Best First Drop on a Wooden Coaster? Which one do you think?

[Coasterkid20Beware of the Magic Donkey at Lotte World!]

I felt like starting a thread about the glorious first drops on a wooden coaster. Feel free to specify seats, after all there always is a difference between back and front.

My personal vote goes for Legend, which is really bizarre because 2002, and 2003 I never LOVED Legend (still liked it a lot), but thought that the first drop was kinda rough and in general the ride never seemed incredible. But then when they retracked the first drop, and I rode in the back seat for the first time of the season (probably 30th overall) and was simply BLOWN AWAY! The first drop in the back seat had some incredible airtime, and then the fabulous ever tightening turn finishing out the drop had me hooked. In 2004 Legend truly came out at the top of its game, giving more airtime then ever before and in general gave an A+ ride, I actually thought of making Legend my number 1 coaster........

[FlyingScooterSorry, Not Feeling Very Creative Today!]

My fav is ThunderHead: Dollywood.
Second would be the Villian: GL
Third: Blue Streak (w/the NAD train) CLP


Worst: Mean Streak. CP

[pvcoasterguy¡Vamos a Seis Banderas!]

Tornado at Adventureland in Iowa. Simply amazing in the backseat. No gentle slope into the drop, no slowing down at the top of the lift. Just pure ejector air in the back seat. The drop is very steep and fast. Take a look at rcdb.com or something... you'll see.

In addition, the Outlaw, (picture in my avatar,) at the same place has an amazing drop in the backseat also. But, this time you get ejector air while flying down a GCI-type drop, but has a B&M-type dip n' drop concept.

[CoasterFanaticThe Resident Smart-Ass]

Tsunami. It is the Millenium Force 1st Drop of Woodies.

// I just have trouble calling it J2

[robbalveySite Admin]

I would probably have to go with Heide Park's Colossos.

I mean, you can't get much better than a 196 foot, 61 degree drop on a wood coaster that's as smooth as Millennium Force!

--Robb "Of course....that is until Balder in a few weeks with a 70 degree drop!" Alvey

[coasterdude5Randomness]

I'd have too say Thunderhead at Dollywood in the front. That twisted drop is so twisted. It's great!

[SFMMXcoasterI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Isn't Raven an out of the station drop.... that should be awesome.Unexpected

I liked Rampage back in 1999 at the Spring Coaster Con. I am not sure how it has held up since then. Also, Wildcat at Hersheypark is cool. Pretty much any curving twisting first drop works for me.

[CarnageWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I actually think Ghostrider.

I don't know what it is about that coaster, but it just seems to take my stomach out more then alot of much larger coasters. Like on the west coast trip GR took my stomach out much more then even the larger ones like X,RR,Goliath,etc.

Maybe it has somethign to do with the covered drop that makes it feel like I'm about to hit it?

[What NowI'm from SoCal, feel bad for me!]

I like NM Rattler's first drop. It has airtime and twists to the right.