Mean Streak really seems pointless and very lame.

This huge coaster seem to have no airtime, trims on the drop and pointlessly meanders through the course.

#MeanStreakgetsRMC2K15

[TTD03]

cool5 wrote:

This huge coaster seem to have no airtime, trims on the drop and pointlessly meanders through the course.

Yes cool5, we all want this thing gone.

[TheArchitect]

Now who's on a mean streak poor roller coaster

[TTD03]

I'm kinda surprised you think this is boring actually, since every jet coaster is the most energetic coaster ever!

Was this ride EVER good??

I'd argue it has been BETTER, if not good. Substantially so.

Look at this POV from the early years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNy0VHjWxAo

It was running about 20-22 seconds faster then...the pacing is sped up quite a bit. It's still no CCI or RMC, but it has no dead spots and the pacing is tighter.

[TTD03]

Kyle Sloane wrote:

Was this ride EVER good??

I think back in 1991 it was probably a great ride! But now, it's terrible.

[Turbo]

Tyler wrote:

I'd argue it has been BETTER, if not good. Substantially so.

Look at this POV from the early years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNy0VHjWxAo

It was running about 20-22 seconds faster then...the pacing is sped up quite a bit. It's still no CCI or RMC, but it has no dead spots and the pacing is tighter.

I had this VHS.

[TTD03]

^ Lol, makes you feel old yet?

[Turbo]

absolutely lol. Not really that I had the video, but the fact that I specifically had the VHS is the kicker seeing as kids today don't even know what VHS stands for or even is.

[TTD03]

I can vouch that I don't know what VHS stands for...

[TheArchitect]

Video Home System, I was around before DVD lol.

mean streak is pretty boring -_- i was tired and everything they better have iron streak in the future

[Turbo]

TheArchitect wrote:

Video Home System, I was around before DVD lol.

You made my day with this picture lol, I still have a floppy with a save file from my old rct2 parks

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TheArchitect wrote:

Video Home System, I was around before DVD lol.

LOL!

I was lucky last year to visit Cedar Point for the 1st time, and was looking forward to riding this ride, it was on the CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT RIDING list. And during the first drop, i was like "wow, not alot of airtime on that", as the ride continued i kept waiting and waiting for something! but no, little to nothing of airtime. It was really disappointing, the ride is HUGE! Even Ghost Rider at Knotts still has some airtime to it, even though it's also lost its edge.

"Mean Diarrhea Streak."

[Coasterkidmwm]

rtrudy wrote:

#MeanStreakgetsRMC2K15

That is not the employee rumor for next year. Also don't anyone message me asking what the employee rumor is because I'm not stupid enough to say it (and it's probably hot air).


As far as the ride goes it has laterals in the front and I think if they killed the brakes on the drop and toned down the MCBR it would still be lame but actually do something at least.

[TheArchitect]

What's the employee rumor?

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Coasterkidmwm wrote:

rtrudy wrote:

#MeanStreakgetsRMC2K15

That is not the employee rumor for next year. Also don't anyone message me asking what the employee rumor is because I'm not stupid enough to say it (and it's probably hot air).


As far as the ride goes it has laterals in the front and I think if they killed the brakes on the drop and toned down the MCBR it would still be lame but actually do something at least.

I agree.

TheArchitect wrote:

What's the employee rumor?

I hope that's a sarcastic question...

i rode it in 2007 and it was rough and not fun,
but then i rode it again last year i rode it and it was fun and had been greatly improved..
n i dont see a point on putting a rmc makeover on this, its fine the way it is

[TTD03]

^ Yea, they started retracking it a few years ago, which is why it has gotten better these last couple years.
I think an RMC would be nice, chance of it happening, not likely imo.

Sure they retracked some of it to make it less rough, but the ride itself is still bad. Even the initial design I believe was a failure. It really lacks everything that makes a wooden coaster awesome. And now that they've slowed it down with brakes (for good reason), there's even less airtime and lats that may have been there before. We won't see RMC work with Cedar Fair until Six Flags is done bullsh!tting around with them. Even then, who knows if Cedar Fair would consider that option at all.

[TTD03]

Yea I guess, the layout is a bit boring.