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The Golden Zephyr is, in all honesty, a pretty dull ride. The swinging feels completely forceless, and it does not reach any kind of impressive height or angle. That being said, the Zephyr does have a few things going for it. First, it is a very rare throwback-to-the-old-days type of ride. Second, it looks quite nice (of course, the entire Paradise Pier section of the park is very photogenic). Finally, though the ride is not thrilling at all, it is sort of neat to swing out over the water and over the people standing on the pier. It seems uncertain at this point what will happen to this ride during the make-over of California Adventure. I have heard that it may stay because it is unique, but I have also heard that it may be removed to simply make room for a projection tower for the new lagoon show. If the ride does remain, I would hope that the Golden Zephyr will at least be painted gold.
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