What is the steepest drop at Hersheypark?


What is the steepest drop at Hersheypark? 97 degrees and falling fast! Climb the steep, 121-foot lift hill before plummeting down the signature Fahrenheit® coaster 97-degree drop.


How scary is Skyrush?

Known as the tallest and fastest roller coaster at Hersheypark, Skyrush is not for the faint of heart! First, you're propelled up 200 feet of track in just 10 seconds. Next, you crest the hill and plunge down the nearly vertical 85 degrees at 75 mph with forces equal to five Gs.


What roller coaster has the biggest vertical drop?

Kingda Ka has the tallest roller coaster drop in the world at 418 feet. The tallest operating wooden coaster drop is Goliath's drop at 180 feet.


What is the slowest roller coaster in the world?

The Slowest Rollercoaster in the World - Tiger and Turtle Walking Coaster Duisburg.


What is the scariest ride in Hersheypark?

Arguably the most intense coaster at the park, Skyrush opened in 2012 and takes you up its lift hill at 20 miles per hour. The coaster's supports were drilled up to 120 feet into the ground, which is the same height as the tallest hill on Fahrenheit.


What is the craziest ride at Hersheypark?

Ride the edge and feel the rush! Skyrush® roller coaster climbs 200 feet into the air before flying downhill at 75 mph. Experience 4 high speed turns, 5 zero-G airtime hills - all from a thrilling, winged-seat coaster train!


Is there a 90 degree drop roller coaster?

Plunge 200 feet on SheiKra - an intense coaster! Climb 200 feet to the edge of a 90-degree drop that inches you mercilessly over the edge—and stops.


Has a roller coaster ever fallen off the tracks?

Thrill-seekers at Gröna Lund park watched in horror as the front of the roller coaster train appeared to jump off the tracks before coming to a sudden halt as one car tilted toward the ground, according to witnesses.


What roller coaster has a 91 degree drop?

North America's tallest and world's fastest & steepest hybrid coaster. Iron Gwazi takes thrills to new heights, plunging riders from a 206 foot-tall peak into a 91-degree drop and reaching top speeds of 76 miles per hour.


What roller coaster goes 120 mph?

It's been two years since roller coaster fanatics have been able to ride Top Thrill Dragster, which sent riders in the air at 120 mph in just 3.8 seconds. Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio, shut down the ride in 2021 when a mishap led to a woman being seriously injured by a metal bracket that flew off the coaster.