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| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International | ||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Hybrid | ||||||||
| Track layout | Double Out and Back | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 120 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 108 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 59 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 4000 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||
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The Villain was a wooden roller coaster located at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, USA. It was the second Custom Coasters International coaster to feature a trick track element (the first was Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure) where the track banks from one side to another while staying otherwise on a straight path.
History
In December 1999, Premier Parks announced a $40 million expansion to Geauga Lake, which would be renamed Six Flags Ohio for the 2000 season. This included four new roller coasters, one of which being The Villain, a hybrid roller coaster from Custom Coasters International.[1]
The ride was constructed by Custom Coasters International and opened on May 5, 2000. It featured trains built by the German company Gerstlauer.
When it originally opened, the ride was moderately smooth, but by 2001, it became rougher and was retracked during the off-season. Rocky Mountain Construction, an Idaho-based manufacturing firm, handled the construction of the ride. The ride had been retracked by Martin & Vleminckx.
For the 2003 season, one of the ride's trains was reused on Raging Wolf Bobs.[2]
Shortly after the end of the 2007 season, Cedar Fair announced that the amusement park side of Geauga Lake would not be reopening for the 2008 season.[3] The Villian's last day of operation was September 16, 2007. It was subsequently demolished.
Villain's trains were relocated to Kings Island, another Cedar Fair park in Mason, Ohio. They start in storage for several seasons before presumably being scrapped.
Design
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Ride experience
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After leaving the station, the train makes a left turn and climbs a 120 foot tall chain lift hill. Riders then drop 108 feet at 59 mph. The train ascends a hill, before approaching a trick track. Following the trick track is the first turnaround. Then, riders hit a smaller hill and a second turnaround. After a straight section, the train races through some smaller hills and an another turnaround. Riders speed through a hill, followed by a few more. The last few hills lead to the final brake run.
Trains
6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The rolling stock was supplied by Gerstlauer.[4]
Incidents
In July 2000, a woman suffered a fractured skull and a broken nose after being hit by an unspecified object during the ride. The woman ultimately won a court case against Six Flags in 2006, claiming that the object was a rock thrown at the ride from a nearby picnic area. This area was closed after a 12-year-old girl's forehead was cut by a foreign object while riding in 2002. Six Flags argued that the object was another rider's mobile phone.[5]
Images
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The queue line
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References
- ↑ "Geauga Lake to Expand and Become Six Flags Ohio". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ "Rejected Amusements: Villain at Six Flags Ohio". NewsPlusNotes.
- ↑ "Geauga Lake silences rides; water park remains".
- ↑ "4-Seater Wooden Coaster Cars". Gerstlauer.
- ↑ "Jury awards $3.6 million to woman hurt on roller coaster". Cleveland19.
External links
- Villain on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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