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The train dives sharply off the mid course brakes, and you get some definite strong airtime in the back of the train.
Still plenty of ride to go.
A moment of respite part way through the turn before you bank up again and into the mid course brake run.
Coming out of the loop you bank into a hard turn.
It's the OG inversion.
It's a fast inversion yet feels like it goes on forever due to it's sheer scale.
The first inversion is a loop.
Woosh!
The exit of the horseshoe leads into this tunnel, emphasising the feeling of speed.
The train picks up speed as it hurtles towards the ground.
A moment of weightlessness as you wonder if you are going to make it over the top.
The element is like an overbanked turn crossed with a top hat.
At 105 km/h it can now clear the horseshoe.
A 3rd and final pass down the launch track propels riders to maximum speed.
It's also a great spectacle for people on the exit ramp.
It's a surprisingly forceful element, with strong positve g's felt as you transition uphill.
The train coasts backwards down the launch track, when a powerful kick from the 2nd launch boosts the train up the reverse spiral.
The first launch gives the train enough power to get halfway up the horseshoe. It loses momentum and then rolls backwards down the launch track, much like the old Tower of Terror.
A cruisy first launch.
The switch track then slides across, connecting the launch track to the section of track leading up the reverse spiral. The train launches immediately after it locks in place.
