A launched LIM shuttle
coaster from Premier Rides, Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast is aptly named. Seating two across with five cars for a
total capacity of 20 riders, the train is shuffled sideways from the loading
platform to the point of dispatch before the ride begins. The riders, restrained by only a lap bar
with a short seat belt that hooks onto the side, are launched out of the
station backward, through a tunnel, at 70 mph. Catapulted through an inverted
top hat, riders go through an overbanked turn before being sent backward up a
218-foot vertical spike. (The train does
not go all the way to the top of the spike but does take riders to a considerable
height.) After being held briefly on the
spike at a 90-degree angle, riders plummet down and finish the course facing
forward. Although there is only one inversion, riders
go through it twice.
The ride is nicely themed
to resemble an abandoned snow cone factory.
As to the ride experience, being launched through the tunnel backward
was indeed a blast. The reversals of
direction made it difficult to keep track of which end was up and this served
to enhance the ride experience. The
scariest part was being suspended on the steep vertical spike. Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast is a very short ride
but an unusual and fun one. 4 out of 5
stars. For more information about rides
at Six Flags Over Texas, visit www.sixflags.com/overtexas.
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