White Lightning (Coaster) - Fun Spot, Orlando, Florida, USA.
N 28° 28.025 W 081° 27.345
17R E 455383 N 3149029
Orlando’s Only Wooden Roller Coaster 'White Lightning' A brand new 2,000 feet long, wood and steel, hybrid coaster at 'Fun Spot America' near International Drive. Florida.
Waymark Code: WMJJ9P
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2013
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"At over 2,000 feet, White Lightning is Orlando’s impressive and only wooden roller coaster. Reach splintering speeds as you drop like a leaf from the sky! Watch hardwood beams supporting you whiz by as you careen through the park and take its unique 90-degree turn!" Text Source: (
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"White Lightning is a wooden roller coaster designed by Pennsylvania-based manufacturer, Great Coasters International (GCI). The 2,032-foot-long (619 m) ride takes riders to a height of 69.7 feet (21.2 m) through the use of a chain lift hill. Riders reach a top speed of 44.3 miles per hour (71.3 km/h) on the 75-second ride. The ride operates with two Millennium Flyer trains. Each train is made up of six cars that seat pairs of riders. This is shorter than most GCI trains and allows for a faster paced ride. Riders, who must be over 46 inches (120 cm), are restrained in the padded seats via a lap bar.
The wooden-tracked ride features steel supports, a first for GCI. Wooden roller coasters ride differently to steel roller coasters, so it was necessary for GCI to design the track approximately 3 feet (0.91 m) above the steel support structure. Traditionally manufacturers would attach the track directly to steel supports. The steel support structure was requested by the park because it would require less maintenance than a wooden one, and it could be powder-coated to stand out in the park." Text Source:
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