This ride is roughly the size of the Beastie (Fairly Odd Coaster), maybe a touch smaller. It has a lot little airtime hops, but the ride never goes fast enough to get much out of them. The front seat offers a forceless and boring ride, while the back seat is far more enjoyable and not rough.
I suppose this ride is good for what it is. The lay out is interesting, but I couldnt get that into it. The lift hill needs to be like 20 feet taller so that the ride can go fast enough to utilize its abundant airtime bunny hills.
Also, they need to lose the center dividers and seat belts in the train. A coaster this size doesnt need all that.
Update: I rode this sucker again today in the front seat. It tracks fairly well, but again never gets up enough speed to do anything. I did notice one pretty good spot of airtime, but there should have been many more considering how many hills are present. Overall, Id say that Ralph Stricker did a pretty impressive job building this backyard coaster, but its nothing world class. I think Ralph was once quoted as saying that he doesnt ride coasters, just builds them. This shows in the ride experience.
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