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Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||||||||||||||
Product | Custom MK-700 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Steel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Propulsion | Tire propelled lift | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 27.9 feet | ||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 1148.3 feet | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hornet is a steel roller coaster located at Wonderland Amusement Park in Amarillo, Texas, USA. It is a custom installation using Vekoma's MK-700 track system.
History
The ride first operated at Boblo Island in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada where it opened in 1988. Called Nightmare, the ride was enclosed.[1] It closed with the park in 1993.[2]
In 1995, the ride reopened at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA as Mayan Mindbender.[3] It closed with the park on October 30, 2005.[4]
The roller coaster reopened at Wonderland Amusement Park on June 3, 2009. For the first time, it was operating outside.
Design
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Color scheme
Dark green track and white supports. The ride used to feature black track and supports at both AstroWorld and Boblo Island.
Trains
Single train with 12 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Incident
In Summer 2001, a 13-year-old boy was seriously injured when he fell from Mayan Mindbender.[5]
Gallery
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The ride's logo
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A view of one of the cars
References
- ↑ "New roller coasters springing up". Chicago Tribune. 1988-04-24. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Boblo Island closed 25 years ago: Here's what it looks like now".
- ↑ Six Flags Houston 1995 brochure
- ↑ "For AstroWorld, the ride is over".
- ↑ Thrilled to Death - HoustonPress
External links
- Hornet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Hornet on Coaster-Count.
- Hornet on the parks website
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