The funny thing is, there's still the potential for a rollback after the third launch. Imagine that experience, *five, maybe six* launches!

Zamperla deniers: “Maybe they made a typo in their announcement” 🤓🤓

I never got the chance to ride the original dragster so I’ll take this for what it is. I’m gauging on it being much more reliable now. Can’t wait to get back to the Point.

This looks like the most phenomenal drop-coaster and potentially thrill ride I’ve ever seen.

The line for this is going to be unreal. I doubt they'll manage to get through more than 500 riders per hour.

It looks nuts now. I never got to ride the first version of it, but I'm really hoping some day I get to ride this next version.

I rode the original Dragster the day it opened and I'm already planning on getting park tickets for 2024! I'm so excited. This looks awesome, and I hope this is the boost Zamperla needs and deserves in the coaster community.

So this is the Wicked Twister and Top Thrill Dragster replacement all in 1 😂

My cousin and I rode this in ‘09. We were half way through the line when an ambulance pulled right on the other side at the exit. We watched as this “60’s” year old lady was placed on a gurney and taken away . She had passed out somewhere towards the top and didn’t regain awareness until the Ems were standing over her. My cousin and I both told each other “ we’re in one hell of a ride” . Top thrill is my favorite ride ever. That thing was FAST! Good memories

Well, I'm really looking forward to that spike descending and the 3rd launch. I mean, every cycle will include a rollback AND a blazing fast top hat clearance... And we still have Formula Rossa and Kingda Ka for the hydraulic punch

It's cool, but I'm disappointed there won't be a hydrolic 0 to 120 launch anymore.

Honestly Im kinda disappointed that it doesnt go all the way up then rollback down. A twisted spike would be insane and groundbreaking. Im glad this coaster does have new life being breathed into it again.

The sound of the LSM's are gonna be loud af when this thing flies by.

Why is everyone so down, like shut up, this is gonna be dope!!!

I was really hoping launch 1 would be about 100mph, that way you go higher up the top hat, like it actually accidently missed the mark to clear it. 74mph on that long of straightaway just doesnt do it for me. Will still be very fun, but I should have lowered my expectations.

I forget who exactly makes these animations for the parks, but holy crap they are so good at what they do. Not only does the new(-ish) ride look great here, but so does the rest of CP.

Can't wait to stand in line for 3 hours for a minute long ride

This is gonna be dope! If I ever make it to Cedar Point, I'm gonna have to ride this

A lot of straight track with the 3 launches, wish they added a small bump like on pantheon

The wait times boutta be outrageous 😬

this thing is gonna have a capacity of literally dozens of people per hour

I've never been in the original one, also never been in Kingda Ka. I hope one day to try both because that hydraulic launch also always seemed awesome, but I like top thrill 2 too

Like the "headchopper" on the back of the station canopy!

oh my god this looks sick

Congratulations To 130k Subscribers! :)

Never thought they would go ahead and do this! How frickin cool! Twisted Dragster would be the appropiate name though, it is a piece of art, not a generic beer!

Way too cool!!

that's fire 🔥

As a coaster fan, I dig it. It won't have the same mind-blowing launch but between the rollback, the backwards launch and the spike there's a bit more to the ride. I'm glad in a way that the spike is straight, as the way down from the top hat is already twisted. Not that any of this matters. Success will be measured not by how good the coaster fans will think it is compared to the orginal, but by how much uptime it has, how safe and reliable it is, and if it can run at the capacity that Cedar Point needs. Zamperla coasters so far hanven't been great (in fact I struggle to think of one I'd even call "good") but they seem to run well enough in that regard. It helps that all new track Zamperla has to put in is straight as a ruler, Intamin has done the work for them when it comes to the tricky bits. The wildcard is the new trains. They look like plastic toys. I hope those are sturdier than they look.

Top Thrill 2: Electric Boogaloo

Looks nice & sick to me ))

the second and third launch gotta be the most thrilling from the feeling of speed

I don’t fucking understand how they can’t launch it up to 120mph with 1 launch using LSMs but they can slow it down with them in the brake run.

Hopefully the dispatch times are fast.. love the blue station but i wish it wasn't a wall on the platform dividing the loading & launch side..

If only they added a good bump in that last stretch that would be the most badass ride ever, but thats being too greedy hahah. So awesome!

Shocked the queue is in the middle of the ride still. At least it is covered

I would love for you to do a video on the Fury 325 support beam crack situation!! It's my home park and almost nothing like that has ever happened there.

For those at home keeping score. New records broken by Top Thrill 2: Top Speed - 0 Height - 0 Acceleration - 0

i cant wait

I haven’t been to Cedar Point yet so everything will be new to me. Can’t believe I’m saying this but I’m scared to ride Top Thrill 2 😂 That looks like too much to go through

1 word....SWEET😊😅

Is there still a chance of a rollback on the third launch or no

My name vote would have been "Check Point". It's racing related, it fits with the CP logo, it passes the Cedar Point Wordplay vibe

that station overhang after the spike looks scary

I like it

Cool

I see a missed opportunity to break the "fastest inversion" record! After the drop from the top hat, why not use all that speed to rise up into a twist or heart line roll or Hell really go for it and double up like outlaw run! I just hate all that wasted straight track at the end! 💯🤷🏻‍♂️🤣🤣

top thrill

thats terrifying

Does the first launch really take 7 seconds? Hard to "smoke the competition" when Maverick's launch is twice as fast 😆

I want to see the block zones!

I gotta say its really funny watching this channel being a fellow Rollercoaster autist who happens to also love toro and name is Ryan.

You thought the line moved slowly before. Wait until you queue up for this thing. It looks fun and all but how many trains can it run?

Well your sources are pretty good Ryan! Note they don't show it return to station, the trains are actually one time use😂 I imagine the intentional rollback will tank their capacity numbers, right?

How does the train get back into the station?

Maybe it’s just me, but I absolutely despise the whole, “tallest and fastest coaster with a launch, a loop and blue track in North America” type of advertising. I think theme parks have been reaching a lot for their records lately.

Here's my take; 1. If I want fast launch up hill kingda ka is closer and im gonna go ride that. 2. Holy smokes they made rollbacks a feature. "Its not a bug, its a feature". 3. I saw the switch track there. I have a feeling capacity isnt going to be nearly as bad as everyone thinks its gonna be. My guess is maybe 3-4 trains and it'll *constantly* be dispacting those trains into the circuit and such.

Oof that greatly reduces it's hourly compacity. Ryan won't be too happy about that

The fact this happens the same day I went to FunSpot 🤣😂😂

Really wish Intamin was working on this bc then cedar fair would work with the goat manufacturer

Where are the block zones?

If Ryan told it was raining cats and dogs, I’d believe him cause he has NEVER lied

Yes and probably more reliable...it was down in 2019 when I went. Been on dragster before too

I'm just going to keep calling this Wicked Dragster.

I love this ride already why is my coaster community so toxic about it haha

But what is a block zone??

Mean Streak 2 and Mantis 2

Straight Launch Track: The Ride

I hope Cedar Point implements some sort of virtual queing system for this, otherwise a physical line could very well be like 3 or 4 hours long due to the ridiculously low rider capacity. Hell, I remember waiting almost 3 hours for the original Top Thrill Dragster in 2004, and the ride was half as long back then.

lol i grew up in Sandusky and used to save pepsi cans for the $5 off a ticket back in the late 2000's as a teen when me and pals would go here for something to do on the weekends. for anybody reading this, go ride Millennium Force instead. Dragster is literally 7 hours in line for an up and down. Trust me, I've been here a few 4 dozen times at least.

this thing is going to be awesome! and this pov video is well done so i’m glad about that

So hyped

10. MORE. DAYS. DP 2024 ⚙️

Should have called it “Wicked Dragster”

Absolutely awesome! CP another Record Breaker!

So will this only run one train?!

Not a coaster enthusiasts or anything and I’m underwhelmed. Still looking forward to riding!! Just a little underwhelmed. I was hoping for a small hill or something after the top hat

They’ll still play “Ready to Go” by Rupublica for 4 hours while waiting in line right?

That name though....also, I wish the first launch made it higher on the top hat but man this does look good. That said, look at the covers for the queue, they are taking no chances.

That backwards launch will be epic!

ITS T3!!!!!!!!!

Not trying to sound ungreatful but I REALLY wish there was a bunny hill on the launch

THE QUENE IS IN THE SAME SPOT

_Lets not take our eyes off the ball here._ What about *BLOCK ZONES??*

We need a full pov though

whos ready for kingda 2 in 3 years

The spike doesn't look taller than the top hat. In the render at least. I assumed they were going to make it 500 ft, but it looks wonky. Also this is just Stratowicked Twister at this point

The airtime in that back seat is going to be amazing on the spike and the whip over the top hat! But what is the theoretical throughput?

No limits 2 simulation?

Imagine rolling back a second time

There will be two trains?

I waited three years for this?

So I don't get to go 0-120 in 3.7s or whatever. That blows, acceleration was easily the bigger draw than height for me

Looks like my favorite will still be Mean Streak 2. Mantis 2 sucks. I like how Top Thrill 2 includes Mavericks launch, then just makes small increments from there so there isn’t too much force on the rider.

This thing looks amazing. I don't get the hate for it. But then, I remember that you can't please everyone. Especially the ones who hate things just because. *coughs* entitled coaster enthusiasts *coughs*

The old station is gonna give an insane headchop

Operations and the loading bay area are going to be interesting.

Why are they running the trains on iron dragon that close lol

People have to understand it’s basically impossible to make the top hat in a single launch with that little amount of track using LSMs. Only the hydraulic launch can do that; LSMs can’t accelerate the trains as fast in such little track/time. That’s why there’s the backwards launch: to build some speed for the third launch (which pushes the train up the top hat). And at the same time the hydraulic launch was very unreliable. So in the long run, switching to LSMs will probably save money and the ride will (mostly likely) have less downtime.

Let's figure out the capacity! The critical thing to consider here is when the switch track can move into the position that allows a train to move from the station to the launch track. The earliest possible time is when the train passes it during the second launch, at about 1:04 in the video. But this is potentially unsafe as the train could still potentially roll back after the second launch. So, the more likely point it'll be able to move is when the train crests the tophat, at 1:13. The launch sequence begins at 0:29, so the launch sequence takes 44 seconds up until the point where the switch track can move. Let's assume 15 seconds for the switch track to move and the next train to move into position and begin its launch sequence. That means a 1 minute interval between trains. With a 20-person train, that works out to 60 dispatches an hour, or 1200 riders per hour. Actually not bad. It seems like the station itself may wind up being the limiting factor, as consistently dispatching trains at 1 minute intervals isn't easy. Hopefully it will at least have a separate unloading station.