Not true - Soaring Over The Horizon doesn't advertise itself visually the same way a Coaster does. Ask anyone who didn't already know what kind of ride this was and they wouldn't deduce that it's a Flying Theater Attraction:
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However, if you ask that same guest what kind of attraction THIS is, it's clear to anyone who walks by that it's a coaster:
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Worth noting that Raging Spirits' loop is concealed from the guest's view until they're already deep in the queue, so it's not like it can be suggested that most guests are getting in line
because this coaster loops.
Also worth mentioning, your attempt to reframe what I said didn't go unnoticed - I didn't say "everyone in the park just queues up for a looping coaster", I said "most people who queue up for Raging Spirits have never ridden it", essentially stating that they're not getting in line because of its reputation. Soaring Over The Horizon, however,
does have a great reputation (deservedly or otherwise), and
is a big part of the reason people line up for it. People who have not ridden either are lining up for very different reasons.
And finally, not for nothing, Thrill Data's wait time averages show at a Monthly maximum, which is hardly a large enough sample size of data from which to draw large conclusions about attraction's long-term popularity. Especially currently, when these parks may have irregular and very different climates of guest attendance at any given moment due to the pandemic. But even then, when you factor in that Soaring Over The Horizon has a higher hourly capacity than Raging Spirits, managing comparable wait times
does suggest that it skews more popular than Raging Spirits (which, I think we can agree, is a not-particularly-special coaster).
So, again,
really not making the point you think you are.
And that last emoji made me think of what would happen to the poor person who was screaming while their neighbor in the back was....doing other things. GAG!!
