The first time I rode Millennium Force was in 2007 and I instantly knew it was the best coaster that I had ever ridden. I mean there was really no debating it. At that point I only had around 50 or so coasters on my track record so that helped as well. When I rode Fury 325 it was the 166th coaster on my track record so needless to say I have greatly increased my coaster count with many great roller coasters in between. When I got off Fury I had a hard time deciding whether it was better than Millennium Force or not. I knew that it was clearly right up there with Millennium Force once I got off of it though. So which Coaster is better you ask? Keep reading and I will tell you.
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| Force |
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| Fury |
What is the difference between the coasters? Let me lay it out for you here:
Millennium Force Fury 325
Make: Intamin B&M
Built: 2000 2015
Type: Giga Giga
Height: 310 feet 325 feet
Drop: 300 feet 320 feet
Max Vertical Angle: 80 degrees 81 degrees
Top Speed: 93 mph 95 mph
Track Length: 6,595 6,602
Capacity: 1300 people per hour 1470 pph
Location: Next to Lake Erie Middle of the Park
When Millennium Force was built in the year 2000 it was built to specifically be the first coaster to pass the 300 foot tall mark and beat world records. It did just that and then some. Fast forward to 15 years later and you get Fury 325 built just 15 feet higher and 7 feet longer than Millennium. I, for one, never thought the Cedar Fair Company would ever build a coaster to surpass Millennium as the tallest, longest, and fastest giga coaster in the world. I mean Millennium Force has been forever known as the world’s first giga coaster and standard on which all of the other three giga coasters have been built. To see Cedar Fair build one to surpass the original that set the standard was surprising.
What makes these two rides different? That is the million dollar question. They are made by two different companies and with that comes a different track and train design. Millennium Force track is slightly smaller than the B&M track. Millennium Force’s trains seat two across where Fury seats four across. Millennium Force’s train holds 36 people while Fury’s train holds 32. The drop, length, and speed on Fury are all bigger than Millennium however it really isn’t that noticeable. Both drops are incredible, as well as the speed, and ride duration.
The major difference between these two rides is the track layout. On Millennium you get four airtime hills including the first drop. On Fury you get six airtime hills with more airtime moments overall. You get three huge speed turnarounds on Millennium where you only get one on Fury. However Fury has two low to the ground high speed banked turns that are fun as well as a helix with head chopper effect. There are two tunnels on Millennium and one on Fury. The lift hill on Millennium is awesome because it gives you great views of lake Erie to the left and sweet views of all of Cedar Point to the right. Fury also has a nice lift hill without the lake and the layout of the ride interacts with the front entrance of the park with is pretty amazing.
Better Location: Force
Better Airtime: Fury
Better Night Ride: Force
Better Track Layout: Fury
Better Drop: Equal
Better Brake Run: Seriously?
Most Nostalgic: Force
Most Nostalgic: Force
So which roller coaster is better: Millennium Force or Fury 325? To be completely honest it is hard to decide this because they both offer incredible yet different rides. If I could rank them 1a and 1b I would. They are both up at the top as the best coasters I have ever had the privilege of riding. Seriously, if you enjoy a good roller coaster you should make an effort to ride either one. I promise you that you will not be disappointed. Really I can’t rank these coasters 1a and 1b? I have to decide?! If that is the case I will let my track record ranking do the talking.
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Force Wins! 100.00 to 99.99  |
