1: Voyage - Picking up speed through the entire second half, seemingly out of nowhere. The fact that it’s a terrain coaster is so well hidden that it feels like it’s violating the laws of physics on that downhill return run.
2: Iron Gwazi - The wave turn over the station. Sideways airtime the likes of which was unheard of until this thing came into the world. This thing with a loose restraint is seriously mindblowingly good.
3: Intimidator 305 - Feeling all the blood return to your head and regaining full consciousness on the huge airtime hill. I’ve had multiple near-blackout rides where I’ve felt unique sensations here that I’ve never felt anywhere on any other ride. You forget where you are, you can feel your tongue in your mouth, and your arms float up on their own accord. It’s surreal.
4: Steel Vengeance - The big outerbank. Sustained outward banked airtime is such a unique force, and there is none quite as sustained as this element’s. Other rides have tried to replicate this, but none have really captured the insane scale of this moment.
5: ArieForce One - The double up into the ejector camelback. This is a ride full of stellar individual moments, so much so that it’s hard to choose a favorite. That being said, the double up provides a great pop of ejector, but the star of this element is the second part, which is the most powerful RMC camelback I’ve done. The crazy pace this element is taken at blows Storm Chaser out of the water.
6: Skyrush - The s-hill. Getting absolutely catapulted from your seat in the back left is something that can only be experienced to be understood. It’s a serious contender for wildest airtime moment ever, and it’s got stiff competition, even on the same ride! The twisting combined with ejector that feels almost dangerous makes it clear why this is the only moment like this in the world.
7: VelociCoaster - The clear winner for best element is the mosasaurus roll, but my favorite moment is the second launch. The lights, the acceleration, the noise, and the wind all combine to create one of the biggest serotonin moments on any ride for me. It obviously can’t objectively beat the upside down airtime of the mosasaurus roll, but if I could choose one moment on the ride to experience right now, it would be the second launch, in the front, at night.
8: Fury 325 - It’s definitely the treble clef and hive dive. The forces on this element are absolutely perfect, and diving down under the bridge and through the LEDs is another sensation entirely. It’s a one of a kind moment that feels like it wasn’t meant for this world. Why isn’t there more of this?
9: Phantom’s Revenge - The first ejector hill, by the station. The tone shift with this hill is shocking, after the scenic and fast first half. The ride goes from its pleasant first half to its buck wild second half in bombastic fashion, with one of the most abrupt airtime moments ever. If you’re not prepared for this moment, you’ll get absolutely slammed up into the bar.
10: Pantheon - It has to be the swing launch. This element feels malicious, like some powerful entity (a Roman god?) is trying to rip the train apart. The noises and vibrations the LSMs make seem as if an arsenal of power tools is being taken to the train. The way the train goes over the hill seemingly way too fast on the backwards run, and then goes even faster forwards. Even the act of stalling and reversing exudes the vibes of “I am in the hands of something powerful”. This element makes you feel small and insignificant like no other one does.
