Topper track still rides about the same as real wooden coasters do. In fact regular wooden coasters also have steel on top of the wood in the rails. The wooden coaster feel comes from the shape of the track, the position of the upstop and sidestop wheels and the loser wheel suspension. Topper track just allows them to eliminate the increased maintenance of a wooden coaster while keeping the style. I personally think it would have been cool if rocky mountain had installed the walkways that traditional wooden coasters have. That way it would have looked exactly like a wooden coaster.