Kingda Ka was an extremely disappointing ride, in my opinion. Of course, the ride is an incredible rush with some fantastic visuals, but the ride overall fails to deliver. The trims at the crest of the tophat severely castrate the ride as all airtime that could be salvaged is converted to a strange feeling of hesitation as you begin the spiraled plunge. The ride is also uncomfortably rough for its youthful age, especially when pulling out of the 418 foot drop. The "airtime hill" is very much a misnomer as there is zero airtime to be had. So what we have left is a good launch, nice vertical ride to the top, and a crappy ending...but at least its a record breaker!!!
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