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Skyrush is an Intamin prototype Wing Coaster with winged seating at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It opened to the general public on May 26, 2012. Skyrush is Hersheypark's 12th roller coaster, and its third coaster made by Intamin. Skyrush features a cable lift (measured to the creek floor) that raises the train at a rate. Skyrush has yellow track and light blue support columns. Skyrush's trains are the first of their type in the world. Each train weighs 13 tons. In each car, two seats are positioned over the track and two seats hang over the sides of the track, inspiring Skyrush's tagline "Ride the Edge". Skyrush's top speed is . The ride achieves a maximum of 5 g's just at the bottom of the first drop. The ride's highest negative g-force is -2 g's on the second airtime hill. The coaster is located in The Hollow section of Hersheypark, next to the Comet and SooperDooperLooper, and the ride itself is mainly set above Spring Creek. In October, when Hersheypark is decorated in a Halloween theme (Hersheypark in the Dark), the ride is dubbed "Scarerush." ==History== The attraction was proposed to Derry Township on August 17, 2010. The attraction was described as reaching a maximum height of .〔 In a subsequent meeting, the park shared a potential blueprint of a roller coaster. Preceding the announcement of the ride, Hersheypark engaged in a viral marketing campaign to promote the attraction (called "Project 2012" - see the sections below). The campaign released concepts about the attraction in a series of clues, though none of them were officially confirmed. However, certain things came out from governmental sources, due to the attraction's interaction with Spring Creek, a creek that runs through the park. It includes work in and around the creek, the mentioned diagram,〔 as well as a potential name of the ride, ''Skyrush.'' Skyrush was announced on August 2, 2011, in the Comet Hollow section of Hersheypark, approximately where the station of the ride will be. An on-board POV video of the ride was shown, as well the announcement of the name, ''Skyrush.'' The ride will reach a maximum height of , drop , reach speeds of approximately ,〔 with a long track. The coaster will have trains that are of extended width of the traditional 2-across Intamin trains with two additional seats that hang off the width of the chassis, allowing guests to "ride on the edge." 〔 The other two Intamin coasters in the park: Fahrenheit and Stormrunner, have the two across trains. Each train weighs 13 tons when empty. By August 15, 2011, bright goldenrod painted pieces of single and double spine Intamin track began to appear at the park for the coaster's construction. Then in December 2011, the park added a (webcam ) of the ride construction on their official website to allow park fans and roller coaster enthusiasts to watch the progress. On May 2, 2012, Hersheypark began testing Skyrush with water dummies and opened Skyrush to the public on May 26, 2012, attracting many more guests than usual at Hersheypark. Skyrush closed early in the 2012 season due to a maintenance issue and stood standing but not operating (SBNO). The ride reopened April 6, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skyrush」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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