Top Thrill 2 POV - Cedar Point Sandusky Ohio 4/25/24
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
- Take a front row ride on Cedar Point's new roller coaster Top Thrill 2. This POV was recorded during one of my LIVE rides on media day on April 25, 2024.
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it FLYS over that top hat
They should add just a little bit more to really freak you out lol
If you haven't been on it, how do you know it already doesn't do that@@zachjones2346
The stronger airtime on the top hat + the stronger laterals down the top hat is going to be insane
That ejector airtime has to be insane
Yeah compared to how it used to go over the top (I swear sometimes it would barely make it over). That was the first thing I noticed about this iteration of the ride that wind probably won’t be as much of an issue as it used to be. It kinda reminds me of when millennium force opened up and how much different the left hill was on that vs traditional chain lift hills. You def notice the difference when you’re going over the top of that vs a traditional lifts.
I can feel the airtime over the top hat
Can you feel the zero Gs at the top of the spike?? That will be gut tingling
I gasped out loud at how fast it goes over the top hat. I hope it stays that way!
That was in the front car. I bet you just get yanked over if you are in the back car! Imagine ejector air at 420 feet!!
@@kickthesky Right? And you'll also be the farthest up the spike. That alone is why I want to sit in the back.
The fact of how fast the train goes over the tophat suggests that the new system has a higher top speed than the old Top Thrill Dragster. Maybe it really is almost 200km/h (124mph) here compared to the old topspeed (120mph)
I think its more so that this system launches it at a smooth 120 each time up and over. TTD would frequently launch at 118 and sometimes get down to 112. That system would adjust the speed based on the amount of time it took to get Top Hat from launch. Thats why they took the speedometer away that it originally opened with 🤣 looks super fun!!
@@dilliontrippy535 I doubt true rollbacks are possible on this new system
This ride looks phenomenal. WAY better than I was expecting. DEFINITELY better than the original. It’s a long ride and those launches are sure to have an insane sense of speed. It literally looks so incredibly good.
that backwards launch looks INSANE. you can hear from the screaming how intense it gets
imagine being back row as you reach the top of that spike lol holy shit
The hydraulic launcher of the original can’t be beat. It’s not nostalgia, it’s science. Ridden lsm launches and nothing compares to the bullet like feeling off being shot out of a hydraulic launch.
Original was 0-120 in 4 seconds.
One of the few ways to experience that amount of acceleration on earth (freefall in a vacuum only reaches 87 mph in 4 seconds), you'd otherwise need to drive an actual dragster or a fighter jet to feel that kind of acceleration.
The various clones of TTD like Kingda Ka or the slower/shorter Red Force luckily still exist (for now).
@@ts4gv I have ridden the original. Can’t imagine how this wouldn’t be better. It’s so much more dynamic of a ride.
First good POV! The camera doesn't lag on the LSMs!
Frrr
The first camera they used was janky, and nothing to do with the LSMs. The EMF coming up from the LSMs isn’t that large to affect the camera that high off the track.
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Just rode it yesterday, absolutely the scariest thing I've ever done
And now it's closed! You've got bragging rights!
@flyer3455 really? What happened to it?
@@egg.6223 it's closed indefinitely. The rumor is that they used a cheaper material for the wheels and they're cracking. The cars need to be fit with new wheels. That's the rumor. It's not clear when it will be back. It could be out for a month or the whole season.
@@flyer3455 best not be out for the whole season I’m moving out of ohio soon and I need to ride that
Lucky
That looked a lot better than I thought it would!
This is great. Wicked Twister was one of my favorite rides, and it is almost as if they took parts of Wicked Twister and added them to Top Thrill. I cannot wait to try this!
the back spike definitely is a tribute to Wicked Twister!
It does! I 100% does!
Launch looks gentle as expected, but man that top hat is now an airtime hill 😂
Yeah! I just seems like so much fun! Only prollem is I don't like Rollercoasters, but I want to ;-;
Yep. I’ll miss the hydraulic launch, but this still looks like a unique and fun ride!
flying over the tophat like that might be the redemption that this ride needs since its now without its signature hydro launch.
i thought the same thing
That top hat has way more ejector air time than before, so it seems that it's actually hitting 120mph pretty consistently. I've had some friends who were operators for TTD, and they said it very rarely actually hit 120. It was usually between 112-119, depending on the system, weather, weight, etc.
You also have to remember these trains are lighter, have bigger wheels, and sit you higher above the tracks. I think all of these things combined are going to make that top hat, and 270° heartline feel way more forceful. Can't wait to ride this thing!
I heard "Baby I'm Ready to Go" in the background, this makes me very happy.
So glad they kept the music!!!
@@HostName-jp6cu I think it's a remix of it.
I’m from Los Angeles & my dad sent this to me 😂😂 he know I love rides now this my dream ride to get on lol
I got to ride it on Prestige preview. The only bad thing I have to say was that I only got to ride it once! So fun, especially being flung over the tophat! A part of me will always miss Dragster for that 0-120mph, shot out of a cannon, feeling, but this ride absolutely kicks ass! Can't wait to ride it again!
“Am I still here? Am I frozen, guys?” 😂🥶
Happy to see tt make its return. As a true coaster fan, im 100% excited about tt2. Nothing is more dissapointing then seeing people posting to their coaster channel, claiming they love coasters, bad mouthing or doubting tt2. I live out of state and drive 6 hours every year to cedar point. I have a six flags 2 hours away. I havent been to six flags in over a decade because my love for cedar point and what they offer. I was sad to think top thrill was gonna be dismantled. So to see it reimagined and running again, makes me so happy. Yes its no 120mph right out the gate, but a mini rollback followed up with a massive vertical spike, is exciting. And the plus side is wait times for maverick, millenium, and steel vengeance, should drop alittle bit.
I'm also 6 hours away from Cedar Point, Although my six flags is just an hour away. Great America isn't that bad since they've added a 2nd train to Maxxforce Finally. But Top Thrill 2 looks insane, I wonder if I can still watch the coaster take off from corkscrews station
I have the biggest smile on my face. This looks amazing
The first launch is still slow but it does have a noticeable bump in acceleration at the beginning, which is an improvement over what i though it would be like
Personally, I think the speed of the first launch sets up the rest of the ride well.
It’s never going to match the intensity of the original hydraulic launch, but this still looks like a blast
@@TheLsp2011 Very true. That was special. This is very cool in its own way though. I think people will enjoy it!
@@MarcusLeshockHow rough was it?
@@Bald_Fartthe important question
Can’t believe Zamperla actually pulled it off wow! Congratulations to them! It’s a success!
Not so fast, TT2 down indefinitely after only two weeks.
It was such a great ride wished I could’ve gotten on it more than once today, but I’ll definitely be waiting in line all summer to get back on 🎉
I rode the top thrill dragster for the first time five years ago and now they’ve changed it. Looks Great!
My god.. you must fly over the top!!! Just watching it gave me aur time!
Cannot wait!
Looks pretty awesome. I hope I can make it to Ohio this summer.
Looks absolutely rippin! Thanks!
Going backwards looked intense damn!!!
I cannot WAIT to ride this!!
Some guy just flew off it 💀
@@sorxysky7326 You mean a water guy 💀
ITS SO LOUD I LOVE IT!
The airtime on the top hat looks insane. Wow
It's pretty cool how it goes around the track and then comes right back to the station like that.
I’m going here in June with a friend of mine. Can’t wait to ride this!
its nice that we still had a coaster similar to wicked twister even after its gone
I rode Top Thrill 1 time the year it opened then never again as it wasn't worth the long wait for a 30 sec ride. This though...........This is much better
WOW!!!
Glad to see they kept the bleachers!
great pov
I'm here to say this ride is insanely wild, fun, freeing! That long acceleration really is where it's at !
We got our first laps on this yesterday and I am still speechless. Great rush.
Finally one where the camera isn't messed up by the LSM's
I’ve been wanting to go since I was a kid
it opened this year
Man that top hat is amazing.
I got to ride it before it closed after 10 days. It was amazing.
It just SOUNDED cold out there 🥶
Waited 4 hrs on opening day it was worth it ride is amazing
🤣 4 hours for a 25 sec ride? Could never be me.
💯💯💯💯
So instead of it taking off at 120 it will now go 120 through that whole straight away because of the new design🤘
That spike in the back seat omg can't wait
I think this makes the ride cooler in a way because everyone gets to feel a iconic rollback while getting more ride time and similar speed
That new spike looks sick. 👀
I love Star Trek from the Movie Park and find the few meters vertically backwards extremely intense, and then that extreme 128m? Oh dear, I think I would faint
That looks great. I worry about the wait times though
The wait time is possibly next fall. TR2 down indefinitely.
This is amazing, can't wait to ride it. My only question is, what is the throughput? Like on a busy day at the park, how long would it take to get on with what looks like only 2 trains being possible.
dawg, it took a just more than a minute before the next train had the option to enter the track. a loading time takes 2 minutes usually. no difference.
This ride was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I Think Top Thrill 2 Looks Insane!
This is so much better than the original! This is such a Phoenix story of a ride! And the original was great! But this is just so cool!
I wonder if it can rollback after the 3rd launch (and if it does will magnetic breaks slow it and it will repeat or will it do another swing?)
If that happens, a safety code will be thrown and the train will come to a stop along the long part of the track. Then, the mechanic will come out and do a reset on the system, and will enter a code to return the coaster to the "start line". If possible, the ride will then just restart from the beginning of the program. If it faults further (train will not return to station) then they will evac the ride. This is just my guess, ElToroRyan would be able to tell us. He was a ride operator there for years and he loved working the original TTD.
@@1138gabe😢
Great out and back coaster
I’m ten and for the summer I’m going on this with my dad
when i rode this it was crazy😮
Could you guys give an estimate on how high the first rollback is? I haven’t been able to find info about it.
I don’t have an exact height, but based on the raw drone cam in the newest video I posted, it looks like it goes about halfway up the top hat on the first launch 🤷♂️
@@MarcusLeshock thanks! I was thinking around there too but I wasn’t sure. That’s a high backwards fall!
That brake run looks smooth
Remember the rumors of this becoming a space theme coaster LOL
Hi Marcus! Could I use this POV in a TT2 review with credit?
Sure!
It was just shut down for re-engineering the cars. 5/14/25
Think how terrifying it would have been if the riders knew THAT was coming!
I nearly went deaf from it lol🤣🤣💀💀
Daaaaaamn
Holy sht it launches over that top hat. Thats insane.
Idk if i would be screaming with joy or fear with that airtime 😂😂
Either way, still gonna go on it
Is going backwards that fast pretty amazing? I'm so excited.
It’s insane. You can only do it on Superman: Escape from Krypton at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
please tell me they load a second train and dispatch it as soon as the other one crosses the finish line.
Holy Shit !!!
Good lord, they actually made Top Thrill Dragster more intense LOL
Marcus, do you get airtime on that top hat?? It looks INCREDIBLE
I’m not sure if I would call it airtime. It’s a lot of force. I could feel the blood rushing from my head. It’s intense haha!
I loved it when it would take you first pull over the tophat and you had a moment to look around at that height. This now cooks over the hat
I want to ride this so bad
It it rough?
Nah, just a mild rattle. Not much to disturb you on ride.
Looks great, I do wish they’d added a hump after the top hat though.
gonna be this first person to build units while riding this
Well, that didn’t take long… Top Thrill 2 is down after only a month. They have no idea when it will be up and running again.
That's insane I would never ride this!!!! I can't even bring myself to ride Superman at magic mountain because it sounds like a jet when it takes off
That train flew over the top. Wow! Hope I get to ride it some day.
I don’t think the rollback will be a problem anymore 😂😂😂
It never was
this is the first LSM system of any large scale that Zamperla has ever built. it's going to have bad problems and downtime. lol
@@protowaveit cannot be as many problems Intamin has 🤣 and Intamin has been doing this for a longer time and still cannot get it right.
The wait time to ride TT2 is insane, it may be late summer before anyone gets to ride it now.
this pov does make it look pretty dang good
That's pretty cool! The new idea for this ride grew on me and I can't wait to try it out
I just worry that the increased ride time will drastically increase the wait time, which was already long on crowded days.
The camera quality is kinda similar to Six Flags POV. Nice! 👍
This looks absolutely amazing! And what's even better, we won't have talkie-McTalk-face giving us the stupid play by play. I get it's media day, but that guy was just too much 😂
It looks like a wilder experience. Idk tho, never been there but thinking about the fact that you're gonna pass this launch 2 more times gotta be intimidating idk
Holy crapoly. Top thrill had a pretty intense launch this looks like that on crack. 😮
If this is how fast it goes when the weather is cold, I wonder what it'll be like when it gets warmer.
Someone was live streaming it?
He's a news anchor.
He's a news anchor.
Rip headphone users but AMAZING video! Can't wait to ride
LOL sorry about that
Whoops!!!, wrong POV video, but this is cool too
If they add trim breaks on that top hat I SWEAR TO GOD.
It MUST be going faster than 120mph! Wow 🤯
It is not.
@@travisvanalst4698 how do you know? with how fast it whipped over the top hat, it definitely looks like it's going faster than it did on the original ride
@@Matt-vw9nd Dragster never went 120mph with full trains; remember that a heavier object carries more momentum and is harder to slow down, so in order to avoid overspeed problems the launch system would launch full trains slower than empty trains. so empty Dragster trains may have actually hit 120mph, but they would still go slower over the top. Dragster even had a maintenance feature called "Empty Train Enable" which would manually give the launch system more power in order to prevent rollbacks of empty trains.
the only real exception to this was on 2003 Media Day, you can see footage on Sean Flaharty's channel of full trains going the original intended speed over the top. shortly after media day this was dialed back, though.
@@protowave gotcha, thanks for the info!
Nicely built, I like it! Nice paint job, too. Hopefully, sometime in the near future, I can make my return.
I think the old one is cooler because of the 0mph to top speed is achieved. This one, the top speed is achieved in two steps.
Well ofc but the older system was problematic how often it breaks down and its not only on that coaster where it has problems
I don't get the theme for the ride. CP racing? Where's the race?
Drag race, same theme but they just removed the count down lights lol. A bit of a downgrade.
@@logo115 You obviously haven't been watching Cedar Point's official update videos. The count down lights are still there. They even added them the top hat tower. It's disappointing watching the soft launch after the hype of the countdown
@@CaptureKing247 Yeah mb, I realized after I commented lol. Yes it's more lackluster, but I don't think the ride is necessarily worse now.
I was here opning day and i was too scared to go on. Now im regretting not doing it
Omg I live in Marion Ohio and we got gold passes for me and my family I’m SOOO exited