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Trailblazer (roller coaster)

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Status
  
Operating

Type
  
Model
  
Mine train

Height
  
13 m

Height restriction
  
91 cm

Park
  
Opening date
  
1974

Manufacturer
  
Arrow Dynamics

Lift/launch system
  
Chain lift hill

Max speed
  
56 km/h

Opened
  
1974

Park section
  
Pioneer Frontier

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Trailblazer is a family roller coaster at Hersheypark amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Pioneer Frontier section of Hersheypark, just below Storm Runner. The ride is notable for being the second-oldest operating coaster in the park, after the Comet, and for its family-friendly height requirement of 36 inches and above with an adult.

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Description

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The coaster reaches speeds of up to 45 mph, and features a helix that circles 4 times. The mid-course brake zone is nearly level with Storm Runner, and the queue for that ride extends inside Trailblazer's first drop.

History

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According to a 1974 Souvenir book printed before the coaster was finalized, the ride was supposed to feature two lifts.

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The ride received two brand new trains in 2003 built by Premier Rides. The main difference is the new cars had individual lap bars for each seat, rather than the single "t-bar" lap bars for each pair of seats.

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References

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