Hornet (Wonderland Amusement Park)

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Hornet

Wonderland Amusement Park
Location	Amarillo, Texas, USA
Coordinates	35°14′39″N 101°49′59″W / 35.244045°N 101.832920°W / 35.244045; -101.832920
Status	Operating since June 3, 2009
Rider height	Minimum: 42 inch Min. unaccompanied: 48 inch

Six Flags AstroWorld
Name	Mayan Mindbender
Location	Houston, Texas, USA
Coordinates	29°40′35″N 95°24′17″W / 29.676325°N 95.404731°W / 29.676325; -95.404731
Park section	Oriental Village
Operated	1995 to October 30, 2005

Boblo Island
Name	Nightmare
Location	Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Operated	1988 to 1993

Statistics

Manufacturer

Vekoma

Product

Custom MK-700

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel - Family

Riders per train

24

Propulsion

Tire propelled lift

Height

27.9 feet

Length

1148.3 feet

Inversions

0

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Hornet is a steel family roller coaster located at Wonderland Amusement Park in Amarillo, Texas, USA. It is a custom installation using Vekoma's MK-700 track system.

History

The ride first operated at Boblo Island in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada where it opened in 1988. Called Nightmare, the ride was enclosed.^[1] It closed with the park in 1993.^[2]

In 1995, the ride reopened at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA as Mayan Mindbender.^[3] It closed with the park on October 30, 2005.^[4]

The roller coaster reopened at Wonderland Amusement Park on June 3, 2009. For the first time, it was operating outside.

Design

A view of one of the cars.

Elements
Tire propelled lift Helix Twisted hill

Color Scheme

Dark green track and white supports.

Trains

Single train with 12 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 24 riders per train.

Incident

In Summer 2001, a 13-year-old boy was seriously injured when he fell from Mayan Mindbender.^[5]

References

External links

Hornet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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[1] "New roller coasters springing up". Chicago Tribune. 1988-04-24. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-04-24-8803110340-story.html. Retrieved 2022-09-15.

[2] "Boblo Island closed 25 years ago: Here's what it looks like now". https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/09/the_haunting_remnants_of_boblo.html.

[3] Six Flags Houston 1995 brochure

[4] "For AstroWorld, the ride is over". https://www.chron.com/business/article/For-AstroWorld-the-ride-is-over-1936503.php.

[5] Thrilled to Death - HoustonPress

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