Lightning Run

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Lightning Run

Kentucky Kingdom
Location	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Coordinates	38°11′47″N 85°44′41″W / 38.196407°N 85.744828°W / 38.196407; -85.744828
Status	Operating since May 24, 2014
Cost	$7,000,000 USD
Replaced	Greezed Lightnin'

Statistics

Manufacturer

Chance Rides

Product

Hyper GT-X Coaster

Designer / calculations

Joe Draves

Type

Steel

Riders per train

20

Hourly capacity

800

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

225 feet × 685 feet

Height

100 feet

Drop

100 feet

Top speed

55 mph

Length

2500 feet

Inversions

0

Drop angle

80°

Duration

2:00

Lightning Run is a steel roller coaster located at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Opened on May 24, 2014, it is the first Hyper GT-X Coaster built by Chance Rides.^[1] The ride's station was previously used for Greezed Lightnin'.

History

The addition of Lightning Run was announced in November 2013.^[2]

Lightning Run opened on May 24, 2014 with the reopened Kentucky Kingdom.^[3]

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Over-banked curve Helix

Trains

2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

References

↑ Hyper GT-X Coaster - Chance Rides
↑ "Chance Rides Showcases Car for Kentucky Kingdom's New Lightning Run Hyper GT-X Coaster at IAAPA Expo".
↑ "Kentucky Kingdom re-opens to public for the first time since 2009". WDRB. 2014-05-24. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

External links

Lightning Run on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
A picture of the lead car at IAAPA 2013

Articles on Kentucky Kingdom

Coasters

Present	Kentucky Flyer Lightning Run Roller Skater Storm Chaser Thunder Run
Former	Chang Greezed Lightnin' Road Runner Express Starchaser T3 Twisted Twins Vampire

Other attractions

Present	Bluebeard's Bounty Break Dance Cyclos Eye of the Storm FearFall FlutterFly Flying Dutchman Giant Wheel Himalaya Mile High Falls Professor John's Flying Machines Raging Rapids River Ride Rock-A-Bye Swings Scream Extreme Skycatcher Tin Lizzies
Former	Chaos Enterprise Quake Rainbow Skycoaster Slingshot Superman: Tower of Power Thrill Karts

[1] Hyper GT-X Coaster - Chance Rides

[2] "Chance Rides Showcases Car for Kentucky Kingdom's New Lightning Run Hyper GT-X Coaster at IAAPA Expo".

[3] "Kentucky Kingdom re-opens to public for the first time since 2009". WDRB. 2014-05-24. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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