Alright, I was too late again for the meet-up, but still had a good time at CAD! They were at least checking season passes at the front of the lines, and I got a couple rerides on TDK. Viper was running better, but not it's best, even though the awesome crew was! Left the park at around 12:30 and ended up home at 2 AM.
(Oh, and Yankee Clipper was open!)
I'm in the same boat. I like it without the holding break. Perhaps it's my 215 pounds slamming against the OTSR that makes me a bit skittish.
That's definitely the worst part about it, but I still think that it was a little thrilling.
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They are running the coaster in test mode in that video. Check out page 187 to see it at full speed. The lift does not sound quite as loud in that one.