Hersheypark Announces Fahrenheit!

[fergusonatDonkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

lol, I find it funny that so many people are complaining of "headbanging" at the end of Fahrenheit...I found that to be the best part of the ride. The jarring banked turn to the right after the second corkscrew, the head-chopper produced by diving under the brake run, the spastic-yet-genius airtime hill, and spiriting leap into the final brakes reminded me a lot of Maverick.

I guess I like rides with a little more edge. Fahrenheit just didn't do it for me, but the first drop and finale-elements were great

[SimpleAndClean46I Love Donkeys!]

I just got back from my second senior trip of the year (the first one was to Cedar Point! WOOOO!!!!!!), and our destination was none other than Hersheypark.

The deciding factor in traveling to Hershey was the addition of Fahrenheit, a rollercoaster my friends and I couldn't resist traveling to ride because of our intense luuuuurve for Maverick (my new #1 coaster).

But...I can't help but feel extremely let down by Intamin with this one. I mean...after the intial drop (which is hella-intense), the ride loses any and all momentum (both literally and in terms of excitement) it built up after the initial drop.

The ride just kind of plods along through the elements, and was entirely too forceless throughout.

While the first hill certainly does its job well, it almost seems too tiny to create enough momentum to make the rest of the ride's elements exciting.

Even the non-enthusiasts in my group (which far outnumbered me ) said that they felt the ride was "lame" upon exiting.

So overall, a big fat disappointment for me. But hey...the colors sure were pretty

[Dr. CoasterboyI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

It seems like every time I go to a new park for the first time, its the next year they get the new ride....It keeps me going though

[geekgrrlI Love Donkeys!]

I took my very first trip to Hersheypark this past Sunday and Monday. We got two rides on Fahrenheit, and to be honest, I was a bit let down after the first ride on Sunday night. The lift and first drop were crazy, but it was just kind of "meh" after that. We weren't going to ride again, but sometimes it takes a couple of rides to really "get" it, if that makes any sense. I am glad we decided to give ol' Fahrenheit a second chance though, because we really enjoyed our second ride on Monday night. Also, I could not get enough of watching the people in line freak out every time the train went up the lift.