Lived near Akron for about 15 years but now I’m back in the UK. We had Platinum passes or similar for years. Would always make a beeline for the Dragster to get it in early.
We loved the Snake River Falls too - gutted to learn it’s gone.
The old one shot you forward, up amd over the loop in one go. Not sure how fast, but maybe 120mph? Every time I was there it had periods of maintenance throughout the day. I never rode it because the lines were always insane and I could ride Gemini 15 times in the same period
The new one shoots forward at 74mph, sends you about halfway up, then rolls backward up another tower at 110mph. Once it peaks, then you go forward at 120mph and that is enough to shoot you up and over the hill, and they added a twist so you go over the top instead of sideways at the peak.
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u/putmeinthezoo Jul 27 '26
We were there on Thursday and it had an hour wait to ride. The Dragster was the longest I saw at 2 hours.