Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train

Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train

Blackbeard's long train climbing the lift
Six Flags Great Adventure
Park section Lakefront
Coordinates 40°8′5.38″N 74°26′23.07″W / 40.1348278°N 74.4397417°WCoordinates: 40°8′5.38″N 74°26′23.07″W / 40.1348278°N 74.4397417°W
Status Operating
Opening date 1999[1]
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Zierer
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Tivoli - Large
Track layout Double Figure Eight
Lift/launch system Drive tire lift hill
Height 26.3 ft (8.0 m)
Length 1,181.1 ft (360.0 m)
Speed 22.4 mph (36.0 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:05
Capacity 1,250 riders per hour
Height restriction 41 in (104 cm)
Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train at RCDB
Pictures of Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train at RCDB

Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. It was opened in 1999, classified as a junior roller coaster.[1] It is a smaller, family-oriented coaster. It is considered a Junior Coaster rather than a kiddie coaster because Adults can ride without a child and the restraints are slightly larger than that of a children's rollercoaster.

Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train has a single 20-car train, by far the longest in the park. Each car has a single row of two seats for a total of 40 riders. However, the cars are so small that two adults cannot comfortably fit in one car. It also has one of the longest stations in the park, with an individual entrance gate for every row except the first (the operator panel and computer shed are in the way). Because there is only one train, no block safety system is needed and the station also serves as the main brake run. In the early 2007 season, it was reprogrammed to complete two circuits of the track in each cycle. It makes two loops around a figure-8 track.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brady MacDonald (24 July 2011). "Top 10 roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure". Los Angeles Times (Eddy Hartenstein). Retrieved 12 July 2012.