Very very very fun ride with multiple drops and big loop good for disney

This roller coaster is one of the best you could ever find. It's not even one of the most thrilling rides in the world in the same regard: the reasons why I find it so thrilling are much different.

California Screamin' just has that sense of excitement you rarely find on a ride. The layout starts off with a refreshing launch that shoots you up a steep tunnelled floater airtime hill, before completing a series of high, sinuous and fast curves. It really feels good to be there zig-zaging around the park at high speeds. It's just the kind of ride where you can just put your hands up and have fun.

Other than all those exciting, smooth and fast-paced turns spanning all over the place, there is also a really cool... mid-course first drop. After the first set of turns, the train takes a climb powered by LIM fins, and takes on a really high and steep tunneled drop. This part only makes the whole thing feel even more refreshing and exciting.

There is also a really decent vertical loop with good G-forces halfway through that spices things up and the on-board speakers playing rock music simply boost up the thrilling atmosphere even more.

But one of California Screamin's biggest selling points is its length! The ride lasts almost two minutes from the launch to the final breaks and all the way through, something exciting is happening.

And to keep things from getting tedious, Intamin created one of the most varied roller coasters of all time. The variety of thrilling elements is absolutely top-notch. It has a launch, big tunneled airtime hills, high twisty curves, a mid-course first drop inside a tunnel, some crazy twists and highly banked turns close to the ground and even some bunny hops.

All in all, I believe California Screamin' is a fantastic roller coaster because of its absolutely vibrant and thrilling personnality and the thrill of riding something this long and constantly exciting throughout.
It's an intensely satisfying experience and an euphoric thrill like no other.
If you make your way to California Adventure, consider California Screamin' your top priority: it's going to blow your mind.

Definatly a one of a kind ride that u can't miss. The launch is weaker than most launched coasters but overall this ride still packs a punch!

I rode California Screamin a few times over a recent 2-day visit, and was pleased by the ride. The LIMS provide a nice thrust and some serious forces, odd for a Disney ride! The layout is otherwise fun but lacking superb thrills. A lot of ups and downs and speed, which is good but not necessarily what I love. Cali Screamin is a very good looking steel coaster.. probably because its designed to look like a woodie A fun ride, the best coaster on their California resort.

For years I had dreams of what would happen if Disney teamed up with a major thrill ride manufacturer to erect an incredibly intense coaster. Well, that what if became a reality when Intamin teamed up with Disney to create this beauty to anchor their new park. Now it isnt the most intense coaster out there, but it definitely is the most intense and the best of the Disney coasters Ive been on. Disney definitely accomplished their mission to make this a beauty with the appearance of a wooden coaster because I heard many comments during the day from people saying "Lets ride the big wooden one." Now this thing is a capacity machine and I flew through the line thanks to quick dispatches. The launch was fun, but there definitely are more powerful ones out there as this one had slow acceleration. However, the major drops during the ride gave really good air and the helixes actually had pretty strong forces, especially considering it was a Disney coaster. There were many moments during the ride that I was thinking, "This is a Disney ride?" One such moment was the vertical loop, which absolutely glued me to my seat and made me a witness to the rides pure power. Also, the bunny hills at the end gave some surprising floater air. While not the biggest coaster out there, it is the best ride Ive been on at a Disney park and a real treat.

Thinking back, I dont think there is a single thing wrong with this ride, from the first gut-wrenching launch to the time you come back to the station. This ride doesnt let up at all, giving you some great air time, especially if you sit in the back (highly recommended), and some nice Gs here and there. To make it even better, the music that went along with the ride was perfect. It almost made me feel like I was in an intense chase scene in an adventure movie. The best parts of the ride were of course the launch and the drop, but overall everything about this coaster was awesome. 10/10

This was a very good coaster and the best one Ive been on at a Disney park. I really liked how its supposed to look like a wooden coaster and the launch along the water was thrilling, but pretty weak when compared to others. There were quite a few big drops, but there was only a little floater air. However, the bunny hills did provid some decent air time. Also, the helixes were pretty good and the vertical loop was surprisingly powerful. It was also a very long ride and the music was a nice touch.

Date Ridden: October of 2007. Times Ridden: 2 with one ride in the second to front and one ride in the second to back. Hmmmm......where to start. With 3 of my top 5 steelies, Intamin is among my favorite coaster designers. I could not believe the fact that Disney had combined forces with them to produce a thrill esperience at one of their most definitely family-oriented theme parks. However, they obviously did and the result is an outstanding ride. We hit Screamin first thing and got on with about a 10 minute wait, then grabbed a fast pass for later that day. The ride is a capacity machine like most Disney rides as the line virtually never stops moving as they load and unload you. One thing I really liked was the velcro pouches in front of you in the cars where you could put your stuff. That in itself saves time as people do not have to cross the ride to put up their stuff or give it to a ride op. I really dont understand why Cedar Fair and 6 Flags do not make use of that feature. The ride itself is smooth, fast and comfortable. The launch is just fast enough to be thrilling without being scary (TTD and XCelerator still make me nervous after about 10 rides apiece on each). The ride is extremely lengthy and the second time we rode the music blaring through the speakers was beginning to get on my nerves. I feel that Disney rides are simply experiences. I can ride Millenium Force or Appollos Chariot all day, but usually one ride on any highly themed Disney ride is enough since they focus so much on the experience and less on the intensity. They seem to lose a little after the initial ride. I love Screamin but if I never get another ride on it that will be ok. It is a great steel coaster with the feel of the appearance of the old woodies from the past. Its a superb design by Disney and well worth a trip just to ride it....once.

This is a weird piece of work. Its deliberately designed to look like a white-painted, classic woodie, but its steel. It features an accelerator launch along a flat straightaway and into the first hill, which is quite good. Not up there with the true monsters in this category, but plenty fun. Then its into the decent drops, some nicely banked turns, a few littler hills with decent airtime, and one perfectly vertical loop. And theres a soundtrack playing (sadly, no longer featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers). Its like they took components from a wide variety of coasters, then cut + pasted them together to make CS. Does it work? Yes. It certainly gives you variety, and lots of it, so that it adds up to a decently long, and rather fun ride. This is the coaster that decided to be jack of all trades, master of none, and theres something to be said for that.

California Screamin absolutely blew me away with its all-star combination of its thrilling drops, helixes, appearance, and masterful soundtrack. Now when I think of Disney parks I think of highly themed and one-of-a-kind attractions like Mission Space, Test Track, Expedition Everest, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, ect, not beasts like this. Im glad Disney went outside of the box and decided to add a unique and amazing thrill-ride that no park could certainly duplicate.

Paradise Pier. Ah, the memories of classic boardwalk amusement parks with the games, rides, and most importantly, the wooden coaster. Well, Disney got two and a half right as they erected this steel beast over a wooden one. However, I love how Disney went all out to make California Screamins appearance as close to a wooden coaster as possible. In fact my mom even thought it was a wooden coaster .

This certainly is a capacity machine as it has 6 trains! Even with all 6 trains running, California Screamin still garners a wait around an hour! Talk about a popular attraction. And it certainly isnt the operators fault as they are some of the fastest I have ever seen as they loaded and dispatched vehicles a little more than 30 seconds between each other.

At the time of my first ride, I still was just getting into roller coasters and thrill rides. The year before I had been on the Loch Ness Monster and the Big Bad Wolf at BGE. After getting in the back seat and restrained by a comfortable over-the-shoulder restraint, California Screamin began.

After a brief flat section of track, California Screamin completely stopped. Suspenseful music made my heart beat rapidly as I stared down upon the goliath of a first hill clenching on for dear life. Then came the countdown; 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Blaring music flew out of the sound-system and I was shot forwards by the amazingly powerful launch. Then came the first of many hills followed by one of the rides many breath-taking drops. I was ripped from my seat and was being pulled towards the heavens only to be stopped by the over-the-shoulder restraint. The following turnaround was just as fast and furious as the first hill as I was given some fairly strong Gs. Then came the rides very unqiue and LIM lift hill which at the time was very nerve-racking for me. It felt like I was being lifted up to the clouds and then the train finally crested over the hill, only to send me up and out of my seat again. That still is probably one of the top drops I have ever experienced on a coaster thanks to the steepness, length, and unbelievable air-time. Following that was another turnaround and then a quick brakerun. Right then and there came one of California Screamins most memorable elements, the insane vertical loop. It may not look like too much, but the Gs that the loop provided have not been matched by any other coaster in my opinion. Then there was another hill that didnt look like much, but then there was a very sudden and fairly long, curving plunge that gave a strong jolt of ejector air-time. Following that was a very intense helix that absolutely piled on the Gs. Next came a few air-time producing bunny-hills, followed by the rides stellar finale, another strong helix. Then California Screamin hit the brake run.

The aptly named California Screamin certainly lived up to its name and launched right to the top of my top 10 list at the time (it was passed by Superman @ SFNE earlier this year). What really sets it apart from other coasters is how excellently it blends elements from many different kinds of coasters; giant drops, helixes, bunny hills, an inversion, and the legendary launch. Disney worked their magic again and delivered a true thrill machine.<script src