I think you actually go faster before you start going up the first hill. Aren't you supposed to go the fastest coming down the first hill? (At least that is roller coaster tradition)
Before I even looked at these comments I knew what some of them would say. There are alway the "parents exploiting their children" comments on a story like this as well as the "coming to the defense" comments despite the fact that we really have no idea how or why the child is performing something like this from only watching the video.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/7QBh_o9-d9PHUC5F39HO3w?selected=LD9zN6R8_r5Giv-TrPb-Ow