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(narrator) GET READY FOR A BATTLE
WHOO!
THEY'RE THE TALLEST, FASTEST,
MOST PULSE-POUNDING SUPER RIDES AMERICA HAS TO OFFER.
(girl) IT'S HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT I WILL THROW UP
AFTER RIDING THE ROLLER COASTER.
BUT WHICH ONE IS THE BEST?
(man) YOU GO RIGHT OVER THE EDGE, AND THEN YOU STOP.
THE TERROR STARTS TO BEGIN.
TODAY, FOUR THRILLING COASTERS
THAT ARE ALL G-FORCE GIANTS BATTLE FOR YOUR VOTE.
YOU HAVE PICKED THE WINNER AT travelchannel.com.
DON'T CHICKEN OUT.
ONLY ONE WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE TOP PRIZE.
(screaming)
♪♪
Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC.
Captioned by Closed Captioning Services, Inc.
GRAVITY--
IT'S THE FORCE THAT KEEPS OUR FEET ON THE GROUND,
BUT FOR SOME,
THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
(screaming)
THERE'S ONLY ONE CURE FOR THEM--
OH, MY GOD!
G-FORCE GIANTS ARE THE TYPE OF ROLLER COASTERS
THAT ENTHUSIASTS CRAVE,
EVERYTHING FROM THE POSITIVE G's THAT PUSHES YOU DOWN IN THE SEAT
TO NEGATIVE G's WHICH GIVE YOU THAT OUT-OF-CONTROL FEELING
LIKE YOU'RE GONNA COME UP OUT OF YOUR SEAT.
WE'VE PULLED TOGETHER FOUR OF THE BEST G-FORCE COASTERS
IN A COMPETITION LIKE NO OTHER.
WHICH ONE HAS AMERICA CHOSEN
TO STICK YOU IN YOUR SEAT AND THEN THROW YOU IN THE AIR?
TODAY'S COMPETITORS INCLUDE
MEDUSA AT SIX FLAGS IN CALIFORNIA,
AFTERBURN AT CAROWINDS IN THE CAROLINAS,
APOLLO'S CHARIOT AT BUSCH GARDENS IN VIRGINIA,
AND SheiKra AT BUSCH GARDENS IN FLORIDA.
AMERICA HAS VOTED IN AN ONLINE SURVEY,
WHOO!
WHICH OF THESE GRAVITY-DEFYING COASTERS
HAVE YOU PICKED AS THE BEST G-FORCE GIANT?
LET'S FIND OUT.
(trolley bell dings)
JUST BETWEEN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AND THE WORLD-FAMOUS NAPA VALLEY
SITS THE TOWN OF VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA.
IT'S HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST THEME PARKS IN THE COUNTRY--
SIX FLAGS DISCOVERY KINGDOM.
THIS YEAR-ROUND PLAYGROUND
IS HOME TO DOLPHINS, PENGUINS,
AND A 150-FOOT-TALL G-FORCE GIANT
OF A ROLLER COASTER NAMED MEDUSA.
THE EXPERIENCE OF MEDUSA IS REALLY AN ADRENALINE RUSH.
IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, MEDUSA WAS SO UGLY,
SHE TURNED ANYONE WHO LOOKED AT HER TO STONE,
AND THIS MEDUSA IS SO NASTY,
IT MIGHT TURN ANYONE'S STOMACH TO MUSH.
IT'S HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT I WILL THROW UP
AFTER RIDING THE ROLLER COASTER.
(screaming)
AND MEDUSA HAS SOME OTHER THINGS TO BRAG ABOUT.
IT'S 3,937 FEET LONG--
THE LONGEST ROLLER COASTER
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
RIDERS ARE HARNESSED IN.
THEN THE FLOORS PULL AWAY, AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.
I'M REALLY SCARED.
AFTER A SLOW YET TERRIFYING ASCENT,
GRAVITY IS ABOUT TO TAKE OVER.
THAT FIRST DROP--FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA BLACK OUT.
MEDUSA DROPS 150 FEET
AT 65 MILES PER HOUR.
(screaming)
THE DROP IS BARELY OVER BEFORE YOU FIND YOURSELF
IN A 128-FOOT VERTICAL LOOP--
(boy) YOU GO UPSIDE DOWN,
AND YOU'RE FLIPPING. YOU'RE DIVING.
IT JUST BLURS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. IT'S AMAZING.
SECONDS LATER IS A DOUBLE CORKSCREW
AND A ZERO-GRAVITY ROLL.
JUST LIKE SHE THOUGHT, MEDUSA HAS THIS GIRL
HEADING FOR THE GARBAGE CAN.
I FEEL VERY NAUSEOUS.
I FEEL VERY NAUSEOUS AND VERY DIZZY.
THE THING THAT REALLY SEPARATES MEDUSA FROM THE REST--
ITS G-FORCE.
(girl) I COULD TOTALLY FEEL THE G-FORCE.
IT'S JUST LIKE--ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE GETTING HIT BY A TRUCK...
LIKE, SUPER HARD, BUT, LIKE, IN A GOOD WAY KIND OF THING.
LET'S BREAK DOWN G-FORCE.
G-FORCE SIMPLY MEANS "GRAVITY FORCE."
1 G IS THE WEIGHT OF YOUR BODY,
AND 2 G's IS TWICE THE WEIGHT OF YOUR BODY.
THERE ARE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE G's.
THE MORE POSITIVE THE G,
THE MORE PRESSURE YOU FEEL.
LIKE, WHEN AN ASTRONAUT BLASTS OFF--
THAT'S ABOUT 4 G's.
IT'S ALSO WHAT ENTHUSIASTS LIVE FOR.
GENERALLY, THE AVERAGE PERSON
CAN ONLY SUSTAIN 4 G's AND FOR A LIMITED TIME.
THE HUMAN CAN USUALLY GO UP TO 5 TO 6 WITHOUT PASSING OUT.
MEDUSA MAKES THAT LIMITED TIME
FEEL PRETTY AWESOME.
THE G-FORCES-- THEY GO ON THOSE LOOPS
OR THE ZERO-G ROLL WHEN IT JUST COMPLETELY SPINS,
IT'S BREATHTAKING.
EVERYONE AGREES THAT MEDUSA IS AN INTENSE RIDE.
TO SEE HOW IT COMPETES IN THIS CATEGORY,
WE'VE BROUGHT IN ROBERT MORRISON,
AN EXPERT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.
HE'S DEVELOPED SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
THAT WILL TELL US EXACTLY HOW MANY G's
(Robert) WE HAVE SENSORS BUILT IN
THAT ARE GONNA BE ACTUALLY MEASURING THE G-FORCES.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE MEASURING THE HEART RATE
USING A SAME SORT OF MECHANISM THAT YOU'D USE AT THE GYM.
ROBERT PUTS THE PACK ON RIDER JOE BUZZARD.
JOE'S RESTING HEART RATE
IS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 100 BEATS PER MINUTE.
THAT'S MY HEART RATE RIGHT NOW-- MELLOW.
THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE.
OH!
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 128-FOOT DROP,
MEDUSA HAS JOE AMPED UP.
HIS HEART IS PUMPING AT 191 BEATS PER MINUTE.
BY THE TIME HE IS WHIPPED INTO THE SECOND FLAT SPIN,
THE ACCELERATION IS TAKING ITS TOLL.
HE'S EXPERIENCING A STOMACH-TURNING
3.5 G's,
AND HIS HEART RATE MAXES OUT
AT 196 BEATS PER MINUTE.
SEVEN INVERSIONS LATER,
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END.
NOW WE HAVE THE STATS TO PROVE HOW GOOD IT WAS.
THE G-FORCE MONITOR
HIT A JAW-DROPPING 4.2.
THIS IS MY FIFTH TIME TODAY. IT'S THE BEST ROLLER COASTER
IN THE ENTIRE PARK, IF NOT, THE COUNTRY.
NEXT, MEDUSA TAKES ON
THE TOP GUN OF THEM ALL, AFTERBURN.
(screaming)
IT'S A CLASH OF THE G-FORCE GIANTS.
WE STARTED ON THE WEST COAST
AT SIX FLAGS DISCOVERY KINGDOM,
WHERE MEDUSA SET THE BAR.
NOW THE EAST COAST ANSWERS BACK
WITH A MAVERICK RIDE
READY TO MAKE THE CAROLINAS PROUD.
NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA ARE THE HEART
OF SOUTHERN CHARM AND HOSPITALITY.
THEY MAY BE TWO SEPARATE STATES,
BUT THEY SHARE A COMMON THEME PARK.
IT'S CALLED CAROWINDS,
398 ACRES OF HIGH-ADRENALINE THRILLS
FEATURING 13 HEART-POUNDING ROLLER COASTERS.
THERE IS ONE HOTSHOT OF A RIDE
THAT HAS 'EM LINED UP AND READY FOR TAKEOFF.
IT'S CALLED AFTERBURN.
AND THERE'S ONE HOTSHOT OF A RIDER
WHO CAN'T GET ENOUGH.
THIS IS THE 25th TIME I'M RIDING THE AFTERBURN,
AND WHEN WE COME BACK, I'M BREAKING MY RECORD FOR 26.
LAUREN'S AN AFTERBURN ACE.
SHE LOVES AFTERBURN'S MAXIMUM G's.
IT'S THE SHEER NUMBER OF LOOPS AND TWISTS
THAT SET THIS RIDE APART--
SIX IN ALL.
YOU'RE HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND. YOU'RE BELOW THE GROUND.
THERE'S LARGE LOOPS. THERE'S SMALLER, TIGHTER LOOPS.
AFTERBURN MIXES POSITIVE GLUED-TO-YOUR-SEAT G's
WITH NEGATIVE LIGHTER-THAN-AIR G's
TO MAXIMIZE THE SENSATION OF TRUE FLIGHT.
SOME HEAVY G-FORCES-- YOU'RE GONNA FEEL
A LOT OF PRESSURE AND PUSHING ON YOUR BODY--
LIKE LOOPS ON AFTERBURN.
THIS $10.5 MILLION RIDE
IS THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CAROWINDS'S HISTORY
SINCE ITS DEBUT IN 1999,
AND IT'S WELL WORTH IT.
CLOSE TO 3,000 FEET OF TRACK,
AND IT ALL STARTS UP HERE.
WE'RE ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA SIDE OF CAROWINDS
ON TOP OF AFTERBURN.
WE'RE 145 FEET FROM THE GROUND RIGHT NOW.
AFTERBURN WAS DESIGNED TO MIMIC
WHAT A FIGHTER PILOT MIGHT EXPERIENCE WHILE FLYING A JET.
WHOO-HOO!
WHOO!
YOUR FEET DANGLE BELOW AS YOU ASCEND SLOWLY,
AND AS YOU REACH THE TOP,
YOU'VE OFFICIALLY EARNED YOUR WINGS...
(screams)
WITH THE SPACE DROP.
(man) WHOO!
WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN,
IT'S LIKE YOUR STOMACH JUST WENT, UHH!
THAT'S NEGATIVE G-FORCE.
ALL THAT SPEED TAKES YOU
RIGHT INTO A GIANT VERTICAL LOOP,
WHICH MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SHOOTING INTO THE SKY.
COMING BACK DOWN, YOU ENTER
A SIDEWAYS LOOP, KNOWN AS AN IMMELMANN,
BUT YOU'VE GOT NO TIME TO REST
AS YOU FLY STRAIGHT INTO THE FLAT SPIN.
(man) WHOA!
AFTERBURN KEPT RIDERS
IN A ZERO-G ROLL FOR TWO SECONDS--
EXACTLY THE SAME AS MEDUSA.
BUT AFTERBURN'S NEXT AERIAL STUNT
MAY SHAKE THE GREEK TEMPTRESS OFF ITS TAIL.
IT'S CALLED THE BATWING--
TWO INVERSIONS IN ONE, AND IN BETWEEN,
THIS MANEUVER TAKES YOU ON A FRIGHTENING FLIGHT PATH.
(girl screams)
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BATWING, IT'S REALLY UNIQUE
BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY GO UNDER THE GROUND.
(man) WHOO!
AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO LAND,
YOU BUZZ THE TOWER WITH AN INSANE
360-DEGREE CORKSCREW RIGHT...
(screaming)
FOLLOWED BY A GUT-WRENCHING SHARP LEFT TURN
WHERE YOU HIT AN INCREDIBLE 4.2 G's.
(man) WHOA! (laughing)
(Lauren) MY FAVORITE PART OF THE RIDE IS DEFINITELY THE TWIST.
I LOVE THAT. THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART.
FINALLY, AFTERBURN IS CLEARED FOR LANDING,
READY FOR THE NEXT CROP OF EAGER CADETS.
I BROKE MY RECORD!
TO TEST THIS COASTER'S POWER,
WE BROUGHT IN THE G-FORCE MONITOR.
KAYA HITS AN ASTOUNDING 4.5 G's
DURING THE 360-DEGREE CORKSCREW,
BUT AFTERBURN AND MEDUSA ARE NOT THE ONLY COASTERS
(screaming)
IT'S TIME TO COMPETE
AGAINST A THIRD G-FORCE RIDE.
(screaming)
NEXT, A CHARIOT RIDE
THAT SENDS YOU FLYING.
G-FORCE COASTERS WILL PUT YOUR BODY TO THE TEST,
BATTLING GRAVITY AT EVERY TWIST AND TURN.
THIS IS A COMPETITION BETWEEN FOUR OF THE BEST
IN THE COUNTRY, AND THE WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY YOU.
SO FAR, WE HAVE SEEN MEDUSA AND AFTERBURN,
AND NOW IT'S TIME
FOR ANOTHER G-FORCE GIANT.
WE'RE GOING FROM THE CAROLINAS TO WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA,
THE SITE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN COLONY.
TODAY, MOST OF THE ACTION TAKES PLACE
JUST 3 MILES SOUTHEAST,
AT BUSCH GARDENS WILLIAMSBURG.
FOR ADRENALINE JUNKIES,
BUSCH GARDENS HAS JUST THE FIX.
IT'S CALLED APOLLO'S CHARIOT.
WHOA!
A THRILL-A-MINUTE POUNDING RIDE ALL THE WAY.
(screaming)
REACHING MAX SPEEDS OF 73 MILES PER HOUR,
THIS G-FORCE TITAN IS FAMOUS FOR ITS MULTIPLE HILLS
AND 210-FOOT
SUBTERRANEAN DROP.
THE THING THAT MAKES APOLLO'S CHARIOT
SUCH A PRIZE FOR COASTER ADDICTS
IS ITS RARE MIX
OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE G-FORCE.
(David) HERE ON APOLLO'S CHARIOT,
FOUR, FIVE SECONDS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS AT A TIME,
BOTH GOING UP THE HILL AND COMING DOWN THE HILL.
WHOO!
WHOO!
THIS 4,882-FOOT-LONG TRACK
CLIMBS, DIPS, AND HITS SO MANY ZERO-GRAVITY POINTS,
IT SENDS YOUR HEART FLYING.
FOR DAN AND JAN BIGGERSTAFF,
ROLLER COASTERS EQUAL ROMANCE.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE RENEWING THEIR WEDDING VOWS
AT APOLLO'S CHARIOT.
I'VE RIDDEN 300 OF 'EM,
AND THIS ONE'S ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES.
AND THE OTHER REASON IS 'CAUSE I CAN WEAR A GOWN ON THIS ONE.
THE GENTLE 170-FOOT CLIMB IS DECEIVING,
MOSTLY BECAUSE THE DROP AFTERWARD
IS 210 FEET.
(Jan) WHOO!
HOW DOES APOLLO'S CHARIOT KEEP YOU
(screaming)
BY SPITTING YOU,
SCREAMING INTO A SUBTERRANEAN RAVINE
(screaming)
BY THE SECOND HILL, YOU ARE BEGGING FOR MERCY
AS THE NEGATIVE G-FORCE KICKS YOU INTO FULL GEAR.
WHOO! WHOO-HOO!
BUT APOLLO'S CHARIOT DOESN'T LET YOU
GET TOO COMFORTABLE WITH THE ZERO GRAVITY.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE DROPPED
131 FEET INTO A TUNNEL.
FOR PEOPLE LIKE DAN AND JAN,
THIS IS THE TUNNEL OF LOVE.
IT WAS VERY ROMANTIC.
(man) WHOO-HOO!
WHEN YOU HIT THE THIRD DROP, THE HONEYMOON IS OVER.
IT'S 144 FEET WITH A LEFT BANK INTO A HELIX,
WHERE YOU HIT A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS 4.1 G's.
(man) WHOO!
(David) WHENEVER YOU'RE ACCELERATING,
CHANGING YOUR DIRECTION RAPIDLY,
YOU'RE GONNA FEEL G's.
A BLOCK BRAKE TO A BUNNY HOP, AN OVERBANKED TURN,
AND YOU'RE HEADED TO CAMEL HUMP HILL.
AS YOU GRIP THE CLAMSHELL HARNESS FOR DEAR LIFE,
YOU START TO REALIZE
WHAT APOLLO'S CHARIOT IS ALL ABOUT.
RIDERS PLUMMET TOWARDS THE LAGOON,
WHICH FINALLY BRINGS YOU TO THE END OF THE RIDE.
IT'S TIME TO CATCH YOUR BREATH.
AND THE ACCELEROMETER IS ABOUT TO TELL US
JUST EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED
THAT HAIR-CURLING ADRENALINE RUSH.
APOLLO'S CHARIOT IS OVER TWO MINUTES
OF HEART-POUNDING THRILLS,
AND YOU SPEND NEARLY TEN SECONDS OF IT
IN ZERO G TERRITORY.
(cheering)
APOLLO'S CHARIOT MAXES OUT AT 4.2 G's--
THE SAME AS MEDUSA.
SO FAR, AFTERBURN HITS THE MOST AMOUNT OF G's
IN THIS CATEGORY AT 4.5.
NEXT, THE LAST OF THE G-FORCE GIANTS,
(screaming)
AMERICA HAS VOTED IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD BATTLE
BETWEEN FOUR COASTERS THAT ARE ALL G-FORCE GIANTS.
SO FAR, WE'VE RIDDEN MEDUSA,
AFTERBURN, AND APOLLO'S CHARIOT.
NOW WE HEAD FROM VIRGINIA TO TAMPA, FLORIDA,
TO CHECK OUT OUR FINAL COASTER.
(girl screams)
THE SUNNY CITY OF TAMPA LIES ALONGSIDE THE GULF OF MEXICO
IN WESTERN FLORIDA,
A PERFECT SPOT FOR THE AFRICAN-THEMED
BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY.
AND IF YOU WANT A WILD RIDE,
BUSCH GARDENS HAS A FLOORLESS DIVE COASTER
CALLED SheiKra.
WHEN WE BUILT SheiKra, WE WANTED SOMETHING
(all) WHOO!
IT'S STEEL. IT'S MASSIVE. IT'S HANDSOME.
(screaming)
IT'S JUST A PERFECT RECIPE FOR THE ULTIMATE THRILL MACHINE.
(screaming)
♪♪
SheiKra IS 70-MILE-PER-HOUR STEEL SCREAM MACHINE.
WHOO!
ITS MOST INTENSE VERTICAL ANGLE
HITS A SHUDDERING 90 DEGREES,
TOPPING OUT AT A MIND-BLOWING 4.4 G's.
ENOUGH TO LEAVE YOUR STOMACH
IN THE LAP OF THE GUY BEHIND YOU.
IT JUST TAKES YOUR STOMACH,
HITS YOU STRAIGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CHIN,
AND GOES RIGHT BACK DOWN TO YOUR STOMACH.
(screaming)
SheiKra IS NAMED FOR AN AFRICAN RAPTOR
THAT DIVE-BOMBS ITS KILL.
RIDING 3,188 FEET
OF TERRIFYING COASTER TRACK BEGS THE QUESTION,
WILL YOU END UP PREDATOR...
(screaming)
(man) SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
YOU HAVE TO BREATHE IN THIS VIEW BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST VIEW
THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE BEFORE YOU'RE LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN.
(riders cheering)
SheiKra STARTS WITH A 47-DEGREE, 200-FOOT
SLOW CRAWL TO THE TOP.
(Ken) YOU SEE THE DROP COMING, AND THE ANTICIPATION BUILDS UP.
YOUR ADRENALINE STARTS TO GO.
(man and woman scream)
AND THEN YOU GO RIGHT OVER THE EDGE,
(man) AH, COME ON.
YOU'RE LIKE, "WHAT?"
(man) GO!
(laughs) TORTURE.
WHOO!
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE TWO SECONDS,
AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE 20 MINUTES
(man) OHH.
AND THEN IT COMES.
(screaming)
(laughs)
AND THEN WHEN YOU HIT THAT BOTTOM,
THEN YOUR BODY JUST GETS WEIGHTLESSNESS.
IT'S LIKE A FEELING OF FREE-FALLING.
(screaming)
(Tammie laughs)
THE G-FORCES WERE THERE.
SheiKra HITS THE SECOND-HIGHEST G's SO FAR
AT 4.4--
SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN AFTERBURN HITTING 4.5 G's.
BOTH MEDUSA AND APOLLO'S CHARIOT
HIT 4.2 G's.
ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE THAT FIRST DROP--"AMAZING."
(screaming)
YOU'VE SURVIVED YOUR FIRST PLUNGE,
BUT SheiKra HAS MORE IN STORE.
THE SPEED FROM THE DROP PROPELS YOU
IMMEDIATELY INTO AN IMMELMANN LOOP.
IT'S A LOOP FOLLOWED BY A HALF-TWIST
(cheering)
ADRENALINE, I'VE HEARD, IS A VERY ADDICTIVE DRUG.
YOU'RE HEADING BACK UP NOW,
BUT IT'S HARD TO TELL BECAUSE YOU'RE HITTING
ALMOST 70 MILES PER HOUR.
WHEN YOU FINALLY LEVEL OFF,
IT'S TIME TO HOLD ON TIGHT.
(man) YEAH!
AND HERE COMES ANOTHER FREE FALL STRAIGHT DOWN.
(groans) YOU COME OUT OF YOUR BODY.
YOU HIT THAT BOTTOM, SHOOT UP.
OH, BEST FEELING.
THIS FLORIDA HURRICANE HAS TO SLOW DOWN AT SOME POINT,
BUT SheiKra HAS A FINAL SURPRISE FOR YOU,
A CHILLING SPLASHDOWN WATER BREAK.
YEAH!
(cheering)
SheiKra IS A PHENOMENAL COASTER.
PEOPLE STILL SEEK IT OUT FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
YEAH, CAN WE GO AGAIN?
(screaming)
HAS YOUR BODY RECOVERED FROM THE G-FORCE ONSLAUGHT?
WE'VE SEEN MEDUSA
WITH ITS 128-FOOT VERTICAL LOOP,
AFTERBURN WITH ITS DOUBLE-LOOPING BATWING,
APOLLO'S CHARIOT WITH ITS 210-FOOT SUBTERRANEAN DROP,
YEAH!
THE VOTES HAVE BEEN TALLIED AT travelchannel.com,
AND THE WINNER IS...
APOLLO'S CHARIOT AT BUSCH GARDENS
IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA.
WHILE THIS COASTER HITS RIB-CRUSHING 4.2 G's,
IT'S THE AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE G's
THROUGHOUT THE RIDE THAT HAVE ITS FANS
SCREAMING FOR MORE.
AND THE BEST NEWS YET-- THERE'S NO WAITING IN LINE.
THE RIDE BEGINS NOW.
WHOO!
(Robb) APOLLO'S CHARIOT HAS A WIDE VARIETY--
NINE HILLS WHERE YOU'RE PULLING NEARLY 4 G's
AT THE BOTTOM AT EACH ONE OF THOSE DROPS,
COMING UP TO A ZERO-G FLOATER
AT THE TOP OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE HILLS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO APOLLO'S CHARIOT.
YOU'VE BEEN CROWNED THE CHAMPION
OF THESE G-FORCE GIANTS.