roller coaster steel roller coaster located amusement park virginia united_states designed feet high second fastest miles hour built roller coaster features loops vertical drops kind use trains announced public august opened positive reviews newspapers enthusiasts amusement today annual golden ticket awards voted best new steel roller coaster year 27th best steel roller coaster voted 33rd best steel roller coaster history june announced closing public july order room year new attraction construction began day trademark filed july roller coaster announced public august december cranes installed highest piece tree vertical drop loop completed january final piece track installed late february testing complete roller coaster opened week earlier original scheduled opening date opened held records tallest fastest world previously held gardens tampa bay dive coaster feature trains roller coaster kind opened happy valley shanghai took drop length record feet ride experience floors drop gate opens train dispatched station makes downward right turn immediately followed upward right turn leads directly degree inclined chain lift hill train reaches foot lift makes right turn holding brake train slowly moves drop foot stops seconds released degree drop time train makes drop reaches maximum speed miles hour train enters loop dropping ground making banked upward left turn mid course brake run train enters second foot degree drop loop following small hill train goes foot lines water air finally train makes banked turn left leading final brake run cycle ride lasts minutes characteristics track steel track feet long lift approximately feet high ride equipped elevator return riders ground level train evacuated lift hill track supports blue track uses darker shade track fabricated ohio roller coasters trains operates steel trains colored red yellow black train rows seat riders total riders train seat individual shoulder restraint configuration allows ride achieve theoretical hourly capacity riders hour unlike traditional roller coasters trains allowing riders legs ride riders experience times force gravity reception said trains riders sense vulnerability row idea feel like fly enthusiasts like ride rated roller coaster scream factors lisa rated factor roller coaster joe gave began feeling ill second ride scream factor gave lisa gave joe gave mike praised drop experience opening year voted best new ride 27th best steel roller coaster amusement today roller coaster peaked position tied dive coaster roller coaster poll voted 13th best steel roller coaster world year highest position poll date television appearances featured discovery channel television series build bigger travel channel television series insane coaster wars world domination incidents august riders sustained minor injuries sent hospital hit foot balloon riding roller coaster balloon process broke free carried path strong winds
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