Chang ("long" in Mandarin Chinese) was a stand-up roller coaster at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. It opened on April 4, 1997, and was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. Upon opening, Chang set world records stand-up coasters in height, drop, speed, length, and number of inversions.
The roller coaster was removed over the weekend of September 19, 2009 to expand Splashwater Kingdom, but the expansion was soon rejected, while Six Flags later announced plans to sell off Kentucky Kingdom amongst a bankruptcy. The removal of Chang and the closure of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom caused the Kentucky State Fair Board) to sue Six Flags for ownership of the rides.
Chang was relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure in 2011, where it now operates as Green Lantern, themed to the DC superhero of the same name, replacing the Great American Scream Machine, which was closed and demolished in 2010 to prepare for the new, relocated stand-up coaster.
Ride experience[]
As the train moves out of the station it climbs a 154-ft tall chain lift hill. As it reaches the top, the train goes through a pre-drop before making a slightly-banked 180° turnaround. Then, the train drops 144 feet into a 122-ft tall vertical loop, reaching a speed of 63 mph. After the loop, the track rises to the right into a 104-ft tall dive loop. The train then rises into a diving turnaround over the station, and the train enters a right-leaning 72-ft tall inclined loop. After a small hill, the train then rises to the left into the mid-course brake run. It then drops into a corkscrew, turning right and weaving through the diving loop. The track then makes a ground-hugging left turn and enters a second corkscrew. After a right turn, the train makes a final, 180° left turn into the final brake run before returning to the station.
Characteristics[]
When it debuted, Chang had a yellow track and supports. The ride was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx. Around 1999, its track was painted lime green, and the support columns violet. In early 2006, the track was returned to its original yellow, while the supports were painted blue. Six Flags originally announced that the ride would have a Batman theme, along with its T2 coaster. T2 was expected to be known as "Batman: The Ride" and Chang "Riddler's Revenge", but those plans were later canceled.
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External links[]
- Chang - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom at Six Flags (archived 2004-02-15, 2001-07-03)
Chang at Coasterpedia
Chang at the Roller Coaster DataBase- Chang (roller coaster) at Wikipedia
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