I rode twice today (4-14). They only had one side open but the park wasn't too crowded so the wait was only about 30 min when I first arrived at the park and 10 min the second time I rode.
How was it?
Only one word comes to mind, INSANE!!!! All the G-forces are still present but now your free to fully experience them.
I never felt such a feeling of freedom on Freeze like I felt today. Especially in the front seat. I held my hands up all the way through the course and baby what a rush!
What do I mean by "freedom"? Well, up until today I had only ridden Freeze with those cumbersome OTSR's. Needless to say they tend to obscure your vision as your traversing the track. Now, with lapbars, the view is spectacular, especially on the vertical spike.
Then there's also the ability to trun your head more freely and look around, even behind you if you wish. Also, anyone who complained of headbanging before will discover that they no longer have anything to complain about. There's no more rider discomfort in the slightest. Hell, B:TR hurts more than this thing does now.
The feeling that you are finally free to feel this rides forces and nuances the way the designers meant you to feel them is umistakeable.
As for the view, I was able to see things in ways that I had never seen them before, especially on the tophat and vertical spike.
What do I mean by that? For starters, during the tophat, you get a MUCH better view of the element in all it's splender. The sensation of heading straight up over and straight back down again gives you almost a flying sensation! Especially since you can move your arms and head freely with no discomfort!
Going up the vertical spike is another story. Going up is now far more awe inspiring with a view that can, for the first time, be experienced the way it was meant to be experienced by it's designers.
The view from atop the spike is enhanced, again, by the fact that you now have full freedom to move your head around. The view of Batman:TR and particulary downtown Dallas was awesome with no cumbersome OTSR's to obscure your view.
In short, it feels like a whole new ride, and an AWESOME!! one at that.
You are in for a treat when ride Freeze with lapbars.
Oh yeah, the laps are petty snug. The seats are slightly inclined to accomadate them. There's no discomfort of any kind, but some people have claimed that the foot supports were not easy to get your feet into. I personally didn't have any problems with this. My feet, which are size 12, seemed to fit fine.
There are seatbelts that attach to the sides of the lapbars as a saftey measure. You do not, however, were any seatbelt yourself.
Hope this post was helpfull to those wondering about Mr. Freeze's lapbars.
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Don't believe anything guest relations says. I guess I forgot to mention that I witnessed the trains being put on the track and it testing. BTW Scooby Doo is scheduled to open on May 18th. Don't be dissing on the Dippin' Dot guys. They are my friends but I believe that Mr. Dave Roemer is a much more reliable source ;)
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Just to update everyone about Mr. Freeze at SFSTL. I called the park today and talked to park operations and they said Mr. Freeze will be ready for Opening Day. He said it has been tested and certified. The only problem is the weather which is calling for rain and thunderstorms most of the day. So I hope to get lucky and be able to ride Mr. Freeze with lapbars tommorrow.
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Mike
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