Fahrenheit (roller coaster)

Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit's lift hill and first drop
Hersheypark
LocationHersheypark
Park sectionPioneer Frontier
Coordinates40°17′28″N 76°39′19″W / 40.291037°N 76.655204°W / 40.291037; -76.655204
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 24, 2008 (2008-05-24)
CostUS$12,100,000
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerIntamin
DesignerWerner Stengel
Lift/launch systemVertical chain lift
Height121 ft (37 m)
Length2,700 ft (820 m)
Speed58 mph (93 km/h)
Inversions6
Duration1:25
Max vertical angle97°
Capacity850 riders per hour
Height restriction54 in (137 cm)
Fahrenheit at RCDB

Fahrenheit is a steel roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Pioneer Frontier section of the park, the roller coaster was manufactured by Intamin and opened on May 24, 2008. It features six inversions and became the steepest roller coaster in the world when it opened with its first drop of 97 degrees. Fahrenheit briefly held the record until Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach, which featured a 111-degree drop, opened several weeks later on July 5. Fahrenheit is also one of the only coasters in the world to feature a Norwegian Loop.