Back when I first rode this ride, I knew that this was something special and I knew that there was a reason why everyone held it in such high regard.
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Back when I first rode this ride, I knew that this was something special and I knew that there was a reason why everyone held it in such high regard.
This roller coaster has a fairly basic layout, consisting of multiple airtime hills and a bunch of turns. The airtime hills all give solid airtime but the turns do nothing. I get their point, but they are very drawn out and banked in a way in which it’s impossible to get any forces out of them.
Then there is the first drop, which has a very unique turn during the drop which adds to it. It is fairly steep for a wooden coaster too at 70 degrees.
Also, this ride is extremely smooth, which is especially impressive considering its a wooden coaster.
Overall, Very fun ride that I highly recommend!
Every time I ride this, I only seem to love it even more. A long and fun coaster with an excellent setting and plenty of inversions that give you lots...
Every time I ride this, I only seem to love it even more. A long and fun coaster with an excellent setting and plenty of inversions that give you lots of hangtime and whip. Don’t forget the two amazing airtime hills mixed in there too, they just throw you out of your seat. I’ve heard a few common complaints about this coaster, like that it’s starting to get rough or that the launches are weak. First, I’ve never found this coaster that rough, sure its not as smooth as something like Valkyria (the glossy smooth B&M dive in the same park) or the recently re-tracked Balder, but I would still say that its pretty smooth and I’ve never experienced discomfort riding it, aside from the lap bars coming down too much a few times. Regarding the launches, I just don’t view them the same way as launches on for example Intamin accelerators. Those launches basically define the ride and is usually one of, if not the high point of the ride. Here, thats clearly not the intention, rather they are designed for the terrain this coaster sits on and their purpose is to keep the rides momentum up so that it doesn’t slow down. Without them, the ride may have been slower, lost some of its elements and therefore would’ve been forced to be shorter. The launches makes it so that the ride has no dead spots, which I can respect a lot.
Obviously there are a few nip pics I have but they are pretty minor and don’t take away from this amazing package. What an amazing coaster to have at my home park!
