Now, I will start by saying that this coaster is great for what it does, but it is a ride that I expected a bit more of. The layout is fun and is very long, but I expected more thrill, something along...
Now, I will start by saying that this coaster is great for what it does, but it is a ride that I expected a bit more of. The layout is fun and is very long, but I expected more thrill, something along the lines of Zokkon at Fuji-Q Highland. Except this is way slower paced. The transitions are slower and it even falls flat compared to Hiccup's Wing Gliders to me. In terms of theming, it really is fantastic, and blew me away when I saw it. The queue even pays hommage to Dueling Dragons, so that's quite cool. The queue moved really slowly though, despite the supposed high capacity of Hagrid's and there's one thing to blame: Express Passes. These things were the bane of my existence in Epic Universe, on Hagrid's and Rockit. They make the standby line move so slowly that it almost feels like a joke. They let more Express Passes into the station queue than they do people waiting in the standby queue, which is really appalling because you wait 120 minutes barely moving. Add to that the pouring rain on my ride and the train being stopped 3 minutes before the final launch and you see why my experience was not optimal. I do like the coaster for what it is and its theming is excellent, which is why I give 4.5 stars, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations.