Hydrus (roller coaster)
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Hydrus is a steel roller coaster at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Opened in 2017, it was the sixth Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster to open in the United States[1] and the first Euro-Fighter 320 model in the world.[2] It replaced Star Jet, which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
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Hydrus | |
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Casino Pier | |
Location | Casino Pier |
Coordinates | 39.942784°N 74.072083°W / 39.942784; -74.072083 |
Status | Operating |
Soft opening date | May 6, 2017 (2017-05-06) |
Opening date | May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26) |
Replaced | Star Jet |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Euro-Fighter |
Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | 320 |
Height | 72 ft (22 m) |
Drop | 70 ft (21 m) |
Length | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
Speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
Inversions | 3 |
Max vertical angle | 97° |
Trains | 2 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
Hydrus at RCDB | |
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