Voodoo (roller coaster)
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| Location | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
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| Type | Steel - Inverted - Launched |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 17, 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Intamin AG |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Twisted Impulse |
| Height | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Drop | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Length | 704 ft (215 m) |
| Max speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Capacity | 950 riders per hour |
| Voodoo at RCDB Pictures of Voodoo at RCDB |
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Voodoo is a launched steel Inverted roller coaster designed by Intamin AG and located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom.
[edit] Layout
The ride's layout consists of two vertical spikes, one twisted and the other with a holding brake on it. The ride begins after riders pull down the restraints and are then catapulted forwards by the use of linear induction motors. After the initial launch, the train heads up the twisted vertical spike that twists the train 180 degrees. The train then repeats the course backwards and shuttles back and forth three times.
[edit] History
The ride was originally built by Six Flags in 2000 where it opened at what had been known as Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure in Aurora, Ohio and was known as Superman: Ultimate Escape. When Six Flags sold Worlds Of Adventure to Cedar Fair, the park reverted to its original name, Geauga Lake. Due to the fact that Six Flags had exclusive rights to the name Superman, the coaster had to be renamed and it became known asSteel Venom.
The coaster was disassembled at the end of the 2006 season. At that point, rumors became to surface that Geauga Lake was going to cut back their offerings and maybe even close. At the end of the 2007 season, it was decided that Geauga Lake would close the ride side of the park and keep only the waterpark side open beginning in 2008.
This coaster had already been sent to Dorney Park and construction began in the fall of 2007. Construction was completed in April of 2008. According to the staff and management of the park, the coaster was expected to open on opening day of the 2008 season which is May 3, 2008 but did not. On April 30, Screamscape stated that the date of opening will be in mid-to-late-May. Park representatives comfirmed this on May 1.
On Friday, May 16, 2008, Voodoo was given the authorization to open. The coaster had a soft opening on Saturday May 17th, 2008 in the late afternoon. It also ran when the park was closed for a private event on May 18. Media day was on Wednesday May 21, 2008. The coaster finally had its grand opening on Friday, May 23, 2008.
