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5 Comments

  1. #1 Judy P in Pgh says:
    May 27th, 2007 at 1:39 pm

    What happened to the hiatus? :-)

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  2. #2 The Coaster Critic says:
    May 29th, 2007 at 4:28 am

    I’m back. The hiatus is over. Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. #3 Jessica says:
    May 30th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    thanks, yours isn’t bad either. i LOVE rollercoasters. how fun it would be to do that for a job…

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  4. #4 Anonymous says:
    June 1st, 2007 at 10:06 pm

    I recently returned from Busch Gardens Europe, and rode thier new centerpice the new B+M floorless dive machine the GRiFFON! It is a great coaster.

    After leaving the beautifully French themed stationhouse, it clims 205′ on what has to be one the the steepest and fasted lift hills I’ve ever be on. Once the train reach the pinnacle of ride , riders are then suspended for 5 seconds before being dropped 90 degress straight down! The coaster soars under the crossover brides at speeds over 70 MPH and into smooths immelmen which then takes riders back across the park toward the Rhine River. The coaster then plummets 90 degrees again straight toward the water. This second drop is 130ft! It then goes into its second Immelmann inversion in front the Loch Ness Monster statonhouse and heads back toward the station, but not before spalshing down through the LeMans pond (to the delight of many children) before making its way home.

    Smooth, fast, and very exciting. A great coaster!

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  5. #5 The Coaster Critic says:
    June 2nd, 2007 at 7:18 am

    Nice review anonymous! I can’t wait to get down there and ride it for myself.

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