075 - Déjá Vu

Location : Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Queued three times, deja vu?"

074 - X

Location : Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Very popular, confusing, multi-directional coaster.

073 - Goliath

Location : Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Second best coaster in park.

072 - Batman, The Ride

Location : Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Not "Batman, The Movie" then?

071 - Riddler's Revenge

Location : Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Absolutely perfect favourite stand-up coaster

070 - Superman, The Escape (Right Hand Side)

Location : Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

60mph 250ft, it's actual stats.

069 - Hurricane

Location : Santa Cruz Boardwalk, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

This hairpin coaster actually runs!

068 - Sea Serpent

Location : Santa Cruz Boardwalk, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Sea serpent is a dragon.

067 - Giant Dipper

Location : Santa Cruz Boardwalk, California, USA
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive Riding

How to care for woodies.

066 - Demon

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Very long, very boring corkscrew

065 - Invertigo

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Wank the handle bars furiously!

064 - Grizzly

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Snails go faster than this

063 - Psycho Mouse

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Really well themed mouse coaster

062 - Vortex

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

My favourite purple stand-up coaster

061 - Greased Lightning

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : No
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Another one bites the dust

060 - Taxi Jam

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

True Jams feature motionless cars

059 - Top Gun

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

This, coaster fans, is my favourite coaster in the world and so I'm going to break the 5-word rule on this one. I'd be surprised if it made the top 10 in most enthusiasts lists, it's not fast, or big, or whatever but for me it was perfect. I will even go so far as to put it above Nemesis which is a similar style of ride.

The first reason why is that I'd got fed up with the Stealth ERS and had made my way over to this waiting for it to open. The ride ops saw me waiting and asked if I wanted to ride the first train - Perfect! The first train of the day and it was all mine. Of course I took the front seat and off I went.

The second reason is that towards the end there is a helix over a lake and if you sat in the right hand seat your legs would be swung through some reeds growing at the water's edge. I really like that. Whereas with Nemesis you get close to the scenery, on Top Gun you went through it.

The third reason why is that the park was open 2 hours later than usual and the ride had been picking up speed all day, by the end of the day it was so fast I could feel myself blacking out. A bad thing to most people but I loved the feeling and it made me want to ride it more.

The final reason is that as well as getting the first train, I'd also got the last train of the day and a run in the dark. This time round I'd chosen to sit in the back. It was worth getting the "late" chant when I got back to the coach. It's the only time I have put the need to have "one more go" above everyone else on the trip and the need to get away on time.

So all of this together just made this ride perfect for me.

" :) "

058 - Stealth

Location : Paramount's Great America
Date first rode : June 2002
Still there? : No
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive Riding

Stealth layout + Air trains = WOW!!!

057 - Roar

Location : Six Flags Marine World, California, USA
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive Riding

I was roaring in pain.

056 - Roadrunner Express

Location : Six Flags Marine World, California, USA
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Kids only, will hurt adults.

055 - Cobra

Location : Six Flags Marine World, California, USA
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Ride-op wanted to go home

054 - Boomerang

Location : Six Flags Marine World, California, USA
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Just another bog standard boomerang

053 - Kong

Location : Six Flags Marine World, California, USA
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

My first nut sponsored coaster.

052 - Medusa

Location : Six Flags Marine World, California, USA
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive Riding

Shhh, keep the noise down.

051 - Colossus

Location : Thorpe Park, England
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Repeat Riding Chunder Challenge (I managed 19)



Grab grass on final inversion