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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: Valleyfair guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, limitlesspark.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Drbcoaster at en.wikipedia (Public domain), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Larry Pieniazek - User:Lar (CC BY 2.5), Wacky Windjammer (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): guiderex, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Very phenomenal first half with its great first drop,…”; Scott V., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop and airtime hill provide powerful floater…”; Gavin, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The second hill after the trims is always really…”; Along 4 The Ride, rider review on Captain Coaster: “There are some good airtimes, especially on the first…”; Cyrus Himli, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop and first floater hill are awesome…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop is very good, and the first…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop is great and the first half…”; James J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “But overall this is a nice fun “family thrill”…”; James Jenkins, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is a really solid ride that exceeded my…”; Cooper Weeks, rider review on Captain Coaster: “For someone getting into roller coasters, this is a…”; Peak Coasters, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Speed and height make it fun.”; Gavin, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Still a hyper coaster, still goes 74mph, Valleyfair is…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Wild Thing POV 5K Back Row Minnesota’s TALLEST Coaster Valleyfair Shakopee,MN (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.