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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
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Six Flags Houston 1995 brochure
- ↑ "For AstroWorld, the ride is over". https://www.chron.com/business/article/For-AstroWorld-the-ride-is-over-1936503.php.
- ↑ Thrilled to Death - HoustonPress
External links
- Hornet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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