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Top 50 Roller Coaster Drops in the World
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Күн бұрынMy favorite element on most roller coasters is the first drop. I love when a coaster features a large and/or intense plunge. In this video, I rank the top 50 drops I have experienced on the 1150 plus roller coasters I have ridden worldwide.
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Aftershock Off-Ride (Airtime Thrills)- • Aftershock at Silverwo...
Alpina Blitz Off-Ride (Coaster Hipster)- • Alpina Blitz - Niglola...
Big Bad Wolf Off-Ride (Sean Flaharty)- • Big Bad Wolf - The Fin...
Big Bad Wolf POV (Coaster Jeff)- • Big Bad Wolf at Busch ...
Big Dipper Blackpool Off-Ride (Dylans Coaster Universe)- • Big Dipper Off Ride Fo...
Big Dipper Blackpool POV (Sean Flaharty)- • POV of Big Dipper - Bl...
Big Dipper Camden Off-Ride (zach_clarke)- • Big Dipper | Camden Pa...
Big Dipper Camden Off-Ride & POV (CivilianSatellite)- • Camden Park - So Many ...
Big One Off-Ride (Theme Park Worldwide)- • The Big One - Blackpoo...
Blue Streak Off-Ride (ElToroRyan)- • We Went to Pennsylvani...
Blue Streak POV (Coaster Toaster)- • Blue Streak - Conneaut...
Cannibal Off-Ride (Coaster Thrills)- • Cannibal Cinematic Off...
Cannibal POV (Coaster Thrills)- • Cannibal On-Ride POV L...
Classic Coaster Off-Ride (Airtime Thrills)- • Classic Coaster at Was...
Coaster POV (X COASTER)- • Coaster at PNE Playlan...
Colossos Off-Ride (Theme Park Worldwide)- • Colossos - Kampf der G...
Colossos POV (Sean Flaharty)- • POV of Colossos - Heid...
Cyclops Off-Ride (Airtime Thrills)- • Cyclops at Mount Olymp...
El Loco Off-Ride (Airtime Thrills)- • El Loco at Adventuredo...
Flying Aces Off-Ride (07 Coasters)- • Flying Aces, Off Ride-...
Flying Aces Off-Ride (Intamin)- • Intamin Wing Coaster "...
Flying Aces POV (Intamin)- • Flying Aces: Ferrari W...
Flying Dinosaur (ElToroRyan)- • The Flying Dinosaur Of...
Formule 1 Off-Ride (Coaster Toaster)- • Formule 1 - Parc Saint...
Formule 1 Off-Ride (www.ukrides.info)- • Formule 1 + POV @ParcS...
Formule 1 POV (Theme Park Worldwide)- • Formule 1 Front Row On...
Goliath POV (Six Flags New England)- • Goliath POV
Intimidator 305 Off-Ride (ElToroRyan)- • Intimidator 305 Off-Ri...
Intimidator 305 POV (Kings Dominion)- • Intimidator 305 POV in HD
Iron Rattler POV (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)- • Six Flags Fiesta Texas...
Karnan POV (Hansa-Park)- • Onride-Impressionen "D...
Lightning Rod Off-Ride (Coaster Thrills)- • Lightning Rod Off-Ride...
Oblivion Off-Ride (Coaster Focus via No Copyright Coasters)- • Oblivion - No Copyrigh...
Oblivion POV (Alton Towers)- • Front seat of Oblivion...
OzIris Off-Ride (Thomas Parkfan)- • Off-ride oziris au Par...
OzIris POV (Coaster Hipster)- • NO COPYRIGHT OzIris - ...
Phantom's Revenge POV (Kennywood)- • Phantom's Revenge POV ...
Raven POV (Holiday World)- • The Raven Roller Coast...
Thunder Dolphin Off-Ride (Max Thrills)- • Thunder Dolphin OFF-RI...
Tonnerre de Zeus POV (Theme Park Worldwide)- • Tonnerre de Zeus Front...
Tornado POV (Theme Park Worldwide)- • Tornado Front Row On R...
X2 POV (Six Flags Magic Mountain)- • X2
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@AirtimeProductions 2 жыл бұрын
You don’t understand how excited I am to see how high Goliath at Great America is on this list! Also Maverick and Velocicoaster’s drops are extremely powerful
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I love Goliath's drop.
@CivilianSatellite 2 жыл бұрын
Completely agreed on Iron Rattler at #1, what a genius move to restore the full height of the Rattler's drop while making it even wilder. Also shedding a tear for BBW's drop over the river, one of the coolest drops ever devised.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
RMC outdid themselves with Iron Rattler's drop.
@KingJohnson1985 Жыл бұрын
Seeing Kärnan coming in at rank2 makes me proud to have this phenomenal ride in my home park xD And i agree with you there, this drop is just incredible. perspectivewise as well as forcewise.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
I love it!
@JaMi2310 7 ай бұрын
It’s not that great! Not a Number 2 drop IMO
@SkyrushFanboy 2 жыл бұрын
Skyrush, without question, has my favorite drop I've experienced.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Name checks out.
@Sam_Richins Жыл бұрын
Cannibal's drop gets me every freaking time. I've gotten easily into the hundreds on that one, and i still get a stomach dropping feeling of sacredness or just excitement every time. Plus, since it slows you down a little bit as you go from horizontal to beyond, you are absolutely hanging there. You are guaranteed to be out of your seat the whole drop, no matter where you sit.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
That drop is fantastic.
@CoasterEverything Жыл бұрын
As a U.K. coaster enthusiast, seeing Oblivion on here genuinely made my day 😂! The drop is SO forceful and intense with phenomenal airtime!
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Love the airtime and visual.
@timothywait9457 2 ай бұрын
CoasterEverthing correct
@katashworth41 2 жыл бұрын
Naturally thrilled to have The Big One on here, especially as the drop is the most fun.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That drop is easily the best part of that ride.
@dannyj.246 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster only good thing about the ride lol
@matthewsouthwell9653 2 жыл бұрын
Also glad to see the Big Dipper on the list. That ride's drop is criminally underrated
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That ride caught me off guard.
@HD4amian 2 жыл бұрын
Why did they stop using the back car.. I mean the footage speaks for itself but why don't they remove it instead?
@timothywait9457 2 ай бұрын
matthewouthwell correct
@edbrown2998 2 жыл бұрын
I'm less bothered about ejector airtime than most enthusiasts so my list is probably a little different, but one first drop I love and that I think is a little underrated is Black Mamba at Phantasialand. I didn't fall in love with the coaster on my first visit, but I had multiple rides in the back row on my second trip there. I mean, I've been on bigger drops, but the fact you're dropping into a trench and for longer than expected, you get the feeling that you're dropping forever. And the speed you build up to carry you into the first loop is crazy, you can feel the blood rush to your feet. For that unexpected depth and speed of the drop, it definitely cracks my top 20 - if you're sat in the back.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Black Mamba is cool for all those near-misses and visuals.
@coasterhockygamingboy9549 2 жыл бұрын
Tornado at Bakken looks extremely underrated, especially that first drop you mentioned but the spinning looks more violent than any other spinning coaster.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
The spinning on that one is intense at the start and end, but it mellows out in the middle.
@First-Drop-Studios Жыл бұрын
My favorite drop is definitely Fury. I love the feeling like it’s never going to end.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
I agree, it lasts forever.
@duditon1 Жыл бұрын
Six flags discovery kingdom is my home park, glad to see joker on this list! Not enough people give it credit, still better than having no rmc, especially in a park with otherwise too intense coasters for most people. Also Maverick’s drop (and surely the stengel dive) in the back row killed my shoulders after more or less marathoning it for 6 rides in a little under two hours. I’ve ridden 91 coasters currently so I don’t have enough for a top 50 to make it a fair contest so to speak but both of these would be on there for me as well
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Joker's drop is epic.
@fundhund62 2 жыл бұрын
Having ridden all kinds of modern coasters from Kärnan and Geforce to RMC´s (definitely too few of those!), my favorite first drop of any coaster still remains the one on the transportable Schwarzkopf coaster "Thriller", which roamed around european fairs in the 1980´s and 90´s. It was just insane. The slender pre-drop section (the 125 feet felt like170 feet) combined with that twisting almost vertical drop is something no other coaster has come close to. For a fraction of a second, you hovered vertically in mid-air. Experiencing that in the last train was just awesome. I wish they would resurrect that drop (alongside the pre-drop section and maybe that first circular loop) on some future ride.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Those twisting drops on Schwarzkopfs are fantastic. I love the ones on Mindbender and Quimera.
@randomlyappearing28 2 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to see that my home-state coaster is #1
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Iron Rattler is incredible.
@ThemeParkAvenue 2 жыл бұрын
My top pick is easily Millennium Force. It’s not just the view that makes it great, it’s the length and speed that make it my favorite. Also, I’m glad Thunder Dolphin is on the list!
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
The views of both with that airtime is amazing.
@erictallman5192 2 жыл бұрын
Jokers drop finally gets recognition! I was shocked how violent it was when I went on it since it’s relatively small in height . Most underrated rmc for sure
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That is my favorite element on that ride.
@wartyfut1234 18 күн бұрын
my home park is fiesta texas so im used to the insane ejector down the drop of iron rattler, but i was pleasantly surprised by jokers first drop in the back row!
@paulanderson5356 2 жыл бұрын
Love this list! Thanks so much for making it! The back seat on Rail Blazer is prime ejector airtime. Planning a trip to Fiesta Texas this spring with my son and we're so psyched for Iron Rattler! An honorable mention on my limited list would be Gold Striker's first drop.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Gold Striker's first drop is definitely one of GCI's best.
@GreatBearProductions 2 жыл бұрын
10:15 I rode this coaster back in September of 2021 and the back car is still open. It's the last row that's closed off. And yes big dipper gives phenomenal airtime throughout the ride. It's seriously underrated!
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Good to hear! I know people who were there early in 2021 and found the entire back car off-limits.
@edwardkirkland2022 9 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you have Camden Park’s Big Dipper on your list. I was fortunate enough to ride in the back seat in the late 80s. The only “warning” I had from a friend was, “You’ll love the second drop😈!” Needless to say I did!! It truly scared me on my first ride!
@CanobieCoaster 9 ай бұрын
That drop is shocking for a ride of that scale.
@bjeurn2273 2 жыл бұрын
I really like the first drop on Kondaa. It's like the one on Expedition Geforce, but the drop and the airtime is a little bit more sustained. I guess you haven't ridden it because its not on the list? :p
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I missed Kondaa due to the flooding.
@sverrel5384 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster It's a very strong layout. I'm very happy that it's in my home park. If you have the change to ride it, you have to do it! It's an amazing coaster
@KuRo88 2 жыл бұрын
Can't confirm, sadly. It's a bit smaller than Expedition Geforce, and a bit less steep. Twists 3° more though. And feels more tame to me.. Maybe because it was cold. Or the lifthill is a bit slower. Was still one of the best drops for me though. Would still give 10/10
@bjeurn2273 2 жыл бұрын
@@KuRo88 i really tought there was something that made Kondaa's drop "bigger" or better on some way. but it could be me. haven't done expedition geforce yet so you are a more reliable source of info on this one haha
@pfschuyler 2 жыл бұрын
Rode Iron Rattler a few weeks ago. It's a beautiful and memorable setting. I rode the front 2x and that was fun with the views, but the rear seat was twice as good. Instead of stalling you at the top like the front does, the rear seat unexpectedly just hurls you over the drop. It was awesome, I rode it 3x like that, a total blast.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Those drops in the back are amazing on Iron Rattler.
@fenyard2776 2 жыл бұрын
Great list as usual ! Some of my favourite first drop are Hyperion, EGF/Kondaa, OzIris/Monster (Gröna Lund) and Wodan ! Small correction the 1.5 m limit for the back row on Alpina Blitz isn't due to the airtime but because the 2 seats at the back are made for large riders, so since the seats are "deeper" there will be too much room between the seat and the lap bar to allow a smaller rider :)
@katashworth41 2 жыл бұрын
Same on Icon, though I don’t know what’s happening now we have the spinning seats.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clarifying what the extra height limit was for! I had seen extra limits for certain seats on rides like Joris at Efteling and Cyclops at Mt. Olympus.
@matthewsouthwell9653 2 жыл бұрын
The Big One's drop feels like a car crash. And not in a good way 😬
@katashworth41 2 жыл бұрын
I have been in a (low speed) car crash before going on The Big One, I preferred the latter.
@andrewiscool719 2 жыл бұрын
@@katashworth41 lol
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't find it uncomfortable in 2017.
@moomoo991 Ай бұрын
Re-rode oblivion for the first time in nearly 20 years and it still packs that wallop. One trick pony yes, but what a trick
@CanobieCoaster Ай бұрын
That drop is epic.
@bongsau89 Жыл бұрын
Kondaa at Walibi Belgium also has a pretty insane first drop in the back row. Getting pulled violently to the right whilst being flung out of your seat is WILD
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Love that coaster and drop! I rode it after making this list.
@gtrlyfe1012 11 ай бұрын
I’m happy to see el toro high up there, one of my favorite experiences on any coaster was that first drop for the first time, caught me off guard being up front and not knowing what to hold on to!! I haven’t been on nearly as many coasters as you have, but I feel like I agree with most of your takes, but I couldn’t agree on Jersey Devil coaster being higher than Intimidator 305. Great adventure is my home park so I’m bias, but even I admit 305 is out of this world, just my opinion.
@CanobieCoaster 11 ай бұрын
El Toro's drop is incredible. I simply love the whip in the back row on Devil.
@MrPatrickbuit 3 ай бұрын
One of my favourite drops ever was Tonnere 2 Zeus in the backwards car. It's such a shame that it's gone now. After that it's definitely Ride to Happiness. Just incredible ejector air in the back seat. Karnan's, Kondaa's and Ispeed's are also amazing.
@CanobieCoaster 3 ай бұрын
I'm sad Zeus lost the backwards row.
@UpstopThrills 2 жыл бұрын
I only have 36 credits, but X2’s drop is the best thing I’ve experienced
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That drop is incredible.
@XboxgeorgebeanRollercoasters Жыл бұрын
It is criminal that Big Boom isn't on this list.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Didn't ride it.
@CEWThree 2 жыл бұрын
At least the Iron Rattler quarry drop gets a shout-out, even if it doesn't qualify. That drop is BANANAS.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I put it on par with the first drops on most RMCs, which is insane for a drop that late in a ride.
@MathiHase 2 жыл бұрын
Boy, have I waited for that one :D
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@jtwoolley 27 күн бұрын
i like the owl perched above the loading station on draculas castle lagoon
@CanobieCoaster 26 күн бұрын
Never noticed it.
@andrewiscool719 2 жыл бұрын
I love first drops. My favorite so far is El Toro
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best!
@matheuscastello6554 2 жыл бұрын
i haven't ridden many but i'll have to go with x2, facing down the floor at the drop is completely insane, and a very deserved second place to toro, which has an absolutely insane drop on forces alone
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
X2's drop is so unique.
@perwollaffe5559 2 жыл бұрын
Kärnan is definitely my favourite... Its great...
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Sure is!
@perwollaffe5559 2 жыл бұрын
At my last visit I rode it 11 Times😀
@sdc5914 2 жыл бұрын
Intersting list. Time traveler and El Toro are my top2 for 2 completely different reasons.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Love both those drops.
@sdc5914 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster haven't been on the OG single rails but can believe Stunt Pilot is either +/- a spot in that ranking. It was an amaaaaazing drop! Have you done it yet?
@noclosecoasters9903 2 жыл бұрын
@@sdc5914 Did stunt pilot and rail blazer both this summer, and I thought stunt pilot's drop in the back was slightly better
@FanThemePark 2 жыл бұрын
Iron Rattler has my favorite drop too. So good!
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@user-ec7rb9rm4y 4 ай бұрын
See in RCDB: Cyclops at Mt. Olympus. I saw photos and videos of the ride when it had buzz bars, and I saw photos and videos of it with the individual ratcheting lap bars. I don't mind the restraint change.
@CanobieCoaster 4 ай бұрын
I would have preferred the more open buzz bars.
@nickthepetrock403 2 жыл бұрын
Very happy to see joker on here
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
It's underrated.
@petersoncooper7292 9 ай бұрын
Respect for iron rattler at 1. It’s crazy. The trains have no handle or anything to hold onto either. Scariest drop
@CanobieCoaster 9 ай бұрын
I love that ride.
@bigc1280 2 жыл бұрын
I really thought Magnum xl 200 would be on this. That 1st drop is something else
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
The view is amazing, but the sensations can't compete with these 50.
@Higupon 2 жыл бұрын
I love the love for Camden Park's sketch machine. That drop is worth the $20 admission alone
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, except I think I paid less than $10 for their twilight ticket lol
@Higupon 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster lucky man. i only get to go in the mornings/afternoons when i visit my folks
@cliquet3scliquet3s96 7 ай бұрын
Canobie Coaster would say: Number 44: Cyclops at Mt. Olympus. Oddly the final drop on this ride is the largest, but it packs a wallop. It offers some forceful ejector airtime in the back car. I wish this ride still had the buzz bars and if it did...
@CanobieCoaster 7 ай бұрын
It probably would have been higher.
@StamfordBridge 2 жыл бұрын
For me, Fury is number one, and Toro is number two, but I enjoyed your list. Some great first drops not in your top fifty: Twisted Timbers, Storm Chaser, Cornball Express, and Renegade.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I really like the barrel roll drops on the RMCs, but I view those more as inversions than traditional drops. They're some of my favorite inversions though. I honestly find Renegade's drop- while unique- a little overrated.
@samuelahoffman 2 жыл бұрын
Fury at night 🤤
@ryanfrieman733 2 жыл бұрын
I love your footage of Skyrush from the road in front of it. I always wanted to drive back there.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I walked there from Hershey center.
@mikus6088 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible Hulk's launched corkscrew drop is my favorite drop
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I love that element, but I didn't consider that for this list. You'll see that inversion in my inversion list though.
@clairefunnell8481 2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. Really enjoyed your list. All these coasters look awesome. I have a great love for woodies. I heard you mention Leviathan. Yay! Thank you. I haven't ridden it yet. When Wonderland opens this I'll ride it. I'm a bit scared of it , but I'll ride it.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Leviathan is a ton of fun and super smooth. If you enjoy Behemoth, you'll like Leviathan.
@chrisogrady28 7 ай бұрын
11:01 now that is one of the best photos I've ever seen holy shit the kid getting bodyslammed by his dad 😂
@CanobieCoaster 7 ай бұрын
It's a wild drop!
@Loglen 2 жыл бұрын
Riding Der Schwur des Kärnan I got caught completely offguard by that first drop, it was incredible. Still one of, if not the best coaster I've ever ridden.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That coaster has a lot of surprises.
@doggo1200 Ай бұрын
I don’t have much experience but the Mack hypercoaster named flash (at china) and hypercoaster (at turkey) has a great drop too You get airtime dropping and while you are at air it suddenly turns left and gives laterals.
@CanobieCoaster Ай бұрын
Those two look awesome.
@extrakubik4123 2 жыл бұрын
Idk why but i love The Smiler inverted drop on 2nd part of The ride. Also really good one have Oblivion and Oblivion gardaland, Nemesis it feels like The drop is not too fast BUT its already fast BUT after that Corkscrew you go into that intense helix where you speed and you are really fast then. Also Hyperion and Zadra have legendary drops
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
The Smiler diving corkscrew is cool.
@user-dv9fl5bd4r 10 ай бұрын
T express' first drop in the very back, when the coaster is warmed up, is far and away my #1, it feels like skyrush's first drop only more intense and with better restraints. It is still to this day the only airtime moment that ever had me seeing stars, I have marathoned skyrush in the back and it doesn't compare for me.
@CanobieCoaster 10 ай бұрын
That drop looks amazing!
@Kittyhat 2 жыл бұрын
Great list, I know it's stacked as hell but quick shoutout to Krypton Coaster in the front right (possibly the best coaster visual), Escape from Krypton, Tatsu, CP raptor, Banshee and Beast
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Superman has a cool drop too twisting down the quarry.
@zacharygambler9306 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video enjoyed watching. I would put Yukon striker and top thrill dragster on my list
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Yukon Striker and the other mega dive coasters just missed the list.
@maxhagenauer24 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree the first drop is the absolutely best part on 90% of coasters. Sometimes, I rode coasters just for the first cause it's so good like Raging Bull for example. It is what truly makes the coaster, the element where it gets its max speed that is used for the rest of the layout. Some of the best first drops I experienced are Goliath at Great America, Millennium Force, and Raging Bull. The thing is all drops on rides are usually their best part but different. Some drops are just normal medium sized drops like on an arrow corkscrew. Some are drops that last so long, you think it will never end like on Gigas. Some have a very quick but stupidly insane pop of ejector airtime like Raging Bull in the back. And some are sustained floater or ejector the entire way down like RMCs or B&M Hypers. This may sound unpopular but I much prefer a lift hill and drop over a launch.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I love launches too if they follow it with a top hat with airtime.
@alantrotter2077 2 жыл бұрын
I've experienced 26 of the 50 on your list. For me Iron Rattler takes the top spot. The twisting drop with those trains. It is just awesome. After Iron Rattler these are the other great drops: X2- First drop Fury 325- First Drop Time Traveler- First Drop (In Back Row) El Toro- First Drop SkyRush- First Drop Cannibal- Frist Drop Orion- Frist Drop Millennium Force - First DRop GhostRider- Drop off mid course
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
All those drops are fantastic. GhostRider's 5th drop would have placed highly had I counted it.
@robertannable9584 2 жыл бұрын
You're the man, brother!! Thanks for the videos
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@Interfacement 10 ай бұрын
The first drop on Hyperia at Thorpe Park looks like it has the potential to be a top 5 first drop in the world.
@CanobieCoaster 10 ай бұрын
It looks fantastic!
@prismatic4396 2 жыл бұрын
my favourite drop by far is on dc rivals, and its even more insane going backwards
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I want to ride that one someday.
@mateoalvira3514 Жыл бұрын
At PortAventura, what do you think about the first drop on Stampida and the first drop on Shambhala?
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
The first drop on Shambhala is exceptional. The one on Stampida is spoiled by the trim.
@Aerolandaircraft Жыл бұрын
I've not got many credits but the best drop I've ridden must be DC Rivals backwards. You are yanked down without warning, after a terrifying lift hill, into oblivion. Then you feel like you are falling forever. I'm no longer scared of the stomach drop but this is not that...I feel pure terror every time I ride. Where would you place this drop? I wouldn't be surprised if it was your new favourite!
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
The DC Rivals drop is in the top 10, especially if taken backwards.
@Aerolandaircraft 11 ай бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster I'm so lucky to have this in Australia!
@crb9228 2 жыл бұрын
I am very glad that the Rattler was #1 on this list. I love Fiesta Texas as a native Texan
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That ride's drop is incredible.
@wf6190 Жыл бұрын
Yeah Kärnan’s first drop is terrifying, esp if you ride it the first time
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Love it!
@OklahomaCoasterFan 2 жыл бұрын
If that's true about Big Dipper at Camden Park, I'm so glad I got to experience the back car in June last year. The very back row was still closed, but I was able to ride in the other 2 rows of that back car. I love seeing my baby in your # 1 spot! That & X2 are my 2 favorites.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I heard the back car entirely was closed for a while. The very back row has been closed since the start of time.
@ole0693 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite drop have schwur des Kärnan. But I like the Intamin drops too.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@KuRo88 2 жыл бұрын
I personally like Expedition GeForce's first drop more than Kärnans. At least feeling wise. And I doubt there is a coaster out there with a better feeling drop - maybe yet. EGF has this bank in the drop that whips you to the right and then a little bit back to the left after the twist, and somehow that little detail makes it the best drop in the world for me. It doesn't look like much in pictures and videos, but the feeling it gives you is insane. I talk about feeling, because there may be better ones when putting visuals into account.. Like maybe Wildfire for example. Just like the coasters itself.. If I just judge by plain ride experience, EGF is still nr1 steel (+non hybrid) for me. But considering visuals, theming etc theres way better coasters.. Ride experience + theming or visuals, Taron for example. Or Velocicoaster
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I agree EGF has more laterals, but the added height and indoor setting elevates Karnan for me.
@cliquet3scliquet3s96 7 ай бұрын
Canobie Coaster would say: Number 44: Cyclops at Mt. Olympus. Oddly the final drop on this ride is the largest, but it packs a wallop. It offers some forceful ejector airtime in the back car. If I tell you, there were some videos taken with the buzz bars and some videos taken with the individual ratcheting lap bars, do you know the year they replaced the buzz bars with the individual lap bars, and the reasons why?
@CanobieCoaster 7 ай бұрын
I don't remember the exact year off the top of my head, but it was for safety reasons so people couldn't stand up.
@TennesseePete139 2 жыл бұрын
Back row of Tennessee tornado will put you in a different realm and serious whip lash
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That's another fun one with its power and tunnel.
@MattMcIrvin 2 жыл бұрын
Some good ones not covered here: - Superman: The Ride at SFNE. Good powerful hyper drop into a tunnel. - Loch Ness Monster at BGW. This was much more impressive 35 years ago than it probably seems now. But I love the visuals of dropping into the river valley. - Drachen Fire at BGW. This was an infamously flawed coaster, but putting a corkscrew inversion high up in the first drop was insane brilliance, to the extent that Steel Curtain pays intentional homage to it (albeit with a different inversion). - Mr. Twister at Elitch Gardens (original). Elsewhere I mentioned the first curving mini-drop that sent you screaming around a high turnaround with vicious laterals threatening to pitch you over the edge. But after that was the big drop, which plunged you into a narrow chasm in the ride structure with a scary headchopper at the bottom. This was the first big coaster drop I ever experienced. - Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce. The curving first drop isn't what this ride is known for. But it's a first taste of the crazy shooting-through-the-forest visuals that the entire first half of the coaster delivers, and you hit maximum speed at the bottom going past the station.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I prefer the drop on the older Superman hypers than SFNE's since the airtime is more sustained on that one. Boulder Dash's first drop certainly has a cool setting.
@VillasByrne 2 жыл бұрын
17:14, but if you tske it backwards, then someone will take it forwards as well? Really enjoyed the list! Some of my favourites are Kärnan, Shambhala, Lost Gravity and Tornado
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
At minimum you take the drop sideways. You then continue rotating forwards or backwards. On Ride to Happiness, it is possible- but rare- for the rotation to stall so you face forwards for the entire drop.
@VillasByrne 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster Oh that make sense now! Thanks
@acidalex420 2 жыл бұрын
maybe we went on a different roller coaster because the first drop on the big one rip's me out my seat violently, i find it so odd that you got no air time
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I'll have to try it again, but the drop was incredible even without airtime.
@curlyoleary8680 2 жыл бұрын
This might be a very hot take but every time I ride Great Bear at Hershey park I get blown away by the first little drop / helix. It’s definitely not the biggest on the ride so wouldn’t count for this list but that might honestly be my favorite drop of all time if it even counts as one
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I love that helix at the start too.
@TheLoopCoasters Жыл бұрын
On full throttle there is a random pop of airtime in the front row going up the top hat
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Dubsicle 2 жыл бұрын
Parc Saint Paul .. few people lost their lives there .. ever doing a Top10/15 or 20 accidents? :) Ontopic : ever been to Japan or done Gravity Max .. that's a next level first drop !
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I have not been on Gravity Max, but I want to. I probably wouldn't make a top 10-20 coaster accidents video since that would be a pretty dark/sad one to make.
@Dubsicle 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster I get you .. its never good or top, if people lose their life over an attraction ..
@lampshades120 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite might be Big Boom at Nasu Highland because I have never feared for my life so much on a first drop so violent
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I hope to ride that one someday.
@shLSS Жыл бұрын
I will never understand why Expedition GeForce’s first drop is so popular. I‘ve ridden it several times in front and back row and it was boring every time. Even Silverstars first drop is way more exciting for me. I can‘t wait to ride Fury 325 for my first time, if I ever get the chance to travel to the states again. Sustained floater airtime is the most fun on a coaster for me. And forceful launches like the second launch of Taron.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
I love the airtime and lateral combo.
@nintendude0701 Жыл бұрын
I grew up going to Great Adventure No matter how many coasters I’ve ridden with crazy drops, even those HIGHER on this list like GeForce and Rattler, no drop is more utterly terrifying than El Toro’s first drop. Drops can be graceful or forceful, but El Toro’s drop feels downright deadly, especially when it is violently careening towards a headchopper. I have ridden it hundreds of times, and I still suck air in my teeth over the first drop in the back as well as over the “rolling thunder” hill 😬
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
El Toro's drop is still one of the best.
@nintendude0701 Жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster agreed. I hope they go through with the retrack and it opens again running just as good!
@babyfaceadrian1894 2 жыл бұрын
I got a sunset ride on maverick in the middle of June when it was like 100 degrees and I got back row and way to much on room on the restraints and it was the strongest moment of airtime I experienced more Then the bunny hills on magnum
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@george5924 2 жыл бұрын
Icon Blackpool Pleasure Beach has an AMAZING top hat exit on the back row! (I still prefer The Big One's, but that's me)
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I need to ride that one.
@george5924 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster it's being retracked at the moment - it's my favourite wooden coaster in the UK.
@madtownchris 2 жыл бұрын
Great choices! My list is very similar +/- a ride and ranking here and there. Did you ever ride the original Riverside Cyclone prior to 2002? The first drop/banked turn/drop sequence was an elite moment. Even if you don't consider the opening act a single element, the other large drops offered sharp and abrupt ejector airtime in the back rows. In 1999, Intamin opened their first Mega Coaster @ SFDL. The first (and several other) drops on S:RoS felt shocking at the time since the abrupt, glass-smooth and sustained ejector airtime outshined the ride's peers (Magnum, Morgans, Apollo/RB). The same comment applies to the SFA ride and superior SFNE model. The OG Intamin Mega Coasters deserve recognition. Skull Mountain. Back row, friendly restraints. You know what I mean. Windstorm Coasters. Isn't the insane drop the ride's largest? If not for this list, then definitely a contender for "Best drop under 50'. Hypersonic XLC- That ride...was something noteworthy. I have not ridden the Japanese peer. OG Togo Ultra Twister- feels like the car is being yanked down the drop, likely because the restraints feel like they are filled with concrete. Imagine a bowling ball being dropped down an over-waxed vertical drop-capsule slide. Fahrenheit- Better than or equal to Maverick and all the Gerstlauer Euro Fighters/Infinity Coasters. Shellraiser & Takabisha are noticeably better than the average Gerstlauer beyond-vertical drop coaster. While a half-point below, the two large drops on Mystery Mine are still wild and better than most. I love the Arrow Launch Loop coasters. Both drops seem ridiculous since the yank on the drops in both directions (back car better for the forward drop and front car better for the backward drop) is unexpected and really fun. I similarly rank the back car of Arrow looping coasters with straight drops such as Lochness Monster, Viper, Vortex (RIP), Dragon Fire, even the Loop/Corkscrews. Thank you for the fun discussion and excellent content!
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't ride the old Cyclone until 2007 when it had already been extensively modified. The windstorms have awesome drops too. Very forceful. I like the Intamin ones you mentioned too.
@Nick_J_ 2 жыл бұрын
Fahrenheit has an underrated drop. It has awesome ejector in the back. Honestly it might be my second favorite drop, behind El Toro (also in the back.)
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
It's similar to the Gerstlauer ones.
@Nick_J_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster Compared to the Gerstlauers I have been on, it feels much more intense in terms of airtime, and longer as well
@mitchellries256 2 жыл бұрын
I personally would've put Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Titan at Six Flags Over Texas, Superman: The Ride at Six Flags New England and Yukon Striker at Canada's Wonderland on the list. I haven't ridden Yukon Striker yet but after riding those first three, I found the speed acquired while going down the drop into those underground tunnels where you think for a second that you're not going to fit through them is very exciting. I also haven't ridden Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure but I have ridden Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point and found the 400 ft plunge down that spiral drop to be unique from anything else I experienced.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I like Yukon Striker a lot. That and the other dives just missed. The Superman hypers have a quick pop, but I prefer if it were more sustained.
@clairefunnell8481 2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. Yukon Striker is a fantastic ride. You get dangled over the drop. Its so fast and smooth. The only dive with a loop. . I would have included Yukon too.
@AdrenalineLegends 10 ай бұрын
hi cannobie, great video as usual! just a quick question: Do you prefer the b&m gigas or the intamins? I prefer the B&Ms
@CanobieCoaster 10 ай бұрын
I can't pick a specific manufacturer, but Fury is my favorite giga.
@AdrenalineLegends 10 ай бұрын
same@@CanobieCoaster
@derisleybrittain 2 жыл бұрын
Superb footage 💖💖💖💖💖💖💃💃💃💃👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@djsugarc1075 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for shouting out raging bull’s drop as its own unique experience
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I had to.
@djsugarc1075 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster it truly is on another level!
@theruleoffire 2 жыл бұрын
IIIII LOOOOOVE HEARING "THIS INATMIN..hyper.. " "this intamin..giga.." "this intamin launch" "this intamin spinning" INTAMIN INTAMIN INTAMIN>. ugh would make a good drinking game.. lol.... bout to get it tattooed on me.. would make a good story. lol. "this intamin Tattoo" lmao...
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry!
@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od 8 ай бұрын
My 15 Favorite First Drops 15 Any B&M Hyper First Drop 14 Goliath (SFgam) 13 Time Traveler 12 Superman The Ride 11 Steel Vengeance 10 Any Beyond Vertical Drop 9 Iron Gwazi 8 Strata Coasters/Xcelerator 7 Raging Bull 6 B&M Gigas 5 Maverick 4 Intamin Gigas 3 Iron Rattler 2 El Toro 1 Skyrush Btw I Dont Like X2s First Drop Its The Worst Part Of The Ride Since That's When Its At Its Roughest
@CanobieCoaster 8 ай бұрын
I love X2's drop. The last raven turn is the roughest part of the ride by far for me.
@rickycontreras2766 2 жыл бұрын
Bro the best drop I ever experienced was perilous plunge at Knotts berry farm so when the ride closes after a few years I was devastated
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could've ridden that.
@owengohr6311 2 жыл бұрын
I rode Iron Rattler for the first time a few weeks ago and the drop was absolutely insane
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Sure is!
@weedle4736 2 жыл бұрын
IRAT also has my favorite drop too. I sometimes grey out at the bottom with it’s wild burst of g forces.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
The rapid application of positives down there is great.
@moneybankgray 2 жыл бұрын
Yes cedar point
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
In there a lot.
@johnnycjohnson4649 3 ай бұрын
You forgot one and by far the best coaster I have ever riden, and I have been to many theme parks. It's The New Iron Gwazii at Bush Gardens Tampa
@CanobieCoaster 3 ай бұрын
Iron Gwazi would definitely make the list now. This was published before that ride opened.
@sandraweilbrenner67 2 жыл бұрын
Yay for El loco my home ride ( adventuresome ) I can sit for hours and watch the reaction videos on tornado at bakken , they are hilarious , that is why the camera is where it is
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
That drop on Tornado is shockingly violent for a ride of that size.
@sandraweilbrenner67 2 жыл бұрын
@@CanobieCoaster the camera footage from the ride of the reactions are priceless
@Coastergirl92 Жыл бұрын
What about Hollywood rip ride rocket at Universal Studios Florida, that drop is amazing to me. For me it was even better than the infinity coasters.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
I like the drop, but it's not as good as these 50. I actually like the drop off the first mid-course best on that ride.
@paulwarsewa4558 2 жыл бұрын
You included almost anything on this list I would have as well. Two things though: I personally would rate Hyperion higher. It combines Hyper height with good views and a sharpness that felt almost beyond vertical in the way it ejects you mid-drop. Also, have you ridden Lost Gravity at Walibi Holland? That first drop was amazing as well, especially in the back row, left wing seat. You go into it with quite some speed from the fast lift hill, the crest is very sharp and the 180° turn is extremely narrow, yanking you downwards with incredible force. This combination of laterals and ejector airtime makes it one of the best first drops in my books. People can complain about their launches all they want, but Mack really know how to bring the ejector.
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I did enjoy Lost Gravity's drop. It just missed the list.
@ATLSloan 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree about rating Hyperion higher. Honestly feels like a giga drop in length, but more powerful. And it has a tunnel at the bottom with stupid strong positives into the pullout over what I think is the best camelback hill in the world. Freaking loved Hyperion
@Jb-vq7dj 2 жыл бұрын
I think the drop on dragster/ka should be atleast in the top 20, its incredible and I get ejecter and laterals the whole way down every time with the great restraints
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
I mostly get laterals, but amazing laterals.
@sebo8872 Жыл бұрын
I have to disagree with the comparison of Schwur des Kärnan with EGF. Since the trains are much longer on EGF you will have strong ejector in the back row even through the twist. On SdK it feels more like a plunge without sustained airtime.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
I agree the trains are shorter, but I've gotten plenty of sustained airtime in the back rows on Karnan.
@MaxThrills 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome list!
@CanobieCoaster 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jtwoolley Ай бұрын
awesome
@CanobieCoaster 29 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@stenveiths1900 Жыл бұрын
Drop on Kondaa is also pretty insane imo.
@CanobieCoaster Жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Hadn't ridden it as of the time I made this list, but it would be near GeForce's.
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