Both Elf and Red Falcon, the Jet Coaster, make their runs up on a hillside with some nice onride views of the surrounding area.
It's a great starter coaster for kids just tall enough to ride and entertaining enough for the rest of us, smooth and fun.
Nice non-prefab work, Intamin!
After Elf, we all made our way over to Red Falcon Big Roller Coaster. Okay, so now that I've ridden a few bona fide "Jet Coasters," I can say that they do have some kind of bizarre charm, even the ones that have a turn or speed bump that seems designed specifically to hurt you.
Red Falcon is very big – in length, certainly – with over 4,200 feet of track. That's nearly twice as long as Elf.
Why was my anticipation for riding a Jet Coaster as high as it was? Their Japanese DNA, and nothing more.
You can tell by looking at Red Falcon that it is kind of dopey, like a humongous Arrow mine train with Corkscrew rolling stock, shoulder harnesses and all. I remember Red Falcon far more for the very pleasant conversation I had with Cheryl on the way up the lift hill than for anything that occurred after we got started.
But Jet Coasters are uniquely Japanese and thus I'm more forgiving than I'd be normally. And it's probably less dull than your daily commute, so if the lines are short, then why not? |
