Im giving TTD an 8, and though I have given dozens of coasters scores lower than 8, I am going to call it the most overrated ride in America. Im not trying to lower the rating, in fact, I was still considering giving it a 9. Anyway, I waited about 1.5 hours for this, just like MF and apparently, not too bad. The heartrate pumped quicker as we rolled towards the christmas tree (bonus: I liked how the 420ft tower itself had lights too). The green hit and before I knew it I was going 122mph and up a 420ft outward tophat. The crawl to a stop was nice- it provided a great perpective of Millenium Force, and down it went spiraling 270 degrees before leveling out and hitting the finish line and subsequent brake run. "Thats all? All of that hype and build-up for the past year and a half?". Needless to say that I was a bit disappointed, because I figured it would be one of the best rides of my life, and I didnt have it in my heart to take the Giant Dipper from Belmont Park or the Mindbender from SFOG off my list of the 16-second ride. Pretty weak when a ride with the hype of Armstrongs lunar landing fails to provide good reason to be put into my top 10. I cant see how I could rate this above Millenium Force.
Nov. 11: Spelling Update
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