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Amazing! As I write this report, I have just taken my first spin on Top Thrill Dragster - the speed, the height, the themeing - all worth the wait! No matter how many photos or videos you saw just doesn't show how tall the ride is. The ride begins slowly as the trains roll out of the station. Without much warning the train is hurdled 0-120mph in 4 seconds (it really seems like 1 second!). The train then makes a 90-degree twist up to the top of the hill. As you slowly crest the top of the hill, you get a quick chance to realize just how high up you are (Millennium Force looks small!). Then the train barrels down (since the train twists 270 degrees on the way down there is a great head chopper effect). At the bottom of the drop you reach 120 mph for the second time on the ride. Before you know it the ride is over and the brakes slow you to a quick and smooth stop. The ride was certainly better than I expected. Later today, I'll post a more in-depth review with as manyphotos as you could imagine!


