Nearly three years after the original Top Thrill Dragster concluded its run, Cedar Point last week introduced its eagerly anticipated successor, Top Thrill 2.
Braving thirty-degree weather, riders starting as early as 5 a.m. were launched forwards, backwards, and then forwards again 420 feet into the sky up the original tower and a new vertical spike. The result was a roaring cheer of approval with every train that reentered the station.
I must admit that when I first saw the renderings of Top Thrill 2 when it was announced last summer, my first reaction was one of disappointment – even with the new vertical spike, the first launch would “only” be 74 mph. We would never again get the famous 0-120 mph in 3.8 seconds that the original Dragster offered.
Amidst discussions with fellow riders about the ride's intensity, we agreed the ride has some noticeable roughness during the high-speed launches. This characteristic, however, is likely a product of the sustained velocities rather than any design flaw, reminiscent of the original Dragster's own formidable speed-induced intensity.
Cedar Point has also shown it is willing to take risks on manufacturers to be innovative with new rides in the past– several of the manufacturers of the park’s other coasters completed projects with Cedar Point that at the time were beyond what the manufacturer had previously attempted, such as with Rocky Mountain Construction and Steel Vengeance when the park wanted to build the first “hyper-hybrid.
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