Carowinds New Roller Coaster For 2010: Intimidator

The thing about B&M hypers is that they're just plain fun. They're not intense thrill machines like Maverick or the Voyage, but they're big, smooth, and fun.

EDIT: Raging Bull is probably still way better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zegfMmOQ7c

People don't generally like Raging Bull for the lack of airtime, despite the fact it's probably the one with the best layout

Yeah, they're not made specifically for "enthusiasts," but instead for everyone to have fun on, but us guys to still enjoy. The 3 I've been on, Apollo's Chariot, Nitro, and Raging Bull aren't all that intense, but they are a lot of fun to me and I've enjoyed every ride. I call boring sitting on the couch with nothing to do, and falling 100+ feet while floating in the air 10x and travelling 70 mph without any windshield doesn't count as boring to me. Seems like a serious exaggeration.

[slosprint]

Someone needs to make a ride with couch seats... just saying...

(contacts numerous manufacturers)

These don't count?

Okay.... everyone of these people talking crap about the ride have not been on it, and every person I've heard who's gone on it, enjoyed it. So stop calling it forceless and lame because you don't actually know anything from experience. It may have a lame theme, but it looks like a hell of a ride. And that video doesn't do it justice.

[slosprint]

Intimidator = B&M Hyper
B&M hyper = Forceless
Forceless = Lame

By the transitive property Intimidator = Lame


Edit: I have been on 3 B&M hypers, so I know from experience that they are forceless.

^ Tell me what B&M Hypers you've been on to back up that statement. Cuz I believe that you are just talking out of you're ass.

[slosprint]

1. Diamondback
2. Nitro
3. Goliath @ SFOG

[hyyyper]

Nitro had some neat forces, it wasn't S:ROS, but by far not forceless.

[slosprint]

^ Agreed, but the older B&Ms are the only ones with decent forces. After riding Goliath and Diamondback I can safely say that the forces have been decreasing more and more in the more modern rides.

People that say B&Ms are forceless are just ignorant. Every B&M hyper ive been on has amazing air in the back seat.

Goliath @ SFOG is in another league of its own...ejector in every seat over every hill but one...and the helix is really forceful.

B&M hypers kick ass...

^Agreed.Diamondback is sitting comfortably as my #2 steel coaster behind Maverick (still haven't been on S:ROS). The sustained ejector you get in the back seat while getting pulled over the top of each hill is insane, even the last hill before the splashdown. Say what you will about the forces on B&M coasters, but the fact is that they are reliable, high capacity rides that are pretty much guaranteed to be a hit at any park that decides to build one.

And Goliath sits safely in my #2 spot behind SROS^.

I think Intimidator could totally challenge it though.

Originally posted by slosprint

Intimidator = B&M Hyper
B&M hyper = Forceless
Forceless = Lame

By the transitive property Intimidator = Lame

By the transitive property, you're a jackass and haven't been on Intimidator so shut it? [:p]

Apollo's Chariot had crazy ejector on all of its bunny hills in the back row, and the first drop, and nitro had amazing forces and ejector in the back as well. Also, b&m makes this part which is easily my favorite coaster element EVER.

Pwetty colors [:O]

My favorite ever! And that diving drop has crazy lats when your in the back while having airtime and getting thrown sideways.

And not to mention this-

I think we have all been proven wrong. This has some crazy air compared to most B&M Hypers.

Raging Bull has an awesome first drop in the back seat. Too bad they stopped using pre-drops after 2 coasters...

Too bad B&M doesn't realize that pre-drops actually add thrill the the ride, instead of making it easier on the lift chain before their "new technology" that no longer required pre-drops.

Although they did do it again on a floorless:

http://www.rcdb.com/1366.htm?p=11884

Yeah Kyle, that's one of my favorite elements of any coaster. Too bad they never made another hill like it...Nitro's doesn't work anywhere near as well, which is unfortunate since it has an extra like 50' to work with.

Yeah, pre- drops improved the rides a lot. The air is nice on it according to the POV. That makes two great B&Ms at that park. Still no cop on Int. 305 though!