T3

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T3

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Kentucky Kingdom Location Louisville, Kentucky, USA Coordinates 38.194413°N 85.747122°W / 38.194413; -85.747122 Status Defunct Operated April 8, 1995 to October 30, 2022 Rider height Minimum: 52 inch Maximum: 79 inch
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	SLC (662m Prototype)
Onsite construction	Martin & Vleminckx
Type	Steel - Inverted
Hourly capacity	900
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	101.7 feet
Top speed	49.7 mph
Length	2171.9 feet
Inversions	5
Duration	1:36
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	KumbaK (2015-present) Vekoma (1995-2014)
Riders per train	14

T3 (pronounced "T-three" or "Terror to the Third Power"); originally known as T2 was a steel inverted roller coaster located at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Opened in 1995, T3 was the second of two prototype Suspended Looping Coasters built by Vekoma. It only has seven cars per train, as opposed to the usual ten found on other SLCs.

History

T2 in 2004

The ride originally opened as T2 on April 8, 1995.

In 2006, the ride was announced to be rethemed to Batman, with T2 being renamed to "Batman: The Ride" and Chang to "Riddler's Revenge." These plans were later cancelled.

T2 closed with the park in 2009 due to Six Flags' bankruptcy. Kentucky Kingdom reopened on May 24, 2014 under new ownership, but T2 remained closed. It was later announced that T2 would be overhauled and renamed T3 for the 2015 season.

T3 reopened on July 3, 2015, after receiving new modern-style vest restraints with soft straps and a bar that sits on riders' legs after being renovated at a cost of $2 million. The ride was also repainted entirely red.

On April 27, 2023, Kentucky Kingdom announced that T3 would not reopen. The ride was later listed for sale on Amusement-Rides.com. The ride was removed from the park in spring 2024.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Roll over Outward banked airtime hill Sidewinder Double in-line twist

See Suspended Looping Coaster.

Color scheme

Red track and supports. Opened with red track and supports, later changed to feature black track and supports. For its reopening in 2015, the color scheme was reverted back to the original all-red scheme.

Trains

2 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 14 riders per train.

Images

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  The loading station
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  T3 in 2015
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  T3 at night
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  One of the original trains

External links

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  T3 on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• T3 on the parks website

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