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The Great White (Morey's Piers)

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Park section
  
Adventure Pier

Opening date
  
1996

Type
  
Wood

Max speed
  
80 km/h

Duration
  
2 minutes

Status
  
Operating

Cost
  
$5,500,000 USD

Height
  
34 m

Height restriction
  
1.22 m

The Great White (Morey's Piers)

Manufacturer
  
Custom Coasters International

Address
  
4001 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ 08260, USA

Similar
  
Fly – The Great Nor'easter, Sea Serpent, Doo Wopper, Rollies Coaster, Zoom Phloom

The Great White is a sit-down wooden/steel rollercoaster made and built by the now defunct Custom Coasters International.

Morey's Piers

At Morey's Piers & Beachfront Waterparks, it has been operating since 1996 and has 2 trains from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. The ride starts by dropping into a tunnel beneath the boardwalk. After exiting the tunnel, the ride climbs up the 110-foot lift hill before dropping 100 feet at a 50-degree-angle, reaching a maximum speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). The ride then goes off the boardwalk and towards the beach. This ride was built over the beach because Morey's Piers ran out of room on the pier. A rather special feature is that the ride lacks drive tires, as the downward slope of the station run is enough to propel the train in the station. This ride is being constantly checked out by inspectors and has its track replaced frequently. This is one of the three coasters at Morey's and the only one that is a hybrid coaster. The ride has been retracked by Martin & Vleminckx.

References

The Great White (Morey's Piers) Wikipedia