My 2 favorite steel coasters happen to be RMCs, and the last thing I like them for is the gimmicks. I found that between the airtime, the hangtime and the pace at which I was assaulted with elements really made Wicked Cyclone one of the most exceptional steel coasters out there. Storm Chaser is just pure fun with every hill having crazy ejector and all 4 twisting hills having some cool little jabs of laterals.
Outlaw Run, on the other hand, makes me kind of agree because the gimmicky elements like the "sideways airtime hill" aren't as crazy as people say. I'm not even sure what makes it so special. It's not like it's not good, it just doesn't really ride differently than any other coaster. However, I think that the pacing is far more consistent throughout the ride than the other two (SC and WC both had odd pauses at certain parts) even though the pace is overall slower.
I could see me not enjoying Goliath, Twisted Colossus, NTG or Iron Rattler as much though since they seem to move at a much less rapid pace than the ones I've been on.
Dirk_Ermen wrote:
Storm Chaser was the only one that was pure fun, up to the weird double up and down and hella-slow-way-too-far-banked-turn. (Aka. End of the ride)
It's funny because when I rode, I got laterals going up that turn. It also hit the brake run at a way faster speed than the initial POVs. It probably wasn't running that well for you while you were there.
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