Built in: 2003
Cost: between $4.5 and $5 million
Height of Gondola at Full Swing: 137 feet
Height of Center Hub: 85 feet
Gondola Drive: 15kW
Pendulum Drive: 300 kW
Motors: 6, located on the top, 3 on each side.
Horse Power: 200 horse power a piece (1,200 total horsepower)
Amperes: 1,200 total amps
Maximum Swing of Pendulum: 120, or up to ten and two o`clock on a clock.
Ride Time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Maximum Rotating Speed: 8 feet per second
Hourly Capacity: 600 people per hour
Number of Seats: 50 outward facing seats
Maximum Positive G Force: 4.5g
Maximum Minimum G Force: -.5g
Manufactured by: Huss Rides of Bremen, Germany
Location: Action Zone, on the former site of the King Cobra
Ridership: 4,653,591 riders since 2003, 34th most in park history. Its record year was 2004 with 827,297 riders. (Numbers through the 2009 season).
Miscellaneous: This was the first Giant Frisbee ever built by Huss. The two ride computers communicate with the sensors in the gondola via wireless technology.
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