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| Manufacturer | Premier Rides | ||||||||||
| Product | Catapult Coaster | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | LIM launch | ||||||||||
| Serial number | 9814[1] | ||||||||||
| Height | 78.8 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 60 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 2705 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 4 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1:15 | ||||||||||
| G-Force | 4.5 | ||||||||||
Poltergeist is a steel launched roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Built by Premier Rides, Poltergeist uses an LIM launch system instead of a traditional lift hill to propel the train. It opened on May 28, 1999.
History
On October 8, 1998, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced that they would be adding Poltergeist, Boomerang, Scream and twelve other attractions. This would be a part of the park's $30 million expansion.[2]
Poltergeist and Joker's Jinx at Six Flags America opened in 1999, three years after the world's first LIM-launched coasters, Outer Limits: Flight of Fear at Kings Island and its namesake at Kings Dominion. It replaced the Seaside Golf mini golf course which had operated from the opening of Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 1992 to 1998.[3]
Initially, the ride had over-the-shoulder restraints, but these were replaced in 2002 with individual ratcheting lap bars.
On July 4, 2021, Poltergeist closed for a refurbishment which included new theme elements, an indoor air-conditioned queue line, and a full repaint to fit in with the theme of Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger, a new roller coaster which opened in 2022. The ride reopened on September 3.[4]
Design
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Riders are launched from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.[2]
Color scheme
Originally painted yellow with turquoise supports. In 2021, the track was painted light green and the supports were painted dark green.[3]
Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Images
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The queue line
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References
- ↑ "Amusement ride stickers". Texas Department of Insurance. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Six Flags Festa Texas Announces $30 Million Expansion". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Poltergeist". SFFT Source. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "Six Flags Fiesta Texas". Screamscape. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
External links
- Poltergeist on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
