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Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Hersheypark guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: JCSkipper (CC BY-SA 3.0), Martin Lewison (CC BY-SA 2.0), Hmich176 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Bradley D., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s a fun FAMILY coaster; it’s not meant to…”; Kw6sTheater, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The spinning coupled with the twisty layout and indoor…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “You were guaranteed to have drops backward and forward.”; Sean Reardon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “She was age 7 at the time...and we both…”; CoasterKing, rider review on Captain Coaster: “They decided to put this thing in a box…”; Emily Y., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I adore the blacklight neon carnival aesthetic.”; Clayton Latone, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is a dark mouse with glow in the…”; Jamie Óchi, rider review on Captain Coaster: “nice spinning, the theming is very unique, and overall…”; Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Laff Track was unbelievably smooth and fun for a…”; roller rider, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It surprised me with how smooth it was considering…”; Producer Land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “They spin you just the right amount. Being someone…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: SkyGuyR12Turn's back row POV, Laff Trakk at Hersheypark | Back Row POV with the Lights Off (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.