Having been anticipating this coaster ever since I heard it was coming out, I had some high expectations for it, and its safe to say that the excitement was flowing in me.  They were loading this ride very efficiently the whole day during my visit, and running 4 trains for much of the day, so the line really clipped along. The coaster does not seem to really be 200 feet (Im sure it is, it just doesnt look like it), but it is still plenty high, and once you get up there and approach the edge of the first drop, it is quite thrilling. The holding brake is awesome, especially in the front row, and the drop that follows a couple of seconds later is great. The massive immelman is a lot of fun, and I really like the headchopper that you get from the "floating" staircase on the MCBR that you swoop under. The turnaround to the MCBR provides some good forces, and the 2nd drop, though certainly not as good as the first, is still cool. The water splash is not really noticeable from on the ride, but skimming over the water is neat, and the water splash looks great to watch from off the ride. And a nice surprise is that just when you think all the forces are over, you hit the final turn into the station that tightens as you go through, providing some nice forces to end the ride with. Overall, this ride is just plain fun, which generally earns high marks from me. The only reason it earns a 9 is mostly due to its length. The whole thing is over pretty quickly, and I do enjoy long rides (I think just about everyone prefers a long ride to a short ride, except perhaps in the case of old Arrows or Vekomas ), so it gets a 9 from me. Not quite a spectacular as I was expecting, but it was also more pure fun than I was expecting, and that is definitely something I look for in my top coasters. So while SheiKra doesnt claim a spot in my Top 5, it does sneak into my Top 10, which is most certainly something to be proud of. 
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