Ravine Flyer II
View of Lake Eriefrom the top of the first hill Pulled up by a chain

Waldameer, Erie, Pennsylvania

Ravine Flyer II

“It’s way faster, Scary Fast!”

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
What riders love
  • The drop into the bridge over the road is an amazing moment and you get some good floater on both sides of the bridge.
  • The airtime is world class, and for just a couple bucks to ride, it's probably the best value you can get for a coaster.
  • Fantastic airtime throughout the whole layout and plenty of whip.
  • i just recently came back here to get some evening rides on ravine flyer, and i was blown away by the view at sunset. most gorgeous breathtaking location for a coaster ever.
  • Once you’re on the ride, enjoy the view of Lake Erie. It’s a beautiful view and a great aspect to the ride.
  • The view of Lake Erie from the top of the first hill combined with the intensity of the first drop make this coaster great.
  • Insanity from the first drop to the end. One of the most out of control feeling rides I’ve ever been on.
  • A raw, powerful wooden coaster, RFII packs the punch of a pre-depression John Miller creation with the smoothness that comes from modern technology and a devoted upkeep team at Waldameer.
  • It was HAULING through the entire layout.
Ravine Flyer II Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

Watch POVs and more

Ravine Flyer II front seat on-ride 4K POV @60fps Waldameer

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Ravine Flyer II POV (Back Row, 4K 60 FPS), Waldameer Gravity Group Wood Coaster | Non-Copyright

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Ravine Flyer II between the rails on-ride 4K POV @60fps Waldameer

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Ravine Flyer II Off Ride | Waldameer | 2022 | Thrill Warrior

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Ravine Flyer II Review | Waldameer Gravity Group Wooden Roller Coaster

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Ravine Flyer II (Waldameer) Review - Gravity Group Wooden Coaster!

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Waldameer's Ravine Flyer II Review

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Waldameer

The airtime is world class, and for just a couple bucks to ride, it’s probably the best value you can get for a coaster.

Justin Lininger

It’s jam-packed with pops of air and banked turns.

Coaster Critic

The drop is one of my favorites, the airtime hills are awesome, and the laterals are pretty good.

Mr. Roller Coasters

The drop into the bridge over the road is an amazing moment and you get some good floater on both sides of the bridge.

Chris Jones

I’ve ridden this coaster one time before towards the back got almost no airtime, was head-banging and jerking around the whole ride.

@supt5992

And though you get thrown around a bit on the turns, I couldn’t find a moment of roughness on the whole ride.

Coaster Critic

Lap bar can come down on you, but for me, the discomfort came from hitting the side of my things against the seat divider.

Chris Coaster

Before it was decent, but after, it was so rough and loud that it was not even enjoyable.

Andrew Glass

The turns after the first drop are intense, the hill after the first drop is intense, and even the first drop itself is intense!

Silver Thunderbolt

Early videos of Ravine Flyer II looked fun, but they don’t really do the speed and intensity of this ride justice.

Coaster Critic

The view of Lake Erie from the top of the first hill combined with the intensity of the first drop make this coaster great.

Rob Prindle

also, shoutout to the hammerhead turn it is really fun and the ride is overall a super intense experience.

Sharon Ludwig

The speed and intensity are so incredibly out of place at this family-oriented park, but I can’t complain about walking on a half dozen times for less than admission to most parks.

Jackie ODoyle

I love a ride that is unique, gives great views, is aggressive, and has some good force to it.

@OklahomaCoasterFan

On one hand the beginning of the ride is very fast and has some great sustained moments of strong floater airtime that I really enjoy, and that first drop is amazing in the back.

Carter Eckhart

The rest of the ride is non-stop speed and thrills with no letting up whatsoever.

Coaster Critic

Ravine Flyer II is a superb wooden coaster with a little bit of everything that you want in a good woodie - airtime, snappy banked turns, tunnels, and great pacing through a woods.

Brian Kress

It’s way faster, Scary Fast!

DRU

It does feel like it loses some steam towards the end, but overall it’s still a wonderful coaster that alone is reason to go to Waldameer.

Nathan F

My only complaint is that it feels like it slows up quite a bit in the second half but it’s still great.

Chris Jones

Fortunately, this ride hardly had a wait so we were able to ride it multiple times.

Bubble Gaming

It has a short line, intense moments, and airtime!

Silver Thunderbolt

Short wait times in a charming little park.

Molly Hogan

The new track should address some of the roughness, but maybe next year they could address the slow load.

Rob Prindle
Worth the queue

My 🧠 did get rattled but it was worth it!!

Molly Hogan

Other than that, this was a great coaster and well worth the trip!

Chris Coaster

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

80 ftHeight
80 RavineFlyer II 51 SteelDragon
118 ftFirst drop
57 mphTop speed
Ravine FlyerII57 Steel Dragon37 057 mph
60°Drop angle
60°RavineFlyer II50°SteelDragondashed line: straight down, 90°
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Rider favouriteStrong airtimeGreat viewsFeels fastIntenseFloaty airtime

Maybe the most intense coaster I have ever ridden and mean that in best way possible.

Ben Hietanen, Captain Coaster review

Before it was decent, but after, it was so rough and loud that it was not even enjoyable.

Andrew Glass, Captain Coaster review

The drop is one of my favorites, the airtime hills are awesome, and the laterals are pretty good.

Mr. Roller Coasters, Captain Coaster review

As a coaster enthusiast this ride is still my number one even if I’ve ridden even taller, faster, and more intense rides.

Xavier Hernandez, Captain Coaster review

It is almost infinitely re-ridable, the excitement failing to diminish after multiple re-rides.

Theme Park James, published review

Lots of coaster sites rank this highly, but I’m not a big fan.

Coaster Nut, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer
Mary Bliss, CC BY 2.0
Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer
Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer
Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ravine Flyer II
Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer
dreamcicle19772006, CC BY 2.0

5 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 17, 2008Opened

, designed by The Gravity Group, LLC.

$6 millionTo build
3.5 gStrongest force on riders

Golden Ticket Awards, top wood coaster: ranked in 18 polls, 2008 to 2026

11th2008, its first poll
5th2016, its best placing
8th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Waldameer guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, coastercritic.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Michael A. Orlando (CC BY-SA 3.0), Mary Bliss (CC BY 2.0), Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cards84664 (CC BY-SA 4.0), dreamcicle19772006 (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: DRU, coastercritic.com.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): roller rider, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The titular flight over the ravine is the best…”; Chris Jones, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The drop into the bridge over the road is…”; Justin Lininger, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The airtime is world class, and for just a…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Fantastic airtime throughout the whole layout and plenty of…”; Adam Tortorello, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You are hovering above Lake Erie before plunging into…”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “i just recently came back here to get some…”; Bubble Gaming, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Once you’re on the ride, enjoy the view of…”; Rob Prindle, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The view of Lake Erie from the top of…”; Ben Hietanen, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Maybe the most intense coaster I have ever ridden…”; Austin L., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Insanity from the first drop to the end. One…”; Jackie ODoyle, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A raw, powerful wooden coaster, RFII packs the punch…”; Chris Coaster, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It was HAULING through the entire layout.”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Canobie Coaster's back row POV, Ravine Flyer II POV (Back Row, 4K 60 FPS), Waldameer Gravity Group Wood Coaster | Non-Copyright (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.