Great Bear vs Talon | Roller Coaster Showdowns Bobbie November 16, 2017 Roller Coaster Showdowns 8 Great Bear Anecdote When I came up with the idea of comparing Great Bear and Talon, I was reminded of something that happened in June of 2014 at Coasting For Kids, a fund-raising coaster marathon at Dorney Par... Read More...
Fury 325 vs Intimidator 305 | Giga Coaster Showdown Joel July 25, 2015 Roller Coaster Showdowns 15 With the opening of Fury 325 this year, comparisons to other giga coasters were going to be inevitable. This showdown might have even more interest than most as Carowinds and Kings Dominion are in bordering s... Read More...
Fury 325 vs Intimidator: Differences & Similarities Joel March 5, 2015 #Coasters, Roller Coaster Showdowns, Roller Coaster Videos 18 Intimidator & Fury 325: Differences & Similarities Carowinds new roller coaster, Fury 325, will be immediately compared to the park's former marquee ride, Intimidator. It's a fair comparison as they hav... Read More...
Cedar Point vs Six Flags Magic Mountain | Roller Coaster Showdown Joel May 1, 2014 Roller Coaster Showdowns 35 Cedar Fair and Six Flags are two of the largest theme park chains in the World. Cedar Fair's flagship park, Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio) has been known as The Coaster Capital for years as it boasted the most ro... Read More...
Bolliger & Mabillard vs Intamin | Roller Coaster Showdowns Joel February 20, 2014 Roller Coaster Showdowns 29 Bolliger & Mabillard and Intamin are responsible for creating many of the most popular and successful steel roller coasters of the past two decades. Bolliger & Mabillard: Creating Innovative Crowd-Pleas... Read More...
Loops vs Airtime – Roller Coaster Showdowns Joel February 7, 2014 Roller Coaster Showdowns 11 Today, the popular Roller Coaster Showdowns series returns with a twist. This time the showdowns will vary as they'll include more than just roller coasters. Check back every week for another showdown, pick yo... Read More...
X-Flight vs. Wild Eagle | Roller Coaster Showdown Joel November 17, 2012 Roller Coaster Showdowns 7 Which of These Roller Coasters Will be King of the Wing? I had a pretty busy year. Not as busy as some, but for me I got to travel a good bit. A highlight of my year was that I was able to ride both of the new ... Read More...
The Voyage vs. El Toro | Roller Coaster Showdowns Joel May 22, 2012 Roller Coaster Showdowns 15 They've been battling it out on roller coaster polls and enthusiast's top coaster lists for years. Now Holiday World's The Voyage and El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure will go head-to-head in the latest inst... Read More...
Montu vs. Alpengeist | Roller Coaster Showdowns Joel January 30, 2012 Roller Coaster Showdowns 24 For this roller coaster showdown I'm pitting two of the most popular inverted roller coasters against each other. In a kind of sibling rivalry battle, sister coasters Alpengeist at Busch Gardens Williamsburg wi... Read More...
Intimidator vs. Intimidator 305 | Roller Coaster Showdowns Joel September 29, 2010 Roller Coaster Showdowns 34 Intimidator vs. Intimidator 305 | Roller Coaster Showdowns In this edition of Roller Coaster Showdowns the two NASCAR-inspired Intimidator roller coasters do battle. We'll look at Intimidator 305 at Kings Domin... Read More...