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Nighthawk

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Carowinds

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

Nighthawk Details

Year Track Type Designer
2004 Steel Flying Dutchman Vekoma International

Roller Coaster Stats

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

More Facts About Nighthawk

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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

Where to Coast

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See: Carowinds

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