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The Great White (Morey's Piers)

Coordinates: 38°59′12″N 74°48′39″W / 38.98654°N 74.81073°W / 38.98654; -74.81073
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The Great White
The Great White taken from boardwalk
Morey's Piers
LocationMorey's Piers
Park sectionAdventure Pier
Coordinates38°59′12″N 74°48′39″W / 38.98654°N 74.81073°W / 38.98654; -74.81073
StatusOperating
Opening dateJune 10, 1996[1]
Cost$5,500,000 USD
General statistics
TypeWood
ManufacturerCustom Coasters International
DesignerDennis McNulty
Lift/launch systemChain lift
Height110 ft (34 m)
Drop100 ft (30 m)
Length3,300 ft (1,000 m)
Speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration2:00
Max vertical angle50°
Capacity1200 riders per hour
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
The Great White at RCDB

The Great White is a sit-down wooden/steel roller coaster made and built by Custom Coasters International.[2]

It has been operating since June 10, 1996 and has 2 trains from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.[2]

The ride starts by dropping into a tunnel beneath the boardwalk. After exiting the tunnel, the ride climbs up the 110-foot lift hill before dropping 100 feet at a 50-degree-angle, reaching a maximum speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). The ride then goes off the boardwalk and towards the beach, entering an elevated 225° swooping turn over the beach. The track then dives down into a turning drop, rising up to a flat 225° turn around. Another diving and swooping turn brings the train parallel to the first turn, and thence parallel to the lift hill. A series of three short airtime hills provide strong pops of ejector airtime, before rising up into a double-up into another flat turn around. The train makes one final turning drop and 90° before entering the brake run perpendicular to the lift hill and station.[3]

This ride was built over the beach because Morey's Piers ran out of room on the pier.[4] This ride is being constantly checked out by inspectors and has its track replaced frequently. This is one of the three 100+ feet coasters at Morey's and the only one that is a hybrid coaster.[5][6] The ride has been retracked by Martin & Vleminckx.[7]

For 2021, the coaster received 240 feet of new track, a new ride control system, and an elevator in the station.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Mullen, Shannon (June 21, 1996). "Wildwood's wild wood". Asbury Park Press. Staff Writer. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Great White (Morey's Piers)
  3. ^ Rollercoasters! Wildwood, NJ
  4. ^ A Morey's Story
  5. ^ Doo Wop Preservation League Forum - Wildwood, NJ - Aug. 17 to 21st, 2011 with Pics
  6. ^ Climbing The Great White - YouTube
  7. ^ "Retracking". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. ^ "A Classic Wooden Roller Coaster with a Bite!". 29 June 2021.

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