Greezed Lightnin' (Kentucky Kingdom)

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Greezed Lightnin'

Kentucky Kingdom
Location	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	April 25, 2003 to 2009
Replaced by	Lightning Run

Six Flags Over Georgia
Name	Viper
Location	Austell, Georgia, USA
Operated	April 29, 1995 to September 9, 2001
Replaced by	Superman Ultimate Flight

Six Flags Great America
Name	Tidal Wave
Location	Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Operated	May 6, 1978 to 1991
Replaced by	Batman The Ride

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Type

Steel - Launched - Shuttle

Product

Shuttle Loop (Weight Drop)

Riders per train

28

Hourly capacity

1300

Propulsion

Weight drop launch from 0 mph - 57 mph in 6 s

Height

137.8 feet

Top speed

57 mph

Length

863 feet

Track inversions

1

Rider inversions

2

Drop angle

70°

Duration

0:38

HELP

The vertical loop on Greezed Lightnin' when it was called Tidal Wave at Six Flags Great America.

Greezed Lightnin' was a Schwarzkopf launched shuttle roller coaster located at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

The ride previously operated at Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Over Georgia. It closed in 2009 and was demolished in July 2013.

History

The ride originally opened as Tidal Wave at Six Flags Great America on May 6, 1978.^[1] After its closure in 1991, it was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia. There, it would be renamed Viper and reopen on April 29, 1995.^[2] This was the only launched coaster at the park. The attraction closed on September 16, 2001. It reopened at Kentucky Kingdom on April 25, 2003 as Greezed Lightnin'.^[3]

The ride closed in 2009 along with the park.^[4] It was demolished in July 2013.^[5] The station building was reused for Lightning Run, which opened in 2014.

Design

Elements
Weight drop launch from 0-57 mph in 6.0 seconds Vertical loop Vertical rollback Vertical rollback

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

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders.

References

↑ "Tidal Wave hits Great America".
↑ "Scream Machine (Nearby Notes)".
↑ Kentucky Kingdom gets shuttle loop coaster - Amusement Today (Wayback archive)
↑ "Six Flags announces Kentucky Kingdom closure". https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201002/1693/.
↑ Jackson, Sarah (2013-07-13). "Coasters coming down at Kentucky Kingdom". WAVE3. https://www.wave3.com/story/22830837/coasters-coming-down-at-kentucky-kingdom/. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

External links

Greezed Lightnin' on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Tallest roller coaster tied with King Kobra White Lightnin' 1978
Preceded by Giant Coaster	Tallest roller coaster tied with King Kobra White Lightnin' 1978	Succeeded by Montezooma's Revenge

[1] "Tidal Wave hits Great America".

[2] "Scream Machine (Nearby Notes)".

[3] Kentucky Kingdom gets shuttle loop coaster - Amusement Today (Wayback archive)

[4] "Six Flags announces Kentucky Kingdom closure". https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201002/1693/.

[5] Jackson, Sarah (2013-07-13). "Coasters coming down at Kentucky Kingdom". WAVE3. https://www.wave3.com/story/22830837/coasters-coming-down-at-kentucky-kingdom/. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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