• Matthew Potter

    Airtimes Launch Intensité

    Words cannot even begin to describe how amazing this ride is. It’s not even a ride, it’s an experience. I rode this 3 times, once in the very back, once in the very front and once in the front row of the second car, and each ride was different. First of all, the hang time - in the back you get whipped through it but it’s still there, but in the middle and front you feel as if you’re going to fall out of your seat. The first launch was amazing, going either forwards, backwards or sideways up the top hat at full speed, only to be thrown into your lap bar on the way down. The banana roll and the loop were insane, especially when taken backwards. The second launch, with the fun gimmick of an airtime hill mid-launch, was incredible, launching you straight up into the “double inverting dive loop” or the “reverse twice twisting velocity knot”, which is such a surprise even after riding it 3 times. After that wild element, you’re still not done, because there’s a nice ejector hill followed by a double-up, leading straight into the brake run. This is probably the most out of control feeling on any coaster in Europe, because no matter how many times you ride it, it will never be the same, and it’s just a brilliant coaster.