Universalâs newest thriller VelociCoaster has just a lap bar. How safe is that?
We rode the Orlando roller coaster that goes 70 miles per hour on nearly a mile of track. And the only thing holding us in our seat was a lap bar.
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Riders Ian Suarez, 41, left, and Adeta Gayah, 35, pull down the locking mechanism as they prepare to ride the new VelociCoaster during a media preview Wednesday at Universal Orlando. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
By Jake Piazza
Updated 1 hour ago
Hurling through the air as fast as 70 miles per hour, secured in your seat by nothing more than a bar across your lap: Itâs something thrill-seeking roller coaster fans live for, and the new VelociCoaster gives riders that experience with nearly a mile of track that spirals through the Orlando sky.