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Ok, this is definitely a world-class state of the art, revolutionary, whatever-you-want-to-call-it, coaster. First of all, the volcano itself is very lifelike in the fact that you can literally feel its eruptive fire from the queue below. Wow! Now that is what I call an appetizer. Adrenaline definitely starts pumping as you enter the station. You sense a subterranean type feel as you seem even lower than the ground. This is an Intamin, so dont expect B & M style trains which are 4 abreast, these are only 2. Now, lets get to it. After the train is clear for dispatch, the train starts rolling forward and around a corner almost out of sight from those in the station and then BLAST!!! You are shot to a max speed of 70 mph zooming around and through the volcano making this ride seem out of control. While in the dark, you hit a straight piece of track and Blast!!! You are shot up vertically 90 Degrees to the sky into the best inversion in the world in my opinion. It is followed very closely by a blast of fire which actually sprays you with a light mist. You then circle the top of the volcano with a series of barrel rolls adding to the disorienting feel of not knowing which way to turn or that you are turning. Now, for the finish. You dive back into the volcano and spiral downward into one of the most intense series of helixes on an Intamin, IMO. Then the brakes slow the train and you are wanting to go again. Definitely a top 5 coaster that cant be missed.
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