SpectralN Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 Well I finally had a chance to ride Tatsu about 12 times over the past 3 days. Based on my 12 rides many in the front and back positions I have to say it is now my favorite coaster at Magic Mountain and possibly favorite coaster at any park. Now granted I have nowhere near the total coaster count as some of you coaster experts although I would have to say that it is just a great ride! The fact that Tatsu utilized the terrain of Magic Mountain so well just adds that much more to the ride. Tatsu is the closest I imagine one can feel as if they were a bird flying! First off I have to say that the lift hill is probably the scariest part of the ride, going up 150+feet on a hill and looking down face first is FReAkY! I know the harness is probably very secure although not having the little backup seat belt buckle (ala DejaVu or X) made me almost lose it, traversing the hill staring down at the minature people waiting in the que, hoping and praying that the harness stays locked! The main feature of the ride doing the dive forward flip deal is just awesome and very intense! Overall a great ride, I highly recommend a night ride in the front row or any row for that matter. Night time really adds to the overall thrill level! A+ One thing I do wish they would add is a single rider line, I hate seeing so many empty seats on each train when there is a 3 hour line! Especially empty front row and back row seats! When there are parties of 2 followed by parties of 3 waiting in the loading station you see very often trains going with only 2 seats per row filled! Crazy! Hopefully there is a way they can deal with the grouping a bit better and utilitze all available seats, that way the line will move MUCH quicker! Considering the slow load times on this ride (not as bad as X but still not great! Hopefully the bugs will be worked out. None the less, it is a great addition to the park and a wonderfull ride that is now my favorite coaster, at least until the summer when I get to cedar Point for my first ride on the Force!
Wes Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 This should probably be in the main Tatsu thread since it's simply a review of the ride and not a TR. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20500
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