Hulk is, quite simply, one of the greatest roller coasters ever built. It has an amazing uphill tire-driven launch and seven impressive inversions of various styles. However, to my taste, those factors are only part of what makes Hulk so spectacular. I find that many looping coasters only seem to care about how many loops they put in; its entertaining enough, but its also kind of a freak show. The great looping rides, to my taste, are ones that have other great coaster traits and care about more than the loops. Hulk has good pacing, keeps lots of speed, has surprising exits to some inversions, a misty dive under a walkway, a great helix and direction changes, and even a neat bit of airtime off the brake run. Combine this stuff with all the loops and that launch, plus some decent theming, and I dont think oyu can do a heck of a lot better.
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