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Exceptional inverted coaster. What an intense experience. From start to finish, Raptor NEVER lets up and always fakes you out. For example, there are little, "curious" changes in direction that occur throughout the ride. A big one occurs right before the train enters the 1st corkscrew and people who have ridden it probably know what Im talking about. These little things make Raptor so unique and a whole lot more thrilling. The 1st drop is excellent. It whips you around the turn coming off the lift and plunges the train down the drop. Ive never been on a inverted coaster that can provide the out-of-your seat sensation it gave me. I wasnt even touching the seat at all. It was like I was almost free-falling. Awesome. The loop was great, the Zero-G roll was probably the best Ive ever experienced (the sensation of careening out of my seat was so intense on Raptor, more than any other) and the rest of the ride holds up to the beginning. Plus, the infamous helix at the end did hold up to the hype. You can feel the powerful Gs on your legs and it really makes for a great ending. The only problem was that the ride was a little rough in parts such as the Cobra Roll (I dont like them, anyway) and that last turn into the brake run, which was a bit too sharp. If you dont keep your head back (REMEMBER THIS, new riders), you WILL experience some brutal headbanging as a result. Other than that, though, the ride was pretty smooth and it has aged pretty well. What a ride. Raptors 2 times more exciting than it looks...and it looks wild to begin with. Its on my top 10 and it should be on yours too.
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