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Now that Lex is there, the tower doesn't really sway. It still does a little, but not as much as it did before.

^Not sure, didn't feel like waiting. Probably a little more than an hour, assuming operations are sufficient. With 3 trains there is stacking no matter what though. But anyone who hasn't been out to try Drop of Doom yet should definitely come down and check it out!

It really wasn't a bad wait compared to everything else. After my first ride on LLDOD, I went over to X2 and found a 2 hour wait. Tatsu was 1 hour. GL was 1 hour. Goliath's line was almost to the entrance with 3 trains running. And Lex, their lowest capacity thrill ride, only had a 60-90 minute wait on opening day. I think that people might actually be too scared to ride this thing and that is what is keeping the line down!

^it was exactly the same as far as I could tell. And I should mention that they were ready for the crowd! They had a lot of extra queuing set up outside! It never even filled up! That was awesome that they were prepared. By around 4:00 today, the end of the line was right at the queue door. They were giving out boarding passes.

I don't know if it's just me, but Supreme Scream and knotts doesn't give the same drop ride 'feeling' as other drop rides, such as the old Freefall ride. It feels more like a rapid descent than an actual zero-gravity freefall. Maybe it's just me and I'm crazy. Which drop is more intense... the S&S compressed air drop or the literal freefall intamin gives? Does Lex Luthor five that true dropping feeling? The lose-your-stomach-cant-breathe-all-the-way-down feeling? It was broken about 15 minutes. There were about 20 people in front of me in the SR line. The queue is air conditioned, but not very well. I was still really hot in there because of all the people. As for the ride... Yes it does give you that feeling in your stomach. And on my third ride, I was lucky enough to get synced with Superman (which was running great by the way) and wow does that tower shake! It wasn't swaying too much but the vibrations were intense! It made the ride so much better! The spiel at the top was all in sync today and there were no problems. When the ride broke, it was because the catch car would get stuck at the top of the tower after the ride dropped. Maintenance was on hand and all was fixed nice and quick. The operations were really good too! What fascinated me though is once the ride was clear to launch, the ride operators had a key and a lock to the gates that riders used to enter and exit. Every time the ride would cycle, they locked the gates with the lock and key. Wonder why they had to do this. I must say the scariest part in my opinion of the ride was when you are about half way up the tower and the brakes end and the ride speeds up as it climbs. The drop was really fun and I had my hands up by the third ride. It is a great ride and the they kept the line moving relatively fast. The ride is on the Flash Pass, but Platinum only (not sure about an upcharge). The line is 1 hour to the door of the queue building. The queue works like this: you wait through the switchbacks inside and then they have an employee stopping the line at the end of the switchbacks. This is where Flash Passers are let in (they come in through a door just to the left of the slingshot game). Then a long hallway is left open and the line backs up again right at the door to go outside. When you are in the inside queue, you can't really hear Superman at all. When you are outside, it isn't too annoying. After the line goes outside, you will come to a junction. This is where a ride op will put you in row 1 or 2 (for each side). This is where the groups of 8 are made. If when all the people that go back do not add up to 8, single riders will be placed in one of the 2 lines. Then there is a 2 car wait from there. Since everybody is already in groups of 8, the ride loads really quickly. This was all really thought out and designed very well. I saw Neal, Tim, and even the Ice Queen out at Lex. Tim and Bonnie were just there in the morning, and Neal was there all day. Also, if it makes anyone feel any better, in my opinion the ride looks a lot taller from the ground than it does when you are at the top. It is a great ride and totally worth it. It's not one of my favorites, but it easily makes my top 10 rides at the park. Again, feel free to ask any questions. Edit: And the harnesses felt perfect! No pain whatsoever, and you did have a lot of freedom! You wouldnt have even known that The bars that went over your shoulder were there unless you were holding onto them.

Rode LLDOD 3 times today. Really great ride! For the first time I ran straight to the ride and waited about 30 minutes. The second time, I waited a total of an hour and 50 minutes due to 3 breakdowns. The third time I used the SR line and got on in about 25 minutes due to another breakdown. When I left an hour ago the wait time was about an hour. Post any question here and I will answer! Full review coming later!!!!

Heading out to the park. Can't wait! Here we go!

Going at opening tomorrow. Can't wait to ride. Can't wait to ride Superman again too. That ride is still fun too especially backwards. Hoping for some shorter lines for X2 and Tatsu too. Can't wait!!

^OSTL's! And it looks like I might be able to get over there tomorrow to get a ride in. I might not be there til noon though. At that point, I will probably go to ride Superman while the line for Lex might get shorter. Is this a good idea?

I'm watching the webcast right now! A test just went up.

After watching CBS2 news, it has been revealed that Lex Luthor's drop is 385 feet. This was revealed during an interview with Tim Burkhart. There is also a little music at the top where Lex says "Today is your lucky day. Your life will be changed forever." and the ride drops during "forever". Nice touch! Probably won't be working next year though.

I will probably take a ride on Lex Luthor on Sunday before I leave on Monday for a vacation.

Nope, no dummies.

^when Superman opened last year, the cars went that high with people in them. Since about the end of last summer, the cars have gone just slightly lower. I think they just fixed it up a little.

^I thought that about Superman too!!! Maybe those LSMs just needed a break... And yes, the photos don't give it justice. When you look for yourself, Lex looks really close to the top of the tower.

Just got back from the park. Lex and Superman were testing together and I will post a picture of it in a bit.

Heading back to the park tomorrow with some friends for a few hours. Will get another update. Hopefully the park will continue to be as good as it was on Sunday!

^We get it. Just stop the discussion about this. It was settled a few days ago. And well, the capacity is still better than GL's!

^It's the 6th.

Why does capacity even matter? We have a SR line to enjoy!!!

Viper at SFMM four times in a row yesterday.

Update from yesterday! Lex Luthor testing continues! Wow that thing drops fast! Superman went up twice in the afternoon. Went all the way to the breaks. X2 music was on, and everything but Goliath was running 2 trains. Goliath was running THREE TRAINS and wow did that line move fast!! It was a great day and I even saw people cleaning up the landscaping! Overall great day!

I see people at Tatsu getting kicked off all the time because they can't fit. The harness will usually lock, but it will not register with the ride system that it is locked so the rider cannot ride.

SR line. SCORE!!!!!

^It is running two trains right now. Heading down to the park again tomorrow for another Lex update.