you also have to remember it sounds like there will only be one station with the double track switcheroo type deal
**Edit** nvm, it is longer by 318 feet.
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadve ... media.html
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2004
KINGDA KA FACT SHEET
LOCATION: Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J.
?????????The Golden Kingdom????????? section
DESCRIPTION: As the tallest and fastest roller coaster on earth, Kingda Ka will join Six
Flags Great Adventure?????????s world-renowned coaster collection. This jawdropping
experience will launch riders 456 feet into the air at 128 mph.
OPENING DATE: Spring 2005
TYPE OF COASTER: Hydraulic launch coaster
MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 456 feet
MAXIMUM SPEED: 128 mph
STACKING UP TO Nitro: 230 feet, 80 mph
ITS SIBLINGS: Great American Scream Machine: 173 feet, 68 mph
Medusa: 143 feet, 55 mph
RIDE FEATURES: A hydraulic launch rockets riders horizontally from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5
seconds, then vertically 90 degrees into a quarter turn. Riders crest the
coaster?????????s tower an exhilarating 458 feet from the ground, then plunge
vertically into a 270-degree (three-quarter) spiral.
The train will swoop down a valley and climb a 129-foot second hill,
leaving guests feeling weightless before making a left turn back into the
station.
STATION DESIGN: Dual-loading station with switch track allows four trains to load and
unload simultaneously on two tracks.
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Kingda Ka Fact Sheet/Page 2
NUMBER OF TRAINS: 4
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
PER TRAIN: 18
TRACK LENGTH: 3,118 feet
LENGTH OF THE RIDE: 50.6 seconds
SAFETY SYSTEMS: Redundant safety system. Shoulder harness contains two locking devices
????????? hydraulic cylinders and ?????????check strap????????? that fastens into the shoulder
harness.
Dispatch Inhibit System ensures passengers are secured before
dispatching.
CAPICITY ?????????
RIDERS PER HOUR: 1,400
PEAK HORSEPOWER
TO TRAIN: 7400 HP
# # #
SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. ????????? & #63721; 2004
from the pdf factsheet @
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadve ... tsheet.pdf
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