Top hat on GaleForce
Top hatextreme ejectors and a big first drop

Playland's Castaway Cove, Ocean City, New Jersey

GaleForce

“The coaster is smooth and the trains are great.”

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What riders love
  • When you try to cram a huge multilaunch coaster into a tiny footprint, the result is GaleForce: a masterclass in ejector airtime.
  • You get AMAZING airtime at the top of each element, and the wacky profiling (especially the second spire that banks outwards at the top) has you flying out of your seat in multiple directions.
  • The kick-flip is easily the best element since it’s the snappiest element on the ride and it delivers violent ejector airtime on the descent.
  • I love that they send you through twice, it really makes the ride feel complete.
  • overall i could marathon this all day long
  • Overall, I absolutely had a blast riding this thing and it truly packs a punch!
  • i love the airtime and wacky lateral g forces you get.
  • Lots of funky forces with negatives, positives, and laterals all present.
  • This ride gives great forces with a high-paced layout.
GaleForce Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews History

Watch POVs and more

GaleForce quad launch front seat on-ride 4K POV @60fps Playland's Castaway Cove

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GaleForce Back Row POV [5K] | Playland's Castaway Cove 2025

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GaleForce on-ride 4K CINE POV @60fps - Playland's Castaway Cove NJ

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GaleForce | Playland's Castaway Cove | 2022 4K Offride

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Galeforce Review Playland's Castaway Cove S&S Launched Coaster

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Our Revised Galeforce Thoughts! Now a Quadruple Launch Coaster at Playland's Castaway Cove

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GaleForce Review - Playland's Castaway Cove (Multi-launch roller coaster)

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GaleForce Roller Coaster at Playland's Castaway Cove in Ocean City, NJ

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Playland's Castaway Cove

The kick-flip is easily the best element since it’s the snappiest element on the ride and it delivers violent ejector airtime on the descent.

Nicolas Mattioli

This is a solid coaster but it could be better for things I like about it are the extreme ejectors and first drop of the top hat things I don’t like are the rattle and the restraints can be...

Harry Shapiro

The launches are great, the airtime is great, the laterals are great, and the ride ops let you have the restraint as loose as you want!

Beau

some amazing airtime on this ride’s first elements, and there is a bunch of whip on the twisted drops.

Jamie Óchi

The drop down is where you will experience your first moment of ejector airtime.

XscreamThrills

Even though it already has some of the most powerful ejector airtime on any coaster, it isn’t done- layering on crazy positives and unbelievably intense laterals.

Anthony DeNight Jr.

The coaster is smooth and the trains are great.

David

I rode it two months ago and it’s WAY smoother after they replaced some pieces of the track.

@branboy24

I will address this first to get it out of the way; There is some shakiness, but it doesn’t take away from the ride at all in my opinion.

Erik C.

Vests and negative g’s are already a bad combination, but the real kicker is what the otherwise-pointless knob on the bottom does to my crotch during every moment of negatives.

Blake Stoudt

Galeforce delivers an incredible ride experience with some powerful launches, strong positive & negative G-forces through the valleys, snappy transitions from element to element, and great pacing...

Nicolas Mattioli

This ride gives great forces with a high-paced layout.

Melondrew

While boasting a brand new layout and some interesting and intense inversions, Galeforce suffers from a rather rough ride and a bit of repetitive design.

Techmandu

I feel like the second ride, like full pass around, was always more intense because you had so much speed going through there.

Coaster Studios
Speed sensation

It’s a fun, fast-paced, ejector airtime-filled machine.

XscreamThrills

...ride experience with some powerful launches, strong positive & negative G-forces through the valleys, snappy transitions from element to element, and great pacing throughout its compact layout.

Nicolas Mattioli

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

125 ftHeight
125 GaleForce 50 Wild Waves
64 mphTop speed
100°Drop angle
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseEjector airtimeGreat launchComfy restraints

Criticised for

Uncomfortable restraintsOften closed

Even though it already has some of the most powerful ejector airtime on any coaster, it isn’t done- layering on crazy positives and unbelievably intense laterals.

Anthony DeNight Jr., Captain Coaster review

I love that they send you through twice, it really makes the ride feel complete.

Blake Stoudt, Captain Coaster review

while being the ride that made me a thoosie i’m a tiny bit underwhelmed on revisit.

BakunawaKat, Captain Coaster review

Lots of funky forces with negatives, positives, and laterals all present.

Ethan S., Captain Coaster review

It provides some extremely strong ejector airtime and is just really fun.

Inverted Thrills, Captain Coaster review

Galeforce delivers an incredible ride experience with some powerful launches, strong positive & negative G-forces through the valleys, snappy transitions from element to element, and great pacing throughout its compact layout.

Nicolas Mattioli, Captain Coaster review

History

May 26, 2017Opened

A lsm triple launch coaster, built by S&S Worldwide, designed by Joe Draves.

4 gStrongest force on riders

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Coasterpedia: MexicanLlama400 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: David, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Beau, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride is nonstop action with crazy ejector airtime.”; Anthony DeNight Jr., rider review on Captain Coaster: “When you try to cram a huge multilaunch coaster…”; Erik C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “You get AMAZING airtime at the top of each…”; Nicolas Mattioli, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The kick-flip is easily the best element since it’s…”; Erik C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I was ecstatic and laughing the entire time. And…”; Blake Stoudt, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I love that they send you through twice, it…”; liam lawyer, rider review on Captain Coaster: “overall i could marathon this all day long”; Nicolas Mattioli, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Overall, I absolutely had a blast riding this thing…”; Anthony DeNight Jr., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Even though it already has some of the most…”; liam lawyer, rider review on Captain Coaster: “i love the airtime and wacky lateral g forces…”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Lots of funky forces with negatives, positives, and laterals…”; Melondrew, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride gives great forces with a high-paced layout.”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Coliwood Studios's back row POV, GaleForce Back Row POV [5K] | Playland's Castaway Cove 2025 (YouTube), and the page's Coasterpedia photographs.