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Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||
Product | Loop & Corkscrew | ||||||
Type | Steel | ||||||
Riders per train | 28 | ||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||
Height | 95 feet | ||||||
Drop | 65 feet | ||||||
Top speed | 45 mph | ||||||
Length | 1565 feet | ||||||
Inversions | 3 | ||||||
Drop angle | 45° | ||||||
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Steamin' Demon is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, USA. It was built by Arrow Dynamics and opened at its current location on May 26, 1984.
Steamin' Demon was the second roller coaster built at Great Escape and the first with inversions.
History
The ride first operated at Pontchartrain Beach in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It opened in 1978 and was called Ragin' Cajun. It closed in 1983 and was relocated to Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, where it opened the following year.
In 2016, the ride received virtual reality headgear showing a New Revolution film that many other Six Flags parks received.[1]
Design
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Steamin' Demon features a height of 95 feet, a drop of 65 feet and a max speed of 45 mph.[2]
The track is painted orange with yellow rails and the supports are painted blue. Previously, the track was painted orange. The track supports were green and the corkscrew supports yellow.
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
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Entrance to Steamin' Demon
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Steamin' Demon in 2004
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One of Steamin' Demon's trains
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The vertical loop in 2012
References
External links
- Steamin' Demon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.