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The Great Bear rests in an entanglement of a Hershey coaster, flume ride, and chair lift. The fact that its creators were able to build a coaster in such a small amount of space boggles my mind. Luckily, the engineers at B&M were able to succeed in providing a high-quality thrill ride in the space they were given. One of the more obvious examples of this is the helix at the top of the hill. Although it looks very obscure from the ground, it makes the rest of the ride a whole lot better. As the train goes through this masterfully placed helix, the train picks up enough speed to give a little pop of airtime when you initially go down the first hill and provides some very strong positive G’s as you reach the bottom. By now, the train is roaring and soaring. As your face is pressed against the back of your seat, you endure a loop, Immelman, and an always wonderful zero-G roll. From then on the ride whips you around and sends you through one corkscrew before re-entering the station. Throughout this entire experience, you experience some very high positive G’s. Although the Great Bear is not the longest ride in the world (or even the park for that matter), it delivers some of the most intense inversions and pummels you with some very strong Gs throughout its entirety. It’s simply quality over quantity which makes the Great Bear so special.
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