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Post March 20th, 2009, 2:38 am

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Three coasters with great reasons to be my choice for best, but I am gonna have to go with Xcelerator (as it was the first Accelerated coaster by Intiman, and I like the theme)

Post March 20th, 2009, 3:10 am

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Ka rarely has a wait? haha I need to go when you are. I'd say it rarely has a short line, averaging maybe 1.5 hours (and I've been there summer weekdays and weekends all around the year). I've gotten lucky a few times with real short waits, but that's proven to be a rarity for me. Love short lines though, because I can grab the front without an insanely long extra wait time, and the front is so much better than everywhere else, except maybe the 2nd row.

Post March 20th, 2009, 5:16 am
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Post March 20th, 2009, 9:01 am
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Untill this May I have to say Ka gets it. Thats just because I have yet to ride TTD though.

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kingda ka, i have never ridden eother but i like OTSRs and the airhill sounds like more fun paired with massive launch speed and tower sounds better
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I cant say... I have been on TTD numerous times. Not on KK.

From riding TTD and not KK and going by stories / facts. I have to say TTD. I want to visit SF this summer if working at CP doesn't get in the way.
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Post April 2nd, 2009, 8:42 am

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i rode both of them and i say kingda ka... i like Ka's launch more than TTD's one... they're completely different...

Post April 5th, 2009, 7:56 pm

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I'm going to have to say TTD because of the lapbar.

Post April 5th, 2009, 8:21 pm

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Originally posted by lore1991

i rode both of them and i say kingda ka... i like Ka's launch more than TTD's one... they're completely different...


in what way....
iv heard TTD's launch is more intense

Post April 6th, 2009, 7:39 am

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absolutely not! Ka's launch is way more intense than TTD's one! And you feel the acceleration even after the 3.5 seconds scheduled to launch you to 206 km/h... on TTD it finishes before the 4 seconds of the launch...

Post April 6th, 2009, 7:45 am
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intense can be seen in 2 ways: Intense as of going faster in shorter amount of time. Or intense as in going to the same speed but much in a longer period of time.

It would be awesome to go to a really fast speed in a really short amount of time (as in Acceleration G's). But on the other hand going really fast in a pretty long time (as in duration), should feel just as awesome.
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Post April 8th, 2009, 5:40 pm

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TTD started this giant launch coaster craze off. So TTD it is.

Post April 9th, 2009, 4:23 am

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its quite simple.. their are both the best.. but Kingda ka goes faster and is higher so if you want full speed do kingda, if you want more air time do kingda(depending on the last hill) but TTD is also very nice if you ask me, and CP was the first one with such a coaster eh.. And i think that that the que for TTD is longer then for Kingda, depending on the visitors count of CP every day, so..

Post April 19th, 2009, 12:54 pm

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I will choose Kingdaka for one reason:
I haven't been on TTD and it dosen't look like I will for a long time.
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When I went KK had a 10 minuit wait but that wait was quater of an hour before the park oficialy opened. I also quite liked the launch and the airtime hill, I don't see TTD being as good withought it.

Post April 25th, 2009, 8:38 pm

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It's pretty funny how people who haven't ridden both coasters are posting here. So much for objective reviews.

Post April 25th, 2009, 9:06 pm

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Its pretty funny when people who havent ridden any of them post here

Post April 25th, 2009, 9:26 pm

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I've ridden both, and I rate 'em about equal...both have their relative advantages and disadvantages.

Post April 26th, 2009, 10:19 pm

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I'm sorry that was mean. But I think both rides are equal for me. TT made me more pumped because the whole race-car dragster thing is more of an intense theme and is themed really well which adds alot to the experience, but KK is taller and faster which does add alot but it's not something to brag about when the theme is something kinda stupid and not as fear inducing. To me KK is just a tower of steel, while TT is less of a tower, but a very fast ride. So to me it's a battle between Height vs Speed.(I know KK goes faster but TT seems to go too fast for the length of the track...I hope you guys know what I mean.
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Post April 27th, 2009, 1:54 pm

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Im not sure i like both, theve both got a good theme but i like TTD colours better![:D]

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Post April 29th, 2009, 1:49 pm

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I think Top thrill dragster becouse it looks like a formula. :)

Post April 29th, 2009, 4:51 pm

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i haven't ridden either of them, but i am ready to ride ttd this summer!

Post April 29th, 2009, 5:00 pm

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Dragster's got the lapbars, I found it ten times smoother than Ka (last season, anyways) and such a kick ass atmosphere. Since the height and speed differences aren't really noticeable to me, TTD it is!

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