Others say...

"Roller Coaster Lovers DVD"
This DVD is awsome!!! The coasters are located in the west coast mainly in California where I used to live. I liked watching this because most of these coasters I've ridin on. Like X, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Riddler's Revenge, Goliath, Superman, ect. The thing that's bad about is that when your riding the coasters, the camera switches to the rider and the front row view too often. But overal this is a coaster fanatic must-have. Go Red Sox!!!

"Most of these are NOT "Extreme""
This is hardly a survey of "Extreme" coasters, but actually a boring overview of California and Nevada roller coasters. In fact, I'd call this DVD the "Six Flags Magic Mountain" show. At least half of the coasters profiled here would NOT be considered "extreme" by most seasoned coaster buffs. Thus, the title is really misleading and that's just BAD marketing and design. There is a lot of repetitious footage, particularly where it appears there would be commercial interruptions. There's way too much of Mr. Ruben's standard, pedantic, rehearsed commentary which seems to show up in so many DVD's and documentaries of recent years. It's time for other authorities. For two hours this DVD goes on way too long. I only (and reluctantly) finished watching it to make sure my copy was not defective, though I'll probably not watch it again, except for possibly the shots of "X". I have seen (and own) a lot of roller coaster/amusement park video material and this is one of the worst. Avoid this one, unless you have got to have footage of coasters from this part of the U.S.

"Buy this as an EXTRA dvd"
When it comes to roller coaster dvd's, there are unfortunately only two choices: you het either an exciting dvd that shows roller coaster rides from your (among others) point of view but gives no information about the coaster whatsoever, or the dvd gives a lot of interesting information but hardly shows any rides.

This is the latter type of dvd. It is very educational and believe me, very interesting. It shows old footage, interviews and a lot of coasters, and does so with a very fast pace. It will keep you interested throughout the movie, but this is not more than a movie. You won't see much of the rides, and it is not a thrill to experience. If that is what you're looking for, I'd recommend buying "America's greatest roller coaster thrills". Buy this one as a bonus if you have any extra money, you won't regret it.

"Californian Coasters DVD"
I want to know where it states only western coasters, mainly Californian ones at that? why not call this DVD coasters of the US west?

What I really wanted to see was a proper state with coasters, and that's Ohio!!!! with Cedar Point with the best ones going, nothing comes close in California to that park.

My best DVD is "America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills: The Ultimate Scream Machines" has Flordia ones included too, beter by far view of them.

"Great Fun"
This is the best rollercoaster DVD I've seen. Two hours of riding, history and technical details. The background material was very interesting. I enjoyed the commentary and riding along with regular folks who love coasters.

I just got back from my riding my favorite coasters at Islands of Adventure dozens of times each. Now I've got to get up the guts to try X. I've never been to Magic Mountain, but it's aboout time. Turns out they've got some cook coasters in Vegas too. Gotta go there. Too bad they only covered California and Vegas. There are some great rides East of the Rockies too. Here's hoping they do them too.