Greezed Lightnin' (Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom)

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Greezed Lightnin'

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Location Louisville, Kentucky, USA Coordinates 38.196407°N 85.744828°W / 38.196407; -85.744828 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 Coordinates 42.3685839728°N 87.9338264598°W / 42.3685839728; -87.9338264598 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

The vertical loop on Tidal Wave at Six Flags Great America

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. After its closure in 1991, it was put into storage at Six Flags Over Mid-America from 1992 to 1994 before being 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 Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom on April 25, 2003 as Greezed Lightnin'.

The ride closed in 2009 along with Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom due to Six Flags' bankruptcy. The ride was dismantled and scrapped 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 launch and tower, remain in storage on the park's property.

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".

Design

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

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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  Construction of Greezed Lightnin'
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  The entrance sign
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External links

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  Greezed Lightnin' on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Greezed Lightnin' on Coaster-Count.

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  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

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