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The Matugani launched looping roller coaster at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

The thing I like about Matugani as it is one of Intamin's really aggressive designs like Skyrush at Hersheypark or Velocicoaster at Universal's Islands of Adventure.  The transitions are abrupt and intense as you can see here with riders hair flying everywhere.

The Matugani launched looping roller coaster at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

Matugani' takes up a long but pretty narrow section of lost island with the plot of land maybe a hundred feet wide.  Having such a narrow footprint just adds to the ride as all of the turns are highly banked and super tight.

The Matugani launched looping roller coaster at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

The same with Matugani's airtime hills as there's no long drawn out floater air.  Airtime on Matugani is swift and aggressive.

The Matugani launched looping roller coaster at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

As someone who is fond of rides that really push you to the limit I absolutely loved Matugani.

The Matugani launched looping roller coaster at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

This nice tight turn sets you up for Matugani's final inversion.



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