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Fahrenheit
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Park

Hersheypark

Location

Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

Opened

May 24, 2008

Manufacturer

Intamin AG

Type

Sit-Down

Riders per train

12

Riders per hour

850

Height

121 feet (36.9 meters)

Top speed

58 mph (93.3 km/h)

Length

2,700 feet (823 meters)

Duration

1:25

Inversions

6

Steepest drop

97°

Fahrenheit is an Intamin AG sit-down roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Marketing[]

The ride's marketing campaign started as a post on the roller coaster website, ThrillNetwork regarding the sight of businessmen in the general area of where Fahrenheit was going to be built. The post included a link to the website, Nantimi.com. [1]

Over the course of the next few months. Hersheypark revealed more details in the form of e-mails, forum posts, and the Nantimi website.

Design[]

Fahrenheit features a vertical lift hill and a beyond vertical drop that is 97 degrees. It is also one of only two roller coasters in the world to feature a Norwegian loop.

Trivia[]

  • During "Hersheypark in the Dark" Fahrenheit is dubbed "Fearenheit".

Photo Gallery[]

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