laurajetter
Mouseketeer<br><Font color="red">The Tag Fairy thi
- Joined
- May 19, 2004
I have very few coasters I will ride because I oddly HATE that feeling in the pit of your stomach you get on long, steep drops and will only try coasters whose initial drop is not super high or too steep. Unfortunately, there aren't a whole lot that fit the bill! Drachen Fire was actually great in that department, it didn't really have much of an initial drop. For that reason, along with the fact that it twisted and turned so much I honestly didn't know which way was up most of the time (kind of liked that), Drachen Fire was one of my favorite coasters. HOWEVER, I did not like just how much my head uncontrollably slammed from side to side in the head restraint, so I definitely understand where all the Drachen Fire haters are coming from! I guess I loved it since there are so few I go on that since the drop wasn't bad I was happy to be able to experience the rest of the loops, twists, and high speed. I still have a nice pewter medallion key chain of it!Busch Gardens Williamsburg had built a coaster called Drachenfire at one time. I LOVE coasters, but that was one that I thought might genuinely injure me. I rode it alone, so nobody to compare notes with. I thought maybe it was just me. Next time we were there, it was gone. Evidently, it wasn't just me!
Most recently...Hersheypark built a new coaster called Sky Rush. It has the potential to be the BEST coaster ever. However, there was something seriously wrong with the restraint system. I thought my thighs would snap, no lie. The bar came down in the center of my thigh. The minimal restraint is cool because the airtime is amazing. You can only hold on to your lap bar, and there lies part of the problem. The placement of the bar along with the fact that it TIGHTENED through the course of the ride (due to holding on to it) meant that every time I got air, I would be forced UP while being VERY tightly gripped DOWN mid-thigh. I was seriously afraid my legs would break (trust me, I'm not a whiner about coasters either!) By the end of the ride, my legs were vice gripped. I really hope they fix the restraints on that one because the coaster itself is incredible.