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 Review of Phantoms Revenge @ Kennywood
4 Rating Posted by: Animan1 on 9/5/2006 4:14:00 PM
Phantoms Revenge is, first a foremost, a great testament to the fact that old, outdated coasters can be revitalized and given new life with some fairly basic modifications and still be great. While I never got to ride the old Phantoms Revenge, it was quite the coaster in its day, and from all accounts the Phantoms Revenge is an improvement over the other, so I can imagine why the original had the reputation that it did.

Phantoms Revenge is a very unique coaster with an even more unique placement. The ravine that helps make this coaster, and park, famous still favors heavily into the layout of this coaster as it did in its previous incarnation. The station features some nice views of the ravine, and the land going all the way down to the Monongahela River below the park, as well as the town and factories on the other side of the river. The actual ride begins with a nice, slow, and long lifthill as only Arrow can provide. Upon reaching the top, you drop quickly and pick up a surprsing amount of speed given that the hill is only about 150 feet tall. Blistering through the straightaway, you then hit the 2nd hill, turn about 45 degrees to the right, and then drop way down into the ravine, knifing through the Thunderbolt on the way. Upon reaching the bottom, you fly back up and around through an awesome helix turn before diving back up through the Thunderbolt on your way back up to station level. However, dont think that the ride is over yet. As you draw near the station, the first of several wickedly intense bunny hills hit you, thrusting you into your lap bar, only to be pulled back down again. For the rest of the duration of the ride, the Phantom has you on marionette strings, as he repeatedly pulls you up before throwing you back down again. Finally, you are thrown through one last hill before slamming on the brakes outside the station. Not a coaster to mess around, this monster is intense from start to finish, and the massive speed felt from the get go (after the lift hill, at any rate) is kept up for the entire ride. I rode twice, once in the very back and once in the very front, and this is one of the few coasters where I highly recommend riding towards the front rather than in the back. The airtime is just as intense, but not as rough since you can anticipate it better, and the speed and wind that you get in the front is an absolute rush (literally). This coaster is a great contrast to a B&M hyper - rougher, but also faster and more intense. Highly recommended.
 
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