Top 10 Worst Roller Coasters in the World (2022)

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Roller coasters are meant to be fun! Unfortunately, not all of them achieve that goal- and end up doing the opposite. After riding over 800 roller coasters around the world, I'm ranking the 10 worst coasters I've ridden.
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@HandsomeFrankenstein 2 года назад

If my calculations are correct, he has ridden 32% of the worlds coasters. (They were incorrect - it’s actually 16% sorry Taylor)

@tedansley 2 года назад

No, there are over 5000 coasters worldwide.

@HandsomeFrankenstein 2 года назад

@@tedansley okay I looked again and according to RCDB there are 5,044. So that means he’s only ridden ~16%. My bad.

@hhatt Год назад

🤓

@HandsomeFrankenstein Год назад

@@hhatt yes. doing simple math makes me a nerd. lmao okay.

@biancatoscano2171 Год назад

That’s why he’s only rating the ones HE has been on

@ThemeParkAvenue 2 года назад

We’ve literally waited 5 years for this video to be brought back. Good to see it again.

@ballshd68419 2 года назад

TPA! Ur rap battle was fire

@ThemeParkAvenue 2 года назад

@@ballshd68419 thanks!

@StamfordBridge 2 года назад

Anaconda is sad to fall off the list.

@ev7d167 2 года назад

Ikr

@wombato5715 2 года назад

@@StamfordBridge I dont even think it was even on the list last time

@ThemeParkCrazy 2 года назад

I 100% agree about Wildcat at Lake Compounce. As someone who grew up in/lives in Connecticut, it was a childhood classic. But when I got off of it last year, I was actually concerned that I sprained my lower back. The problem is that they can't tear it down; it's around 100 years old. I wouldn't be upset to see it get replaced by a proper GCI, but it's part of history so it's understandable why its just kind of stuck operating there.

@tgorefan 2 года назад

Why did I read that in your voice in my head

@sailormoonwannabe 2 года назад

I just commented almost the same thing! I haven't been since 2006 but wow did it hurt to ride that one.

@isaacsamuels1424 Год назад

i love firebird but six flags amarica needs more coasters to th mix

@richboutot Год назад

Agreed. I effing hate Wildcat. That and Boulder Dash. But I was never a Compounce fan to begin with.

@Spooky_Psyche Год назад

Eh, I don't really care for the whole "it's part of history thing." Coasters are meant to be ridden, and if the ride experience is horrendous, something needs to be done about it. They could just completely rebuild it exactly like it was, like Universal did with The Hulk.

@quintinrice2733 2 года назад

"Nighthawk" was actually called "Stealth" when it was at CGA. It was the Borg Assimilator at Carowinds before it was repainted and themed at the same park.

@CoasterStudios 2 года назад

Oops, my bad! Small error

@robw5741 2 года назад

Also the first vekoma flying Dutchman, probably the age attributes to the roughness

@muhammadismaeel6376 Год назад

Oh daddy.

@duncanrobinson1 Год назад

@@muhammadismaeel6376 ayo wtf

@darklordojeda Год назад

It was constantly down for service. I rode it once as Stealth and it was nothing special.

@williamhoward9121 2 года назад

All of these were built at least 20 years ago. Shows that coasters are getting better as time goes on.

@hedgehogcoasters7239 2 года назад

Generally speaking yes but like some newer coasters within the past 15 years are thought poorly of

@quoteonquoteclub9711 2 года назад

with the one exception being time warp at canadas wonderland, since that opened in 2004. Then again, its prototype opened in the early 2000s, so yeah

@nothanksguy 2 года назад

@@hedgehogcoasters7239 true, but i think that the point here is: the worst coasters today arent as bad as the worst coasters decades ago. i think the gap between bad coasters and good coasters remain fairly constant, but both the floor and ceiling of quality rise together.

@Thim22Z7 2 года назад

And that certain rides age pretty badly. A coaster which might be ok enough in its first year may be unbearable after 20 years.

@williamhoward9121 2 года назад

@@Thim22Z7 B&Ms age well. Nemesis, galactica and all the B&Ms I’ve done are still smooth

@TheJFish94 2 года назад

Nighthawk was actually called Stealth at CGA, not Borg Assimilator. It got the Star Trek theming when it was moved to Carowinds.

@CoasterStudios 2 года назад

My apologies, small mistake!

@Bryce_TBS_Films 2 года назад

@@CoasterStudios are you guys coming to SFGRAM soon? (If you know) I work at Demon/Lobster and I would love to meet you guys one day.

@cedricscott6622 2 года назад

T3 (Kentucky Kingdom) is the worst of the SLC standard model to me. Trains are built for abuse. Nighthawk is only bad because of the corkscrews at the end.

@nickworth3808 2 года назад

And it was great back in the day! I was very sad to see it on this list, but I know what can happen to coasters when they're moved that far and then age 15 years.

@benjamindenton Год назад

The thing about Steeplechase is that you actually fully expect to fall off your horse but never do.

@dougaldouglas8842 2 месяца назад

Agree, It is supposed to give you the full experience of riding steeple chase, so not going to be smooth, as I found out some forty odd years ago.

@dovey-brawlstars8174 2 года назад

"Roller coasters that are intended to thrill" *Steeple Chase * 🤣

@tvdan1043 4 месяца назад

"I'm not including kiddie or family coasters"... "Steeple Chase is a family coaster" 🤦‍♂

@dougaldouglas8842 2 месяца назад

@@tvdan1043 Rode it as a child and it was supposed to feel like the real thing, violent, and it was

@dougaldouglas8842 2 месяца назад

The uploader missed the point on this one, as well, as this ride is supposed to throw you from side-to-side, and make you feel as though you are going to be thrown off. It is not a roller coaster, "stupid boy!"

@AirtimeThrills 2 года назад

I didnt hate Steamin Pile as much as you did but your reaction to that sounds like my reaction to Corkscrew at Mich Adventure

@molo6349 2 года назад

Steamin Demon was the roughest piece of trash I have ever ridden

@CoasterStudios 2 года назад

A lot of these old arrow corkscrews seem to be a hit or miss

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

@@CoasterStudios It's because of where you sit. The best place to sit is the last or second to last row because you are near the zero car which helps smooth out the transitions somewhat. The further away you are from the zero car the rougher it gets and this goes for all Arrow Loopers except for Tennessee Tornado because it's the only one not designed and built by hand

@JohnDoe-nn7up 2 года назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv Good to know! My home park Arrow is Carolina Cyclone, which I find to be terribly rough and jerky even in the front with defensive riding, although others call it smooth? However Tennessee Tornado is miles ahead of Carolina Crap and I prefer it even to Thunderhead. Where did you learn this info? Just wondering cause I'm a newer enthusiast and trying to find how to properly ride different models.

@sum_rand0m 2 года назад

Wildcat to me is my favorite wooden coaster because of how rough it is. It makes it feel more out of control which was intended.

@valguero7256 2 года назад

Colossus at Thorpe Park has gotta be on there. I know when you went it wasn’t so bad, but in the past year it is a literal pin ball machine on your head, it is beyond painful. Fun fact - It hit a woman’s head so hard that it shifted her brain tumour, which she didn’t know about, which made it known, so it technically saved her life by being so rough.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

Oh I forgot about that one! I was so excited to ride it (I am American) and then came off extremely disappointed

@matthewrobertson95 2 года назад

Ironically I rode Colossus for the first time a few weeks ago and found it butter smooth! Probably helped that I had no headbanging as I'm 6ft 2 though. Saw on the other hand was painfully rough, even though I also had no headbanging.

@dingo137 2 года назад

Ugh, I don't like that ride at all. Rough, like you said, but also with cramped and uncomfortable trains and those last few inversions make me feel sick. Intamins seem very variable to me. Some are among my favourite rides, while others are just horrible.

@valguero7256 2 года назад

@@matthewrobertson95 it may be the trains, because my first ride on colossus a few years ago was painless. but it is just so bad now

@MrCollerRoaster 2 года назад

Colossus is a great ride

@PixelPartnersYT 2 года назад

Oh man, Steamin' Demon at #3 gave me some unexpected whiplash! I was born and raised in upstate New York, so my family would always visit Great Escape every year. Comet and Steamin' Demon were my first and second coasters I ever rode, and I remember loving them both. However, the last time I rode it would be back around 2003, so something tells me that the past 20 years have probably done this ride wrong, which is a shame. Obviously it would never be able to go head to head with modern coasters, it is such a simple ride, but for what it was back then, it helped fuel my love of roller coasters. It's a shame to see it's gotten so bad, but hopefully I can ride it again before it's ever removed for old times sake, as much as it may try to kill me.

@nyrangersfan6325 2 года назад

Lived in Clifton Park NY, was always at Great Escape and they were my first roller coasters also. Lol don’t live there now but I did enjoy Great Escape growing up.

@RandomStuffIol 2 года назад

I’ve been on it it’s not terrible

@Studio732JRL 2 года назад

I went to Lake George once as a kid back in the day. Best ride by far was the Bobsled (blanking on the name). Didn't realize until much later how lucky I was to catch it operating. Other than that, the park was extremely forgettable imho

@scottmulder5104 Год назад

Last time I rode it about 3 years ago it had gotten rough ( not unrideable). I always hoped sixflags would have put more into Great Escape but it seems like they invest just what needs to be done and not much more.

@-T3mp0- Год назад

The whiplash tho💀

@Gb-dg9pp 2 года назад

Finally an updated version! So excited.

@rainedr.p 2 года назад

The one coaster that I absolutely refuse to ever get back on again: The Hurler at Carowinds. I got on it with my cousin and we were the ONLY people even near that ride aside from workers. It was terrifyingly rough, literally felt like we were coming off the track from how much it was rocking, and my seat belt snapped in half so I was literally curled around the already flimsy lap bar. Never again.

@Studio732JRL 2 года назад

Hopefully we won't have to worry about that much longer! Carowinds is my home park, RMC Hurler 2023! PLEASE!! The best thing about Hurler right now? The short walk over to Fury325. 😁

@gametime2473 Год назад

Hurler is at my home park. Not sure what was going on but Hurler isn't rough normally. The problem with it is that it is BORING. Literally nothing interesting happens.

@gameslikes0grolls 8 месяцев назад

honestly, my ride wasnt THAT bad. definently not the worst one ive been on.

@molo6349 2 года назад

I rode Steamin Demon, it was so roughy and uncomfortable, I was expecting a normal arrow looper but this was just so bad that it hurt… a LOT.

@Studio732JRL 2 года назад

"Roughy". You literally broke my spell check.

@molo6349 2 года назад

Lol

@MrWordcat 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more about the Vekoma SLC's. ESPECIALLY Mind Eraser at Elitch Gardens, ugh. Great video, glad to see a much- needed update!

@maxhagenauer24 2 года назад

For me, the absolute worst coaster is definitely Boomerang at SFSTL. And this is coming from someone who has ridden T3, Ninja, and Corkscrew at CP. It broke my dad's $100 sun glasses he had in his pocket and the second catch car lift hurt so much, it felt like the anti roll back on a lift hill was a foot behind so you just get slammed back so hard.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

IDK why they didn't replace those old crappy Arrow trains during the move. Boomerangs with Arrow trains are the worst

@CoasterGaming 2 года назад

I rode it in 2011 when it was at Six flags over Texas and it hurt a lot

@mackenziefritz8169 2 года назад

Couldn’t agree more, the catch car lifts on Vekoma Boomerangs are just brutal. The way they thrash your skull into the head rest several times is just horrible. This happened to me on Boomerang at Wild Adventures last year and I think it also happened on the one at SFSTL when I rode it

@maxhagenauer24 2 года назад

@@CoasterGaming OK, image that but even worse cause it is several years older and got relocated which only makes it rougher.

@jardins43 2 года назад

I agree. T3 is at my home park and I’ve visited SFSTL. Boomerang was the only ride that gave me a headache.

@_coasterhead_ 2 года назад

It’s about time we got a new version of this!!

@wombato5715 2 года назад

happy to see that this top 10 is making a comeback on this channel

@manyyoumas Год назад

it's really funny to hear you mention Nighthawk, because i remember being 13ish and Carowinds was my first ever amusement park, I remember Nighthawk had broken down or was having issues and there was a huge line and I just thought to myself 'man, I'm not going on there'

@katerinakittycat3849 2 года назад

I have to agree with you about Hershey's Wildcat. The last time I rode it it shook me up so much I was dizzy and couldn't sleep. But if you look past the roughness it has a great layout one that has a lot of potential for an RMC

@Studio732JRL 2 года назад

You guys can have your RMC after Carowinds RMC's Hurler! (Sorry I'm biased lol)

@hellacia8151 Год назад

You have gotten your wish. Kitty Vengeance looks amazing.

@katerinakittycat3849 Год назад

@@hellacia8151 it's actually called "Wildcat's Revenge" but you're right it looks amazing I haven't ridden it yet though

@dougronald561 2 года назад

Yes. Although I love vintage coasters and often will disagree with enthusiasts about them, Wildcat at Lake Compounce is the bumpiest coaster I’ve ever ridden. It’s such a shame because it is beautiful and historic. Some of the families I spoke with at the park say that little kids like it.

@LiamA2007 2 года назад

Omg I've been waiting for this video for ages!

@Xolanidj 2 года назад

I haven’t been on a lot of rides, but being from St. Louis, I can definitely say that The Ninja definitely deserves its spot on the list. I hated that ride growing up. And yes, it does feel like a ninja is beating you up on that ride.

@Lkendrick 2 года назад

Dang, I've riden several coasters on this list, but the one that actually saddens me the most is Wildcat at Lake Compounce. Glad I got to ride it one last time before they ruined it.

@archdukefranzferdinand4429 Год назад

Been a CT resident my whole life and I’ve ridden the Wildcat more times that ide care to admit. I remember them doing maintenance on it one year but never connected the dots when me and some buds came back a year or two later and rode it again. We didn’t know what or why all we knew was we rode it and it WAS NOT the same ride we had ridden since we were kids. It was never an amazing coaster by modern standards but this time we got off literally bruised. It was a genuinely painful experience lol. Some of these steel coasters might be uncomfortable but the trade off was at least found in some foundational level of thrill given the speed and other aspects of modern coasters. Wildcat was already a dated slow rickety coaster that offered a somewhat underwhelming experience. It’s size is deceiving because the speed and the thrill level by today’s standards offered something closer to a kiddy coaster than a full on thrill ride. I think the coasters main attraction was always simply the novelty of riding a coaster so old , getting to feel the experience of something that was a product of its time in spite of how poorly it might have aged in the thrill department. The track reworking sucked whatever minimal amount of thrills it had left out and the novelty of the coaster isn’t great enough a factor to justify the price of admission which is simply put….pain😂 an already slow and dated coaster, getting in line for the Wildcat now is akin to willingly getting inside of a sardine can and being shaken violently and gaining absolutely nothing in return💀

@3000GTpro 2 года назад

I've never ridden any other flying dutchman other than Nighthawk when it was Stealth at what was Paramount's Great America, and I met a couple enthusiasts with more ride time than me with rides around the US, and they thought the other versions with the outside inline twist was more uncomfortable. So if others agree with you on this one, maybe you're right that something was messed up in Nighthawk's move.

@FerreiraLG 9 месяцев назад

As a Brazillian who rode its fair amount of coasters in North America (mostly on Cedar point to be fair), I'd like to Add the one and only Montezum coaster here in Sao Paulo. Which is a 23 yo wooden roller coaster made by RCCA and it got... really bad over the years. A few years ago, the park purchased a 10 inversion coaster by Itamin but due to financial crisis the coaster ended up in England😢

@ThemeParkVisionTPV 2 года назад

Awesome review of all these coasters and what to try and avoid. I've heard of a few of these but never actually went on them.

@felsiccanis Год назад

Thank you for mentioning Time Warp at Canada's Wonderland. I rode it last year and it is the only roller coaster I've ever ridden that actually made me feel genuinely unsafe. Maybe I'm just too skinny for the ride because I had to hold on for my life just so I didn't slip between the restraints and fall onto the ground. Especially when it was going up and doing turns. It was terrifying and not in a fun way. Oh yeah and also it was rough

@leia6060 Год назад

honestly. i remember when i was younger and i was SO excited to go onto it only for it to be a massive let down. but nearly every other ride at Canada’s Wonderland? chef’s kiss 👌🏻

@spunchbop47428 11 месяцев назад

@@leia6060Flight Deck.

@Tyl0rd09 Год назад

I recently went to Six Flags Darien Lake, and I can agree. The "Mind Eraser" Which is just a Vekoma SLC, is VERY bad. Stay away. From the headbanging, to the uncomfortable seats. Everything is bad on this coaster. What are your thoughts?

@BenDover-rk3sz Год назад

Got the exact same one at Elitches. I hate it.

@gdfra4733 Год назад

In Italy at Gardaland there is "Blue tornado" which is one of the earliest Vekoma SLC and it was the first inverted coaster in Europe, the ride was good when it was released but now it seriously needs a retracking, the layout is too rough to be enjoyable and i hope they're gonna change it but since Merlin entertainment bought Gardaland i don't think they will

@lauren05112 Год назад

I was just there and it was absolutely terrible. It was my first time at Six Flags Darien Lake and I saw mind eraser and got so excited because it’s essentially the same as Montu from Busch Gardens Tampa but it was so rough and I got a terrible headache for the rest of the day.

@9bitentertainment Год назад

Well maybe the name is quite striking then. If is so roughy it erases your mind. Or you want to erase your mind after riding it. Yeah SLC from vekoma are terrible. Walibi Holland have one too, built when it was called Six flags Holland and man it is terrible. I never enjoyed it. Not even when it was new.

@frozenuruguayball6436 6 месяцев назад

@@gdfra4733the first inverted coaster in Europe was el condor at walibi holland which was the first slc

@pamtrapp1836 2 года назад

Ever since 2017, I was waiting for another one of these lists. TY!

@RapidZCoasters 2 года назад

The two coasters I noticed were missing from last time is Desperado at Buffalo Bills and Big Apple Coaster at New York New York.

@skandarc2810 2 года назад

Haha I’m surprised that my home park SFMM was spared of being on the list. I thought Viper was for sure gonna be on here. I also absolutely agree with Great American Scream machine, just an awful coaster that should be torched or demolished lol. I also rode Ninja when it was there. Total crap coaster as well. SF over Georgia in general is just a bad park I’m sorry. I been there 3 times and all were terrible experiences. Anyway, great video sir! Can’t wait for your European content to drop this summer! ❤️

@Thrillrider10 2 года назад

#1 Yeah, I agree. When I rode Kong at Discovery Kingdom, I felt like I spent more time trying to keep my head off the restraints than actually enjoying the ride. I feel like if it had better restraints and smoother track, it could actually be a great ride, but man that thing is rough in its current state.

@djtwreckz 2 года назад

When I first rode Kong at DK. Yeah I just like braced myself against one side and rode defensively. I don't know why I tried to ride it more then once, maybe its because it at the time was the only other suspended coaster in Northern California (the other being Top Gun/Flight Deck at CGA). But yeah Kong is a bad uncomfortable ride

@JohnDoe-nn7up 2 года назад

Kong.... DK..... Any possible Universal Super Mario sponsorship?

@jamesward5101 2 года назад

Kong is terrible, I refused to take my brother on who wanted to try it.

@sailormoonwannabe 2 года назад

WOW, I didn't expect Lake Compounce to show up here! I live in CT and used to go there all the time, but I thought it was just some small park that no one really has been besides people nearby. I was picturing the Wild Cat there for like the whole video and when you got to #2 and said it I was shocked. I haven't been there since 2006 but I can feel that turn and the pain it would always cause. I am afraid of roller coasters but I would always go on that one because it didn't seem intense, so I don't have a lot to compare it with, I could tell though that it was a rough one. **Wait, is it really Lake Compounce? I always thought it was Lake Compound, I feel so dumb now.

@i_unfriend_u 2 года назад

I'm so glad the Scream Machine is getting re-tracked. Used to be one of my favorites at SFOG (which is my home park), but it got to where I couldn't even ride it anymore because it was so rough. If they do it right, it has the potential to go on forever as a classic wooden coaster.

@wickedroller 2 года назад

I haven't rode it in a few years. Is the end stop still brutal?

@Marlee.Phipps 2 года назад

Wild cat is one of my favorites lol 😁 but it’s nice to see you pov on it!

@Cjt2277 2 года назад

Riddlers revenge at SFNE is actually pretty decent too. Mind eraser was awful but the new restraints are comfortable and you don’t get headbanging

@joerandom 2 года назад

I was looking for this comment. I think that ride is very enjoyable. It runs janky still but no headbanging and is a solid layout

@coastaku1954 2 года назад

I'm sorry but no, the trains still jostled and jerked around, hurting my legs and lower body

@hedgehogcoasters7239 2 года назад

I just rode riddler yesterday and you're absolutely right. I don't think he's ridden it as riddler though, just as mind eraser

@coastaku1954 2 года назад

@@hedgehogcoasters7239 No, I've ridden it as Riddler, with the vest restraints and the new green paint, the play in the trains as it goes through the inversions is unchanged, and while there is no more headbanging, the ride is still far from smooth and enjoyable. Until Vekoma can fix the clearance between the sidestops and the rails, they will never be smooth

@hedgehogcoasters7239 2 года назад

@@coastaku1954 really? I never feel any pain after getting off. You may move around a little in the train, but it's never hurt me

@jamesward5101 2 года назад

Great List! My least favorite ever was Green Latern at Magic Mountain before it was relocated.

@chrisf9527 2 года назад

Yes!!! And Flashback was pretty freaking terrible as well!!!

@ottobuco 2 года назад

I appreciate the little shout out at the end to Fønix in Fårup Sommerland. We dont have alot of the same big hyper, multi looping, rmc coasters over here so its nice when the coasters we do have get some praise.

@CoasterLover08 2 года назад

Love the channel🎉

@mf1shman 2 года назад

can u do an updated version of ur top 10 coasters?

@DJWezzyK 2 года назад

The new Vekoma SLC in Energylandia which has been produced by lasercutting the track like B&M does, and Vekoma now as well as for Mack rides. (The retracking of the Great Noreaster used the same technique). You can feel the difference in track producing. I wish Gerstlauer is moving by producing tracks the old fashioned way and beat people up, to lasercutting their tracks. It makes night and day in the ride smoothness.

@kindheartedkitty2001 Год назад

I got so happy when I saw you mention the nor’easter I go to wildwood every summer and I love that ride! It is definitely a great one and I recommend to anyone that goes there!

@coasterjedi2555 2 года назад

I've been looking forward to this

@Hoffyman 2 года назад

I remember waiting at least 2 hours around when nighthawk opened and being so disappointed with it even then. Truly an uncomfortable ride. The best part was the line where I could see the Borg theme at the time.

@briannafoster7805 2 года назад

I completely agree with number 1!! I went on Kong here at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom back when it was still Marine World. I was like 14 and never rode it again! Made the terrible mistake of riding it the day after getting both ear my cartilages pierced. The second we started trekking up the lift hill instant regret 🙃😩 I pray they remove it and put something thrill worthy but the city building limits prevents the possibilities.

@austintayloradt 2 года назад

Literally on a trip right now where I'm about to get first rides on Steamin Demon and Lake Compound Wildcat - can't wait! Also just rode Ednor, which reminded me how bad SLCs are. And it seems they all find their own way to beat you up, most of them head banging, T3 is more of a body crusher, and this one had shoulder "pads" that of course just made it worse...always a pleasure!

@julianhudson7811 2 года назад

Not a surprise seeing the Volare (especially time warp) & SLC on here, the latter still at #1. I’ve ridden both and while the SLC is at least tolerable to an extent, the Volare is awkward to ride, and feels more like a wild mouse than a true flying coaster.

@SheiKraFan 2 года назад

I actually used to really like Nighthawk at Carowinds. In my opinion, the ride experience wasn’t too bad and I loved the transition on the top of the lift from laying down on your back to going under the track. But then, as time went on, I noticed a glaring problem with the ride… it’s unreliable. Every time I visited Carowinds, it would take forever to go through the queue and if the coaster had break downs, it would last for a WHILE. And there goes a good chunk of the day (and for a visitor like me that drives from Florida, that’s a problem). By our last visit in 2019, we realized that the wait just wasn’t worth it, despite my guilty pleasure for it. I wouldn’t mind a better ride replacing it in the future. As for coasters I truly don’t like… there are two that stick out, and both are in an otherwise amazing, well-balanced park, Canada’s Wonderland. Let’s start with the one Zamperla Volare I’ve ridden, Time Warp. The trains are awkward, the layout felt strange, and the ride felt like it was dragging you through. Add to this mixture a touch of roughness and you get a very forgettable experience. When I got off, I was thinking “WTF did I just ride??” And then there’s Flight Deck, which I think is the worse of the two. I have a high tolerance for rough coasters, which is why I had a soft spot for Gwazi/Mean Streak (even though their RMC transformations are not just superior, but some of the best coasters on the planet). I even liked the two other SLCs I’ve ridden (Limit @ Heide Park, Riddler’s Revenge @ SFNE). But Flight Deck… oh god. First off, the track scheme is just UGLY. But the main problem here is that the restraints felt rock hard and with the awful roughness on the coaster mixed in, you get head-banging. Flight Deck’s the only coaster that gave me and my Dad headaches; we had to sit down afterwards. Flight Deck is currently, IMO, the worst coaster I’ve ridden.

@sillybilly8241 Год назад

my dude be writing an entire essay

@craigauclair4026 2 года назад

I've done Wildcat at LC before they retracked it. I usually called it Earthquake the coaster, but honestly, loved it.

@evelynsmith8419 2 года назад

have you been on Phobia Phear at Lake Compounce

@craigauclair4026 2 года назад

@@evelynsmith8419 I haven't. Last time I was there was around 2014 for Holiday Lights.

@evelynsmith8419 2 года назад

@@craigauclair4026 okay Phobia phear opened in 2018 I been on it

@craigauclair4026 2 года назад

@@evelynsmith8419 I definitely want to try it.

@evelynsmith8419 2 года назад

@@craigauclair4026 It's a very quick ride

@vettepilot427 2 года назад

I've never ridden a roller coaster in my life (inner ear issues), but I enjoyed this video very much and hit the "Like" button. Well filmed, edited, and valid comments. Thanks.

@r.kashner5209 Год назад

They actually recently shut down the Wildcat in Hersheypark in July.

@VestedUTuber 2 года назад

Correction: Nighthawk was originally Stealth at California's Great America, it was relocated to Carowinds as Borg Assimilator during the Paramount days, and then dethemed and repainted to become Nighthawk when Cedar Fair bought the park from Paramount. So it's technically both a relocation AND a double retheme. It really needs the Great Nor'Easter treatment at this point, the track's been through a lot of abuse.

@mr.pianist3174 2 года назад

I Literally just got off time warp, I have a massive headache

@jordanloeffelman394 2 года назад

As a St Louis native I can't agree more with Ninja's addition to this list. It is such a bad coaster it blows my mind they haven't knocked it down to do better with the space

@PotatoCoins 2 года назад

personally steamin demon was my childhood ride, one of the only roller coasters i would go on in great escape other than the wooden one bc i was scared and terrified of rides, but for some reason i loved steamin demon. But i respect your opinion and while i disagree with removing it i do agree with adding more coasters.

@SchnookieC 2 года назад

It’s interesting that one of my favourite coasters ever, the Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy is a Vekoma SLC, not sure if I have poor taste or if this one is just specifically decent but honestly worth a try if you’re ever in Australia

@Studio732JRL 2 года назад

They have an Arkham Asylum rollercoaster? SO much potential, and it's an RMC? That's depressing.

@GrinPuck Год назад

@@Studio732JRL .....umm, he said it was a SLC. If it was a RMC then it would probably be awesome, not depressing. Did you get confused between SLC and RMC? Like mixed up between the best and worst coasters, lol.

@Studio732JRL Год назад

I meant to say: "They have an Arkham Asylum rollercoaster (which is possibly my favorite video game). So much potential, and it's an SLC. That's depressing".

@Studio732JRL Год назад

@@GrinPuck Typing too quick my three letter abbreviations. Meant to say that it's depressing a ride with a badasses name after a great video game is an SLC.

@seanmarshall6544 2 года назад

Can't believe Steeplechase at BPB is on this list. When me and my family rode this about 3 years ago we did nothing but laugh all the way round so it was one of the best rides I've ever been on for that reason and we didn't find it that bad either. I think there are actually worse rides at BPB

@randomtask87 2 года назад

Huge surprise for me as well. Should’ve given the demerit to something genuinely bad instead, perhaps the Vekoma Boomerang? But yeah, Steeplechase is just silly, janky fun, nowhere near the top 10 worst coaster in the world.

@katashworth41 2 года назад

@@randomtask87 BOB doesn’t have a boomerang, there’s an Arrow shuttle loop which I like.

@JohnDoe-nn7up 2 года назад

@@katashworth41 They meant a boomerang on the main list, not in BPB rankings.

@Booth81 Год назад

Eh, this guy is just a modern day coasterboy, who’s all about airtime, airtime, airtime…

@JohnDoe-nn7up Год назад

@@Booth81 And are you not modern day?

@adrianaltamira4896 2 года назад

i went to Magik kingdom this month, and space mountain really feels like you describe every ride

@travilicious 2 года назад

Agreed about SLC's. T3 at KK is probably my #1 worst. Restraints pinched my legs so bad I had pain for days.

@Raptor3698 2 года назад

Worst coasters I’ve done were the Mind Eraser at SFA, Firebird when it was Apocalypse also at SFA (aka when it was even worse), Wildcat HerPar, Anaconda at Kings Dominion, Roar at SFA, and for the love of Christ Vortex at Carowinds.

@JosephJohnson-gu5fw 2 года назад

Anaconda at Kings Dominion literally left me with neck pain from the headbanging for a month. Worst ride I've ever ridden......and I grew up on Six Flags America Mind Eraser......so I've probably got brain damage at this point

@tedansley 2 года назад

Roar is a GREAT wood coaster, not sure what you're talking about with that one?

@Raptor3698 2 года назад

@@tedansley rough and boring. That’s the reason. Compared to Mystic Timbers and Thunderhead, it’s god awful, especially now. Then again it’s been about 3 years since I last rode it. It was bad back in 2019.

@tedansley 2 года назад

@@Raptor3698 But it's not rough at all, I'd say more than 50% of the wood coasters I've ridden are more rough, and it flies especially at night. No, it no Thunderhead nor Mystic Timbers, I agree there, but its much better than so many other wood coasters. Thunderhead and Mystic Timbers are my two favorite GCI coasters and they fall just outside my top 10 wood.

@TheCoasterCraze 2 года назад

I’d highly recommend riding Firebird in the back row. A few great airtime moments and the corkscrew is really the only uncomfortable part. I think the floorless conversion really helped it

@tedansley 2 года назад

Yup, and in a middle seat, much better.

@Studio732JRL 2 года назад

I highly recommend going somewhere else besides Six Flags America, which undoubtedly is your home park. Even if it was perfectly smooth (and it's anything but), the layout is boring and the inversions are weak. That said, I'd also highly recommend not highly recommending riding brutally rough rides in the back row... (if you are trying to convince someone that there's a better ride experience to be found on an awful coaster). 😉

@tedansley Год назад

@@Studio732JRL Well..I've only been to over 190 amusement parks in over 15 countries, closing in on 800 coasters total, so pretty sure I know what I'm talking about. I've ridden that particular coaster, and many other 4 seat wide coasters, starting in the early 90s. Yes, it's true on most all of them, the inner seats are always slightly smoother, sometimes much more so. Maybe read my other comment below, abouit riding rough steel coasters for a more in depth reason, and YES, on some steel coasters the back row is one of the smoothest rows!

@Studio732JRL Год назад

@@tedansley Sir, this is a Wendy's. I'm not really sure what makes you think that I care, or maybe you just haven't quite figured out how "tagging" works on RU-vid yet, but I'm really not too concerned about some random person's opinion on a garbage B&M looper from 30 years ago. Project much?

@tedansley Год назад

@@Studio732JRL ok... yeah right... you don't care but decided to respond. 😀 Wow, that's actually funny, trying to CYA.

@Mattia_Genuardi 2 года назад

I completely agree with you about SLCs... I've only experienced one, which is Blue Tornado at Gardaland, my home park, and I've always hated it. As I've been saying for years now, get new trains and do a retrack, or just tear the whole thing down and build something better in its place. The thing is... it's still one of the most popular rides at the park, and people seem to love it, so I don't see that happening anytime soon...

@riparianlife97701 2 года назад

It's sad. They have compact, busy layouts with what should be a lot of fun elements.

@Mattia_Genuardi 2 года назад

@@riparianlife97701 Exactly, the layout is actually pretty good for how compact it is... the elements are cool and pretty forceful too. The thing is, you can't enjoy the layout or the forces because you're too busy trying not to break every bone in your body (and mostly head)

@sukuzis 2 года назад

American Scream Machine was my second coaster, it’s so fun to me but it’s one of those rides where you need to pick a good seat or it’ll be hard for you to like. I think it needs a GCI but it’s probably better as a traditional wooden coaster with its layout.

@mr.noride7226 2 года назад

It’s harder to pick a good seat when every seat is on a wheel now.

@solarwinds5114 2 года назад

Pretty solid list, I definitely disagree about Wildcat Hershey and Nighthawk though. I think they're both rough but pretty fun rides. Firebird also isn't too bad if you ride it in the back with your head forward. It's not great but definitely not one of the worst coasters ever

@solarwinds5114 2 года назад

Should've been titled "Least Favorite Coasters I've Ridden"

@shadycharacter94 2 года назад

Firebird is a top 5 worst coaster I've been on and it's the worst in the park by a mile. Felt like I got into the ring with Mike Tyson. Needs to be scrapped.

@OklahomaCoasterFan 2 года назад

Hershey's Wildcat is a great ride. It's a little rough in spots, but some other GCIs are rougher, and Wildcat has solid airtime. I don't see how anyone wouldn't like Nighthawk, unless it was just too intense for them. Firebird, on the other hand, yikes, my least favorite coaster ever.

@spentron1 2 года назад

I'd actually wait a good while in line for Nighthawk if, after the swoop over the water, it went straight into a brake run. That one part's great, but not worth the torture. Current worse for me is Grizzly (KD) 5th row etc., oddly back of train is still good. Wildcat @LC, though easier on the track, MF trains are all wheel seats...?

@deerprynce 2 года назад

oh god the grizzly. sitting in line watching the wood shake and wobble with every train made my anxiety spike, which only worsened when the shaky ass track bounced me up and down in my restraints. i hate that thing so much 😭

@Zantronyx 2 года назад

early congrats on 200k :))))

@songsthatarecatchy Год назад

In regards to the firebird. I was literally just talking to my best friend last night suggesting that Green lantern in six flags great adventure (which is a stand up coaster) should be given a train like Medusa (formerly known as Bizarro and Medusa before that) because green lantern is PAINFUL. In fact I'm really hoping they get rid of it or at least make it a non standing coaster. So now thanks to this video I know it can be done.

@larsbakker3791 2 года назад

I'm from the Netherlands and I have to admit that I've actually only been in the number 1 but if you put the condor (vekoma suspended) from Walibi Holland next to Untamed, Express platform 13 and goliath, it doesn't score highly for me either. If you put the condor next to the Blue Fire, Wodan and Silverstar from Europa park, I don't need it at all. The seating position of the Wodan, Blue Fire and Silverstar is so good that the already beautiful ride experience becomes great. In the Netherlands he (vekoma suspended) is also much discussed as notorious and not in an exciting way. But there will definitely be people who like him and I respect that. It is still an opinion and someone will always disagree with it.

@charli.ward. 2 года назад

I always thought the layout of SLC’s was pretty good. I think that since they’ve improved as a company, they could really change the entire experience of that model, because they really could be great if they’re executed better.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

They have. Look up Hals Uber Kopf. What's really amazing is that it's an inverted coaster that goes upside down with LAPBARS!

@frozenuruguayball6436 7 месяцев назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dvmost roller coasters nowadays go upside down with lap bars

@reidye Год назад

Hellcat from clementon park got lucky. Also nice to see your still making videos Taylor. Used to watch wayyyy back in the day.

@JanDudaczyk 10 месяцев назад

Great call on sparing the great nor'easter, love that ride.

@drawsomethewizard3006 2 года назад

for me 1. Any Coaster from RCCA

@crittah74 2 года назад

Luckily, I haven't ridden most of these rides. I have only ridden one SLC: Limit @ Heide Park in Germany. I was dreading it because I had heard so many horror stories from the enthusiast community about SLCs. I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by Limit and ended up marathoning it. It was fun, had great force/whip, and was not rough. I'm significantly older than Coaster Studios, so when I say it's not rough you know it isn't.

@coasterfootage 2 года назад

infusion tho🖕

@connorbranscombe6819 2 года назад

Yeah maybe Im just a masochist but I love Flight Deck which is commonly brought up as the worst Vekoma SLC.

@kanittaconard9171 2 года назад

Agree with number 1, The Riddler Revenge (originally Mind Eraser) at Six Flags New England, I remember feeling like I was getting my head banging against the seat and stuff. Did not feel good and I learned my mistake that day going on it. Not gonna go on it again until it possibly gets fixed for the better, last time I went to Six Flags was like 5 years ago so hopefully it changed for the better

@itsKegger Год назад

Just went last weekend and can confirm it's still absolutely terrible and I won't ride it again, they changed the restraints to something weird but it's still so rough and uncomfortable

@kanittaconard9171 Год назад

@@itsKegger Thanks for updating! So I still won’t return to that ride and I’ll go on Superman, Batman, The Joker and stuff like that instead

@howardparks6218 2 года назад

I have ridden Firehawk when it used to be at Six Flags Great America as Iron Wolf. And when I rode it, it had become very rough. One honorable mention belongs to pre-RMC Gwazi. It was my first and thus far only experience with GCI and it was rougher than the back of an alligator. Another honorable mention is Mean Streak, but now it's Steel Vengeance, and much better.

@jonathanslowik1380 Год назад

Same here, I just remember having to waddle after stepping off Iron Wolf

@specter2451 2 года назад

Even at Carowinds alone, nighthawk may not be spectacular but it’s sure better than Vortex.

@jpmoney3683 2 года назад

Yeah I find it much more enjoyable than vortex. Nighthawk has really bad operations though

@Nick-dq5zn 2 года назад

Man I love nighthawk, it isn’t as rough as ppl make it out to be and isn’t nearly as bad as anything else here. Never got the hate for it.

@OklahomaCoasterFan 2 года назад

Agreed. It's a great ride, not very rough at all. I catch flack for personally ranking it ahead of Afterburn, but I stand by it.

@slaynan421 2 года назад

Exactly how I feel. Absolutely love the ride don’t get the hate for it at all.

@slaynan421 2 года назад

@@OklahomaCoasterFan the me nighthawk and afterburn are neck and neck I’d go either way.

@coastercarson 2 года назад

Nighthawk is honestly pretty good. The only things that kill the ride for me is the fact that it’s so hard to actually get on (ride breaks all the time), and I absolutely hate the break run at the end where you just lay on your back for 5 minutes, with those restraints it feels claustrophobic. Other than that the actual ride is pretty fun, the corkscrews are wacky af but they are kinda fun, feels like a plane crash minus the fatal pain you would experience in a plane crash.

@paullilienthal449 Год назад

Holy cow. I think I rode #3 back in 2003. I was about ten years old then, and the only other coasters I had taken rides on were at Busch Gardens in Tampa in 2001. I was barely short of many height requirements for most inverted coasters in Busch Gardens (except maybe Scorpion and definitely Kumba), so I have a pleasant memory of just enjoying the Steamin' Demon as a milestone of sorts.

@AgentBlackX 2 года назад

I'd include the Vekoma boomerangs on this list too, but it might be kinda mean to single Vekoma out like that lol

@jeo33466 2 года назад

I knew Ninja would be on here and I'm proud to say I've been a St Louisan for over 20 years and love it. I absolutely understand the reasons and agree, but the mix of nostalgia and just how cool it is keeps me loving it even though it's hated. I'm torn between wanting something new there and also keeping it for nostalgia sake.

@OklahomaCoasterFan 2 года назад

It is a fun ride, if you keep your head forward. Great airtime on the drop in the back, scary headchopper, and some intensity. Nothing spectacular, but still not bad.

@Danrarbc 2 года назад

I'd have zero issue with this thing going away and it's a PRIME location for a hyper. Just think - brake run and station on Ninja's plot of land and then the layout can head towards the water park following the railroad. Hang a right, continue between the water park and Batman, turnaround near the front entrance and head back.

@ballshd68419 2 года назад

Na dude you gotta do the slc last so you aren’t injured on the other rides

@gabriellaflom1221 2 года назад

I did Ninja 3 times in one day when I went with my family. My dad actually waited to do it on opening day! I really liked it. Sure it was rough but so is Kumba at Busch Gardens and it doesn’t bother me. I thought it was really fun!

@jackfeldman3916 2 года назад

It used to be Stealth at CGA, actually 🙂 Love your videos!

@natewill1464 2 года назад

Disagree on wildcat. Personally it’s my favorite wooden coaster at Hershey. Yeah it’s rough but not enough that you can’t still enjoy the ride imo.

@sprawlz6466 2 года назад

I usually like rough rides and that one sits right at my rough limit. I still enjoyed it, but non nearly as much as I would have if it were only as rough as something like lightning racer. It's definitely a piece of crap and could use some major retracking

@natewill1464 2 года назад

@@sprawlz6466 I thought lighting racer was fairly smooth lol. I did have a front row ride my last time though

@sprawlz6466 2 года назад

@@natewill1464 Yeah I don't think Lightning Racer is rough which was kinda my point. I was saying that I think Wildcat would benefit from feeling more like that. But I wouldn't call Lightning Racer a smooth ride either. I thought it was about average for a wood coaster, but I also only ever rode that thing in the back so that might have something to do with it.

@Gabes1321 2 года назад

I would definitely swap SLCs and the Volares around! I have a high pain tolerance but Jesus Christ Volares suck! Especially Hero at Flamingo Land, worst rollercoaster ever built on the planet easily: even worse than green lantern 🤮

@woodstockresinworks2972 2 года назад

The slc at flamingo land is actually really good, however the bpb and fantasy island ones are awful.

@Gabes1321 2 года назад

@@woodstockresinworks2972 I think he meant the generic SLC layouts because I agree with you that their SLC is great

@woodstockresinworks2972 2 года назад

@@Gabes1321 Oh yea I know, I was more answering your comment, what I meant was ironically flamingo lands slc Is actually really good while they have the worst volare, so they have two worst coasters on the list but 1 of them is actually really good, weirdly. 😂

@Gabes1321 2 года назад

@@woodstockresinworks2972 yeah honestly I don’t even know why they bought hero in the first place with all the awful reviews about time warp but it’s still the most popular ride in the park somehow 💀

@greghiskhan7426 2 года назад

Six Flags New England has a SLC clone that they refurbished back in 2018. They themed it to the Riddler and the train’s harnesses are different so you don’t have head banging. They might be tight on the thighs, but it’s actually pretty fun for an SLC. You might enjoy that one!

@Blast2224 Год назад

I attended the Great Escape from 1995-2000 so my opinion of the Steamin Demon was with rose-tinted glasses because I was between age 3-8. Even if it was a horrible Arrow, it was my first Arrow and one I always wanted to do since you could always hear the screams from the parking lot. I rode the ride again in 2009, and I was nearly 17. The way the harnesses fit on my tallet body felt like I was in a washing machine drum. The area was also not much to speak of; weed, crusty and rusted paint, etc.

@andytaylor1806 2 года назад

The SLC at Walibi Holland is rough as hell, apparently it's the very first one to be built too. There's an especially nasty Vekoma Boomerang around the corner if you feel like punishing yourself as well

@robbertj 10 месяцев назад

exactly my thoughts. El Condor as it was formerly known is quite rough, but still I am impressed they were able to copy/paste the very compact but also quite intense layout all over the world. That has to count for something, even if it's very rough. I once got stuck in the boomerang (Speed of Sound it's called now) midway, when it wasn't gripping the second lift hill correctly. 1,5h evacuation. Interesting process, but every time I rode it afterwards I'm silently hoping it will properly catch the lift hill ;-)

@jonahfrazier8630 2 года назад

Idk if anything has changed since a few years ago, but when I rode Roar at SFA it was absolutely the roughest wooden coaster I had ever been on. You could hear the shaking in the screams of the riders it was that bad

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

If you watch Taylor's SFA video he said it got retracked this year. I rode it last year and agree: awful I prefered Firebird

@porcelainthunder2213 2 года назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv looked to be only a partial retrack. So its probably still pretty bad. The lift hill was rough on Roar!

@nicholasfield6127 2 года назад

I just rode the Vekoma (Thunderhawk) at Michigan's Adventure 2 weeks ago and it seemed really smooth to me. I was expecting it to bang you around, but it didn't.

@leanen6424 2 года назад

I usually enjoy SLCs much more than Boomerangs, i think they have a pretty good layout and at least as a tall person i cannot hit my knees. Thats actually a huge plus compared too many other bad rides, like rough wooden coasters i often get hit on my kneecaps. Thats why another hated and objectively rough and stupid ride like furius baco is pretty alright with me, since it has a good launch, the jackhammering isnt too long cause of the short layout and i cannot hit anything with my legs.

@MattMcIrvin 2 года назад

Wildcat at Compounce is in the category of rides I actually have never ridden despite multiple opportunities, because every time I contemplate getting on it, I remember the warnings and figure I would only have myself to blame. (And it's not as if there's a shortage of stuff to do there--even before Phobia, they had one of the world's great monster woodies and even their Boomerang is not bad. But it just seems a shame that this classic 1920s PTC with a beautiful lift hill that looms over the front gate is a ride that people have to be warned away from. Contrast with Canobie's Yankee Cannonball which still rides fine.)

@BeMaC 2 года назад

I rode the wildcat in our us coaster tour. was a funny little old coaster. less bumpy as bulder dash. would love to go again :)

@Alex-xx5ik 2 года назад

Verkoma Boomerangs are so rough. At 6 flags new england we used to have two of them but they removed one of them because it kept breaking down and it was so rough