Comments on: What’s the Best Defunct Coaster You’ve Ridden?

By: Zac

Zac — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:02:21 +0000

I simply can't decide between two of them; I'm calling it a tie. TBBW at Busch Gardens was such an awesome ride. The theming was phenomenal, by the time it closed it was a true rarity as an Arrow Suspended, and it was just an overall classic ride. It also holds a very special place in my heart because when I was four years old and went to BGW for the first time, I stood on that bridge over the Rhine and saw TBBW's final dive over the river and the Loch Ness Monster's interlocking loops and if there was ever a single moment in time that I fell in love with roller coasters, that was it.

I also miss Batman and Robin: The Chille a LOT. Like the first poster, it was my first launched coaster, and getting over that fear of the launch was a major milestone for me in my coaster riding. I remember it back in the day when it still had the OTSR… I can guarantee you if it hadn't been retrofitted it might have won the title of my worst defunct coaster! Once both sides got the lapbars though, it was golden. That ride had a lot of power packed into such a short time, plus the positive Gs at the base of Batman's top hat were INSANE!

Did you ever get around to doing a Verbolten and BBW showdown? If you did, I can't find it!

By: The House of VB

The House of VB — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:21:54 +0000

The Texas Cyclone at Astroworld in Houston, Texas was the best. We lived about a 1/4 of a mile from Astroworld, so my brother and I each purchased a season pass for $19.95. We spent just about every weekday during the summer of 1976 at Astroworld and we always rode the Texas Cyclone at least once. My brother and I must have logged at least 100 rides on the Cyclone during that summer. That is a great memory that I have of a wonderful roller coaster.

Lance

By: brian

brian — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:10:11 +0000

Orient express Worlds of fun Kansas city Mo.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:39:55 +0000

My favorite defunct coaster is actually Great American Scream Machine formerly at Six Flags Great Adventure. Nobody will ever know how much I miss it.

By: CoasterCritic

CoasterCritic — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:20:27 +0000

Let me be clear. I agree on what makes a defunct coaster truly defunct. I was just saying that people could include rides that weren't truly defunct, just removed as I knew not everyone has been on a ride that's been demolished. Sorry for the confusion.

By: RCTPro

RCTPro — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:26:23 +0000

I don't exactly consider a coaster defunct if it gets a second chance somewhere else CC, so my definiton on the term defunct slighty differs from yours, but I do undrestand your point.

By: @mattmcirvin

@mattmcirvin — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:10:54 +0000

That's what I remember Mister Twister being like, too! It was the first big coaster I ever rode, and it was a little too much for me at the time. That first swooping turn off the lift hill was pretty terrifying.

The Knoebels Twister is actually a mirror image, with some other modifications so it can fit in the available space (like the two-part lift hill).

By: cft925

cft925 — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:00:43 +0000

I am a fan of Twister at Knoebels. It is one of the most intense woodies I have ridden. As the name would suggest, you feel a lot of lateral g's on this coaster, and I was always a bit dizzy when I got off this ride.

By: CoasterCritic

CoasterCritic — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:16:19 +0000

I said in the post that it was okay to include removed rides as well as I know not everyone has been on a defunct/demolished ride that\’s either in coaster heaven or coaster hell. We\’l discuss the latter in next week\’s post.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:37:33 +0000

I'd have to go with Big Bad Wolf as well. It was my first suspended coaster, and easily the best out of the three I've been on (Top Gun at Kings Island and Iron Dragon at Cedar Point being the others). The theming was fantastic, and it was just a fun ride. Not too intense, but not boring either. Two other defunct coasters I've been on are the Great American Scream Machine at Great Adventure and Hercules at Dorney. The Scream Machine was painful and I was happy when it was removed and I was very young the last time I rode Hercules and barely remember it so its hard for me to have an opinion on that one.