Yeah, new one is definitely slower. And it seems more shaky. All I know is when my hubby and I went on the new ride, it seemed more rough and my hubby was actually squished with he new seating (he's 6' tall) and he ended up feeling hurt the rest of the day cause of how the ride makes him sit now. :/ Even I had some pain in the tushie! and it had nothing to do with the space (since I'm only 5"1').
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