Villain (roller coaster)

Villain
Hybrid structure on Villain's first hill.
Location	Geauga Lake
Coordinates	41°21′10″N 81°22′21″W
Status	Demolished
Opened	2000
Closed	September 26, 2007
Type	Wood
Manufacturer	Custom Coasters International
Track layout	Out and Back
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	120 ft (37 m)
Drop	108 ft (33 m)
Length	3,980 ft (1,210 m)
Max speed	59 mph (95 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	2:30
Height restriction	4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
Villain at RCDB
Pictures of Villain at RCDB
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Villain was a wooden roller coaster at the Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio. It was manufactured by the now-defunct Custom Coasters International (CCI). The ride opened as a part of the four-coaster expansion Six Flags brought to Geauga Lake between 1999 and 2000. It is a wooden hybrid, which means it has steel supports but has wood track. When it originally opened, the ride was moderately smooth, but by 2001 it deteriorated and was re-tracked during the off-season.^{[citation needed]}

Currently, the Villain's trains are at Kings Island, another Cedar Fair park in Mason, OH. It is unknown what they will be used for.

On June 17, 2008, The Villain was sold for scrap to Cleveland Scrap for $2,500. The ride has since been demolished.

Demolition

In September 2007, Geauga Lake shut down and only the water park, Wildwater Kingdom, remains open. Most of its rides have been moved to other amusement parks, but only the wooden coasters and the steel coaster Double Loop have not been saved.

Incidents

In July 2000 when the amusement park was Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, forty-four-year-old Terri Wang of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was injured while riding Villain. While on the ride Wang was struck with several objects that were believed to be rocks or a cell phone. The impact of the objects caused her to endure a fractured skull and broken nose. Park officials had previously been warned about patrons who were throwing rocks at rides. With that, rocks were found on the ground below the roller coaster as well as on the catwalk and track. However, a park attorney theorized that Wang was struck with a cell phone. Wang sued Six Flags because of the injuries that she sustained. The trial was held at Portage County Common Pleas Court and the jury determined Six Flags was guilty of negligence. Wang was awarded $1.1 million for medical expenses and $2.5 million in punitive damages because of the trial’s verdict.

External links

• The Villain on Ultimate Rollercoaster