Frommer's Review
Some say this is one of Disney's attempts to go head-to-head with Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure. True or not, this inverted roller coaster is one the best and definitely the hippest thrill rides at WDW. It's a fast-and-furious indoor ride in semidarkness. You sit in a 24-passenger "stretch limo" outfitted with 120 speakers that blare Aerosmith at 32,000 watts! Flashing lights deliver a variety of messages and warnings, including "prepare to merge as you've never merged before." Then, faster than you can scream "I want to live!" (around 2.8 sec., actually), you shoot from 0 to 60 mph and into the first gut-tightening inversion at 5Gs. It's a real launch (sometimes of lunch) followed by a wild ride through a make-believe California freeway system. One of three inversions cuts through an "O" in the Hollywood sign, but you don't feel you're going to be thrown out. It's too fast for that. So fast, the Disney hype says, it's similar to sitting atop an F-14 Tomcat. (I've never been in an F-14, so I can't argue.) The smooth ride lasts 3 minutes, 12 seconds, the running time of Aerosmith's hit, "Sweet Emotion." Like Space Mountain, all of the ride action takes place indoors, but this one kicks it up a few notches. Note: Riders must be at least 48 inches tall, and expectant moms and people prone to motion sickness or those with heart, neck, or back problems shouldn't try to tackle this ride.
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