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Most of Vekoma's Suspended Looping Coasters follow the same pattern with a really compact layout that offers some fun moments like this wingover turn.



 The third inversion on Nopuko Sky Coaster is the sidewinder which is a variation on an Immelman.



Nopuko flies through the sidewinder just whipping you upside down and then...



...shooting you through a helix that takes you to loop 4 and 5 which are the inline twist.  Watch your feet on those as there area couple of "foot chopper" moments to get your heart racing.



Nopuko's end makes this ride worlds better than all of the other Vekoma SLC's I have had the chance to ride.  Instead of several bunny hops that awkwardly give airtime this is one of the few extended layouts with an additional ground hugging helix thrown in.  This is by far my favorite part of Nopuko.  It might be that due to having grown up on rides like the Whizzer at Six Flags Great America (Originally Marriott's) and Excalibur at Six Flags Astroworld  that both had fantastically fast  ground hugging helices I have a fondness for them.

In the end I enjoyed Nopuko.  Yes the ride has three painful jolts but unlike the rest of Vekoma's SLC coasters I'll actually take this for a re-ride. 



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