Top 10 Gravity Group Roller Coasters

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The Gravity Group has designed some of the top wooden roller coasters around the world, and today, we're taking a look at their 10 best!
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@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

If you're wondering why Tonnerre 2 Zeus at Parc Astérix did not make the cut, it is because it is a CCI coaster that was redone by the Gravity Group! It certainly has Gravity Group characteristics such as the Timberliner trains and the reprofiled sections, but the majority of the layout is still CCI! Same reason why Ghostrider didn't make the cut in the Top 10 GCI video.

@just-dashin 6 ай бұрын

video came out 1 minute ago, comment made 20 hours ago?

@rblx-dragonsboil4405 6 ай бұрын

scheduled release @@just-dashin

@joelfitzsimmons3872 6 ай бұрын

@@just-dashin video was scheduled along with the comment 20 hours ago

@Malikie-lt3cg 6 ай бұрын

Please can you do the top 10 Schwarzkopf coasters

@christianortiz793 6 ай бұрын

Next do the 10 best coasters from Arrow Dynamics

@rct2nerd 6 ай бұрын

It’s a crime that Oscar’s Wacky taxi is not on the list! 😂

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

just barely missed the cut! (But wacky taxi gets #1 for most memeable GG)

@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od 5 ай бұрын

@CoasterStudios Its So Good For Literally 0 Reason

@randomdefender1532 6 ай бұрын

Does anyone else wish Gravity Group did more large scale wooden coasters? Especially considering how fantastic The Voyage is, they could really create something else mindblowing on a bigger scale!

@Spike-sk7ql 6 ай бұрын

Ravine Flyer II is running SOOOOO much better since the retracking they did to it last year. I was able to stay in my seat for 12 back row rides in a row during ERT one night in August.

@gui2980 6 ай бұрын

The voyage is not only my fav gravity group coaster but also my number 1 wooden coaster. Such an amazing ride, it just keeps on giving!!!

@mitchellries256 6 ай бұрын

My favorite coaster from Gravity Group is The Voyage at Holiday World, followed by Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus, and Kentucky Flyer at Kentucky Kingdom. I really need to ride more of these.

@ThrillSeekersandHellRaisers 6 ай бұрын

Zippin Pippin > Hades 360.

@SuperShadow7902 6 ай бұрын

Here before this thread blows up

@yourexperienceguide 6 ай бұрын

I don’t think I’ll ever forget how bonkers Hades 360 was, especially through the tunnels. We drove from Mt.Olympus to Bay Beach for the Zippin Pippin cred in 2022, no regrets. We did that after seeing your videos of it 😅

@maxhagenauer24 6 ай бұрын

Even their family coasters are so fun and good. They design them so well so they keep their speed till the end and have so much airtime.

@wolicodraws 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE seeing Ravine Flyer II getting some needed attention! I grew up in Erie watched Waldameer grow and I'll never forget when this coaster came to the park! :)

@meadbhcopland 6 ай бұрын

you'll have to come to Ireland so, be interesting to see if Cú Chulainn would make the Top 10. Until the new vekoma STC opens in a few months it's our only rollercoaster worth anything on the whole island so I'm very protective of it!

@overlookers 6 ай бұрын

I'm very surprised Cú hasn't received new trains with an upcharge backwards seat like Leviathan and Zeus. An easy addition that would work with theming- _Ríastrad_ - The Warp Spasm.

@meadbhcopland 6 ай бұрын

@overlookers That'd be great, but I don't think it would work for them. Their operations are already pretty slow so reducing general capacity for the sake of an upcharged seat would make it worse. Also I don't think it would be very popular with anyone but enthusiasts

@starapton5374 6 ай бұрын

Every Gravity Group coaster I’ve ridden I’ve liked. I think they’re the only manufacturer that has done that for me. Including my number one coaster.

@alantrotter2077 6 ай бұрын

Voyage is an easy #1 for me. Ravine Flyer II is an easy #2 for me. I haven’t been on leviathan but I came off Ravine Flyer Ii much more impressed than Boardwalk Bullet which I have #3. Hades 360 would be 2 or 3 if they could figure out how to make it smoother. Great layout but brutally rough.

@ericthomason8463 6 ай бұрын

Although I haven’t ridden a Gravity Group coaster yet, I’ll say they did a great job retracking The Beast and The Racer at Kings Island!

@waynejkl4035 6 ай бұрын

Woodies: cheapest to build, easiest to neglect. Glad for the parks that actually take care of theirs!

@Productions427 6 ай бұрын

I love a good wooden coaster, so GG is one of my favorite coaster manufacturers. Voyage and RF2 are definitely the best two, at least out of the ones I’ve ridden. Most people seem to agree that Voyage is one of the greatest wooden coasters, and RF2 is one of the most underrated in my opinion. Hades 360 has one of the all-time great layouts but runs terribly because of poor maintenance. (It’s the only one of these four coasters that I’ve only ridden once. I couldn’t take another ride on it because it’s so brutal.) Kentucky Flyer is great for a family coaster.

@kylecherpak4306 6 ай бұрын

Gotta love seeing my home park Waldameer finally getting some love!

@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan 5 ай бұрын

Crazy to believe that Hades 360 was their first roller coaster. I mean that thing was freaking huge back in 2005 and still insane how for a first coaster they made that.

@psychichorse 6 ай бұрын

The five I've ridden match up with your rankings, and I'm happy I've been on the three best! Voyage is my favorite ride anywhere, and Leviathan is in my top 10.

@homemademovies8364 6 ай бұрын

Immensely glad to see Leviathan - Sea World Australia made it on your Gravity Group list. The only wooden coaster I've experienced and I'm super glad to have it at one of my home parks. And I'm planning to do it backwards for the first time, next time I visit Sea World!!

@psychichorse 6 ай бұрын

It's not just the second best Gravity Group but one of the best wooden coasters in the world! Hope Australia gets more modern woodies, I think a family wooden coaster would be a great fit at Dreamworld.

@mattyoconnor3784 6 ай бұрын

I got the on ride photo when i was there in december, you can see my jaw is literally on the floor and i was very aware it stayed there the whole ride!!! One of the best experiences ive ever had

@halesej 6 ай бұрын

Love these lists broken down by manufacturer!

@ATLSloan 6 ай бұрын

Man what a surprise with the Voyage making the #1 spot…didn’t see that coming!! 😂 Also, any of the Jungle Trailblazers 😉

@thisrollercoasterlife498 6 ай бұрын

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think it's the Timberliners that make their coasters so rough. It also continues to surprise me that so many try to under-state how rough Hades 360 is. Shawn from TPW stated in his vlog that he wouldn't ever ride it again, and I made the same vow.

@OklahomaCoasterFan 6 ай бұрын

I think you're right. Those Timberliners don't seem to ride well at all. Even those family woodies are quite rough considering the slower speed. Of the 5 elite Gravity Group woodies in the US, Zippin Pippin included, the 4 that ride the best don't use Timberliners. Hades is an elite layout, but from what I've been hearing, my 2019 rides will be my only rides on it if they don't smooth it out.

@mahler49 6 ай бұрын

My kids and I love watching your videos! Hope to see y’all at Roller Coaster Rodeo!

@Bryan_mabray 6 ай бұрын

Only have had the chance to ride Boardwalk Bullet, and HOLY COW, it’s one of the best rides ever made, it’s one of the only coasters in my home city and if I could only have two coasters in my city, I’ll take that one any day

@enthusiastJD 6 ай бұрын

boardwalk bullet is amazing

@6393dude 6 ай бұрын

Voyage rules. I'm fortunate to have grown up with it as Holiday World is my home park. There was so much hype when it came out, and it exceed expectations.

@StamfordBridge 6 ай бұрын

I haven’t been on Leviathan, but otherwise, I’d put them this way: 1. Voyage 2. RFII 3. Boardwalk Bullet 4. Hades The first three are absolute favorites of mine.

@Str8trackhaters 6 ай бұрын

Boardwalk bullet is still running smooth

@kaceyparrett634 6 ай бұрын

I was at Kemah boardwalk back in July and got 10 or 11 rides on Boardwalk bullet, I thought it was pretty smooth and I really enjoyed it! I think I rode it 4 or 5 times in a row at the end of the night.

@rblx-dragonsboil4405 6 ай бұрын

i love coaster studios

@lisatom42 6 ай бұрын

Can confirm that the Boardwalk Bullet is still running smooth!

@OklahomaCoasterFan 6 ай бұрын

I got back on Boardwalk Bullet last month, and it's still riding great. Ravine Flyer II felt quite a bit rougher on my rerides in July 2023. Zippin Pippin delivered the whole ride through for me. It was a mostly full train on every ride, so maybe that helped. It's ahead of RFII in my # 4 spot. Hades 360 in 3rd, but if it were smoother, it would move ahead of Boardwalk Bullet, and might even challenge Voyage.

@mattsharkey311 6 ай бұрын

I was talking with one of the head ride ops at fun Spot Kissimmee. He said that during 2024 they are going to finish the rest of the coaster with RMC track and change the wheels on the trains to work better with the steel apparently that’s why it is super rough because they are still running rollers designed for wood on steel track so they don’t get the benefits of the steel so once they change it all over, it should be super smooth

@jamalbrown8555 6 ай бұрын

Hi hello tyler and the coaster studios family happy new years to you guys .

@Synth_Cat 6 ай бұрын

i love the voyage its my favorite overall coaster

@joecandish3923 6 ай бұрын

I am surprised Voyage and Hades are not neck and neck if Hades was smoother does it have the potential to top Voyage both are long, fast and have airtime. Will be riding both this year for the first time in 2024

@OklahomaCoasterFan 6 ай бұрын

A smoother Hades 360 is neck and neck with Voyage for me, but as it is, Hades is far behind Voyage and Boardwalk Bullet.

@railblaze7196 6 ай бұрын

The Voyage is my favorite roller coaster and I live near Hersheypark. Thats saying something. It just has everything I want in a roller coaster. I think the Gavity Group is the most underrated coaster manufacturer.

@bhjoshscentz 6 ай бұрын

Boardwalk Bullet is awesome i lived bout 30 minutes away from there.

@Jackp499 6 ай бұрын

I just realized my 100th and 300th coasters were gravity groups. Hades and Boardwalk Bullet

@keithchristner4522 6 ай бұрын

I'd love to see GG come in and redo the road crossing on Ravine Flyer 2 and put a corkscrews in there, one on the way out, one on the way back. 🤔

@maxhagenauer24 6 ай бұрын

Gravity Group is absolutely the best wooden coasters manufacturer if RMC doesn't count with their topper tracks. These coasters are so compact and usually have such good pacing. They are way better than GCIs if you want airtime and even tighter turns.

@MidwestBoom 6 ай бұрын

Ravine, flyer II is so underrated it's criminal.

@GCI-yt 6 ай бұрын

Imagine leviathan ran backwards like wooden coasters did back then and the backwards facing seat is pay extra to ride the ride normally😂

@SuperShadow7902 6 ай бұрын

You and Sarah should rank your top 10 flying coasters! Or if you guys disagree on your favs, do your individual lists!

@matheuscastello6554 6 ай бұрын

mine blower is in my bottom 2, only beating out montezum. maybe with the 208 its not as bad but like damn, still surprised this made the list and beat out kentucky flyer

@OklahomaCoasterFan 6 ай бұрын

I have Mine Blower ranked # 645 out of 645. My last ride in November 2022 was when I swore off it until it gets completely retracked. Montezum looks like it would be terrible too, being an RCCA creation.

@matheuscastello6554 6 ай бұрын

@@OklahomaCoasterFan yep, its an rcca monstrosity that has had no major work done since its opened a decade and a half ago. i think you can imagine how much it shakes from that description alone haha

@coastarider 6 ай бұрын

I couldn't find this on rcdb, but is Coastersaurus at Legoland Fl manufactured and designed by M&V, or is it designed by Gravity Group? I know it has Millennium Flyers by GCI, so it is a hybrid from the three companies?

@galliumg8483 6 ай бұрын

Ngl… switchback is better than boardwalk bullet. Dumbest hot take ever but I’ll stand by it

@Djdnfrjn 6 ай бұрын

Imagine if gci and gravity group merged they would be the biggest wooden coaster manufacturer in the world

@noahbolger6778 6 ай бұрын

Are you going to go to Ireland at some point to ride Cu Chulainn?

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

We'd love to one day!

@StormC9101 5 ай бұрын

I’ll bet if Hades360 was smooth it’d be at the #2 spot just behind the voyage

@idkhomie24 6 ай бұрын

They need to retrack voyage again because my rides in August were abysmal. They were my first ever and it overwhelmingly disappointed me. I could see the potential, but I still don't see it competing with top GCIs or El Toro, which was smoother than Voyage the same week. I do want to give it another try, but so far it's been one of my most disappointing coasters

@marty_nz 6 ай бұрын

Did Legend impress you more?

@idkhomie24 6 ай бұрын

@@marty_nz Yes, I really enjoyed legend! The laterals were great and it felt much smoother. Raven was relatively disappointing as well, but I guess I shouldn't have had very high expectations considering it's tamer than the other two.

@OklahomaCoasterFan 6 ай бұрын

I have gotten rough rides on Voyage too. After my June 2021 visit, I went onto Hershey, and was surprised to find Wildcat running far smoother than Voyage. Most people would say that Wildcat was horribly rough, but it was smoother than Voyage. On a later visit, Voyage was running quite smooth.

@idkhomie24 6 ай бұрын

Yea I'd love to get back to the park and give it another chance. I'd also been told by a local who went the following week that it was the worst he'd ever experienced it, so I'm hoping for better next time I'm able to get out there@@OklahomaCoasterFan

@DonkeyPopsicle 6 ай бұрын

Why isn't there a bigger market for large woodies? Is the maintenance just that much higher, or do they not draw as much as a big steel coaster of whatever kind?

@I_am_Addicted_2_RollerCoasters 6 ай бұрын

4:08 There is a Hat on the Track???

@OklahomaCoasterFan 6 ай бұрын

looks like a Yankees hat. I would've chucked it as well.

@shitpostWJ 6 ай бұрын

Question: Is the new Grizzly retrack with some changes (like steeper drops) a new credit from the old Grizzly? My Answer: Yes.

@sambell4370 6 ай бұрын

Unpopular opinion: American Thunder at SFSL is better than every woodie at Holiday World including The Voyage.

@ToastGhost 6 ай бұрын

Huh Gravity Group is a lot smaller than I imagined

@joecandish3923 6 ай бұрын

Hades 360 vs Mine Blower which is rougher

@seangearhart2494 6 ай бұрын

Kentucky Flyer over Wooden Warrior and Oscar's Wacky Taxi? Nah.

@derekhafner3156 6 ай бұрын

If people have The Voyage as their #2 wooden coaster in the world, what could possibly be their #1?

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

El Toro is usually the one people go back and forth about

@ArchJ17 6 ай бұрын

I know it was tested and didn’t work but if they someday manage to make it work do you think timberlines would hurt or improve Voyage

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

I don't think the Voyage needs them I think its fine the way it is

@triple7marc 6 ай бұрын

It made it run way too slow.

@kinderscoasters 6 ай бұрын

What about Oscars Wacky Taxi ?? 😮

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

just barely missed the cut!

@RonaldDScum 6 ай бұрын

Gravity Group > GCI

@geoffs6487 6 ай бұрын

Where's Oscars wacky taxi

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

Just barely missed the cut!

@dentyH 6 ай бұрын

Roar o saurus 😭

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

The only GG left in the U.S. I haven't done! Hopefully that'll be a trip I do in 2024

@dentyH 6 ай бұрын

@@CoasterStudios nice! I was wondering bc I know it's up there

@ggson1338 6 ай бұрын

Voyage no question home park bb

@coastercreations9415 6 ай бұрын

No Oscars Wacky taxi...

@CoasterStudios 6 ай бұрын

just barely missed the cut!

@user-pl5ds8iz6q 6 ай бұрын

Voyage doesn't make my top 50

@DetroitMetroSpotter_21L Ай бұрын

Why?

@derpnowitzki1766 6 ай бұрын

Top 10 coasters with square wheels (and The Voyage) is my prediction