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Ride Profile
FAHRENHEIT
Temperatures rise at Hersheypark
Guests at Hersheypark
have this summer
T
he first clue came on opening day, with the Hersheypark’s last coaster addition was Storm
first train out of the station. Riders were Runner, another Intamin project, which opened in
been able to heat up screaming going up the lift hill. It was music to 2004. IntaRide was one of several suppliers
their day with a ride the ears of Frank J O'Connell, general manager of considered for Fahrenheit, reveals O’Connell: “We
on Fahrenheit, the the Hershey Entertainment Complex. "We have asked all the potential vendors for a vertical lift
Pennsylvania park's another winner here," he smiled. "What makes the coaster with multiple elements and high throughput.
11th rollercoaster. ride unique is the 97 degree drop coupled with six We chose IntaRide for several reasons, including
Designed and built by inversions and eight notable opportunities for past experience, overall ride experience, capacity
Intamin subsidiary airtime. When people are excited going up the lift, and price. The construction window was a little
IntaRide LLC, what more can you ask for?" shorter then we would have liked, but all in all it
Fahrenheit is a
“vertical-lift, inverted-
loop coaster.” But,
asks Paul Ruben, just
how good is the new
ride?
Frank J O'Connell,
general manager
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