Comments on: Do You Like Riding Roller Coasters Backwards?

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:04:44 +0000

I've ridden Deja Vu when it was at SFMM and I have to agree. Being pulled backwards straight up and then dropped is definitely the best part of the ride, especially in the last seat.

By: Quil

Quil — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:00:50 +0000

I'm not sure if this is just limited to the shuttle coasters that I have ridden, but cobra rolls seem to shake you around more when you are going through them backwards.

By: Surya

Surya — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:07:40 +0000

I don't really care for going backwards. I've only experienced it on boomerangs though, and as those aren't the smoothest rides, and you can't see where you're going, it's hard to know how to prepare for the jerks you're about to experience.

By: Dillon

Dillon — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:30:29 +0000

Going backwards on a cobra roll, like on a Vekoma boomerang, is quite disorienting, yet very fun at the same time. Overall, I do enjoy backwards coasters, but I prefer forwards on most occasions.

By: @mattmcirvin

@mattmcirvin — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:57:46 +0000

…One thing I will say for Boomerangs re backwardsness is that being pulled *up the lift hill* backwards, looking the whole time at the drop you're about to experience, is wonderfully unnerving. It's probably the best thing about those rides. I've never ridden a Giant Inverted Boomerang (though SFNE has one now); it'd probably be even better there.

By: Bud

Bud — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:38:34 +0000

I guess it really depends on the type of roller coaster. Being on Mr. Freeze when it launched forward, there was no enjoyment really when the train went backwards. However when it launched backwards, I sat in the back of the train but first to launch out of the tunnel, and that one inversion delivered massive air time/hang time, or whatever you would consider that upside-down hanging feeling. It literally almost made me nauseous. And out of all of my coasters, I would say that backwards is only really worth it if there is an inversion involved, or if it has many twists and turns that can catch you off guard.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:50:03 +0000

I love riding loops backwards. It feels so unnatural and strange and disorienting. Cobra rolls backwards also feel very strange. But riding woodies backwards sounds strange. I never have ridden a woodie backwards, but I would assume it would be rougher than forwards and would feel almost too strange. I would love to try it though, because I would love to try a full-circuit coaster backwards! And going up a lift hill backwards and dropping down backwards (unlike boomerang lifts) would be awesome!

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:49:58 +0000

Thunderation @ Silver Dollar City. that was the second best ride of the day (behind Wildfire!!!)

By: Gearhart

Gearhart — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:43:13 +0000

as long as I don’t get an unexpected jolt from some unseen headbanging moment or random rough spot, I love it. Everything seems more thrilling when you can’t see what’s coming up next.

By: @mattmcirvin

@mattmcirvin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:04:31 +0000

The backwards half of a Vekoma Boomerang ride is actually the less-scary (and therefore less-thrilling) half. But it's OK, I guess.