James' Picks
for Best Rollercoasters |
As of now I have ridden 120
different rollercoasters. These are my favorites...
Steel Rollercoasters
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#1
Fire Dragon - Islands of Adventure |
This
has to be the most intense inverted roller
coaster I have ever been on. The pacing is
wonderful and doesn't let up from beginning to
end. Add in the "duel" effect
with Ice Dragon and you have one hell of a good
ride.
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#2
Millennium Force - Cedar Point |
America's
tallest and fastest rollercoaster, this ride definitely
hauls some ass. The first drop
is insane and the speed hardly wears off before
the train hits the final breaks. Airtime
is abundant and there is no way you can beat the
view from the top!
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#3 Kumba -
Busch Gardens Tampa
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Another
masterpiece by B&M, this coaster has some of the best
forces of any ride. The range is simply amazing
between the positive g's in the helix and the negative g's
of the camelback. This one was my favorite long
before the first two came around.
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Wooden
Rollercoasters
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#1
Legend - Holiday World
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This
ride is not just my favorite wooden
coaster, but also my overall number
one. No words can describe the
insane, out of control feeling you get
riding this fine craftsmanship of
wood. It gives me shivers just to
think about the reaction of "wood
coasters should NOT do this" that I
get when I ride.
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#2
Shivering Timbers - MI's Adventure
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This
ride does NOT belong in the park it's
at...plain and simple. Perhaps
that is part of the reason why it
appeals to me so much. That, and
the amazingly insane amount of airtime
it has. I don't think I have
ridden another coaster with as much
airtime as Timbers has.
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If
it weren't for the other two on this
list, this ride would
easily sit as my number one wooden
coaster. It may be just a tad bit
short, but it sure as hell doesn't let
up. The feeling of all hell
breaking loose after the fifth drop is
unparalleled. And then there are
night rides on this beast...
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Thanks
to Jeff Tolotti for the pictures
of Legend and Raven. |
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