Skyrush
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||
| Product | Wing Coaster | ||||||
| Type | Steel - Semi-floorless - Hyper | ||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||
| Propulsion | Cable lift hill | ||||||
| Height | 200 feet | ||||||
| Drop | 186 feet | ||||||
| Top speed | 75 mph | ||||||
| Length | 3600 feet | ||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||
| Drop angle | 85° | ||||||
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Skyrush is an Intamin hyper roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. The ride was opened on May 26, 2012. It is one of two wing coasters made by Intamin. The attraction features a different train style from B&M Wing Coasters and the Accelerator Coaster Furius Baco at PortAventura Park.
History
Skyrush opened on May 26, 2012.[1]
Design
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Skyrush features an 85° drop and five airtime hills.[2] The ride uses a cable lift to ascend the first hill. Skyrush was the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster at Hersheypark until the opening of Candymonium in 2020.
Trains
2 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train. Skyrush's trains use over-the-shoulder lapbars that tighten on each drop. Since this has resulted in extreme pressure on rider's thighs, it has given the ride the unfortunate nickname of "Thighcrush".
Images
Skyrush's entrance
The test seat
The queue line
The loading station
The lift hill mechanics
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References
External links
- Skyrush on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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