Fahrenheit

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Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit's 97° drop

Hersheypark
Location	Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°17′25″N 76°39′19″W / 40.290174°N 76.655248°W / 40.290174; -76.655248
Status	Operating since May 24, 2008
Cost	$12,100,000 USD

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Product

Vertical Lift Coaster

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel

Riders per train

12

Hourly capacity

850

Propulsion

Vertical Chain Lift hill

Height

121 feet

Drop

115 feet

Top speed

58 mph

Length

2700 feet

Inversions

6

Drop angle

97°

Duration

1:25

G-Force

5

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

Elements
Vertical chain lift hill Norwegian loop Cobra roll Double corkscrew Over-banked curve Hill Helix

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

Trains

3 trains with 3 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train.

Images

The double corkscrew
The Norweigan loop
View from the waterpark
Fahrenheit in 2020
The entrance and test seat
The original restraints
The safety sign
The lift hill mechanics

External links

Fahrenheit on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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