the rattler

coaster_master · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: the rattler

the rattler rox
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coasterlvr · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject:

It is a really fun, scary ride. I really liked it back when it first opened, before they modified it. The drop was so scary. I can't wait til the summer to go to Fiesta Texas

txshady · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:37 am Post subject:

It's a great ride, I wish they wouldnt have changed the first drop, but I still like it.

coasterphotos · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

Unforunately, the Rattler was poorly designed due to the parks desire to have the tallest and fasted wooden coaster when it opened. They found out about the building of Mean Streak at Cedar Point and made changes to the already designed Rattler to make it bigger and faster than Mean Streak. Unfortunately they didn't do much testing with the design changes and when it opened it ended up causing a ton of injuries. While I understand a lot of people loved the original ride and wished they never changed it....It's very undestandable why they did so. It was indeed causing major injuries to riders and there are still legal issues surrounding the ride today.

As it stands today, I enjoy it before and after the helix.
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Mike Robinson · Site Admin Joined: 12 Mar 2002 Posts: 4184

Just open up that mid-course break. PLEASE

coasterphotos · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject:

that L do pig · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:08 pm Post subject:

No, too much anticipointment - I only rode it in 2005 though...

twist3d · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject:

johnychen · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:19 pm Post subject:

I loved the first dip but that long boring helix has got to go. If it banked like the old excalibur it would have been better.
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Fisherman · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject:

after I ride it...I feel like I tumbled down a very very tall flight of sharp metal stairs...ouch...

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twist3d · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject:

Oh, yeah. I forgot. That beast gave my season pass to AstroWorld a really big, very permanent dent! It was in my pocket, and somewhere along the ride, Rattler decided to dent my pass!
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Tsunami · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject:

The helix hurts! Even though I like the rest of the ride, I don't like the bruises.

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Two years ago I was on the last train out as a thunderstorm was rolling in, and I swear the MCBR barely touched us. I suppose I could've just been imagining it, but I swear I had airtime in the front car coming off the backside of it towards the tunnel.

That tunnel is worth the ride alone. I'm still not positive exactly what happens in there, and that blast of rock-cooled air is lovely on a hot summer day.

ThatTh*ngGirl · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:23 am Post subject:

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