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| Manufacturer | Martin & Vleminckx | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | The Gravity Group, LLC | ||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Area | 748 feet × 97 feet | ||||||||
| Height | 70 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 63 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 42 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 2347 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Drop angle | 50.3° | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||
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Zippin Pippin is a wooden roller coaster at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. The ride was designed by The Gravity Group, LLC and manufactured by Martin & Vleminckx.[1][2] It opened to the public on May 21, 2011.[3]
The layout is based on the former Zippin Pippin at Libertyland which closed in 2005.
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
The Zippin Pippin used the trains and much of the mechanical hardware from the former Thunder Eagle roller coaster at Race World in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.[4]
Images
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The safety sign
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A train in the station
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References
- ↑ "Zippin Pippin". The Gravity Group, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Zippin Pippin". Martin & Vleminckx Ltd. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ Hornberger, Tim (May 21, 2011). "Zippin Pippin Roller Coaster Construction Blog: Opening Day Report - 5/21/2011". Zippin Pippin Roller Coaster Construction Blog. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Parts of Zippin Pippin came from another wooden roller coaster".
External links
- Zippin Pippin on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
