Flip Video Videos: HersheyPark – Ride On Storm Runner , front seat ride POV! Wow! Hershey Park steel rollercoaster

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HersheyPark - Front right seat ride on Storm Runner, HersheyPark's 5-year-old steel launched rollercoaster, filmed June 8, 2009 using Flip Video. It was constructed in 2004 and was the third Intamin AG Accelerator Coaster. It reaches a height of 150 ft (46 m) and catapults riders from 0 to 72 mph (116 km/h) in 2 seconds. It features a top hat and three inversions, a dual loading station and a magnetic braking system.[1] It was built to interact with three other Hersheypark rides: the Dry Gulch Railroad, the Monorail, and the Trailblazer. Storm Runner is the first accelerator coaster to utilize over-the-shoulder restraints and the first to have a dual-loading station with switch tracks. Likewise, it was also the first accelerator coaster to feature inversions; Kanonen at Liseberg was the second. When Storm Runner first opened in 2004, the queue line would often be extended with ropes due to the ride's popularity. In 2005, the park added an overflow queue line located next to the Trailblazer's first drop. As the train leaves the station, it moves slow and eerily onto the launch platform. As it is rolling to its launch , a pre-recorded sound of a heart beat is heard. A voice says,"All right riders, sit up right with your head back, hold on tight to the grab handles at all times, and keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times." Then they hear Storm Runner's mascot, a mustang, make a loud screaming neigh. After a few seconds, the trains rolls back as the magnetic ...

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