Actually, the Phantom ran today a few times, see my forum post for more about that. (Strange fact: no pull through... talk about confidence!)
The lap bars seem more like a "secondary restraint"... when the president of Kennywood rode today, it was the seat belt that was primarily holding him in; with the lap bar fully lowered it still gave him a good few inches for some good airtime!
This ride is FAST, even on the very first run... no chance for a rollback, in fact the train came in to the station so fast that the check brakes had to be set to their highest pressure possible just to do their job.
Quite a thrill just to watch!
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Could you describe the ruckus?