TOP THRILL 2: REVIEW; Zamperla Goes All-In on Cedar Point's 120mph Coaster

Top Thrill 2 Honest Review; New Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio Ride for 2024. The Unbelievable Transformation of the Original Top Thrill Dragster is complete! An unexpected manufacturer has created one of the World's fastest roller coasters at this popular theme park! But have they created something better than the original?

A Review Top Thrill 2: The Successor of Dragster.

0:00 The Unsuspecting Zamperla Gets The Job of a Lifetime
1:39 Top Thrill 2 Ride Experience: A Review
2:16 The New Triple Launch
4:49 The Heartline Changes Everything!
5:42 An Intense Finale
6:57 Reflections
8:09 Top Thrill 2 vs. Top Thrill Dragster
10:23 Final Thoughts & Conclusion

The Cedar Point, Ohio attraction would now utilize a new magnetic LSM launch, and instead of the impressive 0-120 mph speed, riders would traverse the same piece of track three times; once at 74mph, a rollback, backward at 101mph, the biggest vertical spike in the World, and then finally: the 120mph top speed during the third and final launch.

Buckle up for a wild ride as we delve into TT2: Cedar Point's Newest Thrill Machine. An analysis and in-depth honest review. How an unsuspecting manufacturer defied expectations to create one of the fastest roller coasters on the planet. Zamperla takes one of the world’s most recognizable coasters, Intamin's "Top Thrill Dragster;" and turns it into one of their own. #rollercoaster #review #cedarpoint #topthrill2 #themepark #AmusementInsider

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Top Thrill 2 vs Top Thrill Dragster. Cedar Point's new roller coaster, Zamperla vs. Intamin. TT2 Review.
POV Footage by Cedar Point.

[AmusementInsider]

Unfortunately, Top Thrill 2 has not had the grand opening season that was expected from Zamperla and Cedar Point, with the coaster remaining closed for maintenance since its first week of operation.

[knatt]

After riding Top Thrill 2 for the first time these are my thoughts:
It is a good ride!
I was surprised how rough or shaky it is. It's almost as though the wheels are not properly balanced or something.😑
While I was reversing up the spike I did think "I am glad it does not have a twist in it." That would be too much. I don't know why but the straight spike works better!
One thing I think they should change and it would be very simple to do and that is add some clocks in the queue line. It feels so isolating not having a phone in the pocket and not being able to see what time it is.
It shut down for 10 minutes while I was waiting in line and after I got off it was down for about 30 minutes. I hope they get everything sorted out.

[Killercutsvideo]

Wow, I love how it doesn't crest the hill on purpose and you get that insane 2nd launch!

[reiemg]

I just got home after my first ride. It was at night, back car, CRAZY energy in the whole train. I mean screaming like this was our last ride ever, it was truly something spectacular. That roughness is there, but like a woodie, it added to my enjoyment. It’s like the ride is tearing itself apart, almost like Steve does but just in a speed regard now. The whole ride was brought so much higher from the transformation and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’ll miss the hydraulic sure, but the third launch just takes me right back to it, and after a serious grey out on the spike I cannot wait to see the legacy the ride gets to carry forth. It’s an absolute win for the park.

[jimkubak]

As someone who thought I'd hate the ride without the iconic launch, this review is spot on.

[KnightrideThrillz]

i wouldn't say it's rough, it's more of just a pure shake which is to be expected because of the lack of lateral supports just like the og. and i would say the shakiness actually assists the ride's intensity because if it was glass smooth with no shakiness whatsoever, i feel like it would be really boring honestly

[AttractionSource]

Still getting used to Zamperla being up there with the big players now - such a fitting ending statement haha. Great review!

[zachpeterson]

I personally think the "roughness" is being over exaggerated by a lot of people. But I agree with pretty much everything else you said aside from the reverse launch being the low point of the ride.. the first launch is hand down the weakest "element"
Anyway, agreed that I think this is overall a much better ride experience compared to TTD.

[JamesonThomas]

I can’t wait to ride this in a few weeks. Bummed to hear it’s rough—you can really see the shuffle in some of the videos.

Low key I was hoping they would have the spike launch up like Mr Freeze Reverse Blast, but it looks so fun as is.

Can’t wait to stare at those TVs for 2 hours tho

[layvids]

Rip the intensity, the acceleration, and the _thrill_ . Sad I never got to ride the original.

[simtanic]

This just makes my excitement to plan a trip even greater. I've been wanting to ride TTD since it opened, and now that it has been just DAMN! It looks great.

[KICoasterGuy]

Oh damn I love the way you frame the story for this, and honestly this whole thing really is one hell of a story. It was awesome seeing you at the preview btw!

[Calakapepe]

Thank you for being honest about the shaking. Also thank you for pointing out the altered supports with its higher heartline cause I was suspecting this with how much whip ppl had but wasn't sure. Due to the shake, I do have concerns about the ride's longevity. I fear it will get worse. Banshee & FOF at my home park have gotten worse and worse at different rates but.. if there's shake now, it could get worse if nothing is addressed. I know it's not a feature

[AmusementLabs]

Lots have said the spike is perfectly smooth while the launch is rough. So I just want to make sure people lay blame of that with Intamin, not Zamperla. Zamperla did great with the parts THEY fabricated.

[StoneheartCoasters]

Can't wait to try out the other rows this weekend!

[alexzuelke]

i hope Zamp will be able to get them enough parts, the OG dragster was NOT kind to its trains and with these being one offs and there not being a 4th spare (we usually left the gold train off as a spare for TT1) i worry how compacity will be affected if they lose a train.

[patrickwagner]

I'm so glad the spike isn't twisted. I always liked non spiraled spikes better. I feel like twisted ones neuter the floaty moment you can get from going up one backward before dropping back down. It's why I always preferred Possessed to Wicked Cyclone on the backward spikes. I also love the sensation on Pantheon too.

[nathanpayne]

I’ve heard several people talking about the roughness and that’s definitely a bummer but I’ll have to check it out for myself. A smooth ride means more now that I’m older and that’s why I could ride Vengeance all day every day. Great video

[Rambobrambo]

Great review! Never got to experience the original TTD and I'm very excited for the new edition.

[larrytaylor]

I think they should have made it into a full length coaster after the top hat and used that speed for a really long awesome ride