Patriot (California's Great America)

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Data
Location California's Great America
( Santa Clara , California , USA )
Type Steel - seated
model Floorless Coaster / Stand-Up Coaster
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening March 9, 1991
length 585 m
height 28 m
Max. speed 72 km / h
Travel time 2:14 min
capacity 1200 people per hour
Trains 2 trains, 7 cars / train, 1 row of seats / car, 4 seats / row of seats
elements Looping ,
corkscrew
Inversions 2

Patriot in the amusement park California's Great America ( Santa Clara , California , USA ) is a steel roller coaster from the model Floorless Coaster by the manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard , which was opened on March 9, 1991. Originally it went under the name Vortex and was a stand-up coaster . After Iron Wolf in Six Flags Great America , it was the manufacturer's second roller coaster and also the manufacturer's second stand-up coaster. For the 2017 season, the run was converted from a stand-up to a floorless roller coaster and at the same time renamed the Patriot .

Trains

Patriot owns two trains with seven cars each. Four people (one row) can be seated in each car. Shoulder straps are used as a restraint system.

Web links

Commons : Patriot (California's Great America)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 23 '48.1 "  N , 121 ° 58' 23.4"  W.