Loch Ness Monster Tunnel Finally Revealed, and You'll Be Amazed! 🐉 🔦

It's a shame that it has come to this! Back in the day, the Loch Ness Monster tunnel had; mist, strobe lights, a sound track, and a lighted serpent to go with! I hear so many TH-camrs say that this is their least favorite part of the ride, and I agree, IT IS! Alone, (as of 11-06-22 and the long remembered past), it's just a descending helix loop into the dark abyss. That's cool for the first quarter of the helix maybe, but the effects that used to be there would carry the theme of "Nessie" with it throughout the entire 20 plus or minus seconds of the helix, making it the complete legendary ride that it is!
But anyway, I digress. This is all you get now, an illuminated shell of what was once a well themed tunnel in the most iconic modern day steel roller coaster of all time! Don't even get me started on both trains not simultaneously going through the interlocking loops!
My hopes are that this POV will shed some "light" on the theming problem.
But I suppose according to John B. Roberts, General Manager of The Old Country, (now Busch Gardens); “There has never been anything like it. For openers, it’s the tallest and fastest coaster-style ride with the steepest drop in the world … and the only one with interlocking loops. On top of that, part of it’s in total darkness.” This quote has not been proven or denied yet, so take it with a grain of salt for now.
But if it IS true, I, myself don't remember it like that because I'm not THAT old, but if true, then maybe they just went back to the roots on this one. If there is anyone out there that is about 56, please let me know.
Either way, I prefer the theming over the darkness.
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Intro: 0:06
First Lift Hill 0:15
Drop 0:40
First Loop 0:54
Tunnel and Helix 1:10
Second Lift Hill 1:52
Second Loop 2:15
Entering Station 2:27
Opened on June 6, 1978
Type: Steel
Propulsion: 2 chain lifts
Height: 130 feet
Drop: 114.2 feet
Top Speed: 60 mph
Length: 3240 feet
Inversions: 2
Drop Angle: 55˚
Duration: 2min. 10sec.
G-Force: 3.5
Built by Arrow Dynamics
Designed by Ron Toomer