Top Gun Statistics |
Park: | Paramount's Kings Island | Type: | Steel, Suspended |
Opened: | 4/9/93 | Status: | Operating |
Ride Time: | 1:30 | Track Length: | 2352 feet |
Top Speed: | 51 mph | Inversions: | 0 |
Lift Height: | 78 feet | Vertical Drop: | 60-65 feet |
Angle Of Descent: | 40-45 degrees | G-Force: | 1-2 |
Designer: | Arrow Dynamics | Builder: | Arrow Dynamics |
Cost: | ? | Capacity: | 1200 riders an hour |
Features: | Station theming, designed to resemble an aircraft carrier, by John DeCuir, production designer for the motion picture, "Top Gun." |
Vehicles: | Two trains of 7 cars each. |
Structure: | Structure consists of more than 660 tons of steel. Footers for the ride vary in diameter from 30 inches to 5 feet with the deepest footers 50 feet in the ground. Approximately 2,000 yards of concrete used for the foundation. |
History: | Kings Island's first movie theme ride after Paramount bought the park. |
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