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Amazingly, we got on this baby three times in thirty minutes at about 12PM, and then walked on the single-riders line about four hours later. The ride itself is great. The lift is really steep and builds the suspense. The slow turnaround at the top of the hill is also awesome, providing great views of everything and just going slow enough to get you really anxious about whats coming. The pre-drop brake is amazing, especially in the front seat. It loses a lot of suspense in any other seat, however. But, this is also the only time on the ride where I find the front to be the better ride. The backseat is where its truly at. The first drop takes you over with just a bit of force, and it lifted me out of my seat for the entire duration, with just a bit of floater airtime. The Immelman is intense, nearly causing a blackout, and the helix up to the second drop is also really fast. The second drop, while heavily braked [for effect], is still taken fast enough to cause floater airtime in the back seat, and the dive into the tunnel is a great element. Unfortunately, the turnaround and the water splash are the last two things, and its done! The water splash is a great effect in that it creates a great off-ride sensation while not overly affecting the ride itself. Im also glad that the riders dont get wet, as it would tarnish the ride for me [I go on water rides to get wet, not coasters!]. The short layout hurts the ride, although not enough for me to say that its painfully short [like Volcano]. The ride is very smooth, the drops are breathtaking, the elements that are there are great. If there were more, this would definately be a 10-rated coaster. However, as is, the ride is GREAT, just not quite long enough to deserve a 10.
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