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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, thepointsguy.com, cupcakesandcoasters.com, insideuniversal.net, orlandoinformer.com, sartorialgeek.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever. Track plan from above: traced from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 4.0), HAL333 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Eric A. Soto (CC BY-SA 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
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Quote at the top of the page: The Points Guy, published review.
What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Toutatis, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first launch is very good and punchy.”; Scott Gordon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “From Launch to the epic final inversion over the…”; Enzo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride had amazing launches that surprised me with…”; O O, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The 2nd launch was a nice surprise, and the…”; Aubrienne and Jonah Hansen, rider review on Captain Coaster: “That heartline roll over the water is just insane.”; Dylan JM, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The stall and heart line roll are easily the…”; Simon Hickey, rider review on Captain Coaster: “If you put your hands up during that inversion…”; Jack L, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This thing starts off strong and literally gets better…”; Simon Hickey, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming is absolutely incredible, and the animatronics in…”; Snaggletooth Sound, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming really takes it over the top but…”; Aubrienne and Jonah Hansen, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The animatronics are insane, and those near-misses with the…”; Zach R., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are amazing, the theming is otherworldly, and…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, VelociCoaster - Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure - Back Row (4K HD POV) - December 2022 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.