Getting into the seat was an experience in itself. The over-the-shoulder-restraints do not raise up as far as you would like. Presumably if a restraint was left open during the ride and was any higher than what they raise to, it would be ripped off by the narrow clearances. Once in the seat there is very little room to move. This is not a ride for chlosterphobics. You cannot move your legs much, you cannot raise your arms.
The operator gave the clear to go and my heart began to pound. X was the last ride to actually make me nervous for my first ride. Don't plan on talking to your riding buddy while heading up the lift. The anti-rollbacks are some of the loudest I've ever heard, only taking breaks at each pair of tires giving just enough time to hear myself shouting profanities. Cresting the lift I realized that I was finally on this classic coaster, although I may have been dreaming for a little too long as my car was yanked down the impossible first drop. What a kick that thing has! 
Into the two vertical loops, which give major hangtime at the top along with some very strange direction changes while in the loops. I would have loved to go through those before the modifications. I didn't bang my head much, and the little I did was absorbed very nicely by the soft padding. The remainder of the ride is an absolute blur to me except for two things, the first being the incredibly tight clearances. I've never seen such small "holes" for a train to travel through. I honestly thought at one point that Tom's head was inches away from being hit! The second thing is the crazy, logic-defying loopscrew. I guess I had been focusing on this one element so much after the first two loops that I didn't pay too much attention to the third since I remember being whipped through that one. Finally, the infamous loopscrew. What would it feel like? Pure bliss. I didn't think it was possible, even while on the ride. I think I muttered something like "Where the hell is the train going." I couldn't believe it when the front of the train headed off in what seemed like a completely different direction while at the top of the loop. Absolute insanity.
Overall, the ride lived up to my expectations although it is not a ride for everyone. While Zonga does have some bumpy spots, they aren't a Flashback bumpy. This has easily become one of my favorite coasters which I hope has years of worry-free operation ahead of it. In years where many Schwarzkopf classics are dying, this one gets a new life. Thank you Six Flags Marine World for bringing a modern classic back from the grave.
-Karl
