Green Lantern

For the roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, see Vipère.

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Green Lantern

Entrance to Green Lantern.
Six Flags Great Adventure Location Jackson, New Jersey, USA Status Operating since May 25, 2011 Height restriction 54 inches Replaced Great American Scream Machine
Kentucky Kingdom Location Louisville, Kentucky, USA Operated April 4, 1997 to September 19, 2009 Cost $12,000,000 Replaced by Hurricane Bay water park expansion
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Stand-Up
Product	Stand-Up Coaster
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	1,556
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	154 feet
Drop	144 feet
Top speed	63 mph
Length	4155 feet
Inversions	5
Drop angle	45°
Duration	2:30
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Green Lantern is a Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. The ride was relocated from Kentucky Kingdom where it operated as Chang from 1997 to 2009. The ride was repainted green to go with the new theme. However, the vertical loop was left yellow.

History

The roller coaster while it was at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

Chang (1997 - 2009)

Chang was announced in August 1996. According to the park, the name "Chang" means "long" in Chinese.

The ride was initially constructed at Kentucky Kingdom by Martin & Vleminckx. When Chang opened on April 4, 1997, it set the record for this type of roller coaster in height, drop, speed, length, and number of inversionss. All of these records were formerly held by Mantis at Cedar Point and were later broken by Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Before its opening, the planned title for the coaster was "Riddler's Revenge", but that name was changed for unknown reasons. The ride was removed in 2009. The "Chang" sign was donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum. This was originally for a new waterpark region named Bonzai Beach, but these plans were cancelled when Six Flags announced plans to dispose of its Kentucky Kingdom property. When Kentucky Kingdom reopened in 2014, the new owners built a waterpark expansion on the former Chang site.

Green Lantern (2011 - Present)

The ride was moved to its current location at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2011, shortly after the closure of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. It replaced Great American Scream Machine, an Arrow Mega-Looper, which was torn down in 2010. The ride was rethemed to the DC Comics superhero, repainted, and given a new loading station. The storyline of the ride was intended to tie into the Green Lantern film releasing that year, and had the guests confronting Parallax, who in DC Comics is a giant, monstrous parasite that can feed on fear and possessed Hal Jordan. Because of this, the loop was left its original yellow, for riders were supposed to "fear" the loop.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill 121.6 foot tall vertical loop 103.8 foot tall dive loop 72 foot tall inclined loop Block brake Corkscrew Corkscrew

Green Lantern features a similar, but not identical layout to that of Mantis and Riddler's Revenge. The ride drops 144 feet into the former largest vertical loop in the world. Next, the ride goes into a series of elements including a dive loop, a diving turnaround, and an inclined loop. At this point, the ride travels through the mid-course brake-run. The second half of the ride features low-to-the-ground curves, and two corkscrews.

Trains

7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Photo Gallery

• Green Lantern
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  The first storyboard.

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  The second storyboard.

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  The third storyboard.

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  The fourth storyboard.

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  The fifth storyboard.

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  The sixth storyboard.

Tallest vertical loop April 4, 1997 - April 4, 1998
Preceded by Mantis	Tallest vertical loop April 4, 1997 - April 4, 1998	Succeeded by Riddler's Revenge

External links

• 
  Green Lantern on the Roller Coaster DataBase.