Have you guys ridden it?

No

Then wait until you ride it before you pass judgement please.

The Boardwalk is there due to the lack of bedrock to build the track on in certain area's.  The boardwalk sections are very fast and flowy and very scary in a couple of section, especailly the one point where it goes up and left out of sight very quickly. 

There is plenty of fun singletrack, and rocky descents to scare most people.

I did about 6 runs on it this week and enjoyed every one, even the one where by front wheel washed out in the berms near the bottom and i face planted (full face though).

I even did one run on my 4X bike and caught up with and passed several xc riders on there 6inch travel full sussers. 

The boardwalk does come in useful as a slight resting point as it does on the off beat dh track.  The red run is also a welcome change for DH'ers riding the OB DH, giving a longer and slightly less tiring run albeit with a few minor ups. 

FYI i did the other 5 runs on my Specialized Demo 7.7 in full DH mode. Will take my propght next time though!