Possessed
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||
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| Product | Impulse Coaster Twist & Spike (56m) | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | LIM launch (multi-pass) | ||||||||
| Height | 180 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 165 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 70 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 704 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Angle | 90° | ||||||||
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Possessed is an 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.
History
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Comparison of the rides 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 with a twisted vertical spike.
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.[2] By May, most of the track had been dismantled.[3]
The attraction opened at Dorney Park under the name Voodoo on May 17, 2008.[4] For the following season, the name was changed to Possessed. This was due to Six Flags patenting the name "Voodoo" in 2008.[5]
Design
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The train goes across the track five times per cycle. On 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.
Photo Gallery
Geauga Lake
Steel Venom in 2005
Steel Venom sign
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Dorney Park
Sections of Voodoo track in storage before it was installed in 2008
The back spike with a train
The station of Possessed
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References
- ↑ "Geauga Lake to Expand and Become Six Flags Ohio". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/december99/stories/120999_02.shtml.
- ↑ "Steel Venom MISSING from GL 2007 Map!". NewsPlusNotes. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2007/01/steel-venom-missing-from-gl-2007-map.html.
- ↑ "Steel Venom Almost Totally Down". NewsPlusNotes. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2007/05/steel-venom-almost-totally-down.html.
- ↑ Voodoo Opened Today - NewsPlusNotes
- ↑ "Why did Dorney Park change name of Voodoo?". The Morning Call. https://web.archive.org/web/20090322192644/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-ent-dorney-coaster-031909-cn,0,3072339.story.
External links
- Possessed on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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