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Top Thrill 2 reimagines a strata-coaster icon with a triple-launch LSM system and a towering rear spike. The cycle opens with a punchy forward launch, crests partway up the 420-foot top hat, then rolls back into a stronger reverse launch that sends the train high onto a vertical spike—an eerie pause with weightless seconds before gravity pulls you forward again. The final forward blast carries the train cleanly over the top hat for a 400-foot drop and a racing sprint to the brakes. The redesign trades hydraulic drama for repeatable, precisely metered power; the LSM profile is smoother, the pacing more theatrical, and the rollback is elevated from incidental moment to centerpiece. The queue frames the hardware—sleek trains, exposed copper bus bars, and that audacious spike—while callbacks to the Dragster era keep the nostalgia intact. There are no inversions and the experience remains all about acceleration, height and the feeling of the wind sharpening as speed stacks with each pass. It’s a rare case where a modern retrofit preserves a legend’s silhouette while improving reliability, comfort and show. Top Thrill 2 is still pure adrenaline—just with better engineering and an extra heartbeat of suspense on the way to the summit.
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