Greased Lightnin'

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Greased Lightnin'

Paramount's Great America Location Santa Clara, California, USA Coordinates 37.396670°N 121.972979°W / 37.396670; -121.972979 Park section All American Corners Status Defunct Operated July 8, 1977 to 2002
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf
Product	Shuttle Loop (Weight Drop)
Type	Steel - Launched - Shuttle
Track layout	Shuttle loop
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	1300
Propulsion	Weight drop launch
Height	137.8 feet
Top speed	57 mph
Length	863 feet
Track inversions	1
Rider inversions	2
Drop angle	70°
Duration	0:38
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Greased Lightnin' was a Schwarzkopf launched shuttle roller coaster previously located at Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, California, USA. It operated from 1977 to 2002.

History

Greased Lightnin' originally opened on July 8, 1977 as Tidal Wave. It was renamed Greased Lightnin' in 1999. It closed three years later in 2002 and was relocated to and stored at Six Flags Marine World. Some of the stored ride's track was reused on Greezed Lightnin' at Kentucky Kingdom.

The footers and maintenance shed were not removed and remain standing.

Design

Elements
Weight drop launch Vertical loop Vertical rollback Vertical rollback

Greased Lightnin' launched from the station to a top speed of 57 mph in a total of 6 seconds. Next, the ride traveled through a vertical loop and up a 70° incline. At this point, the ride fell backwards through the entire design and past the station to another incline. After climbing and falling down that incline, the train slowly rolled into the station.

Color scheme

Green track and blue supports. The ride used to feature blue track and supports when operating as Tidal Wave.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

External links

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  Greased Lightnin' on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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