

I wish Blue Streak still had buzz bars

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too!

[@carysage]

Wow, I'll never understand it... I've been riding Racer and Blue Streak since 1982 and I've never had a ride on Blue Streak that I enjoyed more than Racer. Especially this year! Gravity Group needs to get up to Sandusky after they wrap up in Virginia... But I feel like I am the only one with this opinion. I feel like Blue Streak's turnaround is the only element that hits harder than Racer. But Racer has more airtime hills and a bigger first drop.... They are pretty much exactly the same otherwise. So why does Blue Streak get all the love?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think Blue Streak has more airtime.

[@bjtgaming]

Blue Streak is goated don't @ me (best at Cedar Point)

[@micoasters]

I agree. Most underrated @ cp

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's an underrated ride at Cedar Point, but there are several coasters I prefer there.

[@zacharygambler9306]

I hate how they built skyrush over comet. To me it detracted from its atmosphere

[@CanobieCoaster]

It looks a bit odd, but it makes the coaster look imposing.

[@zacharygambler9306]

@@CanobieCoaster I agree I think it enhance the atmosphere for skyrush

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

The trains on Rolo Coaster are goofy

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

They look like flies

[@CanobieCoaster]

They are, but they were added after the kid unfortunately stood up and fell out.

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

@@CanobieCoaster I completely understand the restraint situation, but why does it have those weird fins again? Was it like a clearance issue or something?

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

Did you like all last retrackings for Zeus at Mt Olympus, Wildcat at Lake Compounce, or Yankee Cannonball at Canobie Lake Park?

[@CanobieCoaster]

The last two were downgrades.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

The video list of PTC wooden coasters didn't include Wildcat at Lake Compounce

[@CanobieCoaster]

Because it's very rough.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

Did you like more the recent Racer 75 retracking or before, and why?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's smoother now but there's less airtime.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, GCI made a retracking for Yankee Cannonball, so did you like the work and retracking?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It made it smoother, but hurt the airtime.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

I think some people liked Yankee Cannonball with the 2015 2016 retracking

[@CanobieCoaster]

It made it smoother for sure.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

Imagine a video of top 25 PTC roller coasters, that list would include: Number 16: Yankee Cannonball at Canobie Lake Park. Before 2016, this ride... A) Would have been nowhere near this list B) Would have been placed in the top 3 C) Would have been placed lower between spots 23 and 24

[@CanobieCoaster]

B