Thanks for confirming it actually can run in the rain. I know European parks run things in precipitation more frequently than the US, but I was skeptical since I saw Heide and Thorpe close their accelerators even in light rain (while keeping everything else open).
@@CanobieCoasterStealth is very inconsistent with rain closures, sometimes it closes in slight rain but a lot of the time they give a warning that “the ride may be uncomfortable” and continue with operation. One time I got a night ride with heavy rain, no countdown and almost a rollback. It was like being shot by a firing squad in the dark!
This coaster positively surprised me when I rode it. I have a weakness for coasters like this. Not the strongest layout, but one I really enjoyed and I still found the airtime to be ejector on the hills
Well most of the ride looks tame, the visual of charging through the forest and seeing a coaster do a Norwegian loop through an escalator looks cool enough to make this a bucket list coaster.
Great video! Sounds like a family coaster to me. Which there's nothing wrong with that. Definitely looks fun though! Looks scenic as well which is an added bonus!
Look up the documentary Rollercoaster Dynasty. It talks about Ronny Schafer's job building coasters. During the part when he's building Speed Monster, he goes on a rant.
Personally, i will take this over Dessert Race a d Rita. As much as their launch is way stronger, i think the rest of the layout of Speed Monster is a lot more interesting. I found its airtime stringer than you did and i think the Norwegian loop os one of the best inversions in Europe!
It May Not Be The Tallest , Fastest Or Longest Accelerator Out There , But It's A Fun And Enjoyable Experience For What It Offers And The Location For It Is Beautiful And Fits Really Well.
I always wondered: At what point do you consider the (positive) forces to be powerful or bone crushing? Since this is a veeeery subjective topic I would like to hear your take. Personally I don't grey out until I got rerides on coasters or flatrides with 4,5 - 5g's or up. Anyting below that I just find the forces "okay". But this coaster is high up on my bucket list. I like the most intense stuff, but a scenic location can make a ride better than the most powerful ride around. Terrain coasters are my favourite anyway.
personally, i don't feel the forces much even at 5g's. laterals i feel more. but i dont really rank coasters based on forces, i rank them based on smoothness and layout and location.
I would give this ride a bit more credit for the scenic views and interesting entry set piece that it is for the time it was built. The lower launch intensity might be adding to the up time, seems like a great fit for the park when it was built.
Would love to see Intamin come back to norway and expand on this coaster or make a new one somewhere else in the park to serve as the elite coaster of the park. With the addition of Storm makes the park have lots of different intensitiy. But it still lacks a longer expirience with the same intensity as Storm. So with a longer and more intense expirience than the pretty tame Speedmonster, the park will be well rounded. Progression intensity: Loopen, Speedmonster, Thundercoaster, Storm and then hopefully a future elite coaster from Intamin
I don't know if this is true or not, but the Roller Coaster Database says that the layout was originally gonna have a corkscrew in place of the second S-hill.
What do you think about the smoothness or the roughness of: Speed Monster at Tusenfryd Helix at Liseberg Roller Coaster at Lagoon Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk Impulse at Knoebels Flashback at Great Escape Taron at Phantasialand Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa Afterburn at Carowinds Lightning Racer at Hersheypark Lynet at Fårup Sommerland Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom Skyrush at Hersheypark Wilde Beast at Canada's Wonderland Mako at SeaWorld Orlando Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain
On the smoothness or roughness list, I included Thunderbolt at Luna Park and Stampida at PortAventura. And I was asking you about those two coasters in smoothness or roughness. What do you think, Canobie Coaster?
What do you think about the smoothness or the roughness of: Speed Monster at TusenFryd Comet at Hersheypark Thunderbolt at Six Flags New England Thunderbolt at Luna Park Orion at Kings Island Silver Star at Europa Park Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Steel Eel at SeaWorld San Antonio Ride of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake Thunderhawk at Dorney Park Stampida at PortAventura Rampage at Alabama Splash Adventure
