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Nighthawk


Carowinds

The world's first "flying" coaster. Nighthawk debuted at California's Great America before relocating to Carowinds.

Roller Coaster Details

Track Type Year Designer/Manufacturer
Steel Flying Dutchman 2004 Vekoma International

Roller Coaster Stats


Height: 115 feet Drop: 100 feet
Top speed: 51 mph G-Force: 4.3 G's
Inversions: 5 Length: 2,766 feet
Ride time: 1 minute, 50 seconds Trains: 2 - 24 passenger
Train Mfg: Vekoma International

More Information About Nighthawk


Features: Four 180-degree rolls, Horseshoe, 66-foot Vertical Loop, Double Corkscrew.

Vekoma 843-meter Flying Dutchman coaster.

2000 - Stealth opens at Paramount's Great America.

2004 - Stealth relocated from Paramount's Great America and renamed BORG Assimilator.

2008 - BORG Assimilator renamed Nighthawk.

Ride capacity: 1,000 passengers per hour

Trains have six cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.

Height requirement: Must be at least 54 inches tall

Ride Location


Carowinds, Charlotte, NC
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