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After a check of the single ratcheting lap bar and a pull on the brake lever the Big Dipper is on the way.



With the clang, clang, clang of the anti-rollback the Big Dipper begins it ascent to the top of the fifty foot tall lift.



Sitting back as the train climbs higher and higher soaking in the evening sun enjoying a picture perfect summer day with the sound of laughter and merriment all around is just...well moments like this are blissful.



The Big Dipper kind of feels like the "Little Engine That Could" as it seems to struggle to get up the hill.



With a name like the "Big Dipper" one would assume that it would have a large first drop to start off the ride instead there is a little dip.  The big dip comes a little later.



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