Status Removed Closing date 1977 Manufacturer Chance Rides Height 14 m Max speed 32 km/h G-force 2.1 g | Opening date 1972 Type Steel Designer Chance Rides Closed 1977 Opened 1972 Park Hersheypark | |
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Similar Mini‑Comet, Trailblazer, Wild Mouse, Roller Soaker, Comet | ||
The Toboggan was a pair of roller coasters at Hersheypark. It stood in what was then known as Carrousel Circle from 1972 to 1977.
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History
Toboggan was added to the park when Carousel Circle was built, a part of the 1972 renovations to Hersheypark. When it initially opened, it was called the Twin Towers' Toboggan. And while it has also been called the Twin Toboggans, park maps and press releases refer to the ride as Toboggan. In 1974 and 1975, the ride was sponsored by Finnaren & Haley Paints. When the ride was removed, it was demolished.
Ride experience
Two identical Chance Toboggan-style roller coasters stood where the Smaller - Himalaya exists currently. Riders would enter two-person cars, which were pulled to the top of a vertical lift inside a shaft (like riding in an elevator), before spiraling down around the shaft, and hitting a bigger drop and spiral at the bottom.