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This is a hard coaster to review. The first part of the ride are great. The twisting drop off of the lift hill is fun and looks huge, but the second drop is the kicker… 200+ feet at 80 or so MPH. Then the fun stops and things get ugly. You hit the bottom of the main drop an are jerked to the left and up hill into a series of tight and intense inversions and loops. It is a case of taking too much, too quickly, and too fast. The first two rides were rough, but the third was a killer. This is the only coaster I believe I have ever blacked out on. I was praying for the ride to be over. This is the only coaster ride that ever forced me to leave a park (I had a headache for the rest of the day, and a neck ache for a week). Thankfully this coaster has been "reprofiled" or "rebuilt" as Phantoms Revenge. I have yet to ride its new incarnation, but I applaud Kennywood for keeping the best parts of the ride (the first two drops) and scrapping the rest. Explanation of the grade: 9 for the first half, 0 for the second half… averages to 4.5 and rounded up to 5. Recommendation: (rather pointless since this is now "defunct" and has been resurrected as Phantoms Revenge) Only for the real thrill seekers (and masochists may have liked it too).
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