Comments on: Top 3 Urban Roller Coasters

By: Quil

Quil — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:03:34 +0000

yeah, thunder dolphin looks great.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:28:54 +0000

I saw a video on thunder dolphin on youtube and it looks so darn fun! I REALLY want to ride that.

By: CFC

CFC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:26:04 +0000

They have a show in Japan where if you get a certain number of questions wrong (I don’t know how many), you have to ride Thunder Dolphin. I saw it on a YouTube video. It’s entirely in Japanese, so that’s kind of a bummer. The video is funny, though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:29:43 +0000

You could have put Speed-The Ride at Nascar Cafe.

And I want Hampton’s Urban coaster back. Dips looked awesome.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:00:14 +0000

I’ve been on the manhattan express and it was ok. I sat in the second row. There was a bit of shaking, bit not too bad like kong or mind eraser type rides. The shoulder restraints are separate from the lap bar and they slide down onto your shoulders. This decreases the visibility due to the head rest being higher than normal. the height of the lift hill is 203′, but you only drop 144′. that was kind of a bummer. I didn’t get air time on the 2 hills after the drop and the loopwas good.The Immeleman or dive loop was the highlight. After it twists to get you in the upsidedown position it keeps going for about 2 and a half seconds then you loop back down. After all that action the ride lost it. It is boring and I said to myself “is that it?”. The ride has good momentum, enough to do a corkscrew or two, but no. Instead you hit the breaks.

P.S. it costs $7.50 per ride and the operators tell yhe riders where to sit. That is why I didn’t sit in the back row.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:08:15 +0000

Thanks, I made the correction Daniel. It’s all the same to us ‘non-New Yorkers’. Just kidding, I don’t want to get whacked.

Evan, I’ve heard that Manhattan Express isn’t a great ride, but it is a great example of an urban roller coaster which are few & far between. Besides, it would clearly be on a list of the top red TOGO coasters in Vegas list too! Point taken about its quality though.

Thanks for reading.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:17:21 +0000

Manhattan Express (now known as just “Roller Coaster”) should not be on any “top” list.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:46:43 +0000

Coney Island is actually in the south of Brooklyn, ~10 miles from Manhattan.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:33:24 +0000

Ah yes. You must be referring to the Dania Beach Hurricane at Boomers. It's in Ft. Lauderdale, not far from Miami. I remember landing at the Ft. Lauderdale airport and I thought I saw a mirage. You can see it from the runway. I've heard good things about it. Looks like fun. Here are some pics.

By: JaMeS

JaMeS — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:08:44 +0000

well, these coasters look pretty good, but there is a great woodie just outside of miami. its called the hurricane. i rode it when i was seven, it looks pretty old, but its not rough, and rides fine. i just dont know if its still running.