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Sign in to suggest an update →An Intamin coaster whose vertical-lift hill tilts riders past 97 degrees at the top before dropping them into six inversions, including a cobra roll and a dive loop. Fahrenheit's beyond-vertical first drop was one of the steepest in the world at its 2008 debut, and its compact, twisting 2,700-foot layout packs a dense sequence of disorienting transitions into a relatively short ride time. The name and thermometer-style lift structure reference the park's Pennsylvania weather extremes.
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Ride profile
Scaled against Hersheypark's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
121 ft
#6 of 14 at Hersheypark
Ride experience
- Beyond Vertical
- Steel
Ride details
Min height
4'6"
Specs from hersheypark.com
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Dive coasters
A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.
Floorless coasters
No floor panel under your feet — open views and a different sense of exposure.
Flying coasters
You start seated, then tilt face-down into a flying position for much of the circuit.
Intamin — launches and record chasing
German builder behind many hydraulic launches, gigas, and intense accelerator layouts.
History
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Timeline
2008
Fahrenheit opens
Intamin coaster debuts with a 97-degree beyond-vertical first drop, one of the steepest in the world at the time.
Background
Fahrenheit opened in 2008 with an Intamin vertical-lift system that tilts the entire train past straight-up-and-down before releasing it into a 97-degree first drop — steep enough that riders briefly face backward relative to the ground before the fall begins. That beyond-vertical angle was among the steepest in the world for a complete-circuit coaster at the time of the ride's debut, and it set the tone for a layout built around abrupt, disorienting transitions rather than sustained speed.
Six inversions follow the drop, including a cobra roll and a dive loop, all packed into a tight 2,700-foot footprint that keeps the entire ride experience compressed into a short but intense burst. The name and thermometer-shaped lift tower structure reference Pennsylvania's wide seasonal temperature swings, giving the ride a loose thematic identity without a built narrative queue.
Fahrenheit's combination of an extreme first-drop angle and dense inversion count has kept it a fixture among the park's most talked-about coasters since opening, even as newer additions like Candymonium and Wildcat's Revenge have joined the lineup around it in Pioneer Frontier and beyond.
Notable records
other · World
One of the steepest beyond-vertical first drops in the world at its 2008 debut, tilting to 97 degrees.
As of 2008
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- Hersheypark — official sitehersheypark.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hersheypark on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcehersheypark.com(opens in a new tab)
- Intamin — manufacturerintamin.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official park YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
- History & background sourcehersheypark.com(opens in a new tab)
