Wouldn't closing your eyes have the same effect?
I don't know, but the everything after the S-bend at night comes really unexpectedly. It would probably work, even though they have a couple lights shining on it (at night) .
I haven't been on many rides, but there was just something special that I liked about this ride, like the perfect mix of a whole range of elements. I don't know, but it seemed more than good to me.
If I would wait in normal lines for it, I'd only wait for the full queue probably once or twice. My opinion is probably different than a lot of others because I got over an hour of night ERT (seperate from Midwest Trip) .