Claw (Hersheypark)

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Claw
Hersheypark
Location Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°17′21″N 76°39′22″W / 40.28924703°N 76.65598002°W / 40.28924703; -76.65598002
Status Operating since May 9, 2003
Statistics
Manufacturer Chance Rides
Product Revolution 32
Designer / calculations KMG
Type
Capacity 32 riders per cycle
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The Claw is a frisbee ride located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. It was opened in 2003 along with Frontier Flyers.[1]

History

The Claw opened on May 9, 2003.

The ride was forced to close in July 2017 after an accident occurred on a similar ride at Ohio State Fair, where one of the seats collapsed, killing a single passenger and injuring seven others.[2]

References

  1. "'Claw' tops new park rides". The Daily News.
  2. "Hersheypark shuts down 'The Claw' after 18-year-old killed on similar ride at Ohio State Fair".


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