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Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, themeparkjames.co.uk, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Roller Coaster Philosophy (CC BY 2.0), Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, (primary) (CC BY 2.5), E090 (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): Niko Banfield, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ejector in the back is crazy, and it…”; Alessandra, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Loved the drops and the lenght, I went out…”; Cooper Zimmerman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Some of the big drops on the hillside give…”; Scott Collins, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The drop out of the station is so fun.…”; roller rider, rider review on Captain Coaster: “There was an abundance of airtime, and it was…”; Christian Ortiz, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The terrain usage is immaculate, and the airtime moments…”; Solercoaster, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The laterals are insane, and the drops in the…”; Coaster Kingdoms, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I think smashing into your partner is fun and…”; Zac AJ, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The turns also aren't banked hardly at all, so…”; Sam B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The lateral forces on this are absolutely insane and…”; Jackie ODoyle, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The pop of ejector airtime going into the lift…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Thunderbolt POV 5K Back Row 98 Year-Old Wooden Coaster Kennywood West Mifflin, PA (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.