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Toro

When Toro first opened, yes, it only ran one train, and it took a while. But now both trains are running, the crew is incredible, and it goes FAST. Waiting in a full queue is no big deal at all. The crew is seriously great, and is nothing like a normal SF crew. Voyage is claimed 1200 riders per hour. Toro is claimed 1500 riders per hour. And it at LEAST lives up to that.

I haven't ridden The Voyage yet, however I would like to throw in my 2 cents about Toro. El Toro is my #1. And, while I expect The Voyage to most likely be in my top 5 due its its sustained length, terrain, and just plain fun due to tunnels and plenty of turns and stuff, I do not see it right under El Toro. I expect it be be more towards the #5 spot. And while part of this will be personal preference: Here's why... When I ride a coaster, I want the most intense coaster possible. Not VIOLENT, but intense. Every time I ride an older woodie, such as Rolling Thunder @ SFGadv, I almost regret getting on once the ride is over. It's basically the equivalent to having a few people smash you and give you dead legs for a couple minutes while moving forward and getting whiplash. THAT is NOT my idea of FUN or a GOOD RIDE. Don't get me wrong now! There is NOTHING wrong with LATERAL G's. Lateral G's can be great fun and be very effective at certain times. Most people who haven't ridden Toro say, " Toro is stupid anyway with the cable lift I'd rather have a chain lift it builds more anticipation". Ladies and gentlemen....NO IT DOES NOT!!! The super-fast cable lift scares the SHIT out of most people, and just mulitplies the adrenaline, anticipation, and fear in them. You start up the bottom of the lift at normal speed until the entire train is completely on the lift itself, and then BAM, most people start asking eachother, "Is this right?! Is this supposed to happen?!?! Holy ****!!!" It is a fabulous feature, and really helps Toro keep up its super-high capacity. Front row: The best floater air EVER. It manages to be an INTENSE flaoter air! You don't just slowly rise out of your seat, you ROCKET out of your seat into the lapbar, but then you just float there inbetween the lapbar and the seat the WHOLE way over the hill. Middle: A bit more gentle floater air. Back row: My personal favorite. The most INTENSE, INSANE, POWERFUL, DEATHDEFYING EJECTOR AIR IN THE WORLD. Seriously, if the lapbars weren't there, you'd be on the moon. Period. You are out of your seat from the moment the parabola begins until the true bottom of the hill. The SPLIT SECOND that the airtime begins, you think and feel like you are gradually going to be lifted out of your seat, but then BAM you get whipped and rocketed into the lapbar. and you stay PRESSED against it for a ridiculously amazing amount of time. The "Rolling Thunder" Crossover Hill: Ho - ly - s**t. Twister Section: The twister section is incredible, but what makes it so much better is the crossover hill. Because it all happens so fast...going from the most negative g's of the ride one instant and then you fly into the most positive g's of the ride in the SAME instant! It really whips you through the twister section, with in my opinion a perfect mix of smoothness, positive g's, and lateral g's. I will admit that the twister section could have been longer. The train SURELY has the speed to do so. If another maybe 30 seconds were added on to the twister section, including maybe a tunnel or 2, and if the track weaved in and out of trees and stuff, i DEFINITELY don't think that The Voyage would even stand a chance against Toro. Here's a vid. that someone took and put it on YouTube. It's not That great of a vid as far as POV, but It really gives you an idea of the sheer power of El Toro: