Fahrenheit

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roller coaster
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit's 97-degree drop
Hersheypark Location Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Status Operating since May 24, 2008 Cost $12,100,000 USD
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel
Riders per train	12
Hourly capacity	850
Propulsion	Vertical Chain Lift hill
Height121 feet Top speed58 mph Length2,700 feet Inversions6 Steepest drop97° Duration1:25
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Fahrenheit is an Intamin sit-down roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

Marketing

The ride's marketing campaign started as a post on the roller coaster website, ThrillNetwork regarding the sight of businessmen in the general area of where Fahrenheit was going to be built. The post included a link to the website, Nantimi.com. [1]

Over the course of the next few months. Hersheypark revealed more details in the form of e-mails, forum posts, and the Nantimi website.

Design

Fahrenheit features a vertical lift hill and a beyond vertical drop at an angle of 97 degrees. It is also one of only three roller coasters in the world to feature a norwegian loop.

Trivia

• During "Hersheypark in the Dark" Fahrenheit is dubbed Fearenheit

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Steepest roller coaster tied with Vild-Svinet Typhoon Speed Rage SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge May - July 2008
Preceded by Unknown	Steepest roller coaster tied with Vild-Svinet Typhoon Speed Rage SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge May - July 2008	Succeeded by Steel Hawg