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Here's
an example of the adage; "It's better to be a memorable failure, than a
forgotten success." It's a coaster that normally would be viewed as a
standard multi
inversion steel coaster, instead it's one that's talked about a lot by
enthusiasts due to it's infamous reputation. It has a reputation as one of
the roughest and most uncomfortable to ride coasters going, to the point
where people will try it, just out of curiosity created by it's reputation,
to see if it's as bad as it's reputed to be.
Well that
leads to an obvious question; is it that bad? I personally didn't find it as
bad as it's made out to be. Yes, it is rough, but it's not as bad as some
other coasters I've done around Europe. I reckon I could do a couple of
repeat rides, if for some reason I wanted to.
Where the
roughness does have an effect is it destroys any potential excitement this
ride could have. The layout is a pretty good design with a nice series of
inversions and ride elements, but because of the roughness of the track it
never feels like your travelling at a thrilling speed, it just feels like a
dull ride going through the motions.
I reckon with
some work to the track, and some new trains (the ones Weiner Prater
installed on their Boomerang spring to mind) you would end up with a
respectable looping coaster. As it stands, once you've satisfied any
curiosity you have about it, it's not one worth the time it takes to queue
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