Cyclone @ SFNE | Keep Your Chiropractor on Speed Dial
Cyclone takes the cake. My first and hopefully last '1'. Six Flags New England has the honor of being home to what many consider the Best Coaster on the Planet. On the other end of the spectrum, Cyclone is there too. Unfortunately, I really can't think of ANY positives for this ride. I got off this monstrosity holding my lower back. I felt more like 62 than 26. From the unenthusiastic teens running the ride, to the single train operation with it's back seat roped off Cyclone was consistently bad. Clearly, this coaster has seen better days and that's all I could think as I navigated its queue and looked up at the chipped white paint all over its rickety structure.
Riverside Cyclone No More
Cyclone's reputation as the 'Riverside Cyclone' preceded it. For many enthusiasts and New Englanders, its fondly remembered as its previous incarnation, not the demolition nominee it currently is. I could see where Six Flags had tried to re-track the Cyclone when they acquired the park in 2000. Call me crazy, but I don't think the coaster rehab worked. According to RCDB, first drop was shortened by 15 to 20 feet. I'm not sure how that would have made the ride any better. Maybe then it wouldn't have been so terribly sluggish, but I imagine it still would've been rough. Maybe some New Englanders can explain the Riverside Cyclone to Cyclone transition. At least there was a very short wait and some decent rock playing in the station. Wow, there's two positives. So I lied.
So, forgive me hardcore woodie fans and older New Englanders, I don't know this coaster from it's hallowed past as the 'Riverside Cyclone'. So it gets no points from me for its rep. All I have to
judge it by is the rough, painful, trim break heavy trip I took on this demolition candidate. So when you visit Six Flags New England for Superman: Ride of Steel as anyone should, take my advice and skip the Cyclone. Your time is better spent re-riding one of the park's better rides. Or probably riding any other ride at the park. Final Rating - 1.0 (Demolish)
So, forgive me hardcore woodie fans and older New Englanders, I don't know this coaster from it's hallowed past as the 'Riverside Cyclone'. So it gets no points from me for its rep. All I have to
judge it by is the rough, painful, trim break heavy trip I took on this demolition candidate. So when you visit Six Flags New England for Superman: Ride of Steel as anyone should, take my advice and skip the Cyclone. Your time is better spent re-riding one of the park's better rides. Or probably riding any other ride at the park. Final Rating - 1.0 (Demolish)Check out the rest of my rating scale here. Also, spare yourself the pain of riding this in person and just watch this onride video of the Cyclone at SFNE:
Did you have a bad experience on Cyclone at Six Flags New England? Leave a comment below. Photo Credit: Ric Turner | RCDB
6 comments:
If cyclone was one of the least comfortable rides you have been on, what would be the most comfortable?
this roller coaster was awful. I was slammed back and forth against my seat back like a pinball until i finally sat forward in my seat. then i just had to deal with being slammed side to side.
I road it a few years back. This and the Mean Streak are the only wooden coasters I have ever ridden that I thought I was going to be carted off the ride. The ONLY reason I rode it....at that time, my son would only ride wooden coasters (to chicken to ride metal).
Cyclone isn't a great coaster, but I think it's okay, and a little fun. I kind of like the roughness. It's never given me pain, but if it did like it did to you, I wouldn't enjoy it at all.
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This coaster is the worst I've ever ridden. The trains Vibrated like crazy and threw me on every imaginable directions everytime it reach the bottom of a descent or took one of the unimaginly, awfully rough turns. The airtime was huge, but painful and annoying. The long first drop is incredibly unenjoyable from its start until it reaches the ground.
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