Steel Eel - A surprise hit. I’m a sucker for these Morgan/Arrow hyper coasters (even though Steel Eel is technically not a hyper coaster), having ridden CP’s Magnum XL-200 and Dorney’s Steel Force. Steel Eel is hands down the best of the three in my opinion. It has fantastic, sustained floater on every hill, awesome pops of air on the bunny hills, great forces, and an interesting layout that stays high up in the air for most of its run. Wasn’t expecting to like this one as much as I did, but it was just plain fun. (This one does have an odd station though, with no roof over the train, sort of like Emperor’s much-maligned station at SWSD. I can’t imagine how awful it must feel to sit in the station in the Texas summers.)
This spanking machine needs a B&M replacement or perhaps Premier can do some restoration for it like they are doing for BGW’s Loch Ness Monster. For such a beautiful-looking ride, it needs some love. And sometimes, when you love something, you need to let it go.
