Best B&M Floorless

Scream jackhammers me, I get a headache prior to reaching the MCBR

Ive heard that scream is the worst b&m ever built period.

Originally posted by Kyle Sloane

Ive heard that scream is the worst b&m ever built period.

I've been on Scream! and Bizzaro (both within 2 weeks). They rode the exact same.

I like Dominator best of the few I've been on: Medusa, Batman, Hydra, and Dominator. I really enjoyed the pacing through most of the ride. I also wouldn't call any B&M ever made a "bad ride."

^Word, I've never been on a bad B&M. My least favorite has to be Mantis but it's not like it was bad...

Yeah if I don't consider my calfs being done for the rest of the day after my ride on Mantis, I'd say it was pretty decent. I rode 2nd row though and in retrospect I think back would've been a lot more fun. I really liked back on Iron Wolf and Mantis isn't much different since it contains pretty much every feature that I liked in Iron Wolf. Definitely think every last B&M is of very good quality, and their ridership and safety over the years back up my statement.

If I have to choose, I guess I'll go with Kraken being my favorite, but I love them all! Floorless coasters are probably my favorite type of all because of how weightless and flighty they make me feel.

Cedar Point should build one! I've been feeling really deprived ever since Geauga Lake closed...

Originally posted by Kyle Sloane

Ive heard that Hydra is the worst b&m ever built period.

fixed that for you [:D]

Following my response on the B&M Invert thread, my favorite B&M floorless is Kraken, only because I haven't been on many others. The other's have been Medusa @ SFDK, and Scream @ SFMM. Kraken and Medusa are virtually the same up until the MCBR, but notably different are the dive loops. You can feel on the Medusa one a long and drawn out roll up into the dive, but on kraken is a slow rotation until the top and then snaps into the dive. Quite fun actually. Ranting. Anywho... Up until the MCBR, the rides are pretty closely relating. After that, Kraken takes a huge step ahead of Medusa in that it has another (forceful as hell) loop, a low ground turn into a Kraken Egg filled cave, into B&M's by far, the absolute best flat spin they have ever made.

Also following what Dcs said, I don't think that any B&M is a "bad ride." The quality of their rides are excellent, and every one packs some sort of punch. I do, though, believe that B&M tries to fit some insanely large rides into tiny spaces like Daemonen in Denmark (I can't remember and i'm too lazy to go check). Not saying it's a bad ride, but that ride is DAMN ugly.

Yeah i remember that loop being insanely forcefull.

Daemonen looks cool to me except the fact that it has basically no straight airtime anywhere, whereas hydra, and superman de acero have. Just saying based off of the votes.

Unfortunately, I have only been on 2 floorless coasters: Medusa (SFDK) and Scream! (SFMM.) of the 2 Scream! definitely kicks ass...Never more than a 2 min. wait every time I have ridden it. In general; though, Floorless coasters are just awesome!

^I have to agree on the short wait thing. No one ever goes that far back into the park. Colossus has very little wait too, but not as short as Scream!.

[Dirk_Ermen]

I have ridden 9 out of these 11 B&M floorless coasters. Personally, Superman La Attraction De Acero @ Parque Warner get's my vote.

My ranking:
9. Hydra The Revenge
Even tho it's one of the more unique B&M Floorless Coasters it's also one of the newer ones. The newer B&M's are more tame on G forces and transitions. Making this a pretty dull ride with some nice inversions.

8. Scream!
Fun layout but this track gave me headache. There are a bunch of nasty bumps that were far from comfortable.

7. Bizarro
The onride music did add something to the ride, for the rest it was a good fun ride. Since the bumps from Scream weren't here. It's ranked above Scream.

6. Batman - The Dark Knight
Very fun layout. The turnaround through the loop was fun. No interruption from an MCBR so that was nice.

5. Medusa
I enjoyed this one a lot. Very fun floater in the backseat when going down the first drop. Fun typical elements except the Roll Over. That was something else and I enjoyed that. Nice powerfull turns, Also nice g's from the drop off the MCBR into the corkscrews.

4. Kraken
Lovely coaster with all typical B&M elements inserted. Great backseat floater from the first drop. The exit from the Cobra roll into the 225????????? helix was awesome. Cool drop again from the MCBR into another loop followed by the quick and snappy corkscrew.

3. Dominator
This was a really cool B&M, I like it when they go a bit more original. A longer than usual pre-lift. Good first drop, that 90????????? turn after the loop was extremely fun. Same goes for the turnaround into the cobra roll. Extremely fun drop of the MCBR into the 2 nice corkscrew. Pure fun.

2. D?????????monen
Yes, this awesome little compact B&M is on my 2nd best floorless spot. I had loads of fun on this coaster. No prelift and extremely short ride, but it's the most compact of them all. The predrop was fun with a good drop into the loop, immelmann and zero g roll. Only to finish off with some quick turns and with a tiny hop onto the final brakes. A cool extra at night is, that the line of light on the track follows the train exactly, when it runs over the track. So the light might be red first, but it turns white as soon as the train ran over it. Very cool extra effect.

1. Superman La Attraction De Ac?????????ro
An anti-climax of my earlier statement. It's a catalog coaster from B&M, but only sold once so far. An awesome first drop with that little pre-drop so it provides an ejector in the backseat. Typical huge B&M elements that flow perfectly. Camelback provides a nice floater, corkscrews plus final turns have some really fun G's. Sum that up and it adds this coaster to my favorite and personally the best B&M Floorless. [:)]

Yeah that one really did look good, especially because of that predrop on the huge first drop.

Originally posted by Dirk_Ermen



My ranking:
9. Hydra The Revenge
Even tho it's one of the more unique B&M Floorless Coasters it's also one of the newer ones. The newer B&M's are more tame on G forces and transitions. Making this a pretty dull ride with some nice inversions.

Thats weird because that first overbank after the drop had a VERY snappy, but comfortable transition, and one time i began to gray out becuase it held its force from the bottom of the drop to the base of the 0-g roll. Although i do think the last bit couple turns were a bit forceless.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Kyle Sloane

Originally posted by Dirk_Ermen



My ranking:
9. Hydra The Revenge
Even tho it's one of the more unique B&M Floorless Coasters it's also one of the newer ones. The newer B&M's are more tame on G forces and transitions. Making this a pretty dull ride with some nice inversions.

Thats weird because that first overbank after the drop had a VERY snappy, but comfortable transition, and one time i began to gray out becuase it held its force from the bottom of the drop to the base of the 0-g roll. Although i do think the last bit couple turns were a bit forceless.

To me the whole coaster felt tame on the forces, especially compared to the other B&M's I've ridden. The spots you mentioned had some G's yeah, but nothing that made me go: "Wow, intense!" or that made me gray out...
I guess the reason that it felt tame to me, can be caused by the slower transitions from G-Forces?

Oh i gotcha. Yeah that contrast is what really can make a difference.