Greezed Lightnin' (Kentucky Kingdom)

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Greezed Lightnin'

Kentucky Kingdom Location Louisville, Kentucky, USA Coordinates 38.196407°N 85.744828°W / 38.196407; -85.744828 Park section Six Flags Circle Status Defunct Operated April 25, 2003 to 2009 Rider height 42 inch minimum Replaced by Lightning Run
Six Flags Over Georgia Name Viper Location Austell, Georgia, USA Coordinates 33.766655°N 84.552688°W / 33.766655; -84.552688 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
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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The vertical loop on 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. 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. 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'.

The ride closed in 2009 along with Kentucky Kingdom due to Six Flags' bankruptcy. The ride was demolished in July 2013. The station building was reused for Lightning Run, which opened in 2014 for the reopening of Kentucky Kingdom. Components of the ride, including the weight drop tower, remain in storage on the park's property.

Design

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

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.

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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  Construction of Greezed Lightnin'

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  The entrance sign

External links

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  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

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