Steel Venom
- For the roller coaster formerly located at Geauga Lake, see Possessed.
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||
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| Model / product | Impulse Coaster | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 950 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | LIM launch (multi-pass) | ||||||||
Height185 feet
Drop175 feet Top speed68 mph Length630 feet Inversions0 Steepest drop90°
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Steel Venom is a steel launched invertedshuttle roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA. It was built by Intamin and opened on May 17, 2003.
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History[edit | edit source]
Steel Venom was announced in September 2002. It represented an investment of $8,500,000 USD.[1]
Design[edit | edit source]
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Riders are launched forward three times and back twice. On the second launch backwards, riders are briefly stopped by the holding brake.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
| Roller coasters at Valleyfair | |||||||||
| Present | Corkscrew • Cosmic Coaster • Excalibur • High Roller • Mad Mouse • Renegade • Steel Venom • Wild Thing | ||||||||
| Former | Rails • Mild Thing | ||||||||