Chris: First off, a vertical drop with your face and chest paralell to the ground and a vertical drop with the point of your head paralell to the ground seem totally different to me. Second, I too wonder how a headfirst dive would feel. One part of me thinks that too much blood would rush to the head. OTOH, based on the principle of inertia, your blood would also tend towards your feet. I trust that Arrow has done studies on the ergonomics of the ride and belive that X will prove a pleasureable experience for most.
Third: The backwards thing. Here I see a discrepancy b/w the animation and the written disclosure. The wite up says the 200ft drop will be "head first" and "face down". However, the video shows the passengers leaving the station, seated upright but backwards. Furthermore, it looks like they take the first drop head first, but face up. Several points of the animation appear to have the riders going backwards...I REALLY want to see the finished product :)
Fourth: Is it just me, or is the soundtrack slammin'?
jcsn