[screaming intensifies]

Sometimes I enjoy watching POV videos of roller coaster rides, for a number of reasons; the big one is that my roller-coaster-riding days might well be over, especially since I was never much of a coaster rider to begin with. (Going upside-down freaks me out, so I avoid those coasters anyway.) Also, amusement parks aren’t generally high on my list of travel destinations anyway; I’m not even sure I really want to prioritize going to Disney. So, POV videos it is.

This one’s a doozy: it’s for a coaster called “Falcon’s Flight”. I had never heard of it before, so I looked it up, and it’s actually kind of a strange and weirdly depressing story. The coaster is located at the Six Flags Qiddya City park. And where is Qiddya City? It’s a brand new planned resort city being build near Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia. It is essentially a giant playground of a place being build by some of the richest people in the world, just because.

And yet…this coaster. This is utterly amazing. It doesn’t look all that interesting at first, and as you watch this video you might find yourself thinking, “What’s so great about this?” But then there’s a moment where you see where the coaster is going, and you think, “Oh! Oh, wow.”

Would you ride this? I actually think I would!