1/15/2024 0 Comments Coast rider knotts decentThat lift takes a long time, the whole time the first ride I was thinking, "what did I get myself into?" My sister nearly fainted when she saw the rest of the ride, she did not know it was actually this big. The mini drop was a nice touch before going up the large chain lift. Upon getting into the cart I knew this was going to be great. In a way I prefer the roughness of this compared to say the more smooth steel rides. It is painful, rough, yet I loved it! This was my first large coaster, and it does not disappoint. "My neck, I cant take another ride!" Trust me you will feel this way after this ride. Ride up front or in the middle for a slower and less intense ride, ride toward the back at night for the most intense and in my opinion best ride. I still love and always will love this ride. I noticed a difference from 06 to 07 as the ride seemed a little easier on the back this past year. As a footnote, Knotts has supposedly done some retracking on Ghostrider over the past few years to help smooth it out a little. This is as good as it gets out west for woodies. Ghostrider has the drop following the MCBR that absolutely tosses you all over the place, particularly when you are alone in the car because your girlfriend has said that she has had enough after two rides. The Voyage has the triple down, El Toro has the first drop, Thunderhead has the fly-through station and Raven has the surprise 60 foot drop in the middle of the woods. Ghostrider is fast, intense, and includes a feature element which I think is necessary for a coaster to obtain a high score. However, you do have to remember that you are not on a state of the art pre-fab woodie like ET or some super hyper coaster. You will be thrown side to side.you will be thrown into the lap bar.and youll be thrown virtually all over the city of Buena Park as you weave through the structure. There is no doubt that you will take a beating. I dont really like to use the term rough.I think intense fits better. What do i think? Ghostrider is without a doubt the best woodie west of Branson Missouri. I picked it back up twice last year and got 6 good rides on it this year so I feel that I know this coaster very well plus it is fresh on my mind. I rode it way back when it was first built before I got into roller coaster riding on an obsessive basis. Ghostrider has been an interesting ride for me. Date Ridden: July of 1999 (twice), July of 2006 (twice), and July of 2007 (6 times in every car imaginable) Total Rides : 10
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