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| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International | ||||||||||
| Builder | Great Coasters International | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Jeff Pike | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Hybrid | ||||||||||
| Track layout | L-Shaped Out and Back | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 12 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 69.7 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 67.2 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 44.3 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 2032 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1:15 | ||||||||||
White Lightning is a wooden hybrid roller coaster built by American firm Great Coasters International located at Fun Spot America in Orlando, Florida, USA. The ride has an L-shaped out and back layout and consists of wooden track and steel supports.
History
The ride opened alongside Freedom Flyer, a Vekoma junior inverted roller coaster.
A near-clone of White Lightning called Heidi The Ride opened in 2017 at Plopsaland De Panne. It has a slightly different layout in order to fit in the available space.
A 55-foot section of steel track was installed on the ride in September 2020. It was the first instance of the Titan Track product to be installed on a roller coaster and was designed and engineered by Skyline Attractions.[1]
Design
Despite having an out and back layout, the ride features multiple banked turns and swerves.
The control system was provided by Irvine Ondrey Engineering.
Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 12 riders per train.
Images
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The layout
References
- ↑ "Titan Track". Skyline Attractions, LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
External links
- White Lightning on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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