I wanted to tell my kids about the time I rode Green Lantern... But, I rode Green Lantern.

corkscrew is the roller coaster that you find in a math or science textbook

for some reason i’ve been watching a lot of rollercoaster videos during quarantine, so i’ve really been enjoying your channel. i live in va and live relatively close to both king’s dominion and busch gardens. shockwave was my first coaster i’ve ever ridden (can you imagine? so misfortunate), and i was VERY happy to see it on this list lol. .......and then i saw anaconda and i was shocked, because i remember loving it - but, in retrospect, it’s probably because it was so gentle and i was deathly afraid of rollercoasters at the time.

I just felt lucky to be alive after I rode The Son of Beast 😂 😂 😂

You should do a best coaster and worst coaster for each park. like how you did that with manafacturers.

In Brightest Day In Blackest Night No Riders Shall Escape Its Sight Let those who endure the Coaster's plight Beware Its Power Green Lantern's First Flight!

No kidding I cried in Mean Streak. I was seven. “The mean streak was...*sniff*...so MEAN!”

Corkscrew has not aged well, but it's so iconic I dunno how you replace it!

Intamin is the only company that has multiple coasters on best and worst coaster lists.

you should do a video naming one bad coaster for every major park in north america 👍🏽

Corkscrew was my first “coaster” I ever rode at CP in 1995.... needless to say, I was not happy lol! Meanstreak wasn’t bad in ‘95, but when I rode it again in 2003, it was terrible 😂! As for Son of Beast... after learning the many many missteps in the construction of this coaster, I’m happy I’m still alive!

I've been to Cedar Point a few times, and while neither Corkscrew nor Mean Streak was exactly comfortable, they could never compare to the migraine that was Mantis. So glad to see that one gone.

No one else did it, so here I guess... 20: Grizzly- California’s Great America 19: Goliath- New England 18: Vortex- North Carolina 17: Shockwave- Virginia (Kings Dominion) 16: Anaconda- Virginia (Kings Dominion) 15: Mean Streak- Ohio (Cedar Point) 14: Son Of Beast- Ohio (Kings Island) 13: Mighty Canadian Mind Buster- Canada 12: Psyclone- California (Six Flags) 11: Corkscrew- Ohio (Cedar Point) 10: Manhattan Express- New York & Vegas 9: Ninja- Missouri (Six Flags) 8: Roar- Maryland (Six Flags America) 7: Wild Beast- Canada (Canadas Wonderland) 6: Vecoma SLC’s 5: Predator- New York (Six Flags) 4: Flash Back- California (Six Flags) 3: Wind Jammer Surf Racers- Knots Berry Farm 2: Time Warp- Canada (Canadas Wanderland) 1: Green Lantern- California (Six Flags) (Sorry if I missed a few things on some of them)

The coaster at NY, NY. It's scary, but more by way of wondering when parts of the track are going to fly off.

When I rode GreenLantern our car got stuck, shorty before reentering the station. We had to spent 20 minutes straped in the seats, with the head facing downwards. So much fun :(

When I was a kid, Wild Beast and The Mighty Canadian Mine Buster were absolutely legendary. Both were easily two of my favourites in the whole park. Now, they're almost unrideable. Way, way, WAY too rough. And you're right to put Time Warp that high on the list. Unlike the woodies, this coaster was _never_ rideable. It really doesn't have a single redeeming quality about it. And OMG, if Flight Deck actually switched to vest restraints, it would *immediately* shoot to near the top of what the park has to offer; such as it is, it's currently good for little more than giving concussions.

Airtime thrills - makes 20 worst coasters ever Me - Only been on 23 coasters ever

Please keep talking about how Predator needs to be converted to a hybrid. I really want Six Flags to hear you. It would be such a huge boost to the park.

"And its a shame. This coaster is a pile of TOGO" Seriously, this guy has the best roasts. Imma say that to my friend one day.

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

On the plus side, you can still ride the good old dejavu if you go to silverwood in North Idaho. They moved dejavu from six flags chicago and renamed it aftershock. It rides VERY smooth. Even after traveling to cedar point, aftershock is easily in my top 5 favorite coasters list. It can hang with any of them.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the Seven Deadly Sins of Roller Coaster Design: Lust - B&M standup coasters, Intamin Accelerators Gluttony - RMC Greed - Dinn Corporation Sloth - RCCA Wrath - Vekoma Envy - Golden Horse Pride - Arrow Dynamics

Wow, I didn't expect to see three Canada's Wonderland mentions! Usually people forget about us. But you're so right about Wilde Beast and Spinebuster. I wish they would get flattened but because they're originals, I don't think that'll ever happen.

I have some GREAT memories of Psychlone at Magic Mountain. Those were the most comfortable seats I have ever experienced on any coaster with massive padding on the lap bars. Also, the thing that sticks out in my memory is the drops got steeper half way down! That meant that there was an incredible airtime surprise while you were accelerating at an extreme downward angle. It was fast and you could watch the curves sway under the train weight as you exited. I have to say that this is the coaster that made me a fanatic for woodie coasters. Years after Psychlone closed, Magic Mountain would reuse some of the trains for the "Backwards Colossus" periods when they did their Halloween seasons. They'd pull out these old Psychlone trains and it would almost have me in tears. Rode in the front row (as Psychlone) on one of these trains with Leonardo DiCaprio once when his girlfriend didn't want to ride with him. Ah, memories. R.I.P. Psychlone.

none of these coasters can possibly worse than Pizza by Alfredo

I appreciate The Office clips in the beginning.

The video that got me into Airtime Thrills. There's just something satisfying about hearing Chris call a coaster embarrassing

When you first said vortex, I thought you were going to say King's Island and I nearly fell out of my chair. Glad I was mistaken, Vortex in Ohio was one of the best corkscrew rides ever built.

Psyclone was a victim as it was damaged by the 1994 Northridge earthquake and it just was never the same after that. I could see Six Flags giving Predator an RMC treatment as Darien Lake almost went through with it back in 2013.

You always have such great content, one of my favorite channels!

SOB is still my favorite wooden coaster ever. Despite the rough ride and the damage it probably did to my spine. That coaster was as close to the edge as any wooden coaster has ever been.

And Son of Beast..... my favorite wooden coaster. How are so many coasters I have rode on here lol.

12:50 2 Woodies at Canada's Wonderland Ghoster Coaster: Am I a joke to you?

Isnt Manhattan express the big apple coaster?

Mind Eraser at Elitch Gardens in Colorado is like a worse, rough, and more painful version of Batman in Six Flags Over Texas

Viper (Great Adventure), when it actually operated, was a damn torture device. This was way back before Great Adventure had a great lineup of coasters so pickings were slim. Thankfully it broke so often that SF demolished it and built El Toro in its place and now SFGA is a fantastic park for coasters.

I've actually been on Grizzly several times considering CGA's my home park, and I got a splinter from the wooden rails in the line queue that stayed inside my finger for a week!! Not to mention that ride takes like,,, 10 hours to dispatch

With Ninja being at a Six Flags St.louis(my home park). Thank you very much for including this. Ninja is the worst ride there

I went on Corkscrew once when I was like 12. I remember it being rough and uneventful. However, if they do decide to close it, I hope they keep the track over the path.

I just had to laugh when you mentioned The Predator as the worst wooden....Darien Lake was the park I grew up near and I remember seeing commercials on TV in 1990 about The Predator. My dad waited 2.5 hours to ride it (I was too young) and while my dad had a bad back, it made it worse and he said never again...i have been on it probably about 40-50 times in my life and while it's rough, I always liked it...they did a retrack of it like a year ago in the worst area, but if RMC gets there hands on it, I'll go back up to visit family and go ride it.

I need to catch up on my roller coaster vocabulary

"When i was at Magic Mountain, I Would always go on Psyclone because it's wooden" Umm... Colossus still existed, Y'know

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

Thanks for not including the GAScream Machine at SFOG. Back in '76 at the tender age of 6, this was my first big boy rollercoaster with my Dad and after one terrifying circuit, I was hooked. I think you're right abt SF not caring for their older Woodies like they should and I've heard it's very rough now and seen it in other POV videos. I'm hoping GCI would retrack it, but thanks again for not including it here. Hands UP! 😁👐

It's funny that despite Grizzly at CGA being a mirror image of Grizzly at Kings Dominion, It is completely different in terms of experience.

I haven't ridden so many Bad Coasters but by far the worst is Anaconda at Walygator Parc in France . This Coaster feels Just so slow and on every "Airtime Hill" you feel like it could roll back at any moment. The only good Thing about this is that the Layout is really good for a RMC conversion Some say this Coaster is rough. But really It's going so slow that you can't feel the roughness ;)

OMG I am so glad you put that at #1...I remember going on it and literally cursing the entire time. The ride operators were chuckling when I got off...but holy hell was I unhappy.

I haven't ridden too many coasters in my time yet, but one of my least favorites is Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom, which is a spinning Wild mouse coaster. That thing is a torture device. lol, but I still ride it just because I can.

Totally agree with the gci re-track of predator. Id like to see minebuster get the same treatment, and give wild beast the rmc treatment

In line for NTG. Great way to pass time so thx Also I’ve been on Ninja at I just remember HEADBANGING HEADBANGING HEADBANGING Boss was rough too but I rode before retracking

Ty for pointing out riddler’s revenge lol! It’s the only SLC I’ve been on but I actually liked it a lot, I wasn’t understanding why everyone hated the model

Living in Perth Australia, my opportunities for riding coasters are far too rare. I went to Europe and the US a few years back and got to go to Efteling and Coney Island. I was reassured to find I'm not the only one who found Soaring Eagle at Coney Island to be super uncomfortable. I also rode in the back seat of Cyclone for my second go around and had a headache for the rest of the day.

I respect your opinion but my home park is wonderland and I liked mine buster and kinda Wilde beast but I believe Wilde beast should be rmc’ed

Dude, that Green Lantern Coaster is no joke, I literally saw stars

Was not ready for a shout out to viper! Very cool

There are so many Arrow Dynamics corkscrew clones it's insane. The one at Canobie Lake Park is pretty painful ngl.

My first ever roller coaster was corkscrew. It ruined roller coasters for me for 12 years. Just LAST YEAR, I started to like roller coasters, and now ride everything at cedar point.

La Ronde definitely has the worst SLC! I've ridden a lot and that one was just insanely rough... like you literally can't even brace yourself for some of the elements that you know are gonna be rough. It was horrible

Awesome video. I don't think time warp was that bad considering the feel of a flying coaster. But yeah it was rough to ride. Definitely requires strength lol.

I always have to ride every coaster when I go to Kings Dominion every summer. Grizzly is at least worth riding once every trip as it’s a different track and experience so I like as many as possible.

Legit Nighthawk at Carowinds makes me I'll every time I ride it. It is rough and it shakes you so much

I remember as a kid (also still being terrified of inverted coasters, I’m not anymore though), I did not want to ride shockwave and it was to the point where my mom had to drag me off the ride. But then after finding out from how uncomfortably boring the ride was, as well as a few rumors of injuries and even deaths from that coaster later on, I’m glad I didn’t ride it and my mom was actually glad too!

I'm amazed that Anaconda didn't beat you up as you rode it. I had just recently started regularly riding roller coasters the first time I got on the Anaconda. It was the second ride I got on in the park (after the Outer Limits). I proceeded to have a headache for the rest of the time I was at the park. We're talking like 3 or 4 hours straight. Funny enough, the worst part was the corkscrew on the second half after the weird turn sequence. The first half, though underwhelming, wasn't too bad. It's like they leave a migraine button out there and if you're unlucky enough to hit it, your day is ruined. I felt like dice shaking in someone's hand in Vegas when they're on a hot streak. My head was a pinball helping an 80s teenager get a high score without having to do too much work, just bouncing around off of bumpers. I couldn't even get on any other coasters afterward. And nobody I came with had aspirin. Totally ruined my day.

Nice shoutout for viper at 8:49. That's my home park and glad none of our coasters are on this list.

They retracked Minebuster at CW, but I hope they get rid of time warp for a new coaster

Storytime! I forget what year this was, but I was in my mid-teens. Ever since I was little until that particular day, I was afraid to go roller coasters that had loops in them, (Was afraid of getting stuck in mid-loop). But then on a trip to Cedar Point, I got on the Raptors (I think that's what is was called), which unknown to me had loops in it, (I would take my glasses off before getting in the queue, so I wouldn't loose them, and yes, I'm that blind.) Anyways, after realizing how much fun loops on coasters are I, of course, wanted to try every coaster with a loop I saw. Which, of course, eventually lead me to the Corkscrew. You're right, that thing us awful. It hurt so bad, thank goodness that it's short!

When I rode predator at Darien lake before rumors about the retracking it injured me because I pushed down the lap bars but the rides ops pushed it down so hard it almost broke my thighs and after the drop it staples me so hard I broke my thighs and the rest of the ride jack hammered me

You're not kidding about the Mean Streak. We used to make a yearly summer trip to Cedar Point every year with out grandparents, and just about every year we'd ride Mean Streak at least once. And I'm not even kidding when I say that EVERY SINGLE TIME I came off the ride with a massive headache. That thing was evil.

I have a solution for your pain on wooden coasters. Don't ride in the back! Judge Roy Scream at SFOT was great for me in the front, but absolutely awful in the back. The extra airtime wasn't worth the mandatory 20 minute break to get rid of the headache.

I can't remember which coaster it was, years ago, but it was a stand up coaster that had the side head piece restraints. The jerkiness and hitting my ears against the sides caused my new ear piercings to rip out (four piercing studs) and I got off a bleeding mess. This caused the park employees to take me to get cleaned up and get some free stuff, but the look on some people's faces who were waiting to ride was like, "Oh, no!" I was never able to get compensated for one torn earlobe, not even the doctor's bills paid.

My dad rode Shockwave to see if 8 year old me would like it. He said I wouldn’t like it lmao

You're the first person I've seen call out Predator at Darien Lake. I thought it was just me... I actually thought I broke my back riding it. And to give you an idea of how forgiving I am, I LOVE the Mind Eraser...so for me to hate a ride it's gotta be BAD.

The shockwave was painful to ride . I like the anaconda however.

I never rode Flashback at Magic Mountain, HOWEVER, I rode the same coaster as Z-Force at Six Flags over Georgia, when it relocated there from Six Flags Great America, in 1988. At the time it was a thrilling ride experience, cutting edge before dive elements were introduced into main steel coasters.

I remember Psyclone at Magic Mountain because the first time I rode it was around the time of the Northridge quake in 1994. I don't recall if I rode it before or after the quake, but I do remember getting slammed into the side of the car and ending up with a decent bruise on my shoulder in one of the turns. A couple years later, it was almost always deserted and you could get off and right back on. I did as a dumb teenager just because, but it was painful. When they tore it down, it amazed me that it took as long as it did for Magic Mountain to get rid of it. That thing sucked so bad.

I remember Flashback when it originally debuted at SFOG as "Z-Force." It was the ride to ride when it opened there, and I have so many fond memories of it. I road it so many times, and I remember it very smooth, and fun, so something must have been lost or changed during its move to MM. It was a very unique idea, the series of split-S's... rather than a nonstop, uncontrolled sensation, you had the buildup of anticipation before each split-S, and the last 20 seconds were super fun as it whipped you around. Z-Force's location at SFOG was in a very heavily trafficked area of the park, and there were always tons of people around, which upped the communal aspect of everything. Everyone was smiling, everyone was having fun. Everyone I remember on that ride was enjoying themselves. I do know from secondhand reports (including this video) that Flashback was terribly rough, and I was sad to hear it.

One of my favorite coasters Grizzly at KD often gets hate for being super rough even though its honestly top 3 in the park for me.

Flight Deck? Oh, you mean brain damage? At least, that's what I feel I have after riding that one...

Shockwave was my very first inversion coaster, because I was scared of them as a kid. Despite this I don't really miss it, since Delirium, the ride that replaced it, is pretty fun. Also I actually enjoy Anaconda, despite its flaws. I understand why people don't like it, bit it's still a must ride for me.

Kong at Discovery Kingdom will always hold a special place in my heart for being the first roller coaster I ever did with loops.

I actually liked mean streak, but more so when I was younger. the bumpiness was a factor, but I enjoyed it's layout, and I was sad when it closed. I just hoped Cedar Point wouldn't demolish it. Truthfully, in the end, I can say that what cedar point did with it is probably the best decision the park ever made. it still has that classic mean streak feel mixed with a smoother track and better layout. I rode it two days before it closed to be RMC-ed and It was nostalgic and to me, a good send off. the bumpiness was there, but I was very happy to ride it one last time.

I don’t consider the coaster bad, just uncomfortable. I still enjoy riding it but I still have a few complaints. EURO MIR -1st drop is a big no shaky as heck. -Restraints are ok but due to the shakiness you can hit your knees sometimes which hurts. -The transition in the last turn is also just jerky which causes you to hit your knees on the restraints. -The brakerun is extremely abrupt, it feels like a car crash no joke. -Oh and if you ride the whole thing backwards, it makes it 10 times worse. If they would just retrack the coaster and give it new trains, it would be alright.

My least favorite was the Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The original layout had a tremendous drop which got you up to speeds near 75mph but the track was brutal and it twisted around a lot giving several people whiplash. The park later made changes to the coaster including making the main drop lower and lowering the overall speed but the track roughness remained an issue. The coaster later closed for a remodel and upgrade from Rocky Mountain Coaster to the new I-Box steel track turning the coaster in to the new Iron Rattler.

hey this was a great video , there was an error though about Deja Vú. it was at SFMM but was then moved to SFGA in gurnee IL and then it was moved to six flags new england for its debut as Goliath !

I think Zamperla Motocoaster deserves a mention even though it's a family coaster. The launch breaks your back on the worst restraints ever on a coaster, and after that the only thing left is a bunch of slow turns which only cause more pain.

Nice video, but I'd have to say one little issue about the list. Your title says : 20 of the Worst Coasters Ever Built. But the video is your impression of the ones you've ridden. I'd hardly say these are the worse ever built, though I do agree with some of your picks. :)

I, too, am disappointed in how ROAR has aged. I remember it as being one of my favorites as a kid, and one of the first coasters I ever went on, but now it just gives me headaches.

My most hated rollercoaster is the defunct Viper at Six Flags Great Adventure. It was a short Togo that beat you up like you couldn't imagine. I'm so glad that one is long gone !

I'd recommend Fly: The Great Nor'Easter at Morey's Piers as the best SLC by far. Same restraints as Riddler and they keep it very smooth. I actually prefer it to the Batman invert clones. Only an hour drive from SFGA!

I love the Anaconda! I like that there are some thrills and (at the parts you seem to not like) you can actually take a second to look around over the water.

I'm really glad the corkscrew that was talked about in the video was NOT the Corkscrew that I rode at Silverwood in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. That Corkscrew was my first roller coaster, and it was so fun!! It was smooth, the transitions were great, and the corkscrews didn't knock your head around! The seats were super comfortable and made me feel so safe. I loved it!! It was a great first coaster. It was only a minute ride, so it wasn't scary at all!

Some of these coasters' situations are functions of time. Shockwave was a big deal when it opened, but what could be done with coasters ten years later made "but you stand up on this one" a mere novelty. Anaconda was great when it opened, and when I rode it recently, yes you can tell the park is just playing out the string with it. Finally Roar...I have a buddy who is an ACE member, and when that thing was new, he was all about it.. He blew the thing a kiss! Also...wondering if the Grizzly in CA from your list is similar to the one at KD in Virginia. I like the one in VA for nostalgia.

Saw and Colossus at Thorpe Park were very rough in the afternoon. (Not saying they should be on the list tho) Also, the second longest roller coaster in the world, The Ultimate, was extremely rough all day and was only scary because I was going to die.

Minebuster has honestly gotten really good for 2019. It doesn’t need the RMC treatment

At Liseberg in Sweden, there used to be a roller coaser called Hang Over, it had the same layout as Goliath, and it was awful, in fact it was so laughably bad that they demolished it after only 5 years, the coaster had so many problems that it wasn't worth keeping.

I don't even like coasters or rides in general. I don't even know why YT recommended your vids. But hey I'm glad they did I've been watching your channel on and off since yesterday lol.

20 worst coasters ive ridded. 20: Vekoma SLC 19: Vekoma SLC 18 Vekoma SLC

And Canadians says that Canada's Wonderland is better than La Ronde ;-;

Airtime thrills: talks about bad coasters Togo: make way for the king

I’ve ridden the Riddler’s Revenge and it was pretty fun. It would really work out for the other Vekomas to get those new trains