I wanted to hate this ride. Really. I did. I wanted to be among the ranks of those coaster enthusiasts who brush Millennium Force off as an overrated pile of scrap metal. Well, I just couldnt find it in myself to hate this ride. Though I agree this ride is indubitably unworthy of the title "Best in the World", it is still deserving of high praise.
The elevator lift was great and brought back several memories of EL Toro. Its amazing how incredibly fast you reach 300 feet on this thing. Then comes the first drop. Nothing spectacular in my opinion, but it does gain the necessary speed to make the rest of the ride relentless. Basically, this ride is all about the speed. Usually, I am more concerned with airtime for my top coasters, but the undying speed of Millie was fantastic. Factor in sitting front row, and you have almost 3 minutes of ripping intensity that not many other coasters can stand up against.
But Millennium Force has airtime to offer. On the second hill, there is some decent floater airtime to be had. Not anything epic, but still pretty good. I found the overbanked turns on the island to be a lot more forceful than I expected. The third drop after the series of overbanks was probably one of my favorite parts of the ride for the strong floater air, border-line ejector air it produced. Definitely wasnt expecting that.
The defining moment of Millennium Force, however, is after exiting the final tunnel. The airtime hill that follows is insane, and was the moment that locked Millie into my Top 5.
Overall, Millennium Force does not live up to the "Worlds Best" title, but it is still a great ride nonetheless. From start to finish, the rides speed never lets up. Maybe some of you will call me a sell-out. Perhaps I will be accused of being a CP fanboy...but no matter the consequences, I just had to make Millennium Force my #3 coaster.
EDIT: Ive changed my rating to a 9 after reriding Millie this past weekend. Seemed much weaker than my first ride on it, and the Intamin vibration certainly is setting in. Millie has taken an undeniable backseat to Maverick for me personally
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