60-Second Critic: El Toro

It’s hard playing little brother to Kingda Ka — Great Adventure’s 2005 golden child and, the park claims, the world’s tallest and fastest coaster — but true junkies will tell you the year-old El Toro is just as good, if not better. And because it’s wooden, it’s a sweet throwback for purists. With a record-breaking 76-degree-angle first drop, super-sideways turns, secondary hills that don’t disappoint, and speeds of up to 70 mph, this is one mean hunk of timber. That’s why, as the sun set and the busloads of high-schoolers headed home, I rode it seven times … in a row. Grade: A+

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