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 Review of Afterburner @ Fun Spot Amusement Park
-1 Rating Posted by: BrooklynRi on 2/5/2003 2:10:00 PM
After climbing the 6 flights (or was it 4? It felt like 8.) to the launch area, we battled vertigo and heatstroke. The train sat sitting in the station faded and looking like it was one of the first coaster trains ever built. Apparently this ride was the original Arrow prototype for their shuttle loop - except that, when it originally operated, guests were whisked to the launch platform by elevator. THERE WAS A REASON FOR THE ELEVATOR AND IT WAS NOT LUXURY. We got in the train and were cable launched into the loop. I felt very nauseous on this looper. I think I have become accustomed to the high velocity entry into loops that make them fun. This ride kind of nudged you into it and seemed to be in "loop" mode for an excessive amount of time. The major attraction of this ride is simply seeing what a huge contraption it is and seeing how far coaster technology has come in 25 years.
 

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vekoma88 on 2/7/2005 6:23:09 PM said:
its a shame they dont take care of these old coasters anymore. i must agree with the fact that they should have kept the elevator, though im sure this just adds another expense to the upkeep of the ride and this being a small park. im sure that maybe it is best they decided to install stairs for the fact they might not have kept the elevator in proper working order and that would become a safety hazard. i do agree though, im sure if the few parks who do own these ultra rare arrow launched loops and installed elevators on them that more people would be apt to ride them. i personally have never ridden an arrow launched loop, but i have seen and heard of how poorly maintained they are which is a shame seeing how few there are. i know that they are nothing like todays modern boomerang, but we need to keep at least one or two in good condtion so future generations can see how far weve come and to also experience something from the past. that is my opinion of course, but since i am one of those people who have never gotten a taste of one of these, i want to be able to come back here and say how i feel instead of sitting here saying * i wish i got to ride one* when its too late. take care.
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