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Opened: May 13, 2000
Height 92 ft (28.0 m)
Drop 90 ft (27.4 m)
Length: 3,393 ft (1,034.2 m)
Speed: 51 mph (82.1 km/h)
Inversions: 0
Duration: 2:20
Max vertical angle: 45°
G-force: 3.6
Height restriction: 48 in (122 cm)
Lighting Racer is a wooden dueling roller coaster located at Hersheypark. It is located in the Midway America section of the park. Built by Great Coasters International in 2000, it was their first wooden racing and dueling roller coaster, and their second roller coaster at Hersheypark after Wildcat.
The ride makes use of GCI's Millennium Flyer articulated trains for a smooth and comfortable ride. During the ride's first two years in operation, the park played recordings for the winning train, which sometimes included local celebrity voices. While fans of the ride may have a particular side (Thunder/Green, or Lightning/Red) they enjoy more, both sides travel through the same elements, although at different times. Speed is affected not only by weight on the train, but also by weather conditions (rain, temperature, etc.), maintenance, the lifts' speeds, and placement of riders on train. Both sides contain an on-ride camera, located in the tunnel midway through the ride.
In October, when Hersheypark is decorated in a Halloween theme (Hersheypark in the Dark), Thunder and Lightning are renamed Mischief and Mayhem, respectively. The ride is also dubbed "Wicked Racer" for the occasion.
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