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>> OK, OK, WE ARE BACK, BECAUSE WE ARE WATCHING THIS LIVE! HERE WE GO! THE STEEL CURTAIN. THE FIRST RIDERS ARE GETTING READY. HOLD YOUR BREATH. THEY ARE GOING UP, GOING UP. MAXIMUM HEIGHT, 220 FEET. THE COLOSSAL STEEL STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE THE LANDMARK AT THE PARK. WE ARE TOLD THEY ARE READY FOR THE ADRENALINE RUSH, OR THOUSAND FEET OF TRACK -- 4000 FEET OF TRACK, 76 MILES AN HOUR, NINE INVERSIONS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE. >> THAT IS THE FIRST ONE. THEY DON’T EVEN BRING YOU IN, IT IS JUST STRAIGHT UP, AND HIS GROUP GOT THE LUCKY OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE IT BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE. IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW. HERE WE GO DOWN AT FIRST BIG DROP. >> PUTTING THE HANDS UP. THERE YOU GO. >> 170 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. >> OH, MY -- >> PUTTING THOSE HANDS UP. ABOVE THE CREST. >> AND OUR ELENA LAQUATRA IS THERE. WE WILL BE CHECKING BACK IN WITH HER MOMENTARILY, A

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