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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||
| Track layout | Terrain | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,300 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 90 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 124 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 58 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 2800 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 4 | ||||||||
| Duration | 2:55 | ||||||||
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Great Bear is a steel inverted roller coaster located in Comet Hollow at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. It was the first inverted coaster built in Pennsylvania.
History
Great Bear was announced on August 19, 1997.[1] The ride opened on May 23, 1998.[2]
Design
Great Bear is painted purple and black and is located near Comet and the location of Skyrush. The coaster features four inversions: a vertical loop, an immelmann, a zero-g roll and a corkscrew. Because the coaster is located on a hill, the lift hill is only 90 feet yet drops riders 124 feet in a curved drop. The ride features a helix immediately before the drop, swinging riders above the park. After dropping, riders enter a vertical loop, an immelmann loop, and a zero-g roll. The ride continues over Comet Hollow before entering into the final inversion, a simple corkscrew. Riders are photographed by three on-ride cameras before coming to a complete stop on the brake run and returning to the station.
Trains
2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Images
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The vertical loop
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The immelmann
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Great Bear's zero-g roll
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Great Bear at sunset
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References
- ↑ "Hersheypark plans $13 million coaster". Intelligencer Journal. August 20, 1997. p. 8. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Tie shoes tight for Hersheypark's new inverted-loop coaster".
External links
- Great Bear on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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