I can recall riding Le Monstre back in 1985 when Track 1 opened, and again in 1986 after Track 2 opened. Even though there are a lot of people who don't like it, the coaster has remained on my top 10 list of coasters. I am also one of the many who would hate to see this thing RMC'd - in my view wooden coasters generally become worse - not better - after the RMC "treatment" (or destruction as I think of it). I agree that the original trains were a lot better then the PTC's currently running on it. Also worth noting, the PTC's were not new - they came from The Texas Cyclone at Houston Astroworld after it was closed. Similarly, La Ronde's Vekoma SLC came from Houston Astroworld. Thanks for the video!
Having grown up ridding and later working Rolling Thunder, I’m pulling for Le Monster to Buck the trend and get a full rehab, without the RMC treatment. Cobb knew what he was doing. He was a master designer with a wonderful sense of humor. He knew how to entertain though design, without computers. His designs are inspired. Long live Bill Cobb!
I should add that I rode Monstre for the 1st time yesterday and I loved it! It was like riding Rolling Thunder and the Riverside Cyclone again, which were two of my favorite coasters. Wildcat’s Revenge is my current favorite coaster in the area, but Wildcat was a terrible coaster. It needed the RMC treatment. Monstre is fine on its own.
It's a great coaster. I think Track 1 is the best. The more I ride it, the more I feel an RMC would be a disservice. I think a retracting with topper/titan track and timberliner trains would be a better solution. The most obvious flaw in the current ride is single-train operation, though.
With TGGs precut track you can likely reprofile this entire ride with modern forces and an actual first drop at a relatively economical price. It needs to be all new track and trains though....not piecemeal upgrades with new trains running on old track, that fails every time. I wonder if it would be a worthy investment 🤔
@more_bumps_ahead Amazing video! Thank you for this rich documentary! I would like your opinion on a dilemma I have: I'm bringing my 8-year-old son for the first time to an amusement park (La Ronde), and I'm wondering what would be the smoothest rollercoaster introduction. I'm hesitating between 'Le Monstre' and 'Goliath.' I'm sure he can handle 'Dragon' and 'Toboggan Nordique,' but what should be the next one in terms of intensity?
No question about it - Goliath to start - the Le Monstre. There is a large group that think the latter is too rough to enjoy. Further on that Le Vampire is the most intense coaster in Canada!
For some reason I can't hear any of the voiceover. It's all just one big gurgly mess. I'm on mono settings, and every other YT video sounds just fine, so maybe it's an issue with the video? I'm not sure.
In order to build Le Monstre, they had to take larger land than available and filled part of the marina behind it. The aerial view of the marina during Expo67 and today are noticeably different with the land fill for le Monstre.
I could see evidence of that from some of the photos but could not find any written document of it (details of the construction overall have been hard to find - however I feel some more information will come available before the 40th anniversary, where a new cut will likely drop).
@@more_bumps_ahead Actually, the "dumping" of earth into the marina was done illegally by the city of Montreal and they were stopped short by the minister of environment back in the day. There are some newspaper articles about it floating around. I should check them again. Thats why the shape of the coast around the marina is awkward nowadays, as the city could never complete the dumping they wanted. The portion near Goliath on the north part of the marina is actually very telling.
