Rank the Mack Launch coasters

[James F]

These are all the ones I have done thus far...

1: Helix
2: Icon
3: Blue Fire
4: Pulsar






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Time for an update

1: Helix
Still my favourite Mack by some margin. It has everything I want in a coaster.

2: Ride to Happiness
A fantastic ride, although I don't rate it as highly as others. I can't deny it has moments that are unlike any other coaster I have done.

3: Icon
While it's fallen in my rankings, I'm still a fan of Icon. Some great moments of airtime matched with a layout that weaves it's way in and out of other coasters. It's easily a top 3 in the UK.

4: Blue Fire
A little overshadowed now with Voltron, Blue Fire is a lot of fun and while it's not the most intense ride, the final inversion always makes it worth re-riding.

5: Star Trek: Operation Enterprise
I only had one ride on this in the back row, but I thought it was a solid. While it is the weakest of the traditional Mack launches I have done, it still has it's moments.

6: Pulsar
More exciting than it looks. Having airtime on a water ride is always a welcome experience.

 

[MackMan]

1. Voltron
2. Ride to Happiness
3. Icon
4. Blue Fire

Hopefully I can add more to this list.

 

[FistedColossus]

1. Voltron
2. Time Traveller
3. RTH
4. Helix
5. Blue Fire
6. Icon
7. Pulsar

 

[Howie]

1. The Ride to Happiness. Like... durrr! Of course it's The Ride to Happiness.

2. Helix. Used to be my number 1 coaster. A masterpiece.

3. Pulsar. Don't care, it's a Mack, it's a coaster and it launches so I'm counting it. I think it's brilliant.

4. Time Traveler. Not a patch on RTH, but still a quality piece of kit.

5. Blue Fire. Solid all-rounder.

6. Icon. Decent ride when it eventually warms up.

7. Copperhead Strike. Pathetic launches and too much hangtime, but it's alright, I guess.

8. Star Trek: Operation Enterprise. Pathetic launches and too much hangtime, but it's alright, I guess.

 

[TilenB]

Since I'm on a bit of a streak through here:

1. Ride to Happiness, Plopsaland de Panne
2. Helix, Liseberg
3. Voltron, Europa Park
4. Pulsar, Walibi Belgium
5. Blue Fire, Europa Park

Good stuff, these. All of them are pretty comfortably in my top50.

 

[Dan Nguyen]

Mack doesn't really have many large launch coasters in the States. Its unfortunate

1. Ride to Happiness - My first Extreme Spinner, I went an hour out of my way to ride it, and it was well worth it.
2. Copperhead Strike - The launches aren't great but the whole package is excellent. Copperhead is a perfect mix of airtime and inversions.
3. Slinky Dog Dash - I haven't ridden this in ages. The long queues aren't really worth a glorified Wacky Worm

I've ridden a bunch of Mack launch coasters since posting this so why not?

1. Voltron - perfect overall package, but the roughness can be distracting if you're sitting on an edge seat.
2. Ride to Happiness
3. Stardust Racers - both sides deliver a great package overall. Fun, punchy launches, great interaction, the celestial spin is pretty bonkers, and night rides are a brast.
4. Time Traveler - While its not as intense as its younger sister in Belgium, it still has some elite moments like the first drop out of the station and the giant vertical loop. Its a shame I couldn't get more rides in like I wanted due to cold weather.
5. Copperhead Strike
6. Blue Fire Megacoaster - the original is my first Blue Fire as well. You can tell the ride is Mack's first attempt at one of these. They definitely feel more refined as they put out more and more of these launch coasters. The zero G roll at the end is one of my favorite zero G rolls in the world.
7. Manta - I forgot I rode this a few years ago. I remember it being really fun actually. The operations are a little lackluster though
8. Slinky Dog Dash