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Sidewinder

Hersheypark

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Seated in a seven-car train the Sidewinder roller coaster at Hersheypar, takes guests forwards and then backwards through three thrilling inversions.

Roller Coaster Details

Year Track Type Designer
1991 Steel Boomerang, Multielement Shuttle Vekoma International

Roller Coaster Stats

  • Drop: 105 feet
  • G-force: 5.2 G's
  • Height: 116 feet
  • Inversions: 6
  • Length: 875 feet
  • Trains: 1 - 28 passenger
  • Ride Time: 1 minute, 45 seconds
  • Top Speed: 48 mph
  • Train Mfg: Vekoma

Sidewinder Facts & History

Inversions: Boomerang (Cobra Roll), Vertical Loop

Opening date: May 11, 1991

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

Ride capacity: 540 passengers per hour

Height requirement: Riders must be at least 48 inches tall

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