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| Manufacturer | Caripro | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Batflyer | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Suspended - Single rail - Kiddie | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Elevator lift | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 35 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 8 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 0:50 | ||||||||||||||
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Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was a steel suspended single rail kiddie roller coaster themed after the cartoon Scooby-Doo located at Paramount's Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. It was built by Caripro and operated from 1998 to 2005.
History
In August 1997, Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was announced as part of a major expansion of Hanna-Barbera Land.[1] It opened April 18, 1998 and was billed as "America's first suspended coaster for kids".[2]
The ride utilized an elevator lift system that brought the car up vertically to the highest point of the ride.
Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was removed after the 2005 season to make way for Hanna-Barbera Land's merger with Nickelodeon Central into Nickelodeon Universe. The site became home to a new attraction named after the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.[3] Ghoster Coaster's track pieces sat in storage on the park's property for several years before ultimately being scrapped.
Design
Trains
Single car trains. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 2 riders per car.
Images
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The ride's entrance
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References
- ↑ "Cartoon playland to expand".
- ↑ "Kings Island aims at kids with 'Rugrats', 'Scooby Doo' attractions". Dayton Daily News. April 17, 1998. p. 84. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Kings Island: What's new for 35th season". The Cincinnati Post. 2006-04-13. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
External links
- Scooby's Ghoster Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
