Intimidator 305
The Intimidator Thunders Into Virginia April 2010!
The tallest and fastest gravity driven roller coaster on the East Coast screams along 5,100 feet of steel track at 92 MPH! At a whopping 305 feet tall, Intimidator will be the BIGGEST and BADDEST steel roller coaster in the Mid-Atlantic and on the East Coast!
Featured in the Guinness World Records, the Giga-Coaster belongs to the family of ultra high coasters with a first drop of 300 feet or more resulting in a train speed in excess of 90 MPH.
KEY STATISTICSTrack Length: 5,100 feet
Maximum Height: 305 feet
Lift Hill Angle: 45 degrees
Length of First Drop: 300 feet
Angle of First Drop: 85 degrees
Fastest Speed: Excess of 90 MPH
Ride Time: 3 minutes
Airtime Humps: 6 including S-curve transitions
High Speed Turns: 3 at ground level
Investment: $25 million
Scheduled Debut:
Date: April 2010
Physical Dimensions:
Track Length: 5,100 feet
Maximum Height: 305 feet
Lift Hill Angle: 45 degrees
Length of First Drop: 300 feet
Angle of First Drop: 85 degrees
Length of Other Drops: 150 feet
Airtime Humps: 6 including S-curve transitions
High Speed Turns: 3 at ground level
Time, Speed, Capacity:
Fastest Speed: Excess of 90 MPH
Ride Time: 3 minutes
Hourly Capacity:: 1,350 riders
Number of Trains: Two
Vehicles: Four passenger open design trains with overhead lap bars but no over-the-shoulder harnesses
Structure & Design:
Lift Hill Structure: 400 tons
Track: 1,000 tons
Supports: 1,000 tons
Foundations: 7,750 cu. yds concrete and 450 tons of reinforcing steel
Braking System: Fail-Safe Eddy Current Braking System
Acres Covered: 5 acres
Design and Construction: Design by Intamin AG of Wollerau Switzerland
Foundations by Whiting and Turner Contracting Company
Erection by Adena Corporation
Station Construction by Whiting and Turner Contracting Company
Investment:Investment:
$25 million
About The Designer
Intamin AG is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Gary Palmer, MD and Arnold Bernsteiner.
Intamin is a major player in the amusement park attractions industry, supplying some 22 different styles of rides to a variety of parks.
Intamin is well known for being innovative and creative with their rides. They were some of the first to create a magnetic propulsion system (Linear induction motors/Linear Synchronous Motors) and remain one of only a handful of manufacturers continuing to use such technology on roller coasters. Intamin also created the first hydraulic launch system.
Intamin is known for their massive "Giga" (over 300 ft/91 m) coasters. Their designs currently occupy the top 2 spots of the Golden Ticket Awards.
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