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Explanation of my shoestringing, for those who want it:

The coaster, Four Alarm Fire, is a quadruple launch. All four launches are done from the control track. The backwards launches are done by the car falling vertically backwards, while the forwards are done with boosters. It also has final brakes, something you usually can't do on a spikeless through-the-station triple launch coaster. I originally wanted to do a triple launch coaster, but I thought starting with a backwards launch made the effect more noticeable and worth the effort. I probably would not do it in this way again as it requires raising the land very high, but I wanted to raise it anyway for the Haunted Mine Drop. This drop tower is a recreation of a real one at Glenwood Caverns, which is drilled into the earth. The control track has a drop in it to get as close to true freefall as possible—flat control tracks slow down the fall of the train. Because of it's symmetry it also never de-syncs. Le Suorac is a carousel that also runs backwards. The backwards motion is achieved by the control car rolling back down a hill. A second control car remains on brakes to keep the speed nice and slow for the kids.

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