RCCGB FORUM Message Board for Members of the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain to discuss club events and all things theme park related.    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Longest rides          RCCGB FORUM Forum Index -> Anything Goes View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message frosty Junior Hyper Poster Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 169 Location: London Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:07 pm    Post subject: Longest rides Having watched the ride animation that Sarah posted, I wonder just how much ride time you get on some of the longer rides - wood or steel. So, what rides are quite long and where are they? Ta. _________________ Steve Member of 'non rollback' Stratacoaster club 06/08 Back to top stealth fan Hyper Poster Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 276 Location: Fareham, Hampshire Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:59 pm    Post subject: Longest ride I have been on is the Ultimate at Lightwater Valley, (steel) and Tonnerre de Zeus at Parc Asterix, (wood) _________________ Don't look at me, I'm just Human http://uk.youtube.com/user/andyknight1 Back to top coastergraham Strata Poster Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 439 Location: Bolton Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:34 pm    Post subject: This will give you all an idea of where the longest rides in the world are. http://www.rcdb.com/rhr.htm?statistic=3 _________________ Back to top stealth fan Hyper Poster Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 276 Location: Fareham, Hampshire Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:03 pm    Post subject: Good to see we are 3rd in the list. _________________ Don't look at me, I'm just Human http://uk.youtube.com/user/andyknight1 Back to top Nimmykins Site Admin Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 558 Location: Brighton Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:14 am    Post subject: I'm surprised Mean Streak is shorter than Millennium Force. It felt like the other way around!   _________________ Sarah RCCGB member - 2132 Plus four travelling coasters including Olympia Looping and Eurostar. Back to top frosty Junior Hyper Poster Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 169 Location: London Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:19 am    Post subject: I'll get to experience Millennium Force for the first time in about 5 weeks - c'mon _________________ Steve Member of 'non rollback' Stratacoaster club 06/08 Back to top Nimmykins Site Admin Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 558 Location: Brighton Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:02 am    Post subject: frosty wrote: I'll get to experience Millennium Force for the first time in about 5 weeks - c'mon I'll be interested to hear what you think of Mean Streak. MF is great. Cedar Point is fabulous. _________________ Sarah RCCGB member - 2132 Plus four travelling coasters including Olympia Looping and Eurostar. Back to top frosty Junior Hyper Poster Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 169 Location: London Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:05 am    Post subject: Hi Sarah, At this point I can only imagine how great the whole trip will be - coasters and rides of all kinds, the social aspect with fellow club tripsters, and seeing parts of the US for the first time. Meanwhile since coming back from BPB, I've been toying with the idea of visiting Alton Towers or Thorpe Park, or going back to BPB - but hey, still plenty of time to fit all those in. _________________ Steve Member of 'non rollback' Stratacoaster club 06/08 Back to top Rough Rider Hyper Poster Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 213 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 12:45 pm    Post subject: Nimmykins wrote: frosty wrote: I'll get to experience Millennium Force for the first time in about 5 weeks - c'mon I'll be interested to hear what you think of Mean Streak. MF is great. Cedar Point is fabulous. Mean Streak is "ALMOST" as good and as smooth as "Rattl*R" _________________ Were no sissy's.......were "Ruffy Tuffy Rough Riders" DENISE DINN LARRICK & CHARLIE BOY, WALK ON WATER Back to top krusty_the_clown Site Admin Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 156 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: Please be aware that the moderation team are unhappy with Ryan's attempt to get round the profanity filter! Please remember this is strictly against board rules! Back to top Nimmykins Site Admin Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 558 Location: Brighton Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:36 pm    Post subject: Rough Rider wrote: Nimmykins wrote: frosty wrote: I'll get to experience Millennium Force for the first time in about 5 weeks - c'mon I'll be interested to hear what you think of Mean Streak. MF is great. Cedar Point is fabulous. Mean Streak is "ALMOST" as good and as smooth as "Rattl*R" Mean Streak gave me a migraine. It was the first, and only time, I've ever wanted to get off a coaster. _________________ Sarah RCCGB member - 2132 Plus four travelling coasters including Olympia Looping and Eurostar. Back to top Magic Site Admin Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 390 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 3:52 pm    Post subject: krusty_the_clown wrote: Please be aware that the moderation team are unhappy with Ryan's attempt to get round the profanity filter! Please remember this is strictly against board rules! Well said Baz, the moderating team takes bypassing the profanity filter very seriously and offenders could face severe punishment. I believe the worst form of punishment is being made to ride the Rattler. TTD is a classic example of how a coaster doesn't have to be really long to be great. The Ultimate is a classic example of when a really long coaster really should be a lot shorter. Despite it's duration Nemesis is still an amazing coaster and any longer it might loose some of it's charm. But having said that I wish we'd get a few more decent length coasters over here, so many of them are just way to short yet same genre rides elsewhere are much longer in duration. _________________ Marcus RCCGB Membership Number 1915 www.coastertouring.com Roller Coaster videos and much more. Latest addition: 17/10/07 Oktoberfest 2007 NEW VIDEO JULY 2008 Waldameer video added to You Tube channel, http://www.youtube.com/MagicProductionsVids Back to top USfriends Junior Hyper Poster Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 109 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:50 pm    Post subject: Quote: Mean Streak is "ALMOST" as good and as smooth as "Rattl*R" Both of these rides suck in their own ways, but neither ride can honestly be described as good or smooth. _________________ Yankee Freeloader  Pete Rollback Queen  Lisa Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         RCCGB FORUM Forum Index -> Anything Goes All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum RCCGB News and Information----------------Welcome to the RCCGB members' message boardRCCGB NewsMessage Board NewsMerchandiseAIRtime MagazineNew Members RCCGB Trips----------------UK TripsUSA TripsEurope TripsClub Trip Reports Theme Park News and Rumours----------------UK Park NewsWorldwide Park NewsFun Fair and Travelling Ride NewsPark and Ride pollsTelevision and Radio AlertsTheme Park Discounts Members' Trips----------------Trip PlanningTrip Reports Off Topic----------------Anything GoesMembers AnnouncementsFun and GamesPolls for whateverJokesWeblinksGeneral Freebies and Special Offers  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Card File  Gallery  Forum Archive Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group