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Once I figured out where this would rank with me (#15 for steel) I pretty much have to give it a nine since there are probablyh 20 other coasters that I have given a 9 to that are below this. However, I couldnt help but be disappointed with the ride. For the past several years, it has ranked in the top 10 of nearly every poll, and was nearly-universally accepted as better than its predecessor at Darien Lake, a coaster which I really liked. I disagree with the masses. The ride I got on this ROS was comprable to the rides I got on Darien Lakes in 2004 - however, when I visited Darien Lake last year, it was running much better than it had the year before and compared to what I rode two weeks ago. The line wasnt bad but I was sad to see the back car closed. I still rode in the second to last car and off we went. The valleys of the ride have become rilled with that Intamin rattle, but I at least hoped for the best when cresting the hills. Well.. as you can probably guess, I was let down. Not even the fantastic third hill did much for me, nor did the s-shaped bunny hop, both of which rank among my favorite hills anywhere (at least on the Darien Lake model). The helixes seemed long and boring (again much like DL in 04, wheras last year it was bookin through them) and the final series of bunny hops continued to do little for me. I came into the station disappointed, wondering why is had let me down. Maybe Im just crazy, but this solidified my preference to B&M hypers over Intamin ones, and that Id rather ride Silver Star than GeForce right now.
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