Going to be brutally honest about this ride— if you're coming to Michigan's Adventure, Shivering Timbers is the golden child of the park. That ride steals the spotlight from every other ride here because of how unique and special of an experience it gives you.
However, a lot of people don't like wooden coasters, and this is a decent ride if you prefer steel.
The coaster feels pretty generic, but that's not to say it isn't fun. Because it is. It's your typical free hanging coaster, similar to Cedar Point's Raptor, but it's quite short. You get on, go up the lift hill, get thrown around a few times (literally, it's a head banger), and then you're back.
In regards to the park, this is a great coaster! But when you look at what Cedar Fair has to offer as a whole, this ride...
Read moreReading a lot of the reviews, seems a lot of people don't know this roller coaster is actually nearly 30 years old. Originally debuted in 1998 at Geauga Lake in Ohio, and moved to Michigan's Adventure after that park closed. Considering its age, I can understand why it's rough, but I remember loving this roller coaster the last time I was here. Only thing I didn't like was when I was here last I wore flip flops and was clenching my toes like crazy hoping they wouldn't fall off on this thing, but that's...
Read moreIt’s one of the better Vekoma SLC’S but that’s not saying Much. Your head is playing ping pong with those clunky over the shoulder hydraulic restraints. A relocated ride from the now defunct Geauga lake amusement park in Aurora Ohio. we’re it used to be called Serial Thriller. A way to ride it is to push yourself back in your seat and keep your head a far back as you can from...
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