Well, I've got to say, I like it more now.
It's good to see some smiling faces when the train rolls back into the station, verses the old silence, minus the groaning from pain.
Really, when I rode it on KIC day, the only time I've ridden it since the loop removal, I really enjoyed myself. It was kinda fun to be beat around for the brief period. BUT, I am still young, and I'm sure my opinion of getting beat around on a coaster being fun, will change over time.