Maverick
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched | ||||||||
| Model / product | LSM Launch Coaster | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 12 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1200 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | LSM lift hill and LSM launch | ||||||||
Height105 feet
Drop100 feet Top speed70 mph Length4450 feet Inversions2 Steepest drop95° Duration2:30
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| Bank angle: 92° - HELP | |||||||||
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Maverick is an Intamin launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. It was manufactured by Intamin, and was the five-hundredth roller coaster designed by German engineer Werner Stengel. Maverick includes a more than vertical 95° drop and the world's first twisted horseshoe roll--two 360 degree barrel rolls separated by a 180 degree turn.
History[edit | edit source]
White Water Landing, a log flume ride at Cedar Point, was retired after the 2005 season, to make way for Cedar Point's newest roller coaster. Cedar Point had the name Maverick filed for trademark, heightening speculation for another roller coaster. During the 2006 season, supports for the new ride began to arrive in Cedar Point, and the park gave up hiding their new roller coaster. During the 2006 off-season, Maverick was constructed. On May 8, Cedar Point announced that the rides opening would by delayed from May 12 to May 26, as the heartline roll element needed to be replaced. This was due to the inversion being very intense as too much stress was put on the track, trim brakes were also added to the hill before the turnaround into were the roll was.
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Design[edit | edit source]
It was stated that the heartline roll put excessive stress on the trains and caused g-forces that would've put stress on the riders as well. With only one delay, Maverick opened to the public on May 26, 2007.
Trains[edit | edit source]
3 trains with 3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
The LSM Lift Hill
The First Drop
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Maverick on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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