whether it's any good or not it is personal interpretation. I don't like 'drop' tower rides, but I love DD. I'd rather be shot up than dropped initially, and the view is great.
Of course it's good. Most people freak out their first time and they're scared. After the blast off, they laugh, and want to go again. If you want to see an onride video, check out my page here. http://www.nogodforme.com/ioapovs2005.htm
We love Doctor Doom's It took my husband quite a while to persuade me to go on it on our first trip and I was scared witless but it was great. To me, the build-up is what makes the ride good. The actual ride itself only lasts a few seconds
We rode it this past trip. My son loved it and he isn't a huge thrill ride kid! i personally thought it was a wee bit lame...needed to drop a few more times like Tower of terror then it would be perfect! I did love that fact you could see all around the park!
This was a fun ride, but I prefer the ones that take you up and then just drop you. This one reminds me way too much of the frog hopper my sons go on at a kiddie park near here.
It shoots you up and then drops you immediately, so there is a brief feeling of weightlessnessat the top. I love Dr Doom, and the Tower of Terror, but won't ride ones that take you slowly up to the top and hold you there for awhile before they drop you (like the Pittfall here at Kennywood). I hate that dangling up in the air waiting to drop. At least in tower of terror it is in the dark.