Yet another world-record breaking Intamin Accelerator coaster. Fun? Yes, without a doubt. Exciting? You better believe it. Pretty much the same ride as Dragster? Once again, yep. I got lucky to ride this less than an hour after the first members of the public did during a season passholder preview. It was fun, and Im glad to have only ridden it after a 30 minute wait as opposed to a 6 hour wait. The launch was still fun, but seemed to be a bit different. I cant quite place my finger on the difference. The tower is even taller than Dragster, though in the same direction and everything. I wish they would have at least done the mirror image, not just for different sensations, but to try to see the Atlantic on a clear day as well. Then you spiral down and throw in one unique element: the bunny hill. Even with the shoulder restraints, courtesy of the great state of New Jersey Im sure, the riders at least feel some airtime. Its weird though. The train flies over the hill, probably above 75 mph, so its really short and abrupt, but the harnesses give a weird feeling unlike your ordinary ejection, and thats coming from the second to last row. Overall the ride is pretty fun, equal to Dragster once equating the lack of design originality.The ride looks great. I like the colors of the ride and the vibrant trains. The Golden Kingdom area looks amazing, reviving Six Flags reputation as a theme park company. The area rivals the best of Busch, and is still clean and wonderful. The great themeing all adds up to another point, especially when I was very close to giving Dragster a 9.Though I still prefer Storm Runner, it is nice to see the strata coasters do have a bit of staying power within me, and since well probably see more thats a good thing to me 
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