Incredible Hulk Coaster
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| Incredible Hulk Coaster | |
| Islands of Adventure | |
| Area | Marvel Super Hero Island |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Attraction type | Steel |
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| Opening date | May 28, 1999 |
| Ride duration | 2:15 minutes |
| Length | 3700 ft (1127.8 m) |
| Maximum speed | 67 mph (107.8 km/h) |
| Height requirements | 54" (137 cm) |
The Incredible Hulk Coaster is a steel roller coaster located in Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, USA. It is named for the popular comic book superhero character, the Hulk. Voted the #1 roller coaster by Discovery Channel viewers in 1999,[citation needed] the roller coaster is unique because it features a launch lift hill as opposed to conventional chain lifts. This means the train accelerates to 40 mph (18 m/s) in a short time (approximately two seconds) before speeding through several inversions. When the Incredible Hulk opened, it featured the world's tallest cobra roll.
The Incredible Hulk is the only launched roller coaster produced by Bolliger & Mabillard. As a company, it is opposed to launched coasters because of perceived reliability problems,[citation needed] so it subcontracted the launch mechanism to another company.[citation needed]
The Incredible Hulk was featured at the beginning of the 1999 film House on Haunted Hill under the pseudonym "Terror Incognita".
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[edit] The queue
Volunteers enter the lab of Bruce Banner with many televisions showing the story of the Hulk. Bruce is now trying to find a way to reverse the effects, which the guests are about to take part in. While walking through the lab they encounter items including the generator, the Gamma core and the towers of power.
[edit] The ride
At the lift hill, riders enter the Project Gamma tube and hear Bruce Banner expressing his dismay at yet another malfunction. He says: "Everything looks good....I think...I think this time it's going to work". A malfunction of the machine takes place by a quote saying,"Warning: Coolant Levels Dropping." Bruce screams: "No....NO! NO!" After that sentence riders are shot out within 2 seconds at 40 mph and are sent through a zero-g roll, down a 105 foot drop and through a cobra roll. Riders complete a vertical loop, then enter a tunnel full of mist. At this point of the ride, the train's speed has reached approximately 60-67 mph. The train encircles the gamma tube and is sent into the back area. After another vertical loop, the coaster is slowed down by a brake run before being sent down another hill to a corkscrew. Riders then travel sideways through a camera area and then to the rides closing after a double helix.
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