Hersheypark Announces Fahrenheit!

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject:

On lo-q I'm all for it, I am a foreigner with limited time when in the USA so I love it.

I'm very interested to see what this will be like, I would have much preferred a launch up the hill like wicked.

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject:

Hersheypark already has a launched accelerator coaster called storm runner! Be sure to ride it!

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

Here's my friend's update with all the photos included. Enjoy!
http://coaster-net.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8151&st=0&gopid=176004&#entry176004

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

^Thanks for your friend's update. This coaster should be up in no time now. Taiko Bounce

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

knowit wrote:

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the update! This coaster is going to look so appealing when it is finished.

Does anyone know which way is the drop going to face? Is it going to face Wildcat or the other way? I'm having a difficult time figuring that out by the pictures.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

That's what I'm trying to figure out. But it showed a few pieces of flat track in the background, so I'm betting that it'll face WC.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

[My point was, what's wrong 2 launched coasters. On Maverick hitting it's 95 degree drop at speed was sensational, so a bigger steeper drop like Fahrenheits at speed would be amazing. It should be a good coaster anyway.

I went to Hersheypark in 2004 so I'm well acquainted with the horsey coaster.]

Not as acquainted as I am! Taiko Wink

Don't think that the chain lift on Farhenheit will be a slow one. It is a new hybrid chain lift powered by hydraulics, which will provide a smooth and fast ascent to the summit. I've never ridden maverick, but it doesn't seen to hit that first hill at more than 15 mph, i could be wrong, though. Anyway, both coasters are a stones throw away from each other, it wouldn't make sense to put 2 launched coasters in such close proximity.

Also, keep in mind that the drop on Farhenheit is 21 feet taller that Maverick. It wont need the extra boost to get up to speed. In fact, the speed of the Hershey drop is the same as the maverick drop. (Actually, farhenheit is 1 mph faster)

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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject:

Nice Pictures.
Hopefully there's no sudden changes in the design like there were for Maverick.

Coaster Count · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

I was up at Hershey today for a doctors appointment and got pictures of Fahrenheit, and it's vertical construction. They were working very hard today and the ride seems to be coming along nicely. To see all of my pictures Click Here.

Alright Here they are:

As you can see construction trucks are bring supports to the site, they kept bringing them and bringing them.

Intamin track goodness at its best!

One of the trucks as it drives to drop off those big, blue beams, can't think of a better caption.

You know you like it!

All of the vertical construction so far, on Hershey's defense they are hard at work on this ride. So it could be finished very quickly, so there all you non believers!

Not the best looking picture but is a close up on the supports. Wonder if it's going to get any bigger because in person it isn't that high.

Look at all those supports, and track.

LOOK AT THEM!!!!

The supports from a ground view.

Now for some up close and personal shots, I got to touch the track, surprisingly it was not hot at all. It was freezing since it was like 30 degrees out! 97 degrees my a$$!

See close and personal, and look at that Intamin!

There's a whole lot of it so I took a whole lot of pictures!

Look now there facing the other way.

Now look there all confused facing upside down and right side up. Wow these captions suck!

That's better, but look at the creeps behind them, thinking there cool or something facing upside down.

I'm going to stop with the extremely bad captions and just say, Intamin Track! YaY Me!

I love this picture because this was right before I touched it.

Supports.

La De Da, there's me standing and taking a picture of me with thee awesome Intamin Track.

Hope you all enjoyed the pictures,
-Brandon[/img]

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