The Grizzly Front Row (HD POV) California's Great America
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Opened: 1986
Type: Wood
Manufacturer: Kings Island
Designer: Curtis D. Summers
Track layout: Double out and back
Lift/launch system: Chain
Height: 91 ft (28 m)
Drop: 88 ft (27 m)
Length: 3,250 ft (990 m)
Speed: 55 mph (89 km/h)
Inversions: 0
Duration: 2:40
Height restriction: 48 in (122 cm)
Trains: 2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
The Grizzly is a wooden roller coaster located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. The ride was designed by Curtis D. Summers and manufactured by Kings Island Construction. It uses traditional tracks with steel wheels on the cars, and, therefore, is designed to maintain positive-g loading on the cars and riders throughout its course.
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I really don’t know why people don’t like this ride, this is an awesome beginner roller coaster for children that are getting into big coasters.
Wth
the problem is that it’s super rough lol
My goodness
@@tango24k this ride is very smooth, just boring
@@tango24k not as rough as gold striker
This is the first roller coaster I ever went on at 6 years old. I’m 38 now :-)
Wow
Same !
1:26~1:39 greatest coaster element of all time
I’m sorry but this is the greatest element 1:43
Actually the greatest coaster element is 0:50 - 1:17
Actually, I disagree with you and everyone replying. The best element is 0:05
All of u are wrong it’s 2:20 - 3:02
This ride's ancient. I used to ride this in the 90's.
Rmc needs to get their hands on this badly!
It's so boring
@@staringcorgi6475 thats why
@@staringcorgi6475 exactly
RMC turns boring rides into fun rides and rough rides into smooth rides
This ride is the perfect candidate for an RMC because it's rough and has a boring layout so if it gets RMCd it would become a good/great ride.
Definitely, with the out and back layout Grizzly has RMC could really turn this into a 100 ft airtime machine.
I agree with this statement 100%
Living in the Bay Area, I’d say this ride is like a staple at Great America. This would be good for people who are scared of roller coasters and haven’t been on one yet.
I’m terrified of rollercoasters and heights, but is this one bad? Are the drops super steep too?
@@jeffsteer6219 it’s not super steep and I’d say the duration of the ride is pretty quick too.
@@jeffsteer6219it’s good as a starter
@@jeffsteer6219if it’s the height and drop of rollercoasters the scare you, the demon may be a better coaster for you to try. Drop not as big but it has a double loop and corkscrew. IMO I consider both entry level adult coasters.
Oh my God! Like this is my very first rollercoaster. It's simple and easy-breezy. Great for beginners.
I remember this was the very first roller coaster that I took my son on. Think maybe he was 7 years old. He then graduated and rode the Giant Dipper up at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk!!!!! 👍🎢
This rollercoaster was great for a beginner like me cause I’m not ready for the intense stuff
I went on this ride for the first time tonight! Loved it!
its bad
Did you though?
@@Qrispy yeah it was nice
@@maximusw01 Me Too!
@@anabraj9855 awesome! It’s a nice beginner ride :)
"First row! Please put your phone away!"
(poor Mark Rober...) 🤭
After CGA gets its B&M hyper, this is next for the RMC treatment, trust me.
great front row on the grizzy roller coaster at california's great america !!!!
Could it not make it up second hill ? Is that a chain lift
No, it's called an ARD, or anti-Rollback Device. Basically it's there in case the temperatures are low and the train is unable to make it up the hill, instead of falling back down, it stays up there.
The clicking you hear on chain lifts actually is always an ARD, not the chain
@@sebastianlucas7449 oh ok thank you
I was scared to go on this at first but then I saw this and I’m willing to go on it
I was listening to 'What Happened' by Sublime when I went on this on a School Trip
My earbud fell on the first drop and miraculously went in the cart
10/10 would go again
I rode this decades ago when it was pretty new. It was so rough that I found myself trying to brace myself so that my tailbone wasn't against the seat to save my spine. Still left the ride with a massive headache.
Grizzly is just dying for an RMC transformation.
Am I the only one who thought this coaster was cool
Yeah I liked it too
Same here
It does a good job at what it was meant to do, give families with little ones a compromise coaster that is kind of fun but not too intense.
It's cute but coaster enthusiasts don't really understand that it's a family coaster and is expected to not be very intense for what it is. I rode it, definitely tamer but not boring and I don't think it deserves that title of worst wooden roller coaster in the world
It's not the worst, There are some that was worse.
The grizzly at kings dominion is shorter, but much faster, and more vicious.
yeahh i searched it up for kings dominion and when i read this comment i realized it wasn’t even there
I was used to this one and I just went on the east coast Grizzly and it fucked my entire life up.
Grizzly of KD, and it's Canadian clone, Wilde Beast were both pretty much directed from the Wildcat of Coney Island. Wilde Beast was built in '81, and Grizzly was built in '82. Grizzly of CGA was pretty much built to be tamer and gentler compared to its older siblings, it was built in '86. Another difference is that CGA Grizzly is mirrored to the KD Grizzly and Wilde Beast, and CGA Grizzly uses Morgan trains while KD Grizzly and Wilde Beast uses PTC trains.
It's funny seeing how The Beast was supposed to be.
what really?
No the Beast was supposed to be a model of Shooting Star, not the Wildcat, which is what Grizzly is. Shooting Star is basically what Canadian Minebuster in Canada is built off of.
Guys, I’m going to great America soon and I really wanted to do this ride
I'd bet money this is gone or RMCd within the next ten years. Cedar Fair is definitely investing in this park and if you've ever been here you know that there's no room for any expansion whatsoever. Most of the other coasters are at least OK as well now that Vortex is now Patriot, so this thing sticks out like a sore thumb.
they should just make coaster like twisted colossus
Agreed flight deck gold striker and rail blazer and a rmc grizzly would be a good line up
no its closing in 10 years
@@mcll743 did you like read the date on the comment
@@WCfanboy gee youre getting mad over a fact
I went on this thing as a kid, and I remember thinking it was kind of a boring ride even back then. The first drop is okay, but the ride just kinda meanders around its course after that. I would really like to see either a GCI or RMC conversion of this ride, so maybe it would be a little more exciting.
And before anyone says anything, yes I understand there's already a world-class GCI at the park. I haven't gotten the chance to go back since Gold Striker went in.
@@Thrillrider10 what’s the max degree on the first drop that shit looks steep
@@cooltuberplays6981 the video makes it look a lot steeper than it is. It's really pretty shallow.
@@Thrillrider10 how steep do you think
@@cooltuberplays6981 if you're asking for exact angle, I don't know. I just know that it's a pretty shallow drop.
I rode this when I was 8 or something 🤩
GUYS IM GOING TO TO GRIZZLY TOMORROW WISH ME LUCK one like one life saver
Did you know? Sitting in front will actually not be that scary. Its actually the most not-scary seat? Reason is because when roller coasters go down then the front seat will be more at the bottom than the back seat. Since the back seat is more up. Which means longer fall. Also, you clearly see more stuff which gives you excitement. Ofc this doesn’t work if the coaster has a booster or some sort.
I see why everyone hates this ride now. Rmc or get rid of it.
rmc or replace it with a hyper please
@@yelazyy or a rmc coaster like twisted colossus
This is the best ride ever
Unfortunately they are going to get rid of this coaster when the park closes for good.
I don’t
I remember when this was built, my step dad took us to ride it because his company has gotten tickets for everyone.
Love the grizzy
Boss!
This looks much less intense in the video lol
One of the shakiest roller coaster had lots of bruises and it felt like was gona fall off when it dropped it felt it was going to break Becuz it’s wood
Do we also have Psycho Mouse, Delirium and Drop Tower coming up as well?
Yes!
What about nearby Six Flags Discovery Kingdom? Anything else from there or is that it?
@@mitchellries256 I do have a few more videos from there that I'm going to eventually post
My youth pastor told me that this roller coaster 🎢 ride is a little bit slower than Santa Cruz Beach 🏖️ Boardwalk Giant Dipper.
Are you sure you want to completely demolish Wooden Roller Coaster 1?
Is this the same as the one at kings dominion?
Either RMC, retrack, or get rid of it
even a retrack would not be enough, it has an incredibly boring layout with no airtime and little intense moments
@@adirite9233 I just rode it a month ago and it’s yep awful as ever and it shakes so bad now. They could maybe put in a small giga
2021
Eh a hard attempt at The Beast? I feel like the woods and the opening hill copy off of that ride just a little
I hope this park dosent close we lost geauga lake but we can’t loose another 😢
is the drop bad? I've never been on an actual real coaster and I'm considering this one as my first coaster
The drop isnt too intense as compared to other rides. gold striker is like grizzly but it feels way faster
@@crand_ would you consider it a good beginner coaster?
@@crescentmo0ns yes
Idk why you guys want this ride to be intense... it's very obviously a family coaster meant for those who like tamer rides or smaller children. Kind of obvious it isn't targeted towards thrill seekers nor is it meant to be intense. I think it gets too much hate.
TY I HAVE SUCH A BIG FEAR OF ROLLER COASTERS AND THIS 1 DOESNT LOOK 2 SCARY AND IM PLANNING ON GOING ON IT NEXT WEEK
what’s the max degree on the first drop that shit looks steep
This coaster never really gets momentum. Every hill and turn seem to drag on too long. (I realize that the positive-G requirement severely limits what the track can do, but still.)
Unfortunately having Great America as my home park meant this was the only wooden coaster we had until 2013 with Gold Striker. What a horrible woodie. They also got rid of the log ride... One of my and my family's favorites. Which is kind of disappointing.
Yea but gold striker is probably a top 10 wooden coaster in the world
1:19 it is kinda steep for a kid coaster
i dont get why ppl hate this ride its very thrilling
Yeah I’m not sure I liked it very much, I went to this ride today and felt good afterwards.
what’s the max degree on the first drop that shit looks steep
It looks steep but pretty shallow
who made this coaster
Taft broadcasting and Dinn Summers
this has no airtime, no lateral forces, it kinda just goes around the track at a mediocre pace this desperately needs the rmc treatment
Plus, it's super rough, so it's not only boring, but painful.
I hope somebody saves this park. Maybe the city can operate the park. If the city operates it they can call it a non profit. Dedicate it to historical rides. Get a collection of rare amusment park flat rides. Use any profit to fix up the park and to fix up the community.
This thing beats your ass, after getting off I had to take 3 advils
Lots of rough coasters got RMC makeovers, why not give one to a boring wooden coaster?
Is it even scary?
Oh god this thing looks so fucking rough
It is lol 😅
It is super rough -- expect to have a massive headache after riding it.
The pacing is pretty bad, It looks like a family coaster. And the fact that this was built by Kings Island (as checked in Wikipedia) makes The Beast even more exciting, The Beast is still great, Grizzly is perfect for families if you're not into intense coasters. :)
This is not the Grizzly at Kings Dominion. It is at Great America in California.
3.2/5
Too rickety. Hard on your body that's why.
Rmc
It's like a worse version of Grizzly at Kings Dominion. All the roughness with none of the good elements
It's bad when KD Grizzly is used as a better example.
Thepart I do not like is that you wait to go on top!😡
Zzzzzzzzz...
Exactly! Plus a headache from its roughness.
The Beast is better
By far
Genuinely the worst layout in history. It should be considered a train, not a roller coaster.
Worst. Wooden. Coaster. Ever.
this ride needs to be rmced
this ride is hella bad-
Interesting cause Grizzly at Kings Dominion is similar and I actually LIKE that coaster
Rmc
Rmc