A question about Raptor at CP

[WDWliker]

With Raptor, there is mention of a snap into the MCBR, or was that the final break run.

There is mention of a postition you should hold when you enter that specific point. What is that specific postition?

[SonOfBeastSucks]

The MCBR is barely noticable. The final break run before going back into the station is the violent one. Someone else will have to tell you about what position to hold though.

[PKI Jizzman]

It is the final turn into the brakes. It isn't THAT bad...but it will give you a nice slap in the face. I have no advice....it's like...unavoidable!

[HogarthOK]

It's definitely the final break run.

However, I disagree that it's unavoidable.

Hold your head back against the seat and brace yourself tightly against the seat back by pushing strongly against the handles on the OTSR.

 

Your head will bounce a little from side to side, but shouldn't hit the restraints.

 

Even if you can't prevent it -- well, Mantis can be rougher. You'll survive.

Maverick will bounce you all over the place, but the OTSR is soft, and you won't mind a bit.

 

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[RaptorBoyASU]

Having ridden Raptor too many times to count (and working on it for two summers), you can totally avoid the head slap. Although the one into the final brake run is the one most people comment on, there is a bit of a head snap in the cobra roll too ("loop, bang, bang, loop")

 

But I don't think I've ever hit my head since the first or second time I rode it. Basically, you just have to brace yourself. Pushing yourself back into the seat works well, or if you don't have a super-short neck, stick your head as far forward as you can. I prefer the latter. Right after the inline twist for the cobra roll, and as you're exiting the double helix for the ending brake run.

 

MCBR has a really smooth entry and exit (and the brake doesn't grab much if at all)

 

And make sure to ride in the back row on the right side (seat 8-4). It delivers the most intense ride, and has the least amount of head snap coming into the brakes. (The front row is entirely overrated)

[HogarthOK]

And make sure to ride in the back row on the right side (seat 8-4). It delivers the most intense ride, and has the least amount of head snap coming into the brakes. (The front row is entirely overrated)

 

Especially overrated during mufflehead season. yecch!

[rollerdude]

All you can do about the snap is brace yourself. It knocks you around, but its not as bad as everybody thinks.

[carolinacaniac]

I love the front row! although if I have been waiting a while I would go for the back, but if it was about 5-15 minutes to get into the station, I'll go for the front. Like others have said, you can either stick your head forward (which I have usually done), or brace it against the back.

[scooterdoug]

Another thing I have noticed about Raptor is that it is very sensitive to temperature. My first time riding it (last September), it was cold out. I rode it in the front and, after the Zero-G Roll, it was surprisingly rough. The next time I rode it was a few weeks ago. It was warm out, and I rode it in the very back. Surprisingly, it was FAR smoother in the back on a warm day than in the front on a cold day. The entry into the final brake run was rough in the back on the warm day. However, it wasn't all that bad in the front on the cold day.

 

In any event, even if it is bad, it's not hard to deal with. Like others have said, all you have to do is brace yourself. I didn't even have my head pressed against the headrest, just being braced and ready for it was enough.