Now that I've gotten a chance to ride a Skyrocket II without being stapled, I've decided that these things are *way* too much fun for how compact, short, and clonable they are. The launches have good...
Now that I've gotten a chance to ride a Skyrocket II without being stapled, I've decided that these things are *way* too much fun for how compact, short, and clonable they are. The launches have good kick. The backwards stall is disorientingly fun since you can't tell where you will stop. The transition to horizontal after the third launch has great airtime. (I imagine this airtime is probably better in the front, but I never rode it in that row.) The heartline roll is delightfully hangy, made even better by how high up you are. Then you hit a trim brake before the drop, but this is absolutely necessary, because the extremely strong ejector airtime created by the combined drop and twist would probably kill the back row riders otherwise. (Seriously, that has to be some of the strongest airtime I've experienced on anything not made by RMC.) The non-inverting loop is also whippy and fun. I also noticed and appreciated how quickly and precisely the train parks back in the station at the end. Despite not being stapled this time, the restraints are still quite awful. The lap bar isn't really even a lap bar for me; it pins me in by the lower thighs and shins, which isn''t the most comfortable during the strong airtime. The comfort collars aren't uncomfortable to me, but they are also completely pointless and make a train that is already difficult to board even worse. I really wish Premier would figure out how to make a better restraint; that would make this ride even better.
