More intense ride - Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain or Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind?

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

Which ride of these two roller coasters is the more intense ride? For reference, I love Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, I don't mind the backwards but I don't love it, and I love TRON. I don't love Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Which ride is more intense Expedition Everest or Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind?

 

[sponica]

It's honestly like comparing an apple to a dragonfruit, they're both fruit.


Everest is one of my favorite traditional coasters and its intensity comes from the rises and drops of a traditional coaster. Guardians is the smoooooooooooooothest coaster I have ever been on and to me its intensity is in the launch and the length (it's a long ride). But the intensity of both rides are different, so I don't know if there's one I'd consider more intense.

 

[godfather927]

Guardians is more intense, but it's also smoother so it doesn't really feel like it's more intense. It's also mostly in the dark like space mountain, so that aspect adds to the "intensity" a bit.

 

[walt34]

I find Everest a bit more intense. Guardians is the best coaster at WDW in my opinion but because of the (controlled) spinning cars it moves sideways quite a bit. I really enjoy this but I know that some people react badly to this and quite a few people stumble when exiting the ride. So if you cannot handle spinning or sideways movement, Guardians feels more intense.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Everest is more intense to me. It's also the closest to RNRC to me as it's just a straight-up, old-school roller coaster. The smoothness of GOTG and it's totally different design from a traditional roller coaster gets rid of a lot of the intensity for me and even the dark portions aren't blackout-dark like some points on Everest.

 

[Pyxie]

Guardians is technically more intense, but I am able to handle it way better than Everest. If you don't like the backwards part on Guardians, you'll hate the one on Everest. The rest of the ride isn't too bad.

 

[crazy Cat Lady]

It's honestly like comparing an apple to a dragonfruit, they're both fruit.


Everest is one of my favorite traditional coasters and its intensity comes from the rises and drops of a traditional coaster. Guardians is the smoooooooooooooothest coaster I have ever been on and to me its intensity is in the launch and the length (it's a long ride). But the intensity of both rides are different, so I don't know if there's one I'd consider more intense.

I agree with @sponica on this one, very hard to compare because they are exceptionally different experiences.

I love both, Guardians is now my favourite coaster ever but EE is exceptionally fun as well.

I will say that Crazy Cat Boy gets motion sickness and Guardians (while he loved it) did make him queasy, while EE didn't.

HTH

 

[DebbieB]

The backwards part of Everest is intense. What sometimes gets to me on Guardians is the spinning.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I can't compare these 2 as they're both a different type of intense. They both have backwards portions and are coasters but that's about all they have in common

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

GOTG has more lateral g forces, EE has more vertical G forces.

GOTG is a reverse launch coaster so you’ll feel a lot of g forces during the reverse launch, EE is a more traditional lift-hill climb coaster, so the g forces are in the drops and banks.

 

[scrappinginontario]

GOTG has more lateral g forces, EE has more vertical G forces.

GOTG is a reverse launch coaster so you’ll feel a lot of g forces during the reverse launch, EE is a more traditional lift-hill climb coaster, so the g forces are in the drops and banks.

Very well explained!

 

[Brett Wyman]

Everest is definitely a more intense traditional coaster. You can seriously feel the Gs pull you back on Everest. But the spinning on GotG will make or break the ride for you and is what makes it an intense ride. I have to look at a fixed point while on GotG or I'll quickly get ill. I wear a nausea bracelet often at Universal, and NEVER at WDW. Except on GotG. It's required for me there.

 

[Geoff_M]

I agree that GotG is more intense. The pivoting of the ride vehicle also adds another level that can be problematic. Having said that, the only coaster I've had any issues with (one "close call" after getting off) was EE. However, I can blame that on the decision to eat a yogurt parfait and drink a hot chocolate before riding it. I do find the backwards movement of EE to always be a bit disorienting, but it's not too bad (assuming I don't have a full stomach of dairy products at the time). One other time after riding MS (Orange) twice in a row, I had to sit down for about 10 minutes because my mind thought the World was listing about 10 degrees in one direction. No more, double rides on MS (Orange) for me after that.

One bit of advice on rides like GotG, MS (Orange), and others that I find VERY useful is this: Lock your head/eyes facing forward and keep them there as much as possible. Not following this technique results in adding additional axes of motion for your brain to deal with and may cause you to go over the limit. I'm not a "spinning person" and the Teacups will make be deathly sick, but if I resist the urge to turn my head sideways, or look too far away from dead-center, I can handle notorious "protein spill" attractions like MS (Orange), EE, and GotG (knock on wood).

 

[Sparrow'sLady]

Which ride of these two roller coasters is the more intense ride? For reference, I love Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, I don't mind the backwards but I don't love it, and I love TRON. I don't love Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Which ride is more intense Expedition Everest or Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind?

They cannot be compared, in my personal experience/opinion.

Guardians is smooth, but so hard on the stomach.

EE is not necessarily super smooth, but it is quick. I cannot handle the backwards helix in the dark though. It literally sucks the air out of me and makes my chest hurt.

 

[GBBTomorrow]

I love both, and for me Everest is more intense, but just for a few seconds. I find Guardians just utterly exhilarating all the way through. Intense, but in a jubilant, "I'm flying" kind of way. The backwards part on Everest, though, when you start to go uphill backwards, really can get my stomach and spine to clench and I'm not super sad when that part is over. To me, the intensity of that moment is more significant than the whole ride of Guardians.