Soooo . . . my thoughts.
Overall it is a really good coaster. I have ridden Manta at Seaworld San Diego and this is like an amp'ed version of it. A totally different ride but still the same smoothness and comfortability of it. The jojo-roll will definitely remind people if they have loose articles and it is taking at a low, but comfortable pace. The launch barn is a highlight of the experience. For the regular park guest, they will be amazed and probably have never experienced anything of it's caliber. For those of you who have been on Mystic timbers I hear it's similar but better at carowinds. It's a lot going on that barn in a short period of time and you are bound to miss something. I recommend riding it in multiple rows to take in everything.
Now, the coaster. As expected the launch isn't the most powerful but it does the job. The loops on this coaster are pretty round so I was curious to see how they rode. You get some strong G's going into the first one and immediately some serious hangtime. Before you think you're about to fall out you rush back down and over a real sweet airtime hill that give some good jr. ejector airtime. The helix leading into the second launch was pretty strong, G wise, but the surprise element is the drop into the second launch section. No soon as you catch your breath from the drop, you enter a launched hill.
I have to say I was expecting a lot from this element as the thought of a launched airtime hill makes you think extreme airtime but you really don't even feel like you're being launched. Not a bad thing by no stretch, as you feel yourself accelerating but it felt more like an actual car ride vs a coaster. Then its up into the inverted top hat which also had some hangtime. The little turn into the second loop was like butter, forceful and smooth. The second loop didn't have much hangtime as the other elements but it was still fun. Now, here is where it gets wild. Once you enter the diving turn through the first loops the ride feel like it lets loose. The twisted hill after that was the surprise element of the coaster for me. Felt like an intamin coaster for a moment and the momentum didn't let up until the stretched out turn leading back to the station. Just as you're thinking it is over you drop down into a parting shot airtime filled drop then it's up into the brakes.
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I may upload the entire video lol.
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I also spy one of you guys on the flyers . . .
