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V2 Vertical Velocity

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Skyrocketing supercoaster launches dangling riders at face-flattening speeds up and back down two steel spikes, the first one topped with a wicked, twisting spiral rises at a 45-degree angle and the opposite, a vertical 90-degree spike rising straight up 15 stories.

V2 Vertical Velocity Details

Year	Track	Type	Designer
2001	Steel	Suspended Impulse, Shuttle	Intamin

Roller Coaster Stats

Height: 150 feet	Angle Of Descent: 90 degrees
Top Speed: 65 mph	Length: 630 feet
Launch: LIM	Trains: 1 - 28 passenger
Train Mfg: Intamin

More Facts About V2 Vertical Velocity

Elements: LIM launch; Spiraling forward spike; Vertical rear spike

Train has seven cars with one row each, seating two abreast per row.

Ride capacity: 900 passengers per hour

2002 - Modified to reduce the height of the rear spike to 150-feet and the front spiraling spike was completely rebuilt at a 45-degree angle that rises to a height of 150-feet. The modification was necessary since the original design violated the local zoning that prohibits structures taller than 150 feet.

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