Possessed
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||
| Product | Impulse Coaster Twist & Spike (56m) | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||||
| Track layout | U-Shuttle | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | LIM launch (multi-pass) | ||||||||||
| Height | 180 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 165 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 70 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 704 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drop angle | 90° | ||||||||||
Possessed is a steel inverted launched shuttle roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. The ride is located towards the front of the park to the left of the main entrance. It formerly operated at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom from May 5th 2000 to July 2006.
History
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Comparison of the ride's sign before and after its retheme
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In December 1999, Premier Parks announced a $40 million expansion to Geauga Lake, which would be renamed Six Flags Ohio for the 2000 season. This included four new roller coasters, one of which being Superman Ultimate Escape, an Impulse Coaster from Intamin.[1] This was the second Impulse Coaster to open and the first one with a twisted vertical spike. Superman Ultimate Escape opened on May 5, 2000.
After the park was sold to Cedar Fair in 2004, the Superman branding was removed and the attraction was renamed Steel Venom.[2] Steel Venom abruptly closed in July 2006 following a major malfunction causing damage to the ride's train. The ride never reopened.[3][4] In January 2007, a park map was released with Steel Venom missing, leading to speculation that the roller coaster would be removed.[5] In February 2007, it was confirmed by Cedar Fair that Steel Venom was indeed being removed to be sent to another Cedar Fair park.[6] By May, most of the track had been dismantled.[7] On September 21 of the same year, Cedar Fair announced the permanent closure of Geauga Lake.[8]
The attraction opened at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom under the name Voodoo on May 17, 2008.[9] For the following season, the name was changed to Possessed. This was due to Six Flags patenting the name "Voodoo" in 2008.[10]
Possessed did not operate in 2020, but reopened in 2021.[11]
Design
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The train goes across the track five times per cycle. Upon opening, the ride had red track and blue supports. When it was relocated, it received its current yellow and teal colour scheme.
Colour scheme
Yellow track and aqua supports, used to have red track and blue supports when at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom.
Trains
Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.
Images
Geauga Lake
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Steel Venom in 2005 -
Steel Venom sign -
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View from the parking lot
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Dorney Park
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Sections of Voodoo track in storage before it was installed in 2008 -
The back spike with a train -
A train being launched -
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View from the parking lot
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References
- ↑ "Geauga Lake to Expand and Become Six Flags Ohio". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ "Trifecta of fun: Geauga Lake rejoins Cedar Point, Kings Island in Ohio lineup". The Blade. 2004-05-23. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Geauga Lake History". Geauga Lake Today.
- ↑ "Dorney Park". Screamscape.
- ↑ "Steel Venom MISSING from GL 2007 Map!". NewsPlusNotes.
- ↑ "Geauga Lake". Screamscape.
- ↑ "Steel Venom Almost Totally Down". NewsPlusNotes.
- ↑ "Geauga Lake silences rides; water park remains".
- ↑ Voodoo Opened Today - NewsPlusNotes
- ↑ "Why did Dorney Park change name of Voodoo?". The Morning Call.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|archive=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dorney Park Opens for 2021 Season - A Look at the Park's New Season of Fun". NewsPlusNotes. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
External links
- Possessed on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
