InvadR

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InvadR
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Location Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Park section New France
Coordinates 37°13′57″N76°38′55″W / 37.23250°N 76.64861°W / 37.23250; -76.64861 Coordinates: 37°13′57″N76°38′55″W / 37.23250°N 76.64861°W / 37.23250; -76.64861
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
General statistics
Type Wood
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
DesignerJeff Pike
Skyline Design, LLC
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height60 ft (18 m)
Drop74 ft (23 m)
Length2,118 ft (646 m)
Speed48 mph (77 km/h)
Inversions 0
Height restriction46 in (117 cm)
Trains2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.
RestraintsLap Bar
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InvadR is a wooden roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park. [1] Built by Great Coasters International, it opened on April 7, 2017. [1]

Contents

History

After a three-month web-campaign on March 19, 2016, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that a new wooden roller coaster would be introduced in 2017. [2] [3] The park let fans vote among three names – Viking Raider, InvadR, and Battle Klash – until April 1, 2016. [3] InvadR was ultimately chosen by the Internet poll. [1] [4] On May 30, 2016, it was confirmed that trains from Gwazi, a defunct roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, would be repurposed for InvadR. The attraction opened to the general public on April 7, 2017. [5] [6] [7]

Ride experience

After leaving the station, the train makes two right turns and climbs the 60-foot (18 m) chain lift hill. [8] Upon reaching the top, it makes a left turn, goes through a tunnel and drops 74 feet (23 m) at 48 miles per hour (77 km/h). The train makes a sharp right turn and ascends several airtime hills, before making a right and then left turn into a helix. Afterwards, the train enters the final brake run and returns to the station.

Awards

Golden Ticket Awards: Best New Ride for 2017
Ranking
4 [9]
Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters
Year201920212022
Ranking41 [10] 48 [11] 45 [12]

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