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Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Great America. 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, youtube.com, coaster101.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Feather Better (CC BY 4.0), Wheelgap (CC BY 3.0), [Canobie Coaster https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8lkxr2Oncfako8CpQ3GAA] (CC BY 4.0), Wacky Windjammer (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
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Quote at the top of the page: Nathan, Captain Coaster review.
What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Jay Van Linden, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Having those 3 seconds to dangle before the beyond…”; Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The view ontop of the holding break was phenomenal…”; Caiden Brauchler, rider review on Captain Coaster: “When you are hanging over the drop the views…”; George Simpson, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop is nuts and the remaining inversions…”; Rollertoaster, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are rapid fire, intense, and the train…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “That zero-G roll into the sharp turn is unique…”; Michael Sakowski, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Rode in the front left seat and the inversions…”; Ibraheem Mustafa, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Regardless the first drop is spectacular, and the under…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I really like that there is no MCBR and…”; Mike Davis, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's heavy on inversions, and leans into a spaghetti-heavy…”; Lindsay Bremer, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Fast ascent, great dangle and first drop, super speedy,…”; David, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This dive coaster is finally a step in the…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, Wrath Of Rakshasa - Six Flags Great America - Back Row (4K HD POV) - August 2025 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.