The Evolution of the Roller Coaster Inversion Record
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- 0:00 Intro
0:56 Early Inversions
2:59 2 Inversions
6:50 3 Inversions
7:58 4 Inversions
11:04 5 Inversions
11:52 6 Inversions
12:34 7 Inversions
17:11 8 Inversions
19:00 10 Inversions
20:12 14 Inversions
21:36 Outro
22:56 Where Are They Now?
How many inversions can you put on a roller coaster? The amusement park industry has been asking that question for a long time. Here is a deep dive into how the world record has evolved over the years.
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Smiler is the only ride where I have hit the final breakrun completely dizzy. And that's after being dizzy on the second lifthill before 7 more inversions. Truly an insane ride
And afterwards they make you walk up and down three flights of stairs!
@@jackbentley2201 yup! Through jagged corridors with dim lighting, walked into a wall both times I rode it
@@dademurphy1732 with that corridor, I was half expecting some jumpscare or something. The smiler was also the first roller coaster that made me want to leave before getting into it's queue due to it's loud wind sound and obnoxious music track
Best ride ever, there for 31st May birthday 😊
@@amra8929 hope you have a good time, wear some comfortable shoes and make use of the single rider queues especially on smiler/ wickerman
I actually love the fact we've held the inversion record in the UK for over 20 years now; and I've ridden both Colossus and Smiler in the last two weeks
An now we also have Sik at Flamingoland..
We literally have 3 coasters that have more inversions than any US coaster 😅
Smiler looks soooooo fun. I hope to one day ride it.
@@chumon1992it's really good! Galactica and oblivion are super good too.
@jol4527 I would seriously love to visit England one day and I hope that when I do I will be able to go to Alton Towers
@@chumon1992 if you ever go to England, I'd also recommend Thorpe park, it is another popular theme park on the UK but most rollercoaster enthusiasts consider it the best from its wide variety of rides. Plus, It's on a little island surrounded by water!
Why this was reuploaded:
As it turns out, I somehow forgot to include Magic Mountain's Viper. There were two coasters on this list named Viper, so that might have been the confusion.
Also, another Arrow Corkscrew Coaster opened just days before Cedar Point's Corkscrew. I threw that in here too.
Still didn't mention the new type B ten looper called "sik'" tho
@@ChambS7Nmedia It would have held the record if it had opened at Hopi Hari as planned. Sadly, it sat in storage and didn't open until after the Smiler did.
@@ThemeParkCrazy it's crazy fun doing those heartline loops with just a lapbar
I was wondering why the video was private
Went on the Smiler last week, definetly a must. Alton Towers continue to raise the ceiling on theming and integration while staying below the tree line - impressive considering the ride might be easiler to implement without such restrictions.
People always get off the smiler unsteady on their leg
That's my dream coaster
@@EFFEZE nahh thats too far 😭
@@lemonamon too soon? Just dark humor mate
Why must they stay below the tree line? That doesn't seem to make for much fun.
The Smiler is my absolute favourite roller coaster. Contrary to TPC's suggestions, it's surprisingly not vomit-inducing - helped largely by how fantastically smooth its ride is. Also, fun fact: the interlocking batwing and cobra roll intentionally suggest the shape of a Staffordshire Knot, the symbol of the county in which The Smiler resides.
It also looks like the Smiler face when views from certain angles
Even though I’ve never been upside down on a coaster before, the idea of it just fascinates me. I can’t even imagine being in the early 1900s and going on a roller coaster that flips the world all topsy turvy. Great video as always!!! :D
Never been upside down on a coaster?! You can't go to a an amusement park without an inversion coaster
Honestly, I find it more sad that anything.
It's fun. You should try it sometime.
@@troll9682 unless a person has medical limitations that prevent it. 😅
@@troll9682 I know, I’m trying to get over my fear of coasters but you gotta work your way up :)
Inversions are so fun, my first time experiencing one was an El Loco model at Flamingo Land. The hang time was incredible!
Which was, of course, a record holder itself, for a completely different reason lol
@@Temp0hCS yeah! It opened as the steepest drop in the world, it’s so odd going down it.
@@dovey-brawlstars8174 it really is quite bizarre, would love to have another Eurofighter in the UK - but with a takabisha style drop rather than Saw. See if we can get some 120° shenanigans going lmao
@@Temp0hCS Yeah! I totally agree, a Eurofighter would be awesome
I remember when I was a kid in the 70's. We believed if a coaster had more than 3 inversions. It would kill you. We got that from the older kids who thought they knew better. LOL
:you:whatever you said I ain't writing that down
:me:looks at smiler
I remember when Kumba first opened. I was still a little kid but was fascinated by it and loved riding it. It was groundbreaking and very unique at the time but interesting to see that the layout is very similar to many B&M sitdowns/floorlesses that were built later. Kumba still has its charm though with the loop over the lift hill and scenic terrain. Definitely not a parking lot coaster 😆
Definitely. One of my favorites there fr. I live like an hour south of Tampa in Sarasota, so we visit quite often...
I appreciate how the music changed to reflect the decade being discussed
I just wanted to pop down here to the comments section to thank you so much for all your hard work and research. These videos are so great, and I love that I always learn something I didn’t know about rides I thought I knew everything about. Just really fantastic, and it’s truly a gift to the community. Thank you!
I miss Vortex. I'm very, VERY lucky I own that track segment. Another great one TPC!!!!!!
im extremely surprised that the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburgh wasnt mentioned. Built by Arrow and opened in 1978. it featured two inversions and the worlds FIRST interlocking loops. It is only one of two complete circuit coasters to feature interlocking loops, and the only coaster still in operation to have such an element. This coaster is truly iconic.
I'll definitely consider doing a more in-depth video on roller coaster inversions. This one focused on the world record.
Yeah, it was mentioned very briefly, but not singled out
@@ThemeParkCrazy Being the world's first interlocking Loop doesn't count?
The Loch Ness Monster was *my* first inverting coaster, the one that taught me that inversions are not that scary (but they are fun). When it was originally built I think it was briefly the world's tallest complete-circuit coaster, but it didn't have the inversion record.
The most inversions on a coaster I've personally ridden is 6 (a tie between BGW's notorious Drachen Fire, and Fahrenheit at Hersheypark). I suppose Vekoma Boomerangs have 6 if you double-count inversions you ride forward and backward, but this is not the done thing.
I wish I could ride the loch ness.
Dragon Kahn was the first Rollercoaster I rode to get rid of my fear of inversion Rollercoasters. That was in 1995 in its year of opening. Now in 2 weeks I will go visit that park again and looking forward to this magnificent ride!
I'll be there around the same time for my first time ever, can't wait for it 😃
The absolute best coaster history channel knocks another out of the park.
the first non-portable coaster I rode was, if I remember right, called "scream machine" at Expo 86 in Vancouver Canada. 2 loops and 2 corkscrews.
I went to Alton towers last week; they have Oktoberfest on so they sell beers. I drank several in short succession and went on smiler 3 times in about 20 minutes thanks to the single rider queue, never felt sick once! Amazing fun
I love history of anything coaster related and I've been a huge fan of this channel as well as many others! Here's an idea, there once was a side friction Rollercoaster that was built at a park which was on a resort of Saltair City. This side friction coaster was unique in that it could reverse at some points causing the riders to go backwards and or forward on this coaster. It has elusive information but definitely a good idea for a future video!
Oh I so remember the Corkscrew at Knott's.. I grew up going to that park when it was open entry and you bought tickets for the rides. They grew and had to fence it and charge entry, but the entrance fee included all rides, something Disneyland did not do. Knotts Berry Farm was a great place for kids.
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Love the "Where are they now" portion. Definitely a first for everything in the world.
My first was the Hi-Roller at the fair. Scared the hell outta me, didn't expect the whole track to flip along with it but I fell in love with looping coasters later. My first proper coaster I think was either the Boomerang or Revolution.
I was lucky enough to ride the smiler around a few weeks after it came out, very fun rollercoaster, and as for the nausea factor the only way I could combat it was having an anti sickness tablet around 30 minutes beforehand and even still by the half point I felt slightly nauseaess, fun times.
This is really cool! Vortex was at my home park, Kings Island, but I was never tall enough to ride it before it was sent to the scrap yard. Also I would love to ride something with a quadruple Heartline roll. It is wonderful how roller coasters have progressed through the years and how designers found new ways to hit you with more Gs without hurting you. Love this video. Love all your videos. Edit: I loved your chopped liver joke. "They said save the Whizzer, And shockwave became chopped liver."
Aww that sucks. :(
@@bezoticallyyours83 Yup :(
Smiler is amazing. The fact that it’s in such a small footprint as well makes it even better. It’s so intense! The theming is done so well but the song……. Omg if the queue is long,it buries in to your brain
Yes, it did bury into my brain XD
I bought a fast pass. Totally worth it to not hear the song for hours.
i’m back with another loopy comment. i might just be inverted but this is the best youtube channel ever!
Keep on looping! Thanks for watching!
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I saw the video that lacked Viper from SFMM. Such a great video looking at the history of the inversion record!
I’m a born and raised Kansas Citian and I grew up going to Worlds of Fun! While I never rode it, I always heard lots of stories about the Orient Express!
I've ridden it several times, definitely a fun ride. It got really rough towards the end though.
thanks for making me learn the history of major roller coasters :)
I miss Vortex so much. First time I rode it was 2007 and it was so rough but it was so much fun. It'll be sad to see a world without Arrow loopers as they are all so old now.
I had no idea that people made looping coasters in the 1940s, that ones that included a Splashdown. Thank you for finding this!
Well we designed the atom bomb in the 40,s so a looping coaster with a splashdown isn't that impressive
Inversions are underrated, both by GP and coaster enthusiast standards. I feel like everyone just talks about airtime and negative G-forces. And I recently went to Cedar Point and the B&M loopers barely had a line, which is odd, especially because I went on a Saturday
I’ve ridden Dragon Fyre and was amazed at how smoothly it still runs. And the layout (although a bit dated) is still great fun. Honestly an underrated ride at the park.
I thought it was super rough. My head just rattled the entire time. Rarely got off without a headache. I remember thinking why is it rated so intense and then rode it a few times and understood why.
Was kind of hoping there'd be an honorable mention, or like a first of it's kind section. KI held many of those with King Cobra (first stand-up coaster with a loop), Son of Beast (first wooden coaster with a loop), and Banshee (most inversions in an inverted coaster)
I absolutely ADORE The Smiler. I don't feel sick or nauseous on it, but when I get off I feel like I'm floating. Each inversion is so well designed, and that second airtime hill...my god. Its a great coaster. My only complaint is how rough it can be ... I can ride it a maximum of twice a day, not because it makes me sick, but because it smashes my head against the restraints with each loop and that gives me a headache.
Exactly how I felt! It's very disorienting but never stops me going on it 😂
Its not even that rough bro
@schecter5035 you must have had some good rides! Lucky you! I've had my head smashed against the restraints on every inversion last couple of years. Still love the coaster though.
@@reputation8383 I have a pretty high pain tolerance and the occasional head bash just does not bother me really. Ever since i was little and even now i wouldnt consider something like the smiler rough. However it definitely is way rougher at times than others just depending
Not a tpc video without a reupload XD
I really want to travel out of the U.S. just to get a ride on some iconic coasters like the Smiler
Carolina Cyclone is SUCH an underrated gem. Still super smooth so many years on. It's an incredible ride
well done peter. hope there's more
You have a great voice! Hope you do well!
It’s amazing how rides change. Plus, how much ride designers learn how to make things better for future riders. Not only this type of coaster, coasters in general. Love the video ❤
It really is. Coaster engineering is truly fascinating. Thanks for watching!
@@ThemeParkCrazy You’re welcome. I was actually at a theme park the other week, Canada’s Wonderland. Went on a good number of coasters with my friend.
No, well yes, but no, it's cool that we have all these new cool unique invitations and ways to flip upside down but I honestly prefer the old coaster invitations. Specifically the vertical loops, I get how they want to make new invitations and that's cool but something I never understood is why get rid of circular? We're the positive Gs really strong enough to be to uncomfortable for riders? I think the more intense the better. Everything about modern coaster is better besides this 1 thing. The intensity.
@@maxhagenauer24 I think it's more a desire for variety. I love vertical loops too, but they always want to switch them up. And Rocky Mountain Construction in particular seems to only want to have rolls and stalls, perhaps to maintain the sense of speed and airtime. Gerstlauer still makes vertical loops that have a closer to circular profile, for intense forces at the bottom--but making them truly circular would be too much. There's the possibility of injury and liability to consider.
@@MattMcIrvin But we had perfectly circular loops on coasters before.
I love every coaster’s that has inversion’s. Every since in 2017 that we went on Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain and I got a little shook enough on my brain and I decided that I want to stick with newer coasters. Same thing on Corkscrew but it was great ride back in 2018 at Cedar Point. Kumba was the best inversion ever since we went to Busch Gardens Tampa in 2019. And in 2021, it was a rough ride on Steamin Demon but it was a good ride once we went to Great Escape. I love them all!!!
OMG I'm riding Kumba in October and I am so stoked to make it my first 7-inversion roller coaster 🤩
You've got two 7-inversion coasters in that park, with Kumba & Montu. The community is split as to which one they like more. They're basically tied for me. Of course, Iron Gwazi is now the best ride in the park, and one of the best in the world. Have a great time!
the centrifucal railway looks kind of cute
I love both The Smiler and Kumba. My favourite UK and US coasters without a doubt.
The Smiler isn't nausea inducing to me, but I do remember leaving it and going towards Hex to find my family and I felt like I was floating the whole walk. That was being on front row back in 2017. It definitely messes your head a bit but it is so smooth you bearly notice until you get off the ride itself. Fantastic coaster!
Viper at Darien Lake was my favorite coaster in my early teens. I remember marathoning it 14 times in a row on one trip. Oh the memories!
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Great video, but I was a little sad to see Magic Mountain’s Revolution not included, as the first modern vertical loop. But I think you were focusing on the number of inversions on one ride.
I would love to do a video covering the history of the loop.
Schwarzkopf definitely deserves to be mentioned alongside Arrow as an innovator of the modern inverting coaster, but Arrow happened to be out in front with the inversion records.
@@MattMcIrvin Exactly.
@@ThemeParkCrazy That would be fantastic!
revolution was a pretty brutal ride. it was great for the nostalgia factor, but it smacked you around in the process.
This was an interesting video, great job! I ride viper at least once a week and it makes me sad to see low ridership and people coming off complaining about the roughness.
I've been on Dragon Fyre and it nice ride but extremely bumpy.
Cool fact about it Dragon Fyre is the third train is now used for The Bat
Also the corkscrews turn counter clockwise.
Did not know either of these facts! Now I think about yeah the bat has the same train!
11:06 I was in the 1984 park commercial for Darien Lake Fun Country- while filming, we had to ride the Viper continuously for two hours. Approximately 11 years later I worked on the ride as a Ride Host...
Also, its kind of a shame, by the time that Arrow figured out how to do custom loops its was too late to save the company meaning Tennessee Tornado is one of a kind...
Some of these coasters had long afterlives. The Knott's Corkscrew, the original prototype that started the modern era of inverting coasters, is still operating at Silverwood. The Chicago Loop only ran for a few years in its original location; it was at the Alabama State Fairgrounds for a few years and eventually found a long-term home at Canobie Lake Park, where it ran as the Canobie Corkscrew until 2021. It was by far the jankiest coaster in the park but I was surprised to see how many fans it had when it was shut down.
Roller Coaster Inversions had started to become really popular ever since 19th and 20th Centuries. And roller coaster inversions are still popular to this day. Especially B&M Roller Coasters. My first inversion roller coaster is Batman: The Ride. Since it's a inverted roller coaster that had 3 inversions. I really enjoy going on roller coasters upside down. Which is why I go on more roller coasters that go upside down, especially the ones at Hersheypark, Dorney Park, & now Great Escape. Roller Coasters with inversions are so fun to ride that it even got me more into roller coasters!
Carolina Cyclone was the first coaster I went on that went upside down! I was so scared to get on it but by the time the ride was over, I was hooked and have enjoyed coasters with inversions since!
I went to enchanted land (Terra Encantada) and walked Mount Makaya. It was wonderful. Very impressive. She is still here in Brazil, in a park called Mirabilândia, they have her dismantled in their warehouse waiting for the change of terrain to reassemble it. The old park was in Rio de Janeiro, the new one that will receive it is in a state called Pernambuco in the northeast region of Brazil.
I hope mirabilandia gets the permits to set up the park
24 times riding the smiler in one day. It was a fun day but boy did my neck hurt the day after haha
The Smiler is totally on my bucket list.
I rode The Smiler recently and it's absolutely crazy.
Thought you might mention Lockness at BG Williamsburg for being the 1st with interlocking loops. It still runs today. Got a ton of track work and new trains in 2018. Rode it yesterday actually. It was my first coaster and still one of my all time favorites.
Nice to see Old Chicago get a mention. It was my home park for a while. You should do an episode about it.
I managed to visit Thorpe Park while on vacation a few years ago and do Colossus. I didn’t watch POVs before like I’d done in the past. I GREATLY underestimated the ride. I had no clue what I’d gotten into. Those heartline rolls feel like they go on forever 😂 it’s an awesome ride!
The Smiler is my favourite coaster! I love it so much!
I love multiloops and cobra rolls. Pretzels are a little intense for me but still amazing.
man's made me want to pop down to Alton Tower's on a weekend in off season to just have a blast now
Damn. Didnt think of this. Now do longest airtime throughout the years 👍👍
I couldn’t feel my legs after the smiler 😂 I love it so much
Space Salamander has got to be the best rollercoaster name I’ve ever heard
Honestly it is crazy to see how it evolved over time!
I’d never been on a rollercoaster which went upside down until a visit to Alton Towers today. Loved The Smiler and love that it’s the current record holder.
Aw yeah, hit it with the reupload XD
I saw it coming from miles away
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I remember my first corkscrew coaster I rode on, it was at Alton tower's in Staffordshire England, I think it was 1981 or 1982 and I believe it was the first looping coaster in the UK
Good video.
I'm so thankful to have gotten to ride these great machines. I'm pushing 50 now. I rode Shockwave, and Viper. Mean Streak back in 95 when it opened. 2000 when SOB opened with the loop at KI. The Beast since the 80's. The Beast is still my favorite. Nothing like flying trough the woods out of control at night.
I definitely suggested this too!
Apologies. I was going off of the community post I just did and I may have missed it. Community posts are harder to search through than video comments. I'll try to find the comment and give you a shout out in the next video.
This seems… oddly familiar..? Almost like I saw it earlier lol
Nice video as always
Also a little correction to the Goliath video, you said my name was coaster guy 97, it’s actually 95
Cheers. Again great video :)
Ah thank you for that. And thanks for watching!
@@ThemeParkCrazy yea it’s no biggie lol, also np :)
The one with the two loops and the splashdown, all on a wooden track, is some serious RCT stuff.
12g's in 1895! imagine being some rich guy from the 1890s who the most g's theyve ever experienced was standing up too fast and having more g's than a modern fighter pilot!
Im glad I've ridden Colossus and The Smiler. Smiler is amazing btw. I'm sure you can add another inversion in 😉
video idea: you should make a several part series(maybe even in documentary style) about the history of the roller coaster. that would be insane!
I’m just surprised that cedar point hasn’t gone for the record again after corkscrew. We do know, however, that maverick was either what we have now or a 200’ B&M floorless, which may have taken the record. With CF working with Guerstlauer, it would surprise me one bit of we see an infinity coaster come to the point 1-upping the smiler.
I remember watching the Great American Scream Machine at work when I was a Ride Operator, and from whenever my family went. My sister and my dad were always much more into coasters than I was when I was small, and they rode it many times. Kind of sad that I didn't get a chance to ride it, but my sister came off it once with a pretty sore neck from getting banged around so much, so... Not too bent out of shape about it LOL
The Wabash Cannonball was the first "adult" roller coaster I ever rode. I would visit Opryland at least once every year throughout my youth (~11-17 years old) in the 90's until it closed for good. The Cannonball was always the first and last ride when I went to Opryland.
I feel like you could fit more inversions but you'd have to commit to the ride being longer than the standard 2-5 minutes. 20 Inversions sure, but the ride is going to be so long it'll take like 10 minutes to fit them all without absolutely destroying passengers.
I am not a big fan of going upside down anymore! However, I love great Italian food, smaller cruise ships and observation wheels!
The smiler is a absolutely amazing ride with great theming
Yeah the theming is really what makes it special.
I know it technically didn’t break the most inversions record but Steel Curtain is worth mentioning. The coaster broke the American record for most inversions and highest inversion at 195 feet
For the amount I envy coasters across the pond, its nice to know the UK is still king of something!
I've ridden the smiler and it's amazing!
14:21 the way you say Goudurix is freaking hilarious. And btw I really don't recommend Goudurix because you get a headache after riding it. it is kinda sad tho, because it looks so cool.
Alton Towers and Gerstlauer really are total maniac when designing The Smiler with 14 inversions and its theming, an absolute must ride even though I wouldn't dare riding it.
This brotha did his homework because I've never heard anyone mention Libertyland in Memphis. Prob was never a reason but still. Good seeing my home park Opryland mentioned. The Wabash was my first time riding a coaster going upside down. I was tricked into riding it.
I’ve managed to ride 3 of these which is pretty cool. I’ve gone on Dragon Khan, Colossus & The smiler. All are great rides, but because of age Dragon Khan & Colossus are quite rough. They’re still worth the ride tho.
For once I watched the original video, Ironically the one coaster I've ridden in this list is Viper, lol
Which Viper?
@@markvolpe2305 Oh I didn't even think of that, the one that was excluded, SFMM
Really what to ride the smiler, it looks so cool.