“It doesn’t even make it onto my top 200 and I don’t have 200 coasters.” She came right for that jugular 💀

Also the way that guy yelled “T3 SUCKS” when he was riding cracked me up 😆💀

11:35 massive shoutout to that guy who yelled “t3 sucks!!!”

I’m old enough to have rode Flashback and I absolutely agree with it being the top pick. Absolutely most brutal coaster I’ve ever had the misfortune to experience. I remember riding it with friends in high school and we all just laughing and simultaneously screaming in pain the entire time.

The og steel phantom was next level rough. Everyone talks about the inversions which were the most painful inversions I have ever been on but they were smooth in comparison to the boomerang turn at the bottom of the 2nd hill. They reprofiled that for phantom's revenge, but it was basically a horrible arrow transition at close to 90 mph(they clocked it regularly on hot days hitting 90...) With classic arrow over the shoulder harnesses. I'm thankful every time I go to Kennywood that Pittsburghers hate change so we got phantom's revenge instead of a new ground up coaster 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You probably know what I'm going to say: BGW's Drachen Fire is the headbangingest coaster I've ever ridden. It was a genuinely great layout that could have been a world-class coaster in the hands of someone equipped to execute it properly. But it was a ride of pain to the extent that it didn't last long.

I’ve ridden a lot of rough B&Ms but the only one that was ruined by the roughness was probably Rougorou at CP. It was honestly the worst experience I’ve ever had on a roller coaster.

The Steel Phantom was pretty rough, especially before the remodel. Going 80 ish mph straight into inversions with the arrow transitions, that is where the defensive riding comes into play lol

Magnum has a long series of hills that are literally triangles, and all of these coasters managed to beat it. That level of engineering is actually impressive in a way.

I’m a native of Kentucky and totally agree with the #2 T3! Although my last ride ever on it wasn’t so bad in the front row until we hit the brakes and I realized that I couldn’t feel my legs due to the restraint crushing my thighs! I also got snapped up that weird loop thing and jerked my neck! Rest in pieces T3!

The pre-brakes part of Anaconda should be part of the layout of whatever replaces it. I've legitimately grayed out on that sidewinder. The stuff after the brake run, I've always suspected, was designed to need as little maintenance as possible because of how it's over the lake, and they probably have been skimping on keeping that part well maintained in recent years.

You did a few lists a while back where you talked about coasters each park needs, like a launch coaster, a looping coaster, a woody etc. Using that as a starting point, how about do a list of if you were designing the perfect coaster park, which coasters would you have in it for each of your choices and why.

Flight of Fear @ King's Island was the roughest steel coaster I've ridden. Felt like I was going to snap my neck and break my bones every time it went into a transition, which was basically the entire time.

I've ridden vortex and even with it's roughness i still loved the coaster and it will forever live as a good memory in my mind. Sad that I won't ever see it again.

Vortex was one of the first "big" coasters I ever rode, but I have to agree, towards the end it was rough. I would come away with massive bruises on my shoulders from the restraints the last few times I rode it.

Sheikra actually kinda shocked me. I can't imagine that thing being rough. It's legit one of the smoothest coasters I've ever been on.

Every single time I see a video titled something like, “Roughest Steel Roller Coasters” I *have* to click on it because I know that without fail, Anaconda at Kings Dominion will make the list every single time and honestly I get such a joy out of that. Hands down the WORST, roughest, and most painful coaster I’ve ever been on!! Glad it makes the list every time.

I got to say bro, your videos just keep getting better and better. For me, I would definitely say Ninja gives me nightmares, also i'm glad Viper at Magic Mountain isn't on this list because that one surprised me, I loved it.

This a video I’ve been waiting a while for. Props to you for coming up with such good video ideas.As someone who was a content creator it is hard to come up with a video idea and you just hit it out of the park with these your videos every time

11:33 "I think it's time for T3 to hit the road." That aged well.

I had a miserably rough ride in the back row on Dominator at King's Dominion last month and I was surprised that it doesn't have a reputation for being that rough.

Talking about arrow so much has me curious about the history of rollercoaster manufacturers. Great video!

Orient Express was murder in 2003. Thunderation was pretty rough the last time I rode it. Ninja has the worst transitions in the state of Missouri.

some that I have experienced: Defiance: Has a really bad rattle, Green Lantern (the standup): Very shaky, Steamin Demon: more like a steamin pile of sh-

I was surprised how much I enjoyed t3. I went in expecting one of the world's roughest coasters, but I found it to be a little janky at worst. SLCs have a good layout too and they're pretty intense. Strangely, the roughest steel coaster I've been on is Fahrenheit. I may have just rode it on a bad day, but that ride's rattle was brutal lol

I worked at CDR (Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant in 1999 and took advantage of my I.D. numerous times to ride Ghostrider and even Headslammer a few times. I would've thought Matterhorn at Disneyland would've made at least an honorable mention. Great list Chris.

Kings Island better plan ahead on the Vortex plot for a new coaster. I have always heard that the Vortex foundations were sinking. Petty much the whole park has that problem. The early years of Vortex were a pretty smooth ride. Then a 10 or so year gap for me riding, it was really rough. Still miss this picturesque coaster. Video idea: Top picturesque coasters. Layout, setting, lighting, theming....

Corkscrew at Cedar Point would probably be on my list, but it was one of a couple coasters I didn't get to ride there (it wasn't open at all)

I really appreciate the pre-list stuff like honorable mentions or "one bad ride." It's completely unnecessary from a youtube perspective and probably doesn't draw any more viewers, so it's basically just extra work you're putting in for the fans' gain. Like you said, man of the people.

Shockwave as Kings Dominion. That stand-up coaster was okay until the last part where it thrashed you back and forth. Painfully!

This list is really accurate. Thanks for the awesome vid!

Great video! Every time I get off of Banshee, I have a headache. The coaster is an awesome invert with a great layout, crazy pacing, and some good forces. Put it tracks oddly. Goes to show that even steel coasters can get rattles or vibrations.

Funnily enough I was just watching your roughest wooden coasters video, and then this comes out. Perfect timing.

Haven’t rode this one as it was torn down before I was able to ride it, but my friend said it was so rough he couldn’t see the track because he was shaking so much. The track was rusty for a decade before it’s closure, and you could tell halfway across the park. The ride was dragon at Adventureland, Iowa.

Not in America, but Rolling X Train in Everland in S.Korea (the same park as T express). It’s an old Arrow model, build by Vekoma in ‘88 and … I can’t remember a ride where I got off with more hatred for an experience. Drop Loop Loop Turn Double corkscrew Helix Finish.

Vekoma hang and bangs(Kiddy Hawk and Flying Ace Arial Chase) both tracked really rough for me. Thankfully the restraints on the one at Kings Island were further apart so that at least eliminated head banging.

“It doesn’t make my top 200 and I don’t even have 200 coasters” Sophie with the sick burns🔥

I actually rode Goudurix and tbh, I was expecting the worst, but surprisingly it ran pretty good! I only got like 1 or 2 rough spots but the rest was all good

As someone with Dorney as my home park, you're right about Hydra, it wasn't a one-time thing. I do not understand it. It's the only coaster I've ever been on that's rougher in the front than in the back.

I gotta agree with the Kumba mention I rode Kumba earlier in September and after about 3 rides I had a headache for the rest of that day but other than that Kumba is a really great ride.

Sophie roasting Anaconda gave me a real good chuckle

Viper TOGO at Six Flags Great Adventure was rough. I remember doing the circle of doom at Great Adventure back in the day… Viper, Scream Machine and Rolling Thunder you needed a back adjustment after that for sure.

The Ninja in St. Louis. Also the Manhattan express in Vegas. Ouch

I had that exact same Deja Vu shirt. Love they way you rocked it at its relocation; with a pose and zoom to boot.

I got super confused when I missed the “one off” intro and saw a bunch of B&Ms. The real list had just as many arrows as I expected, no disrespect 😂

You mentioned that sometimes you just get one rough ride. That was our experience with Magnum XL 200 this summer. It was so rough we only did one ride. It didn't rattle it it bounced on the tracks likes a poorly maintained wooden roller coaster, only it was going 70 MPH. The "airtime" hills at the end made every male on our train vocally grunt as we went over them and got racked. Our entire party agreed it was the worst experience of our trip. I know a lot of people love it, but our experience was rough.

NightHawk at Carowinds punched me in the back of my head so hard it made me dizzy. X2 last month was as rough as I can ever remember it being, and it's never been super smooth. RailBlazer red train had some extra rattle last month too. Great vid, I'd forgotten how rough Desperado was, ugh. I agree with you on so many of these, especially WindJammer, how did they fit all that failure into such a small footprint.

Muskegon Michigan resident who visits Cedar Point multiple times a year here. You must’ve gotten a terrible ride on Corkscrew at MA because it’s MILES smoother than Corkscrew at Cedar Point normally.

I haven't been on many rollercoasters, but Matterhorn Bobsleds is probably the most roughest coaster I have ever got on. Any of the pain you get from this ride goes on to your back and it hurts a lot after riding. Do not try riding in row 6, your back will ache afterwards.

Rougaru-2019. The second half is nothing but headbanging. My brother and I could not find a comfortable spot on the train that headbanging didn't happen.

Shockwave and Mantis gave me the most pain I've ever suffered on a ride. Stand-up coasters are downright evil and just suck outright. The Bat and Magnum XL-200 suffer from very uncomfortable trains, hopefully they get addressed soon. I always thought Vortex was smooth the three times I rode it.

Wild Thing at Wild Waves Enchanted Village. Old Arrow Loop and Corkscrew, the ride being so short they do two cycles unless you opt out of ride #2.

I’ve not been on many coasters (30 to be exact) and luckily, not one of them was rough (by that, I meant I disliked the ride.) the 2 rides I would probably say are rough are scorpion at Busch gardens as it was prity shaky, but I still enjoyed it. I’ve also been on one SLC (mind eraser at elitch gardens) and I actually enjoyed it (the bulky restraints were padded and wasn’t shaky) I went on it twice and is my 6th favorite coaster, I still prefer montu, but It did not suck.

roughest coaster i ever been on was Ninja at SFSL. My god that coaster needs to go. Also going on a huge coaster texas trip next year to ride every coaster there.

My roughest coaster is at Park Astérix, but it's not the infamous Goudurix... That's a Mack bobsleigh called Trace du Hourra, which destroys your back from start to finish. The train absolutely slams into every brake run, and the constant vibration makes the ride unbearable if you sit in any back seat, despite the coaster being fun .

I know you called out Kong at SFDK along with others, but man, I just happened to try it again the other day and I can't imagine any steel coaster experience being more miserable than that. And bonus, it still has the old restraints

I rode anaconda for the first time in 2023 and I have to say that I really liked it. I got 2 night rides and it ended up being one of my favorite coasters at Kings Dominion. Didn’t really find it rough

That comment about T3 as the train rode by is HILARIOUS!

5:06 gotta love how his head is symmetrical with the loop

Arrow and Togo, masters of the bad transitions

Hydra was running decently smooth at the start of this season, but the rattle got worse as the season progressed. I got a front row night ride last night during Haunt and it was pretty smooth though

Kentucky Kingdom is my home park. I remember T3 being closed almost every visit as a kid. My husband loves inversions but will not go anywhere near T3. I remember Vortex left bruises on him when he rode and he was so dizzy we had to leave.

I’m done with you, “ran with square wheels” 💀 💀💀

My home park has some rough coasters but nothing can compare to the horrendous ride I got on Gemini in 2022, that is actually the roughest piece of trash and I’ve ridden rides like hades 360 and loved it but Gemini is one of the only coasters I can’t stand for roughness.

Was half expecting to just hear Lamb of God on repeat this entire video. ElToroRyan really has changed my life.

Honorable Mentions for Matterhorn at Disneyland and Space Mountain at Walt Disney World. I wish that Space Mountain at WDW would get retracked like it's counterpart at DL.

Rainier Rush did find a new home on the french fair circuit if I'm not mistaken. At least, a Top Fun coaster of that type showed up there after Rainier was removed.

Some of my roughest uk steel coasters; Colossus @ Thorpe Park. An Intamin 10 inversion coaster that is a good ride but has really bad trains and crushing otsr's. Infusion @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a relocated SLC that ran slightly smoother when it was Traumatizer at Southport Pleasureland. The Pepsi Loop @ Rhyl's Ocean Beach amusement park. A brutal Pinfari ZL42 that gave me a headache that made me ill.

Steamin Demon at Six Flags Great Escape. That's the first ride I thought of when I saw the video description. As a kid it looked so majestic from the highway. I didn't get to ride it until I was an adult. Wow...what a disappointment. Really rough, but at least it was very short.

Lol. I didn’t ride roller coasters as an early teen so I missed out a lot. But Windjammer was my first time on a vertical loop coaster and I became addicted. I went on the ride at least a dozen times in one day. Maybe because I was a teenager I didn’t mind. I’m not a coaster enthusiast in the sense of making my way to American amusement parks (I’m Canadian), but I’ve been to my fair share in the PNW, California, and Florida. The worse, rockiest, migraine-inducing ride, to me, will always be Universals Rip Ride Rockit. Bashing my head from plastic to plastic even when it’s going straight, I’ve been on it twice in two different years and I’ll never go back.

The remarks people give Anaconda really surprise me because I rode it for the first time two months ago and thought it was the smoothest Arrow coaster I've ever ridden. That still puts it pretty low overall, but I grew up with Demon at Six Flags Great America, and that's a torture device.

for me, Boomerang and Ednor in front at La Ronde are usual suspects for roughness, but the big surprise was Flight of Fear at King's Island. Fun coaster, but oh my god did it shake me around, I was not expecting that! and if you think I'm just nitpicking and being petty, just remember: I enjoy riding Vekoma SLCs and Monstre at La Ronde is the single coaster I've ridden the most often ever AND I CAN ENJOY IT. I know what roughness is, and Flight of Fear is shockingly rough, like a back row ride on Ednor is smoother than a back row ride on Flight of Fear

Ok two things: One, the first time I rode Magnum I absolutely hated it. After getting a few more rides, I actually kinda enjoy it (despite the jank transitions) Two, 11:35 was freaking hilarious lmao.

I was a little surprised to not see the bat at lagoon get at least an honorable mention!

I rode the Wild Thing at Wild Waves, and I thought it was rough because my head does not clear the shoulder restraints, so I would get some headbanging on the turns. and have a headache after every ride.

You just made me happy I never got on rainier rush - I feel like the one time I was going to get on, it was a busy period, mandated two riders and wouldn't match you. I wasn't in the mood finding a stranger to ride with me, and passed to go on classic coaster again.

Ninja (which is now Blue Hawk) at SFOG was absolutely horrific. Had to leave the park and go back home as a kid after riding it cause I had such a bad headache.

I saw the title and immediately knew that Flashback had to be top of the list. It was so bad it was almost fun. The one I'm surprised wasn't even a dishonorable mention is West Coaster on the Santa Monica Pier. I've gotten rides on both Desperado and the Big Apple coaster and neither came anywhere near to how bad I got rattled by WC. Maybe I just got lucky rides on the casino coasters or really unlucky whenever I've ridden WC.

I don't have many credits so I gotta say the roughest ride I've been on is the Steamin Demon at Six Flags Great Escape. That ride is really rough and has given me a headache on multiple occasions

For me it’s the old Hopkins looper at Adventureland. That thing was so rough

If you're wondering why eurofighters and B&M floorless coasters are roughest in the front row, it's because the front row is actually the zero car.

11:35 Wise Word's Rider 😌 He Made Sure To Tell Others That T3 Is A Deathtrap. Bless This Guy ✨

From the title alone I expected that this would be a Greatest Hits Arrow compilation.

I would have to say that Vortex @ Carowinds is my least favorite. I remember being excited, but as soon as I stepped on the ride and pulled down the harness I was already disliking it. My 10 yr old self was on my tippy toes trying to “stand up”. We go up, go down, shaky but bearable. But then, that corkscrew… it pains me to mention it. The ride was playing pinball with my head, and it was the first time I experienced head-banging. But after the ride made it worse. Sitting on those brakes for what seemed like ever. It was drizzly, and cold. I’m on my tippy toes, shivering, wet, and my head hurting. That was the worst roller coaster I’ve ever been on.

The ‘T3 sucks’ clip actually made me laugh audibly.

Loving the new intro!

Sophie (Sp?) was a trooper and i loved her takes on these coasters! feature more of her!

I thought Corkscrew at Michigan's Adventure was really smooth on my 2022 rides.

T3 is always down too. I've been to KK quite a few times. In fact, it used to be called T2. It was down for like 2 years and was rebranded as T3, but apparently they never fixed the reason why it was always down

Some that come to mind for me: - Klondike Gold Rusher (Wild Waves): Zamperla Wild Mouse with really cramped cars and just a really rough ride. Was SBNO for several years but seems to be operating again. - Matterhorn Bobsleds (Disneyland): Even after being fully retracked a few years ago this one is still pretty rough. I'm pretty sure it's always been rough, and always will be. - Jet Star 2 (Lagoon): It's been a while since I've been on this one, but recall it was pretty bumpy last time I was on it.

I’m pretty surprised that Demon at Six Flags Great America didn’t make anywhere on this list. I have a strong feeling that ride is still standing 90% for nostalgia reasons. Otherwise, my friends and I call it Skullcrusher

When it comes to rough rides, I believe Great American Scream Machine comes to mind. The only ride I got on GASM was on my 12th birthday in 2010. It beat me up quite a bit, but I enjoyed it, and thought it still had a couple years left to go. But alas, a couple weeks later, it closed forever, and was demolished, only to make way for another rough ride, a relocated B&M Stand-up, themed to a DC Superhero in Commemoration of a film that failed miserably. Six Flags should've gotten a B&M Wing instead, and maybe given Scream Machine the Alton Towers Corkscrew treatment. Oh well. Flight Deck at Canada's Wonderland is another rough-as-hell coaster I've ridden, although this was recently, back in September 2022. It was my first time riding a Vekoma SLC and I truly expected the worst. It indeed was as bad as everyone said it was, and I'm glad I didn't bother to go on Time Warp next. Flight Deck was bad I imagine T3 might be even worse. Another rough Vekoma I've ridden months prior was Goudurix at Parc Asterix. The ride wasn't as rough as I thought it was, but it was still pretty rough. I thought it was ok. I just braced myself for those terrible transitions, especially on that Butterfly inversion. As for any other Vekoma coasters I've ridden, I'd say the same for Superman-ege at La Ronde. And I rode that ride in August 2019, just a couple days before it closed forever. And those are just the steel coasters. As for the roughest wooden coasters, I'd have to go with Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canada's Wonderland, Le Monstre at La Ronde, and perhaps El Toro back in July, just a month before it had an accident again.

Michigans adventure’s corkscrew was almost glass smooth in 2021 when I rode but vortex in the same year of 2018 did give me a borderline concussion. I came of struggling to walk straight.

The guy at 11:35 is me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Except I alternate between "VEKOMA SUCKS" and "T3 SUCKS!" It's a shame that Herschend has to reopen it with new trains.

Been awhile since I have had a rough ride…but just rode Hulk yesterday and was shook like I’ve never been before on that ride. I think it needs its wheels replaced.

I’ve got a defunct trifecta coming from a defunct AstroWorld. Ultra twister , Batman standup and Texas tornado . Pretty much the most painful day of my life . AND they had an SLC which was actually better than the 3 mentioned lol.

Maybe I'm insane. I LOVE the old Arrows and am saddened that so many of them have been torn down. I miss Steel Phantom, Drachen Fire, and Vortex. Magnum is still one of my favourites out there. Like I said, I might be crazy, but I have a soft spot for Arrow coasters.

Emperor for me, surprisingly. It was a half empty train in the back row, but it was BAD and a complete 180 from the first ride in the front.

Diamondback at KI has a pretty severe rattle in the back row. Especially on the green train. I refuse to ride rougaru at CP though. Every time I've been talked into riding because I brought a friend, I get off with a migraine.

I’m with you on Desperado and Flashback.