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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | Shuttle Loop (Weight Drop) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track layout | Shuttle loop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greezed Lightnin' was a Schwarzkopf launched shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags 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 dismantled 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 put into storage at Six Flags Over Mid-America from 1992 to 1994 [2][3] before being relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia. There, it would be renamed Viper and reopen on April 29, 1995.[4] This was the only launched coaster at the park. The attraction closed on September 16, 2001. It reopened at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom on April 25, 2003 as Greezed Lightnin'.[5]
The ride closed in 2009 along with Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom due to Six Flags' bankruptcy.[6] The ride was dismantled and scrapped in July 2013.[7] The station building was reused for Lightning Run, which opened in 2014 for the reopening of Kentucky Kingdom.[8] Components of the ride, including the weight drop launch and tower, remain in storage on the park's property.[9]
At Six Flags Great America, a gravestone displayed during Fright Fest pays tribute to the coaster. It reads "was rebuilt in Kentucky... wasn't so lucky".[10]
Design
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Greezed Lightnin' launched from the station to a top speed of 57 mph in a total of 6 seconds. Next, the train 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 featured sand track and supports when operating at Six Flags Over Georgia, and blue track and supports at Six Flags Great America.
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.
Images
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References
- ↑ "Tidal Wave hits Great America".
- ↑ "Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Louisville, Kentucky Greezed Lightnin' Construction February 26, 2003". Negative-G.
- ↑ "Six Flags Great America". Theme Park Timelines.
- ↑ "Scream Machine (Nearby Notes)".
- ↑ Kentucky Kingdom gets shuttle loop coaster - Amusement Today (Wayback archive)
- ↑ "Six Flags announces Kentucky Kingdom closure".
- ↑ Jackson, Sarah (2013-07-13). "Coasters coming down at Kentucky Kingdom". WAVE3. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ↑ "Kentucky Kingdom set to reopen this weekend".
- ↑ CivilianSatellite (2021-08-24). "Keys to the Kingdom 2 - Kentucky Kingdom - So Many Parks 84". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ↑ Drabek, Paul B. (2012-10-06). "Six Flags Great America Theme Park". negative-g.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
External links
- Greezed Lightnin' on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Greezed Lightnin' on Coaster-Count.
- Greezed Lightnin' on sixflags.com.
| 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 |