Personally, I liked the back of the train better. I don't know why a lot of you haven't had air in the back, but we had a ton. We had more air in the back than the front. When we hit the first drop, we were whipped out of our seats as we were cresting it! Then, on the 3rd hill, we didn't get airtime until we started to go over it, then we floated all the way down the 3rd hill, same with the other hills. Front seat = air as you ascend the hills, back seat = air as you descend the hilles. I guess what seat you like depends on the air you like.