This is by far the worst wooden coaster I've ever ridden.
This new POV video shows how violent it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wKaiSHiEY
This new POV video shows how violent it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wKaiSHiEY
Attraction Ghostrider
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Zachary said:
The layout is very bland and uninteresting!!!
You can't really see it but the condition of the ride is horrendous. It looks like it could fall apart. The wood itself is deteriorated in a lot of places and it's splintered practically everywhere.
For those of you that complain about Hurler or Grizzly at KD, Ghostrider makes those two feel like Apollo's Chariot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5ux0ehXyA
Here's a video from the ride's opening day for comparison.
Its a shame Knotts can't maintain this thing. I hear it used to be a top 10 wooden coaster when it first opened. RMC should definitely come in and do their magic to bring the ride back to the way it used to be.
Judging by the POV, the ride still has the crazy speed it used to have, but it just shakes you to death.
Here's a video from the ride's opening day for comparison.
Its a shame Knotts can't maintain this thing. I hear it used to be a top 10 wooden coaster when it first opened. RMC should definitely come in and do their magic to bring the ride back to the way it used to be.
Judging by the POV, the ride still has the crazy speed it used to have, but it just shakes you to death.
netdvn said:
Shaking wasn't the only issue I had. When I rode it there were also severe potholes at the bottom of each drops after the first hill, the two before the mid-course brakes and the three after that. It felt like my lower spine was gonna split in half. I wish there was a chiropractor at the exit to give me an exam!
Here are some photo updates from January of Ghostrider's rehab. It's looking good. GCI replaced a ton of wood on the structure, and with their Millennium Flyers running on there, it will run a lot smoother than the PTCs.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154006085699095.1073741830.23030364094&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154006085699095.1073741830.23030364094&type=3
This doesn't really surprise me as 2016 hasn't really been the year for on time openings, but Ghostrider has been delayed.
The Orange County Register
The Orange County Register
WOW! What a drastic improvement. I'm glad they're now running Millennium Flyers and no longer comes to an almost complete stop on the mid-course brakes. Kudos to GCI for this rehab and refurb!
Bumping this 8 year old thread to say this ride is incredible. Glass smooth, packed with airtime and laterals, and absolutely hauls until the very end. Feels especially crazy at night flying through the over-engineered structure. Easy top 10 for me.
Hard ride to photograph though.
For shame.
Hard ride to photograph though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounded like the CGI overhaul of Ghostrider handful of years back really revolutionized the ride. Only heard praise since!
And excellent photos as always @zachclarke!
And excellent photos as always @zachclarke!
Yeah, Ghostrider is easily one of the top wooden coasters I’ve been on. Hauls so much ass and really doesn’t slow down. Even with how fast it is I never felt it was really rough at all either.
Seconded. It’s second behind only boulder dash in my wooden coaster ranks, and there’s a lot of good ones in there
Can confirm GhostRider was one of my favorite rides from my CA trip. Just an exhilarating smooth rush. Word of caution if you have long arms, I had a clearance issue in the back half with one section close to the helix. I like it more than Boulder Dash but Boulder has the intensity and setting argument 100%. I want to ride GhostRider again…..stupid thousands of miles.
I liked Ghostrider a lot when I rode it, but the operations are horribly bad. It had the longest line in the entire park both days I was there and I had the whole park to myself on the first day.