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| Manufacturer | Zierer | ||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 8 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 98 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 92 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 55 mph | ||||||||
| Inversions | 4 | ||||||||
| Drop angle | 90° | ||||||||
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Impulse is a steel roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
History
The first pieces of track for Impulse arrived in January 2015.[1]
The ride opened on April 25, 2015.
Design
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Layout
After dispatching from the station, the trains go through a 90 degree, right-hand turn, that leads into a straight section of track facing riders toward the vertical lift hill. After completing the lift hill, the trains plunge down a 90 degree drop which leads into a cobra roll. After exiting the cobra roll, riders will experience a vertical loop, similar to the vertical loops seen on early inversions of the early 1900's, and not like an eliptical loop on modern B&M or Intamin roller coasters. After these inversions, riders will experience an overbanked turn into an in-line twist, which leads into a helix, and finally the break run.
Trains
3 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per car.
Images
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Impulse as seen from the Scenic Skylift ride in 2019
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References
External links
- Impulse on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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