Matt N
CF Legend
Hi guys. From reading around various sites & forums, one thing I’ve noticed is that sustained positive g-forces, or moments on a coaster that make you grey or black out, seem to be quite a polarising sensation, with there being some who absolutely relish the sensation, but there also being others who aren’t a fan of it at all. It’s the reason why things like I305 and the Giovanola hypers, both coasters famous for their huge grey outs, are seemingly so marmite; from what I’ve heard, your like of those rides will likely rest largely on how you feel about grey outs/black outs. So my question to you today is; how do you feel about sustained positive g-forces, or moments that make you grey/black out?
Personally, I’d say it depends on the intensity of the grey out. I’d never say that it was a sensation I particularly enjoy (at best, sustained positives are a sensation I tolerate as opposed to relish), and I think I would enjoy the respective coasters they’re on a little more without them, but I can tolerate some moments of sustained positives better than I can others, and I’d say that that largely depends on the strength of the positives.
For instance, Swarm’s helicopter helix is a moment of fairly strong positives, and as much as I do love Swarm, I would controversially love it even more if this moment wasn’t there (or at least, wasn’t as intense), but it’s not so intense that it really detracts from the ride too much for me. It’s similar with moments like Nemesis’ helix; that’s a moment of fairly strong positives that I’d probably prefer if it wasn’t quite as intense, but it’s not so intense that it detracts massively from the ride for me.
Some other grey outs, on the other hand, really can detract from a ride for me. A particular one that comes to mind for me is Manta at SeaWorld Orlando, where it hurls you through that pretzel loop with what feels like absolutely ridiculous levels of g-force, and makes you grey out for a solid few seconds. I really didn’t enjoy that element at all, and I dare say it was a bit of a ride killer for me in Manta’s case. I’d also say that Revolution at Blackpool’s strong backwards g-forces were something I didn’t find the most pleasant; I’d certainly like that coaster a fair bit less if it wasn’t for the amazing bursts of ejector airtime.
Out of interest, do some of the notoriously grey out inducing coasters like I305 and the Giovanola hypers, as well as other notoriously intense grey outs like Lech Coaster, have positives that feel any more intense than the likes of Nemesis or Swarm? I’m guessing yes, and by a fair distance, given that neither of those coasters have anywhere near the same reputation for grey outs, but I was interested to discover whether Manta is only unpleasant and causes such an unpleasant sensation due to the riding position.
But in conclusion, I certainly wouldn’t say that sustained positives are a sensation I particularly enjoy. I can sometimes tolerate them, but I’d never say I look forward to or relish a moment of sustained positives on a ride, and they’re always moments I could live without on the rides that they’re on.
But how do you personally feel about sustained positives, or greyout moments?
Personally, I’d say it depends on the intensity of the grey out. I’d never say that it was a sensation I particularly enjoy (at best, sustained positives are a sensation I tolerate as opposed to relish), and I think I would enjoy the respective coasters they’re on a little more without them, but I can tolerate some moments of sustained positives better than I can others, and I’d say that that largely depends on the strength of the positives.
For instance, Swarm’s helicopter helix is a moment of fairly strong positives, and as much as I do love Swarm, I would controversially love it even more if this moment wasn’t there (or at least, wasn’t as intense), but it’s not so intense that it really detracts from the ride too much for me. It’s similar with moments like Nemesis’ helix; that’s a moment of fairly strong positives that I’d probably prefer if it wasn’t quite as intense, but it’s not so intense that it detracts massively from the ride for me.
Some other grey outs, on the other hand, really can detract from a ride for me. A particular one that comes to mind for me is Manta at SeaWorld Orlando, where it hurls you through that pretzel loop with what feels like absolutely ridiculous levels of g-force, and makes you grey out for a solid few seconds. I really didn’t enjoy that element at all, and I dare say it was a bit of a ride killer for me in Manta’s case. I’d also say that Revolution at Blackpool’s strong backwards g-forces were something I didn’t find the most pleasant; I’d certainly like that coaster a fair bit less if it wasn’t for the amazing bursts of ejector airtime.
Out of interest, do some of the notoriously grey out inducing coasters like I305 and the Giovanola hypers, as well as other notoriously intense grey outs like Lech Coaster, have positives that feel any more intense than the likes of Nemesis or Swarm? I’m guessing yes, and by a fair distance, given that neither of those coasters have anywhere near the same reputation for grey outs, but I was interested to discover whether Manta is only unpleasant and causes such an unpleasant sensation due to the riding position.
But in conclusion, I certainly wouldn’t say that sustained positives are a sensation I particularly enjoy. I can sometimes tolerate them, but I’d never say I look forward to or relish a moment of sustained positives on a ride, and they’re always moments I could live without on the rides that they’re on.
But how do you personally feel about sustained positives, or greyout moments?
