| Greezed Lightnin' | |
| Greezed's loop and front spike. | |
| Kentucky Kingdom | |
| Status | SBNO |
|---|---|
| Opened | 2003 |
| Closed | 2010 |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | |
| Status | Relocated |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Six Flags Great America | |
| Status | Relocated |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel - Launched |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Shuttle |
| Height | 137.8 ft (42.0 m) |
| Drop | 130.5 ft (39.8 m) |
| Length | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Max speed | 60 mph (97 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 (Passed Through Twice) |
| Duration | 0:30 |
| Capacity | 1300 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 6 in (107 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Greezed Lightnin' at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Greezed Lightnin' at RCDB | |
| Amusement Parks Portal | |
Greezed Lightnin' is a shuttle roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a standard sit-down Schwarzkopf "Shuttle Loop" with a weight drop launch system. The ride accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in less than six seconds, takes the riders though a single loop and up a 70 degree incline, and then does the same track backwards. Greezed Lightnin' is known for being exceptionally loud. In fact, the sound of the train heading through the brake run can be heard all through the park.
Previously this coaster was at Six Flags Over Georgia as Viper, and before that at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, as Tidal Wave. Ironically, another Schwarzkopf shuttle loop named Tidal Wave, then located at Marriott's Great America in California, was renamed Greased Lightnin’ after the song in the Paramount movie Grease when Paramount Parks purchased the park. In the 2005/2006 off-season, this now-retired coaster was used as parts for Greezed Lightnin' in Kentucky, the subject of this article.
Another Schwarzkopf shuttle loop was also named Greezed Lightnin', but this one was operated at Six Flags Astroworld in Texas before the park's demolition, and has been relocated to Joyland Amusement Park.
The sites the Kentucky Greezed Lightnin' occupied at both Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Over Georgia have been taken over by other coasters. The site at Great America is occupied now by Batman: The Ride, and the site in Georgia is occupied by Superman: Ultimate Flight.
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