Flight of Fear | |
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Previously known as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (1996-2001) | |
Kings Island | |
Park section | Area 72 |
Coordinates | 39°20′34.58″N 84°15′48.79″W / 39.3429389°N 84.2635528°W |
Status | Operating |
Soft opening date | June 17, 1996 |
Opening date | June 18, 1996 |
Cost | $11.2 million |
Kings Dominion | |
Park section | Jungle X-Pedition |
Coordinates | 37°50′20.34″N 77°26′21.30″W / 37.8389833°N 77.4392500°W |
Status | Operating |
Soft opening date | June 17, 1996 |
Opening date | June 18, 1996 |
Cost | $11.2 million |
Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion at RCDB | |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Launched – Enclosed |
Manufacturer | Premier Rides |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | LIM Catapult |
Lift/launch system | LIM Launch |
Height | 74.2 ft (22.6 m) |
Length | 2,705 ft (824 m) |
Speed | 54 mph (87 km/h) |
Inversions | 4 |
Duration | 1:00 |
Capacity | 2000 riders per hour |
Acceleration | 0 to 54 mph (0 to 87 km/h) in 4 seconds |
G-force | 4.5 |
Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
Trains | 4 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
Restraint | Lap bar |
Fast Lane available at both parks | |
Single rider line available during Winterfest Only at Kings Island | |
Flight of Fear at RCDB |
Flight of Fear is the name of two identical enclosed roller coasters located at Kings Island and Kings Dominion amusement parks.[1][2] Built and designed by Premier Rides, they were the world's first launched roller coasters to feature linear induction motor (LIM) technology.[3] Both locations opened as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear on June 18, 1996, originally themed after The Outer Limits TV series that began airing in 1995 as a revival of the original 1960s series. Paramount's licensing rights to the TV show eventually expired without renewal, and all references to The Outer Limits were removed from the ride and its name in 2001.