Possessed

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Possessed

Full layout of Possessed
Dorney Park Location Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Status Operating since May 17, 2008 Rider height Minimum: 52 inch Maximum: 78 inch
Geauga Lake Name Steel Venom Location Aurora, Ohio, USA Operated May 5, 2000 to 2006
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Product	Impulse Coaster Twist & Spike (56m)
Type	Steel - Inverted - Launched - Shuttle
Track layout
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°
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Possessed is a steel inverted launched shuttle roller coaster located at Dorney Park 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 from 2000 to 2006.

History

Comparison of the rides sign before and after its retheme.

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. 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 renamed Steel Venom. In January 2007, a park map was released with Steel Venom missing, leading to speculation that the roller coaster would be removed. By May, most of the track had been dismantled. On September 21 of the same year, Cedar Fair announced the permanent closure of Geauga Lake.

The attraction opened at Dorney Park under the name Voodoo on May 17, 2008. For the following season, the name was changed to Possessed. This was due to Six Flags patenting the name "Voodoo" in 2008.

Possessed did not operate in 2020, but reopened in 2021.

Design

Elements
LIM launch (multi-pass) Twisted vertical rollback Vertical rollback

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.

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

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  Steel Venom sign

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Dorney Park

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  Sections of Voodoo track in storage before it was installed in 2008

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  The back spike with a train

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  The station of Possessed

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  View from the parking lot

External links

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  Possessed on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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