Greezed Lightnin' (Kentucky Kingdom)

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Greezed Lightnin'
roller coaster
Kentucky Kingdom Location Louisville, Kentucky, USA Status Defunct Operated April 25, 2003 to 2009
Six Flags Over Georgia Location Austell, Georgia, USA Operated 1995 to 2001 Six Flags Great America Location Gurnee, Illinois, USA Operated 1978 to 1991
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf
Type	Steel - Launched - Shuttle
Model / product	Shuttle Loop (Weight Drop)
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	1300
Propulsion	Weight drop launch from 0 mph - 57 mph in 6 s
Height137.8 feet Top speed57 mph Length863 feet Track inversions1 Rider inversions2 Steepest drop70° Duration0:38
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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. It closed in 2009 and was dismantled in July 2013.

History

Greezed Lightnin' was relocated from Six Flags Over Georgia, where it operated from 1995 to 2001.

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.

References

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