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Roller Coaster: Great Bear
Amusement Park: Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operating since 5/23/1998
Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster
Designer: Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Cost: $13,000,000 USD
Capacity: 1300 riders per hour
 
Length: 2800' 
Height: 90' 
Drop: 124' 
Inversions: 4 
Speed: 58 mph 
Duration: 2:55 
Elements: 100' tall Loop
Immelmann
Zero−G Roll (Heartline Spin)
Corkscrew (Wing Over)
 
 
Trains: 2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
 
Features: Prior to its first drop, the coaster begins with a helix.
History:

On the final section of track, as the Sooperdooperlooper train comes close, riders seated on the far right have the opportunity to "kick the Sooperdooperlooper."

The coaster was built over a stream. Because Hersheypark had difficulty getting permission to place supports in the water, B & M had to create some unique structural elements and footers (see picture 8).

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