Trailblazer (roller coaster)
- Trailblazer (roller coaster)
Infobox roller coaster
name=Trailblazer
caption=
location=Hersheypark
section=Pioneer Frontier
type=Steel
type2=
type3=
statusOperating
opened=1974
manufacturer=Arrow Dynamics
designer=
model=Mine train
track=
lift=Chain lift hill
height=
drop=
length=1600
speed=45
inversions=0
duration=1:15
angle=
capacity=1125
cost=
acceleration=
gforce=
restriction=36
rcdb_number=107
Trailblazer is a family roller coaster at the famous Hersheypark amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The ride is notable for being the second-oldest operating coaster in the park, after the Comet, and for its family-friendly height requirement of 36 inches and above with an adult.
The coaster reaches speeds of up to 45 mph, and features a helix that circles 4 times. The mid-course brake zone is nearly level with Storm Runner, and the queue for that ride extends inside Trailblazer's first drop.
Trivia
* According to a 1974 Souvenir book printed before the coaster was finalized, the ride was supposed to feature two lifts. [Hershey's Guidebook, Western Publishing Company, 1974.]
* The ride received two new trains in 2003 built by Premier Rides. The main difference is the new cars had individual lap bars for each seat, rather than the single "t-bar" lap bars for each pair of seats.
External links
* [http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/rides/detail.asp?q=yes&id=28 Trailblazer's page at www.hersheypark.com]
* [http://www.rcdb.com/id107.htm Trailblazer's listing on the Roller Coaster Database]
References
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