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| Manufacturer | Arrow Development | ||||||||||
| Product | Launched Loop | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||||
| Track layout | Shuttle loop | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | 2 electric winch launches | ||||||||||
| Height | 56 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 47 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 45 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 635 feet | ||||||||||
| Track inversions | 1 | ||||||||||
| Rider inversions | 2 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1:06 | ||||||||||
| G-Force | 4 | ||||||||||
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Python was a roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Development that was formerly located at Adventure World in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA. It originally operated at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1978 to 1992 as the upper coaster of Lightnin' Loops.
Lightnin' Loops opened in 1978. The attraction consisted of two separate roller coasters with interlocking loops. The upper loop (this article) closed in 1992 and was relocated to Adventure World (now Six Flags America), where it reopened in 1993 and operated through 1998 when it was removed. The lower loop closed in 1987 and was later relocated to Frontier City, where it reopened in 1994 as Diamond Back, which still operates today.
Design
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Color scheme
Blue track and supports. The ride used to feature yellow track with black rails and yellow supports. It had white track with blue rails and white supports at Great Adventure.
Trains
Single train with 6 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Incident
On June 17, 1987, 19-year-old Karen Brown was killed after falling from the ride. An investigation by the State Labor Department concluded that the ride itself was operating properly, but that the ride operator started the ride without having made sure that all of the passengers were secured by the safety harnesses. The Department's Office of Safety Compliance further concluded that the accident would not have occurred had proper procedures been followed.
The park was found to be in violation of the Carnival/Amusement Ride Safety Act and was subsequently charged with the maximum state fines of $1,000. The ride was reopened on Saturday, October 10, 1987, with modifications made to the restraints to prevent a similar accident.[1] The ride was eventually dismantled and relocated to a different park.[2]
References
- ↑ Diamond, Randy (1988-06-05). "Great Adventure ending bad ride". Daily News. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ "U.S. Roller Coaster Fatalities (1972-1997)".
External links
- Python on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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