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This is my second favorite ride at Magic Mountain, behind only X. I like the standard boomerang coasters okay, but would never put them anywhere near the top of my favorites list. This, however, is no standard boomerang coaster. Who knew you could teach an old ride new tricks? This is a mega inverted boomerang, with the two towers being completely vertical. While riding, they feel beyond vertical. It is one of the most bizarre sensations hanging straight down as you are pulled backwards up the first tower, and you really appreciate your safety restraints, as all of your weight is pressing against them. The straight down drop is gut wrenching (I love that!), and then you do the usual boomerang moves before going straight up the other tower. This is eerie as well. Backwards is of course awesome, but one of the best, most underrated parts of this ride is the very end, where the train goes back through the station and half way up the first tower again, where the brakes kick in and you are just suspended there, all of your weight in the restraints again, as you are slowly lowered back to the station. Deja Vu is super intense. I would classify this as one of the freakiest coasters anywhere.
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