BubbaisSleep
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Can’t wait for Guardians & Tron to hopefully lead this list next year! It has been an incredible couple years for us themed coaster fans!
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What’s the best themed coaster?
- Thread starter JusticeDisney
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Gonna actually ride them, or just rely on ole googs images? Hahahahahaha!
UNCgolf
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TRON doesn't look like it has much theming. It does have some, but the outside part especially has almost no theming at all beyond the ride vehicle itself. Guardians hopefully will, though.
BubbaisSleep
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I agree! Sadly the outside of both coasters are a bit underwhelming though I find the Tron canopy at night gorgeous . I’m actually happy that we dont know much about the inside to Guardians in terms of layout & effects. Hoping to be blown away by the ride experience itself, backwards and forward haha.
Wait. Which is it? The outside of Tron is “sadly” underwhelming or Tron is gonna top the list of best themed coasters next year? LOL!
Epct82
Active Member
Maybe if the title of the poll was reworded to something like: "Which Coaster Has The Best Theme (or Story Elements)?".
I get what you were trying to ask, and thought it odd when people started mentioning ride intensity, coaster elements, thrill, etc. Maybe it was just the title that threw some people off.
In defense of Velocicoaster, it is one of the best themed coasters if you take into account all the Six Flags, Cedar, regional coaster offerings. I remember being blown away by Hulk's queue way back when, by comparison to many of the SFlags coaster lines with just switchback railings and the occasional TV on the wall playing music videos.
The poll question literally asks which coaster is the best themed. And then I go on to explain that this poll is not looking for which coaster people feel is the best or the most thrilling or their favorite, but rather which coaster they feel has the best theme. Not sure how it could have been any clearer than that.
As for saying VC is one of the best themed coasters when you compare it to non-themed coasters, that’s kind of like saying the Jacksonville Jaguars are one of the best football teams in the world. I mean, I suppose they are if you compare them to college and high school football teams, but if you stick with an apples to apples comparison (such as only comparing VC to other themed coasters), they clearly are not.
Anyway, I totally respect your opinions!
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cookiee_munster
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I think the fact that it has no theming on the outside portion is deliberate. Mostly because the canopy in itself is just as spectacular to travel around lit up like it will be and also, there's the wow factor when you go into the gravity building that's pretty highly themed (or themed as best it can be for such a fast moving ride)
ChrisFL
Premium Member
This one is really difficult for me to answer.
My thoughts are Space Mountain, Everest, Big Thunder Mountain, Seven Dwarfs are all relatively the same as far as theming.
Velocicoaster is funny because technically it's themed to be exactly what it is...sort of? It's not claiming to be anything other than a rollercoaster among Velociraptors, so for that you COULD say it is the best themed (I don't though )
I'm going to choose Everest, though it is a close call. What I love about it is that the entire area leading up to Everest (From the west side of the park) all builds up to it.
My thoughts are Space Mountain, Everest, Big Thunder Mountain, Seven Dwarfs are all relatively the same as far as theming.
Velocicoaster is funny because technically it's themed to be exactly what it is...sort of? It's not claiming to be anything other than a rollercoaster among Velociraptors, so for that you COULD say it is the best themed (I don't though
)I'm going to choose Everest, though it is a close call. What I love about it is that the entire area leading up to Everest (From the west side of the park) all builds up to it.
jonnyc
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Velocicoaster is funny because technically it's themed to be exactly what it is...sort of? It's not claiming to be anything other than a rollercoaster among Velociraptors, so for that you COULD say it is the best themed (I don't though
I'm going to choose Everest, though it is a close call. What I love about it is that the entire area leading up to Everest (From the west side of the park) all builds up to it.
That is very true about Velocicoaster!!
I'd also go for Everest - agree that the whole area is so well themed, the queue is fantastic and really builds up the story and then the ride itself is fun and has just enough thrills.
Mickey5150
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The ride vehicles for Everest are steam powered trains. Disney redesigned the lift hill on Everest because the normal roller coaster sound going up the hill would not be appropriate for a steam train in the Himilayans. That's one of the little things that no one thinks abut that puts Everest at the top of the list.
TotallyBiased
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Everest and it's not even close for me. Everything from the entrance, the view, the queue, the ride. It just does it for me.
OG Runner
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TotallyBiased
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It would just be so much better if that darn Yeti worked.
Don't worry, his unemployment will run out at some point!
JustAFan
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What? What's wrong with the Yeti?It would just be so much better if that darn Yeti worked.
OG Runner
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I swear I tried to like with two laughing emojis but I was only allowed one.
aliceismad
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It makes me laugh that every coaster thread seems to rehash the argument of Disney vs. Universal and intensity of various coasters.
I picked BTMRR, but I agree that EE is nearly equal and has a better queue. BTMRR in DLR is still, of course, better than the one in MK.
I picked BTMRR, but I agree that EE is nearly equal and has a better queue. BTMRR in DLR is still, of course, better than the one in MK.
