Weird Bucket List Coasters Part 2

In 2020 I posted a list of 7 weird bucket list coasters that I wanted to ride. Since then I've ridden one of them (Tyrolean Tub Twist, yay!) but there are many more weird coasters that I'd like to ride out there. Let's see what else is on my "strange to-do list".

Magic Mountain

Travelling

Source: Rowan Peeters on Youtube

No, this doesn't have anything to-do with Six Flags and it probably rides horribly (I mean it looks gross!) but there's something weirdly compelling about a unique-looking, weird, travelling coaster of substantial height. I had no idea this thing existed until recently and what a layout for a travelling ride! Complete with multiple track styles, arrow-like angular turns and a lift hill with a bizarre change of angle, this coaster is quite the specimen. If I ever get to ride this ride I will likely regret it but it's made the list because I just can't not be curious about it.

Tranan

Skara Sommarland

Source: CoasterForce on Youtube

Tranan, the world's only S&S Free Fly could be described as the father of the axis coaster. This coaster suspends riders out to the side who then freely swing around the layout. The seats look really open and the swinging looks like it would feel really trippy, especially when the riders loop over each other. As an Arrow suspended coaster fan anything that looks like it may deliver some of that classic swinging sensation gets my attention. It might not be a great ride but I think the experience would be an interesting one to have nonetheless!

Ice Mountain Bobsled

Enchanted Forest

Source: Coaster Studios on Youtube

This one is nuts from start to finish and should be on everyone's list! It's sort of like a mountain coaster that's enclosed and runs through a fake mountain that's kind of like a homemade matterhorn bobsleds. The indoor section looks super creepy and there's some unexpected airtime and snappy corners that look to deliver a slight sense of peril along with the fun. I know the park were fundraising to stay open a while back, hopefully the park and this coaster can stick around for years to come so we can all ride or reride this ridiculous creation!

Ultra Twister

Brazillian Park Washuzan/Nagashima Spa Land/Greenland/Rusutsu Resort

Source: Coaster Studios on Youtube

This one really needs no explanation. Togo ultra twisters are just out-of-this-world bizarre-looking and I'd like a slice of that. Will I be a little scared going up the vertical lift and zooming backwards through the multiple heartline inversions, probably yes, but will it be worth the ride, likely also yes! Japan is home to all 4 of the remaining coasters of this type, there are two variations on the layout but both are on my bucket list.

Switchback

ZDT's Amusement Park

Source: CoasterForce on Youtube

Any wooden coaster fan will likely want to ride the world's only wooden shuttle loop coaster. I mean, it's a woodie that goes backwards! It's small but does a lot in the space it has and as well as having a cool gimmick, also looks like it would be a fun little ride!

Tower of Terror

Gold Reef City

Source: Soltau Cruiser on Youtube

This is another one that will need no introduction for some people. Tower of Terror has been through some modifications since it opened but this was originally the world's most intense coaster pulling a monsterous 6.5Gs at the bottom of the drop. The current version of the ride features an elevator lift up an authentic gold mine tower (that was relocated from a nearby gold mine) before it drops riders down a vertical drop into a 49ft deep underground tunnel. This was the first real vertical drop coaster in the world, as Oblivion is slightly off vertical. Tower of Terror has a mysterious past plagued with issues, downtime and modifications and there are still questions over it's manufacturer due to conflicting information. It might not be the most intense coaster anymore but this ride is definitely still intimidating and intriguing.

Selva Encantada

Travelling

Source: R&M Ferias on Youtube

Another weird travelling coaster that I have recently discovered, Selva Encantada (which means Enchanted Jungle in English) is a travelling coaster with a few tricks up it's sleeve. As well as boasting a wild mouse layout a bit different from the norm it has cute airboat themed cars, fountains, a splashdown, a whole water coaster section and a sort of indoor jungle disco thing! The sign at the front of the car reads "If you want refreshing effects"  and seems to refer to a button so it seems like there's an element of interactivity with the ride as well! What a ride!