simon8899 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 A picture speaks for itself.... 5 loops and up to 5.2 G in 86x38 meters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 End of discussion. In all seriousness, I too will go Anton and say Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardwalkbullet91507 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Iron Shark and the Boardwalk Bullet are excellent compact coasters. The billet has some awesome speed and the Iron Shark is just intense right out of the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
154bmag Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Apocalypse is my favorite compact To quote Angry Gumball "Never underestimate the power of the GCI" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 No Eurofighter love? Any Eurofighter is a fun little tiny coaster. I love Eurofighters, but the only ones I've been on are Saw the Ride and Speed No Limits and neither are very compact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 B&M Batman clones are pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oryp Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I always love a Premier spaghetti bowl, and Rock n Roller Coaster is a good compact one too. Also, Dare Devil Dive is a great ride in a tiny footprint. Those new GCI coasters, Big Fun and BackTrack need to be built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarnes84 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 B&M Batman clones are pretty awesome. Agreed, brilliant compact layout and pacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Dragons Fury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeine_demon Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Blackpool's wild mouse Blackpool revolution formule 1 at parc st paul - http://rcdb.com/2664.htm (A crazy slam into your seatbar moment) maurer spinners (particularly spinball and sc2000s) rita intamin mega lites as others have said - batman clones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I generally don't think of wood coasters as compact, but if I had to pick one it would be American Thunder. For steel coasters, I'd say B&M's more compact designs (Batman, Superman, and smaller custom layout coasters) as well as Premier's LIM spagetti bowl coasters and Vekoma's Giant Inverted Boomerang. For traveling coasters, Schwarzkopf wins, but ignoring his designs Maurer Sohne's Xtended SC 2000 is probably the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_s Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 One quite compact coaster I don't think anyone's mentioned yet is Fahrenheit. I wasn't that impressed with the ride compared to anything else at Hershey, but wow is it crammed in there. It could be put many places where it would be impressive. Batman is kind of compact but has that part sticking out. May have worked as a space-saver in its first installation but not necessarily in general. SLCs seem more a true compact coaster, cramming as much as possible into a rectangular footprint. Batman I've only ridden twice, first I was inexperienced and was blown away, 2nd I had one of those center rear seats and thought it sucked, so no real opinion. SLCs I used to love and consider a classic design (sorry!). Of more truly compact coasters, Jet Star delivered the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 My top picks are: Intamin Mega-Lites - Absolutely incredible coaster in a relatively small area. Olympia Looping - It's a five loop traveling coaster! Wooden Warrior - A lot of fun for a small ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I would have to say Mr. Freeze, the Batman Clones, and I actually do like Fahrenheit at Hersheypark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I think S&S El Locos are pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Mega-Lite: I guess no explanation is needed Poltergeist: intense and out of control. Batman clones: forceful all the way to the end. X-Flight: While I'm not a wing rider fan, this one is a nice compact coaster. Whizzer: Uncle Anton goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willthegolfer Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sfgam Goliath, SFDK Superman, iSpeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBomer Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Based off of personal experience I can say the Batman Clones, Mr. Freeze Clones, and the Premier Spaghetti Bowl coasters are pretty fun. If I were to judge them off their looks the S&S El Loco's look pretty cool and most Eurofighters for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sfgam Goliath I don't know, I really wouldn't call the "tallest, fastest and steepest" wooden coaster in the world "compact"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Deja Vu, Viper, and Batman TR (all at SFGAm) are among my favorite compact coasters. I'm sure Goliath will be up there after it opens this spring. I guess I could also throw in American Thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The definition of "compact" is getting looser and looser as this thread progresses but I'll go with Flight of Fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithPlus1 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sfgam Goliath Lets go ahead and add El Toro and Outlaw Run while we are at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sfgam Goliath I don't know, I really wouldn't call the "tallest, fastest and steepest" wooden coaster in the world "compact"... Have you seen the layout of Goliath? Not only is the plot of land nearly as narrow as the width of Spacely's Sprocket Rockets, but it isn't all that long either. In fact, the length of the land that's it's going on (including the removal of part of Picnic Grove) is about the same length as the BTR clones. I would consider Goliath more of a compact coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Scorpion at BGT is one of my favorite compacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctneil Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Blackpool's Wild Mouse is an amazing but quite brutal a times ride and is extremely compact. I always thought that, excluding the first drop and turn, Knightmare at Camelot was a lot of coaster packed into a small area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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