While suspended below the track, Silver Bullet will send riders climbing to a height of 146 feet and soaring back down an initial drop of 109 feet. Riders will spiral, corkscrew, fly into a cobra roll, and experience overbanked curves.
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| Hades: Big Chief's Mt. Olympus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Gravity Group, LLC has begun design work on a large wooden roller coaster project. The roller coaster, deemed Hades, will open in the spring of 2005 at Big Chief Mount Olympus Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Hades will be constructed in-house by the park and will be the fourth and largest wooden roller coaster in the park's collection. Nick Laskaris, the park's owner, describes the ride as huge compared to anything else in the region. The new ride will dominate the park's skyline, which is already defined by the park's three existing wooden roller coasters: Zeus (1997), Cyclops (1995) and Pegasus (1996). Gravity Group member Larry Bill was the head engineer for each of these rides. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| So far all of the ride�s details are unconfirmed, but the rumors place it�s height at 130 feet with the first drop into the underground tunnel at 150 feet. It seems they are also looking to score two world records with Hades: Longest Underground Coaster and possible one for the steepest drop on a wooden coaster. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Silver Bullet: Knotts Berry Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knott's Berry Farm expands its arsenal of thrill rides with the addition of Silver Bullet, the western themed roller coaster set to debut on Christmas Eve 2004. The high-flying $16 million coaster shoots onto the Ghost Town scene, soaring into Fiesta Village and back over Indian Trails. Chrome plated and floorless, Silver Bullet promises to be a blast. While suspended below the track, Silver Bullet will send riders climbing to a height of 146 feet and soaring back down an initial drop of 109 feet. Riders will spiral, corkscrew, fly into a cobra roll, and experience overbanked curves. |
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| Overall, riders will find themselves upside down six times including one vertical loop of 105 feet. With two trains and a capacity of 32 people per train, Silver Bullet will send 1,300 guests per hour head over heels on a 2.5-minute high-speed tour. The trains, each with 8 cars, will move riders under 3,125 feet of track. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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