This ride would score higher if not for the mid-ride trim brake that seems to bring the train to a complete halt. Looking at the brake on the second turnaround, we wondered if this could have possibly been in Herb Schmecks original design for it wasn’t the modern shoe brakes we are used to. Truly bizarre and a disappointing aspect to this beautiful, lovingly maintained classic. I especially like the first drop suspended over water. This is a design nearly fifty years old. Everything these days is recycled.
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