Chang (roller coaster)

Unreferenced|date=August 2007Infobox roller coaster
name = Chang

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location = Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
type = Steel
type2 = Stand-up
manufacturer = Bolliger & Mabillard
designer = Werner Stengel
model = Stand Up Coaster
status = Open
opened = 1997
height = 154
drop = 144
length = 4155
speed = 63
duration = 2:30
inversions = 5
capacity = 1556
restriction = 54
rcdb_number= 275

Chang meaning long in Mandarin Chinese is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a stand-up coaster and at the time it opened, it set the world records for this type of coaster in height, drop, speed, length, and number of inversions. All of these records had eclipsed those of Mantis, which had opened at Cedar Point the year before, and would be eclipsed by those of Riddler’s Revenge, which opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain a year later. Its inversions are, in order: a 121 ft 7 in. tall vertical loop, 103 ft. 10 in. tall diving loop, 72 ft. tall inclined loop, and two corkscrews after the mid-course brake run. The ride is essentialy a clone of Mantis, only slightly taller and faster and an extra corkscrew at the end.

When it opened in 1997, the ride's track and support columns were painted yellow. In 2002, the track was repainted electric lime and the support columns violet. In March 2006, the track was returned to the original yellow color, while the supports were painted royal blue. During this latest painting, a contractor was injured when he fell from twenty-five feet above ground while painting Chang. He was taken to the hospital.

Chang is a extended roller coaster located at six flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville Kentucky Chang's train is a standup twister type and it was added to make it more thrilling to riders. It is 180 feet tall and it's top speed is 75 mph. Chang opened in 1997 and when it opened it was a huge hit. The waiting time was about 4 hours for a single ride. At first the whole ride was painted yellow, but a few years later it was painted electric lime and the supports were painted violet. Today the ride is yellow and the supports are painted blue. The gigantic ride includes 5 inversions, a 140 foot tall loop, a diving loop completed with a half loop, a inverted loop, and two corkscrews.