Comments on: Clash of the Titans Coaster Edition: Medusa vs. Kraken

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:42:22 +0000

I think you shouldve done Hydra vs Kraken. I know in the movie it was Medusa vs Kraken (sort of), but Hydra wouldve been better to compare. It is newer than Medusa and has more unique elements. It wouldve been more of a challenge than Medusa to Kraken.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:38:02 +0000

I would rate Medusa west slightly above Scream (mirror clone of Medusa/Bizarro). Haven't been on Kraken and probably never will. I've also been on Dominator at Kings Dominion.

All three have elements I like the best on each ride, but overall Medusa (west) is my favorite.

The most intense floorless I've been on is Griffon, technically not considered a floorless coaster (at least not a floorless only coaster?). Griffon's first drop is spectacular, probably the most intense element on any of the dozen B&M's I've had the pleasure of riding.

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:54:44 +0000

I love both coasters, but I have to agree by saying Kraken is better.

By: Coasterluva97

Coasterluva97 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:21:54 +0000

oops the day after we went

By: Coasterluva97

Coasterluva97 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:21:29 +0000

KRAAAAAAKEN!! course, i haven't ridden the other one, but i went on it on my first and last day at sea world. i moved the day after we moved, so my dad took us there as a surprise. kraken was my first floorless, but whenever we went to disney (i lived literally next to the back entrance to disney; my parents worked there. hooray free passes!) we saw it over the trees.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:40:07 +0000

I haven't ridden Kraken, but I don't like Medusa that much. I like Medusa at SF Discovery Kingdom way better. It's more smooth, more layed-out, and has some nice airtime.

By: Quil

Quil — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:58:32 +0000

i was sort of depresed in finding out that kraken won, but as CC said, not realy suprised. I`m probably the only person on this site that dosen`t hold B&M very highly, so i wouldn`t be supprised if my opinion ends up different than yours. i can`t realy explain it, but theres something about the way Medusa rides that makes me like it so much. i have yet to ride the great adventure bizzaro, but since the new england bizzaro was so good, i won`t be suprised if it`s better. Medusa could of ran better with some ocasional trees a couple fake greek ruins, but simply being on a feild is better than solid cement, even if there is some water. although little of greece was feilds, medusa did have a little themed area, and the interloking corkscrews give a great head-chopper affect. Medusa also has better colors, and the krakens themeing looks a little corny from the outside. I`m not saying thes could realy make a large differnce in the showdown, but the post and the coments are starting to make medusa sound a bit meiocre, which is completely not true.

By: Quil

Quil — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:37:58 +0000

just wondering, have you ridden medusa in the last 3 years?

By: Prof. BAM

Prof. BAM — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:11:36 +0000

Medusa was built on a non-strategic location while Kraken was built on a lake. Kraken has awesome theming while Medusa had none. Even for the first of a kind coaster Medusa should have had a little more themeing. Batman: The ride at Six Flags Great America was the first inverted coaster, and the 5 times I rode it, I always noticed a little bit of new themeing.

By: chobo500

chobo500 — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:01:07 +0000

1. Kraken is way smother then medusa.

2. Kraken was my first steel coaster to go over 100ft