Well, if anything on my trip to Six Flags New England, I learned that the Cyclone is the tallest wooden coaster in the United States  (that was stated by someone in line of Mr. Sixs Pandamonium to which the person that she was telling it to had never heard of the word Pandamonium, so go figure) Anyway, back to the Cyclone. This ride was interesting. Im not totally sure what to say about it or how to review it. It wasnt a bad ride, but there is a really good ride hidden in there somewhere just begging to come out. I rode in the very back car. From the looks of the ride I figured I was in store for some "wicked good" airtime. Then the ride ops came around, pulling my seat belt as tight as it could go. I knew that was not going to be a good thing. The first drop sent me literally a foot out of my seat all the way down the hill and slamed me back down. I thought to myself "This is what I have been missing. Bring it on." I was very happy and was hoping for some spine breaking, rib crushing action. Then came a trim brake. Then a turn, then a little drop, then a trim. Then came more mayhem. The drops gave killer airtime, but remember the seat belt thing? Anyway, Ill get back to that a little later. The violent air was pure heaven and the speed of the ride was slow but intense in spots. It was a long ride and a nice design. The air had me flying out of the seat and ramming back down which is just what I love. "Go ahead coaster, beat me up." I rolled back into the station: hat on sideways, glasses crooked, shirt partially ripped and..... oh yeah, the seat belt thing. At least I was able to walk away with a souvenior from the park without paying more than the cost of parking. I officially have a permenant indent of the metal part of the seat belt ingrained in my intestines. It was not overly pleasent, but does not factor into my rating greatly. Yup, Ill take a nice rough wooden coaster anyday. However, as much as I want to give this something a little better, it is just another case of a chain taking advantage of their wooden coasters. The queue and station were run down and not visually appealing at all. The ride looked horrible with paint flaking and plauged with rust. Im not sure if the reprofiling of the ride did anything to it, but it could be better. Like I said, I wish I could give it more and say more good things, but I cant. There is a good ride down deep in here, maybe it will just take some more searching on my part to find it.
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