Georgia Scorcher

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Georgia Scorcher
Georgia Scorcher 's vertical loop element.
Location	Six Flags Over Georgia
Type	Steel - Stand-up
Status	Open
Opened	May, 1999
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Stand-up Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	107 feet (32.6 m)
Drop	101 feet (30.8 m)
Length	3,000 feet (914.4 m)
Max speed	54 mile per hour (86.9 km/h)
Inversions	2
Duration	1:24
Capacity	1300 riders per hour
Max G force	4
Georgia Scorcher at RCDB
Pictures of Georgia Scorcher at RCDB

The Georgia Scorcher is a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is the most recent stand-up coaster to have been constructed, debuting in 1999. The coaster is 107 feet (32.6 m) tall and has a track length of 3000 feet (914.4 m) and a top speed of 54 mph (86.9 kmh). It has two inversions: a vertical loop and a corkscrew.

Georgia Scorcher is one of the rare looping coasters that does not turn directly out of the lift hill. Instead, it has a straight first drop that leads into the vertical loop.

Unlike Mantis, Chang and Riddler's Revenge, which opened at Cedar Point in 1996, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in 1997 and Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1998 respectively, Georgia Scorcher did not continue the trend of the world's tallest and fastest stand-up coasters. Its layout is more along the lines of another stand-up coaster, Iron Wolf, which debuted in 1990 at Six Flags Great America as B&M's first-ever coaster.

Georgia Scorcher's motto is "Put your feet to the fire."

Roller coasters at Six Flags Over Georgia
Batman: The Ride - Dahlonega Mine Train - Déjà Vu – Georgia Cyclone – Georgia Scorcher – Goliath – Great American Scream Machine - Mind Bender - Ninja - Superman: Ultimate Flight – Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster