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As you drive down Knoebels Parkway you will quickly notice a huge change for this year.



For the first time since the Whirlwind coaster left the park in  2004 Knoebel's has a steel looping coaster.



Impulse is the name of the new coaster and the blue and yellow track is quite striking as you come around the corner and have it towering over you.  Hopefully the drivers on Knoebels Parkway keep their eyes on the road and not on the coaster otherwise the day might get off to a bumpy start with a little Scooter like real world action.



Like other compact looping coasters from Intamin or Gerstlauer this Zierer designed ride uses a vertical lift hill in order to not have to use a lot of real estate.



I really like the vertical lifts as it seems like a really slow ascent but as soon as you reach the top in the blink of an eye your vision is filled with the ground as you plunge towards it.



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