Jolly Rancher Remix
Jolly Rancher Remix (formerly known as Sidewinder) is a shuttle roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Pioneer Frontier section of the park, right across from Storm Runner. While the coaster itself is a standard Vekoma Boomerang, this installation is notable because it was the first Vekoma Boomarang to use Vekoma trains (previous Boomerangs used Arrow trains). This ride was also the first coaster installed in the park in 14 years since the SooperDooperLooper in 1977.
| Jolly Rancher Remix | |
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 Half of Jolly Rancher Remix’s Cobra Roll | |
| Hersheypark | |
| Location | Hersheypark |
| Park section | Pioneer Frontier |
| Coordinates | 40.289932°N 76.653773°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 11, 1991 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle – Boomerang |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Boomerang |
| Lift/launch system | Cable and Chain lift hill on both towers |
| Height | 116.5 ft (35.5 m) |
| Length | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Speed | 47 mph (76 km/h) |
| Inversions | 6 (3 forward, 3 backward) |
| Duration | 1:48 |
| Capacity | 760 riders per hour |
| G-force | 5.2 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Jolly Rancher Remix at RCDB Pictures of Jolly Rancher Remix at RCDB | |
History
Sidewinder was built on a former catering area. This moved to the area that at the time was occupied by Kaptain Kid's Kove, and became Trailblazer's catering pavilion.[1]
For the 2011 season, the Sidewinder's trains were replaced with Vekoma's modern trains, similar to the train on Carowinds' Flying Cobras. And in 2017, the friction brakes in the station were replaced with magnetic brakes, creating a more comfortable and smoother stop at the end of each ride cycle.
In 2021, Hersheypark began painting the ride to a new green and blue scheme. In February 2022, the park announced that the coaster would officially be renamed to Jolly Rancher Remix and themed to the Jolly Rancher candy brand, alongside the addition of the new Mix'd Zamperla NebulaZ attraction.[2] The ride has six inversions (3 forwards and 3 backwards) and takes passengers through a tunnel with lights, music and scents corresponding to one of five Jolly Rancher flavors chosen at random.[3][4]
Ride experience
The ride begins with riders being pulled backwards out of the station up a hill by a cable winch. At the top of the hill, the train is released, and speeds through the station and goes through the ride's three inversions, including a cobra roll and a vertical loop. The train goes up a second lift hill and, when it reaches the top, the lift disengages, and the train falls backwards through the inversions, pressing about 5 G's of force on riders (especially in the loop) before it returns to the station. The restraints on the trains have extra padding so that there is minimal discomfort, this has been used on many modern Vekoma Boomerangs.
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Jolly Rancher Remix's dual incline spike towers
Jolly Rancher Remix's dual incline spike towers.JPG.webp)
Half (end of) of Jolly Rancher Remix's cobra roll.JPG.webp)
Jolly Rancher Remix's loop
References
- Hershey Community Archives
- Talley, Megan (February 22, 2022). "Hersheypark announces two new Jolly Rancher attractions for summer". WHTM-TV. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- Stairiker, Kevin (February 23, 2022). "Hersheypark to add two Jolly Ranchers-themed rides this summer". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- Adams, Sean (February 22, 2022). "Hersheypark announces two new rides for 2022 summer season, including one with changing 'flavor'". PennLive. Retrieved 2022-02-23.