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Fahrenheit

Hersheypark · Operating · 2008

Fahrenheit

121 ft · 58 mph

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Thrill rideHersheyparkOfficial park sitePioneer Frontier
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Intamin
121 ft · 58 mph

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

Steel

Height

121 ft

#6 of 14 at Hersheypark

Height121 ft
Speed58 mph
Length2,700 ft
Inversions6

Ride experience

  • Beyond Vertical
  • Steel

Ride details

Min height

4'6"

Specs from hersheypark.com

History

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Timeline

  1. 2008

    Fahrenheit opens

    Intamin coaster debuts with a 97-degree beyond-vertical first drop, one of the steepest in the world at the time.

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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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